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Getting Started Guide

For EPSON Stylus

C88/C88+/D88+

ChromaBlast

™

Revision 11/2006

Summary of Contents for C88

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide For EPSON Stylus C88 C88 D88 ChromaBlast Revision 11 2006 ...

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Page 3: ...ica 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 written consent of Sawgrass Technologies Inc Information in this manual is subject to change without n...

Page 4: ...ctice the Sawgrass Process other than a ChromaBlast ink purchased from Sawgrass or its authorized distributor accompanied by a PLA is not a licensed use of the Sawgrass Process No rights to use the Sawgrass Process except those specified herein are granted and no rights to use any other process product software or hardware developed or sold by Sawgrass are granted or implied hereby 2 LIMITATIONS O...

Page 5: ... ChromaBlast media packaged herewith with your ChromaBlast ink in your Epson printer to practice the printing process described in U S Patent No 6 341 856 Sawgrass Process The use of any ink dye or pigment and media combination to practice the Sawgrass Process other than ChromaBlast ink and ChromaBlast media purchased from Sawgrass or its authorized distributor accompanied by a PLA is not a licens...

Page 6: ...erwise transfer for value the SOFTWARE PRODUCT No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Copying or Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile copy or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT No Rental You may not rent lease or lend the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Support Services Sawgrass Technologies Inc may provide you with support services related to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Support Services Use of Support Servic...

Page 7: ...tent allowed by applicable law implied warranties on the SOFTWARE PRODUCT if any are limited to thirty 30 days CUSTOMER REMEDIES Sawgrass and its suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at Sawgrass option either a return of the price paid if any or b repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT that does not meet Sawgrass Limited Warranty and which is returned to Sawgrass wi...

Page 8: ...sary What we will do Provide you with a new or 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...

Page 9: ...inting and Heat Transfer Instructions 22 ChromaBlast Driver Introduction 25 System Requirements 25 Setup Instructions Windows 2000 and XP 26 Using ChromaBlast Driver in Windows 2000 XP 31 Appendix A Network Printing in Windows 2000 XP 36 Host Machine Server 36 Appendix B Defeating Application Color Management 37 Appendix C Using ColorSure and Custom Palette 42 Supplies Equipment 50 Operating Condi...

Page 10: ... in your printer ChromaBlast Driver is included with the ChromaBlast system Developed by Sawgrass Technologies the ChromaBlast Driver is user friendly software that enables you to maximize output quality and quantity Please refer to the detailed instructions provided in this manual or on your ChromaBlast Driver CD to customize each print Technical support is available from your Authorized ChromaBl...

Page 11: ...ocumentation provided pertains only to the use of ChromaBlast inks in your EPSON Stylus C88 C88 D88 ink jet printer To assist you in the overall setup process references are made back to the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 D88 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 wa...

Page 12: ...printer power is on and that the green light is not blinking 2 Open the printer cover and lower the output tray 3 Press the Ink Button for one second to move the cartridge holder into the change cartridge position Ink Button Do not hold the Ink Button for more than 2 seconds or the printer will clean the print head Paper Feed Button Power ...

Page 13: ...ylus C88 C88 11 4 Open the cartridge cover 5 Squeeze the tab at the back of the Epson cartridge as you lift it out of the printer Remove all Epson cartridges from the cartridge holder 6 Insert the ChromaBlast cartridges into the cartridge holder ensuring they are firmly seated ...

Page 14: ...tylus C88 C88 12 7 When the ChromaBlast cartridges are in place close the cartridge cover 8 Close the printer cover and press the ink button for one second The printer will move the print head to the parked position and charge the ink delivery system with the ChromaBlast inks ...

Page 15: ...e ink light is blinking or solid 1 Determine which cartridge needs to be changed by pressing the Ink button for 1 second The ink carriage will move to the far left in the machine and will stop beneath the mark on the printer 2 Press the ink button again If more than one ink cartridge is empty the next cartridge will move beneath the mark on the printer Press the ink button until all empty cartridg...

Page 16: ... lift if from the printer 5 Insert the new cartridge into the cartridge holder ensuring that it is firmly seated Repeat steps 4 6 for each empty cartridge 6 Close the cartridge cover 7 Close the printer cover and press the ink button for one second to return the cartridges to their parked position and to charge the ink delivery system with the new ink ...

Page 17: ... the box and place it to the side 4 Clamp the tubes at the end of each line before you clip on each bag to prevent ink from entering them Insert the ink bags into the ink box by clipping them into the connectors inside each chamber All chambers are labeled with the corresponding color for each ink bag Components 1 Ink Cartridge tubes 2 1 x Long Tube Grip 3 1 x Short Tube Grip 4 4 x Ink Bags 5 Smal...

Page 18: ...dge to pull ink through the line until a small amount of it reaches 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 Repeat Steps 6 7 for each cartridge 9 Place the lid back onto the Quick Connect II ink box and gently place the car...

Page 19: ...the printer on lift the lid and press the ink button 6 2 The cartridge bay will shift into the remove position Lift the bay lid and remove any installed cartridges 3 Install the cartridge chips into the slot on the front of the cartridge bay Note The chip has an up arrow on the back of it showing which way it should go in the printer ...

Page 20: ... of the chip holders as shown 5 Gently slide the cartridges through the hole in the cartridge cover Start with the black cartridge on the left and attach the cartridges in this order 6 Obtain the foam block place it on top of the cartridges and close the cartridge cover Be careful not to pinch the tubes when closing the cover from left to right Black Cyan Magenta and Yellow ...

Page 21: ... Place the tube holder in the flat gray area just beneath the buttons on the printer 8 Slide tubing into the holder for placement 9 Position the tubing so that the black line on it lines up with the edge of the tube holder Note This will 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 ...

Page 22: ...the left hand side of the printer where the tubes hang down to meet the Quick Connect II ink box Slide tubes into the holder for placement 11 Unclamp the end of each tube so that you are ready for printing 10 Press the ink button to move the print head back to the ink cartridge parked position Congratulations You ve successfully installed a C88 C88 D88 Quick Connect II ink system and printer ...

Page 23: ...om the CD that came with your Quick Connect II system Refer to the ChromaBlast Driver documentation and video tutorial on how to use it You may want to remove the printer lid or leave it open at all times You may have a little air 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 cl...

Page 24: ...ed TRANSFERRING THE IMAGE USING A COMMERCIAL HEAT PRESS 1 If desired you may trim the non printed area before 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...

Page 25: ...es Inc ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 23 STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS Store ChromaBlast media in a cool dry area within the provided plastic storage bag Do not remove from carton until ready to use ...

Page 26: ...ss Technologies Inc ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 24 Rev 1 0 0 For distribution with ChromaBlast only NOT FOR RESALE ChromaBlast Driver User Guide For Epson Stylus C88 C88 D88 ...

Page 27: ...he ChromaBlast Driver delivers both convenience and the highest quality ChromaBlast color management technology The innovation demonstrated by the ChromaBlast Driver is the result of our dedication to you our customers At Sawgrass Technologies we are focused on delivering the highest quality digital transfer technology available We fully expect that you will be wowed by the results you obtain with...

Page 28: ...rinting as soon as possible these are the steps Sawgrass recommends you perform while setting up your sublimation printer driver software 1 Setup the printer according to the Epson instructions 2 Install the ChromaBlast inks 3 Install the Epson printer driver According to the Epson user s manual 4 After the Epson driver is installed check to see which port the printer is set to a In XP you can do ...

Page 29: ...t Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 27 6 The Welcome screen is displayed Click Next to proceed 7 The License Agreement is displayed next Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the Licensing Agreement to continue ...

Page 30: ...ster 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 843 884 1575 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 registrati...

Page 31: ...olors 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 Driver 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 New Hardwar...

Page 32: ...lation cannot find the printer port then you will be given the opportunity 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 end the installation ...

Page 33: ... File menu 3 Select the ChromaBlast Driver printer 4 Use the properties button to access and set the Color Output Ink and Substrate Resolution and Advanced options 5 Click Print Setting ChromaBlast Driver printer properties To configure the ChromaBlast Driver for the correct substrate you must display its printer properties There are two ways to display the printer properties From the Windows Desk...

Page 34: ... 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 custom paper sizes click the button to the right of the paper...

Page 35: ...ackgrounds that have vivid spot color text Vector and Bitmap Explanation Bitmaps are a grid of pixels Bitmaps come from digital cameras scanners and photo cds Bitmaps can also be created in applications like Corel PhotoPaint or Adobe PhotoShop Bitmaps have file extensions like GIF JPG BMP and TIF Vector components consist of shapes curves lines and text They are created in programs such as CorelDr...

Page 36: ...ee appendix C Custom Palette Button The Custom Palette utility enables you to add edit import and export custom colors to the ColorSure palette If you need to precisely match a specific color the Color Finder tool makes this a breeze For a complete description on how to use the Custom Palette refer to Appendix C Mirror When you transfer an image the result will be flipped when compared to the prin...

Page 37: ...ster the product and unlock all the features Input Profile This option allows you to specify an input profile that the driver will use when color correcting your image If you are printing scanned artwork and your scanner manufacturer provided ICC profiles for your scanner model select the profile here In order to select a profile IT MUST BE INSTALLED ON YOUR MACHINE To install a profile on your ma...

Page 38: ...simple Before a network printer can be used it must be installed 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 th...

Page 39: ... It is extremely important that you turn off any color matching features associated with your design software An explanation of how to disable print time color management in several popular design packages follows CorelDraw version 9 1 Create a new graphic 2 From the main menu choose Tools Color Management The Color Management dialog box is displayed 3 In the Color Management window see figure bel...

Page 40: ...gement In the Color Management window see figure below set the Style option to Color Management Off CorelDraw version 5 6 or 7 If you are using version 5 6 or 7 of CorelDRAW ensure that you have the Printer Color Profile check box unchecked This setting is found in the lower left of the Print dialog window See figure below Make sure this box is not checked CorelDRAW 5 6 and 7 print dialog ...

Page 41: ... 39 Adobe Photoshop 6 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit Color Settings On the Color Settings dialog box 1 Set all Color Management Policies to Off 2 Uncheck Profile Mismatches 3 Uncheck Ask When Opening To Print RGB Graphics Choose File Print and set the options as described below ...

Page 42: ...ylus C88 C88 40 To Print CMYK Graphics Choose File Print and set the options as described below Adobe Photoshop 7 and CS 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 43: ...t with Preview On the print dialog page set 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 44: ...u can add multiple custom colors to new custom palette files cpl acl etc II Printing the ColorSure Palette The first thing you will want to do is to print your ColorSure palette to the shirt you 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 wha...

Page 45: ...ch palette you wish to load To open the ColorSure Palette in Illustrator choose Window Swatch Libraries Other Library Navigate to where it was installed to when you installed PowerDriver C Program Files Sawgrass PowerDriver Adobe Illustrator and hit Open For easier access to the Palette file copy it from this above path to Illustrator10 Presets Swatches and the palettes will show up in your pull d...

Page 46: ... 40 and choosing two step colors e g cyan and magenta would expand the original navy blue in four directions more cyan less cyan more magenta and less magenta This expanded color chart is outputted directly to your printer How to use Color Finder First open the Printing Preferences window At the bottom of the window click the Palette Utility button this will open the Custom Palette Utility window ...

Page 47: ...ecting two or three Step Colors Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors to choose from For instance if you choose to modify your Start 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 ...

Page 48: ...uestion of how much you want your Start Color to fluctuate If your Start Color is close the color you are looking for use a low Step Size i e 5 10 However if your start color is not close to what you are looking for use a higher Step Size You can enter any Step Size value between 1 and 40 As an example let s say your Start Color is C 20 M 100 Y 150 K 0 and you select Cyan and Magenta to be your St...

Page 49: ...ain 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 note of these values Then at the bottom left of the Color Finder palette you will see a full set of CMYK values The new Start Color s CMYK value would be C 70 M 120 and whatever the YK values are from the full set 3 Lastly plug the CMYK values for the new S...

Page 50: ... that you are adding to the custom palette At the bottom right of the color matrix window are the RGB values Simply click OK and the RGB Input Color values will be automatically entered Please take note of these RGB values for later use in your design applications Click the Add Color button A window will pop up asking you whether you want to add the color to the palette for all substrates or just ...

Page 51: ...r Application Palette It is possible to add your custom color s swatch to an application palette as well You will need to take note of the Input Color RGB value that you assigned in the previous step in order to create the new swatch Refer to your specific design application software s manual for instructions on this ...

Page 52: ... Operating conditions are 65 80 F with 35 60 relative humidity Optimum operating conditions are 70 75 F with 40 50 relative humidity Ink Storage ChromaBlast product should be stored in an environmental controlled room with a temperature range of 50 o F 75 o F Do not expose ChromaBlastTM cartridges directly to light especially sunlight for extended periods For best results install your ChromaBlastT...

Page 53: ...e the section entitled ChromaBlast Driver User s Guide Ensure you used the right printer driver and driver settings Please see the section entitled ChromaBlast Driver User s Guide Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the section entitled Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions Verify all colors print correctly Run the Nozzle Check utility and...

Page 54: ...sed the item with the proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the section entitled Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions Verify your printer driver settings are correct Please see the section entitled ChromaBlast Driver User s Guide for additional information My image looks blurred Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the se...

Page 55: ... of the printer s nozzles are firing properly Perform a Nozzle Check from the Utility tab of your printer driver For further instructions see the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 D88 Printer User s Guide If one or more of the nozzles fail to print perform a Print Head Cleaning For further instructions see the EPSON Stylus C88 C88 D88 Printer User s Guide ...

Page 56: ...wgrass Technical Support at 843 849 3847 Project Sublimation Whether you are a current business owner adding sublimation to your line up a novice intermediate sublimation user who would like to learn more or an entrepreneur exploring the dye sub industry Project Sublimation is the industry s choice for practical hands on instruction From equipment and product overview to marketing and pricing your...

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