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Basic Driver Settings Basic Driver Settings
This page is intended as a quick guide only. For more in-depth topics, please read the manual on the English driver disk, or visit the relevant websites on our links page.

Please note, we can not answer questions on printer operation for your particular usage. Answers to most usage questions can be found in the two Alps YahooGroups linked on our links page.

Document/Quality Tab



Select the Document Type, Media Type and Print Settings.

For decal printing, set Document Type to "Automatic", and Media Type to "Cardboard (Thick Paper)".
NOTE - the heaviest paper that the printer can handle without being damaged is 210gsm (0.21mm or 0.0085")

Paper Tab



Select Paper Size, Layout, etc.

For decal printing, ensure that Manual Feed is selected.

When printing multiple layers using Spot Colours, ensure that the Overlay box is checked (This prevents the paper from being ejected between passes, preserving registration), and that Scaling is unchecked

Image Settings Tab



For adjusting colour setting on the final print.

For decal printing, ensure that nothing is selected in Photo Enhancement, that the Image controls are centred, and that Colour Match is set to "None"

Spot Colour Settings

If Spot Colour is selected in the Document/Quality tab, the following selections can be used:

Spot Metallic & CMYK



Used when the artwork has been drawn using the custom RGB values described in the manual

Spot Single



Print using the selected colour. All artwork should be solid black where the selected colour is to be printed.

Spot Multiple



Used when the artwork has been drawn using the custom RGB values described in the manual

Spot White



Print a layer of white. All artwork should be solid black where white is to be printed.

Glossy Finish



Glossy Finish. All artwork should be solid black where the printer is to buff the ink

VPhoto Primer



Lays down an undercoat of VPhoto primer, for higher resolution prints with finer halftone screening

Foil Metallics



Used when the artwork has been drawn using the custom RGB values described in the manual

Foil Single



Print using a single foil colour. All artwork should be solid black where the selected colour is to be printed.

Foil Multiple



Print using foils and multiple colours. Used when the artwork has been drawn using the custom RGB values described in the manual
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