Sawgrass Technologies ChromaBlast, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...SubliJet IQ ChromaBlastTM Hybrid Dual Decoration System Getting Started Guide For EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 Revision 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...rk of Sawgrass Technologies inc Epson and Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation ChromaBlastTM ChromaBlast inks ChromaBlast Driver and ColorSure are trademarks of Sawgrass Technologies Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior writ...

Page 3: ...bliJet IQ ink You agree that you will not attempt to reverse engineer reproduce or deformulate the ChromaBlast ink PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS Sawgrass owns multiple U S and foreign patents which apply to the Sawgrass Process and or the SubliJet IQ ink or its use All patents in and to the SubliJet ink and the method of using the SubliJet IQ ink are owned by Sawgrass Technologies Inc You may not copy th...

Page 4: ...sed from Sawgrass or its authorized distributor is not a licensed use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT You agree not to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT for any other purpose or in any process except as expressly permitted hereby Not for Resale You may not sell or otherwise transfer for value the SOFTWARE PRODUCT No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Copying or Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile cop...

Page 5: ... any Support Services provided by Sawgrass shall be substantially as described in applicable written materials provided to you by Sawgrass and Sawgrass support engineers will make commercially reasonable efforts to solve any problem issues Some states and jurisdictions do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to you To the extent allowed by ...

Page 6: ... at our option a refurbished QuickConnect unit Alternatively at our option we may refund the purchase price The exchange is under warranty for the remainder of the original products warranty period or 90 days whichever is longer The replacement will be shipped to you via Ground shipment Any rush shipments will be freight prepaid What your warranty does not cover Damage from misuse or neglect Damag...

Page 7: ...werDriver R1800 IQ Driver Step by Step Installation Error Bookmark not defined Using the PowerDriver R1800 IQ in Windows 2000 XP 23 PowerDriver R1800 IQ Properties Overview 24 Using the ChromaBlast R1800 Driver in Windows 2000 XP 29 ChromaBlast R1800 Properties Overview 30 Appendices 34 Appendix A Network Printing in Windows 2000 XP 34 Appendix B Over riding Graphic Software Color Management 35 Ap...

Page 8: ...etic T shirts and more SubliJet IQ is ideal for markets that personalize customize or create short run output The ChromaBlast Driver is user friendly software that enables you to maximize output quality and quantity for decorating to cotton surfaces Bundled with the SubliJet IQ driver this hybrid solution gives the user a powerful combination of customized decorations options This document contain...

Page 9: ...hromaBlastTM inks in your EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 ink jet printer To assist you in the overall setup process references are made back to the EPSON Stylus Photo R800 or R1800 Printer Basics Guide for instructions To help point out important information specific instructions and helpful tips look for the following symbols Indicates Must Do items including warnings and important guidelines These mus...

Page 10: ...nt of the bottom box just above the white connector clips Components 1 Ink Cartridge tubes 2 1 x Long Tube Grip 3 1 x Short Tube Grip 4 Chips 5 8x SubliJet ChromaBlast Ink Bags Not included with QC II 6 Small primer bottle 7 Cartridge Cover R1800 Only 8 Ink configuration sticker 9 Rubber Gloves 10 Ink Box 11 ChromaBlast R1800 Driver CD 12 SubliJet R1800 IQ Driver CD It is crucial that the OEM ink ...

Page 11: ...and just bring ink into the reservoir 7 Once ink is in the reservoir pinch together the clamp that s connected to the tube on the outside of the box This will ensure that no more ink will pull into the reservoir until you are ready for it 8 Do this for each cartridge 9 Place the lid back onto the Quick Connect II ink box and gently place the cartridges on top of the box while you are completing th...

Page 12: ...ng to the right as shown below 4 Install the cartridge chips as shown in the pictures below Start by lining up the first chip with the yellow dot with the yellow ink slot in the cartridge bay Then line up the second chip with the black dot with the black slot in the cartridge bay ...

Page 13: ...re any cartridges can be installed 7 Gently place the cartridges into the cartridge bay Start with the yellow cartridge on the left and attach the cartridges in this order Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SJ ink SJ ink SJ ink SJ ink CB ink CB ink CB ink CB ink Y M C K K C M Y 8 Once all cartridges are attached and in place slide the cartridge bay back to its original position The Quick Connect II tubes sho...

Page 14: ...ttach it to the printer 11 Slide tubing into the holder for placement Leave enough slack so that the cartridge bay can easily slide from one side of the printer to the other without creating tension on the tubes 12 Obtain the short tube holder and remove the tabs from the back exposing the adhesive Attach it to the right hand side of the printer where the tubes hang down to meet the Quick Connect ...

Page 15: ...nnect II ink system and printer You may want to remove the printer lid or leave it open at all times You may have a little air showing in your lines but this will clear after a few prints If you are going to leave your system without using it for several days you should clamp your lines with the tube clamps Do not raise the ink box higher than the printer ...

Page 16: ...nk is available to finish the job Ink indicator shows as low even though ink bags are full The ink levels shown are based on using cartridges not bulk systems therefore the ink level indication is not accurate and should not be used to judge the level of ink in reaming in the Quick Connect bags To reset your ink indicator levels to continue printing turn off the printer via the front power button ...

Page 17: ... with your supplier for specific heat transfer instructions or experiment to find your own preferred settings SURFACE TRANSFER TIME SUBLIJET TRANSFER TIME SUBLIJET IQ TEMP PRESSURE REMARKS CERAMIC 150 210 seconds 150 210 seconds 350 400oF 40 psi Time varies with press use green tile mat for ceramic tile FR PLASTIC 33 seconds 75 80 seconds 400oF 40 psi Remove Plastic METAL Other White Silver Gold 4...

Page 18: ...ore transferring leaving 25 in margin around the printed area 2 Place garment on the heat press Cover with ChromaBlast paper with image face down 3 Press image according to proper pressure heat and time settings 4 Peel the paper off the shirt while the shirt is still hot using an even motion 5 Stretch the image area while the shirt is hot from both left to right and top to bottom to reduce the han...

Page 19: ... 13 User Guide For distribution with SubliJet IQ and ChromaBlastTM only NOT FOR RESALE Rev 2 0 For the Epson R1800 ...

Page 20: ...up printer as described in the Epson manual 2 Install the Epson printer driver and verify printer operation 3 Insert the R1800 Hybrid Driver v1 0 CD into the CD ROM drive on the computer to begin the installation process Step By Step Installation ChromaBlast Driver To get started printing as soon as possible these are the steps Sawgrass recommends you perform while setting up your hybrid printer d...

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Page 22: ... to register now the registration screen will be displayed To obtain your registration code you may do so in one of the following ways Register on line and receive your registration code via e mail Call Sawgrass Technologies Inc directly 888 253 1679 and obtain your code over the phone Send a fax and receive your registration code by fax To register you will use your Product ID displayed on the re...

Page 23: ...o get perfect spot colors If Setup detects either of these applications on your system the palette files will be placed in the appropriate folder indicated in the Destination Folder box Click Next to proceed with the installation 11 The ChromaBlast R1800 Driver v1 0 installation program will attempt to use plug n play to determine the port that the printer is connected to click Next to continue No...

Page 24: ...rtunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing Use the value that was recorded in step 4 above 13 Once the installation has completed the Installation Complete screen will display Click OK to continue to the installation of the PowerDriver R1800 IQ software ...

Page 25: ... the Sawgrass PowerDriver R1800 IQ printer driver software and ColorSure tools and utilities directly after the installation of the ChromaBlast R1800 driver Step By Step Installation PowerDriver R1800 IQ 1 Once the ChromaBlast Driver has been successfully registered and installed the process continues with the PowerDriver R1800 IQ installation 2 The Welcome screen is displayed Click Next to procee...

Page 26: ...o obtain your registration code you may do so in one of the following ways Register on line and receive your registration code via e mail Call Sawgrass Technologies Inc directly 888 253 1679 and obtain your code over the phone Or send a fax and receive your registration code by fax To register you will use your Product ID displayed on the registration screen to obtain a Registration code You will ...

Page 27: ...get perfect spot colors If Setup detects either of these applications on your system the palette files will be placed in the appropriate folder indicated in the Destination Folder box Click Next to proceed with the installation 7 The PowerDriver installation program will attempt to use plug n play to determine the port that the printer is connected to click Next to continue Note Cancel any Found N...

Page 28: ...nter port then you will be given the opportunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing Use the information that was recorded before during the ChromaBlast driver installation 10 Once the installation has completed the Hybrid Installation Complete screen will display Click OK to end the installation ...

Page 29: ... R1800 IQ printer 4 Use the properties button to access and set the Substrate Resolution and Advanced options 5 Click Print Setting PowerDriver R1800 IQ printer properties To configure PowerDriver R1800 IQ for the correct substrate you must display its printer properties There are two ways to display the printer properties From the Windows Desktop 1 Click on Start Printers and Faxes 2 Right click ...

Page 30: ... Options group comes in two modes Easy and Advanced Both are described below 3 Options Utilities for printer maintenance online help product registration and setting input profiles PowerDriver R1800 IQ Easy Color Property Page PowerDriver R1800 IQ Advanced Property Page Group 1 Configuration Paper Size Paper Size From the drop down list select the paper size you wish to use To add custom paper siz...

Page 31: ...ying Custom Paper Sizes The driver uses standard Windows Print Server forms for paper size definitions These forms can be added deleted and maintained using the standard Windows print server properties configuration dialog To access the Print Server Properties dialog open the Printer and Faxes folder from the Windows control panel Then select the File Server Properties menu item from the printer f...

Page 32: ... and contrast well with each other The overall emphasis is to keep the transferred colors close to the input colors but still add a little extra pop to the colors Art Logo When to select If your source image is clip art text or a mixture of the two and you want to increase the intensity of the colors Color Management Goal The goal is to generate colors that are vivid and contrast well with each ot...

Page 33: ...ed in programs such as CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator Higher end programs like CorelDraw can combine Vector and Bitmaps into a single image As a rule of thumb if the object in your image is made of curves text shapes or fills it will be color corrected using the PowerDriver Vector settings All other image types will be color corrected based on the PowerDriver R1800 IQ Bitmap setting Bitmap Vector...

Page 34: ... setting For hard substrates choose the High Quality option Group 3 Printer Options Utilities Click this button to display a utilities screen From the utilities screen you can print a nozzle check pattern run a print head cleaning cycle align the printer s print head spool a PowerDriver R1800 IQ print file to the printer and print a page of primary ink colors Help This will display a help dialog b...

Page 35: ...inter 4 Use the properties button to access and set the Color Output Ink and Substrate Resolution and Advanced options 5 Click Print Setting the ChromaBlast R1800 Driver printer properties To configure the ChromaBlast R1800 Driver for the correct substrate you must display its printer properties There are two ways to display the printer properties From the Windows Desktop 5 Click on Start Settings...

Page 36: ...s Configuration Set Paper Transfer Substrate and Copy Count Color Settings Color management control options The Color Options group comes in two modes Easy and Advanced Both are described below Options Utilities for printer maintenance online help product registration and setting input profiles Group 1 Configuration Paper Size From the drop down list select the paper size you wish to use To add cu...

Page 37: ...ying Custom Paper Sizes The driver uses standard Windows Print Server forms for paper size definitions These forms can be added deleted and maintained using the standard Windows print server properties configuration dialog To access the Print Server Properties dialog open the Printer and Faxes folder from the Windows control panel Then select the File Server Properties menu item from the printer f...

Page 38: ...ing is most suitable for reproducing skin tones in scanned photographs Original Vector ONLY This setting is most suitable for reproducing life like clipart Saturated The Saturated setting will make the colors in your image more intense Saturated output tries to remain color accurate with a slight bump in intensity Vivid This setting is most suitable for images where it is important that the colors...

Page 39: ...omaBlast users this box should NOT be checked Help This will display a help dialog box for an easy overview of the ChromaBlast R1800 driver functions and settings It also contains a link to the Sawgrass Technologies website Register If the ChromaBlast R1800 driver product has not been registered click this button for instructions on how to register the product and unlock all the features Input Pro...

Page 40: ...d on the network and shared Host Machine Server The server machine must have installed the printer and have the printer shared To install the networked printer run Start Setting Printer Add Printer The Wizard will guide you through setting up the printer When prompted choose Network Printer and browse to the server machine to locate either the PowerDriver R1800 IQ or ChromaBlast R1800 drivers ...

Page 41: ...planation of how to disable print time color management in several popular design packages follows CorelDraw version 9 Create a new graphic From the main menu choose Tools Color Management The Color Management dialog box is displayed In the Color Management window see figure below UNCHECK the Calibrate colors for display box CorelDraw version 10 11 and 12 Create a new graphic From the main menu ch...

Page 42: ...ain menu choose Edit Color Settings On the Color Settings dialog box a Set all Color Management Policies to Off b Uncheck Profile Mismatches c Uncheck Ask When Opening To Print RGB Graphics Choose File Print and set the options as described below ...

Page 43: ...File Print and set the options as described below Adobe Photoshop 7 CS and CS2 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit Color Settings On the Color Settings dialog box turn all Color Management Policies off Turn off Profile Mismatches ...

Page 44: ...the options as described below a Check Show More Options b Choose Color Management c Choose Document as Source Space d Choose Same as Source for Print Space From the Color Management drop option list make sure that Source is set to Document and Print Space is set to Same As Source ...

Page 45: ... 39 Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 0 4 0 5 0 Select Edit and then Color Settings from the top drop down menu bar Select No Color Management Click Ok ...

Page 46: ...ou will be using Most likely you will have customers who desire precise colors Having your ColorSure palette available allows the customer to choose the color from the palette that is the closest match to what they want and this gives you a starting point for finding the exact custom color that will match your customer s needs To print the ColorSure palette follow the steps below Click Start and n...

Page 47: ... the ColorSure Palette in Adobe PhotoShop choose the Swatches Palette click the option arrow on the palette choose Replace Swatches and pick the ColorSure IQ CB CMYK file HINT After you have the ColorSure palette loaded into CorelDraw move the cursor over each color As the cursor hovers over each different color the ColorSure name is displayed in the status area at the bottom of the screen IV Usin...

Page 48: ...e matrix If you do not wish to use Color Chooser you have the option to manually enter the Start Color values in the CMYKRB boxes To use Color Chooser simply click on the Color Chooser button in the top right of the Custom Palette Utility window You can then choose a color from the basic color selection or you can click on the Define Custom Colors button at the bottom of the window This will displ...

Page 49: ... Color with two steps then Step Color 1 will change its values on the X horizontal axis and Step Color 2 will change its values on the Y vertical axis Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors If you modify your Start Color with three steps Step Color 1 will remain the same However Step Color 2 and Step Color 3 will form an imaginary X and their values will change on opposing diagonal Y axes Color...

Page 50: ...teps below and you can find a more suitable custom color 1 First try to locate a new Start Color from the palette that is closer than the original color 2 Next after finding a more suitable Start Color write down that color s CMYKRB value Here is how to obtain this value There are numbers under each color that are dependant upon which Step Colors you chose For example it might say C 70 M 120 Take ...

Page 51: ...w will pop up asking you whether you want to add the color to the palette for all substrates or just the current substrate Click YES here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes for other substrates Another window will then ask you if you want to save the custom color for all resolutions or just the current one Click YES here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes ...

Page 52: ...o metal place the transfer between the metal and an absorbent cloth or fresh non textured paper towel This will absorb any dyes that pass back through the paper and any moisture released during the transfer process If you have problems with inconsistently filled areas this may alleviate the problem CERAMIC TILES MUGS When transferring onto ceramic tiles and mugs immediately peel the paper off of t...

Page 53: ...d to moisture include color shifting colors lose accuracy bleeding of the image and uneven transfer of solid filled areas To avoid these problems Keep your paper in a dry place If you suspect moisture set the paper on your press for a few seconds Do not press it Just expose it to the warmth The heat radiating from the press should help evaporate most of the moisture To eliminate moisture in fabric...

Page 54: ... relative humidity Optimum Operating Conditions are 68 75 F with 40 60 relative humidity Storage Care should be taken to prevent storing SubliJet below freezing temperatures 32 F 0 C Do not expose SubliJet to extreme heat temperatures in excess of 104 F 40 C If SubliJet has been in storage you should allow it to reach room temperature before using it Do not expose SubliJet cartridges directly to l...

Page 55: ...print heads as required My printout is really light on paper SubliJet IQ ink naturally looks muted before the heat transferring of the image After transferring is complete SubliJet s unique inks will produce a brilliant and durable final product My printout gets cut off on the bottom or side Verify the printer driver is setup for the correct paper size Your printer driver setting needs to match th...

Page 56: ... proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the section entitled Heat Transfer Instructions Ensure you used a recommended paper For more information see the section entitled Selecting Paper Ensure you printed on the correct side of the paper The print side is the bright white side of the paper Ensure you do not have a moisture problem Try drying the paper on the press or putting a pap...

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