Printing photos from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera

PictBridge is a technology available in most digital cameras that lets you print directly from your digital camera without using a computer.

1Insert one end of the USB cable into the camera.

Note: Use only the USB cable that came with the camera.

2Insert the other end of the cable into the PictBridge port on the front of the printer.

Notes:

Make sure that the digital camera is set to the correct USB mode. If the camera USB selection is incorrect, then the camera is detected as a flash drive, or an error message is displayed on the printer control panel. For more information, see the camera documentation.

The printer reads only one memory device at a time.

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch any cables, any network adapter, any connector, the memory device, or the printer in the areas shown while actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory card. A loss of data can occur.

3If the PictBridge connection is successful, then the following message appears on the display: Use Camera to choose and print photos. Press OK to select printer default settings.

4If you want to change the default print settings:

aPress to access the PictBridge menu.

bPress the arrow buttons to select the paper size, paper type, photo size, and layout of the photos that you want to print. Press each time you make a selection.

Note: The printer will use the default print settings unless you change the print settings from the camera.

5See the documentation for your camera to begin printing.

Note: If you insert the camera while the printer is performing another job, then wait for the job to finish before printing from the camera.

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Lexmark 3EN, S500 SERIES, 30E, 31N, 30P manual Printing photos from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera

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