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SubliJ et IQ ™ /ChromaBlast TM Hybrid - Dual Decor a tion System Getting S t arted Guide For EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 Revision 2.0.
SubliJet IQ /ChromaBlast TM Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 © Copyright 2007, Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Revision 2.0 February 2008. All rights reserved. Printed in th e United States of America. SubliJet ® is a registered trademark of Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This Process License Agreement (“PLA”) is a legal agreeme nt between you and Sa w grass Technologies, Inc. (“Sawgrass”). By installing the SubliJet IQ ink in your printer, or otherwise using the Sawgrass SubliJet IQ ink, you agree to be bound by the term s of this PLA.
PowerDriver IQ ® , PowerDriver XG ® , PowerDriver Lite ® , PowerDrive r R1800 IQ ® PowerDriver Supra XG 8 and ChromaBlast Driver ™ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Sawgrass Technologies Inc.
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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Limited Warranty – QuickConnect II TM System What Is Covered: Defects in materials or workmanship. Length of Warranty Coverage: The warranty coverage for the QuickConnect is one year from date of purchase . Any QuickConnect not purchased from Authoriz ed Sawgrass Resellers is not covered.
Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... ....... 2 About this Document ..............................................................
- 2 - Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the R1800 Hybrid Dual Decora tion System with SubliJet IQ™ and ChromaBlast digital transfer inks. This syst em for the EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 is the latest advancement from Sawgrass Technologies, In c.
- 3 - About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using SubliJet IQ and ChromaBlast inks and the R1800 IQ System, along with addi tional information for getting the best results from your transfers.
- 4 - Before you Begin Quick Connect II™ Set-up for the Epson R1800 1.Check to ensure that you have all of the components necessary to setup your Quick Connect II™ system. 2. Place the Quick Connect II box on a level surface next to where your printer is going to be placed.
- 5 - 4. Insert the ink bags into the in k box by clipping them into the corresponding connectors attached inside the box. Each section is marked with which color ink should be placed there. 5. Once all ink bags are c onnected inside your Quick Connect II™ ink box, you will need to obtain the small primer bottle to prime each line.
- 6 - 3. Remove the cartridge cover by gently pushi ng on the right side and twisting to the right as shown below. 4. Install the cartridge chips as shown in the pictures below. Star t by lining up the first chip with the yellow dot with the yellow ink slot in the cartridge bay.
- 7 - 5. Insert the plastic cross bars into place by sliding the notched end into the back of the chip holders. 6. Slide the cartridge bay to the c enter of the printe r to install the sublimation cartridges. It must be to the left of t he gray bar before any cartridges can be installed.
- 8 - 9. Attach the custom cover to the cartridge bay. Be careful not to pinch the tubes when closing the cover. 10. Obtain the long tube holder a nd remove the tabs from the back exposing the adhesive. Place the tube holder in the middle of the gray bar and atta ch it to the printer.
- 9 - 13. Press the ink button to move the print head back to the ink cartridge parked position. Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed an R1800 Quick Connect II ink system and printer. You may want to remove the printer lid or leave it open at all times.
- 10 - Tips for Using the QuickConnect II™ System Make sure you install the SubliJet IQ Driver and theChromaBlast Driver™ from the CD that came with your Quick Connect II system. Perform a nozzle check from the Subli Jet and ChromaBlast Driver™.
- 11 - Selecting Paper - Sublimation For information on selecting the appropriate paper to use with your SubliJet IQ™ inks, please che ck our website at http://www.
- 12 - Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions – ChromaBlast cotton decoration inks Recommended Applications White or light colored fabrics in 100% cotton. PRINTING Print using the supplied ChromaBlast Driver program only. The print side of ChromaBlast media is opposite the ChromaBlast logo.
- 13 - User Guide F or distribution with SubliJ et IQ and Chr omaBlast TM onl y NO T FOR RESALE Rev 2.0 F or the Epson R1800.
- 14 - Setup Instructions – Wi ndows XP/Windows 2000 TheR1800 Hybrid system comes suppli ed with a single CD that includes both the ChromaBlast and PowerDriver IQ drivers and documentation. The installa tion will autostart once the CD is placed in the computer.
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- 16 - 7. The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for a cceptance of the Lice nsing Agreement. 8. If you have not previously regist ered the ChromaBlast R1800 Driver™ v1 .0, you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the feat ures in this Driver.
- 17 - A notification box indicating you have successful registered the ChromaBlast Driver will appear. Click “OK” to continue with the installation. 10. Sawgrass Technologie s, Inc. provides ColorSure co lor palettes for use with Corel and Adobe.
- 18 - 12. If the installation cannot find the printer port then you will be given the opp ortunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing. Us e the value that was recorde d in step 4 above . 13. Once the installation has completed, the Installation Complete screen will display.
- 19 - Product Overview – PowerDriver R1800 IQ PowerDriver R1800 IQ is a color man a gement software soluti on that has been written as a Wind ows printer driver.
- 20 - 4. If you have not previously regist ered PowerDriver, you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the features in PowerDriver. If you choose to register later, select Regis ter Later and click Next to proceed with the installation.
- 21 - A notification box indicating you hav e successful registered the PowerDri ver R1 800 IQ will appear. Click “OK” to continue with the installation. 6. Sawgrass Technologie s, Inc. provides ColorSure color palettes for use with Corel and Adobe.
- 22 - 8. If you see the screen below, click Continue Anyway to procee d wit h the installation. 9. If the installation cannot find the printer port, then you will be given the oppo rtunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing.
- 23 - Using PowerDriver R1800 IQ in Windows 2000 / X P PowerDriver R1800 IQ is simple to use. Whenever you have SubliJet inks in your printer, you should print using PowerDriver R1800 IQ . Do not print to your Epson printer with the Ep son printer driver; printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of color management.
- 24 - PowerDriver R1800 IQ Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties fo r a registered version of PowerDriver R1800 IQ . There are three main property groups; 1. Configuration – Set Paper, Transfer Substrate, and Copy Count 2.
- 25 - Insert the paper size and margin s of the custom paper. Give t he custom paper a name in the Form Name box. Click on the Add Form button when done. Note that after adding a custom paper size, the printing preferenc es dialog box must be closed and reopened before the new paper size will show in the paper size drop down list.
- 26 - Group 2 - Color Settings (Easy Color Mode) The Easy Color Option tab provides you with acce ss to a collection of carefully selected color management presets. The right color management choice is essential to making hig h quality transfers. Easy Color is a fast, simple way of choosing a color management scheme.
- 27 - Print Palette Button – Prints the ColorSure palette for the selected substrate. ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. The two main components are: 1) the transferred palette and 2) the CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, and Adobe swatches.
- 28 - ColorSure Options Print Palette Button – Prints the ColorSure palette for the se lected substrate. ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. The two main compone nts are: 1) t he transferred palette and 2) the CorelDraw, Corel PhotoP aint, and Adobe swatches.
- 29 - Using ChromaBlast R1800 Driv er™ in Windows 2000 / XP The ChromaBlast R1800 Driver is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast ™ inks in your printer, you should print using t he a ChromaBlast R1800 Driver™.
- 30 - ChromaBlast R1800 Driver™ Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of the ChromaBlast R1800 Driver. The Advanced Color Options t ab and the Print Palette functions will not be available if the product has not been registered.
- 31 - Insert the paper size and margin s of the custom paper. Give t he custom paper a name in the Form Name box. Click on the Add Form button when done. Note that after adding a custom paper size, the printing preferenc es dialog box must be closed and reopened before the new paper size will show in the paper size drop down list.
- 32 - Group 2 - Color Settings Overview This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls avail able in the ChromaBlast R1800 driver. Color correction allows you to cr eate transfers from all kinds of images, from photorealistic images to spot color logos.
- 33 - High Speed – If the printer supports multiple resoluti ons, choose the most appropriate setting. For soft substrates, the Hi gh Speed option works well. High Quality – If the printer supports multiple resolution s, choose the most appropriate setting.
- 34 - Appendices Appendix A: Network Printing in Windows 2000, XP Network printing with PowerDriver in Windows 2000 and Windows XP is simple. Before a network printer can be used, it must be inst alled on the network and shared. Host Machine (Server) The server machine must have installed the prin ter and have the printer shared.
- 35 - Appendix B: Over-riding Graphi c Software Color Management PowerDriver R1800 IQ and ChromaBlast R1800 drivers provides a complete color management solution for your Hybrid Sub liJet/ChromaBlast printing. It is extremely important that you turn off any color matching features asso ciated with your design software.
- 36 - Adobe Photoshop™ 6 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Se ttings. On the Color Settings dialog box: a. Set all Color Management Policies to Off b.
- 37 - To Print CMYK Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below: Adobe Photoshop™ 7 , CS and CS2 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box, turn all Color Management Policies off.
- 38 - To Print: Always select File, Print with Preview . On the print dialog page, set the options as described below: a. Check Show More Options b. Choose Color Management c.
- 39 - Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0/4.0/5.0 Select Edit and then Color Settings from the top drop down menu bar. Select No Color Management . Click Ok.
- 40 - Appendix C: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette in PowerDriver R1800 IQ ® and ChromaBlast R1800. I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproduc ing exact spot colors. There ar e four main components of the ColorSure System: 1.) the trans ferred palette; 2.
- 41 - III. Designing Your Artwork By picking colors from the ColorSure palette, you will be able to consistently reproduce colors in a reliable manner. To assist you in desi gning your artwork, PowerDriver R1800 IQ and ChromaBlast R1800 installs three palettes: two for Adobe products and one for Corel products.
- 42 - How to use Color Finder: Open the PowerDriver window as instructed in “Printing the ColorSure Palette” outlined in Section II. First, make sure you select your desired Substrate , Output (High Speed or High Quality), and the Mirror option from the Printing Preferences window.
- 43 - You may alter the chosen color’s CMYKRB value by selecting two or three Step Colors . Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors to choose from.
- 44 - Next, determine what Step Size you want to apply to the Colo r Finder palette. This is simply a question of how much you want your Start Color to fluctuate. If your Start Color is close to the color you are looking for, use a low Step Size (i.
- 45 - 1. If you have the original file, sample the co lor that was matched in your graphic design application with the eye dropper tool. This will give you the RGB value of that color. Input this value into the RGB Input Colo r fields of the Custom Palette section.
- 46 - Tips for Successful Sublimation POLYESTER FABRIC Maintain appropriate heat press times. Shortened pressing times will result in good surface color but the sublimat ion dyes will not completely penetrate the polyester fibers. This leaves the dyes more susceptible to wash out.
- 47 - MOISTURE & HUMIDITY PROBLEMS The addition of moisture to the sublimation process can cause unwanted results. Under normal circumstances, the small amount of moisture that can accumulate in your paper is absorbed directly into the transfer substrate; however hard substrates like metal and ceramic are unable to absorb excess moisture.
- 48 - Supplies & Equipment Contact your reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. For more information, see the Sublimation Supplies Dir ectory on our website at www.
- 49 - Troubleshooting The troubleshooting tips found in this section rela te mainly to problems that can be seen in transferred SubliJet images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the Problem Solving section found in the EPSON Stylus Photo R800 &/or R1800 Printer User’s Guide .
- 50 - Colors are light and splotchy Ensure you printed on the correct side of the paper. The print side is the bright white side of the paper. Ensure you used a recommended paper. For more information, see the section entitled Selecting Paper .
- 51 - Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your SubliJet IQ™ inks, you have several support options: 1. Telephone : You may contact your authorized SubliJet reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance.
- 52 - Project Cotton is a series of workshops and cour ses designed to provide the knowledge, skills and strategies for growing a profitable digital cotton decorating business.
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