o
Is there any lint or standing fibers on the print
surface?
Lint or standing fibers on the print surface may stick to
the print head and stain other areas of the T-shirt.
Remove any lint with the sticky tape or roller and press
the fibers flat with a hard roller when you load a T-shirt
on the platen.
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“Load the T-shirt (media)” on page 59
o
Clean around the print head.
If the printing surface and so on is dirty even after
performing cap cleaning, fibers, such as lint, may have
accumulated around the print head nozzles. Clean
around the print head.
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“Clean around the print head and the edges of the
Not enough or uneven whiteness
o
Are the print head nozzles clogged?
If the nozzles are clogged, nozzles do not fire ink and
the print quality declines. Print a nozzle check pattern.
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“Checking for clogged nozzles” on page 100
o
Have you shaken White ink supply units?
Because the ink particles in White ink can sediment
easily, it needs to be shaken at the start of every
working day and every 24 hours (when a message is
displayed). Remove and thoroughly shake the ink
supply unit(s).
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“Shaking and Replacing Ink Supply Units” on
o
Have you applied the pre-treatment liquid
evenly?
If the pre-treatment liquid is not applied evenly, the
printed result will be uneven. Refer to the instructions
and apply the pre-treatment liquid evenly.
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“Applying the pre-treatment liquid” on page 43
o
Have you dried the T-shirt completely after
pre-treatment?
If the T-shirt is in the following condition, whiteness
may decline.
❏
Insufficient heat press process
❏
Moisture has accumulated because the T-shirt
was left for an extended period of time
Dry the T-shirt completely after the pre-treatment
referring to the fixing conditions. If the T-shirt is left for
an extended period, dry it for several seconds in the
heat press before printing.
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“Fixing the pre-treatment liquid” on page 44
o
Have you optimized the temperature and
pressure of the heat press?
The temperature of the heat press decreases when
you press a T-shirt that has had pre-treatment liquid
applied. When pressing several T-shirts one after
another, check that the temperature of the heat press
is not lower than required. Also, the whiteness
becomes uneven if the pressure is insufficient since
the T-shirt does not dry completely and the fibers are
not pressed flat. Make sure you optimize the pressure
of the heat press.
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“Fixing the pre-treatment liquid” on page 44
If there is not enough white even after doing the above
measures and there are no applicable items, do these
measures in the following order.
1. Execute Cleaning(Heavy)
A
Confirm that the power is turned on, and then
press in the order of
(menu) -
Maintenance
-
Head Cleaning
-
Cleaning(Heavy)
-
Select
Nozzles
-
White
.
B
Select all the WH rows, and then press
OK
.
If there is not enough white even after executing
Cleaning(Heavy)
1 or 2 times, try the following
measures.
2. Change the Printer Mode
See the following, and then switch
Printer Mode
to
Color ink mode
, and then return it to
White ink
mode
.
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