KODAK Dock Plus 4PASS guide

Dedicated photo printers like the Kodak Photo Printer Dock ($149.90) fill a niche, and imaging giant Kodak has played a prominent role in the snapshot-printer market. The Kodak Dock is very easy to use—which is what a lot of people consider important with these printers—and it turns out decent-looking photographs. It also comes with several impressive and useful features, such as smartphone charging. If finding a way to print good-looking photos simply and easily, especially from your smartphone (and perhaps on the go) is important to you, this Kodak gadget is a nifty little printer designed to do just that.

Useful Features

Out of the box and disassembled, the Dock measures 6.5 inches from side to side, 2.7 inches high, and 3.9 inches from front to back, and it weighs 1.7 pounds. After you connect the paper tray, though, its depth (front to back) nearly triples.

There's a recessed area on top with a micro-USB port protruding just above the recess. This is the "dock" for cradling your smartphone and connecting it to the printer. Kodak also includes a micro-USB-to-Lightning adapter for connecting an Apple iPhone. The indentation is wide enough to hold most smartphones, including the Plus-size iPhones.

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As mentioned, your smartphone (and the Kodak Dock app) act as the control panel, and a rather sophisticated one at that; it's much handier than anything Kodak could have installed on the printer itself. Its actual physical control panel consists of two buttons, Power and Print. Encircling the power button is a status LED that flashes in various colors and patterns that denote specific states, such as printing, error, and paper-tray empty. The LED flashes yellow, for instance, when the Dock is printing, or red to indicate an error. In all, eight or nine status states are announced by the LED in flash-and-color combinations.

KODAK Dock Plus 4PASS Instant Photo Printer (4x6 inches) + 10 Sheets

Brand KODAK

Connectivity Technology Bluetooth

Printing Technology Dye Sublimation

Special Feature Portable

Recommended Uses For Product Office, Home

Model Name KODAK_Dock_Plus

Printer Output Color

Maximum Print Speed (Color) 1 ppm

Max Printspeed Monochrome 1 ppm

Product Dimensions 4"D x 7"W x 3"H

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About this item

Print & Charge: With the Kodak Dock Plus photo printer, you can dock and charge your phone and print your favorite photos instantly. Kodak Dock Plus is compatible with Apple iPhone, iPad & Android devices and also supports wireless Bluetooth connection.

Lowest Photo Cost: Why pay more to print? Dock Plus is the most affordable option to print right from your home. The photos are even half the cost if purchased in a printer bundle!

Superior Photo Quality: Kodak Dock Plus uses 4PASS Technology to print flawless photos. It prints in layers of color with a laminating process so it’s fingerprint proof and water-resistant. Photos last over a 100 years!

Two Photo Types: You can choose between border and borderless type photos. Write down your memories in the border type so they last forever. If you prefer larger-sized photos, you can print them as a borderless photo!

Download the KODAK Photo Printer application and print from anywhere at any time. It provides decorative features such as beauty, filters, frames, and more! You can use the app to express your photos. Our app and instant photo camera will do the rest of the work for you!