User’s Guide
For US Customers
Responsible party
Model Number
Trade Name
Address
Important Safety Instructions
Table of Contents
Printing on Photo Realistic Labels
What to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing
Introduction
For US Customers
Service, Support and Supplies
Warranty
Product Support Supplies
Product Label
Major Functions Operations
Learn the Major Functions Operations of Your Printer
Removing the outside packing materials
Getting Your Printer Ready
Getting Your Printer Ready
Remove the packing materials
Opening the front cover
Removing the carriage packing material
Closing the front cover
How to attach the Macintosh interface module
How to remove the Macintosh interface module
Locating the printer
Connecting Cables
Connecting the printer to your computer
Check 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
Open the front cover
Installing Ink Cartridges
Take up any slack in the ribbon
Place the ink cartridges
Major Functions and Operations
Exchanging Ink Cartridges
Remove the ink cartridge
Place 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 mode
Place 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
Purpose of the Printer Driver
Installing the Printer Driver
Preparing for Installation
System Requirements
Contents of the Installation Disks
Installing the Printer Driver
Using Balloon Help
Selecting the MD-1300 Driver
From the Apple menu, select the Chooser
Click on the close box to close the Chooser
Click on the MD-1300 printer driver icon
MD-1300
Click on the OK button to close the dialog box
Using the Print Desktop command
Testing the Printer
Setup Dialog Box
Print Dialog Box
Print Preview
Turning the Power On or Off
Turning on the Power
Turning off the Power
Requirements
Printing Operations
Printing Monochrome
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
∙ Ink cartridges
Printing Color
Placing ink cartridges in your printer
∙ 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
∙ Single spot color printing
Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing
Types of 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
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To start printing, click Print in the Print dialog box
Printing on Photo Realistic Labels
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¨Print
¨Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing
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Select Print from the File menu
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∙ Paper to transfer the image to
Printing on Back Print Film
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∙ Iron
Set the paper feed switch to position M
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Insert the back print film into the printer
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¨ Transfer the Image to Paper with an Iron
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¨ Curl Correction
Leave them rolled up for five minutes
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¨ Obtain a Matte Finish
Unroll them, and the curl should be corrected
Examples
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Apply the iron
Making Iron-on Transfers
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∙ Cloth to transfer the image to T-shirt, handkerchief, etc
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Insert the iron-on transfer sheet into the printer
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Once the settings have been finished, click the OK but- ton
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¨ Transfer the Iron-On to Cloth
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Iron-on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items
Transfer Procedure
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Material Selection
Printing on Overhead Transparencies
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¨ Set up the Transparency Separators
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¨ Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparencies
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Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge
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¨ Install the White Ink Cartridge
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¨ Create Data for Full Color Printing
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Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi-page Mode
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¨ Create Data
¨ Install Ink Cartridges
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¨ Execute Full Color Printing
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Printer Driver
Printer Driver Functions
Functions of the Printer Driver
Using the Chooser
Chooser Settings
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Selecting a Device
Selecting the Scsi Port
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Using AppleTalk
Background Printing
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Type
Setup Dialog Box
Default values are set as follows
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Size
Custom Paper Sizes Edit Button
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Orientation
OK/Cancel
Reduce/Enlarge
Printer Effects
Print Dialog Box
Options
Cancel
Quality
Print
Colors Dialog Box
Multi-page Mode
Preview
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Brightness
Colors Dialog Box
Blends
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Color Matching Options
Spot Color Print
Multi-pass Black
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Choose ColorSyncTM System Profile from the Control Pan- els
Using Background Printing
Using Background Printing
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Using the Queue Monitor
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Preferences settings
Queue Monitor Window
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Error Display
Error Display
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Appendix
Clean the outside of the printer
Cleaning the Printer
Cleaning the Main Unit
Clean the inside of the printer
Cleaning the Print Head
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Cleaning the Platen
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Slowly peel off the tape
How to remove the cleaning pad
How to install a cleaning pad
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Ready / insert Button Functions
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Indicator light status
Indicator Lights Summary
Normal Printing Mode
Alarm status shown by indicator lights
Troubleshooting
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Close the front cover
What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs
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Clearing Paper Jams
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Icon does not appear in the Chooser
Troubleshooting
Power does not come on
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MD-1300 printer cannot be selected in the Chooser
MD-1300 printer does not print or stops printing
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Color printing is not working or is extremely slow
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Has one of the ribbons separated from the head?
Printing is light, distorted, or has gaps
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Is the head dirty? Is there something stuck on the head?
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Has the carriage packing material been removed?
Has the packing tape been removed?
Mechanism or cartridge change error occurred
Ink cartridges are not correctly recognized
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Printing Quality, Hue, and Resolution
Black portions are printed using the four colors
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How should I use white ink?
Ink and Paper
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Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printing
Other problems and operations
Connection Method
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How do I uninstall the printer driver?
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Specifications
General Specifications
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Connector Signals
DIP Switches
Connector
Interface
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Using cardboard, thick paper or back print film
Printable Area
Maximum Print area
Photo Realistic Labels 16 stickers
Photographic-Quality Labels 2 Stickers
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Photographic-Quality Labels 20 Stickers
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Ink cartridges
Available Supplies
MD-1300 Supplies List
Print media
Index
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