Alps Electric MD-1300 User Manual

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User’s Guide

PC Compatible

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For US Customers:

This guide may not be copied wholly or in part without prior written permission from ALPS ELECTRIC (USA), INC. Regardless of the contents of this guide, ALPS ELECTRIC (USA), INC. will not bear the responsibility f or neg ati ve effects incurred

as a result of the operation of this equipment. The contents of this guide are subject to change without prior notification. Great care has been taken in the preparation of this guide. Howev er, if you should discover an error or an omission, please bring it to

our attention. ALPS, Micro Dry, and Micro Dry Logo are trademarks of ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. of Japan. PS/2 and AT are registered

trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windo ws 95, and the W indo ws logo are registered trademarks, and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, ALPS has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

ALPS ELECTRIC (USA), INC. 3553 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134

Telephone: (800) 825-2577 FAX: (408) 432-6035 BBS: (408) 432-6424 WWW: http://www.alpsusa.com Part Number: 105770-00

For European Customers:

This guide may not be copied wholly or in part without prior written permission from ALPS ELECTRIC (IRELAND) LIMITED. Regardless of the contents of this guide, ALPS ELECTRIC (IRELAND) LIMITED. will not bear the responsibility for negative

effects incurred as a result of the operation of this equipment. The contents of this guide are subject to change without prior notification. Great care has been taken in the preparation of this guide. Howev er, if you should discover an error or an omission, please bring it to

our attention. ALPS, Micro Dry, and Micro Dry Logo are trademarks of ALPS ELECTRIC CO ., LTD . of Japan. PS/2 and AT are re gistered

trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windo ws 95, and the Windo ws log o are registered trademarks, and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, ALPS has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

ALPS ELECTRIC (IRELAND) LIMITED Clara Road, Millstreet Town, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Telephone: 353-29-70677 FAX: 353-29-70603

Printed in Japan.

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RADIO & TELEVISION INTERFERENCE

UNITED STATES. The equipment described in this guide generates and uses radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this guide, it may cause interference with radio and television reception.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv er is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

If necessary, you should consult your dealer or experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You ma y find helpful the following booklet, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.

This booklet is available from the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The booklet number is 004-000-00345-4.

Note:Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by the party responsib le for compliance could void the user’s right to operate this equipment.

Peripherals used in conjunction with this equipment must be connected via shielded interface cables. Use of unshielded interface cables may result in interference to radio and TV reception, and may void the user’s right to operate this equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: MD-1300 Trade Name: ALPS Responsible party: ALPS ELECTRIC (USA), INC. Address: 3553 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 USA Telephone number: (408) 432-6000

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read all of these instructions and save them f or later reference.

2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

3. Unplug this product fr om the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

4. Do not use this product near water.

5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.

6. Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, do not block or cover these openings. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product should ne ver be placed near or ov er a radiator or heat register . This product should not be placed in a built-in installa tion unless proper ventilation is provided.

7. This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adaptor. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company.

8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on.

9. If an e xtension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.

10. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

11. Except as explained elsewhere in this guide, don’t a ttempt to service this product yourself. Opening and removing those covers that are marked “Do Not Remove” may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel.

12. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. B. If liquid has been spilled into the product. C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed .

Adjust only those controls that are covered b y the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive

work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation. E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged. F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.

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Introduction.............................................................................. 6

Service, Support and Supplies ................................................ 7

Product Label .......................................................................... 8

Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations ........................................................ 9

Getting Your Printer Ready .............................................................. 10

Getting Your Printer Ready .................................................... 10

Removing the outside packing materials ........................ 10

Opening the front cover ...................................................11

Removing the carriage packing material..........................11

Closing the front cover .................................................... 12

Locating the printer ......................................................... 12

Connecting Cables ................................................................ 13

Connecting the printer to your computer......................... 13

Power cord connections.................................................. 14

Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer ............................. 15

Printer (Front View) ............................................................... 15

Printer (Rear View) ................................................................ 16

Inside the Printer ................................................................... 16

Paper Feed Switch ................................................................ 17

Control Panel......................................................................... 17

Installing Ink Cartridges................................................................... 18

Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types ............................ 18

Installing Ink Cartridges ......................................................... 19

Exchanging Ink Cartridges .................................................... 21

Loading Paper................................................................................... 22

Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes .......................... 22

Notes and precautions about paper ................................ 23

Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode ............................... 24

Letter / A4 size of High Grade Paper, plain paper, laser

paper, and transparencies .............................................. 24

4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm of Photo Realistic Paper and Photographic-Quality Paper and Photographic-Quality

Labels ............................................................................. 25

Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode ................................... 28

Installing the Printer Driver ............................................................. 30

Purpose of the Printer Driver ................................................. 30

System Requirements ........................................................... 30

Installing the Printer Driver .................................................... 31

Turning the Power On or Off............................................................ 32

Turning on the Power ............................................................ 32

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Turning off the Power ............................................................ 32

Printing Operations .......................................................................... 33

Printing (Monochrome) .......................................................... 33

Requirements.................................................................. 33

Placing an ink cartridge in your printer............................ 33

Loading the paper in your printer .................................... 34

Setting up the printer driver for printing........................... 35

Printing (Color) ...................................................................... 39

Requirements.................................................................. 39

Placing ink cartridges in your printer ............................... 39

Loading the paper in your printer .................................... 39

Setting up the printer driver for printing........................... 40

Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations.............................................................. 45

Photographic-Quality Color Printing .............................................. 46

Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) 51

Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels....................................... 57

Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpi ...................................... 63

Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing (Glossy Finish) ................ 68

Printing in Spot Color (Metallic and White Color printing) ........... 70

Single Spot Color Printing ............................................................ 71

Multi Spot Color Printing .............................................................. 75

Full Color + Spot Color Printing Using Overlay Mode .................. 82

Simultaneous Full Color + Spot Color Printing............................. 89

Printing Greeting Cards ................................................................... 95

Printing on Photo Realistic Labels ................................................. 98

Printing on Back Print Film ........................................................... 102

Making Iron-on Transfers............................................................... 109

Printing on Overhead Transparencies ...........................................116

Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge ..................................... 120

Photo Realistic Finishing (Glossy Finish) in Overlay Mode ...... 125

Chapter 3 Printer Driver ................................................................................... 129

Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box .................................................... 130

How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box............... 130

Name and Functions of Each Item of the MD-1300 Dialog Box . 131

Settings in Each Tab ...................................................................... 132

Paper T ab ............................................................................ 132

Color T ab ............................................................................. 135

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Quality Tab........................................................................... 136

Image Settings Tab .............................................................. 137

Appendix .......................................................................................................... 139

Cleaning the Printer ....................................................................... 140

Cleaning the Main Unit ........................................................ 140

Cleaning the Print Head ...................................................... 141

Cleaning the Platen ............................................................. 142

Exchanging Cleaning Pads (for Photographic-Quality Color

Printing) ............................................................................... 143

ready / insert Button Functions .................................................... 144

Indicator Lights Summary ............................................................. 145

Normal Printing Mode .......................................................... 145

Indicator light status ...................................................... 145

Alarm status by indicator lights ..................................... 145

Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 146

What to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing

(due to power failure, disconnected power cord, etc.)......... 146

What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs .......... 147

Clearing Paper Jams ........................................................... 148

Troubleshooting................................................................... 149

Specifications ................................................................................. 160

General Specifications......................................................... 160

Interface............................................................................... 161

Connector ..................................................................... 161

Connector signals ......................................................... 161

Printable Area ...................................................................... 162

Available Supplies .......................................................................... 165

MD-1300 Supplies List ........................................................ 165

Ink cartridges ................................................................ 165

Print media.................................................................... 165

Other ............................................................................. 165

Index ................................................................................................ 166

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Introduction

Your new Alps MD-1300 Photographic-Quality Color Printer is the first versatile dye-sublimation printer to bring true photographic quality to the desktop. Using Alps' patented Micro Dry Quality media you can print detailed, continuous-tone images, similar to photographs. Take images from a variety of sources — scanners, digital cameras, the Internet, PhotoCDs, and more. Edit, crop, and resize those images using the photo software provided, and print them out in rich, vivid, waterresistant color onto Photographic-Quality Paper and Labels.

The Alps MD-1300 Photographic-Quality Color Printer is also extremely versatile — it's almost like having two printers in one. Using the Alps standard Micro

Dry

inks and Alps special paper , you can print exquisite 1200 x 600 dpi color . You can even print 600x600 dpi color on T-shirt transfers, overhead transparencies, greeting cards, and more with fadeproof, smearproof, and waterproof inks. You can even use Micro Dry touches to business cards, letterhead, and invitations.

Your new Alps MD-1300 Photographic-Quality Color Printer is easy to install and easy to use. The enclosed Quick Start Guide will get experienced users up and running quickly . This User's Guide will provide detailed information and instructions about set-up and operation, to help you take full advantage of this printer's many features.

Photographic-Quality Inks and Photographic-

metallic inks to add sparkling

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Service, Support and Supplies

It is our goal to make your Alps MD-1300 ownership a satisfying experience. Our Alps support staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your printer . If needed, our convenient repair service is at your disposal.

For US Customers

Please refer to the product support information below, or write us at Alps Electric (USA), Inc., 3553 North first Street, San Jose, CA, 95134.

Product Support

For information or assistance with the setup, operation, troubleshooting, or repair of your Alps MD-1300 printer, you may first wish to call the dealer from whom you purchased your printer. If necessary, please feel free to call the Alps Electric Help Desk at 1-800-449-2577, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am through 6:00 pm Pacific time. You may also contact our CompuServe forum (GO ALPS), our web site (http://www.alpsusa.com), or our BBS (1-408-432-6424) at any time.

Supplies

Supplies such as ink cartridges, paper, transparencies, back print film or greeting cards are available through your Alps Dealer. For your added convenience, these supplies are available through Alps Direct Connect at 1-800-950-2577.

Warranty

Please refer to the Alps Warranty Card included with your MD-1300 printer.

For European Customers

Product Support

For information or assistance, refer to the service and support information below or write to ALPS ELECTRIC (IRELAND) LTD., Clara Road, Millstreet Town, Co. Cork, Ireland.

For freephone product information and technical support contact ALPS by dialling the number for your country.

Country Telephone Country Telephone

Austria 06608375 Netherlands 060226732 Belgium 080072632 Norway 80011639 Denmark 80016059 Spain 900982907 Finland 0800113550 Sweden 020794434 France 0800907266 Switzerland 0800559953 Germany 0130825268 United Kingdom 0800973405 Italy 167780052 Portugal 050553050

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If your country is not listed ALPS can be contacted at

Telephone: +353-29-30118 Fax: +353-29-30124 e-mail: mdprinters@alps.ie

www: http://www.alps.ie

Warranty

Please refer to the Alps Warranty Card included with your MD-1300 printer.

Product Label

The label for this product can be found in the position shown below:

Position of Label

This label is applied to products.

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Chapter 1

Major Functions and

Operations

Learn the Major Functions and

Operations of Your Printer

This chapter describes how to set up your printer, the name of each part of your printer and how it functions, how to insert the cartridges and paper, and how to install the printer driver into your computer. Read this chapter before you use the printer for the first time to learn how to set it up.

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Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations

Getting Your Printer Ready

Set up your printer by performing the following steps:

• Getting your printer ready.

Remove the packing materials.

• Connecting cables.

Connect the printer to your computer with a printer cable and to a suitable AC power source with the power cord.

Getting Your Printer Ready

Get your printer ready by removing the packing materials from inside and outside the printer.

Caution

This printer is shipped with tape, spacers, and other packing materials to prevent delicate parts from being damaged while in transit. Remove these packing materials before using the printer. If the printer is used while these packing materials are still present, damage to the printer or malfunction may occur.

Removing the outside packing materials

The printer is shipped with packing materials to prevent damage during transit. Remove the tape (three locations in front) and cardboard from the printer before

using.

Cardboard

Tape

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Getting Your Printer Ready

Opening the front cover

Open the front cover to remove the inside packing material. To open the front cover, push the front cover release button to release the inter-

nal lock. Gently lower the front cover with your hand.

Front cover release button

Make sure nothing is under the cover.

Removing the carriage packing material

Remove the carriage packing material from inside the printer. Using the printer without removing the packing materials can result in damage to

the printer.

Carriage packing material

Caution

Do not remove the white pad or the cleaning pad at the left end of the platen. They are there to clean the print head. Removing them can cause the printer to malfunction. The cleaning pad is exchangeable for a new one when it gets dirty . Do not touch the open sensor, which is located inside the printer on the left end.

Cleaning pad

Open sensor

White pad

Platen

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Closing the front cover

Close the front cover after removing the carriage packing material.

Locating the printer

After removing the packing material from the outside and inside of the printer and reading the section “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS,” position the printer in an appropriate location. Ensure there is enough space to use your printer easily .

Caution

When closing the front cover, never slam it shut. The ink cartridges can become dislodged and damage to the printer may result.

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Getting Your Printer Ready

Connecting Cables

When your printer is properly set up, connect the printer to your computer with a printer cable and to a suitable AC power source with the power cord.

• Connect the printer to your computer.

• Connect a power cord to the printer.

Connecting the printer to your computer

1. Make sure that the power to your computer is completely turned off. If the computer is running, quit all running applications, shut down the system, and turn off the power.

Caution

Power to the printer and computer must be completely disconnected before connecting or disconnecting the printer cable. (They must be unplugged.) Otherwise damage or malfunction may result.

2. Connect the printer to the computer with a printer cable. Secure the printer cable to the connectors on the printer and on the computer.

Macintosh interface module mounting port

Interface connector

Bi-directional printer cable

Note

When using your printer with a Macintosh computer, connect the printer to the computer using a Macintosh interface module.

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Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations

Power cord connections

1. Plug the power cord into the power cord socket on the printer. Make sure that the power cord is securely seated in the socket.

2. Plug the free end of the power cord into a suitable AC power source (such as a wall socket).

Wall socket

Plug

Power cord socket

Power cord

Caution

Power to the printer is completely cut off only when the cord is unplugged. Place the printer where you can easily unplug it from the wall socket. Also, pull the plug and not the cord when unplugging the printer.

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Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer

This section explains the name and function of each part of the printer.

Printer (Front View)

Sheet feeder

Paper is fed either automatically or manually. Place a stack of not more than 100 sheets (plain laser paper) for automatic feed. In manual feed, insert a single sheet at a time.

Front cover release button

Opens the front cover. The front cover is opened when there is a paper jam or when changing ink cartridges. Open the front cover gently , using both hands.

Front cover

This cover protects the internal mechanisms of the printer. This cover is closed during printing.

Paper output slot

Paper exits the printer through this slot.

Caution

Never reach into the printer while it is operating. Injury may result.

Do not open the front cover while the printer is running.

Paper stopper

When Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) is set vertically for printing, this stopper prevents the paper from rising.

Paper support

The paper support provides support to hold loaded paper upright. To extend the paper support, pull up on the top edge.

Paper feed guide

This guide feeds the paper into the printer. Set the guide to match the paper size being used.

Caution

Never reach into the sheet feeder. By doing so, you might get injured, or the printer might malfunction.

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Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations

Printer (Rear View)

EXT connector

This part is not used when your printer is connected to a PC. This is where the Macintosh interface module is connected when using your printer with a Macintosh computer. When connecting the Macintosh interface module, make sure you remove the seal before connecting.

The Macintosh interface module (part number 105715-00) is also available as an option.

Parallel interface connector

The printer cable is connected to the parallel interface connector.

Paper feed switch

This switch sets the paper feeding method to either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode.

Inside the Printer

Marking sticker

This allows you to confirm that the carriage is in the standard position. Try not to smear the face of the sticker. If it gets dirty, gently clean it with a dry cotton swab. As you do so, be careful not to peel it off.

Ink cartridge holder plate

This tray holds the ink cartridges. The four holder plates hold the ink cartridges needed for a particular printing job.

Carriage

The carriage automatically picks up the specific ink cartridge needed for printing and moves it to the printing location. The carriage also contains the print head.

Release lever

This lever is used to clear paper jams. When the lever is pressed down the paper can be removed. The release

lever is to the right of the carriage and platen.

front cover, and the lever will automatically go back to its original position.

Power cord socket

This is where the power cord is connected to the printer.

Close the

Print head

The print head prints the characters. Do not touch it.

Caution

Do not touch the print head or the carriage. Doing so can cause damage to the printer . Also, never load an ink cartridge directly into the carriage. Malfunction or damage to the printer may result.

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Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer

Paper Feed Switch

For continual printing using automatic feeding, set the paper feed switch to position “A”. To manually feed paper, set the paper feed switch to position “M”. To use Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm), set the paper feed switch to position “M” for both automatic and manual feeds.

Paper feed switch set in position “A” Paper feed switch set in position “M”

Note

Do not move the paper feed switch while paper is being fed. Otherwise, the paper may feed in incorrectly.

Move the paper feed switch until it clicks into position “M” or “A”. Paper will not feed properly unless the switch is correctly set to “M” or “A”.

Control Panel

The top portion of the printer has two buttons and three LED indicator lights. By pushing one of these buttons and looking at the lights, you can perform various printer functions, such as ejecting paper. This portion with the buttons and the lights is called the control panel.

power

Indicates whether the printer is on or off. When the light is on, the printer is on. When the light is off, the internal parts of the printer still have power. To completely shut off power to the printer, unplug the power cord from the socket.

light

power

The printer is turned on and off using the

ready / insert

button

power

button.

This button allows you to load and eject paper. Pressing the button for three seconds or more causes the printer to print a sample page. When the paper feed switch is set in position “M”, this button is used to feed or eject paper. Paper is not fed while the switch is in position “A”.

error

light

This light blinks when a printer error has occurred.

ready

light

When the light is lit, the printer is ready to print. The light blinks slowly while printing. When it is not lit, printing is paused.

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Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations

Installing Ink Cartridges

This section describes how to identify ink cartridge types, and how to install and exchange cartridges.

Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types

The ink cartridge type is indicated on the surface of each cartridge.

The product name and part number in this area.

List of Cartridge type

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Caution

• The manufacturer only supports printing with the listed car-

tridge-paper combinations.

• Printing with an inappropriate ink cartridge-paper combina-

tion can damage the cartridge ribbon.

• Printing outside the printable area of a sheet can damage the

cartridge ribbon. Always print within the printable area of a sheet (See “Printable Area” in Appendix).

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Installing Ink Cartridges

Install ink cartridges by following the steps below.

Note

The carriage can select and pick up the necessary ink cartridge from any holder . Putting several ink cartridges of the same color in the holders can reduce the need to change ink cartridges.

Caution

The ink cartridges may be put in any holder but DO NOT put ink cartridges directly into the carriage. Doing so may result in damage the printer.

1. Remove the stopper from the ink cartridge.

First, remove the stopper from the ink cartridge.

Stopper (To prevent slack in the ribbon)

Installing Ink Cartridges

2. Take up any slack in the ribbon.

Insert a pencil from the side marked “B” (the side with ALPS logo). Turn the pencil slowly to take up any slack in the ribbon.

Ribbon

Ink cartridge

3. Open the front cover.

Push the front cover release button to release the internal lock. Gently lower the front cover with your hand.

4. Place the ink cartridges.

• Hold the ink cartridge so that the side with the letter “B” and the manufacturer’s logo faces upward, and the “B” is at the upper right of the ink cartridge. Hold the center of the ink cartridge with your thumb and index finger.

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• Insert the left end of the ink cartridge, while pushing the left

• Push down the right side of the ink cartridge. Make sure

side latch of the ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the ink cartridge.

that the ink cartridge is securely locked into the holder, and that there is no slack in the ribbon.

Caution

Place the side marked “B” face up. If the ink cartridge is installed upside down, the printer will not know it has been installed.

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Exchanging Ink Cartridges

When you want to change ink cartridges or replace a cartridge whose ribbon has been used up, exchange cartridges by following the steps below.

Note

When an ink cartridge has been used up, black and silver stripes will be visible on the ribbon.

black and silver stripes

1. Open the front cover

Open the front cover by pushing the front cover release button.

2. Remove the ink cartridge

• Removing a cartridge is similar to installing it. Hold the center of the ink cartridge with your thumb and index finger. Push the left latch on the ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the cartridge.

• Lift up the right side of the cartridge, then remove the entire ink cartridge.

3. Place a new ink cartridge on the ink cartridge holder plate.

Place an ink cartridge by following the steps described in the previous section of “Installing Ink Cartridges.”

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Loading Paper

This section explains how to load paper into the printer.

Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes

See the table below for information on switching between automatic and manual feeds, and on setting the paper feed switch ("A" or "M").

Media type Automatic feed mode Manual feed mode

Plain paper (for plain paper copiers) A M Laser paper / High Grade Paper A M Photo Realistic Paper (Letter / A4) x M Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) Photo Realistic Labels x M Overhead Projector Transparency Film A M Iron-on Transfer Sheets x M Back Print Film x M Other (thick paper, etc.) x M Photographic-Quality Paper (Letter / A4) A*2 M Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

Photographic-Quality Labels A*2 M

*1 For Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm), always set the switch to position “M”,

regardless of feed mode.

*2 To continuously print Photographic-Quality Paper or Labels, always use the guide sheet

(included in the supplies).

M*1 M

A*2 M

Caution

Do not print on thermal paper, paper exclusively for use in ink jet printers, glossy paper (paper whose surface has been specially treated), and envelopes. Doing so may damage the printer.

Note

Loading too many sheets into the sheet feeder may cause paper jams or misfeeding.

Be aware that when using automatic feed mode, the last sheet to feed will occasionally feed incorrectly depending on the paper type.

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Notes and precautions about paper

The printer’s sheet feeder can feed paper to the printer automatically. It holds up the 100 sheets of plain paper (or 30 transparencies) at once.

Iron-on transfer sheets, thick paper, and other kinds of special printing media should be used in manual feed mode.

Normally it is most convenient to use automatic feed mode. The approximate thicknesses of paper that can be used in manual feed mode or

automatic feed mode are as follows:

Automatic feed mode ..........0.07 mm - 0.1 mm (0.003" - 0.004")

Manual feed mode ............... 0.07 mm - 0.23 mm (0.003" - 0.01")

Caution

In automatic feed mode, never use paper in the sheet feeder with thickness outside the range 0.07 mm - 0.1 mm (0.003"-0.004"). In manual feed mode, never use paper whose thickness is outside the range 0.07 mm - 0.23 mm (0.003"-0.01"). Doing so may cause paper jams or cause damage to the printer.

Also, paper jams can be caused by paper that is extremely smooth or shiny, paper that is too rough, or paper that easily picks up static electricity.

Paper jams and other paper feed problems can tear the ribbons in ink cartridges. T o avoid such problems, please note the following precautions:

• Always use the recommended paper types, and be sure to set the printer’s paper options properly. Settings that are not appropriate for the paper being used can cause paper jams.

• When printing on Photographic-Quality Paper or Photographic-Quality Labels, use only Photographic ink cartridges to print on the glossy printable side.

• When printing on Photographic-Quality Paper or Photographic-Quality Labels, be sure to confine your printing to the glossy printable area. If you print outside this area, you may damage the Photographic ink cartridge.

• When printing on a thick sheet, allow a 1/2 inch (12 mm) margin on the left and right side to prevent tearing the ink cartridge ribbon by printing over the paper edge.

• When printing on a thick postcard-size sheet that is not a regular postcard, allow a 1/2 inch (12 mm) margin on the left and right side to prevent tearing the ink cartridge ribbon by printing over the paper edge.

• When printing on used sheets (already printed on the same side), use manual feed only. Automatic feed may not feed used sheets properly.

• When you use manual feed, avoid repeatedly inserting and removing the same sheet.

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Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode

Use automatic feed mode to allow consecutive printing. There are two methods for loading paper, depending on the media.

Letter / A4 size of High Grade Paper, plain paper, laser paper, and transparencies

1. Pull out the paper support.

2. Switch the paper feed mode.

Place the paper feed switch in position “A”.

3. Place the paper in the sheet feeder.

Note

• Using creased or curled paper can cause the paper to misfeed.

• Fan the paper once before placing it in the sheet feeder. The

printer may feed two sheets together if the sheets are slightly stuck together.

• Use only one type of paper at a time.

• Pushing the paper feed guide too hard against the paper can

bend the paper. Adjust the position of the paper feed guide so that it just touches the paper.

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4. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size.

4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm Photo Realistic Paper, Photographic-Quality Paper, and PhotographicQuality Labels

Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded at a time.

1. Push the paper support in.

Paper support

2. For Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) set the paper feed switch to position “M”. For Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) or Photographic-Quality Labels, set the paper feed switch to position “A”.

Paper feed switch set in position“A” Paper feed switch set in position “M”

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3. Lift the paper stopper.

Gently press the upper part of the paper stopper to raise its lower part. If the stopper is forced upward, it may slip out.

4. Load paper.

Extend the paper feed guide until it is slightly wider than the paper to be used. Riffle the sheets of paper, and then inser t them into the sheet feeder so that the right edge of the paper is flush with the right edge of the guide. Set the sheets with the printing surface facing upward.

Paper stopper

Note

To load Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) or Photographic-Quality Labels, do not lift the paper stopper.

Note

Riffle the sheets before loading them into the sheet feeder. If the sheets adhere to one another during loading, multiple sheets may be fed in together.

Make sure that the paper has no more than 0.2" / 5 mm of bend. If the paper used is significantly bent, print quality may be degraded.

Note

For continuous printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) or Photographic-Quality Labels, load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder. Then place the sheets or labels on the guide sheet.

guide sheet

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5. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size.

Move and adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper. Adjust positioning so as not to bend the sheets or create any gap between the sheets and the guide.

Loading Paper

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Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode

Use manual feed mode when printing iron-on transfer sheets, back print film, and other special media (such as cards, thick paper, etc.).

In manual feed mode you should load only one sheet at a time.

1. Switch the paper feed mode.

Set the paper feed switch to position “M”.

Caution

• Remove any paper from the sheet feeder.

• Make sure that the paper stopper is not lifted.

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2. Insert paper.

Insert paper straight into the sheet feeder.

Note

• Paper that is erased or curled may print incorrectly.

• Make sure that you insert the paper straight. Inserting it at a slant can cause a paper jam.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size.

Loading Paper

4. Press the

ready/insert

pulled into the printer.

button. The paper is automatically

ready / insert

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Installing the Printer Driver

Before you can use your printer, you need to install the MD-1300 printer driver software so that your computer can work with the MD-1300 printer.

This section describes how to install the MD-1300 printer driver.

Purpose of the Printer Driver

The printer driver is a control program necessary for proper printing. When printing from an application in Windows, you must use a printer driver that matches the functions of the printer being used. It is necessary to select the printer driver specifically designed for your printer in order to secure the desired printing results. When you use an application to create a document and the printer driver selected is inappropriate for the printer that will be used to print the document, only print settings that match the functions of the printer will be valid. To take advantage of the many features of the MD-1300, create your documents after selecting the MD-1300 printer driver.

System Requirements

The system requirements for the MD-1300 printer driver are as follows:

Computer: IBM PC-AT or compatible

Windows: Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later

Microsoft Windows 95

Disk space required during printing (approximate):

Monochrome image Color image

Photo Realistic Printing 16MB 30MB Photographic-Quality Color Printing 40MB 40MB

Total RAM: 16 MB or more (32 MB or more is recommended)

* The above are approximate figures of the total disc space required when

printing at 300 x 300 dpi.

Note

The working disk space needed during printing is automatically erased after printing is completed.

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Installing the Printer Driver

The Printer Driver is contained in the ALPS Installation CD ROM. Follow the instructions on the CD sleeve to start up the CD ROM, then read the Readme file for detailed Printer Driver installation instructions. To install click on the printer driver installation button, and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Turning the Power On or Off

Turn your printer and computer on or off by following the steps described below.

Turning on the Power

Turn on the power by performing the following steps.

1. Push the

2. Turn on your computer.

power

button on the printer to turn it on.

Turning off the Power

When you finished printing, turn off your printing devices by performing the following steps.

1. Quit Windows, and then turn off your computer.

2. Push the

power

button on the printer to turn it off.

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Printing Operations

When you have connected the cables to your printer, and have installed the printer driver, you are ready to use your printer . This section describes step by step operations of monochrome and color printing.

Printing (Monochrome)

This section explains how to perform black & white printing on plain paper.

Requirements

You need the following items for black & white printing.

• Ink cartridge

Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00)

• Media

High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size)(Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU), laser paper or plain paper for copiers.

• Printing data for black printing

Printing data consisting of text and/or graphics created by an application.

Placing an ink cartridge in your printer

Make sure at least one black ink cartridge is installed in the ink cartridge holders.

Black ink cartridge

Note

• If at least one of the ink cartridges in the four ink cartridge

holders can be used in the selected printing mode, the carriage will automatically pick up that ink cartridge.

• See chapter 1, “Getting Your Printer Ready” for directions on

installing ink cartridges.

• Installing multiple ink cartridges of the same color allows you

to print more pages without stopping to replace spent ink cartridges.

Caution

Do not place an ink cartridge directly into the carriage. Doing so may damage the printer.

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Loading the paper in your printer

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position “M”; for automatic feed mode, set it to “A”.

2. Fully extend the paper support.

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the

ready/insert

button. For automatic

feeding, load all of the sheets together .

ready / insert

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

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Setting up the printer driver for printing

1. In the application you want to print with, select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box.

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may differ slightly from one application to another.

Printing Operations

2. Click Properties.

ALPS MD-1300 Properties dialog box appears.

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3. Select either Monochrome Picture or Monochrome Text in the Document Type setting of the Paper tab.

When you select Automatic here, the black printing data will be printed in black, and the color printing data will be printed in full color.

4. Select a paper type in the Paper Type setting.

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5. Set the paper size and orientation, and the number of copies as desired.

6. Click the Color tab.

Make sure that the Color Format is set to Monochrome.

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7. Click the Quality tab.

Set the Resolution and Printing Option as desired.

Note

1) Checking the Enhanced Monochrome in the Printing Option setting improves the printing results on coarse paper. However, it doubles the printing time and cartridge consumption.

2) Checking the Monochrome Faster in the Printing Option setting shortens the printing time.

3) When printing black in 1200 dpi, select Monochrome Picture or Monochrome T ext in the Document T ype setting, and Plain Paper or Laser Print Paper in the Paper Type setting in the Paper tab. Then set the Resolution to 1200 x 600 dpi in the Resolution setting in the Quality tab.

8. When you complete all the setup, click OK to close the Alps MD-1300 Properties dialog box.

9. Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing.

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Printing (Color)

This section describes how to print standard color images on plain paper.

Requirements

You need the following items for standard color printing.

• Ink cartridges

Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00) Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00) Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Y ellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00)

• Media

High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size) (Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU), laser paper or plain paper for copiers.

• Printing data for color printing

Printing data consisting of text and/or graphics created by an application.

Placing ink cartridges in your printer

Make sure one cyan, one magenta, one yellow, and one black ink cartridge are installed. The ink cartridges may be installed in any order.

Caution

Do not place an ink cartridge directly into the carriage. Doing so may damage the printer.

Loading the paper in your printer

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position “M”; for automatic feed mode, set it to “A”.

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

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2. Fully extend the paper support.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder, and press the feeding, load all the sheets together .

ready / insert

button. For automatic

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

Setting up the printer driver for printing

1. In the application you want to print with, select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box.

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

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2. Click Properties.

ALPS MD-1300 Properties dialog box appears.

Printing Operations

3. Select Business Graphics or Graphic Art or Photographs in the Document Type setting on the Paper tab.

When you select Automatic here, the black & white printing data will be printed in black & white, and the color printing data will be printed in full color.

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4. Select a paper type, etc. as necessary.

5. Click the Color tab.

Make sure that the Color Format is set to Full Color (CMYK).

6. Click the Quality tab.

Select a desired resolution.

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7. When you complete all the setup, click OK to close the Alps MD-1300 Properties dialog box.

8. Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing.

Note

Using multicolor ink cartridges:

• You may perform color printing with a multicolor ink cartridge

on one cartridge holder plate, and a black ink cartridge on another.

Please see the “Installing Ink Cartridges” section of this guide for the details of how to install the ink cartridges.

• Multicolor ink cartridges are designed for such uses as print-

ing a small piece of color illustration in the middle of the black & white printing data, and performing special metallic color printing together with the metallic ink cartridges. For this reason, a larger amount of the ribbon is wasted with the multicolor ink cartridges than with the others. Therefore, using multicolor ink cartridges can be more costly than using the regular color ink cartridges.

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Chapter 2

Various Printing Operations

Learning to Use the Many Functions

of Your Printer

The MD-1300 not only prints outstanding monochrome and full color images but also offers a wide variety of other options, including printing in metallic color and printing on labels, iron-on transfers, and greeting cards. This chapter will show you how to use these useful functions step by step. Read Chapter 1 of this guide and learn the basic operations of your printer before reading this chapter . We hope you will take full advantage of the many functions of your printer.

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Photographic-Quality Color Printing

This section describes how to print Photographic-Quality Color images on PhotographicQuality Paper.

Requirements

You need the following items for Photographic-Quality Color printing.

• Ink cartridges

Photo cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 105812-00) Photo magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 105814-00) Photo yellow ink cartridge (Part No. 105816-00) Photo overcoat ink cartridge (Part No. 105818-00)

• Media

Photographic-Quality Paper (8.5" x 11" / A4) (Part No. 105822-00 / 10582200-EU)

• The guide sheet (the thick paper with the written description) included with the set of paper sheets

Caution

Always use Photographic-Quality Paper for Photographic-Quality Color printing. Failure to do so can damage the printer as well as the cartridge ribbon. Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded into the sheet feeder at once.

Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing. If you attempt to do so, the printer may malfunction.

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

¨¨

Use any application to create the image or document you want to print.

¨¨

¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Install the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders. The ink cartridges may be installed in any order.

¨¨

¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Paper (8.5"x 11" / A4)

¨¨

in Y our Printer

You may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the paper into your printer.

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position “M”; for automatic feed mode, set it to “A”.

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For automatic feeding, load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder, placing the printed side facing down. Then, place the Photographic-Quality Paper on this sheet. Only the glossy side of the PhotographicQuality Paper is printable, so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy, printable side up. When handling sheets, hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smearing or discoloring the glossy printing surface.

guide sheet

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3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder, and press the

Note

Only the glossy surface of paper can be subjected to Photographic-Quality printing. Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on, make sure the paper is correctly oriented.

Important

• You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic-Quality

Paper at one time.

• Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder. The

printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together.

• If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic-

Quality Paper, the final sheet may not feed properly .

• Always use the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges to print

on the Photographic-Quality Paper. Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper.

• Remove both the Photographic-Quality Paper and the guide

sheet before loading any other type of paper.

• The guide sheet is not reusable. When you load a new set of

Photographic-Quality Paper, make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package.

• Note that when all the Photographic-Quality Paper has been

fed from the sheet feeder, the printer will detect that the paper feeder is empty and will not feed the guide sheet. If you try to feed the guide sheet through the printer, it may get damaged. Do not use a damaged guide sheet in the printer.

• Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat, humid-

ity , dust, and direct sunlight.

• The printed image on the Photographic-Quality Paper may

discolor. Keep it out of contact with plastic, such as document holders, wallet windows, erasers, hairdressing items, and cosmetic items.

• Keep all unused sheets in the original bag.

ready / insert

button.

ready / insert

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Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu.

The following dialog box appears.

2. Click Properties.

The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD-1300 dialog box appears.

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

3. Select Business Graphics, Graphic Art, or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Paper tab.

4. Select Photographic Paper from the Paper T ype setting.

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5. When the following notice window appears, confirm the contents, and click OK.

Step 5

6. Change other necessary settings.

7. When you complete the setup, click OK to close the dialog box.

Note

If you select Photographic Paper from the Paper Type setting, the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided. It is recommended to print with the overcoat. However, if printing with the overcoat is not desired, click the Color tab, and then uncheck the Use Overcoat check-box in the Option setting.

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

Click OK in the Print dialog box, and printing will start.

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Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper

(4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

This section describes how to print Photographic-Quality Color images on PhotographicQuality Paper. With Photographic-Quality Color printing, you can print continuous-tone images with the same high quality as photographs. In Photographic-Quality Color printing, you can also print with an overcoat ink that produces a smooth, shiny surface like a photograph.

Requirements

You need the following items for Photographic-Quality Color printing.

• Ink cartridges

Make sure that you use only the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges listed below.

Photo cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 105812-00) Photo magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 105814-00) Photo yellow ink cartridge (Part No. 105816-00) Photo overcoat ink cartridge (Part No. 105818-00)

• Media

Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) (Part No. 105824-00)

• The guide sheet (the thick paper with the written description) included with the set of paper sheets

Important

Make sure that none of your Photographic-Quality Paper is warped more than 0.2" / 5 mm. W arped sheets can cause unsatisfactory print results.

0.2" / 5mm or less

Each sheet should have a warp of 0.2" / 5 mm or less when placed on a flat surface.

Important

• Always use Photographic-Quality Paper for Photographic-

Quality Color printing. Failure to do so can damage the printer as well as the cartridge ribbon. Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded into the sheet feeder at once.

• Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for

subsequent printing. If you attempt to do so, the printer may malfunction.

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

¨¨

Use any application to create the image or document you want to print.

¨¨

¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Install the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders. The ink cartridges may be installed in any order.

¨¨

¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Paper (4"x 6" / 100 x

¨¨

148 mm) in Y our Printer

Y ou may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the paper into your printer.

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position “M”; for automatic feed mode, set it to “A”.

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

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(4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

2. For automatic feeding, load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder, placing the printed side facing down. Then, place the Photographic-Quality Paper on the guide sheet. Only the glossy side of the Photographic-Quality Paper is printable, so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy, printable side up. When handling sheets, hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smearing or discoloring the glossy printing surface.

guide sheet

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder, and press the

ready / insert

button.

ready / insert

Note

Only the glossy surface of paper can be subjected to Photographic-Quality printing. Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on, make sure the paper is correctly oriented.

Important

• You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic-Quality

Paper at one time.

• Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder. The

printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together.

• If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic-

Quality Paper, the final sheet may not feed properly .

• Always use the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges to print

on the Photographic-Quality Paper. Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper.

• Remove both the Photographic-Quality Paper and the guide

sheet before loading any other type of paper.

• The guide sheet is not reusable. When you load a new set of

Photographic-Quality Paper, make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package.

• Note that when all the Photographic-Quality Paper has been

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• Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat, humid-

ity , dust, and direct sunlight.

• A printed image on Photographic-Quality Paper may discolor.

Keep it out of contact with plastic, such as document holders, wallet windows, erasers, hairdressing items, and cosmetic items.

• Keep all unused sheets in the original bag.

Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu.

The following dialog box appears.

2. Click Properties.

The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD-1300 dialog box appears.

Important

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

3. Select Business Graphics, Graphic Art, or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Paper tab.

4. Select Photographic Paper from the Paper Type setting.

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5. When the following notice window appears, confirm the contents and click OK.

(4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

6. Select Photo Paper 4 x 6 in from the Paper Size setting.

7. Change other necessary settings.

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8. When you complete the setup, click OK to close the dialog box.

Note

the Use Overcoat check-box in the Option setting.

Step 5

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

Click OK in the Print dialog box and printing will start.

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Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels

This section describes how to print Photographic Quality Color images on PhotographicQuality Labels. The Photographic-Quality Labels are available in the following two types.

Photographic-Quality Labels (20 stickers) Photographic-Quality Labels (2 stickers)

(Part No. 105850-00) (Part No. 105848-00)

Photographic-Quality Labels may be used with a variety of items, such as business cards, greeting cards and name tags.

Requirements

You need the following items for printing on the Photographic-Quality Labels.

• Ink cartridges

Make sure that you use only the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges listed below.

Photo cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 105812-00) Photo magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 105814-00) Photo yellow ink cartridge (Part No. 105816-00) Photo overcoat ink cartridge (Part No. 105818-00)

• Media

Photographic-Quality Labels (2 stickers) (Part No. 105848-00) or Photographic-Quality Labels (20 stickers) (Part No. 105850-00)

• The guide sheet (the thick paper with the written description) included with the set of paper sheets

Important

• Always use the above listed ALPS Photographic-Quality La-

bels. Using some other types of paper can cause the printer to malfunction.

• Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for

subsequent printing. If you attempt to do so, the printer may malfunction.

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Step 1

3.6mm (0.14")

¨¨

¨ Create Data for Printing on Photographic-Quality La-

¨¨

bels

Use the application of your choice to create the text and graphics you want, and lay them out within the printable area of a Photographic-Quality Label.

The following explanation will assume the use of PhotographicQuality Labels (2 stickers). Follow the same general sequence when you use Photographic-Quality Labels (20 stickers).

Photographic-Quality Labels templates have been prepared in the Label folder of the ALPS Installation CD-ROM included in the package. When creating data using those templates, please see the section “How to Use Photo Label T emplates” in the “Read Me” file on the ALPS Installation CD-ROM for instructions. You may use them, or employ some other application to lay out the data according to the print format shown below.

19.8mm (0.78")

20 stickers 2 stickers

8.5mm (0.33") 17mm

(0.67")

22mm (0.87")

12.5mm (0.49")

19.8mm (0.78")

164mm (6.46")

75mm (2.95")

52mm (2.05")

20.4mm (0.8")

164mm (6.46")

Step 2

5mm (0.2")

100mm (3.94")

¨¨

¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges

¨¨

100mm (3.94")

Install the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders. The ink cartridges may be installed in any order.

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Step 3

¨¨

¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Labels in Your Printer

¨¨

You may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the paper into your printer.

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position "M"; for automatic feed mode, set it to "A".

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For automatic feeding, load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder, placing the printed side facing down. Then, place the Photographic-Quality Labels on the guide sheet. Only the glossy side of the Photographic-Quality Labels is printable, so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy, printable side up. When handling sheets, hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smearing or discoloring the glossy printing surface.

guide sheet

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder, and press the

ready / insert

button.

ready / insert

Note

Only the glossy surface of paper can be subjected to Photographic-Quality printing. Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on, make sure the paper is correctly orientated.

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Important

• You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic-Quality

Labels at one time.

• Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder. The

printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together.

• If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic-

Quality Labels, the final sheet may not feed properly.

• Always use the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges to print

on the Photographic-Quality Labels. Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper.

• Remove both the Photographic-Quality Labels and the guide

sheet before loading any other type of paper.

• The guide sheet is not reusable. When you load a new set of

Photographic-Quality Labels, make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package.

• Note that when all the Photographic-Quality Labels have been

• Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat, humid-

ity , dust, and direct sunlight.

• The printed image on Photographic-Quality Labels may

discolor. Keep it out of contact with plastic, such as document holders, wallet windows, erasers, hairdressing items, and cosmetic items.

• Keep all unused sheets in the original bag.

Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu.

The following dialog box appears.

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2. Click Properties.

The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD-1300 dialog box appears.

Important

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

3. Select Business Graphics, Graphic Art, or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Paper tab.

4. Select Photographic Label from the Paper Type setting.

5. When the following notice window appears, confirm the contents and click OK.

6. Change other necessary settings.

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7. When you complete the setup, click OK to close the dialog box.

Note

Step 5

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

Click OK in the Print dialog box, and printing will start.

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Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpi

Use the steps outlined here for printing data in enhanced quality. Enhanced quality allows you to print on Photo Realistic Paper and High Grade Paper at an exceptionally high resolution of 1200 x 600 dpi, and to finish using a Finish cartridge. In this printing mode, the images produced have colors and tones almost like photographs.

Requirements

For full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing, you need the following items.

• Ink cartridges

Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00) Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Y ellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00) Finish cartridge (Part No. 106054-00)

Note

Please note that full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing uses only cyan, magenta, and yellow ink cartridges, with no black cartridge.

• Media

Photo Realistic Paper (Letter / A4 Size) (Part No. 105720-00 / 105720-00-EU) High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size) (Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU) Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) (Part No. 105721-00) Photo Realistic Labels (Part No. 105108-00)

Note

• Always use the media listed above for full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing.

• Before using Photo Realistic Paper, make sure that each sheet of paper is not warped more than 0.2". Using a sheet warped too much can cause unsatisfactory print results. To see how much the sheets are warped, place one sheet at a time on a flat surface.

Step 1

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

¨¨

Use any application to create the image or document you want to print.

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Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Install the Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Install one cyan, one magenta, and one yellow ink cartridge, and one Finish cartridge in the ink cartridge holders. The cartridges may be installed in any order.

¨¨

¨ Load Paper

¨¨

Manual feed mode is used for this printing.

1. Set the paper feed switch to position "M".

2. For Photo Realistic Paper (Letter / A4 size) or laser paper, fully extend the paper support.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters.

4. Load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder, and press the

ready/insert

button.

ready / insert

Note

• Be sure to manually feed Photo Realistic Paper and Labels

one at a time.

• For Photo Realistic Paper and Labels, load so that the glossy

surface faces upward.

• Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed

guide and Photo Realistic Paper and Labels. Otherwise, paper may not feed correctly.

• Laser paper and High Grade Paper can be continuously

printed using automatic feeding. To do so, load the paper by placing the paper feed switch in position "A".

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Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. In the application you want to print with, select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box.

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD-1300 driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

2. Click Properties.

ALPS MD-1300 Properties dialog box appears.

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3. Select Business Graphics, Graphic Art or Photographs in

4. Select an option in the Paper Type setting.

the Document Type setting on the Paper tab.

• For Photo Realistic Paper, select Photo Realistic Paper.

• For Photo Realistic Labels, select Photo Realistic Label.

• For laser paper or High Grade Paper, select Laser Paper.

Note

Full Color 1200 dpi x 600 dpi printing on Laser / ALPS High Grade paper;

When “Laser Paper” is selected the “Use Finish Cartridge” check box must be checked.

Alternatively, select “Full Color (CMY + Finish)” in the “Color Format” section of the “Color” tab.

When Photo Realistic Paper or Photo Realistic Label is selected for the Paper Type setting, the other options are automatically set for enhanced quality printing: Resolution is set to 1200 x 600 dpi, Halftone is set to Super Fine Dither, and Color Format is set to Full Color (CMY + Finish).

5. Select an option in the Paper Size setting.

For Photo Realistic Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm), select Photo Paper 4 x 6 in.

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6. Select an option in the Resolution Setting in the Quality tab.

For laser paper or High Grade Paper, select 1200 x 600 dpi.

7. Make any necessary changes to other settings in the Paper tab.

8. When you complete all the setup, click OK to close the dialog box.

9. Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing.

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Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing (Glossy Finish)

Use the steps outlined here for full color printing and photo realistic finishing (glossy finish). Full color data will be printed without using black ink to make the printed image look more natural. Then the image will be finished with a Finish cartridge, to create a glossy effect similar to a Photograph. This method is particularly effective for printing photographic images.

Requirements

For full color printing + photo realistic finishing, you need the following items.

• Ink cartridge

Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00) Magenta ink cartridge (Part No.106015-00) Yellow ink cartridge (Part No.106010-00) Finish cartridge (Part No. 106054-00)

• Media

High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size)(Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU) Greeting Card Set (Part No. 106090-00)

Note

When printing 600 x 600 dpi full color + photo realistic finishing, we suggest using High Grade Paper or a Greeting Card Set to obtain the best results.

Note

You can print full color (CMYK) and then place a glossy "finish" on the image. You must create a solid black image the same size as the full-color photo. Using the "Overlay mode", print the full color (CMYK) image first. Then insert the Finish cartridge, and print the solid black image as an overlay. You may wish to see the section entitled "Full Color + Spot Color Printing Using Overlay Mode" elsewhere in this Guide.

A good finish cannot be obtained if photo realistic finishing is applied to plain paper that lacks a smooth surface.

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Printing Method

For printing in 600 x 600 dpi full color + photo realistic finishing, select Business Graphics, Graphic Art or Photographs from the Document Type setting in the Paper tab in the MD-1300 printer driver dialog box. Then select Full Color (CMY + Finish) from the Color Format setting in the Color tab.

Printing is carried out in the following order: cyan, magenta, yellow, and finishing. For details, see the instructions for the specific type of print paper.

Note

Full color (CMYK) printing + Photo Realistic Finishing can be executed using the "Overlay mode". For details, see "Full Color + Spot Color Printing Using Overlay Mode".

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Printing in Spot Color (Metallic and White Color printing)

Spot color printing (metallic and white color printing) is a unique feature of the MDSeries printers. Although most applications are not designed to handle spot color printing, the MD-1300 printer driver allows you to select specific colors or color components that will be replaced by spot colors such as metallic and white inks when printing. You can print with up to four spot colors (or three spot colors plus black) from most applications that allow color specification.

Moreover, because metallic inks are opaque, metallic printing is unaffected by the color of the underlying paper. As a result, you can print not only on colored paper but also on black glossy surfaces or brightly colored surfaces (like those found in greeting cards).

When a white ink is used as undercoat, colored paper can be subjected to full color printing. To provide a white undercoat, see "Undercoating with the White Ink Cartridge".

Types of Spot Color Printing

The following types of spot color printing are possible depending on the types of ink cartridges used.

• Single spot color printing

Spot color printing using a single color.

• Multi spot color printing

Spot color printing using 2 or more colors. Up to 3 spot colors plus black can be used.

• Full color + spot color printing

Full color printing and spot color printing can be combined in two ways, by printing in Overlay mode or by printing all colors in one sequence.

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Single Spot Color Printing

Single spot color printing uses just one color. Only the color to be used is installed in the printer. This method is used when an entire image or document is going to be printed in a single color.

This method of printing can be used even when the application you are using does not allow designation of color compositions. Using this method, even full color or grayscale images can be printed in spot color.

Requirements

For single spot color printing you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

For spot color printing at least one ink cartridge is required. Metallic gold ink cartridge (Part No. 106030-00)

Metallic silver ink cartridge (Part No. 106045-00) Metallic magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106035-00) Metallic cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106040-00) White ink cartridge (Part No. 106050-00)

• Media

Plain or smooth paper can be used just as with normal color printing. Since metallic ink is not transparent, printing on colored paper also works

well. We suggest using High Grade Paper (Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00EU) and Greeting Cards (Part No. 106090-00).

White ink can be printed on iron-on transfer sheets, overhead projector transparencies, or back print films.

Step 1

¨¨

¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing

¨¨

Use any application to create the image or document you want to print, and prepare it just as you would for normal printing.

Note

It is not necessary to select a color in the application that matches the color of the ink cartridge in the printer. Leaving the characters and images in black is fine. Color and shaded areas will be printed in varying gradations as dot matrices under the Grayscale setting.

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Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Install the Ink Cartridge

¨¨

Install the metallic ink cartridge you want to print with in cartridge holder 1 (the leftmost holder).

Leave the other holders empty.

Note

If multiple ink cartridges have been loaded, the desired colors can be selected at the time of printing. In this case select Before Spooling or Before Printing under the V erify Spot Colors option.

¨¨

¨ Load Paper

¨¨

The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type. Use manual feed mode for thick paper and greeting cards. For plain paper, laser paper, and High Grade Paper, you may also use automatic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time. For details, see the section entitled “Loading Paper” in Chapter 1.

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position "M"; for automatic feed mode, set it to "A".

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For Letter / A4 paper, fully extend the paper support.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

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4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the

ready/insert

button. For automatic

feeding, load all of the sheets together.

ready / insert

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. When the dialog box appears, click Properties.

A dialog box appears, where you can set up your printer driver .

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

2. Select Spot Color in the Document Type setting.

3. Change any other settings, such as paper size and orientation, as necessary.

4. Click the Color tab.

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5. Click the Single Spot Color radio button in the Color Format setting.

Step 5

6. Click OK at the bottom of the window.

The window closes and the display returns to the Print dialog box.

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

1. Click Print in the Print dialog box.

The Printer ribbon selection dialog box appears.

This dialog box indicates which cartridges are currently loaded in the printer.

2. Choose an ink cartridge from the list by checking the appropriate box.

3. Click OK to start printing.

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Multi Spot Color Printing

Use the steps outlined here for spot color printing using two or more spot color ink cartridges. By associating each spot color with a color (or color composition) in your application, you can print with as many as four spot colors (or three spot colors and black). You can use this method with most applications that support color.

Requirements

For multi spot color printing you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

When printing with multiple spot color inks as many as four of the following ink cartridges can be used.

Metallic gold ink cartridge (Part No. 106030-00) Metallic silver ink cartridge (Part No. 106045-00) Metallic magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106035-00) Metallic cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106040-00) Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00) White ink cartridge (Part No. 106050-00)

Spot color ink cartridges and a black ink cartridge can be used at the same time just by installing a black ink cartridge along with the spot color ink cartridges you are using. No more than four ink cartridges can be used at one time.

• Media

Plain or smooth paper can be used just as with normal color printing. Since metallic ink is not transparent, printing on colored paper also works

well. We suggest using High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size) (Part No. 10608500 / 106085-00-EU) and Greeting Cards (Part No. 106090-00).

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Step 1

¨¨

¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing

¨¨

1. Use any application to create the image or document you want to print, and prepare it just as you would for normal printing. The image may contain text as well as graphics.

Note

Single spot color printing can produce grayscale images. However, be aware that intermediate gradations are not possible when using more than one spot color at a time.

Note

Full color or grayscale images with gradations can be converted to graded black and white images using photo retouch software. In this way, full color and grayscale images can be printed with gradations to some degree.

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2. Set the colors corresponding to each spot color you want to use.

For example, set the parts of the image that you want to print in metallic gold to yellow, the parts of the image that you want to print metallic cyan to blue, and so forth. If you are also using black, set the parts of the image that you want to print in black to black.

Set this area to black (Prints in black)

Set this area to red (Prints in metallic magenta)

Set this area to blue (Prints in metallic cyan)

Set this area to light gray (Prints in white)

Set this area to yellow (Prints in metallic gold)

Note

Many applications have color palettes that allow easy selection of metallic colors.

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The colors (and color compositions) associated with spot colors are shown in the following table.

■ Colors (and color compositions) used to indicate spot colors

In multi spot color printing, indicate spot colors by selecting colors in the application that resemble the spot colors.

As much as possible, try to select colors that resemble the spot colors to be printed. In applications that do not have many color choices, such as word processors, closely related colors can be used. In this case, however, check the color output by executing a test print to make sure the correct spot colors are printed.

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The following table indicates the color compositions settings that will most closely resemble the printed results. In applications that allow the user to make color composition settings, adjust the settings as shown below.

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dloGcillateM wolleY)egnaro-wolleyro(

revliScillateM yarG

atnegaMcillateM )atnegamotesolcdera(deR,atnegaM

nayCcillateM )naycotesolceulba(eulB,nayC

kcalB)lamroN( )001=K,0=Y=M=Cro0=B=G=R(kcalblamroN

■ Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing

• Color compositions using RGB settings (n/255)

roloctopS R G B

dloGcillateM 522 061 0

revliScillateM 981 391 791

atnegaMcillateM 361 63 511

nayCcillateM 0 671 102

etihW 032 032 032

• Color compositions using RGB settings (n/100%)

roloctopS R G B

dloGcillateM 88 36 0

revliScillateM 47 67 77

atnegaMcillateM 46 41 54

nayCcillateM 0 96 97

etihW 89 89 89

• Color compositions using CYMK settings (n/100%)

C M Y K

roloctopS

dloGcillateM 21 73 001 0

revliScillateM 62 42 32 0

atnegaMcillateM 63 68 55 0

nayCcillateM 001 13 12 0

etihW 2 2 2 0

Note

For instructions on changing color composition settings in an application, refer to the manual that came with your application. Depending on the application, a spot color may not print correctly even though the color settings were properly set in the application.

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Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Install the Spot Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Install all the spot ink cartridges for the spot colors you want to use into the ink cartridge holders. The order of the ink cartridges is not important.

Note

At most, four ink cartridges can be installed. Also, installing one black ink cartridge and three spot color ink cartridges allows spot color and black printing at the same time.

¨¨

¨ Load Paper in Your Printer

¨¨

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position "M"; for automatic feed mode, set it to "A".

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For Letter / A4 paper, fully extend the paper support.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

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4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the

ready / insert

button. For automatic

feeding, load all of the sheets together .

ready / insert

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

Step 4

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu of your software. When the dialog box appears, click Properties.

A dialog box appears, where you can set up your printer driver .

Note

Please note that the dialog displayed and procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another. The Print window shown here is for Windows 95.

2. Select Spot Color in the Document Type setting.

3. Change any other settings, such as paper size and orientation, as necessary.

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4. Click the Color tab.

5. Click the Multi Spot Colors radio button in the Color Format setting.

Step 5

6. Click OK at the bottom of the window.

The window closes and the display returns to the Print window.

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

1. Click OK in the Print window.

Printing will start.

Note

If the ink cartridge corresponding to a selected spot color is not present, the following window will appear instructing you to install the proper ink cartridge.

Open the front cover of the printer and insert the appropriate ink cartridge. Close the front cover and click on OK to continue printing.

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Full Color + Spot Color Printing Using Overlay Mode

Follow these steps for full color + spot color printing using Overlay mode. This method prints twice on the same sheet. After the first printing, the paper remains in the printer and is not ejected. This prevents positioning problems on the second printing.

Requirements

For full color + spot color printing you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges can be used with full color + spot color printing. Metallic gold ink cartridge (Part No. 106030-00) Metallic silver ink cartridge (Part No. 106045-00) Metallic magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106035-00) Metallic cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106040-00) White ink cartridge (Part No. 106050-00) Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00) Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Y ellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00) Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00)

• Media

Plain paper, smooth paper, or greeting cards can be used just as with normal color printing. We suggest using High Grade Paper (Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU).

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Step 1

Spot color image

¨¨

¨ Create an Image for Full Color + Spot Color Printing

¨¨

1. Prepare the full color image and the spot color images separately.

Output results

Full color image

2. Create one file containing the full color image and a second file containing the spot color image.

Note

• In applications that allow multiple pages, the spot color im-

age may be prepared on page 1 and the full color image on page 2.

• For instructions on indicating spot colors on page contain-

ing the spot colors, please refer to the section titled “Multi Spot Color Printing” earlier in this guide.

• To make it easier to correctly position the full color and the

spot color images, prepare all the data in a single file and then make two copies of the file. In one file delete the spot color data and, in the other file, delete the full color data.

• When you want to print full color + spot color without split-

ting the two sets of data, place the spot color data on top of the full color data and set its color to white so that it does not print. Positioning the spot color data above the full color data and setting its color to white makes it relatively easy to use the same image for both sets of data.

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Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Spot Color Image

¨¨

For full color + spot color printing using Overlay mode, print the spot color image first.

¨¨

¨ Install the Spot Color Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Install the spot color ink cartridges required for this image.

¨¨

¨ Load Paper in Y our Printer

¨¨

1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position "M"; for automatic feed mode, set it to "A".

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For Letter / A4 paper, fully extend the paper support.

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3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the

ready / insert

button. For automatic

feeding, load all of the sheets together.

ready / insert

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

Step 5

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu. Click the Properties button in the Print dialog box.

The printer driver settings window appears and displays the Document Type settings page.

2. Because the spot color image will be printed first, select Spot Color in the Document Type setting.

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3. Check the Overlay check box in the Paper Source setting.

4. Change any other necessary settings such as paper size

5. Click the Color tab.

Checking this option turns on the Overlay mode so that the page will not be ejected from the printer after it has been printed.

and type.

6. Under Color Format, select either Single Spot Color or Multi Spot Colors.

Note

• If you are using only one Spot color, select Single Spot Color .

• If you are printing multiple Spot colors, select Multi Spot Color.

In this example, Single Spot Color is selected.

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7. When the printer driver settings are completed, click OK at the bottom left of the window.

Step 6

Step 7

¨¨

¨ Print

¨¨

1. Click OK in the Print dialog box.

Printing will begin. After the printing is completed, the paper returns to the initial

print position without being ejected.

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Full Color Data

¨¨

After the Spot color data is printed, the full color data is printed.

1. Open the full color data file to display it.

Step 8

Step 9

Close the Spot color data file if necessary.

¨¨

¨ Change the Ink Cartridges

¨¨

Remove the spot color ink cartridges from the printer and insert cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink cartridges.

¨¨

¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. Click the Properties button in the Print window.

The printer driver settings window appears and displays the Paper tab.

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2. Select Automatic, Business Graphics, Graphic Art or Photographs under the Document Type setting.

Step 10

3. Change any other necessary settings such as paper size and type.

4. When the printer driver settings are completed, click OK at the bottom left of the window.

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¨Print

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1. Click OK in the Print dialog box.

Printing will begin.

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Simultaneous Full Color + Spot Color Printing

This section explains how to print full color + spot color simultaneously . This printing method differentiates between spot color and full color areas

depending on their color composition. For this reason, it is necessary to assign the proper color to each area. This printing method is used with applications that allow the user to specify color compositions.

Requirements

For simultaneous full color + spot color printing you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges can be used with full color + spot color printing. Metallic gold ink cartridge (Part No. 106030-00)

Metallic silver ink cartridge (Part No. 106045-00) Metallic magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106035-00) Metallic cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106040-00) Multicolor ink cartridge* (Part No. 106025-00) Black ink cartridge* (Part No. 106005-00)

* The multicolor and black ink cartridges must always be loaded during simultaneous

full color + spot color printing.

• Media

Spot color printing does not require special paper . Plain paper, smooth paper , or greeting cards can be used just as with normal color printing.

Note

White ink cartridge cannot be used for simultaneous full color + spot color printing.

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Step 1

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¨ Create the Full Color + Spot Color Print Image

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1. Create the full color and spot color data to be printed.

It is not necessary to prepare the spot color and full color images separately as with full color + spot color printing using Overlay mode. The data is prepared on the same page. Areas to be printed with spot ink and those to be printed in full color are indicated by their respective screen colors.

Note

There is a small range of color composition values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating spot colors. Because of this, photographs and other data with large numbers of different colors may have areas that match the spot color designations and print partially in spot color. When printing images that contain data such as photos, it is best to print full color + spot color using Overlay mode.

2. Set the image areas to be printed in spot color to colors that correspond to the spot colors you want to use.

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Printing in Metallic Color

The colors (and color compositions) associated with spot colors are shown in the following tables.

■ Color composition for indicating spot colors

When printing full color and spot color simultaneously, the spot colors are designated by corresponding color compositions on the screen.

• Color compositions using RGB settings (n/255)

roloctopS R G B

dloGcillateM 522 061 0

revliScillateM 981 391 791

atnegaMcillateM 361 63 511

nayCcillateM 0 671 102

• Color compositions using RGB settings (n/100%)

roloctopS R G B

dloGcillateM 88 36 0

revliScillateM 47 67 77

atnegaMcillateM 46 41 54

nayCcillateM 0 96 97

• Color compositions using CMYK settings (n/100%)

C M Y K

roloctopS

dloGcillateM 21 73 001 0

revliScillateM 62 42 32 0

atnegaMcillateM 63 68 55 0

nayCcillateM 001 13 12 0

Note

See your application’s manual for instructions on setting up color components in your application. Using CMYK to specify color components may result in colors that do not match the desired spot colors.

Also, some applications make internal adjustments to produce the displayed color components. In such cases, the color components cannot be restricted and therefore spot colors cannot be used.

Color compositions different from those shown above will be interpreted and printed as normal full color.

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Step 2

Step 3

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¨ Install the Ink Cartridges

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You can print in full color plus two spot colors without having to change cartridges by using the multicolor ink cartridge, the black ink cartridge, and two spot color ink cartridges of your choice. Y ou can also print your data with up to four spot colors by changing the ink cartridges when the message dialog appears.

Note

The multicolor and black ink cartridges must always be loaded during simultaneous full color + spot color printing.

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¨ Load Paper in Y our Printer

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1. For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to position "M"; for automatic feed mode, set it to "A".

Paper feed switch “A” Paper feed switch “M”

2. For Letter / A4 paper, fully extend the paper support.

3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper.

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4. For manual feeding, load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the

ready / insert

button. For automatic

feeding, load all of the sheets together.

ready / insert

Manual feeding Automatic feeding

Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. Click the Properties button in the Print window.

The printer driver settings window appears and displays the Paper tab.

2. Click Metallic with Full Color in the Document Type setting.

Selecting this option allows simultaneous full color and spot color printing.

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3. Change any other necessary settings such as paper size

4. When the printer driver settings are completed, click OK

Step 5¨ Print

1. Click OK in Print dialog box.

and type.

at the bottom left of the window.

Printing will begin.

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Printing Greeting Cards

This section describes step by step operation for printing on greeting cards. By combining full color and metallic color printing, you can create many different looks for your greeting cards.

Requirements

For printing on greeting cards, you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges can be used. Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00)

Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Y ellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00) Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00) Metallic gold ink cartridge (Part No. 106030-00) Metallic silver ink cartridge (Part No. 106045-00) Metallic magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106035-00) Metallic cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106040-00) White ink cartridge (Part No. 106050-00) Finish ink cartridge (Part No. 106054-00)

Caution

On the glossy side of greeting cards, ALW A YS use metallic color ink cartridges.

• Media

Use the greeting cards specifically designed for your printer. Greeting Card set (Part No. 106090-00)

Caution

• Always use the above listed greeting cards. Using some other

type of cards can cause the printer to malfunction.

• Do not bend the greeting cards before loading them on the

printer. Once you have bent a card, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory printing results around the crease.

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

¨¨

¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed

¨¨

Create the text and graphic objects with an application, and lay them out within the printing area of a greeting card.

¨¨

¨ Install the Ink Cartridges.

¨¨

1. Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders.

¨¨

¨Load the Greeting Card into the Printer

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Manual feed mode is used for this printing.

1. Set the paper feed switch to position "M".

2. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters.

3. Face the printing surface upward, load the card into the sheet feeder, and press the

ready / insert

button.

Step 4

ready / insert

Note

Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed guide and the greeting card. Otherwise, the card may not feed in correctly.

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¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing

¨¨

1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. Click the Properties button in the Print window.

The printer driver settings window appears.

Note

Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another.

2. Select the appropriate document type in the Document Type setting.

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3. Set the Paper Type to Cardboard (Thick paper).

4. Set the Paper Size to User Defined to open the paper size specification dialog box. Set the Paper Width to 5.83 inches / 148 mm, and the Paper Length to 7.87 inches / 200 mm, and click OK.

Step 5

5. When you complete all the setup, click OK to close the dialog box.

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¨ Print

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1. Click OK in the Print dialog box.

Printing will begin.

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Printing on Photo Realistic Labels

A photograph of a person can be printed on a Photo Realistic Label to create a photographic label. To do so, photographic data from a scanner or a digital camera is laid out using application software prior to printing.

Requirements

For printing Photo Realistic Labels, you will need the following.

• Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges can be used. Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00)

Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Y ellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00) Finish cartridge (Part No. 106054-00)

• Media

Photo Realistic Labels (4" x 6" / 100 x148 mm) (Part No. 105108-00)

Note

When Photo Realistic Labels are printed in full color at 1,200 dpi, cyan, magenta, and yellow inks are used to create black. Thus, black ink is not used.

13.4mm (0.53") 3mm (0.12")

16.05mm (0.63")

23.5mm (0.93")

23mm (0.91")

3mm (0.12")

148mm (5.8")

100mm (3.9")

Printing is possible within the range shown in rectangles.

Alps Electric MD-1300 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction

Service, Support and Supplies

Product Label

Getting Your Printer Ready

Getting Your Printer Ready

Connecting Cables

Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer

Printer (Front View)

Printer (Rear View)

Inside the Printer

Paper Feed Switch

Control Panel

Installing Ink Cartridges

Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types

Installing Ink Cartridges

Exchanging Ink Cartridges

Loading Paper

Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes

Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode

Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode

Installing the Printer Driver

Purpose of the Printer Driver

System Requirements

Installing the Printer Driver

Turning the Power On or Off

Turning on the Power

Turning off the Power

Printing Operations

Printing (Monochrome)

Printing (Color)

Photographic-Quality Color Printing

Requirements

Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

Requirements

Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels

Requirements

Printing Full Color Data at 1200x 600 dpi

Requirements

Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing (Glossy Finish)

Requirements

Printing Method

Printing in Spot Color (Metallic and White Color printing)

Single Spot Color Printing

Requirements

Multi Spot Color Printing

Requirements

Full Color + Spot Color Printing Using Overlay Mode

Requirements

Simultaneous Full Color + Spot Color Printing

Requirements

Printing Greeting Cards

Requirements

Printing on Photo Realistic Labels

Requirements