4 Printing on Photographic-Quality Paper (4" x 6") ...................... 10 Printing on Photographic-Quality Labels ................................... 16 VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Print Film .............................. 22 VPhoto Color Printing on VPhoto Paper .................................... 25 VPhoto Color Printing on Plain Paper ....................................... 28 VPhoto Color Printing on Photo Realistic Labels ...................... 31 Full Color & Photo 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 Color .................................................................. 56 Types of Foil Color Printing .................................................. 56 Single Foil Color Printing ........................................................ 57 Multi Foil Color Printing .......................................................... 61 Simultaneous Full Color + Foil Color Printing......................... 67 Printing Greeting Cards ............................................................. 72 Printing on Back Print Film ........................................................ 75 Examples.............................................................................. 81 Making Iron-on Transfers ........................................................... 82 Examples.............................................................................. 87 Printing on Overhead Transparencies ....................................... 88 Undercoating with a VPhoto Primer Ink Cartridge..................... 92 Table of Contents Printer Driver................................................. 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-5000 Dialog Box 98 Settings in Each Tab .................................................................. 99 Document/Quality Tab .......................................................... 99 Paper Tab ........................................................................... 104 Image Settings Tab ............................................................. 106 Various Printing Operations Learning to Use the Many Functions of Your Printer The MD-5000P not only prints outstanding monochrome and full color images but also offers a wide variety of other options, 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 Chapter 1 of this guide and learn the basic operations of your printer before reading this chapter. We hope you will take full advantage of the many functions of your printer. Various Printing Operations Various Printing Operations Photographic-Quality Color Printing Various Printing Operations Photographic-Quality Color Printing 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 printing, 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. • 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. 105818-00) • Media Photographic-Quality Paper (8.5" x 11") (Part No. 105822-00) • 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-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. Print surfaces that have been overcoated cannot be used for subsequent printing. If you attempt to do so, the printer may malfunction. 5 55 Various Printing Operations Various Printing Operations Step 1. .....Prepare the Image to be Printed Use any application to create the image or document you want to print. Step 2. .....Install the Photographic-Quality Ink Cartridges Install the Photographic-Quality ink cartridges into the ink cartridge holders. The ink cartridges may be installed in any...