Alps Electric MD-1300 manual Ink and Paper, 170, How should I use white ink?

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When colored paper is used for full color printing, the colors are not reproduced correctly.

Color printing is based upon the ink being printed on a white background, so correct colors cannot be reproduced on colored paper. MD printers, however, can provide the following forms of printing even on colored paper.

∙On light color paper, MD printers provide a white undercoat prior to color printing. This allows colors to be reproduced in tones close to those ob- tained by printing on whitepaper.

∙On dark color paper, impressive finishing may be obtained by using mono- chrome printing with white ink.

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How should I use white ink?

White ink can be used as follows:

∙As with metallic ink, white ink is effective for spot color printing on dark- colored paper.

∙White ink can provide an undercoat for full color printing on light-colored or coarse-surfaced paper. The white undercoat will improve image quality and color reproduction.

When I use multicolor cartridges for color printing they quickly run out.

Multicolor cartridges are intended for printing small color areas on predomi- nately monochrome documents, or for use with metallic cartridges. More ribbon is wasted using multicolor cartridges than when using a set of single standard color ink cartridges.

For normal color printing, use a set of color cartridges (yellow, magenta, cyan, and black).

Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printing.

Is Enhanced Quality selected in the Print dialog box? This setting improves printing on rough paper but uses the ribbon twice as fast. Normally it is best to leave Enhanced Quality off.

Can I use metallic ink cartridges on iron-on transfer sheets or back print film?

Printing is possible, but when the image is transferred using the iron, the metallic surface will be on the wrong side.

Can I print on overhead transparencies using metallic cartridges?

Printing is possible, but the metallic ink is not transparent.

Can white ink be used for iron-on transfer sheets or back print film?

When used in monochrome printing as a spot color, it can be effectively transferred to colored T-shirts or paper. Since white ink cannot be printed on paper subjected to full color printing, however, use of white on these types of sheets is not guaranteed.

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