4. Printing Directly from Applications
(4)Place the T-shirt, with its print side on the top of Platen and the other side underneath the Platen, as shown below. The Pretreatment must be applied first when you print on dark-colored T-shirts with White ink. (See "4-6-1. Applying the Pretreatment".)
Print side
<Note>
zPay attention to the hems; neck, arm holes, tags, and the bottom.
The side edges may raise and hit the Print Head during printing operation. It is important to ensure the t shirt surface is flat and smooth.
zTo align a T-shirt easily, you can print a grid on the Platen Sheet. It is in [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT-3 Tools ] > [ Useful Tools ]. Grid14x16.ar3 is for the standard Platen 14x16. (See "3-3-7. Opening the Useful Tools".)
(5)Smooth the surface to remove wrinkles and threads with your hands. Move your hands smoothly and softly from the center to the edges, to fix the T-shirt and the Platen Sheet together.
<Note>
zIf the surface of T-shirt is not smooth enough, Clearance Sensor may be activated
zIf you stretch the T-shirt by force , the ink may move and/or shrink the fibers while printing and the position of white ink and colors may be shifted and you will see white lines around the color print. Do not pull, especially thinner materials in setting on the Platen.
zWhen placing a thick fabric such as a sweatshirt, keep its surface as flat as possible.
(6)Keep the sleeves and overflows on the T-shirt Tray to avoid jamming.
T-shirt tray