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How do I connect the Compact Photo (CP) printer to a computer? (Windows)

Content Id: 8200293100


Solution

This section describes how to install the printer driver on your computer.

The printer driver is software that is required to connect the printer to a computer.

Caution

The following instructions are intended for Windows Vista. The screen images and operations may differ slightly in Windows XP.
When installing / uninstalling the software, please log on to the computer as an Administrator.
Do not connect the printer to the computer until the installation of the printer driver is finished.
If other USB devices (excluding USB mouse devices and USB keyboards) are connected to the computer simultaneously, the driver may not be installed correctly.
Some of the images that appear on this page contain a specific camera model name, however the actual model name varies depending on the camera used.
This Printing Guide uses the [SELPHY ES3] as an example for explanatory purposes. The [SELPHY ES30] also has the same operational features.

1. Quit any software that is running.


2. Place the [Compact Photo Printer Solution Disk] CD-ROM supplied with your printer into the computer.


3. Click [Run SETUP.EXE] when the following window appears.

If the window above does not appear, click [Start] () ⋗ [Computer] or [My Computer] ⋗ [CanonCPSD160W] or [CanonCPSD170W] in this order, and double-click [setup].


4. If the following window appears, click [Continue].


5. The following screen will appear. Select the area in which you live.

If [Asia] or [Oceania] is chosen, this setup procedure will proceed to Step 8.


6. The following screen will appear.

Select the country where you live.

Click [Next].


7. The following screen will appear. Click [English].


8. The following screen will appear. Click [Select Printer].


9. The following screen will appear. Click [SELPHY ES3] or [SELPHY ES30].


10. The following screen will appear. Click [Next].


11. The following screen will appear. Click [Yes] after reading the content carefully.


12. The installation of the software will start.


13. The following screen appears.


14. Connect the printer to the computer with a commercially available USB cable, and then turn on the printer.

PC's USB terminal

Commercially available USB cable

Printer's USB terminal

⋖ON⋗ button


15. If the following message appears on the LCD monitor of the printer when it is connected to the computer, press the ⋖SET⋗ () button on the printer.


16. The following screen will appear. Click [Finish].

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