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Alps Electric MD-1300 Printer User Manual

1. 50 26 E Connector Signals Signalname Signalname Signalname Signal name _ 1 GND 14 GND 27 DBI 40 GND 2 GND 15 GND 28 DB2 41 ATN l 3 GND 16 GND 29 DB3 42 GND 4 GND 17 GND 30 DB4 43 BSY 5 GND 18 GND 31 DB5 44 ACK 6 GND 19 GND 32 DB6 45 RST 7 GND 20 GND 33 DB7 46 MSG 8 GND 21 GND 34 DBP 47 SEL 9 GND 22 GND 35 GND 48 C D 10 GND 23 GND 36 GND 49 REQ 11 GND 24 GND 37 GND 50 Q 12 GND 25 GND 38 TMP 13 26 DBO 39 GND UNUSED DIP Switches DIP switches are used to set the SCSI ID number _l on DMO The following summarises the settings for each SCSI device number 1 2 3 4 SCSI No OFF OFF OFF OFF No 0 ON OFF OFF OFF No 1 OFF ON OFF OFF No 2 ON ON OFF OFF No 3 OFF OFF ON OFF No 4 ON OFF ON OFF No 5 OFF ON ON OFF No 6 Factory default settings ON ON ON OFF No 7 SCSI device number 7 is reserved for the Macintosh itself Device number 0 is normally assigned to the internal hard disk drive if there is one To be safe use only device numbers 1 through 6 174 lt BACK NEXT gt Specification Printable Area Ty 12mm 0 47 minimum A p 15mm 0 6 minimum lt Cc Maximum Print Area Physical Paper Size Left Margin Right Margin Paper Size A B Cc D Letter 8 5 11 0 25 0 25 A4 210mm 297mm 3 4mm 3 4mm B5 182mm 257mm 3 4mm 3 4mm Using cardboard thick pap
2. 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 Back Print Film gt Back Print Film Finishing Sheet Paper to transfer the image to Paper to transfer the image to 109 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Rai Note 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 Paper Back Print Film Back Print Film ee Back Print Film extends Back Print Film fits on the paper beyond the edge of the paper e If 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 Rai 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 gt Curl Correction When you transfer an image on a thin sheet of paper the sh
3. Make sure the paper type and size settings match the pa per loaded in the printer Factory settings are Laser Pa per US Letter A4 If the paper type does not match select the appropriate pa Click OK MW Print Dialog Box Select Print Desktop from the File menu The Print dialog box opens ALPS mo 1300 P27 APS OMER 51 Crint_j Copies Pages All From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Options J Print Back To Front O Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster O Disable Overcoat Cartridge Click Print to begin printing 33 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations MS Print Preview The Preview dialog box is displayed when you click the Preview button in the Print dialog box Preview of HD 7101 67 Click Cancel to close the Preview dialog box To print the desktop click Print Page Printing begins 34 lt BACK NEXT gt Turning the Power On or Off Turning the Power On or Off Turn your printer and computer on or off by following the steps described below Turning on the Power Turn on the power by performing the following steps 1 Push the power button on the printer to turn it on 2 Turn on your computer When you finished pr
4. Step 5 gt Enable the ColorSync Function During Printing Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box to display the Col ors dialog box Select ColorSync from the Color Matching op tions After the settings have been completed click OK MD 1300 Colors Blends O Multi pass Black Color C Options L colorsyne w Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print erify Spot Colors R Note When printing a photograph it is advisable to turn on the Multi pass Black setting The gradation of dark portions will then be smoothed because black will be expressed by all four colors i e cyan magenta yellow and black Step 6 gt Start Printing After returning to the Print dialog box press Print to start printing 45 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations 46 lt BACK NEXT gt MD 1300 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Learning to Use the Many Functions of Your Printer The MD 1300 not only prints outstanding monochrome and full color images but also offers a wide variety of other options including printing in metallic color and print ing on labels iron on transfers and greeting cards This chapter will show you how to use these useful func tions step by step Read Chapter 1 of this guide and learn the basic operations of your printer before reading this chapter We hope you
5. 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu ALPS mo 1300 P77 PSL OMAR 5 1 Cm Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w ia Quality Best 600dpi v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 5 To print a photograph click the Multi pass Black check box 6 Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors 108 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Back Print Film 7 Once the settings have been completed click OK Rg Note For the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Op erations 8 To start printing click Print in the Print dialog box 4 Note No other option needs to be chosen in order to print on back print films Printing is executed as with plain paper Step 5 Transfer the Image to Paper with 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
6. 4 Note Loading too many sheets into the sheet feeder may cause paper jams or misfeeding Be aware that when using automatic feed mode the last sheet to feed will occasionally feed incorrectly depending on the pa per type lt BACK NEXT gt Loading Paper E Notes and precautions about paper The printer s sheet feeder can feed paper to the printer automatically It holds up the 100 sheets of plain paper or 30 transparencies at once lron on transfer sheets thick paper and other kinds of special printing media should be used in manual feed mode Normally it is most convenient to use automatic feed mode The approximate thicknesses of paper that can be used in manual feed mode or automatic feed mode are as follows Automatic feed mode 0 07 mm 0 1 mm 0 003 0 004 Manual feed mode 0 07 mm 0 23 mm 0 003 0 01 Caution In automatic feed mode never use paper in the sheet feeder with thickness outside the range 0 07 mm 0 1 mm 0 003 0 004 In manual feed mode never use paper whose thickness is out side the range 0 07 mm 0 23 mm 0 003 0 01 Doing so may cause paper jams or cause damage to the printer Also paper jams can be caused by paper that is extremely smooth or shiny paper that is too rough or paper that easily picks up static electricity Paper jams and other paper feed problems can tear the ribbons in ink cartridges To avoid such problems please
7. Has the packing tape been removed There are three pieces of tape on the front of the printer that help protect the printer during shipping Gently remove the tape before using the printer 167 lt Back NEXT gt Has cartridge become dislodged from the cartridge holder Open the front cover and make sure the cartridges are correctly installed Is there a paper jam Clear the paper jam following the directions in the section Clearing Paper Jams Occasionally a small piece of paper will tear off and remain in the printer If this happens hold the release lever down and use a thick piece of paper to remove the remaining pieces of paper A mechanism or cartridge change error occurred Are the cartridges installed correctly If cartridge has become dislodged from its holder a cartridge change error will occur Open the front cover and reinstall the cartridges Are you using the printer on a level surface l The printer will not operate correctly on a slanted surface Place it on a level stable surface Is the printer in a place where it is subject to bumps or vibrations Bumps and vibrations can cause mechanical problems Place the printer in a place free from vibrations and bumping Is the front cover properly closed The printer will not operate correctly if the front cover is not closed correctly Close the front cover all the way Is something sitting on top of the printer The printer may malfunction if there ar
8. Printer Driver Preview In the Print dialog box click Preview to display an image of the page exactly as it will be printed Note that the Preview image quality depends on your monitor s current color level Preview of About MacOS 7 6 85 About Mac 0876 n and copy the screen inages to the Clipboard ore CAE A Use the left and right arrow buttons in the Preview window to scroll through the pages To display a specific page number click in the page number box and type in the number of the page you want to see Page 1 Jof 9 Click one of the Zoom buttons to display the page reduced to fit in the window normal actual size or enlarged dot for dot at your screen resolution A a Click Print Page to print only the currently displayed page Click on the Print Page button while holding down the Option key to print all the pages Click on the Cancel button to close the Preview window without printing Multi page Mode Click Print Page while holding down the Command key to enable the Multi page mode When the Multi page mode is enabled the current page will not be ejected after printing completes so that additional documents may be printed on the same page Colors Dialog Box Click Colors in the Print dialog box to display the Colors dialog box You can specify the color blends and color properties and enable the ColorSync function in
9. Rai Note If you have two SCSI busses in your Macintosh SCSI 6 BUS 1 or similar will be displayed 4 Note Immediately following installation background printing is turned off Click on the On button to enable background printing Back ground printing will not be available if you did not install the Queue Kit software 4 Click on the close box to close the Chooser When the selected printer driver is changed from some other printer driver to the MD 1300 printer driver a dialog box will appear to inform you that a different printer has been selected You have changed your current printer Please choose Page Setup in all of the open applications 5 Click on the OK button to close the dialog box lt BACK NEXT gt 32 Installing the Printer Driver Testing the Printer To make sure the printer is functioning correctly use the Print Desktop command Using the Print Desktop command Check the following e The printer is connected to the computer and turned on e The system folder window is open if not double click the folder on the start e There is paper in the printer MN Page Setup Dialog Box Select Page Setup from the File menu The Page Setup dialog box will open ALPS vo 1300 Page setup Pa YESLOMER s lox Size US Letter v Edit Reduce or Enlarge 00 Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps
10. tridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order Step 3 Load the Photographic Quality Paper 8 5 x 11 A4 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 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper 49 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 4 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button R j Note 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 befo
11. 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu of your application This opens the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select iron on Transfer from the Type pop up menu in the Page Setup dialog box j a Pz Sa PA BAAR ALPS mp 1300 Page 5 via Pap v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Reduq Photo Realistic Label Enlar Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard iron on Transfer Size Orien Back Print Film When you select Iron on Transfer the check box for the Flip Horizontal option under Printer Effects is checked enabled Make sure that the check box has actually been checked Make any other desired changes to the settings Printer Effects Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 3 Set the Size to A4 and change any other necessary set tings such as orientation ALPS p 1300 Page Setup FF VESLOUER 51 E Type _Iron on Transfer v Cancer Photo Paper 4x6 Photo Realistic Label Photographic Label US Letter 4 Step 4p Print Click OK to close the dialog box 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Standard from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu ALPS mo 1300 P77 PSL OMAR 5 1 Cm Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w
12. 2 Select the type of paper Select Plain Paper or Cardboard After making the setting click Print while holding down the command key 3 Printing is started in Multi page mode By holding down the Command key you have selected Multi page mode which means the current document will not be ejected after printing completes so that additional documents may be printed on the same page Click Use to enable this mode or Disable to leave it off Step 4 Exchange the Ink Cartridges Paper will not be ejected even if printing has finished At this point remove any of the ink cartridges installed in the printer and re place it with a Finish cartridge lt BACK NEXT gt Photo Realistic Finishing in Multi page Mode Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Glossy Finish from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Grayscale from the Colors pop up menu Zi ALPS wo 1300 FENENOMER si print Copies Pages All From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Glossy Finish w colors E Ti Quality Best 600dpi w Options J Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge Note You cannot select Glossy Finish from the Printing Mode pop up menu before selecting Laser Paper or Cardboard 4 Click Print in the Print dialog box Photo Realisti
13. Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Note 7 Verify Spot Colors options Three options are available under Verify Spot Colors Never If you select this option when printing in a single metallic color the cartridge that is loaded in the No 1 ink cartridge holder left side when facing the printer is automatically used regardless of how many metallic cartridges have been loaded Before Spooling The target cartridge can be selected even before spooling the print data This option is generally used when background printing is disabled OFF Before Printing The target cartridge can be selected before printing This option is generally used when background printing is enabled ON 6 Click OK in the Colors dialog box This closes the Colors dialog box Click Print in the Print dialog box The cartridge selection window is displayed Please select the ink cartridges to be used for printing from the following list Ji Cartridge Description W Metallic Magenta Plain Paper E Empty E Empty E Empty 1 2 3 4 This dialog box indicates which cartridges are currently loaded in the printer Note When Never is selected from the Verify Spot Colors options this dialog box does not appear At this time you can change the cartridges in the printer and install a metallic color cartridge 74 When the correct ink cartridge is selected click OK Print ing will begin lt BACK
14. ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge Rai Note When printing in a single metallic color either the Black amp White or Grayscale options can be selected However no shading can be printed if Black amp White is selected so the usual option is Grayscale Black amp White Select this option when the data was created using only solid black as the color If there are other colors or grayscaling using this option to print would cause all data to assume binary values and all halftone colors would appear as either black or white Grayscale Select this option when the data to be printed was created using several colors and or grayscaling This option enables halftone colors to be printed 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 5 When providing spot color printing the timings for se lecting the ink cartridges can be set using the Verify Spot Colors pop up menu MD 1300 Colors Multi pass Black Brightness Colo Matching Method Printer Profile i Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors v Never Before Spooling Before Printing 47 Note Itis not necessary to specify the Before Spooling option but we recommend selecting it to confirm which cartridge was loaded before starting to print 73 lt Back NEXT gt
15. NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Multi Spot Color Printing Multi Spot Color 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 four spot colors or three 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 Spot color ink cartridges and a black ink cartridge can be used at the same time just by installing a black ink cartridge along with the spot color ink car tridges you are using No more than four ink cartridges can be used at one time 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 A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU and Greeting Cards Part No
16. Transparency Size Photo Realistic Paper Reduq Photo Realistic Label Enlar Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard iron on Transfer ns Back Print Film i Orien 98 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing Greeting Cards 3 Click Edit to open the Edit Paper Sizes dialog box Click New if it is enabled enter a new name and set the Width to 5 83 in 148 mm and the Height to 7 87 in 200 mm and then click Add If the new paper size appears in the paper sizes list click Done Edit Paper Sizes Name Greeting Card B5 US Letter Width 5 83 Height 7 87 Default Size US Letter w 4 When you complate all the set up click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Set Printing Mode as needed for the document to be printed For full color printing select Standard for spot color printing select Spot Colors and for Photo Realistic Finishing select Glossy Finish ALPS mo 1300 P27 AYPSLOMER 51 Crint_ Copies Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed em tees Standard Spot Colors Colors GlossyFinish f7 ia a Options J Print Back To Front O Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster O Disable Overcoat Cartridge 3 Set Colors depending on the document to be printed e For full c
17. 106090 00 75 lt Back NEXT gt 2 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 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 Rg 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 Untitled 1 76 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Multi Spot Color Printing 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 in 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 op Set this area to black Set this area to blue Prints in black Prints in metallic cyan Set this area to light gray Prints in white Set this area to red Prints in metallic magenta Set this area to blue Prints
18. 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 4 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 lt BACK NEXT gt 60 Printing on Photographic Quality Labels A 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 e If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Labels the final sheet may not feed properly e 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 e Remove both the Photographic Quality Labels and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper e 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 throug
19. Paper sizes Paper size and printable area display Edit Paper Sizes BS z Default Size US Letter w New Done To create a new paper size click New if it is enabled enter a new name paper height and paper width then click Add The new paper size will appear in the paper sizes list To change a setting click on the name in the paper sizes list and change the page length and width To delete a size click on the name and then click Delete The Paper Size and Printable Area appear on the right side of the Edit dialog box You can switch between the graphical and the text Previews by clicking in the Preview box This also works in the Page Setup dialog box 47 Note To print on ALPS Greeting Cards part number 106090 00 cre ate a paper size with page length of 148 mm 5 83 and a width of 200 mm 7 87 Rai Note When entering the paper size type in the size unit at the end For example if you type in 5 the size will be set to 5 inches and if you type in 5 mm the size will be set to 5 mm 138 lt BACK NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver Reduce Enlarge In the Reduce or Enlarge box you can enter percentages ranging from 25 to 400 The document is printed smaller or larger depending on this number The default is 100 Orientation Click on the icon for landscape printing to print documents in landscape orienta tion Printer Effects lt lt There are two Printer
20. Printer Driver Background Printing If you installed the Queue Kit software you can enable or disable background printing through the Chooser In the Chooser select the MD 1300 printer and then in the Background Printing section select the On radio button to enable background printing or the Off but ton to disable it When the software is first installed background printing is off Background Printing On Off Active Q Inactive 760 AppleTalk Rai Note Background printing cannot be selected if the Queue Kit soft ware is not installed Using AppleTalk Because the MD 1300 printer connects to the Macintosh SCSI port rather than the AppleTalk port you can turn AppleTalk on or off as you wish without affect ing operation of the MD 1300 136 lt BACK NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver Page Setup Dialog Box Select Page Setup from the File menu The MD 1300 Page Setup dialog box appears ALPS Mp 1300 Page setup Pa AEALOMAR 51 aie 100 _ es Orientation Printer Effects O Flip Horizontal i O Precision Bitmaps Type From the Type menu in the Page Setup dialog box you can select one of the following media Plain Paper Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film n p Pa ES PAI OMAR ALPS mp 1300 Page 5 Aann v Laser Paper Transparency Photo R
21. To change the color matching method click the Colors button in the Print dialog box MD 1300 Colors Blends _ Multi pass Black Brightness ETT Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors The color matching is normally set to Driver s Matching 7 Once the settings have been finished click OK 8 Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 57 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 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 Le 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 Photo overcoat ink cartridge Part No 10581
22. feeder and press the ready insert button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Manual feeding Automatic feeding Step 5 gt Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Setany necessary settings such as Type Size and Orien tation depending on the document to be printed ALPS wo 1300 Page Setup NEAR 51 ox J size Us Tetter v Reduce or Enlarge 100 _ is Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode Step 6 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Spot Colors from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Grayscale or Fixed Color from the Colors pop up menu ALPS wmo 1300 Pa YES OMER 51 Cm Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Preview Printing Mode Spot Colors w Colors Fixed Color w NIT Quality Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 47 Note e To print in only one spot color select Black amp White or Grayscale e To print in two or more spot colors select Fixed Color For details see Single Spot Color
23. 600 dpi full color printing is available with Photo Realistic Paper High Grade Paper and laser paper only Printing width Letter max 8 inches A4 max 203 mm Paper feed method Friction feed Paper width 100 216 mm 3 9 8 5 Paper thickness 0 07 0 23 mm 0 003 0 01 Printing media Plain paper laser paper High Grade Paper overhead projector transparency film iron on transfer sheets Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Labels greeting cards cardboard thick paper back print film Photographic Quality Paper Photographic Quality Labels Printer buffer capacity 32 KB Dimensions inches mm Approximately 462mm 18 19 width x 280mm 10 02 depth x 190mm 7 48 height Weight Approximately 4 5 kg 9 9 Ibs Power supply 115 230 Vac 50 60 Hz Interface SCSI Head life 250 million pulses dots Machine life printing 10 000 cycles Noise 50 dB Maximum Agency Approvals FCCB UL and CSA CE and TUV Europe Operating environment Temperature 10 C to 30 C 50 to 86 F for monochrome on plain paper otherwise 15 C to 30 C 59 to 86 F Humidity 30 to 70 without condensation or freezing Storage environment Temperature 0 C to 35 C 32 to 95 Humidity 50 to 70 without condensation or freezing 173 lt Back NEXT gt a Interface MH Connector Amphenol 50 pin female 25 1 0001 ff 00 10000 UDUTUTUU mouit
24. Canceling Ar alarm isisisi 156 CattiaQ Gita cacsianecaenicann einen ae eee 16 Carriage packing material 0 eeseseseestesesesteeeeateees 11 Cartridge Change error oo eee 159 Galle typo iirin ai 18 CNOOSOT cu ssscccsssusssciatsuscsdeduscsiassuensiatiyncsuatanssstatanedtetsdhctesasit 134 Cleaning pad uo eeeeeeseeeseseseeseeeseseatesneeneeatee 11 155 Clearing data 2 ciccsssiiecasiabsccassatascesetiassizectsscstacactisecaaetisartiace 156 Color composition eecescesceseestesteseesteseseeeteeteneeeeeeeees 78 93 Color Matching Options oes 144 Color printing isinna 40 Golors dial g DOX sisariensa 142 143 COEM 140 COl SYNE aesan enaar Ra 145 CONNEC O i ensnare 174 Connector Signal siisii sisine 174 Control panel arsiaecsreiauraia suse iaaea amen 17 Copies Setting whssstantiatiaantincainin scene 140 GUM CONG CON earns E elie 110 Custom paper size setting oes 138 D Defalis naa aai 137 DOVICO srce amaam 135 DIMENS Sianna 173 DIP SWICHES 2setieecawitinincneianaticniie 13 16 174 DISK SPCC irainei aa iaaa 29 179 lt BACK NEXT gt Appendix E Edit DUON icttscscciwisitenin siete eee Error display error WONN eara R EE aa E a aa F Feed SONG iiaii eaea aaaea Feeding modes Finish cartridge Finishing sheet Forced printing FROME COVGM aeeaiei E ARE E aE Front cover release button ou cesceceesceteteesestecseeteees 11 15 Full color spot color printing seere 83 91 l G GICetING CAAS nin
25. Front cover release button Make sure nothing is under the cover MH Removing the carriage packing material Remove the carriage packing material from inside the printer Using the printer without removing the packing materials can result in damage to the printer Carriage packing material Caution Do not remove the white pad or the cleaning pad at the left end of the platen They are there to clean the print head Removing them can cause the printer to malfunction The cleaning pad is exchangeable for a new one when it gets dirty Do not touch the open sensor which is located inside the printer on the left end Cleaning pad Open sensor 11 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations MW Closing the front cover Close the front cover after removing the carriage packing material Caution When closing the front cover never slam it shut The ink car tridges can become dislodged and damage to the printer may result Mi How to attach the Macintosh interface module When using your printer with a Macintosh computer connect the printer to the computer using a Macintosh interface module as shown in the picture Macintosh interface module A Caution When you connect the Macintosh interface module make sure that the printer power has been turned off Never plug in the power cord before connecting the module Doing so can cause the printer to malfunction MN How to remove the M
26. Part No 106050 00 e Media Use only the sheets shown below Overhead Projector Transparency Film 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 120 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Overhead Transparencies 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 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 La the dotted lines as shown here Then discard the middle por tion keeping the two outer sections with folding lines 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 8 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 Rai Note WHEN THE SEPARATORS ARE IN PLACE MAKE SURE THE FOLDED
27. 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 lt BACK NEXTD i Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 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 gt Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Setany necessary settings such as Type Size and Orien tation depending on the document to be printed ALPS wo 1300 Page Setup NEAR 51 ox J size _Ustetter v Reduce or Enlarge om Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Spot Colors from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Fixed Color from the Colors pop up menu ALPS wo 1300 PEND s1 Frnt Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed Pape
28. any changes click Print to start printing 39 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations apie Printing Color This section describes how to print standard color images on plain paper MN Requirements You need the following items for standard color printing e Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 e Media High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EUV laser paper or plain paper for copiers e Printing data for color printing Printing data consisting of text and or graphics created by an application E Placing ink cartridges in your printer Make sure one cyan one magenta one yellow and one black ink cartridge are installed The ink cartridges may be installed in any order Caution Do not place an ink cartridge directly into the carriage Doing so may damage the printer MH Loading the paper in your printer 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed pect set it to A Paper feed switch A Paper feed switch M 2 Fully extend the paper support Printing Operations 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 inser
29. case open Monitor amp Sound in Control Panels and set the Gamma option to Page White Gamma This allows colors similar to the color temperature D50 to be obtained 0 Monitors amp Sound H z A Monitor Sound Alerts _ColorDepth 8s _isRResolution Q Grays Z Show Thousands Colors 832 x 624 75Hz Gamma Mac Standard Gamma Uncorrected Gamma 47 Note Once steps 1 to 3 have been completed the settings need not be modified unless their contents are to be changed 44 lt Back NEXT gt Printing Operations Step 4 Display the Print Dialog Box Prepare print data and set the paper for printing Select Print from the File menu ALPS wo 1300 Pa AEA OMAR 54 Con Copies D Pages All From To Preview colors Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard v Standard v Colors Millions of Colors w of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Best 600dpi w v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 47 Note The contents of the Print dialog box depend on the application software If the color setting options RGB CMYK or others are available in the dialog box specify the RGB option If the CMY option is specified the printed output will differ from the colors displayed on the monitor
30. click Print in the Print dialog box 100 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Photo Realistic Labels A photograph of a person can be printed on a Photo Realistic Label to create a photo graphic label To do so photographic data from a scanner or a digital camera is laid out using application software prior to printing Requirements For printing Photo Realistic Labels 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 Finish cartridge Part No 106054 00 e Media Photo Realistic Labels 4 x 6 100 x148 mm Part No 105108 00 Rai Note When Photo Realistic Labels are printed in full color at 1 200 dpi cyan magenta and yellow inks are used to create black Thus black ink is not used 13 4mm 0 53 16 05mm 0 63 lt gt mm 0 a gt 23 5mm 0 93 iv ry 23mm 0 91 3mm 0 12 148mm 5 8 100mm 3 9 Printing is possible within the range shown in rectangles 101 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use any suitable application to lay out photographs or pictures in order to create the necessary print data Photographic Quality Label templa
31. detailed continuous tone images similar to pho tographs Take images from a variety of sources scanners digital cameras the Internet PhotoCDs and more Edit crop and resize those images using the photo software provided and print them out in rich vivid water resistant color onto Photographic Quality Paper and Labels The Alps MD 1300 Photographic Quality Color Printer is also extremely versatile it s almost like having two printers in one Using the Alps standard Micro Dry inks and Alps special paper you can print exquisite 1200 x 600 dpi color You can even print 600 x 600 dpi color on T shirt transfers overhead transpar encies greeting cards and more with fadeproof smearproof and waterproof inks You can even use Micro Dry metallic inks to add sparkling touches to business cards letterhead and invitations Your new Alps MD 1300 Photographic Quality Color Printer is easy to install and easy to use The enclosed Quick Start Guide will get experienced users up and running quickly This User s Guide will provide detailed information and instructions about set up and operation to help you take full advantage of this printer s many features lt BACK NEXT gt Service Support and Supplies It is our goal to make your Alps MD 1300 ownership a satisfying experience Our Alps support staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your printer If needed our convenient repair service is at you
32. ia Quality Best 600dpi v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 5 To print a photograph in full color click the Multi pass Black check box 6 Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors 116 lt BACK NEXT gt Making Iron on Transfers 7 Once the settings have been finished click the OK but ton Rai Note For information on the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Operations 8 To start printing click Print in the Print dialog box Step 5 gt 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 Bg Note e Use the iron
33. in metallic cyan Set this area to yellow Prints in metallic gold 47 Note Many applications have color palettes that allow easy selection of metallic colors 77 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 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 however check the color output by executing a test print to make sure the correct spot colors are printed Spot color Application color used to indicate the spot color Metallic Gold Yellow or yellow orange Metallic Silver Gray Metallic Magenta Magenta Red a red close to magenta Metallic Cyan Cyan Blue a blue close to cyan White Light gray a gray close to white 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 col
34. lt BACK NEXT gt Error Display Error Display When the printer settings are invalid or when printing stops for some reason an error message is displayed If an error message appears while you are changing printer settings correct the settings according to the error message If an error message occurs while printing refer to the Troubleshooting section to remedy the cause of the error and continue printing f 149 lt Back NEXT gt Chanter 3 Printer Driver 150 lt BACK NEXT gt The Appendix descril ing procedures and the basic s Photographic Quality Color Printer Cleaning the Printer We recommend that this printer be cleaned periodically to ensure satisfactory long term operation Cleaning the Main Unit Follow the cleaning steps described below Caution Make sure to unplug the printer before cleaning it 1 Clean the outside of the printer Use a soft cloth to wipe the outside of the printer to avoid dust and dirt build up 2 Clean the inside of the printer Use a soft brush to brush away dirt and dust Caution Brush very gently around electrical components and be careful not to leave any brush hairs on or near these components 152 lt BACK NEXT gt Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Follow the steps below using isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab Caution e Make sure to unplug the printer bef
35. print film and other special media such as cards thick paper etc In manual feed mode you should load only one sheet at a time 1 Switch the paper feed mode Set the paper feed switch to position M Caution Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations 2 Insert paper Insert paper straight into the sheet feeder Rg Note Paper that is erased or curled may print incorrectly Make sure that you insert the paper straight Inserting it ata slant can cause a paper jam 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size 4 Press the ready insert button The paper is automatically pulled into the printer 28 lt BACK NEXT gt Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Before you can use your printer you need to install the MD 1300 printer driver software so that your computer can work with the MD 1300 printer This section describes how to install the MD 1300 printer driver These directions as sume that you are familiar with normal Macintosh operations such as using the mouse and menus Please refer to the user s guide that came with your Macintosh if you need information about general Macintosh operations Purpose of the Printer Driver The printer driver is software that enables your computer to control the printer When printing from any application you must select a printer driver that matches the printer being used in order to ensure a
36. settings have been finished click OK 47 Note For the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Op erations 5 Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 104 lt BACK NEXT gt 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 f AZ Note 71 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 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 nsert 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 Paper to transfer the image to We recommend High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU
37. the ALPS Installation CD ROM Follow the instructions on the CD sleeve to start up the CD ROM then read the Readme file for detailed Printer Driver installation instructions To install click on the printer driver installation button and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 30 lt BACK NEXT gt Installing the Printer Driver Using Balloon Help With System 7 0 1 or later Balloon Help can be used to explain the functions of the printer driver buttons check boxes and radio buttons By displaying Balloon Help you can get a simple explanation of each function Follow the steps below to use Balloon Help 1 Select Show Balloons from the Help menu found on the menu bar at the upper right corner of the screen 2 Move the cursor over the button or box to be explained ALPS Mp 1300 Page Setup Pa YESLOMER 51 Cx Type _Laser Paper v cancer Size US Letter viy a Reduce or Enlarge 100 _ es Orientation Printer Effect i O Flip Horizonta O Precision Bitmaps To hide Balloon Help follow the steps below To select a page size that your document will be printed on click this menu 1 Select Hide Balloons from the Help menu Selecting the MD 1300 Driver If you want to print using the MD 1300 you should select the MD 1300 printer driver in the Chooser before you create documents in your application If you want to print documents crea
38. the Reduce or Enlarge setting in the Page Setup dialog box This value may be specified between 25 and 400 The preview doesn t change even though change the reduction or en largement in the Page Setup dialog box The preview will not change size with different reduction or enlargement settings Check the size after printing to see that the changes took effect 171 lt Back NEXT gt How do I uninstall the printer driver Remove the MD 1300 Micro Dry printer driver from the Extensions folder in the System Folder and remove the Micro Dry Preferences file from the Preferences folder in the System Folder If you have installed the Queue Kit software and you are not going to use it with other applications remove the Queue Monitor and Queue Watcher files from the Extensions folder in the System Folder Restart your computer Can this printer be connected to Windows and Macintosh computers simultaneously No the parallel port and the SCSI port cannot be used at the same time Connect a Macintosh computer to the printer using the Macintosh interface module and connect a Windows computer without the module 172 lt BACK NEXT gt Specifications General Specifications Name ALPS MD 1300 Photographic Quality Color Printer Printing head 240 dot Printing speed Ordinary paper Equivalent to 240 cps 100 cps x 2 4 lines When printing 10 cpi text Resolution 1200 x 600 dpi 1200 x
39. this dialog box See the next section for a detailed explanation of this dialog box Rai Note Depending on the application that you are using the Print dia log box may display not only the MD 1300 settings but also ad ditional settings specific to that application For these settings refer to your application s user s manual 142 lt BACK NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver Colors Dialog Box When you click Colors in the Print dialog box the Colors dialog box is displayed MD 1300 Colors Blends O Multi pass Black Brightness ETTI E o Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors Before Spooling vi Blends The Blends menu allows image print quality to be set to either Standard or Fine Character resolution can be set using the Quality menu MD 1300 Colors Blends v Fine O Multi pass Black Standard mm Ae Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print Yerify Spot Colors Before Spooling v 47 Note For full color printing select Fine This option cannot be selected for certain types of paper Select Standard for coarse surfaced paper or if the printed im age is blurred or not uniformly colored This option provides coarse pixels but image qu
40. this printing 1 Set the paper feed switch to position M 2 For Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 size or laser paper fully extend the paper support Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters Load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Rai Note e Be sure to manually feed Photo Realistic Paper and Labels one at a time e For Photo Realistic Paper and Labels load so that the glossy surface faces upward e Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed guide and Photo Realistic Paper and Labels Otherwise pa per may not feed correctly e Laser paper and High Grade Paper can be continuously printed using automatic feeding To do so load the paper by placing the paper feed switch in position A 64 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing Full Color Data at 1200x 600 dpi Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Set the Type option e For Photo Realistic Paper select Photo Realistic Paper e For Photo Realistic Labels select Photo Realistic Label ea ALPS mp 1300 Page Se e For Laser paper or High Grade Paper select Laser Paper Plain Paper Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer
41. 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 117 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 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 cleanly replace it and then iron it again 4 Place the finishing sheet on the cloth with the silicon coated side face down with the cut corner in the upper left corner Apply the iron again to completely affix the iron on to the cloth Finishing Sheet Cloth the iron on was transferred to R j Note 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 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 canno
42. trans ferred to cloth extremely fine print data or very small illustra tions details may not show up well Requirements For printing on iron on transfer sheets you will need the following e iron on Transfer Sheets e Finishing Sheet Printing side Silicon coated side nsert in this direction The iron on transfer sheets and the finishing sheet come together in a pack age of lron on Transfer Sheets Part No 106075 00 Use only the sheets specified 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 7 Note 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 e Iron Use a regular household iron Do not use steam Set the iron to Dry 113 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations e 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 Rai Note Use iron ons only on white cloth Black or other colors will af fect the printed color of the im
43. you use the printer for the first time to learn how to set it up Photographic Quality Color Printer lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Getting Your Printer Ready Set up your printer by performing the following steps e Getting your printer ready Remove the packing materials e Connecting cables Connect the printer to your computer with a printer cable and to a suitable AC power source with the power cord Getting Your Printer Ready Get your printer ready by removing the packing materials from inside and outside the printer Caution This printer is shipped with tape spacers and other packing materials to prevent delicate parts from being damaged while in transit Remove these packing materials before using the printer If the printer is used while these packing materials are still present damage to the printer or malfunction may occur MW Removing the outside packing materials The printer is shipped with packing materials to prevent damage during transit Remove the tape three locations in front and cardboard from the printer before using Cardboard Tape Lin 10 lt BACK NEXT gt Getting Your Printer Ready ME Opening the front cover Open the front cover to remove the inside packing material To open the front cover push the front cover release button to release the inter nal lock Gently lower the front cover with your hand
44. 0 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 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 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations SS ee eee ee eee se Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges 1 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders SS or Step 3 gt Load the 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 Rai Note 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 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu of your application This brings up the Page Setup dialog box 2 UnderType in the Page Setup dialog box select Cardboard 2 iti N ALPS mp 1300 Page 5 rami ance v Laser Paper
45. 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Photographic Paper from the dedi pop up menu ALPS mp 1300 Page Se Plain Faer v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film Size 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu ALPS mo 1300 PAPAL OMAR 51 Crint_ Copies Pages All From To Preview colors Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard v Standard v Colors Millions of Colors w of Colors w igi Quality Medium Medium 300dpi v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster I Disable Overcoat Cartridge 2 Select Feed depending on the paper feed method 3 Make sure that Printing Mode is set to Standard 4 Make sure that Colors is set to Millions of Colors 5 Quality is set to Medium 300dpi If the print data includes small characters Best 600dpi may be selected 47 Note When Photographic Paper is selected from Type pop up menu overcoating is automatically set We recommended that overcoating be normally provided If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing check Disable Overcoat Cartridge in the Print dialog box 51 lt B
46. 4 size of High Grade Paper plain paper laser paper and transparencies 1 Pull out the paper support 2 Switch the paper feed mode Place the paper feed switch in position A 3 Place the paper in the sheet feeder 4 Note e Using creased or curled paper can cause the paper to misfeed e Fan the paper once before placing it in the sheet feeder The printer may feed two sheets together if the sheets are slightly stuck together e Use only one type of paper at a time e Pushing the paper feed guide too hard against the paper can bend the paper Adjust the position of the paper feed guide so that it just touches the paper lt BACK NEXT gt 24 Loading Paper 4 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size o o a E 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm Photo Realistic Paper Photographic Quality Paper and Photographic Quality Labels Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded at a time 1 Push the paper support in 2 For Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm set the paper feed switch to position M For Photographic Qual ity Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm or Photographic Quality Labels set the paper feed switch to position A Paper feed switch set in position A Paper feed switch set in position M 25 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations 3 Lift the paper stopper Gently press the upper part of the pa
47. 8 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 58 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Photographic Quality Labels Step 1 Create Data for Printing on Photographic Quality La F F 19 8mm 0 78 0 67 19 8mm ore t e t 3 6mm 0 14 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 Photo Label Templates in the Read Me file on the ALPS Installation CD ROM for instructions You may use them or employ some other application to lay o
48. ANGLE IS LESS THAN 90 DEGREES SO THE TRANS PARENCIES WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE OPEN BOX 2 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 1 2 To be aligned the edge of the box with the right edge Separator of the paper output slot OPERATION j When transparencies are printing they will ride on top of the sepa rators preventing them from picking up any completed transpar encies lying below When a transparency is completed it will drop through the separators by the time the next sheet begins printing 121 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 7 Step 3 install the Ink Cartridges and Overhead Transparencies 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 Rai 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 122 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Overhead Transparencies Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page S
49. Back Print Film Plain Paper Photo Realistic Paper selected 3 For Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm select Photo Paper 4x6 from the Size pop up menu 4 Once the settings have been completed click OK Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Glossy Finish from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu 4 Select Super 1200dpi from the Quality pop up menu ALPS wsp 1300 Feed Y Options I Print Back To Front Monochrome Faster Copies D Pages All Q From To PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Quaity fa PALOMAR SOFTWARE Enhanced Quality O Disable Overcoat Cartridge 5 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box lt Back NEXT gt 65 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 6 Make color matching selections as required Blends Multi pass Black Ky Brightness Color Matching Options Driver s Matching vw Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Yerify Spot Colors Rai Note For the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Op erations 7 Once the settings have been finished click OK 8 Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing In a few cases paper will not be completely eje
50. Click OK in the Colors dialog box This closes the Colors dialog box Click Preview in the Print dialog box The dialog box for selecting cartridges is displayed A Please select the ink cartridges to be used for printing from the following list Cartridge Description i W Metallic Magenta Plain Paper 2 Hi Metallic cyan Plain Paper 3 E Metallic Gold Plain Paper 4 amp MM Metallic Silver Plain Paper This dialog box indicates which ink cartridges are currently loaded in the printer Use this dialog box to select the car tridges to be used for spot color Fixed Color printing lt Back NEXT gt 81 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Rai Note The metallic color that is assigned may differ from the intended metallic color so be sure to check the Preview window before printing 4H Note When Never is selected from the Verify Spot Colors options this dialog box does not appear 8 Ifthe loaded cartridges are correct click OK 9 Next the Preview window is displayed so you can con firm that the specified metallic colors are correct The Preview window shows the metallic colors that will actu ally be printed rather than those specified by the application Preview of Untitled 1 85 PRET SEASON S GREETINGS of Rai Note If the cartridge corresponding to the specified metallic color has not been loa
51. Effects check boxes Flip Horizontal and Precision Bitmaps Flip Horizontal flips the image left to right to print a mirror image Precision Bitmaps shrinks the image by 4 in order to make bitmap images at certain resolutions such as 72 dpi or 144 dpi print more clearly on printers using 300 dpi 600 dpi and similar resolutions The preview display changes to reflect the current state of these two settings OK Cancel If the new settings are satisfactory click OK Otherwise click Cancel 139 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 3 Printer Driver Print Dialog Box Select the Print command from the File menu The MD 1300 Print dialog box appears ALPS mo 1300 P7 YESL OMAR 51 Cm Copies Pages All Q From To Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode ETT Quality Options I Print Back To Front E Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster O Disable Overcoat Cartridge Copies In the Copies box you can enter a number between 1 and 99 Pages You can select either one of the Pages radio buttons All or From To When you select From To you can specify a range of pages to print Feed In the Feed section select the Paper Tray radio button to have paper fed from the sheet feeder Select the Manual Feed radio button to feed paper one sheet at a time using the manual feed mode Printing Mode Printing Mode is used to select an appropriate option for printing Sta
52. MD 1300 Colors Blends Multi pass Black Brightness ay el Matching Options Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors Once the settings have been finished click OK 4 Note For more information on color matching selections see Chap ter 1 Printing Operations Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 96 lt BACK NEXT gt 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 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 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 ink cartridge Part No 106054 00 Caution On the glossy side of greeting cards ALWAYS use metallic color ink cartridges Media Use the greeting cards specifically designed for your printer Greeting Card set Part No 10609
53. Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer This section explains the name and function of each part of the printer Printer Front View Sheet feeder Paper is fed either automatically or manually Place a stack of not more than 100 sheets plain laser paper for automatic feed In manual feed insert a single sheet at a time Front cover release button Opens the front cover The front cover is opened when there is a paper jam or when changing ink cartridges Open the front cover gently using both hands Front cover This cover protects the internal mechanisms of the printer This cover is closed during printing Paper output slot Paper exits the printer through this slot A Caution Never reach into the printer while it is operating Injury may result Do not open the front cover while the printer is running Paper stopper When Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm is set vertically for printing this stopper prevents the paper from rising Paper support The paper support provides support to hold loaded paper upright To extend the paper support pull up on the top edge Paper feed guide This guide feeds the paper into the printer Set the guide to match the paper size being used Caution Never reach into the sheet feeder By doing so you might get injured or the printer might malfunc tion 15 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions a
54. 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 pockets 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 Iron Use an ordinary household iron Do not use steam Set the iron to Dry 105 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 1 gt 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 SSS untitled 1 493K 493K 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 Rai 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 106 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Back Print Film 3 Insert the back print film into the printer Insert the back print film into the printer with the printing side up so
55. Printing or Multi Spot Color Printing 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 5 The Verify Spot Colors pop up menu defines when to se lect the ink cartridges to be used MD 1300 Colors Multi pass Black Brightness Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors v Never Before Spooling Before Printing Rai Note It is not necessary to specify the Before Spooling option but we recommend using it to confirm which ink cartridges were loaded before starting to print 6 Click OK in the Colors dialog box This closes the Colors dialog box 87 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 7 Click Preview in the Print dialog box The dialog box for selecting cartridges is displayed Please select the ink cartridges to be used for oK Printing from the following list Cartridge Description 1 M Metallic Magenta Plain Paper M Metallic Cyan Plain Paper Metallic Gold Plain range AWN MM Metallic Silver Plain Paper This dialog box indicates which cartridges are currently loaded in the printer If the loaded cartridges are not correct change them at this time Rai Note The metallic color that is assigned may differ from the intended metallic color so be sure to check the Preview image before printing 8 When the loaded cartridge
56. Printing Mode is set to Standard 4 Make sure that Colors is set to Millions of Colors 5 Quality is set to Medium 300dpi If the print data includes small characters Best 600dpi may be selected Rai Note When Photographic Paper is selected from the Type pop up menu overcoating is automatically set We recommend that overcoating be normally provided If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing check Disable Overcoat Cartridge check box in the Print dialog box 6 To change the color matching method click the Colors button in the Print dialog box MD 1300 Colors si Blends Multi pass Black Brightness l Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile F Spot Color Print Yerify Spot Colors The color matching is normally set to Driver s Matching 7 Once the settings have been completed click the OK but ton 8 Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing lt BACK NEXT gt 62 Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 dpi Use the steps outlined here for printing data in enhanced quality Enhanced quality allows you to print on Photo Realistic Paper and High Grade Paper at an exceptionally high resolution of 1200 x 600 dpi and to finish using a Finish cartridge In this printing mode the images produced have colors and tones almost like photographs f Requirement
57. Removing the outside packing materials 1 0 eee 10 Opening the front COVED seseseseesesseesteseestesteeneenens 11 Removing the carriage packing material 11 Closing the front cover c csecsesseseeseesessesseseseesseeeeeteneees 12 How to attach the Macintosh interface module 12 How to remove the Macintosh interface module 12 Locating the printer c cescesseseesessessesseseeteeeeeeeeeeees 12 Connecting Cables sessececsssscsesstesecseeatsnsestessesseentenses 13 Connecting the printer to your computer oe eee 13 Power cord CONNECTIONS n se 14 Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer sssssssssseses 15 Printer Front VieW snieni 15 Printer Rear View c csesessessssesssessssssssseessstsnssssessseessees 16 Inside th Printer nsaria aras 16 Paper Feed SWiteh sininen 17 Control ms ILe EE EEEE EEE 17 Installing Ink Cartridges sssssssssununnnnnssssunnnunnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnoonnnnnnnnnnnnnns 18 Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types sisses 18 Installing Ink Cartridges cccsessesseseesesseseseeseeceeeteeeeeees 19 Exchanging Ink Cartridges scsssessessssesseseseeceeseeeeeeees 21 Loading Paper sssssssssunsssossunnnnnnoonnsnunnnnnnnnnonnnnnunnnnnnnnnonnnunnnnnnonnnnnannnnns 22 Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes cssssse 22 Notes and precautions about paper eee 23 Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode ccsecseeseeseee
58. SCSI cable and terminator Make sure that the cable is not bent excessively Excessive bending of the cable may break the wires inside Is the SCSI cable loose Make sure the SCSI cable connectors are firmly attached at both ends using the fastening screws or clasps Is the SCSI device number set correctly Make sure the SCSI device number for the printer is not the same as that used by any other SCSI device attached to the computer Each SCSI de vice must have a unique device number If the computer has more than one SCSI bus then the device number must only be unique for the bus that the printer is attached to Are you using a high impedance cable Use a high impedance cable for each device in the SCSI chain Is the cable too long Do not use a cable that is longer than you need The signals become more unstable as the cable gets longer Is the printer turned on Make sure the printer is turned on before using the Chooser to select the printer The MD 1300 printer does not print or stops printing Is the printer turned on Before printing make sure the printer is turned on Were the printer and computer turned on in the wrong order Turn the printer on before turning on the computer Is the front cover closed correctly Make sure that the front cover is closed correctly Is the ready light off Press the ready insert button and make sure that the ready light comes on Are you using the wrong cartridges Use only A
59. Use only Alps cartridges for the MD 1300 printer When printing in color on the glossy side of a greeting card use metallic cartridges When printing transparencies use only Alps Overhead Projector Transparency Film Letter A4 part number 106065 00 106065 00 EU Are you printing in Best quality 600 dpi on a rough or special surface overhead projector transparencies iron on transfer sheets back print film etc Rough or specially treated surfaces may not allow Micro Dry ink to ad here well in high resolution printing modes resulting in gaps or distortions In such a case use a Blends option in the Colors dialog box appropriate for the media Are you printing images with many sudden color variations or very bright colors In these situations the overlap of different colors of ink can degrade the quality of the image Try changing the Blends option in the Colors dialog box from Fine Pattern to Standard Pattern Use a Blends option appropri ate for the image Are you printing on envelopes thermal paper or picture postcards Printing is unreliable on envelopes and other surfaces which have a non uniform thickness Printing and feeding of thermal paper is unreliable The back side of picture postcards may be printed on if the surface is smooth and the card thickness is 0 01 0 23 mm or less but printing on the photo side is unreliable 165 lt Back NEXT gt Are you printing in color on the glossy side of a
60. a com Part Number 105775 00 For European Customers Copyright 1998 by ALPS ELECTRIC IRELAND LIMITED This guide may not be copied wholly or in part without prior written permission from ALPS ELECTRIC IRELAND LIMITED Regardless of the contents of this guide ALPS ELECTRIC IRELAND LIMITED will not bear the responsibility for negative effects incurred as a result of the operation of this equipment The contents of this guide are subject to change without prior notification Great care has been taken in the preparation of this guide However if you should discover an error or an omission please bring it to our attention ALPS Micro Dry and Micro Dry Logo are trademarks of ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD of Japan Macintosh Finder QuickDraw Balloon Help and System7 are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc AppleTalk and ColorSync are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc QueueMonitor QueueWatcher and QueueINIT are registered trademarks of Palomar Software Inc Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders As an ENERGY STAR Partner ALPS has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ALPS ELECTRIC IRELAND LIMITED Clara Road Millstreet Town Co Cork Treland Telephone 353 29 70677 FAX 353 29 70603 Printed in Japan lt Back NEXT gt RADIO amp TELEVISION INTERFERENCE UNITED STATES The equipment described in this g
61. acintosh interface module Turn off the power to your printer computer and all the SCSI devices connected Unplug the power cord from the wall socket and the printer Then remove the Macintosh interface module by gently pulling the plastic handle at the bottom of the module as shown in the picture MH Locating the printer After removing the packing material from the outside and inside of the printer and reading the section IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS position the printer in an appropriate location Ensure there is enough space to use your printer easily 12 lt BACK NEXT gt Getting Your Printer Ready Connecting Cables When your printer is properly set up connect the printer to your computer with a SCSI cable and to a suitable AC power source with the power cord e Connect the printer to your computer e Connect a power cord to the printer MH Connecting the printer to your computer 1 Make sure that the power to your computer is completely turned off If the computer is running quit all running ap plications shut down the system and turn off the power Caution e Power to the printer and computer must be completely dis connected before connecting or disconnecting the SCSI cable or terminator They must be unplugged Otherwise damage or malfunction may result e Use a high impedance SCSI cable and an active terminator for best results e Using other types of cables can cause the printe
62. ack NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 6 To change the color matching method click the Colors button in the Print dialog box MD 1300 Colors Blends Multi pass Black Brightness Color Matching Options Driver s Matching vw Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Yerify Spot Colors The color matching is normally set to Driver s Matching 7 Once the settings have been finished click OK 8 Click the Print in the Print dialog box to start printing 52 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm This section describes how to print Photographic Quality Color images on Photographic Quality Paper With Photographic Quality Color printing you can print continuous tone images with the same high quality as photographs In Photographic Quality Color print ing you can also print with an overcoat ink that produces a smooth shiny surface like a photograph Requirements You need the following items for Photographic Quality Color printing 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 cart
63. age Step 1 gt 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 47 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 images that require more than one sheet can also be created Step 2 gt 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 4 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 114 lt BACK NEXT gt Making Iron on Transfers 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 so that the cut corner is in the lower left corner iron on Transfer Sheet 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 Step 3 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing
64. ality is quite stable It is effective for enlarged printing Brightness When the Colors menu is set to Millions of Colors or Grayscale you can use the Brightness slider to adjust the intensity of the colors printed on the page 47 Note Brightness cannot be adjusted in the following cases e When ColorSync is selected from the Color Matching pop up menu e When Black amp White or Fixed Color is selected from the Col ors dialog box 143 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 3 Printer Driver Spot Color Print When the Spot Color check box is checked you can print spot colors using me tallic white and Finish cartridges and the Verify Spot Colors menu becomes active You can choose to have the printer prompt you to verify the color and cartridge assignments Before Printing Before Spooling or Never MD 1300 Colors 51 Blends O Multi pass Black Ky Brightness Le ee Color Matching Options Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors Never v Before Spooling Before Printing Multi pass Black When the Multi pass Black check box is checked the printer prints blacks using cyan magenta yellow and black in combination This technique produces darker richer blacks but is slower Color Matching Options This option enables printing in colors similar to those seen on the monitor Selecting Driver s Matching
65. allows the color matching unique to the Micro Dry printer driver to be activated to adjust the hue during printing Selecting ColorSync enables the color management function provided by ColorSync which is one of the Macintosh s basic systems Selecting None causes no color matching to be provided Matching Method is used to select the type of print data It should normally be set to Automatic e Choose Photographic to get the best correspondence between screen col ors and print colors e Choose Business Color to get better color contrast at some expense of color correspondence e Choose Automatic to have the matching method chosen automatically de pending on the document being printed Color Matching Options ColorsSync w Matching Method Printer Profile v Automatic Photographic Business Color 144 lt BACK NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver When Use ColorSync is selected you can also use the Printer Profile menu to select the ColorSync printer profile to be used when matching colors Choose Automatic to have the correct printer profile chosen automatically de pending on the document being printed or choose a specific Micro Dry com patible printer profile suitable for the document Note that the ColorSync option will only appear if you have the ColorSync software installed on your computer Set Printer Profile to Automatic E Before using ColorS
66. ansfers Back Print film Greeting Cards reply cards etc cannot be printed using automatic feed mode Use manual feed mode Are you printing on envelopes thermal paper or picture postcards Correct printing and feeding of envelopes and thermal paper cannot be guaranteed The back side of picture postcards can be used if the card is less than 0 23 mm 0 01 thick and manual feed mode is used Printing on the photo side is unreliable Are you using home made cards or thick cards Cards with thickness within the range of 0 07 mm 0 23 mm 0 003 0 01 can be used in manual feed mode Are there many pages piled up near the output slot or in the output paper tray When there is lots of printed material left close to the paper output slot feeding and output of printed sheets may not function correctly Have you loosened the paper sufficiently prior to loading it into the sheet feeder Paper must be riffled several times prior to being loaded into the sheet feeder If not sheets of paper may stick to one another and cause multiple sheets to feed into the printer at one time or other forms of misfeed Have you loaded multiple sheets of Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 Sheets of Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 should be loaded only one at atime The printer makes strange noises when the power is turned on and the error lights blink Has the carriage packing material been removed Refer to Chapter 1 of this guide for details
67. art No 106005 00 e Media Plain paper smooth paper or greeting cards can be used just as with normal color printing We suggest using High Grade Paper Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU 83 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 1 Create an Image for Full Color Spot Color Printing 1 Prepare the full color image and the spot color images separately EE Untitled 1 a 1 63M 3 45M Spot color image EH Untitled 1 LE S Output results 163M 345M__ fo ojm Full color image 2 Create one file containing the full color image and a sec ond file containing the spot color image 47 Note e In applications that allow multiple pages the spot color im age may be prepared on page 1 and the full color image on page 2 e For instructions on indicating spot colors on page contain ing the spot colors please refer to the section titled Multi Spot Color Printing earlier in this guide e To make it easier to correctly position the full color and the spot color images prepare all the data in a single file and then make two copies of the file In one file delete the spot color data and in the other file delete the full color data e When you want to print full color spot color without split ting the two sets of data place the spot color data on top of the full color data and set its color to white
68. ay b ah Wie X h MD 1400 User s Guide for Macintosh Photographic Quality Color Prin iy N L 6 fS a a i 2 W ME 5 For US Customers Copyright 1998 by ALPS ELECTRIC USA INC This guide may not be copied wholly or in part without prior written permission from ALPS ELECTRIC USA INC Regardless of the contents of this guide ALPS ELECTRIC USA INC will not bear the responsibility for negative effects incurred as a result of the operation of this equipment The contents of this guide are subject to change without prior notification Great care has been taken in the preparation of this guide However if you should discover an error or an omission please bring it to our attention ALPS Micro Dry and Micro Dry Logo are trademarks of ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD of Japan Macintosh Finder QuickDraw Balloon Help and System7 are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc AppleTalk and ColorSync are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc QueueMonitor QueueWatcher and QueueINIT are registered trademarks of Palomar Software Inc Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders As an ENERGY STAR Partner ALPS has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ALPS ELECTRIC USA INC 3553 North First Street San Jose CA 95134 Telephone 800 825 2577 FAX 408 432 6035 BBS 408 432 6424 WWW http www alpsus
69. c Finish ing will start ea Note When the Multi page mode is not used execute Photo Realistic Finishing again after full color printing is complete Feed the paper in manually Consecutive printing using automatic feed ing may result in incorrect paper feeds 131 lt Back NEXT gt ea Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 132 lt BACK NEXT gt MD 1300 Chapter 3 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 Photographic Quality Color Printer lt Back NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver This chapter explains how to use the MD 1300 printer driver The main sections are e Using the Chooser e Page Setup dialog box e Print dialog box e Colors dialog box Using the Chooser The Chooser found under the Apple menu is part of the system software and can be opened from the Finder or from within an application When you use the MD 1300 for the first time or when you switch to the MD 1000 after using another printer use the Chooser to select the printer Once you ve selected a printer in the Chooser that printer remains the active printer until you use the Chooser to select a different one Chooser Settings The following window opens when the Chooser is selected from the Apple m
70. cartridge on the ink cartridge holder plate Place an ink cartridge by following the steps described in the previous section of Installing Ink Cartridges 21 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations TT Loading Paper This section explains how to load paper into the printer Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes See the table below for information on switching between automatic and manual feeds and on setting the paper feed switch A or M Media type Automatic feed mode Manual feed mode Plain paper for plain paper copiers A M Laser paper High Grade Paper A M Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 x M Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148mm M 1 M Photo Realistic Labels x M Overhead Projector Transparency Film A M iron on Transfer Sheets x M Back Print Film x M Other thick paper etc x M Photographic Quality Paper Letter A4 A 2 M Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm A 2 M Photographic Quality Labels A 2 M 1 For Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm always set the switch to position M regardless of feed mode 2 To continuously print Photographic Quality Paper or Labels always use the guide sheet included in the supplies Caution Do not print on thermal paper paper exclusively for use in ink jet printers glossy paper paper whose surface has been spe cially treated and envelopes Doing so may damage the printer
71. cations as possible and try again Do you have enough memory Handling color images requires a lot of memory for the application and for the data Sometimes there is insufficient memory left for printing Make sure your computer has enough memory to print the size of images you are using 164 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting Printing is light distorted or has gaps Has one of the ribbons separated from the head Stop the printing and reinstall all the cartridges Take up any slack in the ribbons If a particular cartridge repeatedly causes problems try a different cartridge Is the head dirty Is there something stuck on the head Clean the head following the directions in this guide If anything is stuck to the print head remove it being careful not to damage the head The platen often gets dirty at the same time as the head so it is recommended that you clean the platen after cleaning the head Is the platen dirty Is there anything stuck on the platen Clean the platen following the directions in this guide for cleaning the printer and platen If anything is stuck to the platen remove it being careful not to damage the platen The platen often gets dirty at the same time as the head so it is recommended to clean the platen as well as the head If cleaning the head and the platen does not work contact the store where you purchased the printer Are you using the correct cartridges for the chosen printing medium
72. ccurate printing results To take advan tage of the many features of the MD 1300 select the MD 1300 printer driver before creating your documents Preparing for Installation Before installing the printer driver check your hard disk with the Disk First Aid utility to make sure that it has no serious problems Refer to the Macintosh manual for information about using Disk First Aid System Requirements The system requirements for the MD 1300 printer driver are as follows Computer Apple Macintosh computer or compatible Operation system System 7 0 1 or later Disk space required during printing approximate Monochrome image Color image Photo Realistic Printing 16MB 30MB Photographic Quality Color Printing 40MB 40MB Total RAM 16 MB or more 32 MB or more is recommended The abave are approximate figures of the total disk space required when printing at 300 x 300 dpi Rg Note The working disk space needed during printing is automatically erased after printing is completed lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Contents of the Installation Disks The files shown below are contained on the two printer driver disks The installer can install the following files e MD 1300 printer driver e Queue Monitor background printing application e Queue Watcher background printing extension e ColorSync Installing the Printer Driver The Printer Driver is contained in
73. ce 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 insert 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 119 lt Back NEXT gt 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
74. cted from the printer even when printing has finished In these cases re move the paper from the printer manually 66 lt BACK NEXT gt Full Color amp Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Full Color amp Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Use the steps outlined here for full color printing and photo realistic finishing glossy finish Full color data will be printed without using black ink to make the printed image look more natural Then the image will be finished with a Finish cartridge to create a glossy effect similar to a photograph This method is particularly effective for printing photographic images M 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 Finish cartridge Part No 106054 00 e Media High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU Greeting Card Set Part No 106090 00 Rai Note 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 Rg Note You can print full color CMYK and then place a glossy finish on the image You must create a solid black image the same size as the full color photo Using the Overlay mode print the full color CMYK image first Then inse
75. ded the color will automatically be assigned to one or more of the loaded cartridges The metallic color that is as signed may differ from the intended metallic color so be sure to check the Preview window before printing 10 When you are satisfied with the contents of the Preview window click Print Page Printing starts 7 Note If you are not satisfied with the contents of the Preview window click on the Cancel button to respecify the colors 82 lt Back NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode Follow these steps for full color spot color printing in Multi page mode This method prints twice on the same sheet After the first printing the paper remains in the printer and is not ejected This prevents positioning problems on the second printing em f Requirements For full color spot color printing you will need the following e Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges can be used with full color spot color 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 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 P
76. e 106045 00 White ink cartridge 106050 00 Finish cartridge 106054 00 Photo cyan ink cartridge 105812 00 Photo magenta ink cartridge 105814 00 Photo yellow ink cartridge 105816 00 Photo overcoat ink cartridge 105818 00 MWS Print media Part Number High Grade Paper Letter A4 size 106085 00 106085 00 EU Overhead Projector Transparency Film Letter A4 size 106065 00 106065 00 EU iron on Transfer Sheet A4 size 106075 00 Greeting Card Set 5 8 x 7 9 148 x 200 mm 106090 00 Back Print Film A4 size 106080 00 Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 size 105720 00 105720 00 EU Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 105721 00 Photo Realistic Labels 105108 00 Photographic Quality Paper Letter A4 size 105822 00 105822 00 EU Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 105824 00 Photographic Quality Labels 2 stickers 105848 00 Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers 105850 00 E Other Part Number Macintosh Interface Module 105715 00 105715 00 EU lt BACK NEXT gt Index A Agency appia esesseecsesseessecseestecsesatsneestentesseesteness 173 Alarm SATUS soson EA 157 Apple Talkere anaE 136 Automatic feed mode ccececcscecssstesesceteeseseecseees 22 23 24 B Back print flM sinensis 22 105 109 Background printing c ccescesseseeseseseseseeeseeeeeeees 136 146 Balloon Help si 4 cnncde niin deities 31 Blends Menusa a 143 BrightMeSs seUNGecnesciece 143 C Ee e E E aire A 13
77. e listed above are printed as spot colors 93 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 2 gt Install the Ink Cartridges You can print in full color plus two spot colors without having to change cartridges by using the multicolor ink cartridge the black ink cartridge and two spot color ink cartridges of your choice You can also print your data with up to four spot colors by changing the ink cartridges when the message dialog appears Rai Note The multicolor and black ink cartridges must always be loaded during simultaneous full color spot color printing Step 3 gt 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 94 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Simultaneous Full Color Spot Color Printing 4 For manual feeding load o
78. e things stacked on top or pressing against it from the side Do not place anything on top of the printer Is there an obstruction in front of the paper output slot If the paper output slot is obstructed paper ejected from the printer can fold or bend and cause trouble When printing make sure that the paper output slot is unobstructed and that there is room for paper to be ejected Ink cartridges are not correctly recognized Is the bar code on the cartridge dirty Clean the bar code Is the cartridge installed in the holder with the A side up Make sure the cartridges are placed in the holder with the ALPS logo B side facing up Has an ink cartridge for a different printer been installed Cartridges made by other manufacturers will not work Use only ALPS Micro Dry cartridges 168 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting Printing Quality Hue and Resolution Black portions are printed using the four colors In color printing mode grayscale portions are printed using a four color grayscale Black characters are also printed using a mixture of the four colors if Multi pass Black is turned on or the brightness is adjusted To print monochrome portions in black only turn Multi pass Black off and adjust the brightness to 0 To subject the overall image to monochrome printing set Colors for Black amp White Black is printed with the black ink but gray portions are printed using four colors In color printing gra
79. ea EaR E ESERE 34 Printable area soi EESE E 175 Printer buffer capacity s 173 Printer dhien n a ARA N 29 30 134 181 lt Back NEXT gt Printer Effects Setting sssssssesesssssessssseesessteseeseeatense 139 PHInting MOA ssn esscdeacce naeia earnan 173 Printing media 173 178 Printing speed e seeseececesessessessesestesestesessessessteseeeteateeeeees 173 Printing Width s sena 173 Product ADO icsssesscssisiscsssdcisecesceaassaseatnesssatansssecusansactnstaaestiects 8 Q Quality MeNU wisiccaseseteicaeei eens 141 QUEUE ONION eraisik raii aiaia 147 148 R RAME emer spree Serre cerceeerepereee oarretesereee eeerter terre ready lightkaas ready insert button eir l Reduce Enlarge setting Release lever ssssssssssssrrrirsessssusnrnrnrreeeerrnnrreeeessnnnnnnnna ROSOIUION scscscstise vscastsstecsvasenecsacauesstserseqncvensdonsaenhesticecses RIBBON eisiaa Aaaa Aaaa aa AAE aaa S DOS CAC ssaa ARARAS 13 SCSI connectors sssssssssessssssrrrirseressssnsrrrrrrsnnnrnnrrerenesnnnnnnnna 16 SGSI PON sacar acim eigen 135 Sheet feeder ccccccceees wa 15 24 26 Single spot Color printing cceceeseeseeseeeesesteeeeeeeeeeeeeees 70 S ZE MENU aiins iaaa 138 Specifications oo eee teseesteseestentseeatesteenteatesneeaeenees 173 Spot Color i SHOPPE seeseisdsszecezacsstacsecasssiacsazoneseceaegieCasssneecasantiossrecaaadaneceies Storage environment uo eects resets 173 SUPPOSE E ei
80. ealistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film The default values are set as follows Blends Printing Quality Colors Other Plain Paper Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors Laser Paper Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors Transparency Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors Photo Realistic Paper Fine Super 1200dpi Millions of colors Photo Realistic Label Fine Super 1200dpi Millions of colors 2 Photographic Paper Fine Medium 300dpi Millions of colors Photographic Label Fine Medium 300dpi Millions of colors Cardboard Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors 2 Iron on Transfer Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors 1 2 Back Print Film Fine Best 600dpi Millions of colors 1 2 1 Turn Flip Horizontal mirror image printing on 2 Only Manual Feed mode will be available 137 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 3 Printer Driver Size From the Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box you can select one of the following page sizes A4 B5 Photo Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm Photo Real istic Label Photographic Label US Letter ALPS Mp 1300 Page Setup Pa YESLOMER s lox Photo Paper 4x6 Photo Realistic Label Photographic Label US Letter Custom Paper Sizes Edit Button To create custom paper sizes click Edit in the Page Setup dialog box The Edit Paper Sizes screen appears
81. echanism error Front cover open error The front cover is open The necessary ink cartridge is not installed or its ribbon has been used up Forced printing is still possible Necessary ribbon not installed O 0n fast blinking off 157 lt Back NEXT gt Troubleshooting Wape What to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing due to power failure disconnected power cord etc With the front cover closed turn the printer on The printer will initialize and eject the partially printed page When the front cover has been opened before the printer is turned back on perform the following steps 1 Ifa cartridge is on the carriage press on the middle of the cartridge as shown in the diagram to ensure it is prop erly seated Also check that the cartridges in the holders are correctly installed See Installing Ink Cartridges in Chapter 1 Carriage Ink Cartridge 2 Close the front cover The printer will now be able to resume functioning 158 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs When there is a cartridge change error the following combination of indicator lights appears and the error messsage dialog box appears on the screen power ready error ree o0n off fast blinking 1 First press the power button to shut off the power 2 Open the front cove
82. eet 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 Plain paper paper for copiers urled sheet with a trans ferred image facing up 110 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Back Print Film 2 Roll up both sheets together with an approximate diam eter of 1 inch to resist the curl Plain paper paper for copiers urled sheet with a transferred M image facing up v Approximate diameter of 1 in 25 mm 3 Leave them rolled up for five minutes Approximate diameter of 1 in 25 mm 4 Unroll them and the curl should be corrected R Note 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 Step 7 gt Obtain a Matte Finish If 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 ate onna oreet Papel with the back 111 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Vario
83. eet 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 Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Setany necessary settings such as Type Size and Orien tation depending on the document to be printed ALPS w0o 1300 Page Setup NEAR 51 ox J Size US Tetter v Reduce or Enlarge 100 _ i Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Spot Colors from the Printing Mode pop up menu ALPS mo 1300 P27 YPSLOMER 5 Copies Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed 4 Colors Qualit eeseyooeep Options J Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 72 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Single Spot Color Printing 3 Select Black amp White or Grayscale from the Colors pop up menu ALPS mo 1300 P27 APS OMER 51 E Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed Papertray Ma Black amp White Printing Mode Grayscale Eed Color v Millions of Colors f
84. elected in the Type pop up menu in the Page Setup dialog box 2 Click Colors in the Print dialog box 3 To print a photograph check the Multi pass Black check box 4 Make color matching selections as required Once the settings have been completed click OK MD 1300 Colors Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness ETT EO ae Color Matching Options Driver s Matching vw Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Yerify Spot Colors Before Spooling i Rai Note Even if the print data is colored the image is printed in mono chrome or in grayscale if the Colors option is set in Grayscale or Black amp White 47 Note See the next page for information on color matching 5 After the settings have been finished click the Print in the Print dialog box The printer prints cyan magenta yellow and black in this or der while moving back and forth over the paper lt BACK NEXT gt 42 Printing Operations Rai Note e Color printing can be provided even if the multicolor and black ink cartridges are installed in the ink cartridge holders For information on installation of the ink cartridges see In stalling the Ink Cartridges in this manual When print data is received in the following cases the error light starts to flash a The four ink cartridges yellow mage
85. en Mester sesccueeaaiessnseusceusins insert ane ccies 178 T Terminator eceeseeseeseeseesessessessesseesesceaeeseeeceessnssneeneeneateeeeeees 13 Transparency Separators 0 eee ees 121 TYPO MON EEEE EE ETETE 137 W Weights eaaa EEEE REES ERE ERa White Ink Cartridge White pad 182 lt BACK NEXT gt 183 lt Back NEXT gt lt BACK
86. enu o Chooser B AppleShare MicroDry 5 1 Active Inactive AppleTalk 7 6 0 134 lt BACK NEXT gt Functions of the Printer Driver Selecting a Device A summary of all the devices that may be used is displayed on the left side of the Chooser window When there are multiple zones on a network the left side of the display appears as shown below o Chooser B Select a SCSI port MD 1300 SCSI 6 Bus 1 AppleShare AppleTalk Zones MARKETING Zone B Background Printing On Off Active AppleTalk Inactive 760 Selecting the SCSI Port The SCSI device number of the MD 1300 is displayed in the upper right portion of the Chooser window after you select click the Micro Dry driver on the left side When more than one ALPS printer is connected to the SCSI bus select the device number for the printer you want to use When only one ALPS printer is present it is not necessary to select the device number o Chooser B Select a SCSI port MD 1300 SCSI 6 Bus 1 AppleShare Background Printing On Off Active Inactive 760 AppleTalk Note D If your Macintosh has two SCSI busses the display on the right side will be similar to SCSI 6 BUS 1 135 lt BACK NEXT gt Chapter 3
87. er Select a SCSI port MD 1300 SCSI 6 Bus 1 AppleShare Background Printing On x Active Inactive 760 AppleTalk 2 Click on the SCSI corresponding to the ALPS Micro Dry printer that you want to use If there is more than one listed each will have a different SCSI device number Once you have selected the printer to use click the On radio button in the Background Printing section of the window Then click the close box to close the Chooser window o Chooser HB Select a SCSI port MD 1300 SCSI 6 Bus 1 AppleShare Background Printing al Q off Active AppleTalk Inactive 760 146 lt BACK NEXT gt Using Backgroung Printing Rg Note When the printer software is first installed background printing is off Once you have turned background printing on through the Chooser it remains on until you use the Chooser to turn it off again Sometimes depending on the system environment printing will fail to start when background printing is enabled If this hap pens disable background printing and print your document us ing foreground printing Using the Queue Monitor Background printing is controlled through the Queue Monitor Using the Queue ATT Monitor you can view the status of print jobs pause and resume printing rear od range the order of print jobs in the queue and ca
88. er 106045 00 Overhead Projector Transparency Film Overhead Projector Transparency Film E 106065 00 Letter 2 106065 00 EU A4 2 White 106050 00 Back Print Film 106080 00 2 Back Print Film 106080 00 2 Laser paper Laser paper T High Grade Paper 106085 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 EU Finish 106054 00 Greeting Card Set Plain side only Greeting Card Set Plain side only 106090 00 106090 00 Photographic Quality Paper Letter Photographic Quality Paper A4 Photo Cyan 105812 00 105822 00 Glossy side only 105822 00 EU Glossy side only Photographic Quality Paper 4x6 Photographic Quality Paper 100x148mm Photo Magenta 105814 00 105824 00 Glossy side only 105824 00 EU Glossy side only Photographic Quality Photographic Quality Labels Photographic Quality Labels Photo Yellow 105816 00 2 stickers 105848 00 2 stickers 105848 00 Glossy side only Glossy side only Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers Photographic Quality Labels 20 stickers Photo Overcoat 105818 00 105848 00 Glossy side only 105848 00 Glossy side only Multicolor ink cannot be used for iron on Transfer Sheets Overhead Projector Transparencies or Back Print Film White ink 1 Greeting cards can only be printed on their glossy side 2 The white ink can be used with products marked with a 2 Caution e The manufacturer only supports printing with the listed car tridge paper combinations e Printing with an inap
89. er driver for printing Printing Color eriiic ROQUIFOMONIS eiiieaenii iaia iR Placing ink cartridges in your printer csseeeeee Loading the paper in your printer Setting up the printer driver for printing PANUNG Eroica deel den uke iia To Print in Colors Similar to Those in a Photograph 43 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations ssssscsssssssessssssssessssersessseesessensaneseeens 47 Photographic Quality Color Printing ssssssssssessssssessssnsseeens 48 Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 53 Printing on Photographic Quality Labels sssssssssssessssseeees 58 Printing Full Color Data at 1200 x 600 pi sussssssessessseessieses 63 Full Color amp Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish s s 67 Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing 69 Single Spot Color Printing c cccccssesseseseeseeseseeeeeeseeeeeeeees Multi Spot Color Printing cscceccccesesseseseseeseseessseseseeteeeeees Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode Simultaneous Full Color Spot Color Printing Printing Greeting Cards ssssssssssssssssssssesesssesesssessteecssensaesenes Printing on Photo Realistic Labels sssssssssssssssessssseeeees Printing on Back Print Film Making Iron On Transfers sssssssssssssssssesssssssessssseesessssanesessnesaneenees Printing on Overhead Transparencies ssscsssss
90. er or back print film Print within the recommended range shown below Depending on the printing media printing outside the recommended area may cause malfunctions such as the ink cartridge ribbon getting caught and breaking 12mm 0 47 minimum j 15mm 0 6 minimum Recommended Printing 175 Appendix ch4ple 176 Photo Realistic Labels 16 stickers 13 4mm 0 53 16 05mm 0 63 3mm 0 12 23 5mm 0 93 23mm 0 91 148mm 5 8 100mm 3 9 Printing is possible within the range shown in rectangles Photographic Quality Labels 2 Stickers 75mm 2 95 12 5mm 0 49 19 8mm 0 78 52mm 2 05 164mm 6 46 j 100mm 3 94 l lt BACK NEXT gt Specification Photographic Quality Labels 20 Stickers be 0 87 19 8mm 0 78 S D N y 3 6mm 0 14 164mm 6 46 E 100mm 3 94 gt i m 5mn 0 2 177 lt Back NEXT gt PNET IE 0 20 oJ 0 TX MD 1300 Supplies List MQ Ink cartridges Part Number Black ink cartridge 106005 00 Yellow ink cartridge 106010 00 Magenta ink cartridge 106015 00 Cyan ink cartridge 106020 00 Multicolor ink cartridge 106025 00 Metallic gold ink cartridge 106030 00 l Metallic magenta ink cartridge 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge 106040 00 Metallic silver ink cartridg
91. er teed 2seusei atin Saeed 156 Paper feed guide seseesseseesseseseseseeeeeees 15 25 27 28 Paper feed method 173 Paper feed SWItCH ceceeseeseeessesesesesestesestestsstseneeteteeeeess 17 Paper jams 0 eseecececeeseeceseeeeeeseseeeteseseneeteateateeeeeeneess 23 160 Paper output SlOtiisicisesecpatisasaieidensdsscastis nascent 15 Paper Stopper ss sssssssssessssrtressssrrressssrrressrrensnrrrensnnes 15 26 27 PaberSUPPOMt sick ciate dail 15 24 25 Paber thickness enni 173 Paper POs sanaa 18 22 Paper Widi osese 173 Photographic Quality Labels 0 0 22 58 Photographic Quality Color Printing 0 0 cesses 48 Photographic Quality paper 4 x6 100x148mm 22 58 Photo Realistic Finishing sessessseesesseseseeeeeeeeeee 67 Photo Realistic Labels c cccccsssssessscessesesceteecees 22 101 Photo Realistic Paper ss scecseseesesessesesessesseseeeeeeees 22 63 PIU DAP OP E EE E dn asters 22 E C a E 11 153 154 POWO omaieanisae aoa aA 35 power button eseeseeseeseesessessesseeseseeseceeseceesenseneateateatees 17 35 POW ECON EAEE A E 14 Power cord socket cccsessescscscessseseseeceeseseseecseseeceeaees 14 16 POWer lIQNt scs citaucacicsncenadieun ni ensiiiieins 17 Power SUDDIY ci iscieacki aon Ai 173 PROVIOW AEE E E 142 Print DUON ecesna a 141 Print dialog DOX sisisiiisriiiisroisissriisaresiinaiierae 33 140 Phnt hedd nanmanna nAn 16 153 Pint PROVIEW ispisna aR aer
92. es 24 Letter A4 size of High Grade Paper plain paper laser Paper and transparencies cccceeseeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm of Photo Realistic Paper and Photographic Quality Paper and Photographic Quality Labels ietie a aA ARR 25 Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode s s 27 Installing the Printer Driver scsssssssssssssssssssessessseesessneaeeenes 29 Purpose of the Printer Driver c ccescessessesseseseeeseseeees 29 Preparing for Installation ceceesseseeseesessesseseseeeseeeeeeeeeees 29 System Requirements ssecsecssscecseeseecseesssssesesstsseeeseeasees 29 Contents of the Installation Disks 0 0 eee eee 29 Installing the Printer Driver c sccsseesessessessesesesteseeeeeeeeees 30 Using Balloon Help ccccecsecsessessesseseesessessesseseeeteseeateasenees 31 lt Back NEXT gt Selecting the MD 1300 Driver Testing the Printer n Page Setup Dialog BOX cccsssseeeee Print Dialog BOX s s s Print PrOVIOW 55 iices te fected A A e Turning the Power On or Off ssssssssssssssssssssssesesssessssesssnssessnesaneaesens 35 Turning on the POWGM eiiie 35 Turning off the Power csccscesessesseseeseesesseeeeseseessteateseentees 35 Printing Operation S si iiinis anian vaia anaana Printing Monochrome Requirements s es Placing an ink cartridge in your printer Loading the paper in your printer essen Setting up the print
93. esini ana 97 H Headline Ah 173 I Indicator NIG IN cescscascesscascesscecaceazsataseasicgncasseasecaztatactaniazacssecds 157 Ink cartridge holder plate ssecssecsseessecsseessseesssesssesseeeses 16 Ink Cartridges ccse 18 19 21 178 t ra E siaaa 173 174 Iron on transfer sheet cerere 22 113 L L ser papo niisiis aeaaeai taaan 22 M Machine 110 cit vscscvenseecersctnssenauasuscerrencencersccaneaenaeuasete 173 Macintosh interface module oes 12 Manual feed M0de cccccccsccscscscscscscscscscseescetecstecees 22 27 Margin Marking SUCKER sccsscssscissccsceizsceascidssseastsstssanzsceactatesqaczeaasiesaiane Matte finishing sheet Monochrome printing Multi page MOE oo eseeeseseeseeseeeseseateseentennes Multi pass Black Setting 0 seseeseessesseestesteseeseenteees 144 Multi spot Color printing oceans 75 180 lt BACK NEXT gt N NOISG fects sese2 conse ihotstel betssab aN 173 0 Operating environment ccccceseeseesesseesesseseeeeeeeseeeeeees 173 Operating system 2 s s sistet canard aie 29 Options SONJ ipni 141 Orientation S tiNg iiisge 139 Overhead projector transparency film oe 22 120 P Packing material c csccscsessesseseesessesseseeseesseeeeeaeeeeees 10 11 Page Setup dialog DOX scccesesssssssseeteseeee 33 137 Pagos SOWING oiii iaa 140 PabGlesrasisrgieesrniiaan icin aaran 22 23 24 25 27 Papet Oj6Clws s atis ate eideqodsin aaa 156 Pap
94. essing the ready insert button e Forced printing and clearing data When the data transfer from the computer stops for more than a certain period of time about 30 seconds and the ready light is blinking quickly press the ready insert but ton to force the printer to print the data it has received so far lt BACK NEXT gt Indicator Lights Summary Normal Printing Mode MO Indicator light status Light status Printer status Ready for operation Printing sample page Not ready for operation Select mode ready to print Deselect mode not ready to print Receiving processing data Printer error detected Normal D on fast blinking slow blinking off MH Alarm status shown by indicator lights Light Status ree Status Description power ready error Hardware error An electrical circuit error has occurred The contents of the MD 1300 s nonvolatile memory have been lost The printer is out of paper detected during paper feed Nonvolatile error Out of paper error Paper jam error A paper jam was detected Ribbon end The ribbon in the ink cartridge has been detected error used up An error was detected during an ink Cartridge change cartridge exchange or there are four ink error _ cartridges installed in the holders plus one already on the carriage An error was detected in the printer mechanism M
95. etup from the File menu of your application This opens the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Transparency from the Type pop up menu in the Page Setup dialog box a Ba fa 8 PA ORAR ALPS mp 1300 Page S Er Hiv Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film 3 Change any other necessary settings such as orientation and click OK to close the dialog box Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Standard from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu ALPS wo 1300 P NEAM ss print Copies Pages All From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 5 To print a photograph click the Multi pass Black check box 123 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 6 Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness ETT fle Color Matching Options Driver s Matching vw Matching Method Printer Profile A
96. g ink cartridges Installing multiple ink cartridges of the same color allows you to print more pages without stopping to replace spent ink cartridges Caution Do not place an ink cartridge directly into the carriage Doing so may damage the printer 36 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing Operations MH Loading the paper in 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 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 37 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations 38 MH Setting up the printer driver for printing 1 In the application you want to print from select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box ALPS wo 1300 Page Setup NEAR s1 ox J Size Us Tetter v Reduce or Enlarge E Orientation Printer Effects T O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 2 Make any necessary changes to the settings in the Page Setup dialog box ALPS MD 1300 Page S Plain Paper v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Reali
97. ge Hold the center of the ink cartridge with your thumb and index finger 19 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations e Insert the left end of the ink cartridge while pushing the left side latch of the ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the ink cartridge e Push down the right side of the ink cartridge Make sure that the ink cartridge is securely locked into the holder and that there is no slack in the ribbon Caution Place the side marked B face up If the ink cartridge is in stalled upside down the printer will not know it has been in stalled 20 lt BACK NEXT gt Installing Ink Cartridges Exchanging Ink Cartridges When you want to change ink cartridges or replace a cartridge whose ribbon has been used up exchange cartridges by following the steps below Rai Note When an ink cartridge has been used up black and silver stripes will be visible on the ribbon black and silver stripes 1 Open the front cover Open the front cover by pushing the front cover release but ton 2 Remove the ink cartridge e Removing a cartridge is similar to installing it Hold the center of the ink cartridge with your thumb and index finger Push the left latch on the ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the cartridge e Lift up the right side of the cartridge then remove the entire ink cartridge 3 Place anew ink
98. graphic Quality Paper and Photographic Quality Labels 1 How to remove the cleaning pad Open the front cover and pull on the left end of the cleaning pad while holding the right side of the pad as shown in the figure Important The white pad next to the cleaning pad is not removable 2 How to install a cleaning pad Mount the pad on the platen so that each of the two tips of the pad go into the holes on the platen see the figure below Push the pad onto the platen to make sure the pad sits flat Important Always keep a cleaning pad in the printer Failure to do so can cause the printer to malfunction 155 lt Back NEXT gt ready insert Button Functions The ready insert button is used for a number of functions which differ depending on the printer state The functions during normal printing are described below e Paper feed and eject Paper feed Paper is fed by setting the paper feed switch to position M while no data is being received from the computer i e ready light is on loading one sheet of paper into the sheet feeder and then pressing the ready insert button Paper eject If paper is already present and no data is being received ready light is on pressing the ready insert button causes the paper to be ejected Wape e Canceling an alarm After the cause of the alarm has been removed an alarm for anything other than a hardware or mechanism error can be cleared by pr
99. greeting card The glossy side of a greeting card can only be printed on using metallic cartridges Are you using Photo Realistic Paper instead of Photographic Quality Paper If the paper ink combination is wrong the print quality will be degraded In addition the ribbon in the ink cartridges may break To avoid problems use regular ink cartridges for Photo Realistic Paper and Photographic Quality ink cartridges for Photographic Quality Paper Are you printing on the wrong side of the paper With both Photo Realistic Paper and Photographic Quality Paper printing should take place on the glossy side Particularly with Photographic Quality Paper take care not to print on the paper s rear surface while using Photo graphic Quality ink cartridges The ribbons in the cartridges may break l Paper is not feeding or ejecting correctly from the sheet feeder Are you using paper which is thicker or thinner than recommended Use paper within the range 0 07 mm 0 23 mm 0 003 0 01 For auto feeding use paper in the range 0 07 mm 0 1 mm 0 003 0 004 Are you using paper that is folded or ripped or that has holes Paper like this can cause paper jams and should not be used Loose leaf binder or refill paper should not be used because of the holes Are you using curled paper This will cause paper jams The paper should be rolled the opposite way to flatten it out before it is used Are you using paper with folded or cut corners Th
100. h the printer it may get dam aged 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 discolor Keep it out of contact with plastic such as docu ment holders wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cosmetic items e Keep all unused sheets in the original bag Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Photographic Label from the Type pop up menu ALPS 1300 Page sets ieee 54 Cex Hiv Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK 61 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu ALPS mo 1300 P27 AESL OMAR 5 1 Cm Copies D Pages All From To n Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Preview Preview Printing Mode Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Medium 300dpi w Options I Print Back To Front E Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster J Disable Overcoat Cartridge 2 Select Feed depending on the paper feed method 3 Make sure that
101. he settings in the application correct Recheck the printer settings in the application Is the printer driver correctly installed Install the MD 1300 printer driver from the CD ROM Has the printer been selected using the Chooser From the Apple menu select the Chooser and make sure the printer and device number appear correctly Click on the printer name and SCSI The printer may not be selected correctly if you do not click on the printer name Do you have enough hard drive space The MD 1300 requires work space on the hard disk when it prints Keep enough space open on the disk for the printer to operate After printing the work space is released Does the hard disk have areas where reading or writing are unreliable If there are areas on the hard disk where reading or writing are unreliable sometimes a printing error will occur and printing will stop Periodically use the Disk First Aid utility that comes with your system software or other commercial disk checking utility to prevent these problems 163 lt Back NEXT gt Color printing is not working or is extremely slow Are the ink cartridges for color printing installed The following ink cartridges are required for color printing e Yellow cyan magenta and black ink cartridges e Multicolor and black ink cartridges e Yellow cyan and magenta ink cartridges and Finish cartridge Are the print settings correct In the Colors dialog box part of the Print dial
102. hite color printing is a unique feature of the MD Series printers Although most applications are not designed to handle spot color print ing the MD 1300 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 four spot colors or three spot colors plus black from most applica tions 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 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 spot color printing Spot color printing using a single color e Multi spot color printing Spot color printing using 2 or more colors Up to 3 spot colors plus black can be used e Full color spot color printing Full color printing and spot color printing can be combined in two ways by printing in Multi page mode or by printing all colors in one sequence 69 lt Back NEXT gt Single Spot Color Printing S
103. ile menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Photo Realistic Label from the Typ pop up menu ALPS mp 1300 Page Se Plain raper Al v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper i Photographic Label Cardboard iron on Transfer Back Print Film Size 3 Once the settings have been completed click OK Step 5PPrint 1 Select Print from the File menu ALPS MD 1300 fe PALOMAR TWARE Cm Copies H Pages All From Jm L oe Cancer Preview colors Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Glossy Finish w Glossy Finish w v Colors Millions of Colors w of Colors w ai Quality Super 1200dpi w Options J Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge e Printing Mode is fixed to Glossy Finish e Colors is set to Millions of Colors e Quality is set to Super 1200 dpi 2 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 103 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 3 Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors 51 Blends Multi pass Black Brightness ia T i Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile i Automatic w Spot Color Print erify Spot Colors 4 Once the
104. ingle spot color printing uses just one color Only the color to be used is in stalled 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 Ink cartridges For spot color 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 ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 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 106085 00 EU and Greeting 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 Rai Note It is not necessary to select a color in the application that matches the colo
105. inns of Coin Super 1200dpi v Best 600dpi ai Medium 300dpi Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 1200 x 600 dpi full color printing is available with Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Labels and Laser Paper Options When the Print Back To Front checkbox is checked pages print in reverse order beginning with the last page When the Enhanced Quality check box is checked the printer makes two passes on every line which gives darker more solid monochrome printing on Plain Pa per However it doubles the ink cartridge consumption and printing time When the Monochrome Faster check box is checked the printer does not per form the curl correction before ejecting so that it shortens the printing time Rai Note Enhanced Quality roughly doubles ink cartridge use and is only available when using Medium or Best quality on Plain Paper and it limits the Colors to Black amp White or Grayscale When Photographic Paper is selected from the Type pop up menu overcoating is automatically set We recommend that overcoating be normally provided If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing check Disable Overcoat Car tridge in the Print dialog box Print Click on Print to start printing according to the current print settings Cancel Click on this button to discard the changes and to close the Print dialog box 141 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 3
106. inting turn off your printing devices by performing the fol lowing steps Turning off the Power 1 Shut down and if needed turn off your computer 2 Push the power button on the printer to turn it off lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Printing Operations When you have connected the cables to your printer and have installed the printer driver you are ready to use your printer This section describes step by step operations of monochrome and color printing Printing Monochrome This section explains how to perform black amp white printing on plain paper MW Requirements You need the following items for black amp white printing e Ink cartridge Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 e Media High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EUV laser paper or plain paper for copiers e Printing data for black printing Printing data consisting of text and or graphics created by an application E Placing an ink cartridge in your printer Make sure at least one black ink cartridge is installed in the ink cartridge holders S ALS A Black ink cartridge Rai Note e If at least one of the ink cartridges in the four ink cartridge holders can be used in the selected printing mode the car riage will automatically pick up that ink cartridge e See chapter 1 Getting Your Printer Ready for directions on installin
107. is causes problems since the paper position sensor and paper length sensor will not work properly Sheets with cut corners such as transparencies iron on transfer sheets and back print film will work fine if the cut corner is positioned as shown in the guide Is the cut corner in the correct position applies to transparencies back print film and iron on transfers When these sheets are inserted with the cut corner incorrectly positioned they may not feed correctly Follow the instructions and insert the sheets correctly Is the paper feed guide too narrow for the paper The paper feed guide should hold the paper loosely enough that it can feed easily Is there too much paper in the sheet feeder The sheet feeder can hold up to 100 sheets of plain paper or 30 transpar encies 166 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting Is the paper feed switch positioned correctly for the paper feed method To print on plain paper using automatic feed mode set the paper feed switch to position A to print in manual feed mode set it to position M Is the cut corner in the correct position for transparencies back print film and iron on transfers When these sheets are inserted with the cut corner incorrectly positioned they may not feed correctly Follow the instructions and insert the sheets correctly Are you trying to use automatic feed mode for sheets other than plain paper laser print paper or transparencies Iron on Tr
108. ishing Glossy Finish in Multi page Mode Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi page Mode After full color CMYK printing Photo Realistic Finishing glossy finish can be added in Multi page mode Photo Realistic Finishing provides a glossy finish as in photographs Requirements 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 Finish cartridge Part No 106054 00 e Media High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU Greeting Card Set Part No 106090 00 uncoated side Rai Note A good finish cannot be obtained by applying Photo Realistic Finishing to plain paper that lacks a smooth surface 129 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations _ EE LLL SESS eS Step 1 Create Data Use any application to create the image or document you want to print Flow9 66 7 Doc 463K 7463K Jole Step 2 gt Install Ink Cartridges Install one cyan one magenta one yellow and one black ink cartridge into the ink cartridge holders nn Step 3 Execute Full Color Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application When the dialog box appears click Properties in the Print win dow
109. ll Color Printing Use any application to create the image or document you want to print in full color Ea Untitled 1 El 493K 493K 4 Note White portions of data R G B 100 are not undercoated and therefore will be the color of the paper used Step 2 Install the White Ink Cartridge Install the white ink cartridge in any of the ink cartridge holders Step 3 gt 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 Chapter 1 Loading Paper 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 126 lt BACK NEXT gt Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge 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 Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dial
110. lps cartridges in the MD 1300 printer Do not use cartridges from other manufacturers Are the cartridges installed correctly Insert the cartridges in the holders with the ALPS logo B side face up 162 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting Is the ribbon in one of the cartridges used up When the ribbon in a cartridge has been used up black and silver stripes will be visible on the ribbon Install a new cartridge After replacing the cartridge printing will continue from where it left off Is the SCSI cable correctly connected Make sure the cable is not bent excessively and secure it firmly at both ends with the fastening screws or clasps Is the device number set correctly Make sure the SCSI device number of the printer is not the same as that used by any other SCSI device attached to the computer Each SCSI de vice must have a unique device number If the computer has more than one SCSI bus then the device number must only be unique for the bus that the printer is attached to Is the terminator connected Make sure there is a terminator connected to the last peripheral in the SCSI chain If you are using a device with an internal terminator make it the last peripheral in the SCSI chain Is there a paper jam Remove the paper If the paper is caught in the rollers open the front cover push down on the release lever and gently remove the paper Make sure there are no pieces of paper left in the printer Are t
111. n Transfer Sheets 106075 00 Full color printing Magenta 106015 00 Overhead Projector Transparency Film Overhead Projector Transparency Film Cyan 106020 00 106065 00 Letter 106065 00 EU A4 Greeting Card Set Plain side only Greeting Card Set Plain side only Multicolor 106025 00 106090 00 106090 00 Yellow 106010 00 Laser paper Laser paper High Grade Paper 106085 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 EU 600 x 600 dpi full color Magenta 106015 00 Greeting Card Set Plain side only Greeting Card Set Plain side only printing with photo realistic 106090 00 106090 00 finishing Cyan 106020 00 Finish 106054 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 EU Yell 106010 00 aad Photo Realistic Paper Letter Photo Realistic Paper A4 i 7 105720 00 105720 00 EU 1200 z 600 pi full colon m Magenta 106015 00 Photo Realistic Paper 4x6 Photo Realistic Paper 100x148mm printing with photo realistic finishi C 406020 00 105721 00 105721 00 misang yan 00 Photo Realistic Labels Photo Realistic Labels 105108 00 105108 00 EU Finish 106054 00 Metallic Gold 106030 00 Plain paper Plain paper Laser paper Laser paper Metallic Magenta 106035 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 EU Greeting Card Set 106090 00 1 Greeting Card Set 106090 00 1 Metallic Cyan 106040 00 lron on Transfer Sheets lron on Transfer Sheets 106075 00 2 106075 00 2 Spot color printing Metallic Silv
112. ncel print jobs The Queue Monitor only appears when background printing is on When back ground printing is on and you choose Print to start printing a document the Queue Monitor is automatically launched The print job is quickly spooled tem porarily saved to your hard disk and then the Queue Monitor takes over the job of feeding the spooled print job to the printer Once the Queue Monitor has taken over printing in the background you can start using your Macintosh for other tasks including printing more documents if you want To bring the Queue Monitor window to the foreground so that you can check the status of print jobs select Queue Monitor from the application menu at the upper right corner of your screen at the far right edge of the menu bar Queue Monitor 5 S Desktop MicroDry 5 1 Waiting Cancel Printing Printing Status Desktop page 1 of 2 printing 36 complete sending data When the Queue Monitor window is displayed selecting Close from the File menu hides the window 147 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 3 Printer Driver Preferences settings To display the Queue Monitor Preferences dialog box bring the Queue Moni tor to the front click on its window or choose Queue Monitor from the appli cation menu and then choose Preferences from the Queue Monitor s File menu Preferences Queue Monitoras window O Show when printing When printer needs attenti
113. nd Operations Printer Rear View DIP switches The DIP switches are used to set the SCSI device number for the printer SCSI connector The SCSI connectors are used for connecting the computer and other SCSI devices Paper feed switch This switch sets the paper feeding method to either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode Power cord socket This is where the power cord is connected to the printer Inside the Printer Marking sticker This allows you to confirm that the carriage is in the standard position Try not to smear the face of the sticker If it gets dirty gently clean it with a dry cotton swab As you do so be careful not to peel it off Ink cartridge holder plate This tray holds the ink cartridges The four holder plates hold the ink cartridges needed for a particular printing job Carriage The carriage automatically picks up the specific ink car tridge needed for printing and moves it to the printing lo cation The carriage also contains the print head Release lever This lever is used to clear paper jams When the lever is pressed down the paper can be removed The release lever is to the right of the carriage and platen Close the front cover and the lever will automatically go back to its original position Print head The print head prints the characters Do not touch it AN Caution Do not touch the print head or the carriage Doing so can cause damage t
114. ndard is selected for monochrome or full color data while Spot Color is selected to print metallic colors or white Other Printing Modes available include Glossy Finish and White Undercoat Colors From the Colors menu you can select one of four different color modes Millions of Colors Fixed Color Grayscale or Black amp White Millions of Colors gives the fullest possible range of colors while Fixed Color limits the printed colors to cyan magenta yellow black red green blue and white no ink If Spot Color is selected along with Fixed Color then only the colors of the ink cartridges in stalled in the printer can be used ALPS mo 1300 P27 YESL OER 51 Cm Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Ma Black amp White Preview Grayscale Preview Fixed Color v Millions of Colors f Printing Mode ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Options I Print Back To Front Monochrome Faster lt BACK NEXT gt Enhanced Quality Disable Overcoat Cartridge 140 Functions of the Printer Driver Quality From the Quality menu in the Print dialog box you can select one of three print ing resolutions Medium 300 x 300 dpi Best 600 x 600 dpi or Super 1200 x 600 dpi ALPS mo 1300 P77 APS OMAR 51 Cm Copies D Pages All From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Colors Mill
115. ne 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 Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Set any necessary settings such as Type Size and Orien tation depending on the document to be printed ALPS wo 1300 Page Setup NEAR 51 ox J Size US Letter v Reduce or Enlarge 100 _ es Orientation Printer Effects T O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK Step 5 Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Spot Colors from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu ALPS wo 1300 TNEI ss print Copies Pages All From 0 To O Cancer Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Ky Printing Mode Spot Colors w Colors Millions of Colors w igi Quality Best 600dpi v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster O Disable Overcoat Cartridge 95 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box To print a photograph in full color click the Multi pass Black check box Make color matching selections as required
116. near water Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating do not block or cover these openings The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adaptor If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on If an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the prod
117. ng them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together e If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Paper the final sheet may not feed properly e 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 e Remove both the Photographic Quality Paper and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper e 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 dam aged Do not use a damaged guide sheet in the printer lt Back NEXT gt 55 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations e Keep both used and unused sheets away from heat humid ity dust and direct sunlight A printed image on Photographic Quality Paper may discolor Keep it out of contact with plastic such as document holders wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cosmetic items e Keep all unused sheets in the original bag Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Selec
118. note the following precautions e Always use the recommended paper types and be sure to set the printer s paper options properly Settings that are not appropriate for the paper being used can cause paper jams e When printing on Photographic Quality Paper or Photographic Quality Labels use only Photographic ink cartridges to print on the glossy printable side e When printing on Photographic Quality Paper or Photographic Quality Labels be sure to confine your printing to the glossy printable area If you print outside this area you may damage the Photographic ink cartridge e When printing on a thick sheet allow a 1 2 inch 12 mm margin on the left and right side to prevent tearing the ink cartridge ribbon by printing over the paper edge e When printing on a thick postcard size sheet that is not a regular postcard allow a 1 2 inch 12 mm margin on the left and right side to prevent tearing the ink cartridge ribbon by printing over the paper edge e When printing on used sheets already printed on the same side use manual feed only Automatic feed may not feed used sheets properly e When you use manual feed avoid repeatedly inserting and removing the same sheet 23 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations apie Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode Use automatic feed mode to allow consecutive printing There are two methods for loading paper depending on the media E Letter A
119. nta cyan and black are not installed b The multicolor and black ink cartridges are not installed In these cases install the required ink cartridges e The multicolor ink cartridge is usually used to insert a colored illustration into monochrome printing or used with a metallic ink cartridge to provide metallic color printing Using multicolor ink cartridges for regular color printing will be more costly than using regular ink cartridges E To Print in Colors Similar to Those in a Photograph The MD series printers enable photographic data to be printed so that its quality is close to that of a real photograph The MD series printers have the following color matching functions 1 Micro Dry Driver mode This mode provides Micro Dry unique color matching It is an initial mode available during color printing ColorSync mode When ColorSync is selected color management using ColorSync which is one of the basic Macintosh systems is executed Rai Note The monitor outputs light to express colors while the printer mixes ink to reproduce colors Since the same colors thus can not be reproduced in a strict sense the printer expresses colors similar to the light from the monitor No color matching The color information for print data is directly output to the printer E To use ColorSync provide the following settings Step 1 gt Open the ColorSync System Characteristic Document Open C
120. nter Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors Before Spooling vi Once the settings have been finished click OK 47 Note For information on the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Operations To start printing click Print in the Print dialog box When printing is finished the paper is ejected 90 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Simultaneous Full Color Spot Color Printing Simultaneous Full Color Spot Color Printing This section explains how to print full color spot color 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 full color spot color printing you will need the following e Ink cartridges The following ink cartridges can be used with full color spot color 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 White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 Multicolor ink cartridge Part No 106025 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 The multic
121. o the printer Also never load an ink cartridge directly into the carriage Malfunction or damage to the printer may re sult 16 lt BACK NEXT gt Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer Paper Feed Switch For continual printing using automatic feeding set the paper feed switch to posi tion A To manually feed paper set the paper feed switch to position M To use Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm set the paper feed switch to position M for both automatic and manual feeds Paper feed switch set in position A Paper feed switch set in position M 4 Note Do not move the paper feed switch while paper is being fed Otherwise the paper may feed in incorrectly Move the paper feed switch until it clicks into position M or A Paper will not feed properly unless the switch is correctly set to M or A Control Panel The top portion of the printer has two buttons and three LED indicator lights By pushing one of these buttons and looking at the lights you can perform various printer functions such as ejecting paper This portion with the buttons and the lights is called the control panel power button The printer is turned on and off using the power button O ready insert ready insert button This button allows you to load and eject paper Press 4 A ing the button for three seconds or more causes the power O ready err
122. oat will improve image quality and color reproduction When I use multicolor cartridges for color printing they quickly run out Multicolor cartridges are intended for printing small color areas on predomi nately monochrome documents or for use with metallic cartridges More ribbon is wasted using multicolor cartridges than when using a set of single standard color ink cartridges For normal color printing use a set of color cartridges yellow magenta cyan and black Cartridges run out very fast with monochrome printing Is Enhanced Quality selected in the Print dialog box This setting improves printing on rough paper but uses the ribbon twice as fast Normally it is best to leave Enhanced Quality off Can I use metallic ink cartridges on iron on transfer sheets or back print film Printing is possible but when the image is transferred using the iron the metallic surface will be on the wrong side Can I print on overhead transparencies using metallic cartridges Printing is possible but the metallic ink is not transparent Can white ink be used for iron on transfer sheets or back print film When used in monochrome printing as a spot color it can be effectively transferred to colored T shirts or paper Since white ink cannot be printed on paper subjected to full color printing however use of white on these types of sheets is not guaranteed 170 lt BACK NEXT gt Troubleshooting Can I use the Photo Overcoat cart
123. og box ALPS Mo 1300 Page setup PA NESOMER 51 Cx Reduce or Enlarge 100 _ ip Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 2 Set any necessary settings such as Type Size and Orien tation depending on the document to be printed 3 Once the settings have been finished click OK 127 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select White Undercoat from the Printing Mode pop up e menu 3 Select Grayscale from the Colors pop up menu ALPS vo 1300 P77 YESL OMAR 5 1 Cm Copies u Pages All From To Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode White Undercoat w colors E wi Quality Best 600dpi w Options J Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 4 Click Print in the Print dialog box 5 Click OK if the correct ink cartridges are installed Printing is started Rai Note When the Multi page mode is not used print in full color again after executing undercoat printing In this case perform printing in manual feed mode Consecutive printing using automatic feed ing may result in incorrect paper feeds 6 Oncethe printing has been finished exchange the ink car tridges and start full color printing 128 lt BACK NEXT gt Photo Realistic Fin
124. og box select Millions of Colors or Fixed Color from the Colors menu Is the free space on the hard disk fragmented The time required for printing can increase dramatically if the free space on the disk drive is extremely fragmented Clean up your files and defragment the disk by periodically using a defragment utility Is enough memory allocated Color printing may not be possible if the memory allocated to the applica tion is insufficient Allocate more memory to the application Are you using memory management tools or virtual memory Whenever you are using memory management tools such as RAM Doubler or virtual memory memory may not be correctly recognized for color print ing When color printing is not working try disabling these utilities and try again Do you have enough disk space Make sure there is enough empty space on your hard disk The working space is released once printing is finished When there is just barely enough working space left on the disk printing may take much longer than normal Is the application set for color printing Does the application support color printing Some applications have color printing enable disable settings Some appli cations do not support color printing Read the manual for the application and check the color settings Are you using many applications at one time When very little memory is available for print processing printing may take a long time or fail Close as many appli
125. olor and black ink cartridges must always be loaded during simultaneous full color spot color printing 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 91 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 VartulistingiakpopselaibAvetallic and White Color printing Simultaneous Full Color Spot Color Printing Step 1 Create the Full Color Spot Color Print Image 1 Create the full color and spot color data to be printed It is not necessary to prepare the spot color and full color im ages separately as with full color spot color printing using M 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 E B E untitled 1 resms Kop R Note When full color and spot colors are printed at the same time only text and graphic objects can be printed in spot colors Im age data bit map data such as an image created using a scan ner etc cannot be printed in spot colors in this mode To print image data in spot colors use the single or multicolor spot print ing methods 2 Set the image areas to be printed in spot color to colors that correspond to the spot colors you want to use 92 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Simultaneous F
126. olor printing select Millions of Colors e For spot color printing select Grayscale for single spot color printing and Fixed Color for multi spot color printing e When Photo Realistic Finishing is to be provided Colors is held on Millions of Colors 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 99 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 5 To print a photograph in full color click the Multi pass Black check box 6 Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors s o J F Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness Emm ee Color Matching Options Driver s Matching w Matching Method Printer Profile Spot Color Print erify Spot Colors Before Spooling vi 7 When providing spot color printing the timings for se lecting ink cartridges can be set using the Verify Spot Colors pop up menu MD 1300 Colors si C o_ Blends Multi pass Black Brightness Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors v Never Before Spooling Before Printing 8 Once the settings have been completed click OK Rai Note For information on the color matching selections see Chap ter 1 Printing Operations e For information on the spot color printing option see Single Spot Color Printing 9 To start printing
127. olorSync System Profile in the Apple Control Panels O gt colorSync System Profile H 21 2 Set Profile Apple 13 RGB Standard Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Step 2 Set the Characteristic Click Set Profile in the ColorSync System Profile dialog box then select MDP Monitor D50 from the list displayed and then click Select Select New System Profile GP ColorSync Profiles C gt HDD700MB Ei MDP Monitor D50 Eject E PowerBook 165C Standard a E PowerBook 180C Standard E PowerBook 2400 Standard eeeeeee E PowerBook 270C Standard E PowerBook 3400 E PowerBook 520C Standard f Select MDP Monitor D50 4 Note D50 in MDP Monitor D50 indicates the color temperature of the monitor General monitors are used at a color temperature of D93 9300K but for color reproduction ability based on human color sense under a standard source of light a color tempera ture of D50 5 000 K is set as a reference by CIE The ColorSync characteristic of the MD 1300 printer conforms to this standard Step 3 gt Set the Monitor Since the ColorSync profile is set to MDP Monitor D50 the col ors do not match unless the color temperature of your monitor is set at D50 5000 K The setting method depends on the monitor used See the manual for the monitor in question 47 Note Some monitors do not allow the color temperature to be changed In this
128. on Only display in menu B Also display icon in menu bar O amp lso display alert lt K Audible notification If the Show when printing check box is checked the Queue Monitor window will be displayed during printing In the When printer needs attention section of the Preferences dialog box you can select what alerts will be displayed when Queue Monitor needs attention during printing You can choose to have a diamond displayed on the Apple menu a diamond plus a flashing icon or a diamond and flashing icon plus an Alert box In addition if you check the Audible notification check box you ll receive an audible warning as well Choose Stop Printing from the Queue Monitor s File menu to temporarily pause printing Choose Resume Printing from the same menu to restart printing Queue Monitor Window The Printing box displays the name of the document currently being printed while the Waiting box displays the names of waiting documents in the order in which they will be printed The current print job and any of the print jobs in the queue can be cancelled by clicking on the Cancel Printing button To cancel any of the print jobs on the queue highlight the documents in the Queue box and then click on the Cancel Printing button To change the order of documents on the queue highlight the documents and then drag them with the mouse The printer status is displayed in the Message Area 148
129. or composition settings for spot color printing e Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 Spot color Metallic Gold Metallic Silver Metallic Magenta Metallic Cyan White Spot color Metallic Gold Metallic Silver Metallic Magenta Metallic Cyan White Note 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 Check the Preview window before printing and try increasing or decreasing the setting to get the correct metallic color to print i 78 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Multi Spot Color Printing 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 Rai Note At most four ink cartridges can be installed Also installing one black ink cartridge and three spot color ink cartridges al lows spot color and black printing at the same time Step 3 gt 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
130. or printer to print a sample page When the paper feed switch is set in position M this button is used to feed or eject paper Paper is not fed while the switch is in position A power light error light Indicates whether the printer is on This light blinks when a printer error has occurred otal ready light When the light is on the printer is on When the light is off the internal parts of the printer still have power To completely shut off power to the printer unplug the power cord from the socket When the light is lit the printer is ready to print The light blinks slowly while printing When it is not lit printing is paused 17 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Installing Ink Cartridges This section describes how to identify ink cartridge types and how to install and ex change cartridges Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types The ink cartridge type is indicated on the surface of each cartridge The product name and part number in this area List of Cartridge type Ink cartridge type Matching paper type ringing type Part number For US customers For European customers Black 106005 00 Plain paper Plain paper Laser paper Laser paper Yellow 106010 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 High Grade Paper 106085 00 EU PEPA F Iron on Transfer Sheets 106075 00 lron o
131. ore cleaning it e Do not use benzene thinner or other volatile materials as they may damage the printer components e Do not get the inside of the printer wet 1 Push the front cover eject button and gently lower the front cover 2 Wipe the print head with a cotton swab dipped in isopro pyl alcohol The print head may not come clean in one wipe so repeat several times Print head Platen Caution Avoid getting alcohol on the platen Wait until the alcohol dries before printing 153 lt Back NEXT gt Cleaning the Platen Use cellophane tape to clean the platen as described below Caution Make sure to unplug the printer cleaning it 1 Press the front cover release button and gently lower the front cover 2 Gently apply the tape to dirty spots on the platen and rub your finger over the tape White Pad Platen Cellophane tape Caution Do not touch or remove the white pad on the left side of the platen Doing so may damage the printer 3 Slowly peel off the tape Repeat as necessary to remove dirt from the platen 154 Cleaning the Printer Exchanging Cleaning Pads for Photographic Quality Color Printing Make sure to replace the orange colored cleaning pad to maintain good print quality Replace the cleaning pad after printing every 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Paper or Photographic Quality Labels A cleaning pad is enclored in each new package of Photo
132. per stopper to raise its lower part If the stopper is forced upward it may slip out Rai Note To load Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm or Photographic Quality Labels do not lift the paper stopper 4 Load paper Extend the paper feed guide until it is slightly wider than the paper to be used Riffle the sheets of paper and then insert them into the sheet feeder so that the right edge of the paper is flush with the right edge of the guide Set the sheets with the printing surface facing upward 4 Note Riffle the sheets before loading them into the sheet feeder If the sheets adhere to one another during loading multiple sheets may be fed in together Make sure that the paper has no more than 0 2 5 mm of bend If the paper used is significantly bent print quality may be de graded Rai Note For continuous printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm or Photographic Quality Labels load the guide sheet supplied with the paper into the sheet feeder Then place the sheets or labels on the guide sheet guide sheet 26 Loading Paper 5 Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size Move and adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the pa per Adjust positioning so as not to bend the sheets or create any gap between the sheets and the guide Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode Use manual feed mode when printing iron on transfer sheets back
133. printing is completed click Cancel to close the Pre view window Step 7 gt Prepare the Full Color Data After the spot color data has been printed the full color data is printed 1 Open the full color data file in your application Ea Entitled 1 63M 3 45M Close the spot color data file if necessary 89 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 8 gt Change the Cartridges Remove the spot color cartridges from the printer and insert the cyan magenta yellow and black ink cartridges Step 9 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Standard from the Printing Mode pop up menu 3 Select Millions of Colors from the Colors pop up menu ALPS mo 1300 P77 YPSL OMAR 51 Cm Copies D Pages All Q From To Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Preview Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi v Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster E Disable Overcoat Cartridge Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box To print a photograph in full color click the Multi pass Black check box Make color matching selections as required MD 1300 Colors 51 Blends M Multi pass Black Brightness a a Color Matching Options ik Driver s Matching w Matching Method Pri
134. propriate ink cartridge paper combina tion can damage the cartridge ribbon e Printing outside the printable area of a sheet can damage the cartridge ribbon Always print within the printable area of a sheet See Printable Area in Appendix lt BACK NEXT gt 18 Installing Ink Cartridges Installing Ink Cartridges Install ink cartridges by following the steps below Rai Note The carriage can select and pick up the necessary ink cartridge from any holder Putting several ink cartridges of the same color in the holders can reduce the need to change ink cartridges Caution The ink cartridges may be put in any holder but DO NOT put ink cartridges directly into the carriage Doing so may result in dam age the printer 1 Remove the stopper from the ink cartridge First remove the stopper from the ink cartridge Stopper To prevent slack in the ribbon 2 Take up any slack in the ribbon Insert a pencil from the side marked B the side with ALPS logo Turn the pencil slowly to take up any slack in the ribbon Ribbon Ink cartridge 3 Open the front cover Push the front cover release button to release the internal lock Gently lower the front cover with your hand 4 Place the ink cartridges e Hold the ink cartridge so that the side with the letter B and the manufacturer s logo faces upward and the B is at the upper right of the ink cartrid
135. r 3 Ifthe ink cartridge is on the carriage press on the middle of the ink cartridge as shown in the diagram to ensure that it is properly seated Also check to see that the ink cartridges in the ink cartridge holders are correctly in stalled See Installing Ink Cartridges in Chapter 1 Ink Cartridge 4 Close the front cover 5 Press the power button to turn on the power 159 lt Back NEXT gt Clearing Paper Jams Follow these steps to clear a paper jam 1 First press the power button to shut off the power 2 Press the front cover release button and gently open the front cover 3 Press the release lever and gently pull out the jammed paper Paper jams can be caused by a dirty platen Clean the platen following the directions in the Cleaning the Platen section of this Appendix Release lever 4 Close the front cover 5 Press the power button to turn on the power 160 NEXT gt Troubleshooting Troubleshooting When problems occur during operation of the printer please check the following troubleshooting tips before concluding that the printer is broken Power does not come on Is the power cord disconnected Make sure the power cord is plugged into an outlet as well as connected to the printer After checking the power cord push the power button to turn on the printer Is the printer plugged into an extension block or power s
136. r ESS a a Step 3 gt Load the Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm in Your Printer You may use either automatic feed mode or manual feed mode to load the paper into your printer 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A Paper feed switch A Paper feed switch M 54 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 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 smearing or discoloring the glossy printing surface guide sheet 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper plus several millimeters 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 oriented Important e You may load as many as 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Paper at one time Fan the sheets before loadi
137. r Tray Manual Feed iy Printing Mode Colors Fixed Color w Quality Best 600dpi w Options J Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 4 Click the Colors button in the Print dialog box 80 lt Back NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Multi Spot Color Printing When providing spot color printing the timings for se lecting the ink cartridges can be set using the Verify Spot Colors pop up menu MD 1300 Colors Multi pass Black Brightness Matching Method Printer Profile Automatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors v Never Before Spooling Before Printing Rai Note It is not necessary to specify the Before Spooling option but we recommend using it to confirm which cartridges are installed before starting to print Rai Note Verify Spot Colors options Three options are available under Verify Spot Colors Never If you select this option when printing in several metallic col ors the data is analyzed and the special colors are automati cally assigned to all of the loaded cartridges Before Spooling When this option is selected the target cartridges can be selected before spooling the print data Before Printing When this option is selected the target cartridges can be selected before printing
138. r disposal For US Customers Please refer to the product support information below or write us at Alps Electric USA Inc 3553 North first Street San Jose CA 95134 Product Support For information or assistance with the setup operation troubleshooting or re pair of your Alps MD 1300 printer you may first wish to call the dealer from whom you purchased your printer If necessary please feel free to call the Alps Electric Help Desk at 1 800 449 2577 Monday through Friday from 6 00 am through 6 00 pm Pacific time You may also contact our CompuServe forum GO ALPS our web site http www alpsusa com or our BBS 1 408 432 6424 at any time Supplies Supplies such as ink cartridges paper transparencies back print film or greet ing cards are available through your Alps Dealer For your added convenience these supplies are available through Alps Direct Connect at 1 800 950 2577 Warranty Please refer to the Alps Warranty Card included with your MD 1300 printer For European Customers Product Support For information or assistance refer to the service and support information below or write to ALPS ELECTRIC IRELAND LTD Clara Road Millstreet Town Co Cork Ireland For freephone product information and technical support contact ALPS by dialling the number for your country Country Telephone Country Telephone Austria 06608375 Netherlands 060226732 Belgium 080072632 Norway 80011639 Denma
139. r 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 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Single Spot Color Printing Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridge Install the metallic ink cartridge you want to print with in cartridge holder 1 the leftmost holder Leave the other holders empty Rai Note If multiple ink cartridges have been loaded the desired colors can be selected at the time of printing In this case select Before Spooling or Before Printing under the Verify Spot Colors option Step 3 gt 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 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 71 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 4 For manual feeding load one sh
140. r to malfunc tion 2 Connect the printer to the computer with a SCSI cable Secure the printer cable to the connectors on the printer and on the computer Also you must attach a terminator to the printer if the printer is the last peripheral on the SCSI chain DIP switches Interface connector Check the SCSI device number Make sure the device number for the printer is set correctly Each SCSI device connected to the computer must have a unique SCSI device number The printer device number is set to 6 at the factory The device number is changed using the DIP switches next to the connector For more details refer to Specifications in Appendix If two devices have the same device number they will not work properly 13 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations E Power cord connections 1 Plug the power cord into the power cord socket on the printer Make sure that the power cord is securely seated in the socket 2 Plug the free end of the power cord into a suitable AC power source such as a wall socket Wall socket ie Power cord socket Power cord Caution Power to the printer is completely cut off only when the cord is unplugged Place the printer where you can easily unplug it from the wall socket Also pull the plug and not the cord when unplugging the printer 14 lt BACK NEXT gt Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer
141. re loading them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together e If you do not load the guide sheet with the Photographic Quality Paper the final sheet may not feed properly e 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 e Remove both the Photographic Quality Paper and the guide sheet before loading any other type of paper e 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 dam aged 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 such as docu ment holders wallet windows erasers hairdressing items and cosmetic items e Keep all unused sheets in the original bag 50 lt BACK NEXT gt Photographic Quality Color Printing Step 4 gt Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing
142. rfaced paper is printed in color ink is miss ing from a number of points on the image When paper with a coarse surface is used for full color printing ink will be missing from certain points where it was difficult to deposit To correct this you can attempt the following e Set the Halftone setting in the Quality tab to Standard Dither for printing The image will be coarse but the ink will transfer to the paper more reli ably e If you have white ink the image quality may be improved by providing a white undercoat 169 lt Back NEXT gt When colored paper is used for full color printing the colors are not reproduced correctly Color printing is based upon the ink being printed on a white background so correct colors cannot be reproduced on colored paper MD printers however can provide the following forms of printing even on colored paper e On light color paper MD printers provide a white undercoat prior to color printing This allows colors to be reproduced in tones close to those ob tained by printing on whitepaper e On dark color paper impressive finishing may be obtained by using mono chrome printing with white ink Ink and Paper How should I use white ink White ink can be used as follows e As with metallic ink white ink is effective for spot color printing on dark l colored paper e White ink can provide an undercoat for full color printing on light colored or coarse surfaced paper The white underc
143. ridge Part No 105818 00 e Media Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 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 Jo 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 4 Important e Always use Photographic Quality Paper for Photographic Quality Color printing Failure to do so can damage the printer as well as the cartridge ribbon Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded into the sheet feeder at once e Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing If you attempt to do so the printer may malfunction 53 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations eee ee aa ee Step 1 gt Prepare the Image to be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print 2 A Heppy New Year 66 73 SEEE E i kan A jaan wan owl eral ional Avene as J 6667 Doc 509K7479K_ PE SE Step 2 gt 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 orde
144. ridge for photo realistic finishing No Always use the Finish cartridge Is it all right to print using the white ink on top of a full color image This can cause unsatisfactory results Print the white ink before using other ink colors For full color printing and photo realistic finishing may use any type of paper We suggest using ALPS High Grade Paper for full color printing and photo realistic finishing Using other types of paper can produce a poor image Is full color printing at 600 dpi possible on Photo Realistic Labels To obtain the best image quality Photo Realistic Labels should be printed in full color at 1 200 dpi Image quality in full color at 600 dpi or less may not be satisfactory Connection Method Can I connect multiple MD printers to a single computer If different SCSI device numbers are used multiple printers can be connected to a single Macintosh Of course simultaneous printing is not possible Can I connect a single MD printer to multiple computers No the printer is not designed for this Other problems and operations Is this printer compatible with PostScript The MD printer uses QuickDraw Thus it is not compatible with PostScript EPS files cannot be output clearly Since EPS files are data files for PostScript printers images at 72 dpi may be output from QuickDraw depending on the application Are enlargements and reductions possible Set either the enlargement or the reduction rate in
145. rk 80016059 Spain 900982907 Finland 0800113550 Sweden 020794434 France 0800907266 Switzerland 0800559953 Germany 0130825268 United Kingdom 0800973405 Italy 167780052 Portugal 050553050 lt Back NEXT gt If your country is not listed ALPS can be contacted at Telephone 353 29 30118 Fax 353 29 30124 e mail mdprinters alps ie www http www alps ie Warranty Please refer to the Alps Warranty Card included with your MD 1300 printer Product Label The label for this product can be found in the position shown below Position of Label This label is applied to products ALPS ALPS MD1300 Tested To Comply ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD FE With FCC Standards MODEL MD 1300 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE AC 115V 230V G TOV 0 70A 0 39A LISTED LT E 7Ki6 TUV This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements G Te Canadian inter ference Causing Equipment Regulat ions Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilteur du Canada MADE IN JAPAN st2 lt BACK NEXT gt MD 1500 Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations Learn the Major Functions and Operations of Your Printer This chapter describes how to set up your printer the name of each part of your printer and how it functions how to insert the cartridges and paper and how to install the printer driver into your computer Read this chapter before
146. rt the Finish cartridge and print the solid black image as an overlay You may wish to see the section entitled Full Color Spot Color Printing Using Over lay Mode elsewhere in this Guide A good finish cannot be obtained if photo realistic finishing is applied to plain paper that lacks a smooth surface 67 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Printing Method For full color Photo Realistic Finishing at 600 dpi select Laser Paper or Card board from the Page Setup dialog box Then set Printing Mode in the Print dialog box to Glossy Finish ALPS wmp 1300 Copies Pages All Q From to Feed PaperTray Manual Feed Printing Mode Glossy Finish w Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Super 1200dpi w Options I Print Back To Front Monochrome Faster Enhanced Quality Disable Overcoat Cartridge Printing proceeds in the following order cyan magenta yellow and Photo Real istic Finishing For details see the description for each type of print paper 47 Note In addition full color CMYK Photo Realistic Finishing can be provided in Multi page mode For details see Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode 68 lt BACK NEXT gt Full Color amp Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Spot color printing metallic and w
147. s are correct click OK The Preview window is displayed 9 Confirm that the specified metallic colors are correct If the Preview image does not look correct click Cancel and respecify the colors in your application program Preview of Untitled 1 85 Page Jori Rai Note The Preview window shows the metallic colors that will actually be printed rather than those specified by the application 88 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode 10 When the image in the Preview window is correct you can start printing by clicking on the Print Page button while holding down the Command key Clicking Print while holding down the Command key specifies Multi page mode and brings up the following message By holding down the Command key you have selected Multi page mode which means the current document will not be ejected after printing completes so that additional documents may be printed on the same page Click Use to enable this mode or Disable to leave it off 11 In this example you will print in Multi page mode so click Use This starts the printing operation After your document has been printed it will be returned to the print ready position in stead of being ejected from the printer 12 When
148. s n For full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing you need the following items e Ink cartridges Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Finish cartridge Part No 106054 00 47 Note Please note that full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing uses only cyan magenta and yellow ink cartridges with no black cartridge e Media Photo Realistic Paper Letter A4 Size Part No 105720 00 105720 00 EU High Grade Paper Letter A4 size Part No 106085 00 106085 00 EU Photo Realistic Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm Part No 105721 00 Photo Realistic Labels Part No 105108 00 Rai Note Always use the media listed above for full color 1200 x 600 dpi printing Before using Photo Realistic Paper make sure that each sheet of paper is not warped more than 0 2 Using a sheet warped too much can cause unsatisfactory print results To see how much the sheets are warped place one sheet at a time ona flat surface Step 1 Prepare the Image to be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print 63 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 2 gt Install the Ink Cartridges Install one cyan one magenta and one yellow ink cartridge and one Finish cartridge in the ink cartridge holders The cartridges may be installed in any order Step 3 Load Paper Manual feed mode is used for
149. sion How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the United States Government Printing Office Washington D C 20402 The booklet number is 004 000 00345 4 Note Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s right to operate this equipment Peripherals used in conjunction with this equipment must be connected via shielded interface cables Use of unshielded interface cables may result in interference to radio and TV reception and may void the user s right to operate this equipment Declaration of Conformity Model Number MD 1300 Trade Name ALPS Responsible party ALPS ELECTRIC USA INC Address 3553 North First Street San Jose CA 95134 USA Telephone number 408 432 6000 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation lt Back NEXT gt IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 10 11 12 Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use this product
150. so that it does not print Positioning the spot color data above the full color data and setting its color to white makes it relatively easy to use the same image for both sets of data 84 lt BACK NEXT gt Printing in Spot Color Metallic and White Color printing Full Color Spot Color Printing in Multi page Mode Step 2 gt Prepare the Spot Color Image For full color spot color printing using Overlay mode print the spot color image first m Untitled 1 tema e E E Step 3 Install the Spot Color Ink Cartridges Install the spot color ink cartridges required for this image Step 4 gt 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 85 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 86 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
151. ssrressssrrees 157 Indicator light status oo cesses 157 Alarm status shown by indicator lights 157 Troubleshooting ssssssssessesssessessssssessessssssessesessseesntsnsaeesnssateaesenes 158 What to Do If the Power Is Shut Off While Printing due to power failure disconnected power cord etc 158 What to Do When a Cartridge Change Error Occurs 159 Clearing Paper Jams sssssssssisssssssssssrrrrrrreeesssnrrreeeessnnnrnnns 160 TroubleShooting einer 161 Specifications sa E a E a a 173 General Specifications ssssssssssiririressssssssrrrrrrrennrrrrrrerees 173 E EP ERRER ATEA AT 174 COMMOCION irere aere rar a A ETA 174 Connector Signals 0 0 esssecsesssesseesesssesseenssseeseentense 174 EE E E R ERRARE AEAEE 174 Printable Are aciei a 175 Available Supplies sssssssssccsssseseesssssssseestssneeeesanssneetenseeestsaneeees 178 MD 1300 Supplies List 0 eeeesesseesseseestesseseseesneeneenes 178 INk cartridges s s c0eesedeuesbeeschenanaereeneiees 178 PrINbM dlaii iiss dvsness en 178 UNG secs ceeteaaeettceas Needle cael dealin deere 178 VINO iisipin pnsan paasa p aa diaaa 179 lt Back NEXT gt Introduction Your new Alps MD 1300 Photographic Quality Color Printer is the first versa tile dye sublimation printer to bring true photographic quality to the desktop Using Alps patented Micro Dry Photographic Quality Inks and Photographic Quality media you can print
152. sssssesesneeeees Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge Photo Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish in Multi page Mode 129 Chapter 3 Printer Driver ccssssssssssssssssssessessessesssessessaiessesaeesaeesseesaessaies 133 Functions of the Printer Driver sssssssssssessssessssesessseeseseees 134 USING The CHOOSEI sci eieae eenia aeea predates 134 lt BACK NEXT gt Page Setup Dialog Box ccccccscsesseseseesesseseseeteeseeeeeees 137 Print Dialog BOX A E td eerie ee deren neee 140 Colors Dialog BOX siiininiin ieee 143 Using Background Printing sssssssssssssssesessessessssseesessneeaesenes 146 Error Display sasiiscsiccscssacsaccseveetertstesieuesteetenecsersescnsesvessecurescuaerversatenie 149 Error Display s tssceweienresienstananinesi aenvnnnelerentins 149 11 01131 mee earn eS TE Sn oS SECS EC 151 Cleaning the Printer sssssssssssssssssssssssssessessessesssssaneaesssesaneeness 152 Cleaning the Main Unit ccseeseeseeeeeeeseseseeeesteeees 152 Cleaning the Print Head sssri 153 Cleaning the Platen 0 scccsssessesseseeseesessesesesseeseesteaeeneees 154 Exchanging Cleaning Pads for Photographic Quality Color Printing 155 ready insert Button FUNCTIONS sssssssssssssssssseesesssesseesessnsseeens 156 Indicator Lights Summary ssssssssssennsssssuunnnnnnnnnnnonunnnnnnenonunnnnnnnnnnnns 157 Normal Printing Mode sssssssssesssessesrrressssrreesssrrre
153. stic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film Set the Type to Plain Paper or Laser Paper and the Size to US Letter A4 When using a different type of paper change the setup accordingly After making the changes click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box Select Print from the File menu The Print dialog box opens ALPS wo 1300 FA NPA OMAR Print Copies H Pages All From To oe Cancer Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode L standard v L standard v Colors Millions of Colors w of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi v Best 600dpi v v Options I Print Back To Front E Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge lt BACK NEXT gt Printing Operations 5 Make any necessary changes to the settings in the Print dialog box ALPS mo 1300 P77 PALOMAR 51 Cm Copies D Pages All From To Feed Papertray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millinns of Coin Super 1200dpi v Best 600dpi Egi Medium 300dpi Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster Disable Overcoat Cartridge 47 Note Checking the Enhanced Quality box improves the printing on plain paper However it doubles the printing time and cartridge consumption 6 After making
154. t Page Setup from the File menu to open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Photographic Paper from the Type pop up menu 3 Select Photo Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm from the Size pop up menu ALPS Mo 1300 Page Setup Pa YESLOMER 51 Type Photographic Paper w Size Photo Paper 4x6 w Reduce or Enlarge o0 Orientation Printer Effects i O Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 4 Once the settings have been finished click OK Step 5 gt Print 1 Select Print from the File menu Copies Pages All Q From To Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode ia Quality Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster I Disable Overcoat Cartridge 2 Select Feed depending on the paper feed method 3 Make sure that Printing Mode is set to Standard lt BACK NEXT gt Printing on Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 100 x 148 mm 4 Make sure that Colors is set to Millions of Colors 5 Quality is set to Medium 300dpi If the print data includes small characters Best 600dpi may be selected Rai Note When Photographic Paper is selected from the Type pop up menu overcoating is automatically set We recommend that overcoating be normally provided If overcoating is not provided at the end of printing check the Disable Overcoat Cartridge check box in the Print dialog box 6
155. t 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 lt BACK NEXT gt 118 Making Iron on Transfers Rai 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 in high resolution mode 600 dpi In such cases click on Quality tab and select Stan dard Dither or Coarse Dither under Halftone before printing This will make the image appear rougher on the screen but should produce better print results r 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 Examples 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 fa
156. t button For automatic feeding load all of the sheets together Manual feeding Automatic feeding MH Setting up the printer driver for printing 1 Inthe application you want to print from select Page Setup from the File menu and open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Make any necessary changes to the settings in the Page Setup dialog box z otin am ALPS MD IaM Fages Plain Paper v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard Iron on Transfer Back Print Film Set the Type to Plain Paper or Laser Paper and the Size to US Letter A4 When using a different type of paper change the setup accordingly 3 After making the changes click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box 41 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations MW Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to display the Print dialog box ALPS mo 1300 P77 YESL OMAR 5 1 Cm Copies D Pages All From To Feed Paper Tray Manual Feed Printing Mode Standard w Colors Millions of Colors w ETT Quality Best 600dpi w Options I Print Back To Front Enhanced Quality Monochrome Faster E Disable Overcoat Cartridge Rai Note Setting the Quality to Super 1200dpi limits printing to grayscale or black amp white even when the data has been created for color printing unless Photo Realistic Paper is s
157. ted when the MD 1300 printer driver was not se lected first select the MD 1300 in the Chooser then choose Page Setup from your application s File menu and finally change the application s page format and other settings if needed Follow the steps below to select the MD 1300 printer driver 1 From the Apple menu select the Chooser o Chooser AppleShare MicroDry 5 1 Active Inactive 760 AppleTalk Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations 2 Click on the MD 1300 printer driver icon The box on the right displays the SCSI device number of the MD 1300 A j m Chooser B Select a SCSI port MD 1300 SCSI 6 Bus 1 AppleShare Background Printing On Off Active AppleTalk k GQ Inactive 760 Make sure that the line indicated by A is highlighted If it is not your printer is not being recognized properly Click on the line A a few times If it is still not highlighted it is possible that the Finder has insufficient memory In this case close the Chooser run any one of your application programs and se lect the printer from the Chooser again 3 If you have several MD 1300 printers connected click on the SCSI device number of the printer you will use The factory device setting is 6 To change SCSI device num bers refer to Specifications in Appendix
158. tes have been prepared in the Label folder of the ALPS Installation CD ROM included in the pack m age When creating data using those templates please see the section How to Use Photo Label Templates in the Read Me file on the ALPS Installation CD ROM for instructions You may use them or employ some other application to lay out the data ac cording to the print format shown below Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges Install one cyan one magenta and one yellow ink cartridge and one Finish cartridge in the ink cartridge holders The cartridges may be installed in any order For details see Chapter 1 Installing Ink Cartridges Step 3 gt Load Paper Use manual feed mode 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 Load one sheet of the Photo Realistic Labels into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button 102 Printing on Photo Realistic Labels Rai Note e When printing on Photo Realistic Labels make sure only one sheet is manually fed at a time e To load the Photo Realistic Labels sheet in the sheet feeder place it with the glossy surface facing upward e Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed guide and the Photo Realistic Labels Otherwise paper may not feed correctly A Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the F
159. that the cut corner is in the lower left corner Back Print Film 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 Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu of your application This opens the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select Back Print Film from the Type pop up menu in the Page Setup dialog box ALPS mp 1300 Page Se pa P SPA BAAR Plain Paper v Laser Paper Transparency Photo Realistic Paper Photo Realistic Label Photographic Paper Photographic Label Cardboard iron on Transfer Back Print Film Size When you select Back Print Film the check box for the Flip Horizontal option under Printer Effects is checked enabled Make sure that the check box has actually been checked Make any other desired changes to the settings Printer Effects Flip Horizontal O Precision Bitmaps 107 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations 3 Set the Size to A4 and change any other necessary set tings such as orientation ALPS vo 1300 Page Setup PETNEALOMAR 51 E Photo Paper 4x6 Photo Realistic Label Photographic Label US Letter 4 Step 4 gt Print Click OK to close the dialog box 1 Select Print from the File menu 2 Select Standard from the Printing Mode pop up menu
160. trip After turning on the extension block or power strip press the power button on the printer During installation a File not found error occurs or the installer is not found Is At Ease installed If you are using At Ease when you insert the installation disk into the drive the following things may happen Some of the Performa series start up in At Ease e The alert dialog box appears e The installer is not displayed In these cases the following methods can be used to install the printer driver Method 1 From the Special menu select Switch To Finder Double click on the in staller icon to install the printer driver Method 2 If the Switch To Finder function is not available on the Special menu select Switch To At Ease and check the Off checkbox in At Ease settings Restart your computer and install the printer driver The icon does not appear in the Chooser Is QuickDraw GX enabled If QuickDraw GxX is installed disable it by following these steps 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu 2 Open the Extensions Manager 3 Deselect QuickDraw GX in the list of items 4 Close the Extensions Manager and restart your Macintosh Is the printer driver installed Install the printer driver from the printer driver installation CD ROM 161 lt Back NEXT gt The MD 1300 printer cannot be selected in the Chooser Are the SCSI cable and terminator correctly connected Correctly connect the
161. uct Except as explained elsewhere in this guide don t attempt to service this product yourself Opening and removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation E If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged F If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service lt BACK NEXT gt Table of Contents ae ee Laa aS a E EEE ER EEEE EEEREN abreast 6 Service Support and Supplies s 7 Product Label nnns annsan 8 Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations ss ssssssssssssunnnunununnnonnnnnnnsnnnnonnnnnnnnnnns 9 Getting Your Printer Ready sssssssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnsosusnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennns 10 Getting Your Printer Ready 10
162. uide generates and uses radio frequency energy If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this guide it may cause interference with radio and television reception This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help If necessary you should consult your dealer or experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commis
163. ull Color Spot Color Printing The colors and color compositions associated with spot colors are shown in the following tables Color composition for indicating spot colors When printing full color and spot color simultaneously the spot colors are designated by the corresponding color compositions on the screen Un like with single and spot color printing there is no permissible range of color compositions for designating the spot colors You must use the color compositions shown below to indicate the spot colors e Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 Spot color Metallic Gold Metallic Silver Metallic Magenta Metallic Cyan e 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 metallic 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 me tallic colors cannot be used When using such an application use the Multi page mode See the preceding section for details We recommend that you first make sure that your applica tion can handle the Multi page mode for full color and me tallic color printing by creating and printing a small test image e The color components of spot colors have allowable ranges so colors similar to thos
164. us Printing Operations 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 or Rai Note 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 printed 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 Examples You can use back print film for many different purposes including posters book covers greeting cards and more 112 lt BACK NEXT gt 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 La Lf Rai Note 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
165. ut the data ac cording to the print format shown below 20 stickers 2 stickers 75mm 2 95 48 5mm 0 33 12 5mm 0 49 17mm 22mm 0 87 52mm 2 05 E gt 5mm 0 2 100mm 3 94 100mm 3 94 Step 2 gt 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 lt Back NEXT gt 2 an 164mm 6 46 20 4mm 0 8 164mm 6 46 Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 3 gt 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 m 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
166. utomatic w Spot Color Print Verify Spot Colors efore Spooling vj Rai Note For information on the color matching selections see Chapter 1 Printing Operations 7 Once the settings have been completed click OK 8 To start printing click Print in the Print dialog box 124 lt BACK NEXT gt Undercoating with a White Ink Cartridge A white ink cartridge can be used not only to print white characters on colored paper but also for undercoating Undercoating is a function for printing a white undercoat on colored paper so that the paper can later be subjected to full color printing This is done because if full color printing is applied to colored paper the hue of the printing may be changed However a white undercoat enables all colors to be clearly reproduced re Co gardless of paper color Rai Note White may not be clearly reproduced in some cases depending on the depth of color of the paper Execute a test print to evalu ate this possibility Requirements For undercoating you will need the following e Ink cartridges White ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 e Media As in full color printing plain or cardboard can be used for printing Rai Note iron on transfer sheets back print films and overhead projector transparencies cannot be used for undercoating 125 lt Back NEXT gt Chapter 2 Various Printing Operations Step 1 Create Data for Fu
167. will take full advantage of the many functions of your printer Photographic Quality Color Printer lt Back NEXT gt Photographic Quality Color Printing This section describes how to print Photographic Quality Color images on Photographic Quality Paper Requirements You need the following items for Photographic Quality Color printing e Ink cartridges 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 A4 Part No 105822 00 105822 00 EU 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 attempt to do so the printer may malfunction lt BACK NEXT gt Photographic Quality Color Printing Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print Sa a a a ee Step 2 Install the Photographic Quality Ink Cartridges or Install the Photographic Quality ink cartridges into the ink car
168. ync you need to select the system pro file first 1 Choose ColorSync System Profile from the Control Pan els ColorSync System Profile dialog box appears ColorSync System Profile 242 S Set Profile Apple 13 RGB Standard 2 Click Set Profile Select New System Profile amp ColorSync Profiles lt HDD700MB fi MDP Monitor D50 E PowerBook 165C Standard E PowerBook 180C Standard E PowerBook 2400 Standard E PowerBook 270C Standard E PowerBook 3400 E PowerBook 520C Standard f Apple 13 RGB Standard Eject 3 Select MDP Monitor D50 from the ColorSync Profiles and click Select OK Cancel When you are satisfied with the settings click OK to accept the settings and close the Colors dialog box Click Cancel to abandon the changes and keep the previous settings 145 lt Back NEXT gt Using Background Printing This section explains how to use background printing with your MD 1300 Using Background Printing Background printing allows the computer to do other jobs while a document is printing 1 To use background printing select the Chooser from the Apple menu When the Chooser window appears click on the MD 1300 printer driver icon in the left half of the window A list of at tached MD 1300 printers appears in the right half of the win dow Choos
169. yscale intermediate colors such as gray are printed using four colors If you want to print only in black ink set the Document Type setting in the Paper tab in the Print dialog box to Monochrome Picture would like to adjust the image quality of photographs without reducing character resolution Characters always print at the currently selected resolution if an outline font is used The image quality of photographs can be adjusted independently using the Halftone setting in the Quality tab There seems to be no difference between photographic output using mono chrome printing at 1 200 dpi and images obtained by monochrome print ing at 600 dpi In monochrome printing at 1 200 dpi only the characters can be printed at 1 200 dpi This is done by smoothing the 600 dpi images The quality of photographs however differs little from that of images obtained by mono chrome printing at 600 dpi True black cannot be obtained in either the Photo Realistic Paper mode or the 600 dpi Photo Realistic Finishing mode In any printing mode involving Photo Realistic Finishing three colors are used for printing i e cyan magenta and yellow Black obtained by using these colors is inferior to the black obtained using black ink For stronger black tones we recommend that the four color ink cartridges be used to provide full color printing at 600 dpi then that Photo Realistic Finishing be applied in Multi page mode When plain or other coarse su

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