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4Click “Next”.
The license agreement dialog box is
displayed.
5Check “I accept the terms of
the license agreement” and
click “Next”.
If you check “I do not accept the
terms of the license agreement”,
you cannot proceed with
uninstallation.
The dialog box used for confirming
uninstallation is displayed.
6Click “Yes”.
The dialog box used for restarting
the computer is displayed.
7Check “Yes, I want to restart
my computer now” and click
“OK”.
After the computer is restarted, the
relevant files will be deleted and
uninstallation is complete.
To check uninstallation
Select “Printers and Faxes” (Windows
XP Home Edition/XP Professional only)
or “Printers” from the “Control Panel”
to check if the “DPP-FP30” is displayed.
If not, the printer driver is successfully
removed.
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Installing the PictureGear
Studio
Install the PictureGear Studio to your
computer.
1Turn on your computer and
start Windows.
• When installing or uninstalling
the software in Windows® 2000
Professional, log on Windows as
the user name of “Administrator”
or “Power user”.
• When installing or uninstalling
the software in Windows
® XP
Professional/Home Edition, log
on as a user name with the
“Computer administrator” user
account.
Notes
• Be sure to close all running
programs before installing the
software.
• The dialog boxes in this section are
those in Windows XP Professional,
unless otherwise specified.  The
installation procedures and the
dialog boxes shown differ
depending on the operation system.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM
into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
The setup starts automatically and
the installation window is
displayed.
Notes
• In case the installation window is
not automatically displayed, double-
click the “Setup.exe” of the CD-
ROM.
• Depending on the PC system
environments, the Microsoft Data
Access Component 2.7 and Jet 1.0
should be installed during the
PictureGear Studio installation.  If
so, the dialog box used for installing
the programs will be displayed
automatically;  Follow the on-screen
instructions proceed with the
installation.
3Click “Installing PictureGear
Studio”.
The “PictureGear Studio Setup”
dialog box appears.
4Click “Next”.
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The dialog box to specify the
destination folder is displayed.
5Check the destination and
then click “Next”.
To specify a different destination
folder, click “Browse”,
The “PictureGear Studio Media
Watcher” dialog box is displayed.
6To register the Media
Watcher, check “Register the
PictureGear Studio Media
Watcher in the startup
folder.” and then click “OK”.
When the installation is completed,
the installation complete dialog box
is displayed.
What is “PictureGear Studio Media
Watcher”?
The PictureGear Studio Media
Watcher detects insertion of a
device or medium storing photos
when the PictureGear Studio is
installed in an operating system
other than the Windows XP.
To change the settings done during
installation, follow the procedures
below:
1 After you install the PictureGear
Studio software, click “Start”,
“Programs”, “PictureGear
Studio”, “Tools”, and then
“Media Watcher”.
The PictureGear Studio Media
Watcher is started.
2  Click the PictureGear Studio
Media Watcher icon on the
taskbar with the right mouse
button, and click “Settings” from
the menu displayed.
3 Add or clear the check mark for
“Starts the Media Watcher when
you log on Widows”.
To do registration, check the
option.  To cancel registration,
clear the check box.
7To display the Readme file,
check “View Readme File” and
then click “Finish”.
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• When you check “View Readme
File”, the Readme file is
displayed.  When you close the
Readme file, the PictureGear
Studio Setup dialog box is also
closed.
• When you do not check “View
Readme File”, the PictureGear
Studio Setup dialog box is closed.
8Remove the CD-ROM from
your computer and keep it for
future use.
Notes
• If the installation fails, do the installation
procedures from step 2.
• The supplied CD-ROM will be required
when you uninstall or re-install the
PictureGear Studio.  Keep it in good order
for possible future use.
• The PictureGear Studio supplied with the
DPP-FP30 has the following limitations:
–In PhotoCollection, you cannot select
paper other than “Sony”.
– In PrintStudio, you cannot create or print
“Label”.
– In PrintStudio, you cannot create or print
a “Sticker, name card, or card”.
– In PrintStudio, you cannot print part of
“Postcard” designs.
To delete the above limitations and
upgrade the software to the version
supplied with VAIO computer or CLIE
handheld, execute the “Setup.exe” in the
“pgs.add” folder.
Uninstalling the PictureGear
Studio
When the software becomes
unnecessary, remove it from your PC
hard disk as follows:
1Remove the USB cable
between the printer and the
PC.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM
into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
The setup starts automatically and
the installation window is
displayed.
Note
In case the installation window is not
automatically displayed, double-click
the “Setup.exe” of the CD-ROM.
3Click “Installing PictureGear
Studio”.
The dialog box used for confirming
deletion is displayed.
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4Click “Yes”.
The deletion complete dialog box is
displayed.
5Click “Finish”.
The relevant files are deleted.
Tips
You can also remove the software from the
Control Panel.  Select “Add/Remove
Programs” from the “Control Panel.” Then
select PictureGear Studio and click
“Remove”.
Printing photos from
the PictureGear Studio
PictureGear Studio allows you to carry out
a series of procedures for handling a still
image—capturing, managing, processing,
and outputting.  You can use the software
to print an image from your PC in the post
card or 3.5 x 5 inch size print paper.
Note
In some regions, 3.5 x 5 inch size print paper
is not sold.
1Select “Start” from the
Windows desktop, and then
“PictureGear Studio” from the
“Programs”.
The PictureGear Studio window is
started.
2Click “Photo Collection”.
The “Photo Collection” window is
displayed.
3Click the desired photo
category folder.
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For explanations, “Sample” folder is
selected in the following example.
4Click “Print.”
The Print dialog box is displayed.
5Select the photos that you
want to print, set the number
of copies to be printed for
each photo, and then click
“Apply”.
The print paper selection dialog box
is displayed.
Note
Make sure to set the print quantity in
this dialog box.  Even if you set the
number of copies in “Paper/Output”
tab of the “Sony DPP-FP30 Properties”
dialog box, the print quantity will not be
reflected.
6Click “Sony”, and then select
the DPP-F series paper size of
the paper you use.
• DPP-F series 4 x 6“ (Postcard size)
SVM-F40P/F80P
• DPP-F series 3.5 x 5” SVM-F40L
Notes
• In some regions, 3.5 x 5 inch size
print paper (SVM-F40L, DPP-F
series) is not sold.
• If you select paper other than the
DPP-F series paper, you cannot
obtain proper printing results.
• When you use the supplied printing
pack, select “DPP-F series 4 x 6”
SVM-F40P.
When you select the paper size, the
print dialog box is displayed.
7In the “Printer” drop-down list
box, select “Sony DPP-FP30”
and then click “Properties”.
In the “Printer” drop-down list box,
select the printer that you actually
use.
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Items Functions
Print All All the photos selected in
the “Select Photo” window
will be printed.
Print the selected page onlyThe image being displayed
in the “Print Preview” will
be printed.
Printer Select “Sony DPP-FP30”.
Border Free Print
•When checked, an image
will be printed without
margins around it.
• When unchecked, an
image will be printed
with margins around it.
Exif print • When checked, an image shot with a Exif Print
(Exif 2.21)-compliant
digital camera will be
adjusted and printed
with its optimum picture
quality.
Note
The image displayed on
the monitor will not be
adjusted.
• When unchecked, an
image will be printed
without adjustments.
PropertiesSpecifies orientation,
picture quality and other
details.
When you click “Properties”, the
document properties dialog box for
the selected printer is displayed.
8In the “Paper/Output” tab,
specify the paper size.
Items Functions
Paper sizeFrom the drop-down list
box, select the paper size
you actually use for
printing:
• Post card
• 3.5x5 inch
Note
In some regions, 3.5 x 5 inch
size print paper is not sold.
Then check either of the
following to specify the
margins around the image:
•With border:  an image is
printed with borders
around it.
• Borderless:  an image is
printed without borders
around it.
Orientation Select the orientation of an image when printed:
•Portrait
• Landscape
• Rotates 180 degrees
Note
Depending on the
application software you
use, orientation may not
change even if you change
portrait or landscape setting.
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Items Functions
Copies Specify the number of
copies to be printed.
Note
Depending on the
application software you
use, the print quantity
setting of the application
has priority over that
specified here.
Enlarge/ Specify the percentage to
Reduce enlarge or reduce the size  of an image when
printed.
You can set the reference
point when an image is
enlarged or reduced by
checking “Upper left
reference”.
• When unchecked, an
image is enlarged or
reduced with the
center as the reference
point.  Usually, use
this option.
• When checked, an image is enlarged or
reduced with the
upper left corner as
the reference point.
You need to use this
option when using
some types of
applications. In case
printing does not
complete satisfactorily
with the option
unchecked, select this
option.
Print preview Check this option to
display a preview of an
image before printed.
9In the “Graphics” tab, set the
color reproduction and picture
quality.
Items Functions
Color reproduction/Picture quality
Select the setting from the drop-
down list box:
•Off:  An image will be printed
without adjustment.
• Auto Fine Print 3:From the
“Settings” drop-down list box,
select either of the following
correction method:
–Photographical:  An image
will be adjusted
automatically and printed
with natural and beautiful
pictures. (Recommended
option)
–Vivid:  An image will be adjusted automatically and
printed with more vivid
pictures.  (In this setting, a
stronger sharpness correction
is given, making pictures
more vivid.)
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Items Functions
•ICM (system): From the
“Settings” drop-down list
box, select either of the
following correction method:
– Graphics:  when graphics or vivid colors are used.
– Match: when you want to match colors.
– Pictures: when a
photograph or pictures are
printed.
Note
The ICM setting is valid only
when you are using an ICM-
compliant application
software. When printing
from the application
software that does not
support the ICM system, an
image may be printed with
incorrect colors.
Exif Print Check it to adjust and print an
image shot with a Exif Print
(Exif 2.21)-compliant digital
camera.  The printer driver
uses the color conversion and
Exif shooting data to adjust the
image.  This option is effective
only with PictureGear Studio.
Red-eye reductionCheck it to automatically
reduce the red-eye
phenomenon of the subject
shot by using a flash light.
Notes
• When you check this option,
make sure to select “Preview”
to display the preview image
before printing and check that
the red-eye reduction has
been correctly processed to
the image.
• Red-eye phenomenon will be
detected automatically, and it
may not be corrected.
If red-eye phenomenon is not
corrected, use the PictureGear
Studio correction function.
•Red-eye reduction is enabled only when you have installed
the software from
“Setup.exe” in the supplied
CD-ROM.  For the details see
the Readme.txt.
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Items Functions
Print settings
  Adjusts the color elements and
sharpness.
R:Adjusts the red and blue
elements.  The higher you set
the level, the more reddish
the picture becomes as if it
receives red light.  The lower
you set the level, the darker
the picture becomes as if light
blue is added.
G:Adjusts the green and purple
elements.  The higher you set
the level, the more greenish
the picture becomes as if it
receives green light.  The
lower you set the level, the
darker the picture becomes
as if red purple is added.
B:Adjusts the blue and yellow
elements.  The higher you set
the level, the more bluish the
picture becomes as if it
receives blue light.  The
lower you set the level, the
darker the picture becomes
as if yellow is added.
Sharp  (sharpness) :  The higher
you set the sharpness level,
the more distinct the outlines
become
10Click “OK”.
The print dialog box is displayed.
11Click “Print All” or “Print the
selected page only”.
The confirmation dialog box for
printing is displayed.
12Make sure that the specified print paper and print cartridge
are loaded and click “OK”.
Printing starts.
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