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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.

Summary of Contents for MD-5500

Page 1: ...Online User s Guide for Windows 95 98 Me Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows Vista 32 P WIn Windows 2000...

Page 2: ...to Realistic Finishing Glossy Finish 34 Printing Method 34 Printing in Spot Color 36 Single Ink Printing 37 Multiple Inks Printing 41 Simultaneous Metallics CMYK Inks Printing 49 Printing in Foil Colo...

Page 3: ...96 Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box 97 How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog Box 97 Name and Functions of Each Item of the MD 5500 Dialog Box 98 Settings in Each Tab 99 Document Quality Tab 99 Pa...

Page 4: ...s including printing in foil or metallic color and printing on iron on transfer sheets photo labels and greeting cards This chapter will show you how to use these useful functions step by step Read Ch...

Page 5: ...lity 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...

Page 6: ...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 automat...

Page 7: ...raphic Quality Paper Printing with any other combination can damage the cartridge ribbon as well as the paper Remove both the Photographic Quality Paper and the guide sheet before loading any other ty...

Page 8: ...The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD 5500P dialog box appears Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box of ALPS MD 5500P driver may slightly differ from one application to...

Page 9: ...a log box Note If you select Photographic Paper from the Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with...

Page 10: ...rt No 105814 00 Photo Yellow ink cartridge Part No 105816 00 Photo Overcoat ink cartridge Part No 105818 00 Media Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 Part No 105824 00 The guide sheet the thick paper wit...

Page 11: ...tographic Quality ink cartridges into the ink car tridge holders The ink cartridges may be installed in any order Step 3 Load the Photographic Quality Paper 4 x 6 in Your Printer You may use either au...

Page 12: ...as 20 sheets of Photographic Quality Paper at one time Fan the sheets before loading them on the sheet feeder The printer may feed more than one sheet at one time when they are stuck together If you...

Page 13: ...s in the original bag Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu The following dialog box appears 2 Click Properties The Document Type dialog box in the ALPS MD 55...

Page 14: ...14 Various Printing Operations 14 5 When the following notice window appears confirm the contents and click OK 6 Select Photo Paper 4 x 6 in from the Paper Size setting in the Paper Tab...

Page 15: ...phic Paper from the Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with the overcoat is not desired click th...

Page 16: ...k 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...

Page 17: ...ity 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 UseTemplates...

Page 18: ...he 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 sh...

Page 19: ...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 ha...

Page 20: ...r opening the dialog box of ALPS MD 5500P driver may slightly differ from one application to another 3 Select Graphics Text or Photographs from the Document Types setting in the Document Quality Tab 4...

Page 21: ...he Media Type setting the overcoat finishing will be automatically provided It is rec ommended to print with the overcoat However if printing with the overcoat is not desired click the More Setting bu...

Page 22: ...0 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish II ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 Caution VPhoto Print Film is very adhesive When loading the multiple sheets fan them thoroughly before loading to make...

Page 23: ...extend the paper support for two clicks then load only one sheet Note VPhoto Print Film is very adhesive When loading the multiple sheets fan them thoroughly before loading to make sure that they do...

Page 24: ...tting 5 Change the necessary settings 6 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Note WhenVPhoto Print Film is selected from the MediaType Glossy Finish is automatically set We re...

Page 25: ...105831 00 Important Make sure that none of your Vphoto Paper is warped more than 0 2 5 mm Warped sheets can cause unsatisfactory print re sults Each sheet should have a warp of 0 2 or less when place...

Page 26: ...c feed modes set the paper feed switch to position M 2 For continuous printing in the automatic feed mode use the paper stopper Note You may load as many as 20 sheets of VPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus at one t...

Page 27: ...ting 5 Change the necessary settings 6 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Note WhenVPhoto Paper 4x6 Plus is selected from the MediaType Glossy Finish is automatically set W...

Page 28: ...No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish II ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 VPhoto Primer ink cartridge Part No 105142 00 Note VPhoto Primer ink fills unevenness of the paper surface...

Page 29: ...For automatic feeding load two or more sheets in the sheet feeder 5 For manual feeding load one sheet of paper in the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver f...

Page 30: ...er and VPhoto Color are selected from the MediaType and Print Mode respectively VPhoto Premier Un dercoat and Glossy Finish are automatically set VPhoto Premier Undercoat is set when Automatic Photogr...

Page 31: ...106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Finish II ink cartridge Part No 105144 00 Step 1 Prepare the Image to Be...

Page 32: ...several millimeters between the paper feed guide and Photo Realistic Labels Otherwise paper may not feed correctly Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to op...

Page 33: ...atically set We recommend that glossy fin ish be normally provided If you do not want to obtain glossy finish click the More Settings button then uncheck the Glossy Finish check box in the More Settin...

Page 34: ...90 00 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 Note A good finish cannot be obtained if...

Page 35: ...n the Document Quality Tab in the MD 5500 printer driver dialog box Then select Glossy Finish from the Print Mode setting tab Printing is carried out in the following order cyan magenta yellow black a...

Page 36: ...he 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 un...

Page 37: ...ite ink cartridge Part No 106050 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Magenta ink cartridge Part No 106015 00 Yellow ink cartridge Part No 106010 00 Black ink cartridge Part No 106005 00 Media Plai...

Page 38: ...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 mo...

Page 39: ...g 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring this portion to the front 3 Set Document Type to an option appropriate...

Page 40: ...8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in Select Ink Cartridge s Click the radio button s of the ink cartridge s to be used Caution If bidirectional communication...

Page 41: ...lowing 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 cartridg...

Page 42: ...n text as well as graphics 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 No...

Page 43: ...forth If you are also using black set the parts of the image that you want to print in black to black Set this area to yellow Prints in metallic gold Set this area to blue Prints in metallic cyan Note...

Page 44: ...o N 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...

Page 45: ...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 det...

Page 46: ...load all of the sheets together ready insert Manual feeding Automatic feeding Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click P...

Page 47: ...s check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Spot Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Multiple Inks 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer a...

Page 48: ...rtridges are displayed Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 9 When you complete the setu...

Page 49: ...llowing ink cartridges can be used with Metallics CMYK Inks printing Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta ink cartridge Part N...

Page 50: ...full color are indicated by their respective screen colors Note There is a small range of color composition values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating spot colors Because of this pho...

Page 51: ...9 1 a t n e g a M c i l l a t e M 3 6 1 6 3 5 1 1 n a y C c i l l a t e M 0 6 7 1 1 0 2 Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 r o l o c t o p S R G B d l o G c i l l a t e M 8 8 3 6 0 r e v l i...

Page 52: ...ialog appears Step3 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...

Page 53: ...ng load all of the sheets together ready insert Manual feeding Automatic feeding Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click...

Page 54: ...ot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 7 Click the Use Spot Color s radio button 8 Set Print Using to Metallics CMYK Inks 9 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in...

Page 55: ...our de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 10 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print d...

Page 56: ...ted by the color of the underlying paper As a result you can print on colored plain paper Caution Special color ink is used for foil color printing Therefore undercoat must be provided with cyan magen...

Page 57: ...le foil color printing use either of the following ink cartridges Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00 Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 The following ink cartridges are also necessary...

Page 58: ...ion M for automatic feed mode set it to A However be sure to set the switch to M for postcards 2 For Letter paper fully extend the paper support 3 Adjust the paper feed guide to the width of the paper...

Page 59: ...ors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Foil Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Single Ink 8 Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer ar...

Page 60: ...0 Caution If bidirectional communication is not possible all the usable ink cartridges are displayed 9 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print...

Page 61: ...paper such as plain paper Laser Paper postcards etc can be used just as with normal color printing In case of Greeting Cards Part No 106090 00 multi foil color printing can be executed only on the pa...

Page 62: ...print in gold foil to yellow and those of the image that you want to print in silver foil to white When you want to print foil colors and black simulta neously set the area you want to print in black...

Page 63: ...i S y a r G k c a l B l a m r o N 0 0 1 K 0 Y M C r o 0 B G R k c a l b l a m r o N Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 r o l o c l i o F R G B l i o f d l o G 5 2 2 0 6 1 0 l i o f r e v l i...

Page 64: ...t one time For details see the section entitled Loading Paper in Chapter 1 1 For manual feed mode set the paper feed switch to posi tion M for automatic feed mode set it to A 2 For Letter paper fully...

Page 65: ...the paper used 5 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 6 Click the Use Foil Color s radio button 7 Set Print Using to Multiple Inks 8 Enabled ink cartridges...

Page 66: ...rtridges are displayed Even though you have set the color of an area to your de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 9 When you complete the setu...

Page 67: ...ink cartridges can be used for simultaneous full color foil color printing Gold Foil ink cartridge Part No 105148 00 Silver Foil ink cartridge Part No 105150 00 Cyan ink cartridge Part No 106020 00 Ma...

Page 68: ...e v l i S y a r G Color compositions using RGB settings n 255 r o l o c l i o F R G B l i o f d l o G 5 2 2 0 6 1 0 l i o f r e v l i S 9 8 1 3 9 1 7 9 1 Color compositions using RGB settings n 100 r...

Page 69: ...epends on the paper type Use manual feed mode for cardborad thick paper and greeting cards For plain paper or Laser Paper you may also use auto matic feed mode to print a number of sheets at one time...

Page 70: ...Type to the paper used 5 Change the necessary settings 6 Check Use Spot Colors check box so that the Spot Colors dialog box is displayed 7 Click the Use Foil Color s radio button 8 Set Print Using to...

Page 71: ...our de sired color the area will not be printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not checked 10 When you complete the setup click OK to close the dia log box Step 5 Print Click OK in the Print d...

Page 72: ...105150 00 Metallic gold ink cartridge Part No 106030 00 Metallic silver ink cartridge Part No 106045 00 Metallic magenta ink cartridge Part No 106035 00 Metallic cyan ink cartridge Part No 106040 00 W...

Page 73: ...eral millimeters 3 Face the printing surface upward load the card into the sheet feeder and press the ready insert button ready insert Note Provide a gap of several millimeters between the paper feed...

Page 74: ...er Size to User Defined to open the paper size specification dialog box Set the PaperWidth to 5 83 inches and the Paper Length to 7 87 inches and click OK 5 When you complete all the setup click OK to...

Page 75: ...ack print film printing you will need the following Printing side Rougher surface Insert in this direction Silicon coated side Back Print Film Finishing Sheet Matte Finishing Sheet The back print film...

Page 76: ...the Ink Cartridges and Load the Back Print Film into the Printer 1 Install the ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders Note When printing on back print film use only standard color cyan magenta...

Page 77: ...note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another 2 Select the appropriate document type in the Document Type setting...

Page 78: ...ossible 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 Note Use paper larger than the size of the image Taking...

Page 79: ...ot come off smoothly 4 Starting with the corners peel off the film making sure that the film comes off smoothly Step 6 Curl Correction When you transfer an image on a thin sheet of paper the sheet may...

Page 80: ...side face down so that the cut corner is in the lower left corner 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...

Page 81: ...Various Printing Operations 81 Examples You can use back print film for many different purposes including posters book covers greeting cards and more...

Page 82: ...ents The iron on transfer sheets and the finishing sheet come together in a package of Iron on Transfer Sheets Part No 106075 00 Use only the sheets specified Ink cartridges The following ink cartridg...

Page 83: ...ral different pieces of cloth Large images that require more than one sheet can also be created Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridges and Load the Iron On Trans fer Sheet into the Printer 1 Install the in...

Page 84: ...y differ from one application to another 2 Select the appropriate document type under the Document Type setting Normally use Photographs 3 Set the Media Type to Iron on Transfer Sheet When Iron on She...

Page 85: ...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 complet...

Page 86: ...t after using it 5 Remove the finishing sheet after the cloth has cooled com pletely Caution The iron on should withstand many washings but if it should begin to peel away again for some reason simply...

Page 87: ...nly 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 M...

Page 88: ...idges 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...

Page 89: ...ncy 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 Note WHEN THE SEPARATORS...

Page 90: ...d 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 Note Place the t...

Page 91: ...driver Note Please note that the procedure for opening the dialog box to set up the printer driver may slightly differ from one application to another 2 Set the Document Type according to the print d...

Page 92: ...d As Undercoat Use any application to create the image or document in grayscale making the undercoat Note White portions of data R G B 100 are not undercoated Step 2 Install the Ink Cartridge Make sur...

Page 93: ...of the sheets together Step 4 Set Up the Printer Driver for Printing 1 Select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box then click Properties 2 Click the Document Quality tab to bring thi...

Page 94: ...et Print Using to VPhoto Primer Undercoat 8 Click OK to close the dialog box 9 Click the Paper tab to bring this portion to the front then check the Overlay check button 10 When you complete the setup...

Page 95: ...be printed using VPhoto Primer ink Note The Overlay function lets you leave a sheet in the printer after a printing pass is complete so that you can change cartridges and print addittonal colors on t...

Page 96: ...nter 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 differe...

Page 97: ...ick Properties in the Print dialog box Select Page Setup from the File menu Click Printer in the Page Setup dialog box and then click Properties in the displayed dialog box If you are using a Windows...

Page 98: ...check a box the option is turned on Unchecking a box turns off the option Drop down list You may select one of the displayed options Click the button to display the available options and then click a...

Page 99: ...graphs Choos ing this option automatically turns on the Darker Black option in the Image setting so that the black portions of color photographs are blended more naturally Grayscale Use this option wh...

Page 100: ...t Film Select this for printing on Back Print Film Photo Realistic Label Select this for printing on Alps Photo Realistic Labels VPhoto Print Film Select this for printing on VPhoto Print Film You can...

Page 101: ...select this option Note that disabling undercoat may appear poor quality since the foil color requires the undercoat Print Using This option allows you to select the cartridge s for Spot color and Fo...

Page 102: ...where you can select Print Quality Halftone and Printer Effects options Print Quality This option allows you to select print quality at which your document will be printed Super To print at Super prin...

Page 103: ...he printer effects to be applied using the Printer Effects Preview window Windows 3 1 does not support this feature Whole Page To apply the printer effects to entire page Printer Effects Preview The P...

Page 104: ...options are as follows Letter 8 5 x 11 in A4 210 x 297 mm B5 182 x 257 mm Photo Paper 4 x 6 in Photo Label 100 x 148 mm Photo Label 100 x 164 mm User Defined To open the User Defined Paper Size dialog...

Page 105: ...rint Film in the Media Type setting this check box is au tomatically checked Upside Down check box Check this box to print the image after turning it 180 degrees Copies Input the number of copies to b...

Page 106: ...xts Colors are adjusted for business documents that con tain some graphics When Graphics Texts is selected in the Document Types setting this option is auto matically selected Match for Photographs Co...

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