Alps Electric MD-1300, User Manual

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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 & white printing on plain paper.
Requirements
You need the following items for black & white printing.
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Ink cartridge
Black ink cartridge (Part No. 106005-00)
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Media
High Grade Paper (Letter / A4 size)(Part No. 106085-00 / 106085-00-EU),
laser paper or plain paper for copiers.
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Printing data for black printing
Printing data consisting of text and/or graphics created by an application.
Placing an ink cartridge in your printer
Make sure at least one black ink cartridge is installed in the ink cartridge holders.
Black ink cartridge
Note
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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.
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See chapter 1, “Getting Your Printer Ready” for directions on
installing ink cartridges.
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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.