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Alps Electric MD-1300 manual Closing the front cover, How to attach the Macintosh interface module

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Closing the front cover

Chapter 1 – Major Functions and Operations

Closing the front cover

Close the front cover after removing the carriage packing material.

Caution

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

How to attach the Macintosh interface module

When using your printer with a Macintosh computer, connect the printer to the computer using a Macintosh interface module as shown in the picture.

Macintosh interface module

Caution

When you connect the Macintosh interface module, make sure that the printer power has been turned off. Never plug in the power cord before connecting the module. Doing so can cause the printer to malfunction.

How to remove the Macintosh interface module

Turn off the power to your printer, computer and all the SCSI devices connected. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket and the printer. Then, remove the Macintosh interface module by gently pulling the plastic handle at the bottom of the module as shown in the picture.

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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.

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Alps Electric MD-1300 manual Closing the front cover, How to attach the Macintosh interface module, Locating the printer

Contents

User’s Guide for MacintoshFor US Customers For European CustomersDeclaration of Conformity RADIO & TELEVISION INTERFERENCEIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels Chapter 2 Various Printing OperationsPhotographic-Quality Color Printing Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpiWhat to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error OccursIntroduction For US Customers Service, Support and SuppliesWarranty Product SupportPosition of Label Product LabelWarranty Chapter Major Functions and OperationsRemoving the outside packing materials Getting Your Printer ReadyGetting Your Printer Ready Opening the front cover Removing the carriage packing materialClosing the front cover How to attach the Macintosh interface moduleHow to remove the Macintosh interface module Locating the printerConnecting Cables Connecting the printer to your computerPower cord connections Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer Printer Front ViewDIP switches Printer Rear ViewInside the Printer SCSI connectorpower light Paper Feed SwitchControl Panel power buttonChapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations Installing Ink CartridgesIdentifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types 3. Open the front cover Installing Ink Cartridges2. Take up any slack in the ribbon 4. Place the ink cartridgesInsert the left end of the ink cartridge, while pushing the left side latch of the ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the ink cartridge 2. Remove the ink cartridge Exchanging Ink Cartridges1. Open the front cover 3. Place a new ink cartridge on the ink cartridge holder plateAutomatic feed mode Loading PaperPaper Types and Available Feeding Modes Manual feed modeNotes and precautions about paper 3. Place the paper in the sheet feeder Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode1. Pull out the paper support 2. Switch the paper feed mode Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations1. Push the paper support in 4. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper sizeUp to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded at a time Loading Paper3. Lift the paper stopper 4. Load paper1. Switch the paper feed mode Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode5. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size Insert paper straight into the sheet feeder 3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size2. Insert paper Chapter 1 - Major Functions and OperationsPurpose of the Printer Driver Installing the Printer DriverPreparing for Installation System RequirementsContents of the Installation Disks Installing the Printer DriverUsing Balloon Help Selecting the MD-1300 Driver4. Click on the close box to close the Chooser 2. Click on the MD-1300 printer driver iconMD-1300 5. Click on the OK button to close the dialog boxPrint Dialog Box Testing the PrinterPage Setup Dialog Box Print Preview Turning off the Power Turning the Power On or OffTurning on the Power Requirements Printing OperationsPrinting Monochrome Placing an ink cartridge in your printerLoading the paper in your printer Setting up the printer driver for printing Printing Operations 5. Make any necessary changes to the settings in the Print dialog box6. After making any changes, click Print to start printing Requirements Printing ColorPlacing ink cartridges in your printer Loading the paper in your printerSetting up the printer driver for printing 2. Click Colors in the Print dialog box Printing1. Select Print from the File menu to display the Print dialog box 3. To print a photograph, check the Multi-pass Black check boxPrinting Operations Step 1¨Open the ColorSyncTM System Characteristic DocumentTo Print in Colors Similar to Those in a Photograph Step 2¨ Set the Characteristic Step 3¨ Set the MonitorStep 6¨ Start Printing Step 5¨ Enable the ColorSyncTM Function During PrintingStep 4¨ Display the Print Dialog Box Printing OperationsChapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations Learning to Use the Many Functions of Your Printer Various Printing OperationsChapter Photographic-Quality Color Printing RequirementsStep 2¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be PrintedChapter 2 - Various Printing Operations ∙ You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic-QualityStep 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ Print8. Click the Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 7. Once the settings have been finished, click OKThe color matching is normally set to Drivers Matching Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsPrinting on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x 6 / 100 x 148 mm Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x 6 / 100 x 148 mmRequirements Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed Step 2¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink CartridgesPrinting on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x 6 / 100 x 148 mm Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ PrintWhen Photographic Paper is selected from the Type pop-up menu, overcoating is automatically set. We recommend that overcoating be normally provided. If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing, check the Disable Overcoat Cartridge check box in the Print dialog box Photographic-Quality Labels 20 stickers Printing on Photographic-Quality LabelsRequirements Photographic-Quality Labels 2 stickers20 stickers Step 1¨ Create Data for Printing on Photographic-Quality La- belsStep 2¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges 2 stickersStep 3¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Labels in Your Printer Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Printing on Photographic-Quality LabelsWhen Photographic Paper is selected from the Type pop-up menu, overcoating is automatically set. We recommend that overcoating be normally provided. If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing, check Disable Overcoat Cartridge check box in the Print dialog box Step 5¨ PrintStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpiRequirements Printing Full Color Data at 1200x 600 dpiManual feed mode is used for this printing Step 2¨ Install the Ink CartridgesStep 3¨ Load Paper ∙ For Photo Realistic Paper, select Photo Realistic Paper Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for PrintingStep 5¨ Print ∙ For Photo Realistic Labels, select Photo Realistic LabelChapter 2 - Various Printing Operations Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Full Color & Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy FinishRequirements Printing Method Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsPrinting in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Types of Spot Color PrintingRequirements Single Spot Color PrintingStep 1¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Leave the other holders empty Step 2¨ Install the Ink CartridgeStep 3¨ Load Paper Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ Print3. Select Black & White or Grayscale from the Colors pop-up menu 4. Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box7. Click Print in the Print dialog box Multi Spot Color Printing RequirementsStep 1¨ Create Data for Spot Color Printing Chapter 2 - Various Printing Operations2. Set the colors corresponding to each spot color you want to use ∙ Color compositions using CYMK settings n/100% Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/100% Application color used to indicate the spot colorStep 2¨ Install the Spot Ink Cartridges Step 3¨ Load Paper in Your PrinterStep 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ Print7. Click Preview in the Print dialog box The dialog box for selecting cartridges is displayed8. If the loaded cartridges are correct, click OK Full Color + Spot Color Printing in Multi-page Mode RequirementsChapter 2 - Various Printing Operations Step 1¨ Create an Image for Full Color + Spot Color Printing1. Prepare the full color image and the spot color images separately Step 4¨ Load Paper in Your Printer Step 3¨ Install the Spot Color Ink CartridgesStep 2¨ Prepare the Spot Color Image Install the spot color ink cartridges required for this imageStep 5¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 6¨ Print Page Step 7¨ Prepare the Full Color Data Step 8¨ Change the Cartridges Step 9¨ PrintSimultaneous Full Color + Spot Color Printing RequirementsChapter 2 - Various Operations Step 1¨ Create the Full Color + Spot Color Print Image1. Create the full color and spot color data to be printed Spot color Step 3¨ Load Paper in Your Printer Step 2¨ Install the Ink Cartridges3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 2. For Letter / A4 paper, fully extend the paper supportStep 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ PrintPage Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Printing Greeting CardsRequirements Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 3¨Load the Greeting Card into the PrinterStep 2¨ Install the Ink Cartridges Step 5¨ Print ∙ For full color printing, select Millions of Colors∙ For information on the color-matching selections, see Chap- ter 1, Printing Operations Printing on Photo Realistic Labels RequirementsStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Step 2¨ Install the Ink CartridgesPhotographic-Quality Label templates have been prepared in the Label folder of the ALPS Installation CD-ROM included in the pack- age. When creating data using those templates, please see the section “How to Use Photo Label Templates” 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 ac- cording to the print format shown below Step 3¨ Load Paper∙ Printing Mode is fixed to Glossy Finish Step 4¨Set Up the Printer Driver for PrintingStep 5¨Print ∙ Colors is set to Millions of Colors5. Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 4. Once the settings have been finished, click OK3. Make color matching selections as required Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsPrinting on Back Print Film RequirementsChapter 2 - Various Printing Operations Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be PrintedUse an application and create the image to be printed Step 3¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 4¨ Print Step 5¨ Transfer the Image to Paper with an Iron Step 6¨ Curl Correction Step 7¨ Obtain a Matte Finish Chapter 2 - Various Printing Operations Examples2. Apply the iron Making Iron-on Transfers RequirementsStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use an application and create the data to be printedIron-on Transfer Sheet Step 3¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for PrintingMaking Iron -on Transfers Step 4¨ Print Step 5¨ Transfer the Iron-On to Cloth 5. Remove the finishing sheet after the cloth has cooled com- pletely Iron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items Transfer ProcedureExamples Material SelectionStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Printing on Overhead TransparenciesRequirements Step 2¨ Set up the Transparency Separators OPERATIONStep 3¨ Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparencies Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsStep 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ Print8. To start printing, click Print in the Print dialog box 7. Once the settings have been completed, click OK6. Make color matching selections as required Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsUndercoating with a White Ink Cartridge Undercoating with a White Ink CartridgeRequirements Install the white ink cartridge in any of the ink cartridge holders Step 2¨ Install the White Ink CartridgeStep 1¨ Create Data for Full Color Printing Step 3¨ Load Paper in Your PrinterStep 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing When the Multi-page mode is not used, print in full color again after executing undercoat printing. In this case, perform printing in manual feed mode. Consecutive printing using automatic feed- ing may result in incorrect paper feeds Step 5¨ PrintRequirements Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi-page ModePhoto Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi-page Mode Step 3¨ Execute Full Color Printing Step 2¨ Install Ink CartridgesStep 1¨ Create Data Step 4¨ Exchange the Ink CartridgesPhoto Realistic Finishing in Multi-page Mode Step 5¨ PrintChapter 2 - Various Printing Operations Printer Driver Functions Printer DriverChapter Functions of the Printer Driver Using the ChooserChooser Settings Functions of the Printer Driver Selecting a DeviceSelecting the SCSI Port Using AppleTalk Background PrintingPage Setup Dialog Box TypePaper sizes SizeCustom Paper Sizes Edit Button Orientation OK/CancelReduce/Enlarge Printer EffectsCopies Printing ModePrint Dialog Box PagesOptions CancelQuality PrintMulti-page Mode PreviewColors Dialog Box Brightness Colors Dialog BoxBlends Color Matching Options Spot Color PrintMulti-pass Black 2. Click Set Profile OK/Cancel1. Choose ColorSyncTM System Profile from the Control Pan- els Using Background Printing Using Background PrintingUsing the Queue Monitor Using Backgroung PrintingPreferences settings Queue Monitor WindowError Display Error DisplayChapter 3 - Printer Driver Appendix Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Main Unit1. Push the front cover eject button and gently lower the front cover Cleaning the Print HeadCleaning the Printer Cleaning the Platen 2. How to install a cleaning pad Exchanging Cleaning Pads for Photographic-Quality Color Printing1. How to remove the cleaning pad Cleaning the Printer∙ Paper feed and eject Paper feed ready / insert Button Functions∙ Canceling an alarm Paper ejectIndicator light status Indicator Lights SummaryNormal Printing Mode Alarm status shown by indicator lightsTroubleshooting 5. Press the power button to turn on the power What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs1. First, press the power button to shut off the power TroubleshootingClearing Paper Jams Follow these steps to clear a paper jamThe icon does not appear in the Chooser TroubleshootingPower does not come on The MD-1300 printer cannot be selected in the Chooser The MD-1300 printer does not print or stops printingIs the ribbon in one of the cartridges used up? Are the print settings correct? Color printing is not working or is extremely slowAre the ink cartridges for color printing installed? Are you using memory management tools or virtual memory?Has one of the ribbons separated from the head? Printing is light, distorted, or has gapsAre you using the correct cartridges for the chosen printing medium? Is the head dirty? Is there something stuck on the head?Paper is not feeding or ejecting correctly from the sheet feeder Page A mechanism or cartridge change error occurred Ink cartridges are not correctly recognizedPrinting Quality, Hue, and Resolution How should I use white ink? Ink and PaperCan I print on overhead transparencies using metallic cartridges? Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printingOther problems and operations Connection MethodHow do I uninstall the printer driver? Specification SpecificationsGeneral Specifications Connector Signals DIP SwitchesConnector InterfaceUsing cardboard, thick paper or back print film Printable AreaAppendix Photo Realistic Labels 16 stickersPhotographic-Quality Labels 2 Stickers Printing is possible within the range shown in rectangles19.8mm Photographic-Quality Labels 20 StickersSpecification 8.5mm 17mm 0.67Ink cartridges Available SuppliesMD-1300 Supplies List Print mediaIndex 105, 109 29, 30 15, 24 Index