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Alps Electric MD-1300 manual ¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

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Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

Chapter 2 - Various Printing Operations

Step 1¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed

Use any application to create the image or document you want to print.

Step 2¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges

Install the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges into the ink car- tridge holders. The ink cartridges may be installed in any order.

Step 3¨ Load the Photographic-Quality Paper (4"x 6" / 100 x 148 mm) in Your Printer

You may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the paper into your printer.

1.For manual feed mode, set the paper feed switch to posi- tion “M”; for automatic feed mode, set it to “A”.

Paper feed switch “A”

Paper feed switch “M”

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Alps Electric MD-1300 manual ¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed, ¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges

Contents

User’s Guide for MacintoshFor US Customers For European CustomersDeclaration of Conformity RADIO & TELEVISION INTERFERENCEIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Photographic-Quality Color PrintingPrinting on Photographic-Quality Labels 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 Service, Support and Supplies WarrantyFor US Customers 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 materialHow to attach the Macintosh interface module How to remove the Macintosh interface moduleClosing the front cover Locating the printerConnecting Cables Connecting the printer to your computerPower cord connections Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer Printer Front ViewPrinter Rear View Inside the PrinterDIP switches SCSI connectorPaper Feed Switch Control Panelpower light power buttonChapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations Installing Ink CartridgesIdentifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types Installing Ink Cartridges 2. Take up any slack in the ribbon3. Open the front cover 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 Exchanging Ink Cartridges 1. Open the front cover2. Remove the ink cartridge 3. Place a new ink cartridge on the ink cartridge holder plateLoading Paper Paper Types and Available Feeding ModesAutomatic feed mode Manual feed modeNotes and precautions about paper Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode 1. Pull out the paper support 2. Switch the paper feed mode3. Place the paper in the sheet feeder Chapter 1 - Major Functions and Operations4. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded at a time1. Push the paper support in 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 3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size 2. Insert paperInsert paper straight into the sheet feeder Chapter 1 - Major Functions and OperationsInstalling the Printer Driver Preparing for InstallationPurpose of the Printer Driver System RequirementsContents of the Installation Disks Installing the Printer DriverUsing Balloon Help Selecting the MD-1300 Driver2. Click on the MD-1300 printer driver icon MD-13004. Click on the close box to close the Chooser 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 Printing Operations Printing MonochromeRequirements 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 Printing Color Placing ink cartridges in your printerRequirements Loading the paper in your printerSetting up the printer driver for printing Printing 1. Select Print from the File menu to display the Print dialog box2. Click Colors in 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 5¨ Enable the ColorSyncTM Function During Printing Step 4¨ Display the Print Dialog BoxStep 6¨ Start Printing 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¨ Print7. Once the settings have been finished, click OK The color matching is normally set to Drivers Matching8. Click the Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 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 Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels RequirementsPhotographic-Quality Labels 20 stickers Photographic-Quality Labels 2 stickersStep 1¨ Create Data for Printing on Photographic-Quality La- bels Step 2¨ Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges20 stickers 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¨ PrintPrinting Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpi RequirementsStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to be Printed Printing Full Color Data at 1200x 600 dpiManual feed mode is used for this printing Step 2¨ Install the Ink CartridgesStep 3¨ Load Paper Step 4¨ Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨ Print∙ For Photo Realistic Paper, select Photo Realistic Paper ∙ 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 Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing ∙ Color compositions using RGB settings n/100%∙ Color compositions using CYMK 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 3¨ Install the Spot Color Ink Cartridges Step 2¨ Prepare the Spot Color ImageStep 4¨ Load Paper in Your Printer 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 2¨ Install the Ink Cartridges 3. Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paperStep 3¨ Load Paper in Your Printer 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 2¨ Install the Ink Cartridges Photographic-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 belowStep 1¨ Prepare the Image to Be Printed Step 3¨ Load PaperStep 4¨Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing Step 5¨Print∙ Printing Mode is fixed to Glossy Finish ∙ Colors is set to Millions of Colors4. Once the settings have been finished, click OK 3. Make color matching selections as required5. Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 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 Transfer Procedure ExamplesIron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items 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¨ Print7. Once the settings have been completed, click OK 6. Make color matching selections as required8. To start printing, click Print in the Print dialog box Chapter 2 - Various Printing OperationsUndercoating with a White Ink Cartridge Undercoating with a White Ink CartridgeRequirements Step 2¨ Install the White Ink Cartridge Step 1¨ Create Data for Full Color PrintingInstall the white ink cartridge in any of the ink cartridge holders 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 2¨ Install Ink Cartridges Step 1¨ Create DataStep 3¨ Execute Full Color Printing 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 OK/Cancel Reduce/EnlargeOrientation Printer EffectsPrinting Mode Print Dialog BoxCopies PagesCancel QualityOptions 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 Exchanging Cleaning Pads for Photographic-Quality Color Printing 1. How to remove the cleaning pad2. How to install a cleaning pad Cleaning the Printerready / insert Button Functions ∙ Canceling an alarm∙ Paper feed and eject Paper feed Paper ejectIndicator Lights Summary Normal Printing ModeIndicator light status Alarm status shown by indicator lightsTroubleshooting What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs 1. First, press the power button to shut off the power5. Press the power button to turn on 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? Color printing is not working or is extremely slow Are the ink cartridges for color printing installed?Are the print settings correct? Are you using memory management tools or virtual memory?Printing is light, distorted, or has gaps Are you using the correct cartridges for the chosen printing medium?Has one of the ribbons separated from the head? 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 Ink and Paper Can I print on overhead transparencies using metallic cartridges?How should I use white ink? Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printingOther problems and operations Connection MethodHow do I uninstall the printer driver? Specification SpecificationsGeneral Specifications DIP Switches ConnectorConnector Signals InterfaceUsing cardboard, thick paper or back print film Printable AreaPhoto Realistic Labels 16 stickers Photographic-Quality Labels 2 StickersAppendix Printing is possible within the range shown in rectanglesPhotographic-Quality Labels 20 Stickers Specification19.8mm 8.5mm 17mm 0.67Available Supplies MD-1300 Supplies ListInk cartridges Print mediaIndex 105, 109 29, 30 15, 24 Index