Alps Electric MD-5000P - Manual (Page 82)

Various Printing Operations
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Making Iron-on Transfers
The special features of the MD-Series printers enable you to create iron-on transfers,
which allow you to print illustrations and photos and then transfer them to cloth using an
iron. With the iron-on transfer sheets, you can create one-of-a-kind T-shirts, handker-
chiefs, and other items using family pictures, names, and so forth.
Note
Printing on Iron-on Transfer Sheets is identical to normal color
printing except special sheets are used. When placing the sheets
in the printer, care should be taken to avoid getting fingerprints,
etc., on the printing surface of the sheets. Also, when preparing
images, keep in mind that since the final image will be trans-
ferred to cloth, extremely fine print data or very small illustra-
tions details may not show up well.
Requirements
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.)
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Ink cartridges
The following ink cartridges 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. 106050-00)
Note
Because the back side of the printed image is face up after it is
transferred to cloth, opaque inks such as metallic color cannot
be used for iron-ons.
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Iron
Use a regular household iron. Do not use steam. Set the iron to Dry.
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Cloth to transfer the image to (T-shirt, handkerchief, etc.)
Most cloth that is fairly smooth will work fine. The transferred image may peel
off in the laundry if the cloth stretches or shrinks a lot, does not withstand heat
well, or has a nap. These kinds of cloth should be avoided.
Note
Use iron-ons only on white cloth. Black or other colors will af-
fect the printed color of the image.