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Wash Liquid, Ink Cartridge
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Ink Cartridge
Wash Liquid
Maintenance Solution
Pretreatment
4321M
GT-782
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Contents
Please read this manual before using the printer
Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference
See http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
[1] Safety indications and their meanings
Indications
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
Environmental requirements
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[3] Warning labels
Ink Cartridge
Wash Liquid
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1. Read This First
1-1.Precautions
Use only Print Head W for White Ink
<Note> Only for the use in the United States
<Note
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 Printer’s Parts
2-1.Front
2-2.Left
2-3.Right
2-4.Inside of the Front Cover
2-5.Under the Platen
2-6.Control Panel
2-6-1.Indication Lamps
2-6-2.Display
2-6-3.Menu List
Right Menu
White Retrieval
White Ink
Load White
Loads White Ink into the tubes and Print Heads
3. Getting Started
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
3-3.Preparing Your PC
3-3-1.When you already have GT-541
3-3-2.PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit)
3-3-3.Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP
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3-3-4.Opening the installed manuals
3-3-5.Opening the Useful Tools
3-3-6.Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)
3-3-7.Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows Vista / Windows
3-4.Setting Up Your Printer
3-4-1.Adjusting the Display Contrast
3-4-2.Adjusting the Speaker Volume
3-4-3.Language
3-4-4.Temperature
4. Printing Directly from Applications
4-1.Basic Printing Procedure
4-2.Setting the Applications’ Print Condition
4-2-1.Common Notice for All Applications
Print Layout:
How to make White data:
Print Cancel:
<Important
Print ARP files:
4-2-2.Settings for CorelDRAW
Print Area:
Use Color Palettes in Useful Tools:
Print: (CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3):
Convert to Bitmap:
(1)Select [ Bitmaps ] > [ Convert to Bitmap... ] menu
CorelDRAW X3/X4: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Profile" is ON
Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254:
RGB=255
RGB=254
CorelDRAW
(2) RGB=255 white are replaced to RGB=254 white
4-2-3.Settings for Adobe Photoshop
Print:
Settings are different from the versions
Photoshop 6/7/CS:
Show More Options: Check
Pull-downmenu: Color Management
Photoshop CS2/CS3
Color Swatch in Useful Tools:
RGB=254 white
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4-2-4.Settings for Adobe Illustrator
Opening the new file:
Printing:
Illustrator 10/CS:
Illustrator CS2/CS3:
(3)Select "GT_Colors_T.ai
RGB=254 white
The tile print is not available; only the last-receivedimage will be printed
Do not check “Print to File” on Print window to make print files
(1)Open "Document Setup" on "File" menu
(2)Select "Artboard
(4)Click “OK” on the Document Setup window
(5)Open "Document Setup" in "File" menu again, and select "Artboard
(6)Click "Print Setup…" to open the Print Setup window
4-2-5.Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elements
4-2-6.Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition
4-2-7.Printing From Other Applications
4-3.Setting the Printer Driver Condition
4-3-1.Entering the Job Comment
4-3-2.Selecting the Platen Size
4-3-3.Setting the Ink
4-3-4.Setting the White Volume
4-3-5.Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the Vividness
4-3-6.Selecting the White Mask for White ink only
4-3-7.CMYK Color Inks for Color ink only
4-3-8.Setting Print Direction as Uni-Directional
4-3-9.Printing Color Chart
4-4.Uninstalling / Installing the Platen
4-4-1.Uninstalling the Platen
4-4-2.Installing the Platen
4-4-3.Lowering the Platen height
4-5.Placing the T-shirton the Platen
Place the
Print Side
Pay attention to the hems; neck, arm holes, tags, and the bottom
(6)Keep the sleeves and overflows on the T-shirtTray to avoid jamming
T-ShirtTray
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4-6.Printing
4-6-1.Applying the Pretreatment
4-6-2.Making One Print
4-6-3.Printing More than One Print Using the Same Print Data
4-7.Removing the T-shirtfrom the Platen
4-8.Curing the Ink onto the T-shirt
5. Printing ARP Files
5-1.Making Print Data in ARP File
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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
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Simulation with the brown background (R=128, G=64, B=64)
The ARP file has been sent to your printer
6. Maintenance
6-1.Replacing Consumables
6-1-1.Replacing the Ink Cartridge
6-1-2.Replacing the Wiper Cleaner
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6-1-3.Loading / Retrieving White Ink
6-1-4.Waste Ink Disposal
6-1-5.Replacing the Platen Sheet
6-1-6.Required Maintenance for the Long Storage
Loading Maintenance Solution for White Tubes:
7. Troubleshooting
7-1.Solving Printer Problems
7. Troubleshooting
7-2.Solving Print Quality Problems
7-2-1.Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems
Step 2: Check the Wiper Cleaner, replace it when it is full
Wiper Blade
Step 3: Check the ink tubes and do “Powerful” head cleaning
If the problem is not solved, proceed to the next step
Step 4: Clean the Print Heads with the “Powerful” mode
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern, and check which Print Head has the problem (see
7-2-2.Cleaning the Print Heads
7-2-3.Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern
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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.Replacing the Wiper Blade
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7-2-10.Setting Extra Wipe
7-3.Solving Application Problems
7-4.Error Messages
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Error Messages of Maintenance Unit
8. Specifications
8-1.Mechanical Specification
8-2.Software Specification
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