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GT -3 Series INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual before using the printer . Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference. GARMENT PRINTER GT Series US supp ort homepage http ://www .
GT-3 Series MEMO Note based on California la w (USA) on the use and handling of P erchlorate This product contains a CR Coin Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material – s pecial handling may apply. See http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardo uswaste/perchlorate .
Thank you very much for buying a BROTHER printer. Before usi ng your new printer, please read the safety instructions b elow and the explanations given in the instruction manual.
GT-3 Series ii WARNING Installation Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment. If dust collects inside the printer, it may cause fire or electric shocks or problems with correct operation.
CAUTION Installation Setting up and moving of the printer should only be carried out by a qualified technician. The printer machine weighs approximately 1 1 1 kg (245 lb). T ransporting and setting up of the printer should be held in proper way . The machine may fall down and cause injury .
[3] Warning labels The following warning labels appear on the printer. Please follow the instructions on the labels at all times when using the printer. If the la bels have been removed or are difficult to read, please contact your nearest Brother dealer.
Wash Li q uid Grease Ink Cartridge Maintenance Solution (5kg) Pretreatment (20kg) Waste Ink Tank 0085Y GT-3 Series v.
GT-3 Series CONTENTS 1. R ead This Fi rst ............................................................................................................. ................................................. 1 1-1. Prec au tio ns ...........................
GT-3 Series 4-3-1. Selec tin g Ma chi ne Mode .................................................................................................. ............................. 52 4-3-2 . En teri ng th e Jo b Com men t ..................................
GT-3 Series 7-2-4. Chan ging th e P rin t Dir ecti on ............................................................................................ ............................. 1 1 1 7-2-5. Chan ging the Auto Cleani ng Set ting .......................
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 1 1. Read This First 1-1. Precautions Please observe the following precau tions before using your printer . z GT -3 represents the common specifications of GT -381, GT -361 and GT -341 models. The individual spe cifications are described with each model name.
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 2 z Never refill ink, never reconstruct ink cartridges; in k may cohere inside the cartridge bag, tube or even Print Head and may cause serious damage to your printer . We assume no responsibility for any problem caused by using them.
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 3 <Note> Product names used in this manual are, in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developer or manufacture. However , in this manual, the ® m arks or TM marks are not used. Brother logo is registered trademar k of Brother Industries, Ltd.
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 4 <Software> This unit uses software. Agree with the license agreement to use the software. Software License Agreement The customer may download and use this sof tware afte r agreeing with the various terms stipulated in the Software Licen se Agreement (herein referred to as the "Agreement").
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 5 1-2. Unpacking Your Printer <Note> Y our printer must be unpacked by a Brother represen tative or a Brother authorized shipping company . After unpa cking, check that the following part s are included. Contact Brother Customer Service Ho t Line if any of these is missing.
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 6 1-3-2. Electrical Requirements Power: Single-phase 100-240 V , 50/60 Hz Power Consumptions: 0.4 A (average) 1-3-3. Software Information Supported OS: Latest Windows XP (32 bit), Windows V ist a (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Supported Interface: USB 2.
GT-3 Series 1. Read This First 7 Urethane mat (continuous foam): When you cure Pretreatment, use this to rel ease the hot air quickly . T -shirt: Made with 100 % cotton, 50 % cotton and 50 % pol yester (light-colored are recommended) <Note> z Pretreatm ent on some T -shirts may be seen af ter applied and cured.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 8 2 . Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s 2-1. Front 0043Y No. Name Description 1 Platen Holds the T -shirt to be printed. 2 Platen Sheet Prevents a T -shirt from slipping so that an image is printed on your desired position.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s 9 2-2. Right 0044Y No. Name Description 1 Exhaust slot The outlet of the Exhaust Fan. Do not cover; Leave the space of 20 cm or more to release the exhaust air . 2-3. Rear 0045Y No. Name Description 1 AC cord socket Inserts AC cord .
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 10 2-4. Inside of the Front Cover Cancel any operation, restore the Platens and turn of f your printer before opening the Front Cover . Lift the Front Cover with bot h hands until the lock is set when opening.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s 11 2-5. Upper part of the Maintenance Unit 0048Y No. Name Description 1 Caps (Front: Color side) Cover the surface of the Prin t Heads and absorb ink in head cleaning. From the left black, magenta, cyan, and yellow .
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 12 2-6. Under the Platen 0049Y No. Name Description 1 Platen Fixing Lever Fixes the Platen. T ighten/Loosen this lever to install/uninst all the Platen and to adjust the Platen height.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s 13 2-7. Control Panel 0050Y No. Name Description 1 Error Lamp OFF: no errors ON: one or more errors have been detected. See "7-4. Error messages". 2 Power Lamp ON: shows the power is ON. 3 Head Cleaning Button Cleans all the Print Heads with normal clean ing.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 14 2-7-1. Display The following image indicates that GT -3 has received a print data and ready to print. The Display indicates Job, printer st atus and the information needed for printing operations.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s 15 2-7-2. Menu List Push either one of the OK Button , Up Button, Down Button and Back Button to go into the Menu. Menu Content Head Cleaning Executes Head Cleaning of either one by one or of all four Print Heads.
GT-3 Series 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 16 Menu Content Printer Setting Daily Cleaning W Setting: Adjusts the amount of White Ink that is flushed in Daily Cleaning White. See "7-2-12. Ad justing the amount of White Ink in Daily Cleaning White".
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 17 3 . Getting St arted Before using your printer , it needs to be co rrectly setup as described in this chapter . WARNING Do not handle the power cord with wet hands, otherwise it may cause electric sho cks. Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 18 3-1. Placing Your Printer Uncrate and Setting the printer by following t he steps in Uncrate Manual , which is pack ed with the printer . Locate your printe r taking the following into account z Environmental conditions are suitable.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 19 3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer <Note> Before you connect the power cord, make sure: z The Ink Cartrid ges, Wiper Cleaners and Flus hing Sponge et al. are adequately installed. z W aste ink tube is properly set the Waste Ink T ank*.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 20 3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer When you have finished using your printer , follo w the instructions below to turn it of f. (1) Make sure that your printe r is [standby] or [ready] mode. (2) Select [Platen Res et] in Menu to store the Platen in the printer .
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 21 3-3. Preparing Your PC This section describes how to install the GT -3 Printer Driver (FileOutput), manuals (Basic Operation Manual/ Instruction Manual), Brother GT -3 File Viewer , and other tools. Make sure the steps because there are some dif ferent dialogs shown between Windows XP and Vist a / Windows 7.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 22 3-3-3. Connection with USB 2. 0 Cable: for Window s XP (1) Connect the USB 2.0 cable to your printer (power OFF). <Note> We do not recommend conne ction via a USB hub to the printer . (2) Connect the other end of the USB 2.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 23 (5) Select “Install the soft ware automatic ally (Recommended)”, and the click “Next”. The installation st arts. When "Hardware inst allation" di alog (not p assed Windows Logo testing, see 3-3-2. (5)) appears during installation, Click "Continue Anyway".
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 24 3-3-4. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Refer first to "3-3-2. PC preparation: Fo r Windows XP (32 bit)" and confirm the proce ss. Inst all the file Output Printer Driver "Brother GT -3 FileOutput" first to your PC.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 25 (6) During the inst allation, the following warning appears. Cli ck "Install this driver soft ware anyway" and continue. (7) After installation, your PC will need to restart. Remove your Inst all CD and restart your PC.
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 26 3-3-7. Opening the Useful Tools Useful T ools are installed in "Useful T ools“ in "Brother GT -3 T ools”. Color Palettes for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and CorelDRA W Color Palettes "GT_Colors_T .
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 27 3-3-8. How to use Firmw are Update Tools Download the new Firmware program from the Web site when informed. Read the Firmware program with GT -3 Firmware Update T ool in "Brother GT -3 T ools" and update the Firmware program inside the printer .
GT-3 Series 3. Getting St arted 28 3-4. Setting Up Your Printer Adjust the display contrast and t he speaker volume as required. 3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast (1) Press the OK Button on your printe r ’s Control Panel and go to the Menu.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 29 4 . Printing Directly fr om Applications WARNING If a foreign object gets inside the printe r, immedi ately turn off the power switch and disco nnect the p o w e r c o r d , and arrange for a service call to resolve.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 30 4-1. Basic Printing Procedure (1) Set the proper color settings and print conditions of the application. For precise editing and output, applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator , CorelDRA W , Paint Shop Photo Pro are recommended, e.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 31 Print Layout: Y our printer has a large print area 14x 16 inches (35 x 40 cm), Any application has a rule to do the layout in printing, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explore sets the artwor k at the center top, Microsof t Power Point does at the center middle.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 32 4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW Color settings: (1) Select [ T ools ] > [ Color Management ] (2) CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12: Select “Color Management of f” as the style. CorelDRA W X3/X4: Select RGB radio button.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 33 CorelDRA W X5: Select the menu as shown in the below and click OK. Default c olor settings Color Profiles: RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 34 Print Area: CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12/X13/X14 (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print Setup ] menu. (2) Select “Brother GT -3” or "Brother GT -3 FileOutput" for t he printer to be used. Select either one of those as your PC's default printer then the settings will be easier .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 35 Print: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print ] menu. Click "Properties" to do Printer Driver settings.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 36 Convert to Bitmap: (1) Select [ Bitmaps ] > [ Convert to Bitmap... ] menu. (2) CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Profile" is OF F . 200 - 400 dpi is enough for solid clipart.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 37 <Important!> z The platen size may becom e 14x16 inches when pressing Set From Printer , even after setting the size of 10x12 inche s at "Document Properties" dialog box of Printe r Driver .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 38 4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Color settings: (1) Select [ Edit ] > [ Color Settings ] menu. The Color Settings window appears. (2) Make Color settings as follows, and then click “OK".
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 39 Print: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print with Preview Alt + Ctrl + P ] menu (depends on versions). When the default printer of the PC used is set either "Brother GT -3” or "Brother GT -3 FileOutput", the layout is set in this window .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 40 Photoshop CS2/CS3 Make print options as follows, go to [Page Setup ...] to do Printer Driver settings, and then click “Print”. More Options: click Pull-down menu: Color Management Print: Document: Profile: sRGB IEC IEC61966-2.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 41 Photoshop CS4/CS5 Make print options as follows, go to [Page Setup ...] > [Printer Settings] to do Pr inter Driver settings, and then click “Print” .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 42 Color Swatch in Useful T ools: (1) See "3-3-7. Opening the Useful T ools" and download P hotoshop Color Swatch (called palette in CorelDRAW) "GT_Colors_T .aco". (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 43 Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254: RGB=255 (paper color) white is always transp arent with no ink printed. When you print an image like photo, there may be RGB=255 white spots and they will be ink holes.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 44 4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator <Important!> z Set either "Brother GT -3" or "Brother GT -3 Fil eOutput" as the default printer bef ore you go on to the following steps, otherwise, an image may be printed incorrectly .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 45 Opening the new file: Set the New Document settings as follows: Width: 14 in (355.6 mm) Height: 16 in (406.4 mm) Orientation: Portrait Color Mode: RGB Color Printing: (1) Click [ File ] > [ Print ] menu.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 46 Illustrator CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5: Make sure the following settings. Document Profile and Printer Profile are ei ther "sRGB IEC61966-2.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 47 Color Swatch in Useful T ools: (1) See "3-3-7. Opening the Useful T ools" and downl oad Illustrator Color swatch "GT_Colors_T .ai". (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 48 z An image that is smaller than 14 x 16 inches (e.g. a lette r-size image) may not be printed on proper positions, or may result in errors. If this happens follow the steps below to correct. (1) Open "Document Setup" on "File" menu.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 49 4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elem ents Color settings and print settings are required before printing. Afte r the printer driver is installed, set the Colors before ed iting the document. Color settings: (1) Select "Color Sett ings.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 50 Printing Refer to Photoshop page in "4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop". (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 51 4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition <Important!> RGB-255 (paper color) is transp arent with no ink printed. When there are some spot s in RGB=255 color in a photo, e.g. those spots will never be printed.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 52 (3) Click "Ad vanced" button and open the Advanced Menu. Here yo u can arrange [ White Ink Settings ] [ Color Processing ] [ T ranspa r ent Layer Settings ] and [ Uni-Directional Prin ting ].
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 53 4-3-2. Entering the Job Comment Y ou can enter a comment (max 30 characters) to display on your printer ’s Control Panel. It is used to advise the operator . 4-3-3. Selecting the Platen Size Select the appropriate Platen size from the pull-down menu.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 54 4-3-6. White Settings The following menu appears on when either [ Color + White ] or [ White Only ] is selected. Adjust the volume of White Ink for Highlight (White Ink volume for whitish colors) and Mask (underbase White Ink to cover the print media for CMYK Inks).
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 55 z Print "WhiteV olume_1200.ar3" or "WhiteV olume_600.ar3" to find out the optimal Highlight / Mask. Those data are in [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT -3 T ools ] > [ T est Dat a ].
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 56 4-3-9. Color Multiple Pass Printing Make this menu ON when you see some thin white lines (clear ance between the printed lines) with all Print Head Nozzles are firing properly .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 57 4-3-11. Settings for White Ink This menu is available only for White ink ([ Color + White ] and [ White Only ]).
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 58 4-3-13. Printing the image file on Transparent Layer This menu can handle the image on the transparent layer , which was impossible on previous GT models. The image format TIFF , PNG , PSD (Photoshop) can have a info rmation of transparent info as well as RGB info.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 59 Step 2: Save the RGB info and transp arent info to different PNG files. (1) Open the PNG file with Microsof t Paint (Windows XP and Vi st a) and then the transparent info will be ignored. Save as another PNG file with [ File ] > [ Save as .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 60 (5) Delete the Red, Green and Blue Channel s in the Channels. Right-click the channel to be deleted and select [ Delete Channel ] . (6) The dialog box “Flatten layers? ” appears. Click [ OK ]. (7) The only “test” channel is lef t after you delete the Red, Green and Blue channels.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 61 Step 3: Import the PNG file with transp arent info to GT -3 File Output Pr inter Driver and create ARTR file .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 62 (6) The following dialog appears to save ARTR file. Input the file name (as "test.artr") Step 4: Apply RGB-info PNG file to tr ansp arent-info ARTR file in printing. (1) Open test_RGB.PNG" with Photoshop, made in (1) of S tep 1.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 63 (4) Check the T ransparent Layer Checkbox and click the radio button [ Import AR TR File ]. Select the AR TR file "test.ARTR" with transparent info that was made in (6) of S tep 3. (5) Click [ OK ] Button here and in the Main Setting too and prin t.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 64 4-3-15. Printing Color Chart For your information, GT -782 Color Ch art "ColorChart_1200. ar3" and "ColorChart_600.ar3" ar e available to understand Color gamut. Print the T -shirt and Color Chart w ill work something like Pantone's Color Form ula Guide.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 65 4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen Replace the Platen for your print material. When the option Platen e.g. Y outh Platen is used, be sure to set "Platen Size" in Printer Driver menu (see "4-3-3.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 66 4-4-2. Installing the Platen (1) Place the Platen. (2) T ighten the Platen Fixing Lever securely .
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 67 4-4-3. Lowering the Platen height The Platen height can be lowered by 13 mm by replacing the Bush Platen Shaft and the Platen Positioning Plate to "Platen Lowering Set" (option). Prepare a hexagon wrench (3 mm).
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 68 (3) Replace the B ush Platen Shaf t with Platen Height Adjust ment Lever assembled and the Platen Positioning Plate to the "Platen Lowering Set" (option).
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 69 4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T -shirt tray and the covers, it may be injured.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 70 (4) Place the T -shirt, with its print side on the top of Platen and the o ther side underneath the Platen, as shown below . The Pretreatment must be applied first when you print on dark-color ed T -shirt s with White ink.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 71 (7) Press the Platen Button to insert the Platen , and check the clearance between the flap of the Clearance Sensor and the T -shirt. If the Platen height is appropriate, the spa ce is around 2.0 mm, to avoid the fuzzy fiber s on the surface.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 72 4-6. Printing CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T -shirt tray and the covers, injury may result.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 73 How to dilute Pretreatment : Y ou can have some margins to dilute Pretreatment. Select the ratio for your material and purpose.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 74 How to apply with the roller: (1) Pour the Pretreatment onto the tray . Place the roller in to pretreatment and make it absorb enough pretreatment. Our option Roller is recommended to apply even and smooth.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 75 4-6-2. Making One Print GT -3 receives the next print dat a from PC in printing. Just before you press the Print Button, confirm the Job Comment (or file name) and the counter on the display of the Control Panel.
GT-3 Series 4. Printing Directly from Applications 76 4-7. Removing the T-shirt from the Platen (1) Hold the shirt slightly to allow are to get between the shirt and the platen. (2) Hold both shoulders of the T -shirt, and then pull it out straight from the Platen.
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 77 5 . Printing AR3 Files When saving a print data in AR3 format file, you can select the printing procedure by ei ther of these two methods z Print an AR3 file with GT -3 File Viewer . Y ou can check the detailed print conditions and ink cost before sending a print data to your printer .
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 78 (4) Print with the application's print menu. W ait for a while until the following preview window appears. Click [ Save ] button .
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 79 5-2. Reading AR3 Files S aved in a USB flash drive <Note> z Use a USB flash drive: the cap aci ty under 32 GB, F A T 32 formatted. z Y our printer can only read AR3 files from a USB flash drive. (1) Insert the USB flash drive into the Slot in front of the Operation Panel.
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 80 5-3. Sending AR3 Files from GT-3 File Viewer to y our Printer (1) Double-click the AR3 file directly or se lect the GT -3 File Viewer in your PC's [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT -3 T ools] and click [ Browse… ] to open the AR3 file.
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 81 (3) When the White dat a is included, you can simulate the pr int by changing the background color . Click [ Change ] button and select the color . When [ Show White Image ] is chec ked, White data under the Color data is indicated.
GT-3 Series 5. Printing AR3 Files 82 Simulation with the brown background (R=128, G=64, B=64) (4) Select the print data of the Present Layer so that you c an check the individual image of the print data when the print d ata have multiple loading/unloading of the Platen.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 83 6 . Maintenance For optimum product performance regular maintenance is required. DANGER Wait at least 5 minutes after turning off the power switch and disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet before opening the right-side cover of the control unit.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 84 6-1. Replacing Consumables This section describes how to replace the consumables and the maintenance of the printer . 6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge The ink indicator on the Display flashes when the Ink Cartri dge is getting low .
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 85 (2) Remove the used Ink Cartridge from the slot of the printe r . Put your finger to the handle and pull out the Ink Cartridge. <Note> Leave the used Ink Cartridge installed until just before the replacement. Leaving you r printer with no Ink Cartridge installed may cause ink leakage or other seri ous damages.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 86 6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps / Wipers The Wiper Cleaner needs to be repla ced regularly . Keep t he Print Head Cap and Wiper Blade clean when replacing the Wiper Cleaner . If not, the waste ink may drop on a T -shirt in printing or mis-firing ma y not be easily improved.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 87 (6) Pick the plastic bag on your right hand with your left hand, and wrap the Wiper Cleaner with the plastic bag. 0060Y (7) Remove the wrapped Wiper Cleaner carefully , not to drop wa ste ink and dispose of in acco rdance with local regulations.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 88 (10) Use the one side of wet Clean S tick to clean the front side of the Wiper Blade. (1 1) Use the other side of the wet Clean S tick to clean the rear of the Wiper Blade. Do not wipe the White / Color with the same Clean S tick.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 89 6-1-3. Replacing Flushing Plate Sponge and Flushing Plate Felt (1) After replacing the Wiper Cleaner , replace th e Flushing Plat e S ponge and Flushing Plate Felt. Remove the Flushing Plate from the printer by lifting up the right si de slightly and pull up to the right direction.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 90 (3) Pick up the edge of the used Fan Filter mounted in the Filter Cover , and remove the F an Filter from the Filter Cover .
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 91 6-1-5. Replacing the Roller Felts (1) Unscrew two screws and remove the Felt Support. 0071Y (2) Remove the used Felt. (3) Apply the new Felt to the Felt Support.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 92 6-1-7. Cleaning the Encoder Strip There must be some dust and mist covering the Encoder S t rip to cause reading error when some error occurs during the printing operation. Clean the Encoder S trip with the attached tool.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 93 (8) Apply ethanol to the Felt fully , app. 2 ml, of the Encoder Cleaner . Ethanol 0073Y <Note> Use ethanol of 95% or higher purity . (9) Push the position [A] shown below with your finger to give space between the felts.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 94 (12) Move the Carriage slowly to the left most position by hand <Note> Ink may stain the Platen and other places while moving the Carriage, the bottom surface may be wet and dirty with ink.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 95 6-2. Regular Maintenance Do not leave the White ink inside the printer . White pigment prec ipitates and may cause serious damage to your printer . This section describes how to maintain the White Ink. Execute the following menu to keep your printer and print result in good conditions.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 96 (1) Fill the bottle with Maintenance Soluti on. Confirm that at least more than 250 ml per one Print Head is in the bottle. (2) Confirm in advance the amount of the W a ste Ink in the Wa ste Ink T ank (more than 500 ml). (3) Confirm that the printer is ei ther [ S tandby ] or [ Ready ].
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 97 Loading White Ink after T ube Cleaning (1) Load the White Ink with full of Maintenance Solution in the T ube, the step (9) in the previous page. Insert the White Ink Cartridge and select [ Maintenance ] > [ Load White ] from the menu and press OK.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 98 6-2-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet The Platen Sheet gets dirty in operation. Please replace the Platen Sheet to avoid makin g smudges on a T -shirt. T o help align a T -shirt, you can print a grid on the Platen Sheet. It is in [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT -3 T ools ] > [ Useful T ools ].
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 99 6-2-5. Required Maintenance for the Lon g Storage The maintenance is different from Color and White when you will leave GT -3 printer unused for more than 2 weeks. Clean the Caps and Wipers for both sid e, as for Color pour W ash Liquid into the Caps to prevent ink clogging inside the Maintenance Unit.
GT-3 Series 6. Maintenance 100 (6) After the initialization is finished succ essfully , turn OFF the printer and store. <Note> Check the printer once in two weeks. Execute White T ube Cl eaning when you find the T ubes look white. Keep the White T ubes full of Maintenance Solution.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 101 7 . T roubleshooting CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating and it may be injured. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T -shirt tray and the covers, it may be injured.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 102 7-1. Solving Printer Problems Use the table below to help solve printer problems. Problem Cause Solution Cannot send print data from the PC. Y ou have selected the wrong printer . Confirm the selected printer , and select the correct one.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 103 Problem Cause Solution GT -3 does not turn on. There is no power . Check the power cable connections. The Front Cover is open or not closed properly . Close the Front Cover properly . An error occurred just af ter turning on GT -3.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 104 7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems Use the table below to solve print quality problems. Problem Cause Solution The graphic applications’ settings are not appropriate. Maybe CYMK mode is being used for data. See “4-2 Setting the Applications’ Print Condition" and modify the artwork.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 105 Problem Cause Solution The outlines of printed image are not clear , or texts and outlines are printed doubled. The Platen height may be wrong with a too large gap. Adjust the Platen height to make the clearance between the Clearance Sensor and the surface of the Print Heads app.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 106 7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems Follow the procedure (S tep 1 to 7) below until the print quality problem is solved. <Note> The following steps are shown with CMYK Print Heads and do the same in case of White Print Heads.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 107 Step 4: Confirm the "conditions" of mis-firing. (1) Print the Nozzle Check Pattern, and check which Print He ad has the problem (see "7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern "). (2) If the missing positions (nozzles) are fixed, then go to S tep 5.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 108 7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads Y our printer automatically cleans its Print Heads every 24 prints (you can change the frequency; see “7-2-5. Changing the Auto Cleaning Setting”), or when your printer has not been used for more than two hours.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 109 (3) Place a sheet of p aper (A4 or letter si ze) at the right corner of the Platen as sho wn below . Use adhesive tape to make the paper flat. Y ou can use a T -shirt instead of paper . Paper of A4/ Letter size 0081Y (4) Select [ T est Print ] with the Up/Down Bu tton from the menu and then press the OK Button.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 110 White: Like CMYK shown in the previous p age, the Print Heads of W1 W2 (GT -381: one in W1, two in W2) have the problem. The Print Heads need to be cleaned (better to execute [ A ll Whites] , see “7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads”).
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 111 7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction When there are large gaps between the Print Head s and printed medium, or when printing on very high absorbent material, horizontal stripes and colo r graining can appear on the prin ted image.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 112 7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles Use the Nozzle Cleaning Kit to clean the Head No zzles (in the red square in the photo below). <Note> Pay careful attention in cleaning the clean Print Head Nozzles, wh ich are both delicate and expens ive.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 113 (7) Wet the surface (nozzle plate) of the Print Head with Wash Liquid. Then rub sof tly the nozzle plate to remove ink and debris (clogged ink) from the nozzle plate until the nozzle pl ate is clean.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 114 (11) Execute Powerful Cleaning of all the Print Heads to remove the air bubbles in the nozzles. Print Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the print quality . (See "7-2-3. Checking Print Qualit y with Nozzle Check Pattern").
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 115 (5) Select [ Maintenance ] > [ Color T ube Cleaning ] from t he menu and select the Print Head to be replaced and press the OK Button. Color T ube Cleaning then starts. <Note> The Color Maintenance Cartridge will not produce air bubbles.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 116 (12) Remove the plastic cover on the Carriage PCB. Disconnect the white cable (left) and rem ove the four claws on the both edges (right). (13) Remove the silicone tube s that are at t ached the screws under the Carriage PCB (left), and remove the holes of the cover (right), and remove the plastic cover .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 117 (15) Put on the gloves again. Rotate the T ube Connector (the whit e part over the Print Head ) by 90 degrees (lef t), lift it stra ight up slowly and remove the Tub e from the Print Head (right). Connect the fitting that you removed in step (10) to the Tube.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 118 (19) Hold the knob of the Print Head (left) and push it down war d so that the V -shaped groove can fit the Positioning Pin. Push down the Print Head to fix the corner of the Print Head by the Flat S pring (right). (20) Rot ate the Lever to fix the Print Head.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 119 (24) Mount the Plastic Cover over the Carriage PCB. Pu t it on the Carriage PCB in curl (left), and make the Condenser (big black part on the Carriage PCB) go through t he hole of the Plastic Cover (right).
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 120 (34) Print the S tandard Check Pattern to check th e alignment if the Print Head is placed prope rly . <Note> If the Print Heads do not align properly , the printer cannot make correct r colors. See the example below: Cyan Print Head does not align (shif ted forward).
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 121 (6) Put on the gloves again. Rotate the T ube Connector (the whit e part over the Print Head) by 90 degrees (left), lif t it stra ight up slowly and remove the T ube from the Print Head (right). Connec t the fitting to the T ube, t hat you removed in step (10) in Color Print Head operations.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 122 (10) Rotate the Lever to fix the Print Head when you fix it as shown below . (1 1) Following the steps (18) to (20) in Color Print Head ope rations to remove the protection film of the Print Head, connect t he Flat Cable to the Carriage PCB and cover the Carriage PCB with the Plastic Cover .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 123 7-2-8. Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced If the printed image is unclear (double lines, grained image, etc.) then the print head timing may need to be adjusted. Not onl y after the Print Head is replaced, but also af ter exchanging the Platen Sheet, mounting the modified Platen and so on.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 124 7-2-9. Adjusting the CR Speed Execute this menu after you clean the Carri age Shaf t, or you are asked from the technical support. See "6-1-6. Cleaning th e inside of the printer and restart". (1) Press either one of the Up / Down / Back / OK Button to enter the Menu.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 125 7-2-11. Adjusting the Flushing Volume Flushing is very important to keep the print quality . The initia l setting is decided on the assumption that the printer works u nder the environment of 35 % humidity .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 126 7-2-12. Adjusting the amount of Wh ite Ink in Daily Cleaning White The function [ Daily Cleaning White ] is very important to pr int white.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 127 7-2-13. Copy Log file to USB flash drive Y ou may be asked from the technical support to get the log data of the GT -3 for troubleshooting. Insert the USB flash diver to save the log data into the file (*.zlg or *.log).
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 128 7-3. Solving Application Problems See also the pages of each application sof tware in “4. Printing Directly from Applications”. Problem Cause Solution The image sent from Adobe Illustrator 10 is printed 90 degree rotated.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 129 7-4. Error Messages Here is a complete list of error messages t hat GT -3 shows. Make contact to your dealer or Brother when mark ** is in Solution, with the information of Error Code No and the message on the Display .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 130 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 1200 Exc hange Mainte nance Parts 1201 Exc hange Mainte nance Parts Needs to ex change the Mainte nance Parts and to clean the printer . Exchange t he Maintenance P arts and clean the insid e of the printer .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 131 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 3000 PC Communica tion Erro r GT -3 failed to receive the pr int data from the PC. Check the connection betw een the PC and G T -3 , and send print data again. If it has no effect, reboot both the PC and GT-3.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 132 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 4100 The file ca nnot be opened. 4101 N o file can be creat ed. 4102 T he file cannot be closed.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 133 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 5101 Machine Err or Illegal print area of t he print data ** 5102 Machin e Error Failure of unfold ing print data ** 5200 5201 .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 134 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 5406 541 1 5312 5413 5314 Machi ne Er ror Communic ation error bet ween Main PCB and Main tenance Uni t Confirm if there is any devic e around GT-3 that makes strong noise. Mo ve GT -3 from that device.
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 135 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 5491 Machine Error Internal Error of Mai ntenance Unit ** 6004 Cl earance Senso r Failure Malfunct ion of Clearan ce Sensor ** .
GT-3 Series 7. T roubleshooting 136 Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution 61 14 Machine Erro r Abnormal decr ease of CR S peed ** 6120 Machine Error Abnormal temperature of Black Print Head ** 6121 Mac.
GT-3 Series 8. Specifications 137 8 . S pecifications 8-1. Mechanical Specification Dimensions 1370 (W) ×1045 (D) × 660 (H) mm (53.9 × 41.1 × 26.0 inch ) Weight (GT -782 including Platen) Approx. 1 1 1 Kg (245 lb) Maximum print area 406.4 mm x 457.
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