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Alps Electric MD-5000P Printer User Manual

1. 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 17 Various Printing Oper ations Step 3 Load the Photographic Quality Labels 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 2 For automatic feeding load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder placing the printed side facing down Then place the Photographic Quality Labels on the guide sheet Only the glossy side of the Photo graphic Quality Labels is printable so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy printable side up When handling sheets hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smearing or discoloring the glossy printing surface guide sheet 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Only the glossy surface of paper can be subjected to Photo graphic Quality printing Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on make sure the paper is correctly orientated 18 Various Printing Oper ations
2. 1 Click OK in the Print dialog box Printing will begin Various Printing Oper ations Printing on Back Print Film This section explains the steps for printing illustrations and photographs on back print film Attaching printed back print film to paper with an iron gives the final image a glossy finish like a photograph Also a finishing sheet that can be used to create a matte non glossy finish is included FA Note Ox e Back print film printing is basically the same as normal color printing However special sheets are used in place of paper Hold the sheets by the edge when inserting them into the printer to avoid touching the printing side e Images printed on back print film should only be transferred to white paper Colored paper may affect the colors of the printed image Requirements For back print film printing you will need the following e Back Print Film Finishing Sheet e Matte Finishing Sheet Printing side Rougher surface Silicon coated side Insert in this direction The back print film sheets the finishing sheets and the matte finishing sheet come together in a single package of Back Print Film Part No 106080 00 e Paper to transfer the image to We recommend High Grade Paper Letter Part No 106085 00 Plain paper may be used but depending on the pattern of the image the image may pick up the unevenness in the paper and appear rough Also glossy paper traps poc
3. 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Spot Color Settings g Hagena Various Printing Oper ations 7 Note e If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable cartridges are displayed e Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 9 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 66 Various Printing Oper ations Simultaneous Full Color Foil Color Printing This section describes how to print full color foil color simultaneously This printing method differentiates between foil color and full color areas depending on their color component For this reason it is necessary to assign the proper color to each area This printing method is used with applications that allow the user to specify color com ponents Requirements For simultaneous full color foil color printing you will need the following e Media Normal paper such as plain paper Laser Paper postcards etc can be used just as with normal color printing e Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges can be used for simultaneous full color foil color printing Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00
4. Examples Here are some examples of places and ways to use iron on transfers Iron on transfers can be used almost any way you can think of T shirts sweatshirts uniforms undergarments handkerchiefs napkins name tags children s accessories school bag gym bag lunch bag pillow case sheets slippers computer covers embroidery patterns etc iron on transfers can be used not only onto fabric items You can obtain a variety of effects using the iron on transfers You can transfer an image not only onto fabric items such as a T shirt or a handkerchief but also onto other materials including cork and wood Here are some tips for transferring an image onto hard materials such as cork and wood E Material Selection 1 Choose an object with a smooth surface The plates with a processed sur face available at do it yourself stores are most appropriate 2 If the surface is rough sand it smooth with sandpaper before transferring an image E Transfer Procedure Transferring an image onto wood is basically the same as for fabric Please note the following points 1 Place a thin piece of cloth between the iron on transfer sheet and the iron for easier ironing While ironing press harder than you would for transfer ring an image onto fabric 2 Wait until the iron on transfer sheet cools down completely before peeling it off Peel it off slowly starting with one of the corners 3 When ironing the finishing sheet inse
5. Important e You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Labels at one time Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Labels the final sheet may not feed properly Always use the Photographic Quality ink cartridges to print on the Photographic Quality Labels Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper Remove both the Photographic Quality Labels and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper The guide sheet is not reusable When you load a new set of Photographic Quality Labels make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package Note that when all the Photographic Quality Labels have been fed from the sheet feeder the printer will detect that the pa per feeder is empty and will not feed the guide sheet If you try to feed the guide sheet through the printer it may get damaged Do not use a damaged guide sheet in the printer Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat humid ity dust and direct sunlight The printed image on Photographic Quality Labels may dis color Keep it out of contact with plastic such as document holders wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cos metic items Keep all unused sheets in the original bag Step 4 Set
6. Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box and printing will start 21 Various Printing Oper ations VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Print Film This section describes how to print images on Vphoto print film Photogravure like quality can be achieved by printing images on VPhoto print film with Micro Dry standard inks This is very effective when printing multicolored images like computer graphics CG Requirements You need the following items for VPhoto Color printing e Media VPhoto Print Film 8 5 x 11 Part No 105829 00 e Ink Cartridges Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 Caution VPhoto Print Film is very adhesive When loading the multiple sheets fan them thoroughly before loading to make sure that they do not adhere to one another Keep unused sheets in the package for strage For best results use single sheet and manual feed Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the image or document you want to print by arranging texts graphic objects photographs etc with any application Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the total of five ink cartridges cyan magenta yellow black and finish Il into the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order For details please
7. Do not use a damaged guide sheet in the printer 12 Various Printing Oper ations e Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat humid ity dust and direct sunlight e A printed image on Photographic Quality Paper may discolor Keep it out of contact with plastic such as document hold ers wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cos metic items e Keep all unused sheets in the original bag Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu The following dialog box appears Print g a Selector 2 Click Properties The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD 5000P dialog box appears 4 Important Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD 5000P driver may slightly differ from one application to another 3 Select Graphics Text or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Document Quality Tab 4 Select Photographic Paper from the Media Type setting 13 Various Printing Oper ations When the following notice window appears confirm the contents and click OK Micro Dryf TH Printer Driver ALPS MD 5000P Enes epee Bfe AE ni I aoe epee olara Dye Sublimation oO ajani mana Pijenan Select Photo Paper 4 x 6 in from the Paper Size setting in the Paper Tab Photo Paper 4 6 in Daa ai Per icri Daa ai Pe Er Bl Frin Bonae Je Seale Paes cp rile
8. feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate to the docu ment to be printed 4 Set Media Type depending on the paper used 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Spot Color s radio button 93 Various Printing Onerations 7 Set Print Using to VPhoto Primer Undercoat Spot Color Settings e l Oo Dipereieife El pjelspercraye 8 Click OK to close the dialog box 9 Click the Paper tab to bring this portion to the front then check the Overlay check button Letter 5 5 x 11 in E Da ai Pei icri faj Da si Pe Eer Bl Frin Boae mses cp rile g 1 Genter Gr maja 10 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box 94 Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing Your document will be printed using VPhoto Primer ink R Note The Overlay function lets you leave a sheet in the printer after a printing pass is complete so that you can change cartridges and print addittonal colors on the same page Step 6 Print on Undercoat After the
9. Black Matching Method Use Driver s Matching Show Details About Restore Defaults Document Type Click the down arrow and select the desired document type from the displayed settings The available options are as follows Automatic Use this option to have the MD 5000 printer driver auto matically select a document type from among the options that follow depending on the docuemnt being printed Graphics Texts Use this option when printing a business document that includes some graphics The colors often used in busi ness documents such as red and blue will be printed more vividly Photographs Use this option when printing color photographs Choos ing this option automatically turns on the Darker Black option in the Image setting so that the black portions of color photographs are blended more naturally Grayscale Use this option when printing a monochrome graphic image or printing a color image in monochrome Text Monochrome In contrast to Grayscale mode this option produces images without halftoning All shades of gray will be printed as either black or white User Defined button Click this button to save your own setting as a docu ment type with your desired name To do this after set ting the necessary items click this button so that the User Defined Document Type dialog box is displayed Type the document type name in the Save as field then click the Save button Up to ten do
10. M Standard Color oO ajaa mana Pijenan Change the necessary settings Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed Click the Use Foil Color s radio button Set Print Using to Metallics amp CMYK Inks Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used 70 Various Printing Oper ations Spot Color Settings fe EEA B Magenta iit BE nay Caution e If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable ink cartridges are displayed e Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 10 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 4 Note If a required foil color ink cartridge is not installed the warning message will be displayed In this case exchange ink cartridges as you indicated 11 Various Printing Oper ations Printing Greeting Cards This section describes step by step operation for printing on greeting cards By combin ing full color and metallic color printing you can create many different looks for your greeting cards Requirements For printing on greeting cards you will need the following e Ink cartridges
11. Paper you may also use automatic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 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 2 For Letter A4 paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Manual feeding Automatic feeding 38 Various Printing Oper ations Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate to the docu ment to be printed 4 Set Media Type depending on the paper used ALPS MD 5000 re v Spot Colors Standard Color g ajani mana Pijenan 39 Various Printing Oper ations 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Spot Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Single Ink 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink C
12. Photo Overcoat ink cartridge Part No 105818 00 e Media Photographic Quality Labels 2 stickers Part No 105848 00 or Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers Part No 105850 00 e The guide sheet the thick paper with the written description included with the set of paper sheets Important e Always use the above listed ALPS Photographic Quality La bels Using some other types of paper can cause the printer to malfunction e Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing If you attempt to do so the printer may malfunction 16 Various Printing Oper ations E Step 1 Create Data for Printing on Photographic Quality La bels Use the application of your choice to create the text and graphics you want and lay them out within the printable area of a Photo graphic Quality Label The following explanation will assume the use of Photographic Quality Labels 2 stickers Follow the same general sequence when you use Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers Photographic Quality Labels 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 Templates on the ALPS Installation CD ROM for instructions You may use them or employ some other application to lay out the data according to the print format shown below 20 stickers 2 stickers 2 95
13. Spot Color s radio button 8 Set Print Using to Metallics amp CMYK Inks 9 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Spot Color Settings i E Dire El pjelspercraye Metallics amp CMYK Inks B Hagena E RENEA Various Printing Oper ations Caution e If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable ink cartridges are displayed e Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 10 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing R Note If a required foil color ink cartridge is not installed the warning message will be displayed In this case exchange ink cartridges as you indicated Various Printing Oper ations Printing tn Foil Color Foil color printing is one of the unique features of the ALPS MD 5000 printers Although most applications are not designed to handle foil color printing the MD 5000 printer driver allows you to select specific colors or color components that will be replaced by foil colors and black ink when printing You can print with up to two foil colors or two foil colors plus black from most applications that allow color specification Moreo
14. The following ink cartridges can be used Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00 Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 Caution On the glossy side of greeting cards ALWAYS use metallic color ink cartridges e Media Use the greeting cards specifically designed for your printer Greeting Card set Part No 106090 00 Caution e Always use the above listed greeting cards Using some other type of cards can cause the printer to malfunction e Do not bend the greeting cards before loading them on the printer Once you have bent a card you may not be able to obtain satisfactory printing results around the crease Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the text and graphic objects with an application and lay them out within the printing area of a greeting card Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges 1 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders Step 3 Load th
15. The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper laser paper and High Grade Paper you may also use automatic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 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 2 For Letter A4 paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 52 Various Printing Oper ations 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Manual feeding Automatic feeding Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties ALPS MD 5000 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type 53 Various Printing Oper ations 4 Set Media Type to the paper used cdl Standard Color Bj ajani mana Pjera 5 Change the necessary settings 6 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 7 Click the Use
16. Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu The following dialog box appears ALPS MD SOU0P 2 Properties Status Ready Type ALPS MO 5000P Where MD _LPT1 Comment Print to file Copies Number of copies hb Pages from f tof f Selection R pipi T Collate Cancel Print range ail 19 Various Printing Oper ations 2 Click Properties The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD 5000P dialog box appears R Important Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD 5000P driver may slightly differ from one application to another 3 Select Graphics Text or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Document Quality Tab 4 Select Photographic Label from the Media Type setting 5 When the following notice window appears confirm the contents and click OK Micro Dryf TH Printer Driver Dye Sublimation fal Bee manar Piera 6 Change other necessary settings 20 Various Printing Oper ations 7 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box 7 Note If you select Photographic Label from the Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with the overcoat is not desired click the More Setting button and then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the Option setting
17. and greeting cards For plain paper or Laser Paper you may also use auto matic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details refer to the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A However be sure to set the switch to M for postcards 2 For Letter paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties ALPS MO SU00 Properties Shatus Default printer Ready Type ALPS MD 5000 Wher MD _LPT1 Comment Print to file Copies Number of copies hp Pages frome 1 tof f Selection pi T Collate Cancel Print range fe Al 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate to the docu ment to be printed 58 Various Printing Oper ations 4 Set Media Type depending on the paper used cdl Standard Color B ajani mana Pjera 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is display
18. corresponding option to print two four six or eight pages on one page The orders of printing pages can be selected with the Top Left T Right and Top Left to Bottom radio buttons Print Borders check box Check this box to print border lines of each page Scaling check box Scaling can be set between 25 to 400 Center On Page check box Check this box to print data after executing center ing Orientation This setting sets the paper orientation e Portrait Landscape Click one of the radio buttons to set the paper orien tation to either Portrait or Landscape e Flip Horizontal Turning on this option prints an image flipped hori zontally When you select lron on Sheet or Back Print Film in the Media Type setting this check box is au tomatically checked e Upside amp Down check box Check this box to print the image after turning it 180 degrees Copies Input the number of copies to be printed by typing the number in the edit box Select different printing options by clicking on the check boxes e Collate Print multiple copies in collated order e Reverse Page Order Print in reverse order beginning with the last page Paper Source This setting allows you to set the paper feed mode The current paper feed mode is displayed in the box Click one of the radio buttons to select a paper feed mode appropriate for the paper type The available modes are Automatic Feed and Manual Feed Set the paper feed switch of
19. glossy surfaces or brightly colored surfaces like those found in greeting cards When a white ink is used as undercoat colored paper can be subjected to full color printing To provide a white undercoat see Undercoating with the White Ink Cartridge Types of Spot Color Printing The following types of spot color printing are possible depending on the types of ink cartridges used e Single Ink Spot color printing using a single color e Multiple Inks Spot color printing using 2 or more colors Up to 3 spot colors plus black can be used e Metallic amp CMYK Inks Full color printing and spot color printing can be combined in two ways by printing in Overlay mode or by printing all colors in one sequence Various Printing Oper ations Single Ink Printinc Single Ink printing uses just one color Only the color to be used is installed in the printer This method is used when an entire image or document Is going to be printed in a single color This method of printing can be used even when the application you are using does not allow designation of color compositions Using this method even full color or grayscale images can be printed in spot color Requirements For single spot color printing you will need the following e Ink cartridges For spot ink printing at least one ink cartridge is required Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta
20. not support this feature e Whole Page To apply the printer effects to entire page Printer Effects Preview The Printer Effects Preview allows you to view and edit the printer effects of Undercoat and Glossy Finish You can create new field to add change its printer effects and edit it to resize or move prior to printing your print job e Adding the NEW field 1 Click on the NEW button 2 Position the cursor where you want the rectangle to appear 3 Click and drag to draw the shape e Changing the printer effects 1 Right click on the filed to display its selectable printer effects 2 Select the printer effects to change e Resizing the field 1 Click on the field to select 2 Drag one of the corner or size selection handles inward to decrease the size or outward to increase its size e Moving the filed 1 Click on the field to select 2 Drag the field to a new place in your preview window 103 Show Details 4 Show Details dialog box This Show Detail dialog box displays the current settings e Status Display This status display area shows you all settings currently selected in the printer driver It also displays the information of the installed ink cartridges e Refresh button Click Refresh button to refresh and update the latest printer status You can click on the ink color indicator to select it then click Refresh button updates individually e Close button Click Close to close the Show Details
21. printing complets you can print your document onto the undercoat Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions This chapter describes each of the printer driver settings required for controlling the printing operations Read it to learn the specific setup details for different printing modes U J 0 x Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box You may open the printer driver setup dialog box in one of the following ways e Select Print from the File menu and then click Properties in the Print dialog box e Select Page Setup from the File menu Click Printer in the Page Setup dialog box and then click Properties in the displayed dialog box e f you are using a Windows 3 1 application open the Printer Setup dialog box and then click the Options button R Note To set up the printer driver in the Printer Setup and other dialog boxes you must first select ALPS MD 5000 as the default printer 97 Name and Functions of Each Item of the MD 5000 Dialog Box The name and functions of each item of the MD 5000 dialog box are shown below ALPS MD 5000 Letter 85 11 in a Letter 5 5 x 11 in 1144 210 x 297 mm B5 182 x 257 mm User Defined B Tanai Ps Fieri 1 Se EEGA zjx A 7 ne es De Fia socla E Flachics o senlaca Z A ere one BETVET AY TT Tae 3 LOK compe Hee rae Tabs You get a
22. refer to the section entitled Installing Ink Car tridges in Chapter 1 Various Printing Oper ations Step 3 Load the VPhoto Print Film 8 5 x 11 in Your Printer You may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the film 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 2 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 3 For automatic feeding extend the paper support for two clicks then load only one sheet 4 Note VPhoto Print Film is very adhesive When loading the multiple sheets fan them thoroughly before loading to make sure that they do not adhere to one another Keep unused sheets in the package for strage For best results use single sheet and manual feed 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of VPhoto Print Film in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties h a 23 Various Printing Oper ations 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type depending on the document to be printed 4 Select VPhoto Print Film from the Media Type setting Photo Color B ajani mana Eire 5 Change the neces
23. switch to position M 2 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters 31 Various Printing Oper ations 3 Load one sheet of Photo Realistic Label in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button R Note e Be sure to manually feed Photo Realistic Labels one at a time e For Photo Realistic Labels load so that the glossy surface faces upward e Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed guide and Photo Realistic Labels Otherwise paper may not feed correctly Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties CE fo Pe Salaiin 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type depending on the document to be printed 4 Select Photo Realistic Label from the Media Type setting 32 Various Printing Oper ations R Note When Photo Realistic Label is selected from the Media Type Print Mode is automatically set to VPhoto Color And Glossy Finish is also automatically set We recommend that glossy fin ish be normally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settings dialog box 5 Change the necessary settings 6 When you complete
24. the printer as displayed on the screen Overlay This option allows two consecutive pages of a document to be printed on the same sheet Use this option when printing metallic color data and then full color data This option is not available when Metallic with Full Color has been selected in the Document Type setting 105 Image Settings Tab Set the brightness contrast and color balance of the printed image in this tab ALPS MD 5000 RIES Document Quality Paper Image Settings Photo Enhancement Saturation Derker Black Color Balance _ Micro Dry Printer Image z man T Contrast 0 Color Match C None Pse wWindawseretcn Use Driver s Matchins etentoneotooenie Peter ton arenes alert Color Balance Restore Defaults ee cee are Color Balance E r Saturation Os 4 E Red Strength OF E E r Green Strength Os 4 d Blue Strength Tii Color Balance This setting allows you to adjust the color balance of the printed image Click on the Color Balance button to dis play the color balance setup sliders Move the sliders to change the color balance settings Saturation Adjusts the color intensity of the printed image Mov ing the slider to the right intensifies the colors and makes the printed colors more vivid Moving it to the left reduces the color intensity and makes the printed colors more dull Red Strength Adjusts the brightness of red in the printed image Mo
25. Printed Create the image or document you want to print by arranging texts graphic objects photographs etc with any application 29 Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the total of five ink cartridges cyan magenta yellow black and finish II into the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order For details please refer to the section entitled Installing Ink Car tridges in Chapter 1 Step 3 Load the VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus in Your Printer 1 For both manual and automatic feed modes set the paper feed switch to position M 2 For continuous printing in the automatic feed mode use the paper stopper R Note e You may load as many as 20 sheets of VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus at one time e Fan the sheets before loading them in the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when the VPhoto Paper are stuck together 3 For manual feeding load one sheet of VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert but ton Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties Various Printing Oper ations 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type depending on the docu
26. Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 Caution Special color ink is used for foil color printing Therefore un dercoat must be provided with cyan magenta yellow and black inks before printing Foil Color Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the data you want to print then set the image areas to be printed in foil colors to colors that correspond to the foil colors you want to use For the colors and color components that correspond to each foil color please refer to the tables below Various Printing Oper ations Note There are a small range of color component values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating foil colors Because of this photographs and other data with large numbers of different colors may have areas that match the foil color designations and print partially in foil color When printing images that contain data such as photos it is best to print full color foil color using Overlay mode E Colors and color components used to indicate foil colors In simultaneous full color foil color printing indicate foil colors by selecting the corresponding color component for each foil color For characters of whic
27. a to blue Prints in metallic cyan Set this area to yellow Prints in metallic gold 4 Note Many applications have color palettes that allow easy selection of metallic colors 43 Various Printing Oper ations The colors and color compositions associated with spot colors are shown in the following table E Colors and color compositions used to indicate spot colors In multi spot color printing indicate spot colors by selecting colors in the application that resemble the spot colors As much as possible try to select colors that resemble the spot colors to be printed In applications that do not have many color choices such as word processors closely related colors can be used In this case how ever check the color output by executing a test print to make sure the correct spot colors are printed Normal Black Normal black R G B 0 or C M Y 0 K 100 The following table indicates the color compositions settings that will most closely resemble the printed results In applications that allow the user to make color composition settings adjust the settings as shown below E Tables of color composition settings for spot color printing e Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 Spotcoor R S e Memnccos 228 160 0 meinic cyan 176 e Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 Spotcoior R 6 8 Meat Gow e e 0 F MetaicGyen 0 e 70 O whe j ej e Color composi
28. an Blue a blue close to cyan e Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 sorco A 6 8 menc Goo 225 160 0 Metatic ven o 17 201 e Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 Spot color RO 8 Wetatic Oven o e e Color compositions using CMYK settings n 100 sorcar MI YK F Mec coo 2 37 100 o menesio 28 24 23 o Metano Magenta a6 e6 55 0 Meaney woof si a o Note lt lt See your application s manual for instructions on setting up color components in your application Using CMYK to specify color components may result in colors that do not match the desired spot colors Also some applications make internal adjustments to pro duce the displayed color components In such cases the color components cannot be restricted and therefore spot colors cannot be used Color compositions different from those shown above will be interpreted and printed as normal full color 51 Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the ink cartridges that you are going to print With the Metallics amp CMYK Inks mode you can print your docu ment in full color plus up to three spot colors of your choice with out having to change ink cartridges You can also print your docu ment up to four spot colors by changing the ink cartridges when the instructions message dialog appears Step 3 gt Load Paper in Your Printer
29. ar print quality as printing on VPhoto Print Film can be achieved To print the Photo Quality images on plain paper use VPoto Primer ink Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the image or document you want to print by arranging texts graphic objects photographs etc with any application Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the necessary ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order For details please refer to the section entitled Installing Ink Car tridges in Chapter 1 28 Various Printing Oper ations Step 3 Load the Paper 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 2 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 3 For automatic feeding fully extend the paper support 4 Forautomatic feeding load two or more sheets in the sheet feeder 5 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties ALPS ML SU00 Properties Status Default printer Ready Type ALPS MD 5000 Where MO _LPT1 Comment I Print to file Copies Nu
30. arr LA eR ee Fe MI ALPS cD AN a Ea om A ee z MD 5000P Online User s Guide for Windows 3 1 95 98 A Micro Dry Printer Contents Various Printing Operations 000000 4 Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 10 Printing on Photographic Quality Labels ceesscsccecssseeeee 16 VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Print Film cccccccscsssseesesssee 22 VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Paper ccssscsssccesssseseseeeeee 25 VPhoto Color Printing on Plain Paper cscccccssssseeseceseeeeeeseee 28 VPhoto Color Printing on Photo Realistic Labels 31 Printing Method sirctaiuis cievasaneaiariawiarosaniitnetvacahteneabdumicarninenineeds 34 Printing in Spot Color scccccssssesssssseessssssesssssseessssssesesssseseessseseees BG Single INK Printing cccccccseeseceeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeaas 37 Multiple Inks Printing ccccccseceeceeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeesaaess 41 Simultaneous Metallics amp CMYK Inks Printing 06 49 Printing in Foil Color cscccssssesssssessssssessssseesssstesssstessssseessssseees BO Types of Foil Color Printing ccccecssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeees 56 Single Foil Color Printing ccccccsseecceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseaas 57 Multi Foil Color Printing ccccccscssssseceeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 61 S
31. artridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Spot Color Settings a Pe meane Uridereoet Caution If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable ink cartridges are displayed 9 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 40 Muitipie Inks Printing Use the steps outlined here for spot color printing using two or more spot color ink cartridges By associating each spot color with a color or color composition in your application you can print with as many as six spot colors or five spot colors and black You can use this method with most applications that support color Requirements For multi spot color printing you will need the following e Ink cartridges When printing with multiple spot color inks as many as four of the following ink cartridges can be used Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 e Media Plain or smooth paper can be used just as with normal color printing Since metallic ink is not transparent printing on colored paper also works well We suggest using High Grade Paper Letter Part No 106085 0 and Greetin
32. box to start printing 48 Various Printing Oper ations Simultaneous Metallics amp CMYK Inks Pnntinc This section explains how to print Metallics amp CMYK Inks simultaneously This printing method differentiates between spot color and full color areas depending on their color composition For this reason it is necessary to assign the proper color to each area This printing method is used with applications that allow the user to specify color compositions Requirements For simultaneous Metallics amp CMYK Inks printing you will need the following e Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges can be used with Metallics amp CMYK Inks printing Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 e Media Spot color printing does not require special paper Plain paper smooth paper or greeting cards can be used just as with normal color printing 7 Note White ink cartridge cannot be used for simultaneous Metallics amp CMYK Inks printing Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Create the Full Color S
33. ccess to different tab items by clicking one of the tabs Click on a tab to display the selected tab items Radio buttons You may select one of the displayed options by click ing on a button Check boxes When you check a box the option is turned on Unchecking a box turns off the option Drop down list You may select one of the displayed options Click the button to display the available options and then click a desired item Default button Clicking on this button selects the original factory settings Help button Clicking on this button displays help information for the ALPS MD 5000 dialog box Cancel button Clicking on this button discards any changes and closes the dialog box OK button Clicking on this button saves any changes and closes the dialog box Click on it when you complete all the settings in all the tabs 98 Settings in Each Tab Document Quality Tab This tab allows you to select a Document Type Media Type and a few other settings ALPS MD 5000 Document Quality Paper Image Settings Photographs Graphics T ext Laser Paper 7 i Tl Print On Backside Print Settings I Use Spot Colors Spot Colors Print Mode Standard Color 7 Pe jsi Pana Miska More Settings 2 x Print Quality Standard Halftone Fine Dither Glossy Finish Undercoat Paper Size Letter 8 5 x 11 in Layout 1Up Orientation Portrait Photo Enhance Darker
34. ch as docu ment holders wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cosmetic items Keep all unused sheets in the original bag Various Printing Oper ations Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu The following dialog box appears 2 Click Properties The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD 5000P dialog box appears R Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD 5000P driver may slightly differ from one application to another 3 Select Graphics Text or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Document Quality Tab 4 Select Photographic Paper from the Media Type setting Various Printing Oper ations 5 When the following notice window appears confirm the contents and click OK Micro Dryf TH Printer Driver ALPS MD 5000P Pe ES Spot Eolas Soa Ealar Dye Sublimation Ej ajani mana Piera 6 Change other necessary settings 7 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box R Note If you select Photographic Paper from the Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with the overcoat is not desired click the More Setting button and then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the Option set ting Step 5 gt Print Click OK in the Print dialo
35. cument types can be saved To delete a document type click the document type name you want to delete in the List then click the Delete button 99 Printer Driver ALPS MD 5000 3 Media Type Click the down arrow and select a media paper from the displayed options The available Media Type options de pend on the Document Type settings The available op tions are as follows e Plain Paper Select this for printing on plain paper Laser Paper ee Select this for printing on laser quality paper with a smooth VPhoto Print Film surface or Alps High Grade Paper VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus Cardboard Thick Paper Select this for printing on cardboard or thick paper a e Pap per Je Standard Color E jasi manar Piisi Transparency Film Select this for printing on Alps overhead projector trans parencies lron on Transfer Sheets Select this for printing on Alps iron on transfer sheets Back Print Film Select this for printing on Back Print Film Photo Realistic Label Select this for printing on Alps Photo Realistic Labels VPhoto Print Film Select this for printing on VPhoto Print Film You can print the photo quality images at 2400 dpi variable dots using standard CMYK ink cartridges VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus Select this for printing on VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus You can print the photo quality images at 2400 dpi variable dots using standard CMYK ink cartridges Photographic Paper Select this for p
36. d sheet with a trans ferred image facing up 2 Roll up both sheets together with an approximate diam eter of 1 inch to resist the curl Plain paper paper for copiers Curled sheet with a transferred image facing up aw Approximate diameter of 1 in 25 mm 79 Various Printing Oper ations 3 Leave them rolled up for five minutes Approximate diameter of 1 in 25 mm 4 Unroll them and the curl should be corrected Note D Do not leave the back print film attached to the transfer sheet too long after the transfer Doing so will make the sheet get curled up more tightly Now you have an image with glossy finish a a es Step 7 Obtain a Matte Finish lf you want to create a matte finish perform the following steps after completing the steps for making a glossy finish 1 Place the matte finishing sheet on the image side of the paper with the silicon coated side face down so that the cut corner is in the lower left corner Matte Finishing Sheet Paper with the back print image _ ie Paper with the back atte Finishing Sheet print image 2 Apply the iron Carefully use the iron to apply heat and pressure evenly 3 After the paper has cooled completely lift off the matte finishing sheet Note lt lt What to do when the image does not print well When printing on back print film in one or more colors the print results may appear rough if pri
37. dialog box Paper Tab This tab allows you to select a paper size and a few other settings Paper Size Click the down arrow and select a paper size from the dis played options The available options are as follows Letter 8 5 x 11 in Letter 8 5 11 in Letter 8 5 x 11 in d geses A4 210 x 297 mm User Defined B5 182 x 257 mm Photo Paper 4 x 6 in Photo Label 100 x 148 mm Photo Label 100 x 164 mm User Defined B To open the User Defined Paper Size dialog box select aeaa Eae the User Defined option from the Paper Size menu In H F cene onaz this dialog you can create your custom paper size Enter the width and length and type name of your cutom paper size Then click Save to save the settings Up to ten settings can be saved To delete a setting click the saved name in the list then click the Delete button VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus When VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus is selected in Media Type the paper size is fixed to VPhoto Paper 4x 6 Plus Photo Realistic Label When Photo Realistic Label is selected in Media Type the paper size is fixed to Photo Realistic Label D anlaii Ts Fieri gt EECa Bf Fria Sorela Photographic Label When Photographic Label is selected in Media Type the paper size is fixed to Photographic Label 104 Layout Set Pages Per Sheet and Scaling The available op tions vary depending on the settings in Print Mode and Paper Size e Pages Per Sheet Select the
38. e Greeting Card into the Printer Manual feed mode is used for this printing 1 Set the paper feed switch to position M 2 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters 3 Face the printing surface upward load the card into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button k4 Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed guide and the greeting card Otherwise the card may not feed in cor rectly Step 4 gt Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application Click the Properties button in the Print window The printer driver settings window appears 4 Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another 2 Select the appropriate document type in the Document Type setting 73 Various Printing Oper ations 3 Set the Media Type to Cardboard Thick paper Standard Color oO ajani mana Pjera 4 Set the Paper Size to User Defined to open the paper size specification dialog box Set the Paper Width to 5 83 inches and the Paper Length to 7 87 inches and click OK Letter 8 5 x 11 in j Peele Pe clit OP Pe Laie ey rete Bl Frin eelas mise cp rile g Pe ceneri maja 5 When you complete all the setup click OK to close the dialog box Step 5 Print
39. e you will take full advantage of the many functions of your printer gt O S V D ay gt Q Q S g ay O V Var ious Printing Oper ations Photographic Quality Color Printing 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 e 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 e Media Photographic Quality Paper 8 5 x 11 Part No 105822 00 e The guide sheet the thick paper with the written description included with the set of paper sheets Caution Always use Photographic Quality Paper for Photographic Qual ity 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 attemp
40. ed 6 Click the Use Foil Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Single Ink 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Spot Color Settings Various Printing Oper ations Caution If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable ink cartridges are displayed 9 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 60 UU eM Foil Color Printino Use the steps outlined here for foil color printing using two foil color ink cartridges By associating each foil color with a color or color component in your application you can print with two foil colors or two foil colors plus black You can use this method with most applications that support color Requirements For multi foil color printing you will need the following e Media Normal paper such as plain paper Laser Paper postcards etc can be used just as with normal color printing In case of Greeting Cards Part No 106090 00 multi foil color printing can be executed only on the paper not glossy side Ink cartridges When printing with multiple foil color inks as many as two of the following ink cartridges can be used Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00 Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 The f
41. ell as the cartridge ribbon Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded into the sheet feeder at once e Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing If you attempt to do so the printer may malfunction 10 Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Prepare the Image to be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print E Untitled 1 OF x SSS SSS E 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 SSS a aaa a a ee ee ee Step 3 gt Load the Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 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 11 Var ious Printing Oper ations 2 For automatic feeding load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder placing the printed side facing down Then place the Photographic Quality Paper on the guide sheet Only the glossy side of the Photo graphic Quality Paper is printable so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy printable side up When handling sheets hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smearin
42. eting cards For plain paper or Laser Paper you may also use auto matic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A 2 For Letter paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties ALPS MO S000 Properties Status Default printer Ready Type ALPS MD 5000 Wher MD _LPT1 Comment Print to file Print range Copies i All Number of copies i IF ii eo i Ei kell ols T Collate Beleriand 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 64 Various Printing Oper ations 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate to the docu ment to be printed 4 Set Media Type depending on the paper used cdl Standard Color oO gjan manar Piera 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Foil Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Multiple Inks
43. f dots to create blended colors e Standard Dither To use Standard Dither pattern of dots to create blended colors appropriate for most situations 102 Print Quality ABC fre a 123 Halftone FipeDither Printer Effects IV Glossy Finish I Photo Primer Undercoat Automatic Method To Apply Automatic Whole Page Restore Defaults Help Printer Effects Preview x Add Field New Edit Field henge Delete Select All Glossy Finish amp Undercoat Glossy Finish NY Undercoat Printer Effects This option allows you to select Glossy Finish and VPhoto Primer Undercoat This option is linked with the Print Mode setting in the Document Quality tab e Glossy Finish check box Select this option to obtain the photograph like glossy print using Finish ink cartridge e VPhoto Primer Undercoat check box Select this option to print the undercoat using VPhoto Primer ink cartridge that enables photo quality print on any plain paper Method to Apply Select a method to apply the printer effects of glossy finish and undercoat e Automatic This option applies the printer effects automatically to the images Use Manual Preview to manage the printer effects if you want to do so e Manual Preview This option allows you to specify the area where the printer effects to be applied using the Printer Effects Preview window Windows 3 1 does
44. g Cards Part No 106090 00 Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Create Data for Spot Color Printing 1 Use any application to create the image or document you want to print and prepare it just as you would for normal printing The image may contain text as well as graphics R Note Single spot color printing can produce grayscale images How ever be aware that intermediate gradations are not possible when using more than one spot color at a time 7 Note Full color or grayscale images with gradations can be converted to graded black and white images using photo retouch software In this way full color and grayscale images can be printed with gradations to some degree FE greeting Paint File Edit View Image Options Help mall SESCo Cee elan REE oe oe For Help click Help Topics on the Help Menu 42 Various Printing Oper ations 2 Setthe colors corresponding to each spot color you want to use For example set the parts of the image that you want to print in metallic gold to yellow the parts of the image that you want to print metallic cyan to blue and so forth If you are also using black set the parts of the image that you want to print in black to black Set this area to blue Set this area to black ae Prints in metallic cyan Prints in black Set this area to light gray Prints in white Set this area to red Prints in metallic magenta Set this are
45. g Pe renter iri maja Various Printing Oper ations 7 Change other necessary settings 8 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box R Note If you select Photographic Paper from the Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with the overcoat is not desired click the More Setting button and then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the Option set ting Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box and printing will start 15 Various Printing Oper ations Printing on Photographic Quality Labels This section describes how to print Photographic Quality Color images on Photographic Quality Labels The Photographic Quality Labels are available in the following two types Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers Photographic Quality Labels 2 stickers Part No 105850 00 Part No 105848 00 Photographic Quality Labels may be used with a variety of items such as business cards greeting cards and name tags Requirements You need the following items for printing on the Photographic Quality Labels e 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
46. g box and printing will start Various Printing Oper ations Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 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 e 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 e Media Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 Part No 105824 00 e 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 rH Important e Always use Photographic Quality Paper for Photographic Quality Color printing Failure to do so can damage the printer as w
47. g or discoloring the glossy printing surface guide sheet Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Only the glossy surface of paper can be subjected to Photo graphic Quality printing Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on make sure the paper is correctly oriented A Important e You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Paper at one time Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Paper the final sheet may not feed properly Always use the Photographic Quality ink cartridges to print on the Photographic Quality Paper Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper Remove both the Photographic Quality Paper and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper The guide sheet is not reusable When you load a new set of Photographic Quality Paper make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package Note that when all the Photographic Quality Paper has been fed from the sheet feeder the printer will detect that the pa per feeder is empty and will not feed the guide sheet If you try to feed the guide sheet through the printer it may get damaged
48. h number of points is 32 or more select the following approximate col Application color used to indicate the foil color Gold foil Yellow or yellow orange e Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 Gold foil cooo f 868 e 0 Gold foil Siero as ae aso Note See your application s manual for instructions on setting up color components in your application Using CMYK to specify color components may result in colors that do not match the desired foil colors Also some applications make internal adjustment to produce the displayed color components In such cases the color components cannot be restricted and therefore foil colors cannot be used When using such an application use the Overlay mode There are a small range of color component values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating foil colors Be cause of this areas of which color component values are close to a foil color are also printed in the foil color 68 Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the necessary ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders In simultaneous full color foil color printing up to two foil colors can be used provided that full color printing is executed with cyan magenta yellow black and Finish inks Even when undercoating using VPhoto Primer ink simultaneous full color foil color printing is possible by exchanging ink cartridges when the cor
49. hing is performed automatically by the printer driver Match for Graphics Texts Colors are adjusted for business documents that con tain some graphics When Graphics Texts is selected in the Document Types setting this option is auto matically selected Match for Photographs Colors are adjusted for photographs or illustrations When Photographs is selected in the Document Types setting this option is automatically selected 106
50. images that require more than one sheet can also be created Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges and Load the Iron On Trans fer Sheet into the Printer 1 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders R Note When printing on iron on transfer sheets use only standard color cyan magenta yellow or black ink cartridges Do not use me tallic ink cartridges 2 Set the paper feed switch to position M 3 Insert the iron on transfer sheet into the printer Insert the iron on transfer sheet into the printer with the print ing side up 4 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size 5 Press the ready insert button while holding the paper so that it will not fall 83 Various Printing Oper ations Step 3 gt Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application Click the Properties button in the Printer Setup window The printer driver settings window appears R Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another Select the appropriate document type under the Document Type setting Normally use Photographs 3 Set the Media Type to iron on Transfer Sheet Standard Color E Geer Papen Woreer When Iron on Sheet is selected under the Media Type setting the paper feed setting in the Paper Tab is automa
51. imultaneous Full Color Foil Color Printing ccc 67 Printing Greeting Cards sccccccssssssesssssssssssseessesssesesssseescsssesees 72 Printing on Back Print Film cccccsssssesssssessssseesssssesesssessssseeees 75 2G 90 2 ee ne ne EN 81 E XAMDE cerrara canoes weisdsemenvanecnmnnceees ynasvetectnente 87 Printing on Overhead Transparencies cccsssssseseeeseesensees 88 Undercoating with a VPhoto Primer Ink Cartridge 92 Printer DIVE iaa 96 Printer Driver Setup Dialog BOX cccccsseccceeeeeeeeeseeseeeesaeeeess 97 How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box 97 Name and Functions of Each Item of the MD 5000 Dialog Box 98 Settings in Each Tab cccseesccccsssceeeeeseceeseeseceeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeees 99 DOCUMENT QUAINY TaD esra 99 Papar laD eereripen enn n E EEEE 104 Image Settings Tab eeccccccssssseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeaas 106 Various Printing Operations Learning to Use the Many Functions of Your Printer The MD 5000P not only prints outstanding monochrome and full color images but also offers a wide variety of other options including printing in foil or metallic color and printing on iron on transfer sheets photo labels and greeting cards This chapter will show you how to use these useful functions step by step Read Chapter 1 of this guide and learn the basic operations of your printer before reading this chapter We hop
52. ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 e Media Plain or smooth paper can be used just as with normal color printing Since metallic ink is not transparent printing on colored paper also works well We suggest using High Grade Paper Part No 106085 00 and Greet ing Cards Part No 106090 00 White ink can be printed on iron on transfer sheets overhead projector trans parencies or back print films Step 1 Create Data for Spot Color Printing Use any application to create the image or document you want to print and prepare it just as you would for normal printing R Note It is not necessary to select a color in the application that matches the color of the ink cartridge in the printer Leaving the charac ters and images in black is fine Color and shaded areas will be printed in varying gradations as dot matrices under the Grayscale setting Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridge Install the metallic ink cartridge you want to print with in cartridge holder Step 3 Load Paper The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper laser paper and High Grade
53. ion allows you to select the cartridge s for Spot color and Foil color printing you selected Atan e Single Ink B Select this option to print using a single spot color EracH T Black i Cyan magenta yellow black and white can also be set as the single color Multiple Inks Select this option to print using two or more spot col ors The spot colors should be designated by corre sponding color components Metallics amp CMYK Inks Select this option to print your document using standard CMYK and Spot or Foil color ink cartridges White Undercoat Select this option to print the undercoat using White ink cartridge This function is used in Overlay mode Glossy Finish Select this option to obtain the photograph like glossy print using Finish ink cartridge This function is used in Overlay mode VPhoto Primer Undercoat Select this option to print the undercoat using VPhoto Primer ink cartridge This function is used in Overlay mode 101 Printer Driver ALPS MD 5000 Print Mode This option allows you to select Print Mode e Standard Color Select this option to execute printing in the mode opti mal for the media selected Economy Black a Select this to print rough drafts of text document using r EconoBlack ink cartridge reversible up to 20 times zal e Glossy Finish a aay Select this option to obtain the photograph like glossy Show Details print using Finish ink cartridge e VPhoto Co
54. k Print Film Paper to transfer the image to LX e Use paper larger than the size of the image e Taking care not to let the film slip firmly apply pressure with the iron until the image is completely attached to the paper Back Print Film Back Print Film Back Print Film extends Back Print Film fits on the paper beyond the edge of the paper 78 Various Printing Oper ations e f insufficient pressure is applied to the image bubbles can form when the film is lifted off Make sure to apply enough pressure particularly around the edges and corners e Set the iron for 160 C 320 F cotton If the iron has outlet holes for steam set the iron to Dry and avoid the holes using a flat part of the iron 3 Lift off the finishing sheet after the paper and the film have cooled completely R Note If the paper and film have not cooled completely the film will not come off smoothly 4 Starting with the corners peel off the film making sure that the film comes off smoothly Step 6 Curl Correction When you transfer an image on a thin sheet of paper the sheet may still be curled up after peeling off the back print film In this case correct the curl with the following procedure 1 Place a sheet of plain paper paper for copiers on top of the transferred image on the curled sheet N s s s Pea oo Pea 2 7 Plain paper paper for copiers Curle
55. kets of air and does not work well Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges may be used Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 e Iron Use an ordinary household iron Do not use steam Set the iron to Dry 15 Various Printing Oper ations SSS SSS ar Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use an application and create the image to be printed There are no special considerations in creating the image Pre pare the image just as you would for normal color printing ge Untitled 1 OF x Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges and Load the Back Print Film into the Printer 1 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders 4 Note When printing on back print film use only standard color cyan magenta yellow or black ink cartridges Do not use metallic ink cartridges 2 Set the paper feed switch to position M 3 Insert the back print film into the printer Insert the back print film into the printer with the printing side up so that the cut corner is in the lower left corner Back Print Film 76 Various Printing Oper ations 4 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper side 5 Press the ready insert button while holding the paper so that it will not fall Step 3 gt Set Up the P
56. lor Standard Color Select this to print photo quality images using variable MPCs dots at 2400 dpi a Dye Sublimation Select this option to print dye sublimation continuous tone printing on the Photographic Quality Paper using Photo ink cartridges Eject Paper Quiker check box Select this for faster printing The printer will not perform the curl correction before ejecting the paper More Settings More Settings Click this button to open the More Settings dialog box where you can select Print Quality Halftone and Printer Effects options Print Quality This option allows you to select print quality at which your document will be printed e Super To print at Super print quality 16 tones 2400 dpi using variable dots e Fine To print at Fine print quality 4 tones 2400 dpi using variable dots e Standard all To print at 600 dpi Standard print quality for com RE aa mon document Note The list of available options varies depending Halftone on the Document Type and Media Type you The option allows you to select the method of dot have selected and some options are not avail placement used to create colors With rough paper the able for all ALPS printers Standard Dither may produce a better printed image e No Halftone Halftone is not used The image is printed in black and white only Areas over 50 gray are printed as solid black Fine Dither Dither To use Fine Dither pattern o
57. mber of copies hb Pages frome f tof D Section BUBB T Collate Cancel Frint range i All 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type depending on the document to be printed 4 Select Plain Paper for plain paper and Laser Paper for High Grade Paper from the Media Type setting 29 Various Printing Oper ations 5 Set Print Mode to VPhoto Color ALPS MD 5000 RS Sei Rice E af falta Pa Gea R Note e When Laser Paper and VPhoto Color are selected from the Media Type and Print Mode respectively Glossy Finish is automatically set We recommend that glossy finish be nor mally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settings dialog box e When Plain Paper and VPhoto Color are selected from the Media Type and Print Mode respectively VPhoto Premier Un dercoat and Glossy Finish are automatically set VPhoto Premier Undercoat is set when Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text is selected from Document Type We recom mend that glossy finish be normally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settings dialog box 6 Change the necessary settings 7 When you complete the se
58. ment to be printed 4 Select VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus from the Media Type set ting Phota Color B ajant manar Micas 5 Change the necessary settings 6 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box 4 Note When VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus is selected from the Media Type Glossy Finish is automatically set We recommend that glossy finish be normally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settings dialog box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 27 Various Printing Oper ations VPhoto Color Printing on Plain Paper This section describes how to print VPhoto color images on plain paper Photogravure like quality can be achieved by printing VPhoto color images on plain paper This is very effective when printing multi colored images like computer graphics CG Requirement You need the following items for VPhoto Color printing e Media High Grade Paper Part No 106085 00 or Plain Paper e Ink Cartridges Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 R Note VPhoto Primer ink fills unevenness of the paper surface so that the simil
59. nly replace it and then tron it again 4 Place the finishing sheet on the cloth with the silicon coated side face down Apply the iron again to completely affix the iron on to the cloth Finishing Sheet Cloth the iron on was transferred to Note i D gt The finishing sheet can be used many times Do not discard it after using it 5 Remove the finishing sheet after the cloth has cooled com pletely AN Caution e The iron on should withstand many washings but if it should begin to peel away again for some reason simply use the finishing sheet again to reattach it e Do not use dry cleaning Also the transferred image may peel off in the laundry if the cloth stretches or shrinks a lot does not withstand heat well or if the cloth has a nap These kinds of cloth should be avoided e Note that once an iron on has been applied it cannot be re moved e Donotuse bleach Bleach may cause the colors in the printed image to run e Do not use the iron directly on the iron on e Do not dry in a dryer 86 Various Printing Oper ations A Note What to do when the image does not print well When printing iron on transfer sheets in one or more colors the print results may appear rough if printed at higher print quality In such cases use Standard Dither from Halftone option in the Image Setting dialog box This will make the image appear rougher on the screen but should produce better print results
60. nted in high resolution mode 600 dpi In such cases click on Quality tab and select Standard Dither or Coarse Dither under Halftone before printing This will make the image appear rougher on the screen but should pro duce better print results 80 Various Printing Oper ations Examples You can use back print film for many different purposes including posters book covers greeting cards and more 81 Various Printing Oper ations Making Iron on Transfers The special features of the MD Series printers enable you to create iron on transfers which allow you to print illustrations and photos and then transfer them to cloth using an iron With the iron on transfer sheets you can create one of a kind T shirts handker chiefs and other items using family pictures names and so forth Z Note i2 lt _ Printing on iron on Transfer Sheets is identical to normal color printing except special sheets are used When placing the sheets in the printer care should be taken to avoid getting fingerprints etc on the printing surface of the sheets Also when preparing images keep in mind that since the final image will be trans ferred to cloth extremely fine print data or very small illustra tions details may not show up well Requirements The iron on transfer sheets and the finishing sheet come together in a package of lron on Transfer Sheets Part No 106075 00 Use only the sheets specified Ink cartridge
61. ny plain paper will be suitable for printing Requirements For undercoating you will need the following e Ink cartridges VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 e Media Any plain paper for copier can be used Caution iron on transfer sheets back print films and overhead projector transparencies cannot be printed with VPhoto Primer ink Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed As Undercoat Use any application to create the image or document in grayscale making the undercoat 4 Note White portions of data R G B 100 are not undercoated Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridge Make sure at least one VPhoto Primer ink cartridge is Installed in the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridge can be installed in any holder Step 3 gt Load the Paper in Your Printer The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for cardboard thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper or laser paper you may also use auto matic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A Various Printing Onerations 2 For Letter paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet
62. ollowing ink cartridges are also necessary for undercoating Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Various Printing Oper ations Le rs Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print Usually create text and graphic object data Then set the colors corresponding to each foil color you want to use For ex ample set the parts of the image that you want to print in gold foil to yellow and those of the image that you want to print in silver foil to white When you want to print foil colors and black simulta neously set the area you want to print in black too Set this area to gray Prints in silver foil Vjervy V mas Yrs Set this area to gray Prints in silver foil Set this area to yellow Prints in gold foil Caution Since all of the color and grayscale data is binarized in multi color printing gradation cannot be represented R Note White portions of data R G B 100 are not printed Various Printing Oper ations For the colors and color components associated with foil colors see the following table E Colors and color components used to indicate foil colors In multi foil color printing indicate foil colors by selecting colors in the appli cation that resemble the foil colors As much as possible t
63. paper jams To prevent this please set up the trans parency separators as described below 1 With a pair of scissors cut apart the separators by following the dotted lines as shown here Then discard the middle por tion keeping the two outer sections with folding lines 2 Now fold the two separators along the fold lines as shown in the illustration The folded angle on the separators should be less than 90 degrees 3 Take the inner box of the overhead projector transparency film and insert it into the cover of the box as shown in the illustra tion 4 Insert the separators into each side of the box between the outer cover and inner box as shown YF Note Fj WHEN THE SEPARATORS ARE IN PLACE MAKE SURE THE FOLDED ANGLE IS LESS THAN 90 DEGREES SO THE TRANS PARENCIES WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE OPEN BOX 5 Place the box with installed separators in front of the printer and align the right edge of the box with the right edge of the paper output slot on the printer 2 To be aligned the edge of the box with the right edge of the paper output slot OPERATION When transparencies are printing they will ride on top of the sepa rators preventing them from picking up any completed trans parencies lying below When a transparency is completed it will drop through the separators by the time the next sheet begins printing 89 Step 3 Install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparen cie
64. pot Color Print Image 1 Create the full color and spot color data to be printed lt is not necessary to prepare the spot color and full color im ages separately as with full color spot color printing using Overlay mode The data is prepared on the same page Ar eas to be printed with spot ink and those to be printed in full color are indicated by their respective screen colors g greeting PDD Iofs R Note There is a small range of color composition values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating spot colors Because of this photographs and other data with large numbers of differ ent colors may have areas that match the spot color designa tions and print partially in spot color When printing images that contain data such as photos it is best to print full color spot color using Overlay mode 2 Set the image areas to be printed in spot color to colors that correspond to the spot colors you want to use 50 Various Printing Oper ations The colors and color compositions associated with spot colors are shown in the following tables E Color composition for indicating spot colors When printing full color and spot color simultaneously the spot colors are designated by corresponding color compositions on the screen Spot color Application color used to indicate the spot color Metallic Gold Yellow or yellow orange Metallic Magenta Magenta Red a red close to magenta Metallic Cyan Cy
65. r into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Manual feeding Automatic feeding Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties ALPS MD 5000 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate to the docu ment to be printed 46 Various Printing Oper ations 4 Set Media Type depending on the paper used cdl Standard Color oO ajani manar Piera 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Spot Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Multiple Inks 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Spot Color Settings e a oO Dy preieif El pjelspercrsie 47 Various Printing Oper ations 7 Note e If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable cartridges are displayed e Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 9 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog
66. responding message is displayed Step 3 gt Load the Paper in Your Printer The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for cardborad thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper or Laser Paper you may also use auto matic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A 2 For Letter paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties Printer Name ALPS MD 5000 Properties Status Default printer Ready Type ALPS MO 5000 Wher MO _LPT1 Comment I Print to file Copies Number of copies li Print range i All Pages from 1 tof f Selection Ripi pi T Collate Cancel Various Printing Oper ations Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front Select Automatic Photographs or Graphics Text from the Document Type Set Media Type to the paper used a i
67. rinter Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application Click the Properties button in the Print window The printer driver settings window appears R Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another 2 Select the appropriate document type in the Document Type setting Normally use Photographs 3 Set the Media Type to Back Print Film ALPS MD 5000 Standard Color B ajast mana Ete p 4 Set the Paper Size to A4 210 x 297mm and change any other necessary settings such as orientation When Back Print Film is selected under the Media Type set ting the paper feed setting in the Document Quality Tab is automatically changed to Manual Feed and the Flip Horizontal check box is checked 17 Various Printing Oper ations 5 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 4 Print 1 Click OK in the Print dialog box Printing will begin Step 5 Transfer the Image to Paper using an Iron Transfer the image to paper using an iron after printing on the back print film is completed 1 Cut around the printed image as close to the edges of the image as possible 2 Place the film on paper with the image in contact with the paper Place the finishing sheet on top and apply even pressure with an iron Finishing Sheet Bac
68. rinting on Alps Photographic Quality Paper Letter or 4 x6 size You can print the continuous tone photographic quality images using Photo ink cartridges Photographic Label Select this for printing on Alps Photographic Quality Labels You can print the continuous tone photographic quality images using Photo ink cartridges 100 Printer Driver ALPS MD 5000 Print Settings This option allows you to select Spot Color and Print Mode settings e Use Spot Colors check box Click this option to display the Spot Colors Settings dialog box where you can select the spot color printing options Spot Colors button While the Use Spot Colors is selected you can click this button to display the Spot Colors dialog box Spot Color Settings dialog box Select a spot color options Use Spot Color s radio button Select this option to print using Metallic Gold Silver Cyan Magenta White Finish and VPhoto Primer ink cartridges Standard Color Bajs Fanar iena Use Foil Color s radio button Select this option to print using the Gold Foil and Silver Foil ink cartridges Disable Undercoat check box This option can be selected when the Use Foil Color s is selected To print foil color without using the undercoat s of CMYK inks select this option Note that disabling H I Disabie Undercost undercoat may appear poor quality since the foil color requires the undercoat Spot Color Settings Print Using This opt
69. ro vided could be ink stained When using the Finish Il ink car tridge after reversing it the following conditions should be met 1 Provide glossy finish to either VPhoto Print Film 8 5 x 11 or VPhoto Paper 4x 6 Plus 2 Provide glossy finish to ALPS High Grade Paper Printing Method For printing in 600 x 600 dpi full color glossy finish select Automatic Graphics 34 Various Printing Oper ations Text or Photographs from the Document Type setting in the Document Quality Tab in the MD 5000 printer driver dialog box Then select Glossy Finish from the Print Mode setting tab Printing is carried out in the following order cyan magenta yellow black and finishing For details see the instructions for the specific type of print paper 35 Various Printing Oper ations Printing in Spot Color Spot color printing is a unique feature of the MD Series printers Although most applica tions are not designed to handle spot color printing the MD 5000 printer driver allows you to select specific colors or color components that will be replaced by spot colors such as metallic and white inks when printing You can print with up to five spot colors or five spot colors plus black from most applications that allow color specification Moreover because metallic inks are opaque metallic printing is unaffected by the color of the underlying paper As a result you can print not only on colored paper but also on black
70. rt a thin piece of cloth between the finishing sheet and the iron for a more uniform result 4 Wait until the finishing sheet cools down completely before peeling it off 87 Printing on Overhead Transparencies This section describes how to print graphics and text on overhead transparencies This function allows you to print full color images on the overhead transparencies to quickly produce materials for presentations and numerous other occasions Requirements For printing on overhead transparencies you will need the following e Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges can be used Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 e Media Use only the sheets shown below Overhead Projector Transparency Film Letter size Part No 106065 00 Caution When printing on overhead transparencies use only the above listed ALPS transparency films Using other films may cause damage to the printer Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the text and graphics with an application and lay them out within the printing area of an overhead transparency film 88 Step 2 Set up the Transparency Separators Under certain conditions electrostatic build up may cause a print ing transparency to pick up an already completed page This could lead to
71. ry to select colors that resemble the colors listed in the table below In applications that do not have many color choices such as word processors closely related colors can be used Foilcolor Application color used to indicate the foil color Gold foil Yellow or yellow orange Sweriol ey Normal Black Normal black R G B 0 or C M Y 0 K 100 e Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 Foco A 6 8 Godin 225 160 0 Sivertoi 188 198 197 e Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 Foor A 6 8 codio es e o smeo 74 76 77 e Color compositions using CMYK settings n 100 Forco e m v codio 12 97 100 o smeo 2 0 Note f For instructions on changing color component settings in an application refer to the manual that came with your application Depending on the application a foil color may not print correctly even though the color settings were properly set in the applica tion Check the Preview window before printing and try increas ing or decreasing the setting to get the correct foil color to print 63 Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install all the foil color ink cartridges you want to use The ink cartridges may be installed in any order Step 3 gt Load the Paper in Your Printer The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for cardboard thick paper and gre
72. s 1 Install the ink cartridges in the ink cartridge holders 2 Set the paper feed switch to position A 3 Place the overhead transparencies into the sheet feeder Fan the transparencies to make sure they are separated 4 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size R Note e Place the transparencies with the printing side up so that the cut corner is on the lower left hand corner e No more than 30 sheets can be loaded into the sheet feeder at any one time 90 Various Printing Onerations Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application When the dialog box appears click Properties A dialog box appears where you can set up your printer driver R Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another 2 Set the Document Type according to the print data 3 Set the Media Type to Transparency Film Standard Color BEz panar Pie eer 4 Change the Color and other options as necessary 5 When you complete all the setup click OK to close the dialog box Step 5 Print 1 Click OK in the Print dialog box Printing will start 91 Undercoating with a VPhoto Primer Ink Cartnidge A VPhoto Primer ink cartridge can be used to print undercoat Undercoat fills the uneveness of paper surface so that ma
73. s The following ink cartridges can be used Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 Da i Because the back side of the printed image is face up after it is transferred to cloth opaque inks such as metallic color cannot be used for iron ons iron Use a regular household iron Do not use steam Set the iron to Dry Cloth to transfer the image to T shirt handkerchief etc Most cloth that is fairly smooth will work fine The transferred image may peel off in the laundry if the cloth stretches or shrinks a lot does not withstand heat well or has a nap These kinds of cloth should be avoided PA Note f Use iron ons only on white cloth Black or other colors will af fect the printed color of the image 82 Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use an application and create the data to be printed There are no special considerations for creating the data Create the data just as you would for black or full color printing 4 Note e Because each iron on transfer sheet can only be printed on once try to use as much of the sheet as possible If a 1 2 inch gap is left between images several images can be printed on a single sheet Use a single sheet to create an image for several different pieces of cloth e Large
74. sary settings 6 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box R Note When VPhoto Print Film is selected from the Media Type Glossy Finish is automatically set We recommend that glossy finish be normally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settings dialog box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 24 Various Printing Oper ations VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Paper This section describes how to print images on VPhoto Paper Photogravure like quality can be achieved by printing images on VPhoto Paper with Micro Dry standard inks This is very effective when printing multicolored images like computer graphics CG Requirement You need the following items for Vphoto Color printing e Media VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus Part No 105831 00 Important Make sure that none of your Vphoto Paper is warped more than 0 2 5 mm Warped sheets can cause unsatisfactory print re sults 0 2 5mm or less 0 2 5mm or less Each sheet should have a warp of 0 2 or less when placed ona flat surface e Ink Cartridges Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be
75. ssy surface of paper can be subjected to Photo graphic Quality printing Since the opposite surface cannot be printed on make sure the paper is correctly oriented Important You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Paper at one time Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Paper the final sheet may not feed properly Always use the Photographic Quality ink cartridges to print on the Photographic Quality Paper Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper Remove both the Photographic Quality Paper and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper The guide sheet is not reusable When you load a new set of Photographic Quality Paper make sure that you load them with the new guide sheet from the same package Note that when all the Photographic Quality Paper has been fed from the sheet feeder the printer will detect that the pa per feeder is empty and will not feed the guide sheet If you try to feed the guide sheet through the printer it may get damaged Do not use a damaged guide sheet in the printer Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat humid ity dust and direct sunlight The printed image on the Photographic Quality Paper may discolor Keep it out of contact with plastic su
76. stcards etc can be used just as with normal color printing In case of Greeting Cards Part No 106090 00 single foil color printing can be executed only on the paper not glossy side Ink cartridges For single foil color printing use either of the following ink cartridges Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00 Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 The following ink cartridges are also necessary for undercoating Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print and prepare it just as you would for normal printing R Note It is not necessary to select a color in the application that matches the color of the ink cartridge in the printer Leaving the charac ters and images in black is fine Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the desired foil color cyan magenta yellow and black ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order For details please refer to the section entitled Installing Ink Cartridges in Chapter 1 Various Printing Oper ations Se ad Step 3 gt Load the Paper in Your Printer The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for cardboard thick paper
77. t to do so the printer may malfunction Various Printing Oper ations Step 1 Prepare the Image to be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print arr rr 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 gt Load the Photographic Quality Paper 8 5 x 11 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 2 For automatic feeding load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder placing the printed side facing down Then place the Photographic Quality Paper on this sheet Only the glossy side of the Photographic Quality Paper is printable so be sure to load the sheets with the glossy printable side up When handling sheets hold the bent top of the guide sheet only to avoid smear ing or discoloring the glossy printing surface guide sheet Var ious Printing Oper ations 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button A Note _ Only the glo
78. the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 33 Various Printing Oper ations Full Color amp Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Use the steps outlined here for full color printing and photo realistic finishing glossy finish Then the image will be finished with a Finish II cartridge to create a glossy effect similar to a Photograph This method is particularly effective for printing photographic images Requirements For full color printing photo realistic finishing you need the following items e Ink cartridge Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 e Media High Grade Paper Letter Part No 106085 00 When printing 600 x 600 dpi full color photo realistic finishing we suggest using High Grade Paper or a Greeting Card Set to obtain the best results e A good finish cannot be obtained if glossy finish is provided to plain paper that lacks a smooth surface The Finish Il ink cartridge is reversible up to five times If glossy finish is provided to plain paper of which surface is not smooth color ink might be attached to the finish Il ink cartridge If the finish Il ink cartridge is reversed and used in this situation the paper surface to which glossy finish is p
79. tically changed to Manual Feed and the Flip Horizontal check box is checked Set the Paper Size to A4 210 x 297 mm and change any other necessary settings such as orientation When you complete the setup click on OK to close the dialog box 84 Various Printing Oper ations SSS Step 4 Print 1 Click OK in the Print dialog box Printing will begin E Step 5 Transfer the Iron On to Cloth Use an iron to transfer the image to cloth after the printing on the iron on transfer sheet is completed 1 Cut around the printed image as close to the edges of the image as possible 2 Place the printed side on the cloth and press down evenly with an iron set to dry Using care not to let the iron on transfer sheet shift firmly ap ply pressure until the iron on transfer is completely attached to the cloth iron on Transfer Sheet Cloth the iron on will be transferred to 4 Note e Use the iron to remove wrinkles in the cloth before affixing the iron on e Set the iron heat to 160 C 320 F cotton If the iron has out let holes for steam set the iron to Dry and avoid the holes using a flat part of the iron 85 Various Printing Oper ations 3 Remove the iron on transfer sheet after the cloth has cooled completely Starting at the corners make sure the iron on is firmly attached to the cloth and then carefully peel off the rest of the sheet If the sheet does not come off clea
80. tions using CYMK settings n 100 Spotcoror e u vf wevatiocos 12 a7 rof o veancswer 26 2a f o Meranie vagena 36 e6 s o F Metalic Oyan 10 at at o Note gt For instructions on changing color composition settings in an application refer to the manual that came with your appli cation Depending on the application a spot color may not print correctly even though the color settings were properly set in the application 44 Various Printing Oper ations Step 2 Install the Spot Ink Cartridges Install all the spot ink cartridges for the spot colors you want to use into the ink cartridge holders The order of the ink cartridges is not important Step 3 Load Paper in Your Printer The method used for loading paper depends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper laser paper and High Grade Paper you may also use automatic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 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 2 For Letter A4 paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 45 Various Printing Oper ations 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of pape
81. tup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print dialog box to start printing 30 Various Printing Oper ations VPhoto Color Printing on Photo Realistic Labels This section describes how to print VPhoto Color images on Photo Realistic Labels Photo Realistic Labels may be used as photo stickers Prepare the image you want to print using a scanner or a digital camera then layout it out within the printable area of a Photo Realistic Label Requirement You need the following items for printing on Photo Realistic Labels e Media Photo Realistic Labels 7 8 x 5 8 Part No 105108 00 e Ink Cartridges The following ink cartridges may be used Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish Il ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Create the image you want to print by arranging photographs pictures etc with any application Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install the cyan magenta yellow black and finish II ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order For details please refer to the section entitled Installing Ink Car tridges in Chapter 1 Step 3 Load the Paper in Your Printer Manual feed mode is used for this printing 1 Set the paper feed
82. v ing the slider to the right intensifies red while moving it to the left reduces the intensity of red Green Strength Adjusts the brightness of green in the printed image Moving the slider to the right intensifies green while moving it to the left reduces the intensity of green Blue Strength Adjusts the brightness of blue in the printed image Moving the slider to the right intensifies blue while moving it to the left reduces the intensity of blue Photo Enhancement This option allows you to select either automatic satu ration or color balance When Use Automatic option is selected you can use Saturation or Color Balance option e Saturation To increase the contrast in an image e Color Balance To intensify the colors and lighten the midtones in an image e Darker Black When this box is checked black is created using all four inks cyan magenta yellow and black so that the black portions of a color photograph or other graphic are blended more naturally Image Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image by mov ing the sliders Increasing the brightness makes the entire image brighter Increasing the contrast intensifies the differ ences between light and dark areas Color Match This setting allows the printer to adjust colors accord ing to the data type for higher color printing quality The available options are as follows e None No color matching Use Driver s Matching Color matc
83. ver because foil inks are opaque foil color printing is unaffected by the color of the underlying paper As a result you can print on colored plain paper Caution e Special color ink is used for foil color printing Therefore undercoat must be provided with cyan magenta yellow and black inks before printing Foil Color e Depending on the font type size or paper type Foil Color ink might not be applied well Types of Foil Color Printing The following types of foil color printing are possible depending on the number of ink cartridges used e Single foil color printing without halftone Foil color printing uses a single color gold or silver e Multi foil color printing Foil color printing uses two colors gold and silver e Full color foil color printing Full color printing and foil color printing is executed simultaneously Various Printing Oper ations Singie Foil Color Printing Single foil color printing uses just one color Only the foil color to be used is installed in the printer This method is used when an entire image or document is going to be printed in a single foil color This method of printing can be used even when the applica tion you are using does not allow designation of color components Using this method even grayscale images can be printed in foil color Requirements For single foil color printing you will need the following e Media Normal paper such as plain paper Laser Paper po

Alps Electric MD-5000P Printer User Manual

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