•Ensure you used a recommended paper (See section on Selecting Paper)
•Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Instructions, Pages 12 & 13.
•Verify your printer driver settings are correct. Please see the relevant section of the ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver or ChromaBlast Driver section of the User’s Guide for additional information.
•Ensure you do not have a moisture problem. For more information, see the section entitled Moisture and Humidity on the Tips for Successful Sublimation, Page 64.
•Ensure your substrate is designed to accept a sublimation transfer. Garments made from natural fibers such as Cotton are compatible with the ChromaBlast sublimation process.
My image looks blurred
•Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Instructions, Pages 12 & 13.
•Ensure you used a recommended paper or other recommended media. For more information, see the section entitled Selecting Paper.
•Ensure you printed on the correct side of the paper or other media. The print side is the bright white side of the paper.
•Ensure you do not have a moisture problem. Try drying the paper on the press or putting a paper towel behind the transfer when you heat press it. Read the section entitled Moisture and Humidity in the Tips for Successful Sublimation Section, Pages 56 & 57.
•Verify that the printer’s print heads are properly aligned. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick Reference Guide.
My image has gaps or bands present
•Ensure that all of the printer’s nozzles are firing properly. Perform a Nozzle Check from the Utility Tab of your printer driver. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick Reference Guide.
•If one or more of the nozzles fail to print, perform a Print Head Cleaning. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick
Reference Guide.
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