4-3-1. Selecting Machine Mode...............................................................................................................................

52

4-3-2. Entering the Job Comment...........................................................................................................................

53

4-3-3. Selecting the Platen Size ..............................................................................................................................

53

4-3-4. Setting the Ink.................................................................................................................................................

53

4-3-5. Setting the Resolution....................................................................................................................................

53

4-3-6. White Settings................................................................................................................................................

54

4-3-7. Print with Black Ink on black garment...........................................................................................................

55

4-3-8. Making Gray with CMY Inks .........................................................................................................................

55

4-3-9. Color Multiple Pass Printing..........................................................................................................................

56

4-3-10. Settings for Color Inks .................................................................................................................................

56

4-3-11. Settings for White Ink...................................................................................................................................

57

4-3-12. Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the Vividness ...................................................................

57

4-3-13. Printing the image file on Transparent Layer.............................................................................................

58

4-3-14. Setting Print Direction as Uni-Directional ...................................................................................................

63

4-3-15. Printing Color Chart.....................................................................................................................................

64

4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen.........................................................................................................................

65

4-4-1. Uninstalling the Platen...................................................................................................................................

65

4-4-2. Installing the Platen........................................................................................................................................

66

4-4-3. Lowering the Platen height............................................................................................................................

67

4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen...........................................................................................................................

69

4-6. Printing ...................................................................................................................................................................

72

4-6-1. Applying the Pretreatment.............................................................................................................................

72

4-6-2. Making One Print...........................................................................................................................................

75

4-6-3. Printing More than One Print Using the Same Print Data ..........................................................................

75

4-7. Removing the T-shirt from the Platen...................................................................................................................

76

4-8. Curing the Ink onto the T-shirt...............................................................................................................................

76

5. PrintingAR3 Files..........................................................................................................................................................

77

5-1. Making Print Data inAR3 File...............................................................................................................................

77

5-2. ReadingAR3 Files Saved in a USB flash drive ..................................................................................................

79

5-3. SendingAR3 Files from GT-3 File Viewer to your Printer ..................................................................................

80

6. Maintenance..................................................................................................................................................................

83

6-1. Replacing Consumables ......................................................................................................................................

84

6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge...........................................................................................................................

84

6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps / Wipers.................................................................

86

6-1-3. Replacing Flushing Plate Sponge and Flushing Plate Felt.........................................................................

89

6-1-4. Replacing the Fan Filter ................................................................................................................................

89

6-1-5. Replacing the Roller Felts .............................................................................................................................

91

6-1-6. Cleaning the inside of the printer and restart................................................................................................

91

6-1-7. Cleaning the Encoder Strip ...........................................................................................................................

92

6-2. Regular Maintenance............................................................................................................................................

95

6-2-1. Daily Cleaning White for replacing dull White Ink (Once a day, before printing) .......................................

95

6-2-2. White Tube Cleaning (once a week)............................................................................................................

95

6-2-3. Waste Ink Disposal........................................................................................................................................

97

6-2-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet ..........................................................................................................................

98

6-2-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage...............................................................................................

99

7. Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................................................

101

7-1. Solving Printer Problems ......................................................................................................................................

102

7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems.............................................................................................................................

104

7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems.......................................................................................

106

7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads ..............................................................................................................................

108

7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern .....................................................................................

108

GT-3 Series