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SubliJet

Getting Started Guide

For the Ricoh GX7000

Revision 2.0

Summary of Contents for Aficio GX7000

Page 1: ...SubliJet R Getting Started Guide For the Ricoh GX7000 Revision 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com ii ...

Page 3: ...h in your Ricoh printer to practice the printing process described in U S Patent No 5 488 907 The use of any ink dye or pigment to practice the Sawgrass Process other than a SubliJet R 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 rig...

Page 4: ...ocess The use of any ink dye or pigment to practice the Sawgrass Process other than a SubliJet ink which is purchased 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 SOFTW...

Page 5: ... EULA is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario Canada In the event of any dispute arising under this license or from the use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT each party irrevocably agrees to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and further agrees to commence any litigation which may arise hereunder in the courts located in the Judicial District of York Province of Ontario If ...

Page 6: ...LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Sawgrass or its suppliers be liable for any special incidental indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use the SOFTW...

Page 7: ...iver R for the Ricoh GX7000 7 Introduction 8 PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 System Requirements 8 PowerDriver R Quick Start Installation Instructions 9 PowerDriverTM R Setup 11 Using PowerDriver R for the Ricoh GX7000 16 PowerDriver R Printing Preferences Overview 21 Appendix A Over riding Application Color Management 24 Appendix B Using ColorSureTM Custom Palette in PowerDriver R 29 Selecting Paper 3...

Page 8: ... the limit for producing brilliant near photo quality images on caps clipboards clocks mugs mouse pads plaques puzzles synthetic t shirts and more SubliJet R Ink is ideal for markets that personalize customize or create short run output This document contains information for using SubliJet R inks and helpful tips are also provided for getting the best results from your transfers The information pr...

Page 9: ... with additional information for getting the best results from your transfers The documentation provided pertains only to the use of SubliJet R inks in your Ricoh GX7000 ink jet printer To assist you in the overall setup process references are made back to the Ricoh GX7000 Printer Users Guide for instructions To help point out important information specific instructions and helpful tips look for t...

Page 10: ... cover on the printer 3 Insert the SubliJet R cartridges in the indicated order Press each cartridge body until it engages securely Do not shake or agitate ink carts before or after installation Cartridge Order Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 4 Once all cartridges are in place close the cartridge cover 5 Next the Ricoh printer driver must be installed and the printer head position and paper alignment po...

Page 11: ...this go to the Ricoh website at www ricoh usa com 7 Go to the Downloads section of the website and click on the Download Ricoh Drivers Software option 8 If you agree to the Software License agreement click OK 9 Under the Product Drivers and printers section search for the B W Color Gel printer option and use the drop down list to select Aficio GX7000 and click Go 10 Click on the Firmware link and ...

Page 12: ...rences 3 At the top of the dialog window select the Maintenance tab 4 There are two options that will be used for adjusting the Ricoh printer for optimum output the Adjust Paper Feed option the Adjust Print Head Positions option 5 Start by selecting the Adjust Paper Feed option 6 Follow the screen shots to print out a test sheet 7 Once the test sheet has printed review the page to determine the op...

Page 13: ...2 Once the test sheet has printed review the page to determine the optimum level for your printer 13 To determinewhich value isoptimum lookforthecolumn number that appears above the lightest gray square with straight vertical lines on both sides for each row 14 Once the optimum value is decided go back to the Printer Dialog Window type in the value Hit Next to complete the change 15 Follow the ins...

Page 14: ...Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com For the Ricoh GX7000 Printer NOT FOR RESALE For Distribution With SubliJet R Ink ONLY Revision 1 0 ...

Page 15: ...nd limits your need for costly sampling trying to get the job right PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 also comes standard with the ColorSure Palette matching system The ColorSure Palette is absolutely the best way to achieve spot color accuracy in sublimation transfers The palette allows you to fill solid portions of artwork with a color from the palette thus knowing how it will look once transferred Wit...

Page 16: ...coh GX7000 printer driver software and ColorSure tools and utilities For instructions on installing PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 see the PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 Step by Step Installation documentation starting below CAUTION The Ricoh OEM Driver must be installed and all updates to both the driver firmware must be completed before installing PowerDriver R Quick Start Installation PowerDriver R 1 I...

Page 17: ...tion printer driver software Step by Step Installation 1 Insert the PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 CD into your CD ROM drive The installation program should run automatically If the program does not automatically run click Start Run Browse to your CD ROM drive and click on Setup 2 The Welcome Screen is displayed next Click Next to proceed 3 The License Agreement is displayed next Select the appropriat...

Page 18: ...ver R Ricoh GX7000Registration Screen you will use your Product ID to obtain a Registration Code You will need a separate Code for every machine on which PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 is installed In Figure 5 Click on the button labeled Click Here to Obtain Registration Code To obtain your registration code you may do so in one of the following ways a Register On line and receive your Registration Co...

Page 19: ...You message will appear An e mail will be sent to the address you specified Retrieve the registration e mail from your in box and make note of the Registration Code given Toggle back to the PowerDriver R Registration Screen and enter this number in the Registration Code Box at the bottom of the Power Driver R Ricoh GX7000 Registration screen shot shown on the previous page Click Apply Code Screen ...

Page 20: ...ick Show Me How if you need instructions on how to accomplish this Sawgrass Technologies Inc ColorSure Color Palettes for use with Corel and Adobe See Appendix A Check the ColorSure section Page 29 for information on how to use ColorSure to 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 th...

Page 21: ...river R installation program will show the progress of the installation in a status monitor Note Cancel any Found New Hardware wizards that may start during this process do NOT cancel any file copy processes 10 If you see the Hardware Installation Screen below click Continue Anyway to proceed with the Installation ...

Page 22: ... a whole new level Using PowerDriver Ricoh GX7000 in Windows XP and Vista PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 is simple to use Whenever you have SubliJet R inks in your printer you should print using PowerDriver R Do not print to your Ricoh Printer with the Ricoh Printer Driver since printing with the OEM Driver will not give you the benefit of color management Quick Start Example CorelDRAW 1 Open Create a...

Page 23: ...ess the PowerDriver Document Properties Screen so that you can set the Size Substrate Color and Resolution that your image requires Click OK 3 The PowerDriver Document Properties Screen allows you to set the Paper Size Paper Type Substrate Color and Resolution that your image requires Click OK This returns you to the CorelDRAW Print Screen Click Print to proceed ...

Page 24: ...figure PowerDriver R GX7000 for the correct substrate you must display it s Document Properties There are two ways to display the Document Properties From the Windows Desktop 1 Click on Start Printers and Faxes 2 Right click on your PowerDriver R GX7000 Pointer 1 and select Properties Pointer 2 from the Pop Up Menu ...

Page 25: ...ies Screen shown in Figure 3 below 4 Click on the Printing Preferences Button bringing you to the PowerDriver R GX7000 Printing Preferences Screen Figure 4 After setting the Paper Size PaperType Numberofcopies Substrate OEMprinter andColorthatyourimagerequires Click Apply then Ok to return to the Properties Screen Click Ok to return to the Printers List ...

Page 26: ...grass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 20 2 From the Print Setup Screen choose the PowerDriver R Ricoh GX7000 from the scroll down list Click the Properties Button From an Application 1 Select File Print Setup ...

Page 27: ...ons Color Management Control Options Print Resolution 3 Resources Utilities for printer maintenance online Help Product Registration Group 1 Configuration Paper Size From the drop down list select the paper size you wish to use Substrate From the drop down list select the type of material to which you will be transferring your printed image It is important to choose the correct substrate PowerDriv...

Page 28: ...color management of SubliJet inks If you select the No Color Management option all color management will have to be accomplished using the Graphic Design Software i e the Corel or the Adobe Applications Saturated Intended for use with clip art text and other vector based graphics or images that contain saturated colors Realistic Intended for use with photographs or images that contain prominent sk...

Page 29: ...ead cleaning cycle Individual channels maybe cleaned using this utility Head Cleaning Performs a printer head cleaning after which a Print Nozzle Check should be performed to verify that the heads are completely cleaned Repeat the Head Cleaning until a complete nozzle check pattern is produced Help This will display a help dialog box for an easy overview of the PowerDriver R GX7000 Driver function...

Page 30: ...n software An explanation of how to disable print time color management in several popular design packages follows CorelDraw versions X4 X3 12 11 10 Create a new graphic From the main menu choose Tools Color Management In the Color Management Window set the Style Option to Color Management Off CorelDraw version 9 Create a new graphic From the Main Menu choose Tools Color Management The Color Manag...

Page 31: ...t Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS2 CS Photoshop 7 6 Color Setup From the Main Menu choose Edit Color Settings In the Color Settings Dialog Box turn all Color Management Policies to Off See below Mark the box Ask When Opening next to Profile Mismatches To Print Adobe CS3 Select File Print On the print dialog page set the options as follows Upper Right Hand Menu to Color Management Choose Document by clickin...

Page 32: ...e drop down menu c Choose Document by clicking the radio button d Under Options Color Handling choose No Color Management To Print Adobe CS2 Always select File Print with Preview On the print dialog page set the options as described in the following a thru d a Click on More Options ...

Page 33: ...k To Print CS and Photoshop 7 Always select File Print with Preview On the print dialog page set the options as described in the following a thru d a Click on More Options b Choose Color Management in the drop down menu c Choose Document by clicking the radio button 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...

Page 34: ...nt Quality Copies Fill in radio button Document Intagged RGB In Print Space Profile should read Same As Source Press OK To Print CMYK Graphics Click File Print then set the Range Print Quality Copies Fill in radio button Document Intagged CMYK In Print Space Profile should read Printer Color Management Press OK ...

Page 35: ... icon and select Printing Preferences from the menu You may also open PowerDriver from within an Adobe or Corel program by going to File Print and choosing the PowerDriver Printer from the pull down menu Click Properties to open PowerDriver Choose the paper size you will be printing the palette to Letter Legal etc Choose the substrate that you will be transferring the palette to Select the speed r...

Page 36: ...r installs three palettes two for Adobe products and one for Corel products These colors match the palette that is printed from within PowerDriver To open the ColorSure Palette in Corel 9 10 11 12 X3 or X4 choose Window Color Palette Open Palette Select the file ColorSure Palette Corel To open the ColorSure Palette in Illustrator choose Window Swatch Libraries Other Library Navigate to where it wa...

Page 37: ...colors in the same family by adding and subtracting up to three colors RGB called Step Colors For example starting with navy blue with an RGB value of 6 6 85 and choosing two step colors e g blue and red would expand the original navy blue in four directions more blue less blue more red and less red This expanded color chart specific to a particular substrate and printing speed prints directly to ...

Page 38: ...m 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 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 axe...

Page 39: ...r printing the Color Finder palette transfer it to your selected substrate and then try to match your desired color to one that is on the palette If you find a suitable match you are finished using the Color Finder tool Move on to Section V The Custom Palette If you couldn t find an accurate match on the first printed Color Finder Palette don t worry Follow the asy steps below and you can find a m...

Page 40: ...r matrix find a color that closely resembles the color 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 ad...

Page 41: ...s not possible to give absolute figures You should check with yoursupplierforspecificheattransferinstructionsorexperimenttofindyourownpreferredsettings SURFACE Transfer Time SubliJet Transfer Time SubliJet R TEMP P S I REMARKS CERAMIC 150 210 Seconds 150 210 seconds 350 400o F 40 psi Time varies with press use green tile mat for ceramic tile FR PLASTIC 33 seconds 75 80 seconds 400o F 40 psi Remove...

Page 42: ...ansfer Instructions page 35 Too much pressure on the heat press may cause the dyes to penetrate too deeply into the fabric causing a washed out look For guidelines on transfer pressure see the Section entitled Heat Transfer Instructions METAL To obtain the best results when printing onto metal place the transfer between the metal and an absorbent cloth or fresh non textured paper towel This will a...

Page 43: ... process can cause unwanted results Under normal circumstances the small amount of moisture that can accumulate in your paper is absorbed directly into the transfer substrate however hard substrates like metal and ceramic are unable to absorb excess moisture Some of problems that are attributed to moisture include color shifting colors lose accuracy bleeding of the image and uneven transfer of sol...

Page 44: ...5 80 F with 40 60 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 cartrid...

Page 45: ... message on the LED screen To help keep optimum printing conditions and reduce missing or clogged nozzles this printer has a self cleaning mode When this message appears the printer is doing a cleaning and will resume printing when it is complete The colors in my transferred image are incorrect The image may need color adjustment Use PowerDriver color matching software For more information on how ...

Page 46: ... on the press or putting a paper towel behind the transfer when you heat press it Read the Section entitled Moisture and Humidity on the Tips for Successful Sublimation Verify that the printer s print heads are properly aligned For further instructions see the Ricoh GX7000 Printer User s Guide My image looks good but it washes out Ensure you pressed the garment with the proper time temperature and...

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