Alps Electric MD-5000P manual Making Iron-on Transfers

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Various Printing Operations

Making Iron-on Transfers

The special features of the MD-Series printers enable you to create iron-on transfers, which allow you to print illustrations and photos and then transfer them to cloth using an iron. With the iron-on transfer sheets, you can create one-of-a-kind T-shirts, handker- chiefs, and other items using family pictures, names, and so forth.

Note

Printing on Iron-on Transfer Sheets is identical to normal color printing except special sheets are used. When placing the sheets in the printer, care should be taken to avoid getting fingerprints, etc., on the printing surface of the sheets. Also, when preparing images, keep in mind that since the final image will be trans- ferred to cloth, extremely fine print data or very small illustra- tions details may not show up well.

Requirements

The iron-on transfer sheets and the finishing sheet come together in a package of Iron-on Transfer Sheets (Part No. 106075-00). (Use only the sheets specified.)

∙Ink cartridges

The following ink cartridges can 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)

Note

Because the back side of the printed image is face up after it is transferred to cloth, opaque inks such as metallic color cannot be used for iron-ons.

∙Iron

Use a regular household iron. Do not use steam. Set the iron to Dry.

∙Cloth to transfer the image to (T-shirt, handkerchief, etc.)

Most cloth that is fairly smooth will work fine. The transferred image may peel off in the laundry if the cloth stretches or shrinks a lot, does not withstand heat well, or has a nap. These kinds of cloth should be avoided.

Note

Use iron-ons only on white cloth. Black or other colors will af- fect the printed color of the image.

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Contents Online User’s Guide for Windows 3.1, 95/98 Table of Contents Printer Driver Various Printing Operations ∙ Ink cartridges Photographic-Quality Color Printing∙ Media ¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed ¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink CartridgesPaper feed switch a Guide sheetVarious Printing Operations ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Click Properties¨ 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 ¨ Create Data for Printing on Photographic-Quality La- bels Stickers¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Labels in Your Printer ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Click Properties ¨ Print ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Print Film¨ Load the VPhoto Print Film 8.5 x 11 in Your Printer Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Paper Requirement¨ 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 Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish ∙ Ink cartridgeVarious Printing Operations ∙ Multiple Inks Printing in Spot Color∙ Single Ink ∙ Metallic & Cmyk InksSingle Ink Printing ¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing¨ Load Paper ¨ Install the Ink CartridgeManual feeding ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing ¨ Print Multiple Inks Printing ¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Various Printing Operations Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing Colors and color compositions used to indicate spot colors¨ Install the Spot Ink Cartridges ¨ Load Paper in Your Printer¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations ¨ Print Simultaneous Metallics & Cmyk Inks Printing ¨ Create the Full Color + Spot Color Print Image Create the full color and spot color data to be printed∙ Color compositions using Cmyk settings n/100% ∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/255∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/100% Color composition for indicating spot colors¨ Install the Ink Cartridges ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Various Printing Operations ¨ Print ∙ Multi foil color printing Printing in Foil Color∙ Single foil color printing without halftone ∙ Full color + 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 Foil color Colors and color components used to indicate foil colorsApplication 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 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders ¨Load the Greeting Card into the PrinterSet the Media Type to Cardboard Thick paper Click OK in the Print dialog box. Printing will begin∙ Paper to transfer the image to Printing on Back Print Film∙ Iron Back Print Film Normally, use Photographs ¨ Transfer the Image to Paper using an Iron ¨ Curl Correction Plain paper Paper for copiersUnroll them, and the curl should be corrected ¨ Obtain a Matte FinishLeave them rolled up for five minutes Apply the ironExamples Making Iron-on Transfers ∙ Cloth to transfer the image to T-shirt, handkerchief, etc¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Set the Media Type to Iron-on Transfer Sheet ¨ Transfer the Iron-On to Cloth Various Printing Operations Iron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items Transfer ProcedureMaterial Selection Printing on Overhead Transparencies Paper output slot ¨ Set up the Transparency SeparatorsSeparator Outer box To be aligned the edge Inner box Separator¨ Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparen- cies Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper sizeClick OK in the Print dialog box. Printing will start ¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed As Undercoat Undercoating with a VPhoto Primer Ink CartridgeWhite 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 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog BoxTabs Default buttonCancel button Radio buttonsSettings in Each Tab Document TypeMedia Type Print Settings Print Mode Method to Apply Printer EffectsPrinter Effects Preview Status Display Show Details dialog boxPaper Size Refresh buttonPrint Borders check box LayoutPages Per Sheet Scaling check boxImage Color BalancePhoto Enhancement Color Match