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GT-541
Contents
Main
GT-541
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
GARMENT PRINTER
Note based on California law (USA) on the use and handling of Perchlorate
See http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION
[1] Safety indications and their meanings
Indications
Installation
Printing
Maintenance
Environmental requirements
Installation
Printing
Maintenance
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Table of Contents
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1. Read This First
1-1. Precautions
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1-2. Unpacking Your Printer
1-3. Required Condition
1-3-1. Environment
1-3-2. Electrical Requirements
1-3-3. Software Information
1-3-4. Other Requirements
1-3-5. Consumable Requirements
2. Identifying Your Printers Parts
2-1. Front
2-2. Left
2-3. Right
2-4. Rear
2-5. Inside of the Front Cover
2-6. Under the Platen
2-7. Control Panel
2-7-1. Indication Lamps
2-7-2. Display
3. Getting Started
Before using your printer, it needs to be correctly setup as described in this chapter.
3-1. Placing Your Printer
3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer
3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer
3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer
When you have finished using your printer, follow the instructions below to turn it off.
3-3. Preparing Your PC
3-3-1. PC preparation: For Windows XP / 2000 (32 bit)
3-3-2. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP
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3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows 2000
3-3-4. Opening the installed manuals
3-3-5. Installing Useful Tools
3-3-6 Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)
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3-4. Setting Up Your Printer
Adjust the display contrast and the speaker volume as required.
3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast
3-4-2. Adjusting the Speaker Volume
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4. Printing Directly from Applications
4-1. Basic Printing Procedure
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4-2. Setting the Applications Print Condition
4-2-1. Common Notice for All Applications
Color Mode / Color Space:
Print Layout:
Print Cancel:
4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3
CorelDRAW 10/11/12
CorelDRAW X3
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Print Area (CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3) :
Color Palette in Install CD (CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3):
Print: (CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3):
Click "Properties" to do Printer Driver settings.
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Convert to Bitmap:
4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop 6/7/CS/CS2
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Print:
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Color Palette (Swatch) in Install CD:
4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator 10/CS/CS2
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4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elements
Color settings:
Printing
Color Palette (swatch) in install CD:
4-2-6. Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition
Color settings:
Printing
4-2-7. Printing From Other Applications
4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition
Set the printer driver condition following the procedure below.
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4-3-6. Selecting the Ink Volume
4-3-7. Setting Yellow / Black Printing
4-3-8. Printing Color Chart
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4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen
4-4-1. Uninstalling the Platen
4-4-2. Installing the Platen
4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen
T-shir t Tray
Print Side
Obstruction Sensor
4-6. Printing
4-6-1. Making One Print
4-6-2. Printing More than One Print Using the Same Print Data
4-7. Removing the T-shirt From the Platen
4-8. Fixing the Ink onto the T-shirt
5. Printing ARP Files
5-1. Making Print Data in ARP Format
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5-2. Reading ARP Files Saved in a CompactFlash
5-3. Sending ARP Files from GT File Viewer to your Printer
6. Maintenance
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
6-1. Replacing Consumables
6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge
6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner
Inside the Wiper Cleaner Cassette
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6-1-3. Replacing the Waste Ink Cartridge
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6-1-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet
6-1-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage
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7. Troubleshooting
7-1. Solving Printer Problems
Use the table below to help solve printer problems.
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7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems
Use the table below to solve print quality p roblems.
7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems
Follow the procedure (Step 1 to 7) below until the print quality problem is solved.
How to Check:
Wiper Cleaner
Wiper Blade
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7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads
7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern
You can identify which Print Head has the problem by using the Nozzle Check Pattern.
7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction
7-2-5. Changing the Auto Head Cleaning Setting
7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles
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7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head
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Lever
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7-2-8. Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced.
7-2-9. Cleaning the Carriage Shafts
7-2-10. Replacing the Wiper Blade
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Operation
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7-3. Solving Application Problems
See 4-2-4. Setting Adobe Illustrator
Upgrade CorelDRAW to X3(13).
The setting in the Properties of the
7-4. Error Messages
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Error Messages of Maintenance Unit
8. Specifications
8-1. Mechanical Specification
8-2. Software Specification