Alps Electric MD-1300 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................. 6
Service, Support and Supplies ................................................ 7
Product Label .......................................................................... 8
Chapter 1 Major Functions and Operations ........................................................ 9
Getting Your Printer Ready .............................................................. 10
Getting Your Printer Ready .................................................... 10
Removing the outside packing materials ........................ 10
Opening the front cover ................................................... 11
Removing the carriage packing material .......................... 11
Closing the front cover .................................................... 12
Locating the printer ......................................................... 12
Connecting Cables ................................................................ 13
Connecting the printer to your computer ......................... 13
Power cord connections .................................................. 14
Name and Function of Each Part of the Printer ............................. 15
Printer (Front View) ............................................................... 15
Printer (Rear View) ................................................................ 16
Inside the Printer ................................................................... 16
Paper Feed Switch ................................................................ 17
Control Panel ......................................................................... 17
Installing Ink Cartridges ................................................................... 18
Identifying Ink Cartridge and Paper Types ............................ 18
Installing Ink Cartridges ......................................................... 19
Exchanging Ink Cartridges .................................................... 21
Loading Paper ................................................................................... 22
Paper Types and Available Feeding Modes .......................... 22
Notes and precautions about paper ................................ 23
Loading Paper in Automatic Feed Mode ............................... 24
Letter / A4 size of High Grade Paper, plain paper, laser
paper, and transparencies .............................................. 24
4" x 6" / 100 x 148 mm of Photo Realistic Paper and
Photographic-Quality Paper and Photographic-Quality
Labels ............................................................................. 25
Loading Paper in Manual Feed Mode ................................... 28
Installing the Printer Driver ............................................................. 30
Purpose of the Printer Driver ................................................. 30
System Requirements ........................................................... 30
Installing the Printer Driver .................................................... 31
Turning the Power On or Off ............................................................ 32
Turning on the Power ............................................................ 32