Getting Your Printer Ready | Alps Electric MD-1300 specification

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.

CardboardTape

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Alps Electric MD-1300 Getting Your Printer Ready, Removing the outside packing materials, Remove the packing materials

Contents

User’s Guide For US Customers Model Number Trade NameResponsible party Address Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Printing on Photo Realistic Labels What to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing Introduction Service, Support and Supplies WarrantyFor US Customers Product Support Supplies Product Label Major Functions Operations Learn the Major Functions Operations of Your Printer Getting Your Printer Ready Getting Your Printer ReadyRemoving the outside packing materials Remove the packing materials Opening the front cover Removing the carriage packing material How to attach the Macintosh interface module How to remove the Macintosh interface moduleClosing the front cover Locating the printer Connecting Cables Connecting the printer to your computerCheck the Scsi device number Power cord connections 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 Take up any slack in the ribbonOpen the front cover Place the ink cartridges Major Functions and Operations Exchanging Ink Cartridges Remove the ink cartridgePlace a new ink cartridge on the ink cartridge holder plate Loading Paper Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes Loading Paper Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode Pull out the paper support Switch the paper feed modePlace the paper in the sheet feeder Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size Push the paper support Lift the paper stopper Load paper Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode Set the paper feed switch to position M Insert paper Insert paper straight into the sheet feeder Installing the Printer Driver Preparing for InstallationPurpose of the Printer Driver System Requirements Contents of the Installation Disks Installing the Printer Driver Using Balloon Help Selecting the MD-1300 DriverFrom the Apple menu, select the Chooser Click on the MD-1300 printer driver icon MD-1300Click on the close box to close the Chooser Click on the OK button to close the dialog box Testing the Printer Setup Dialog BoxUsing the Print Desktop command Print Dialog Box Print Preview Turning the Power On or Off Turning on the PowerTurning off the Power Printing Operations Printing MonochromeRequirements Placing an ink cartridge in your printer Loading the paper in your printer Setting up the printer driver for printing After making any changes, click Print to start printing Printing Color Placing ink cartridges in your printer∙ Ink cartridges ∙ Printing data for color printing Setting up the printer driver for printing Printing ¨Open the ColorSyncTM System Characteristic Document To Print in Colors Similar to Those in a Photograph ¨ Set the Characteristic ¨ Set the Monitor ¨ Enable the ColorSyncTM Function During Printing ¨ Display the Print Dialog Box¨ Start Printing Major Functions and Operations Various Printing Operations Learning to Use the Many Functions Your Printer Photographic-Quality Color Printing Requirements ¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges ¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Various Printing Operations ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing ¨ Print Color matching is normally set to Drivers Matching Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x 6 / 100 x 148 mm ¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed Guide sheet ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Make sure that Colors is set to Millions of Colors 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 ¨ Print Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpi Photo Realistic Labels Part No ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges ¨ Load Paper Photo Realistic Paper selected Make color matching selections as required Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Printing Method Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Types of Spot Color Printing∙ Single spot color printing ∙ Multi spot color printing Single Spot Color Printing ¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing ¨ Install the Ink Cartridge ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Page Click Print in the Print dialog box Multi Spot Color Printing ¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Page ∙ Color compositions using Cymk settings n/100% Spot color ¨ Install the Spot Ink Cartridges ¨ Load Paper in Your Printer ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Click Preview in the Print dialog box Printing starts Full Color + Spot Color Printing in Multi-page Mode ¨ Create an Image for Full Color + Spot Color Printing ¨ Install the Spot Color Ink Cartridges ¨ Prepare the Spot Color Image ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing ¨ Print Click Preview in the Print dialog box ¨ Prepare the Full Color Data Open the full color data file in your application ¨ Change the Cartridges Simultaneous Full Color + Spot Color Printing ¨ Create the Full Color + Spot Color Print Image Create the full color and spot color data to be printed Color composition for indicating spot colors ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges ¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing Printing Greeting Cards Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders ¨Load the Greeting Card into the Printer ¨ Print 100 To start printing, click Print in the Print dialog box Printing on Photo Realistic Labels 101 102 ¨Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 103¨Print Select Print from the File menu 104 Printing on Back Print Film 105∙ Paper to transfer the image to ∙ Iron Set the paper feed switch to position M 106 107 Insert the back print film into the printer 108 109 ¨ Transfer the Image to Paper with an Iron 110 ¨ Curl Correction 111 ¨ Obtain a Matte FinishLeave them rolled up for five minutes Unroll them, and the curl should be corrected Examples 112Apply the iron Making Iron-on Transfers 113 114 ∙ Cloth to transfer the image to T-shirt, handkerchief, etc 115 Insert the iron-on transfer sheet into the printer 116 Once the settings have been finished, click the OK but- ton 117¨ Transfer the Iron-On to Cloth 118 Transfer Procedure 119Iron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items Material Selection Printing on Overhead Transparencies 120 ¨ Set up the Transparency Separators 121 ¨ Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparencies 122 123 124 Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge 125 ¨ Install the White Ink Cartridge 126¨ Create Data for Full Color Printing 127 128 Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi-page Mode 129 ¨ Install Ink Cartridges 130¨ Create Data ¨ Execute Full Color Printing 131 132 Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions Using the Chooser Chooser SettingsFunctions of the Printer Driver 134 Selecting a Device Selecting the Scsi Port135 Using AppleTalk Background Printing136 Setup Dialog Box Default values are set as followsType 137 Size Custom Paper Sizes Edit Button138 OK/Cancel Reduce/EnlargeOrientation Printer Effects Print Dialog Box Cancel QualityOptions Print Multi-page Mode PreviewColors Dialog Box 142 Colors Dialog Box BlendsBrightness 143 Spot Color Print Multi-pass BlackColor Matching Options 144 145 Choose ColorSyncTM System Profile from the Control Pan- els Using Background Printing Using Background Printing146 Using the Queue Monitor 147 Preferences settings Queue Monitor Window148 Error Display Error Display149 150 Appendix Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Main UnitClean the outside of the printer Clean the inside of the printer Cleaning the Print Head 153 Cleaning the Platen 154Slowly peel off the tape How to remove the cleaning pad How to install a cleaning pad155 Ready / insert Button Functions 156 Indicator Lights Summary Normal Printing ModeIndicator light status Alarm status shown by indicator lights Troubleshooting 158Close the front cover What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs 159 Clearing Paper Jams 160 Troubleshooting Power does not come onIcon does not appear in the Chooser 161 MD-1300 printer cannot be selected in the Chooser MD-1300 printer does not print or stops printing162 163 Color printing is not working or is extremely slow 164 Printing is light, distorted, or has gaps 165Has one of the ribbons separated from the head? Is the head dirty? Is there something stuck on the head? 166 167 Has the carriage packing material been removed?Has the packing tape been removed? Mechanism or cartridge change error occurred Ink cartridges are not correctly recognized168 Printing Quality, Hue, and Resolution Black portions are printed using the four colors169 Ink and Paper 170How should I use white ink? Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printing Other problems and operations Connection Method171 How do I uninstall the printer driver? 172 Specifications General Specifications173 DIP Switches ConnectorConnector Signals Interface Using cardboard, thick paper or back print film Printable Area175 Maximum Print area Photo Realistic Labels 16 stickers Photographic-Quality Labels 2 Stickers176 Photographic-Quality Labels 20 Stickers 177 Available Supplies MD-1300 Supplies ListInk cartridges Print media Index 179 180 181 182 183