Polaroid SP 350 User manual

User Guide

SP 350

1. Introduction..................................................................................

2. Unpacking....................................................................................

3. System Diagrams........................................................................

4. Connecting Up.............................................................................

5. Loading Film................................................................................

6. Lighting Techniques.....................................................................

7. Printer Settings............................................................................

8. Capturing The Customers Image................................................

9. Printing The Captured Image......................................................

10. Improving The Focus Setting......................................................

11. Approximate Depth Of Field.......................................................

12. Display Screen Adjustment.........................................................

13. Colour Adjustment......................................................................

14. Film.............................................................................................

15. Troubleshooting...........................................................................

16. Specifications..............................................................................

17. EMC Statement (Europe)..........................................................

18. SP350 Warranty / Service..........................................................

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The Studio Polaroid 350 is a video based imaging system which allows

you to quickly and easily take instant photographs to meet a variety of

photo-identification needs. This guide describes all the features of the

Polaroid SP350. It takes you from unpacking the boxes to setting up the

system through any trouble-shooting problems you may have. All

bracketed numbers refer to the diagrams of the camera and printer

shown in section 3.

System will arrive in two boxes as follows

a. Printer, film holder,

power supply, mains

cable and Polaroid

film.

b. Camera, strobe,

batteries, camera

cable, user guides,

calibration overlay,

grey card and colour

adjuster.

Carefully unpack the

contents of both

boxes.

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travel bracket

Important: Remove the travel bracket from the printer as shown

above by unscrewing the locking screw and washer. After removing,

replace the screw and washer. Keep the travel bracket in a safe

place for future shipping of the printer.

1. Preview screen

2. Hot shoe

3. CS mount access cover

4. Lens

5. Live / freeze button

6. Print format button

7. Print button

8. Film button

9. Tripod mount point

10. Brightness dial

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11. Power switch

12. Film holder

13. Locking mechanism

14. PC switch

15. Print format switch

16. Film switch

17. Lighting switch

18. Pull tab / out of film indicators

19. Film peel time indicators

20. Live / freeze switch

21. Print switch

22. Dark slide

23. Power supply

24. Video out (CVBS)

25. S-Video out (Y/C)

26. PC parallel connector

27. Video in (CVBS)

28. Video /S- Video input switch

29. S-Video in (Y/C)

30. Colour compensation controls

31. Power inlet

32. Strobe X-sync connector

33. SP camera connector

12 13

15 16 17 18 19

24 25 26

28 29 30

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Use the diagram below to connect up the SP 350 system

optional external

strobe

power supply

mains power

SP302 camera

optional monitor

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The camera can either be tripod mounted or hand held, as shown

below. Sit the printer on a nearby work surface.

Power up the system by switching the power switch (11) on the front

panel of the printer.

Important: Switching on the printer with the travel bracket in place

may damage the printing mechanism. Ensure the travel bracket has

been removed from the printer as described on page 3 before

powering up the system

AttachingThe Film Holder

a. Place the film holder on the

opening on the top of the printer

so that it’s retaining flanges align

with the locking mechanism (13)

on the printer.

b. Lock the film holder in place

by sliding both retaining bars in

the direction shown.

Loading A Fresh Film Pack

c. Use only Studio Polaroid colour

and / or Polapan Pro 100 black &

white film.

d. Open the film holder by pulling

down the ends of the latch and lifting

the cover.

e. Insert a fresh film pack into the

film holder as shown above with the

black paper tab facing you.

f. Check below the black tab to make

sure you see a number of white tabs

(one white tab is used for each film

exposure.)

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Important: The SP350 system is not designed for use with the

Thermoback or Thermobox product.

g. Close the film holder making sure the black paper tab is outside the

film holder.

h. Pull the black

paper tab out of

the film holder,

keeping the tab

horizontal at all

times.

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Important:

Be sure to remove the dark slide (22) before trying to take pictures.

Lighting Set-Up

To obtain the best possible results from the SP350 system, it is

essential to set up studio lighting correctly. Using the lighting switch

(17) select the setting applicable to your studio set up. In set up, the

recommended minimum distance from subject to lens is 1.3m.

Strobe Lighting

When using strobe lighting, the ideal set up is with two lights positioned

as shown below. If you are using only one strobe light, it should be

positioned as close to the lens as possible (preferably directly above).

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ensure strobe

lighting mode is

selected on the

printer front panel

Important: It is particularly important when using strobe lighting, to

ensure balanced lighting of the subject and the backdrop.If backdrop

lighting is used, it should be set to low power to avoid over-exposing.

Saturating the backdrop may cause an imbalance in the video

image. For optimum results with either flood or strobe lighting, a grey

backdrop is recommended.

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