Alps Electric MD-1300 - Manual (Page 154)

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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. Reducing the amount of halftoning can reduce this
effect. Use a halftone option appropriate for the image.
Are you printing on envelopes, thermal paper, or picture cards?
Printing is unreliable on envelopes and other surfaces which have a non-
uniform thickness. Printing and feeding of thermal paper is unreliable. The
paper side of picture cards 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.
Are you printing in color on the glossy side of a greeting card?
The glossy side of a greeting card can only be printed on using metallic ink
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.
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.
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Yellow, cyan, magenta, and black ink cartridges
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Multicolor and black ink cartridges
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Yellow, cyan, and magenta ink cartridges and Finish cartridge
Are the settings correct?
Color printing is selected if Business Graphics, Graphic Art, or Photographs
are selected in Document Type.
Do you have enough disk space?
Make sure there is enough space on your hard disk. (The working space is
released once printing is finished.)
Is space on the hard disk excessively fragmented?
Sometimes printing will require an unusually long time when the working
space on the disk is excessively fragmented. Before printing, make sure
there is enough working space and use a defragmenting program to orga-
nize free disk space and files.