Alps Electric Master Your Printing Techniques with the Alps 5000 Printer

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Various Printing Operations

Printing on Back Print Film

This section explains the steps for printing illustrations and photographs on back print film. Attaching printed back print film to paper with an iron gives the final image a glossy finish like a photograph. Also, a finishing sheet that can be used to create a matte (non- glossy) finish is included.

Note

∙Back print film printing is basically the same as normal color printing. However, special sheets are used in place of paper. Hold the sheets by the edge when inserting them into the printer to avoid touching the printing side.

∙Images printed on back print film should only be transferred to white paper. Colored paper may affect the colors of the printed image.

Requirements

For back print film printing you will need the following.

∙ Back Print Film ∙ Finishing Sheet ∙ Matte Finishing Sheet

Printing side Rougher surface

Insert in this direction

Silicon coated

side

The back print film sheets, the finishing sheets, and the matte finishing sheet come together in a single package of Back Print Film (Part No. 106080-00).

∙Paper to transfer the image to :

We recommend High Grade Paper (Letter) (Part No. 106085-00 ).

Plain paper may be used but, depending on the pattern of the image, the image may pick up the unevenness in the paper and appear rough. Also, glossy paper traps pockets of air and does not work well.

∙Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges may be used. Cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 106020-00) Magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 106015-00) Yellow ink cartridge (Part No. 106010-00) Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00) White ink cartridge (Part No. 106050-00)

∙Iron

Use an ordinary household iron. Do not use steam. Set the iron to Dry.

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Contents Online User’s Guide for Windows 3.1, 95/98 Table of Contents Printer Driver Various Printing Operations Photographic-Quality Color Printing ∙ Ink cartridges∙ Media Guide sheet ¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink CartridgesPaper feed switch a ¨ Prepare the Image to be PrintedVarious Printing Operations Click Properties ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing¨ Print Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x ¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Paper 4x 6 in Your Printer Guide sheet ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations Click OK in the Print dialog box and printing will start Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels Stickers ¨ Create Data for Printing on Photographic-Quality La- bels¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Labels in Your Printer ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Click Properties ¨ Print VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Print Film ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges¨ Load the VPhoto Print Film 8.5 x 11 in Your Printer Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing Requirement VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Paper¨ Load the VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus in Your Printer ¨ Print VPhoto Color Printing on Plain Paper ¨ Load the Paper in Your Printer Set Print Mode to VPhoto Color VPhoto Color Printing on Photo Realistic Labels Select Photo Realistic Label from the Media Type setting ¨ Print ∙ Ink cartridge Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy FinishVarious Printing Operations ∙ Metallic & Cmyk Inks Printing in Spot Color∙ Single Ink ∙ Multiple Inks¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Single Ink Printing¨ Install the Ink Cartridge ¨ Load PaperManual feeding ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing ¨ Print Multiple Inks Printing ¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Various Printing Operations Colors and color compositions used to indicate spot colors Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing¨ Load Paper in Your Printer ¨ Install the Spot Ink Cartridges¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations ¨ Print Simultaneous Metallics & Cmyk Inks Printing Create the full color and spot color data to be printed ¨ Create the Full Color + Spot Color Print ImageColor composition for indicating spot colors ∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/255∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/100% ∙ Color compositions using Cmyk settings n/100%¨ Install the Ink Cartridges ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations ¨ Print ∙ Full color + foil color printing Printing in Foil Color∙ Single foil color printing without halftone ∙ Multi foil color printingSingle Foil Color Printing For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to posi Various Printing Operations ¨ Print Multi Foil Color Printing ¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Colors and color components used to indicate foil colors Foil colorApplication color used to indicate the foil color ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges Various Printing Operations ¨ Print Simultaneous Full Color + Foil Color Printing Application color used to ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges Various Printing Operations ¨ Print Printing Greeting Cards ¨Load the Greeting Card into the Printer Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holdersClick OK in the Print dialog box. Printing will begin Set the Media Type to Cardboard Thick paperPrinting on Back Print Film ∙ Paper to transfer the image to∙ Iron Back Print Film Normally, use Photographs ¨ Transfer the Image to Paper using an Iron Plain paper Paper for copiers ¨ Curl CorrectionApply the iron ¨ Obtain a Matte FinishLeave them rolled up for five minutes Unroll them, and the curl should be correctedExamples ∙ Cloth to transfer the image to T-shirt, handkerchief, etc Making Iron-on Transfers¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Set the Media Type to Iron-on Transfer Sheet ¨ Transfer the Iron-On to Cloth Various Printing Operations Transfer Procedure Iron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric itemsMaterial Selection Printing on Overhead Transparencies Separator ¨ Set up the Transparency SeparatorsSeparator Outer box To be aligned the edge Inner box Paper output slotAdjust the paper feed guide to the paper size ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparen- ciesClick OK in the Print dialog box. Printing will start Undercoating with a VPhoto Primer Ink Cartridge ¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed As UndercoatWhite portions of data R=G=B=100% are not undercoated ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations ¨ Print on Undercoat Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box Printer Driver Setup Dialog BoxRadio buttons Default buttonCancel button TabsDocument Type Settings in Each TabMedia Type Print Settings Print Mode Printer Effects Method to ApplyPrinter Effects Preview Refresh button Show Details dialog boxPaper Size Status DisplayScaling check box LayoutPages Per Sheet Print Borders check boxColor Match Color BalancePhoto Enhancement Image