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GT-782

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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GARMENT PRINTER

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Page 1: ...STRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual before using the printer Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference GARMENT PRINTER GT 782 US support homepage http www brother usa com Garmentprinters ...

Page 2: ...rnia law USA on the use and handling of Perchlorate This product contains a CR Coin Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See http www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate GT 782 ...

Page 3: ...his symbol indicates something that you should be careful of The picture inside the triangle indicates the nature of the caution that must be taken For example the symbol at left means beware of injury This symbol indicates something that you must not do This symbol indicates something that you must do The picture inside the circle indicates the nature of the thing that must be done For example th...

Page 4: ...off the power switch and disconnect the power cord and arrange for a service call to resolve Maintenance Do not put your hands in the ink cartridge slot otherwise the needle inside the slot may cause injury CAUTION Environmental requirements Use the printer in an area which is free from sources of strong electrical noise such as electrical line noise or static electric noise Sources of strong elec...

Page 5: ...ndle the platen while printing If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T shirt tray and the covers it may be injured Do not move the Platen by hand The Printer may be mechanically and electrically damaged Do not put your hands inside the covers while the printer s power is turned on otherwise your hands may touch against moving parts and this may result in injury When a problem occurs w...

Page 6: ...follow the instructions on the labels at all times when using the printer If the labels have been removed or are difficult to read please contact your nearest Brother dealer 1 2 Watch your fingers or you may be injured 3 4 High temperature warning display 5 6 7 9 8 10 GT 782 iv ...

Page 7: ...Ink Cartridge 4321M Maintenance Solution Pretreatment Wash Liquid GT 782 v ...

Page 8: ...3 3 3 Connection with USB 2 0 Cable for Windows XP 20 3 3 4 Opening the installed manuals 22 3 3 5 Opening the Useful Tools 23 3 3 6 Installation of PC for Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit 24 3 3 7 Connection with USB 2 0 Cable for Windows Vista Windows 7 25 3 4 Setting Up Your Printer 26 3 4 1 Adjusting the Display Contrast 26 3 4 2 Adjusting the Speaker Volume 26 3 4 3 Language 26 3 4 4 Tem...

Page 9: ...pactFlash 63 5 3 SendingARP Files from GT File Viewer to your Printer 64 6 Maintenance 68 6 1 Replacing Consumables 69 6 1 1 Replacing the Ink Cartridge 69 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner 70 6 1 3 Loading Retrieving White Ink 74 6 1 4 Waste Ink Disposal 75 6 1 5 Replacing the Platen Sheet 75 6 1 6 Required Maintenance for the Long Storage 76 7 Troubleshooting 78 7 1 Solving Printer Problems 79 7...

Page 10: ... when the warning is shown on the display of the control panel This regular maintenance helps you keep your printer in good condition If not it may cause poor print quality or your printer may be damaged Never use alcohol when you clean Head Caps and Wiper Blade it will cause damage to the Print Heads Use Wash Liquid Install the Ink Cartridges in the correct positions as shown Confirm both the col...

Page 11: ... test the garment before printing Use only Print Head W for White Ink Note Only for the use in the United States This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note Product names u...

Page 12: ...er Cartridges are installed in both Ink Cartridge Slots Keep them since they should be used for maintenance transport operations １３ Required Condition Please use your printer under the conditions described in this section 1 3 1 Environment Temperature Humidity Keeping your printer 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Operating your printer 50 F to 95 F 10 C to 35 C 20 to 85 no condensation For the best prin...

Page 13: ...to 2 GB FAT16 32 formatted SanDisk CompactFlash is recommended Heat Press Must be able to handle the Platen 14 x 16 or the extra large LL Platen 16x18 406 4 mm x 457 2 mm and maintain heat production of 356 F 180 C for 35 seconds Pretreatment must be cured with the heat press instead of oven Note When you print with White ink we recommend using oven instead of heat press 320 F 160 C 5 minutes Sepa...

Page 14: ...ta Ink Cartridge GC 50M50 Cyan Ink Cartridge GC 50C50 Yellow Ink Cartridge GC 51Y50 White Ink Cartridge GC 50W50 Maintenance Solution GC 50S2L Pretreatment GC 50P2L Cap Cleaning Kit SA5774 Nozzle Cleaning Kit SA5885 Platen Sheet SA5620 Platen Sheet S SA6401 Platen Sheet SS SA8211 Platen Sheet L SB0527 Wash Liquid SA6248 Print Head for CMYK SA5846 Print Head W for White SA9153 ...

Page 15: ...turn OFF the printer If you open the Front Cover while operating the power automatically turns off 5 Cover Locks Push this up to open the Front Cover 6 Control Panel Use this to operate your printer See 2 6 Control Panel for the details 7 Power Switch Turns on off your printer 8 Shoulder Bar Adjusts the T shirt position 9 Waste Ink Tube White Drains the waste ink White 10 Waste Ink Tank White Hold...

Page 16: ...enta 2 Cyan 3 Yellow 4 5 Ink Cartridge Storage Store the new Ink Cartridges 6 CompactFlash slot Inserts CompactFlash 7 USB port Inserts USB cable to PC ２３ Right 4324M No Name Description 1 2 3 4 White Ink Cartridge Slot W1 is the front side and W4 is the back side 5 Ink Cartridge Storage Store the new Ink Cartridges 6 AC cord socket InsertsAC cord GT 782 7 ...

Page 17: ...n From the left black magenta cyan and yellow 2 Print Heads Right Jets the White Ink to the platen From the left W1 W2 W3 and W4 3 Obstruction Sensor Left Right Cancels an operation for safety if it detects obstructions on the Platen When you lower the platen for printing thicker materials use Platen Button on the Control Panel and check the movement if the material does not hit the Obstruction Se...

Page 18: ...n thicker material 2 Platen Fixing Lever Fixes the Platen Tighten Loosen this lever to install uninstall the Platen and to adjust the Platen height 3 Bush Platen Shaft 4 Platen Positioning Plate Fixes and holds the Platen Note If you print on thick material all the time you can lower the highest position of the Platen by 10 mm Replace the Bush Platen Shaft and Platen Positioning Plate to the ones ...

Page 19: ...ncels printing or Print Head cleaning Returns to Standby mode 5 Up Button Selects the previous upper item Increases a numeric value Opens the Menu display 6 Down Button Selects the next lower item Decreases a numeric value Opens the Menu display 7 OK Button Executes the selected command Opens the Menu display Clears the error status 8 Back Button Returns to the previous display Opens the Menu disp...

Page 20: ...amp Printer Status Off No print data has been received Flashing Receiving a print data Print Button On Printing data has been received Off No error is detected Error Lamp On One or more errors have been detected See 7 4 Error Messages in the Instruction Manual for the details Note On machine initialization these lamps have a 30 second self check time ...

Page 21: ...e Shows Platen Size set by Printer Driver 4 Double Print Icon Appears when Double Printing is checked in Color Only or Highlight White data is included in Color White and White Only 5 Printer Status Shows the printer status 6 CF Icon Appears when a CompactFlash is inserted 7 Amount of Ink Remained Shows amount of ink remained in each cartridge from the left Color K Black M Magenta C Cyan Y Yellow ...

Page 22: ...int Direction Maintenance Goes into the maintenance submenu Cap Wiper Clean 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner Nozzle Cleaning 7 2 6 Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles Head Replacement 7 2 7 Replacing the Print Head Auto Cleaning 7 2 5 Changing theAuto Head Cleaning Setting Initial Cleaning Loads ink into the tube and Print Heads Tube Cleaning 3 time Initial Cleaning to flush the whole tube and Print ...

Page 23: ...nd loads Maintenance Solutions 6 1 3 Loading Retrieving White Ink Load White Loads White Ink into the tubes and Print Heads 6 1 3 Loading Retrieving White Ink Maintenance Goes into the maintenance submenu Tube Cleaning 6 1 3 Loading Retrieving White Ink White Total Print Shows the number of prints on the right Platen LCD Contrast Adjusts the Display contrast Platen Reset Restores the right Platen ...

Page 24: ...nly be carried out by a qualified technician The printer machine weighs approximately 230 kg 507 lb Transporting and setting up of the printer should be held in proper way The machine may fall down and cause injury The printer must be used on a suitable stable surface otherwise it may tip over or fall down and cause injury Furthermore the table that supports the printer should be at least 180 cm 7...

Page 25: ... space must be left around the printer Minimum space of 80 cm 31 5 inch on the front 5 cm 1 97 inch on the rear 50 cm 19 7 inch on the both side Body size is about 267 cm 105 1 inch x 115 cm 45 3 inch x 83 cm 32 7 inch See the figure below The table that supports the printer should be at least 180 cm 70 9 inch in width and 90 cm 35 4 inch in depth and should be able to bear a weight of 250 kg 555 ...

Page 26: ...n Reset in Menu or press Platen Button to store the Platen 3 Press Power Switch to turn off your printer 4 If you are planning not to use your printer for over two week periods of time disconnect the power plug from the power outlet Note Do not leave the White ink inside the printer White pigment precipitates and may cause serious damage to your printer Before you start your job retrieve the White...

Page 27: ...all GT 782 first and then need installing GT 541 later be sure to install the latest printer driver ver 2 0 6 or above You can get the latest version by downloading the Web site Or make contact to your dealer or Brother Note In case that the GT 541 is not the latest version you can normally install GT 782 but can not uninstall GT 541 normally the relation betweenARPfiles and GT File Viewer disappe...

Page 28: ...irm uninstallation appears If you click Yes uninstallation starts to uninstall the necessary tools but Printer Driver s is are not uninstalled If uninstallation fails a dialog box appears Uninstallation of the former version failed Do you want to continue installing the new version Click No and quit the installer Open Add or Remove Programs of Control Panel and remove Brother GT 782 Tools Then sta...

Page 29: ... printer power OFF Note We do not recommend connection via a USB hub to the printer 2 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 Cable to your PC 3 Turn on your GT 782 printer The following window appears Select No not this time and then click Next 4 Insert the Install CD The following window appears GT 782 20 ...

Page 30: ...nd then click OK The installation continues 6 Click Finish when Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog 7 Open Printers and Faxes in Control Panel 8 Click either Brother GT 782 Brother GT 782 FileOutput icon and select Set as Default Printer on File menu Brother GT 782 icon is checked and Brother GT 782 is set as the default printer This will help to do the layout with your application sof...

Page 31: ...rograms on Start menu 2 Select Manuals in Brother GT 782 Tools 3 Click the manual you want to open The language is the same that is selected in installation Note Only manuals with selected language are installed to your PC Others PDF files are in the folder Manual on Install CD ...

Page 32: ... Click the files you want to download as indicated 4 To use Color Palettes in the applications see 4 2 Setting the Applications Print Condition or refer to the Help of the applications Printing Grid data on the Platen Sheet 1 Select Useful Tools in Brother GT 782 Tools 2 Double click the Grid print data that fits the Platen size e g Grid14x16 arp and send it to the printer 3 Print the data on the ...

Page 33: ...hen PC is connected to USB 2 0 cable the printer turned ON and USB 2 0 cable connected to the printer Installation of GT 782 FileOutput Printer Driver Do not connect the printer to the PC at this stage Note You must be logged on with Administrator rights on the PC 1 Turn on your PC 2 Close all open applications 3 Insert the Install CD included to your PC Select either 32bit_OS or 64bit_OS depends ...

Page 34: ...0 Cable for Windows Vista Windows 7 1 Connect the USB 2 0 cable to your printer power OFF 2 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 Cable to your PC 3 Turn on your GT 782 printer Installation starts automatically The information appears at the right bottom of the PC monitor 4 After installation open Printers in Control Panel of PC 5 Click either Brother GT 782 or Brother GT 782 FileOutput icon and se...

Page 35: ...aker Volume and then press the OK Button The following display appears Left menu 3 Use the Up Down Button to select your desired volume from 0 silent to 7 and then press the OK Button 3 4 3 Language 1 Press the OK Button on the left Control Panel 2 Use the Up Down Button to select Language and then press the OK Button 3 Use the Up Down Button to select your desired language from English Español Fr...

Page 36: ...ration If any liquids get onto the printer immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord and arrange for a service call to resolve Do not use the printer when smoke or a bad odor coming from the printer otherwise it may cause fire or electric shocks or problems with correct operation Immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord and arrange for a service...

Page 37: ...dark garments pretreated on the Platen and adjust the Platen height The operation on the both platens Left Right is the same See 4 5 Placing the T shirt on the Platen 9 Press the Print Button on the Control Panel to start printing When you print more than two T shirts set the second T shirt on the other platen and press the Print Button 10 Remove the printed T shirt from the Platen See 4 7 Removin...

Page 38: ...no ink printed When there are some spots in RGB 255 color in a photo e g those spots will never be printed Use GT 782 FileOutput Printer Driver to see the final layout with GT File Viewer As for the operations for each application refer to the following pages or application help Print Cancel Your printer does not start printing until you press the Print Button The printer memory only holds one pri...

Page 39: ...2 CorelDRAW 10 11 12 Select Color Management off as the style CorelDRAW 10 11 12 CorelDRAW X3 X4 Select RGB radio button Check the left top menu it changes default settings to Custom Current settings not saved Also click the orange arrow from Generic CMYK printer profile to Generic Profile CorelDRAW X3 X4 GT 782 30 ...

Page 40: ...lor Palettes GT_Colors cpl GT_Tshirts cpl 2 Select the Window Color Palette Open palette menu 3 Select GT_Colors cpl GT_Tshirts cpl Use them with the Color Chart GT_ColorChart arp See 4 3 9 Printing Color Chart Important Do not use HKS Pantone and other licensed palettes Those spot Colors are treated special for screen printing Color separation remember you can print each Color by print menu GT 78...

Page 41: ...river To make print data in platen size of 10x12 inches set Width 254 mm 10 inch Height 304 8 mm 12 inch If the print data file is not saved from the printer driver menu but application menu the extension of the print data is automatically prn although you added arp Before you use GT File Viewer to print change the extension to arp manually There are some cases reported in CorelDRAW 11 12 that out...

Page 42: ...55 white spots and they will be ink holes Follow the steps below to change RGB 255 white to RGB 254 white 1 Select Effect Image for CorelDRAW 12 or under Adjust Replace Colors menu Set RGB 255 white to Old color and RGB 254 to New color Set Range to 1 and click OK RGB 255 RGB 254 CorelDRAW X3 2 RGB 255 white are replaced to RGB 254 white Note Vector objects should be filled with RGB 254 GT 782 33 ...

Page 43: ... SWOP v2 Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 Conversion Options Intent Relative Colorimetric Important GT 782 is an RGB printer Make the artwork in RGB mode because CMYK artwork is printed colors e g black yellow and purple turn vague and dull Convert to RGB in sRGB IEC61966 2 1 profile Color space and improve the Color saturation select Image Arrangements to select the proper menu Or use Color Processing i...

Page 44: ...82 the layout is set in this window 2 Settings are different from the versions Photoshop 6 7 CS Make print options as follows go to Page Setup to do Printer Driver settings and then click Print Show More Options Check Pull down menu Color Management Source Space Document sRGB IEC61966 2 1 or Untagged RGB Print Space Profile Printer Color Management Photoshop CS GT 782 35 ...

Page 45: ...e sRGB IEC IEC61966 2 1 or untagged Options Color Handing Let Printer Determine Colors Photoshop CS2 3 Go on to the Page Setup dialog and click OK Note Do not check Print to File on Print window to make print files Use GT 782 FileOutput Printer Driver Photoshop CS2 and CS3 use lots of PC memories in executing and it may take more time to make print data compared with the former versions Check your...

Page 46: ...orange circle below to show the submenu Photoshop CS2 3 Select Replace Swatches and select file GT_Colors_T aco The swatch replaced Use them with the Color Chart GT_ColorChart arp See 4 3 9 Printing Color Chart RGB 254 white Important Do not use HKS Pantone and other licensed palettes Those spot Colors are treated special for screen printing Color separation remember you can print each Color by pr...

Page 47: ...ect RGB 255 white directly with the menu in select and replace to RGB 254 white If you can not select directly RGB 255 in the image follow the steps below to change RGB 255 white to RGB 254 white 1 Select Layer New Adjustment Layer Selective Color menu and make a new adjustment layer Set Opacity as 20 and click OK Photoshop 7 2 In Selective Color Options dialog change Colors to Whites move Black s...

Page 48: ...lear Transforming it to RGB Document Color Mode on File menu may improve the result but black yellow and purple cannot be printed accurately We recommend you edit the artwork or use Color Processing see 4 3 Setting the Printer Driver Condition Color settings 1 Select Edit Color Settings menu The Color Settings window appears 2 Make Color settings as follows and then click OK Advanced Mode Check Wo...

Page 49: ...Orientation Portrait Color Mode RGB Color Illustrator CS2 Printing 1 Click File Print menu 2 Illustrator 10 CS Make sure the following settings Source Space is either sRGB IEC61966 2 1 or Untagged RGB Print Space Profile SameAs Source Click Properties Illustrator 10 or Setup Illustrator CS to do Printer Driver Settings Illustrator CS GT 782 40 ...

Page 50: ...s 41 Illustrator CS2 CS3 Make sure the following settings Document Profile and Printer Profile are either sRGB IEC61966 2 1 or Untagged RGB Color Handling Let Illustrator determine Colors Click Setup to do Printer Driver Settings Illustrator CS2 ...

Page 51: ...4 white Important In Illustrator 10 if Use Print Setup is selected as theArtboard and Single Full Page is selected as the View in Document Setup window proper print image will not be sent to your printer If you want to use Use Print Setup apply Tile Full Pages or Tile ImageableAreas as the View and then select Use Print Setup The tile print is not available only the last received image will be pri...

Page 52: ...ile menu again and select Artboard 6 Click Print Setup to open the Print Setup window 7 Change Size back to the original setting and then click OK 8 Click OK on the Document Setup window Landscape images may not be printed properly Check the preview on Print window and if it is not correct follow the procedure below to solve the problem 1 Confirm the Media Size in Print window is Defined by Driver...

Page 53: ...rs 2 Select Limited Color management and then click OK Photoshop Elements 3 English Version Printing Refer to Photoshop page in 4 2 3 Settings forAdobe Photoshop 1 Select File Print menu The Print Preview window appears 2 Do the settings as follows Show More Options Check Print Space Profile Printer Color Management 3 Click Properties on Print dialog to do Printer Driver settings Color Palette swa...

Page 54: ...do Printer Driver Settings Important Leaving the Job Comment blank displays Windows files system name called PSPPRINT which indicates the application name on your printer s display If you have entered the Job Comment it will be displayed Do not check Print to File on Print window to make print files 4 2 7 Printing From Other Applications If the application does not have Color Settings the Color sp...

Page 55: ... help Set the printer driver condition following the procedure below 1 Select File Print menu of the graphic application The Print window appears 2 Select Brother GT 782 for the printer and then click Properties The following window appears make the necessary settings and then click OK The following items can be set in this window Rollover help indicates in the bottom of the dialog Move the pointe...

Page 56: ...e the operator 4 3 2 Selecting the Platen Size Select the appropriate Platen size from the pull down menu The Print Size standard Platen 14x16 355 6 mm x 406 4 mm Baby Platen 7 x 8 177 8 mm x 203 2 mm option Youth Platen 10 x 12 254 mm x 304 8 mm XL Platen 16x18 406 4 mm x 457 2 mm 4 3 3 Setting the Ink Select the combination of CMYK Color or White inks Color White prints CMYK Color Inks on the ma...

Page 57: ...bright rather than accurate select 4 or 5 Highlight Add more White ink by double printing to make white and highly saturated colors e g orange yellow brighter It takes time but the print output will be improved Note When there is no highlighted colors in the image even if you select Highlight and GT File Viewer shows the setting the printer does not execute double printing Confirm the Double Print...

Page 58: ...y for White ink Color White and White Only RGB 255 white paper color is always transparent with no ink printed RGB 0 black is transparent too when Print with Black ink is checked OFF when black color is expressed with the background T shirt body color Transparent Color You can select one transparent RGB color so that you can use red T shirt color in the print data by changing R 255 GB 0 red as tra...

Page 59: ...100 polyester synthetic leather fabric Double Printing Check the Double Printing to print an image clearer and sharper by widening the Color gamut This is recommended especially for black and white images Note When you are using this function you cannot select the Ink Volume or Yellow Black Printing Yellow Black Printing Yellow black printing can sometimes show the problem below Check the Yellow B...

Page 60: ...ter s setting is prior to the Printer Driver s 4 3 9 Printing Color Chart For your information GT 782 Color Chart GT_ColorChart arp is available to understand Color gamut Print the T shirt and Color Chart will work something like Pantone s Color Formula Guide It is in All Program Brother GT 782 Tools Test Data The colors in this chart corresponds to the Color Palettes Swatches for CorelDRAW Adobe ...

Page 61: ...n e g Youth Platen is used be sure to set Platen Size in Printer Driver menu see 4 3 2 Selecting the Platen Size 4 4 1 Uninstalling the Platen 1 Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen 2 Loosen the Platen Fixing Lever underneath the Platen Platen Fixing Lever Platen Fixing Lever 3 Uninstall the Platen by lifting it up straight GT 782 52 ...

Page 62: ... Applications 4 4 2 Installing the Platen 1 Place the Platen 2 Tighten the Platen Fixing Lever securely Note Adjust the Platen Height see 4 5 Placing the T shirt on the Platen Platen Fixing Lever Platen Fixing Lever GT 782 53 ...

Page 63: ... 2 Remove the three screws that fix the Platen Height Adjustment Lever and remove the two nuts that fix the Platen Positioning Plate Platen Positioning Plate Platen HeightAdjustment Lever 3 Replace the Bush Platen Shaft which is under the Height Adjusting Lever and Platen Positioning Plate to the GT 541 s parts 4 Install the Platen as it is and fix it Insert the Platen Fixing Lever into the lower ...

Page 64: ...s the hems use Uni Directional print see 7 2 4 Changing the Print Direction You can set a print data as Uni Directional by the Printer Driver See 4 3 8 Setting Print Direction as Uni Directional By replacing to the GT 541 s parts the Platen height can be lower by 10 mm 12 22 mm from the surface of the Print Heads Replace the Bush Platen Shaft and Platen Positioning Plate to the GT 541 s parts See ...

Page 65: ... to ensure the t shirt surface is flat and smooth To align a T shirt easily you can print a grid on the Platen Sheet It is in All Program Brother GT 782 Tools Useful Tools Grid14x16 arp is for the standard Platen 14x16 See 3 3 5 Opening the Useful Tools 5 Smooth the surface to remove wrinkles and threads with your hands It is easier to smooth from the center of the shirt outwards Note If the surfa...

Page 66: ... cloth with water See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner If the Platen height is too high the T shirt Print Head or both of them may be damaged when printing 8 Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen Adjust the height by repeating the following steps 9 12 If the Platen height is appropriate you can go to 4 6 Printing to start printing If not go on to the following steps 9 Loosen the Platen Fixi...

Page 67: ... Pretreatment The surface must be as flat as possible in curing If you use an oven the fibers may not lay down flat causing low print quality Water drops on the Pretreatment cured surface turn stains Do not wet the cured surface Do not leave a Pretreatment cured T shirt in a humid space Be aware of the temperature of the heat press in curing the Pretreatment Temperature easily drops by continual c...

Page 68: ...the Platen is ejected and an audible indication is given If printing is to be stopped before it is finished the Stop button can be used Note By pressing the Print Button your printer automatically starts cleaning the Print Head every 24 prints default or every numbers of prints you have set see 7 2 5 Changing theAuto Head Cleaning Setting or after your printer has not been used for more than two h...

Page 69: ... and if not done correctly the image may fade or have other symptoms The hat press and the oven should be used in a well ventilated environment When curing the White ink better to use an oven with much ink on the surface The surface of an T shirt by an oven feels more natural and by an heat press more flat and glittering After using the Heat Press always confirm if the ink is completely dry and cu...

Page 70: ... or 5 3 SendingARP Files from GT File Viewer to your Printer 3 Place the T shirt on the Platen adjust the Platen height and then print See 4 5 Placing the T shirt on the Platen 4 6 Printing 4 7 Removing the T shirt from the Platen and 4 8 Curing the Ink onto the T shirt ５１ Making Print Data in ARP File GT 782 can print theARP file made by GT 541 Printer Driver GT 541 can not print the one made by...

Page 71: ...dow after clicking OK or Print Do not click Print or OK again Aprint data example with White data 5 Save As dialog appears Select where to save the data enter the file name select GT Print File arp as the file type and then click Save TheARP file is created and saved in the selected location Note To read the file name of data saved in a CompactFlash and display it correctly on your printer s Displ...

Page 72: ... names Job Comments Platen Sizes etc of the data in the CompactFlash is displayed one display per data one by one The folders in the CompactFlash indicates with 4 Press the Up Down Button to select the file to be printed and then press the OK Button Your printer starts reading the CompactFlash and the Print Button on your printer s Control Panel starts flashing When theARP file finished reading th...

Page 73: ... open theARP file 2 The file s print condition by the Printer Driver and the preview layout appear in the following window If the White data is included Color White or White Only the background indicates either black or Transparent Color If no White data is included the background indicates white Aprint data example with White data Aprint data example only with Color data Continued on the next pag...

Page 74: ...5 Printing ARP Files Aprint data example made by GT 541 Printer Driver Continued on the next page GT 78２ 65 ...

Page 75: ...print by changing the background color Click Change button and select the color When Show White Image is checked Mask White data is indicated When Show Highlight is checked only Highlight White data is indicated Input the RGB values directly Continued on the next page GT 782 66 ...

Page 76: ...n click Send to GT Printer Also confirm that your printer is connected to PC with USB 2 0 Cable TheARP file has been sent to your printer Note If more than one GT 541 are installed in your PC the Select Printer dialog appears Select the one to send the data to and then click OK PC starts sending the print data GT 78２ 67 ...

Page 77: ... bum Be careful not to get your fingers caught when closing the front cover otherwise it may result in injury to your fingers Do not move the Platen by hand The Printer may be seriously damaged by this Do not disassemble the ink cartridge Take care not to let the ink Wash Liquid Maintenance Solution Pretreatment or waste liquid come into contact with your eyes or onto your skin otherwise inflammat...

Page 78: ...eaner regularly to keep the print quality The timing will be indicated on the Display of the Control Panel See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner To keep the best print result your printer will show empty status for the color cartridge that is empty To keep print quality a small amount of ink remains to avoid damage to your printer 1 Remove the new Ink Cartridge from its packing 2 Carefully remove ...

Page 79: ...gularly Keep the Print Head Cap and Wiper Blade clean when replacing the Wiper Cleaner If not the waste ink may drop on a T shirt in printing or mis firing may not be easily improved 1 Press the OK Button that you are going to replace and show the Menu 2 Press the Up Down Button to select the Maintenance and then press the OK Button 3 Press the Up Down Button to select the Cap Wiper Clean and then...

Page 80: ...Wiper Cleaner Cassette 7 Push both sides of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette to open it 8 Carefully drop off the used Wiper Cleaner and dispose of in accordance with local regulations Note Dispose the used Wiper Cleaner in compliance with your local regulations Wiper Cleaner 9 Insert the two projections of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette into the holes on the new Wiper Cleaner GT 78２ 71 ...

Page 81: ...closing 11 Open the Wiper Cleaning Kit which comes with the new Black Ink Cartridge The following items are included 12 Wear the gloves and wet both sides of a CleanApplicator with the Wash Liquid Note Use only the Wash Liquid included to wet the CleanApplicators using other liquid will cause damage to the Print Heads 13 Use the one side of wet CleanApplicator to clean the front side of the Wiper ...

Page 82: ...leaner Cassette 17 Check the top edge of the black Flash Plate on the right and the front back surface of the Obstruction Sensor if they are dirty with ink and or dust wipe off the dirt with a soft wet cloth with water Note When ink or dust is mounted high on the top edge of the Flash Plate it may touch the surface of the print head during printing this may cause misfiring When the surface back of...

Page 83: ...t Head to do one by one Press OK button and White Ink loading starts 4 When finished Standby no print data or Ready with print data indicates on the Display Tube Cleaning White once a week 1 Confirm in advance the amount of the Waste Ink in the Waste Ink Tank when you do the maintenance 2 Fill the bottle with Maintenance Solution 500 ml at least more than 250 ml per one Print Head tighten the cap ...

Page 84: ...ten Sheet The Platen Sheet gets dirty in operation Please replace the Platen Sheet to avoid making smudges on a T shirt To help align a T shirt you can print a grid on the Platen Sheet It is in All Program Brother GT 782 Tools Useful Tools Grid14x16 arp is for the standard Platen 14x16 See 3 3 5 Opening the Useful Tools 1 Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen 2 Remove the Platen Sheet and th...

Page 85: ...e the one in the Nozzle Cleaning Kit the Cap Cleaning Kit or you can purchase one If you use the Wash Liquid in the Nozzle Cleaning Kit or the Cap Cleaning Kit make sure you replace it with the new one 4371M Cleaning Print Heads Color White 1 Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display 2 Select Maintenance and then press the OK Button 3 Select Cap Wiper Cleaning and then press the OK Button The P...

Page 86: ...r After that load the Maintenance Solution into the tubes instead of White Ink with Initial Cleaning menu and turn OFF the printer 1 Follow the steps of 6 1 3 Retrieving White Ink and Tube Cleaning and clean the tubes in advance 2 Remove the Maintenance Cartridge and the bottle 3 Fill the bottle with Maintenance Solution more than 500 ml is necessary 4 Cap close theAir in Cap of the Maintenance Ca...

Page 87: ...esult in injury Wait at least 1 minute after turning off the power switch before opening the front cover Do not touch the head heat sink as it may be HOT and may cause a bum Be careful not to get your fingers caught when closing the front cover otherwise it may result in injury to your fingers Do not disassemble the ink cartridge Take care not to let the ink Wash Liquid Maintenance Solution Pretre...

Page 88: ...o not match Connect GT 782 with the original USB port in PC Other USB device is connected with your PC Remove the other USB device and restart your PC and check if GT 782 works properly Something is wrong with the USB cable Try other or shorter USB 2 0 cables Display turned OFF but Error LED ON Auto Power off worked Turn OFF and ON the power switch Pressing the Print Button does not start printing...

Page 89: ... a CompactFlash is not displayed properly The file name has been changed when saving it in the CompactFlash because it had 9 or more characters Rename the file with characters of 8 or less and then save it again in the CompactFlash Cannot do Uni Directional Bi Directional Printing The setting between the Printer Driver and the Printer does not match The printer setting is prior to the Printer Driv...

Page 90: ...Cleaning check the nozzles with Nozzle Check Pattern If repeating this 5 times does not solve the problem see 7 2 2 Cleaning the Print Heads Printing on very high absorbent material Select uni directional of Print Direction See 7 2 4 Changing the Print Direction The Platen is too low Printing by wider gaps between Print Heads and printed medium Adjust the Platen height If the Platen Positioning Pl...

Page 91: ...ying the Pretreatment Some nozzles misfired by checking the Nozzle Check Pattern see 7 2 3 Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern The Print Heads need to be cleaned Press the Head Cleaning Button to clean the Print Heads Or select Head Cleaning menu After Head Cleaning check the nozzles with Nozzle Check Pattern If repeating this 5 times does not solve the problem see 7 2 2 Cleaning the ...

Page 92: ...lace the Wiper Cleaner and clean the Wiper Blade and caps Check if it is too dirty to wipe off the waste ink Please use Cap Cleaning Kit If the black ink is not changed frequently please consider the wiper How to Check 1 See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and select Cap Wiper Clean and then turn off your printer 2 Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide th...

Page 93: ...mode see 7 2 2 Cleaning the Print Heads 3 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern and check if the problem is solved If you still notice the problem repeat steps 1 to 3 up to five times If the problem is not solved proceed to the next step Step 5 Clean the Print Head Nozzles 1 Clean the Print Head Nozzle using the Nozzle Cleaning Kit see 7 2 6 Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles Note Purchase the new one after...

Page 94: ...or Solving the Print Quality Problems After a long storage or when you find ink tubes have empty air space inside try Initial head cleaning first to replace all the ink inside the tube Select Initial Cleaning in Maintenance menu and execute Initial Head Cleaning 5 Press the Up Down Button to select which Print Head color to clean can select All Colors for Normal mode and then press the OK Button T...

Page 95: ...nt and then press the OK Button 6 Press the Up Down Button to select Nozzle Check and then press the OK Button The following message appears 7 Press the OK Button to start printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 8 Check the printed pattern to identify which Print Head has the problem If there is stripes arrow 1 or line breaks arrow 2 the Print Head of the color in the following example Magenta has the p...

Page 96: ...el The default setting is Auto which follows the Printer Driver setting Check OFF Uni Directional Printing The printer setting is prior to the Printer Driver setting Even if the checkbox Uni Directional Printing is checked when the printer setting is Always Bi then the print is Bi Directional Unlike GT 541 even the new print data is received the printer setting does not change 7 2 5 Changing the A...

Page 97: ...n to display the Menu Display 3 Press the Up Down Button to select Maintenance and then press the OK Button 4 Press the Up Down Button to select Nozzle Cleaning and then press the OK Button The Head Caps and the Wiper Blade prepare for cleaning The following message appears 5 Turn off your printer 6 Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the...

Page 98: ... with Wash Liquid do not rub the Print Head with other liquid e g ater Print Head may be seriously damaged 9 Wet the surface nozzle plate of the Print Head with Wash Liquid Then rub softly the nozzle plate to remove ink and debris from the nozzle plate until the nozzle plate is clean Use a soft clean and lint free cloth to loosen and remove the dirty ink and debris from the Clean Applicator to kee...

Page 99: ...ve any questions please contact your service number Note Replacement of the Black Print Head is shown as an example in this section When the White Print Head is replaced load the Maintenance Solution in advance See 6 1 3 Loading Retrieving White Ink 1 Make sure your printer is in either Standby or Ready modes 2 Press the OK Button to display the Menu Display 3 Press the Up Down Button to select Ma...

Page 100: ... both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover Print Heads Tube Important Print Head is very sensitive to static electricity and it may be seriously damaged when touching with charged hand Follow the caution label inside the Front Cover on the printer and be sure to discharge static electricity that your body has and exchange the Print Head Note Make sure th...

Page 101: ...te flat cable connector tab and then disconnect the flat cable Flat Cable Connector Tab Connector Tab Flat Cable 11 Wear the gloves included with the new Print Head and then remove the tube fitting from the new Print Head Tube fitting GT 782 92 ...

Page 102: ...connect the tube and put the tube fitting removed from the new Print Head to prevent the ink from coming out 14 Turn the lever to the direction of the arrow to unlock the Print Head Lever 15 Take off your gloves and remove the used Print Head by lifting up the knob Knob GT 782 93 ...

Page 103: ... Print Head by holding the knob and holding the flat cable with the other hand Make sure the V shaped groove of the Print Head hits the pin Pin V shaped groove Protective Tube 17 Press down the Print Head knob securely and push in the Print Head backward to align the Print Head properly GT 782 94 ...

Page 104: ...ke off the gloves insert the flat cable into the connector and then turn down the connector tab to lock the cable Note Make sure the flat cable is inserted straight against the connector If not reconnect it correctly The flat cable is very fragile Be careful with handling it Close when Connector Tab is vertical to FFC Open when Connecting Tab is parallel to FFC GT 782 95 ...

Page 105: ...ition and close the Front Cover 24 Remove the Filter Cartridge and then install the Ink Cartridge for CMYK and the Maintenance Solution for White which are previously removed 25 Turn on your printer 26 Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen 27 Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display 28 Press the Up Down Button to select Maintenance and then press the OK Button 29 Press the Up Down Button...

Page 106: ...te If the Print Heads do not align properly the printer cannot make correct r colors See the example below Cyan Print Head does not align shifted forward Check 17 and 18 in former page 34 If the quality is OK go on to the next section 7 2 8 Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced to complete the adjustment after the Print Head replacement If you still see the problem in print quality con...

Page 107: ...te print data and Color print data Select White ColorAlignment and click Next Follow the steps 7 2 9 Replacing the Wiper Blade The Wiper Blade needs to be replaced periodically because it is worn out to solve the ink jetting problem Use the Wiper ASSY sold separately for the replacement Wiper Blade 1 Turn on your printer if it is off 2 Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display 3 Press the Up Do...

Page 108: ...h both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover 4325M 7 Pull out the Wiper Cleaner Cassette Note Do not tilt the Wiper Cleaner Cassette ink may get on your hands or clothing Do not touch the Clearance Sensor the bar above the Wiper Cleaner Cassette it may cause a malfunction 8 Open the Wiper Replacing Kit and put on the gloves Continued on the next page ...

Page 109: ...7 Troubleshooting 9 Push the right OperationArm about 5 mm 0 2 inches to the right and pull out the Wiper Blade as holding its left Note Do not push the OperationArm by force OperationArms GT 782 100 ...

Page 110: ...7 Troubleshooting 10 Remove the Wiper Blade by pulling it to the left 11 Insert the left projection of the new Wiper Blade to the slit of the left OperationArm Projections Slits GT 782 101 ...

Page 111: ... projections of the Wiper Blade are inserted to the slits of the OperationArms 14 Insert the Wiper Cleaner Cassette straight into your printer Note Do not touch the Clearance Sensor the bar above the Wiper Cleaner Cassette 15 Close the Front Cover and then turn on your printer If your printer turns on without any problem replacement of the Wiper Blade has been completed If there is problem such as...

Page 112: ...e print quality This setting can be done separately CMYK White 1 Make sure your printer is in either Standby or Ready modes 2 Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display 3 Press the Up Down Button to select the Maintenance and then press the OK Button 4 Press the Up Down Button to select the Extra Wipe Set and then press the OK Button The following message appears 5 Normal setting is 52 lines Sel...

Page 113: ...the Platen Size click Setup and then click Continue Print window appears 5 Click Preference 6 Change the Platen Size in the Printer Driver Window and then click OK 7 Click Print in the Print window 8 Confirm the preview and then click Print to send the data to your printer The Platen Size setting changes to Platen 10 x 12 this happens especially when printing the image smaller than 14 x 16 inches ...

Page 114: ...tor is worn 1060 Temp Low xxx F The ambient temperature is below the range that maintains the print quality xxx is the current temperature Raise the room temperature 1061 Temp High xxx F The ambient temperature is above the range that maintains the print quality xxx is the current temperature Drop the room temperature 1070 Battery Life The battery ran out 1080 RTC notAdjusted The internal clock ha...

Page 115: ...ture Raise the room temperature 2051 Temp High xxx F The ambient temperature is over operative temperature rage xxx is the current temperature Drop the room temperature 2062 1 Platen didn t return to the home position because Platen Motor stepped out Or 2 Platen Org Sensor did not work while Platen returned correctly 2070 OBSTACLE SENSED Push OK Unload GT 782 detected an obstacle on the Platen or ...

Page 116: ...ware 3005 PC Data Error The Check Sums of the received data did not correspond when updating EEPROM Reboot and update GT 782 again Contact your dealer or Brother 3006 Received NG Data GT 782 received the data that is not supported or the data transmission from the PC to GT 782 is interrupted in an inappropriate way The data transmission might be made from the PC to GT 782 by using a printer driver...

Page 117: ...error 4020 PC Data Error The received update program file is not for SH 4021 PC Data Error The received update program file is not for BY 4022 PC Data Error The received update program file is not for H8 Reboot GT 782 and update firmware again Contact your dealer or Brother 4100 CardAccess Error The file cannot be opened Check the contents in the Compact Flash Push OK Button to escape menu and re ...

Page 118: ...r SHBY ILGLMSGLEN Communication error inside the firmware 5005 Machine Error or SHBY CHECKSUM Communication error inside the firmware 5010 SHBY BY INITTO1 5011 SHBY BY INITTO2 5012 SHBY BY INITTO3 Communication error inside the firmware 5020 Machine Error 5021 Machine Error 5030 Machine Error 5031 Machine Error Communication error inside the firmware 5032 Machine Error 5033 Machine Error 5034 Mach...

Page 119: ...from SH y 5101 BYSH ILGLOFFSET Defect in the scan print area from SH 5102 Machine Error Time out of sending print data from SH 5200 SHMN Response TO Time out of waiting for the Maintenance Unit response 5201 SHMN ILGLRSP Error in the Maintenance Unit response format 5210 Received an error response from the Maintenance Unit 5211 MNT RSP Error XX Received an error response from the Maintenance Unit ...

Page 120: ... SH 6012 Fail SH FLSH WRT Failure in writing to FLASH ROM of SH 6013 Fail SH FLSH CHK Defect in FLASH ROM Check Sum of SH 6014 Fail SH RAM Test Defect in RAM check of SH 6020 Fail RTC Read Defect in the real time clock 6021 Fail No Battery Battery exhaustion of the real time clock 6031 Fail Panel Button Platen Button may be malfunctioning 6032 Fail Panel Button Print Button may be malfunctioning 6...

Page 121: ... Fail Head Temp C Print Head temperature defect C or W3 6123 Fail Head Temp Y Print Head temperature defect Y or W4 6134 Fail Head VLTG Print Head voltage defect 6150 Fail Sur Temp Ambient temperature sensor defect 6200 Fail MNT Cap Drv The operation stopped because the Cap Driver has overheated 6210 Fail MNT Pump Drv The operation stopped because the Pump Driver has overheated 6220 Fail MNT Wipe ...

Page 122: ...nside the program Commands other than CR LF 7124 PRG BY ILGLDir Error inside the program Undefined print direction 7125 PRG BYToo near Error inside the program Moving error It is too close to move 7126 PRG BY ILGLMode Error inside the program Undefined print mode 7199 PRG BY Internal Internals error general error defect of SH 9001 LVDS CHECK SUM NG LVDS internal PCB comm error LVDS send check sum ...

Page 123: ...9300 LVDS SLEEP MASTER LVDS internal PCB comm error no notice of start received from master 9301 LVDS SLEEP SLAVE LVDS internal PCB comm error no notice of start received from slave 9302 LVDS P PKT SEQ NO LVDS internal PCB comm error disorder sequence no of print data packet 9303 LVDS F PKT SEQ NO LVDS internal PCB comm error disorder sequence no of firmware packet 9304 LVDS L PKT SEQ NO LVDS inte...

Page 124: ...tion buffer overrun occurred PA Pump Driver Overheat The operation stopped because the Pump Driver has overheated PE Parity error Serial communication parity error occurred PI Pump initialization error The Pump initialization was not made before operating the Pump PN The number of arguments is different The number of arguments is abnormal PS Pump Sensor Error Failure in the Pump sensor or Pump mot...

Page 125: ... 85 no condensation For optimum print result Temperature 64 F to 86 F 18 C to 30 C Humidity 35 to 85 no condensation Temperature and Humidity For storage Temperature 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C Humidity 20 to 85 no condensation ８２ Software Specification Supported OS Latest Windows XP32bit Windows Vista 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit Supported interface USB 1 1 2 0 CompactFlash Minimum system ...

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