iColor 500, User Manual

Page 1: ...iColor 500 Digital Color White Transfer Media Printer User Manual ...

Page 2: ...t Colors Page 17 iColor 500 Consumables Page 17 Replacing toner and drum cartridges Page 18 Printer Settings for iColor Premium Transfer Media Page 19 21 White print Instructions without iColor TransferRIP Page 22 Multipurpose tray settings Page 23 28 iColor 500 Printing Tips Page 29 30 iColor 500 Printer Spec Sheet Page 31 Refer to the included Flash Drive or CD with your printer for in depth ins...

Page 3: ...made from CMY or if true black and white is needed at the same time just pass the print though the printer a second time Our registration system will ensure the prints are lined up perfectly You will also have the option to add our full fluorescent kit which comes complete with 3 CMY toner cartridges and matching drum units This system requires no additional software or expertise to print conventi...

Page 4: ...4 UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com Installing Consumables ...

Page 5: ...5 UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com Remove security tape and packing material and reinstall MPT Tray Press button a and lift cover b ...

Page 6: ...egundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com Remove the cartridges Note that the toner and drum cartridges come out as a set Carefully remove the protective covering from each cartridge ...

Page 7: ...cartridge in the proper slot and slide the blue lever forward to engage each cartridge Make sure the handles are completely forward NOTE The white cartridge that came preinstalled in your machine is already in the locked position Just remove the protective covering but do not move the blue handle Remove fuser lock ...

Page 8: ...Network You must have Administrator privileges on the computer to proceed USB Setup 1 Unpack the printer according to the Set up Guide Do not turn on or connect your iColor printer to the computer until the install program asks you to do so Doing so can cause errors during installation 2 Locate the installation file on the USB drive or CD that was shipped with your printer and double click to laun...

Page 9: ...9 UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 3 Click continue to install the iColor 500 driver 4 Select Local printer and click next ...

Page 10: ...iNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 5 Highlight USB under the port settings and click next Highlight the printer identified as C711 and click next ...

Page 11: ...thorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 6 Once the following screen has been reached it is now safe to connect the printer and computer via USB and power on the printer 7 Click finish to complete the installation ...

Page 12: ...ower on the printer Your network will automatically assign an IP address to the printer but it is suggested that you program a static IP address to the printer to avoid possible reassignment of the IP address should the machine be powered off 2 Locate the installation file on the USB drive or CD that was shipped with your printer and double click to launch the setup program 3 Click continue to ins...

Page 13: ...les icolorprint com www icolorprint com 4 Select Network printer and click next 5 Select Search address and click next The software will detect the printer on your network identified as C711 Highlight the printer click next next and the software will be installed ...

Page 14: ...ete the installation 7 Your printer will now be listed along with your other printers and devices 8 You are now ready to install the iColor TransferRIP software if purchased Installation software and instructions would be on the flash drive or CD that came with your printer or they may have been emailed to you by your dealer ...

Page 15: ...he RIP allows you to separately control each layer thus giving you the ability to control not only what you see but what is behind that top layer typically the white layer The iColor TransferRIP gives you the unique ability to use one machine to print images with white as an underprint or an overprint You can now print vibrant colors on clear or dark media regardless of the background to which it ...

Page 16: ... to CMY composite black and puts in white not only as a background color but also in the image where white or page white is specified B Configuration allows for printing white as an overprint in one pass for reverse printing typically used for transfer printing This configuration calls for a special second set of white and cyan toner and drum cartridges For the B Configuration the white cartridge ...

Page 17: ...ent and just stays in place Fluorescent toners by their nature are very bright and cannot create accurate composite black Be sure to use images that have bright colors and avoid dark or black colors for best results Most fluorescent images will be placed on a black or dark colored garment so black would not be suggested in these cases anyway Ask your dealer about upgrading to security and clear to...

Page 18: ... for white UNDERPRINT when the white cartridge is installed Printer Display Reads Replace with Cyan low out empty Cyan Back of Printer Magenta low out empty Magenta Yellow low out empty Yellow Black low out empty Black White Clear check which cartridge is installed Front of Printer B Configuration Supplies Replacement Guide This is for white OVERPRINT when the white cartridge is installed Printer ...

Page 19: ...ll settings are adjusted within the software itself and overrides all other settings The following is shown using the PostScript or PS driver The choices are the same for the PCL driver but the dialog boxes are different These can be set as Printer Preferences from Devices and Printers or as Document Properties when printing Setting them as Printer Preferences means they will be the same the next ...

Page 20: ...er jam at the fuser If you do get a paper jam shut off the printer remove the fuser and clear the jam then print some test pages on regular paper to clear the excess toner out of the fuser Then reprint with heavy paper settings 3 The Job Options tab is normally left at defaults We suggest the print quality be set to Fine Click the Advanced button and select the option for Mirror Print This will en...

Page 21: ... Color Swatch Utility allows you to print a range of colors to find settings matching the one you want The help button on it describes how to do this 5 Please do not alter any of the factory settings on the machine itself Doing so can produce undesired results Visit www icolorprint com support for full written and video instructions all iColor Transfer papers ...

Page 22: ...it installed For true black printing simply replace the white kit with the included black kit Using white with colors to assure transfer of halftones Images that contain halftones or gradients can cause problems with self weeding transfer media This is because the background is assumed to be white and nothing is printed there It is usually easiest to use an image editing program to create a copy o...

Page 23: ...ters the iColor 500 printer will prompt you to press the online button after each print Adjusting the settings will avoid this for the specific size you set The following instructions are for printers that have been set up within a network using an IP address Use your web browser to change the default settings 1 From your web browser go to 192 168 X X the specific IP address assigned to your print...

Page 24: ...essing the online button at all even for the first page out it prints completely unattended When using the printer without the iColor TransferRIP the printer will now always look for paper in the MPT first If it does not find it there it will pull from the tray on bottom so this setting works great for all uses 6 When using the iColor TransferRIP you should not check the Force Manual Tray box and ...

Page 25: ...gundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 1 Press the Menu button and scroll down to Menus and press enter 2 Select Tray Configuration and press enter 3 Select Paper Feed and press enter ...

Page 26: ...Net 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 4 Select MPTray and press enter 5 Press back select Auto Tray Switch and press enter 6 Select On and press enter ...

Page 27: ...horne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 7 Press back select Tray Sequence select Down and press enter 8 Press back select MPTray Config and press enter 9 Select Paper Size press enter Select Letter and press enter ...

Page 28: ...icolorprint com www icolorprint com 10 Press back select Media Type press enter Select Glossy and press enter 11 Press back select Media Weight press enter Select Heavy and press enter 12 Press back select Tray Usage press enter Select When Mismatching and press enter ...

Page 29: ...s the adhesive something to stick to To do this print your image in color as normal then using a graphics program create an outline of the image slightly smaller than the actual size and fill that outline in with 100 Black K If using the iColor TransferRIP this can all be done in one pass without any additional graphic manipulation The iColor 500 by default will print all black graphics and images...

Page 30: ... like acrylic or wood All textile instructions are based on cotton garments Toner Coverage Halftones in image may cause undesired results Toner coverage should not be less than 50 otherwise there will be issues with transferring the adhesive to the transfer sheet Halftones can be corrected by printing white on top of color either running the sheet through the printer a second pass or using the iCo...

Page 31: ...rating Systems Windows 10 Windows 8 1 Windows 7 Windows Vista Server 2012 Server 2008 R2 x64 Server 2003 2003 x64 Mac support OS X 10 5 and higher Interfaces 10 100 TX Ethernet High Speed USB v2 0 Multipurpose Tray Standard 100 sheet handles transfer media card mailing label stock and banners Paper Cassette 530 sheet Legal Letter Universal Paper Sizes Min Max 5 8 x 8 3 to 8 5 x 14 Paper Weight Mai...