Alps Electric MD-1300 manual Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper 4 x 6 / 100 x 148 mm

Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm)

This section describes how to print Photographic-Quality Color images on Photographic- Quality Paper. With Photographic-Quality Color printing, you can print continuous-tone images with the same high quality as photographs. In Photographic-Quality Color print- ing, you can also print with an overcoat ink that produces a smooth, shiny surface like a photograph.

Requirements

You need the following items for Photographic-Quality Color printing.

∙Ink cartridges

Make sure that you use only the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges listed below.

Photo cyan ink cartridge (Part No. 105812-00) Photo magenta ink cartridge (Part No. 105814-00) Photo yellow ink cartridge (Part No. 105816-00) Photo overcoat ink cartridge (Part No. 105818-00)

∙Media

Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) (Part No. 105824-00)

∙The guide sheet (the thick paper with the written description) included with the set of paper sheets

Important

Make sure that none of your Photographic-Quality Paper is warped more than 0.2" / 5 mm. Warped sheets can cause unsat- isfactory print results.

0.2" / 5mm or less

0.2" / 5mm or less

Each sheet should have a warp of 0.2" / 5 mm or less when placed on a flat surface.

Important

∙Always use Photographic-Quality Paper for Photographic- Quality Color printing. Failure to do so can damage the printer as well as the cartridge ribbon. Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded into the sheet feeder at once.

∙Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing. If you attempt to do so, the printer may malfunction.

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