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3. Getting Started

GT-3 Series

3-3-5. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 (32 bit / 64 bit)

Refer first to "3-3-2. PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit)" and confirm the process. Install the file Output

Printer Driver "Brother GT-3 FileOutput" first to your PC. Tools and manuals are installed together from Install CD,

and PC must be restarted. Then PC is connected to USB 2.0 cable, the printer turned ON, and USB 2.0 cable

connected to the printer. Connect with USB 2.0 Cable first and then connect to the LAN by following the steps in

this Instruction Manual.

Install File Output Printer Driver "Brother GT-3 FileOutput" first to your PC
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.

Open the CD-ROM drive and double-click "Setup.exe".

(4) The monitor turns dark and the following dialog appears when User Account Control is ON. Select "Continue".

(5) The Installer starts installation. Follow the indications of the dialogs.

Содержание GT-341

Страница 1: ...support homepage http www brother usa com Garmentprinters GT 3 Series Please read this manual before using the printer Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference GARMENT PRINTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...duct contains a CR Coin Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See http www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate Note based on California law USA on the use and handling of Perchlorate ...

Страница 3: ...follow the instructions may result in minor or moderate injury Symbols This 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 c...

Страница 4: ...or electric shocks or problems with correct operation Immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord and arrange for a service call to resolve 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 electrical noise may cause problems with correc...

Страница 5: ...nds 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 with the operation of the printer contact the place of purchase or a qualified technician Maintenance 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...

Страница 6: ...en removed or are difficult to read please contact your nearest Brother dealer 1 GT 3 Series iv 2 4 3 5 6 9 10 Watch your fingers or you may be injured 11 High temperature warning display 7 12 Be sure to connect the ground If the ground connection is not secure you run a high risk of receiving a serious electric shock and problems with correct operation may also occur 8 ...

Страница 7: ...GT 3 Series v 0085Y Maintenance Solution 5kg Pretreatment 5kg Pretreatment 20kg Waste Ink Tank Ink Cartridge Grease Wash Liquid ...

Страница 8: ... GT 541 GT 782 21 3 3 2 PC preparation For Windows XP 32 bit 21 3 3 3 Connection with USB 2 0 Cable for Windows XP 22 3 3 4 Network Setting For Windows XP 24 3 3 4 1 Assignment of your computer s IPAddress 24 3 3 4 2 Assignment of GT 3 s IPAddress 27 3 3 4 3 GT 3 Setting on the LAN 29 3 3 5 Installation of PC for Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 32 bit 64 bit 36 3 3 6 Connection with USB 2 0 Cabl...

Страница 9: ...ge file on Transparent Layer 82 4 3 14 Setting Print Direction as Uni Directional 87 4 3 15 Printing Color Chart 88 4 4 Uninstalling Installing the Platen 89 4 4 1 Uninstalling the Platen 89 4 4 2 Installing the Platen 90 4 4 3 Lowering the Platen height 91 4 5 Placing theT shirt on the Platen 93 4 6 Printing 96 4 6 1 Applying the Pretreatment 96 4 6 2 Making One Print 99 4 6 3 Printing More than ...

Страница 10: ... 2 2 Cleaning the Print Heads 138 7 2 3 Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern 138 7 2 4 Changing the Print Direction 141 7 2 5 Changing theAuto Cleaning Setting 141 7 2 6 Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles 142 7 2 7 Replacing the Print Head 144 7 2 8 Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced 153 7 2 9 Adjusting the CR Speed 154 7 2 10 Adjusting the Flushing Interval 154 7 2 11 Adju...

Страница 11: ...k is difficult to wash from stained clothes Clean the Caps and Wipers replace the Wiper Cleaners Fan Filter Roller Felts 4 Flushing Plate Sponge top and Flushing Plate Felt bottom according to our maintenance schedule to maintain good print quality Those Maintenance Parts are packed together in White Cyan and Magenta except 180 cc ink Cartons Replace them when you open the new ink cartridge or you...

Страница 12: ...tment applied T shirt ink may wash off Do not apply Pretreatment when you print without using White ink The clearance between the Clearance Sensor and the surface of the Print Heads should be app 2 mm If the clearance is wider the ink mist will spread inside the printer and the printing material and may damage the sensors inside If you print with wider clearance more than 2 mm then check the insid...

Страница 13: ...f Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Corel CorelDRAW and Paint Shop Pro are registered trademarks of Corel Corporation Adobe Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Elements are either registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or ...

Страница 14: ...ies set forth herein this company disclaim all other warranties This company cannot ensure that this software is not defective not compatible with specific applications and the use of this software does not infringe upon third party rights 4 Restriction of Liability This company shall not be held responsible for any damage directly or indirectly caused by problems or any related problems with this...

Страница 15: ...ncluding Flushing Plate Felt and Flushing Plate Sponge Print Head Protection Film 8 for GT 381 6 for GT 361 4 for GT 341 Basic Operation Manual How to uncrate Manual Note Filter Cartridges 8 for GT 381 6 for GT 361 4 for GT 341 are installed in both Ink Cartridge Slots Keep them since they should be used for maintenance transport operations 1 3 Required Condition Please use your printer under the ...

Страница 16: ... that meets the following requirements USB cable USB 2 0 compliant device cable A B Note Using other USB 2 0 compliant device cable may result in improper connection USB flash memory Capacity under 32 GB FAT 32 formatted Heat Press Must be able to handle the area of Platen 14 x 16 355 6 mm x 406 4 mm and maintain heat production of 356 F 180 C for 35 seconds Pretreatment must be cured with the hea...

Страница 17: ...irements and Options For ordering new or replacement items please use the codes below Consumables Parts Code Black Ink Cartridge 180 cc 380 cc GC 30K18 GC 30K38 Magenta Ink Cartridge 180 cc 380 cc GC 30M18 GC 30M38 Cyan Ink Cartridge 180 cc 380 cc GC 30C18 GC 30C38 Yellow Ink Cartridge 180 cc 380 cc GC 30Y18 GC 30Y38 White Ink Cartridge 380 cc x 2 pcs GC 30W38 Maintenance Solution 5 kg GC 50S5K Pr...

Страница 18: ...l Panel for the details 7 Power Switch Turns on off your printer 8 Shoulder Bar Adjusts the T shirt position 9 USB flash drive Slot Inserts USB flash drive 10 Ink Cartridge Slots Load the Ink Cartridges of the appropriate color from the left side W1 W2 W3 W4 Black K Magenta M Cyan C Yellow Y 11 Ink Cartridge Storage Stores the new Ink Cartridges 12 Guard Bar Keeps the loading space of the Platens ...

Страница 19: ...t air 2 3 Rear 0045Y No Name Description 1 AC cord socket Inserts AC cord 2 USB port Inserts USB cable to PC 3 LAN port Inserts LAN cable to PC 4 Rear Cover Covers the Platen moving area 5 Waste Ink Tube Drains the waste ink Adjust the Tube length so that the Tube should go straight down into the tank without hitting the edge at the bottom 6 Waste Ink Tank Holds the waste ink Be aware of the room ...

Страница 20: ...platen From the left black magenta cyan and yellow 2 Print Heads Back Jets the White Ink to the platen From the left W1 W2 W3 and W4 3 Filter Cover Fan Filter Exhaust Fan Absorbs ink mist inside the printer Exchange the Fan Filter inside the Filter Cover at the timing when you exchange Wiper Cleaner See 6 1 4 Replacing the Fan Filter 4 Roller Felts Protects the roller by wiping off the surface Exc...

Страница 21: ... you exchange Wiper Cleaner See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps Wipers 4 Wiper Cleaner Front Color side Removes the waste ink on the Wiper Exchange regularly and keep them clean for print quality at the timing when you open the new ink cartridge or when you see the warning on the display of Control Panel Remove the projections of both sides and lift it up See 6 1 2 Replacin...

Страница 22: ...laten 2 Platen Height Adjustment Lever Adjusts the Platen height Left most position A is the normal T shirt position Check the exact height with Platen Button on Control Panel when you print on thicker material The adequate clearance between the Flap Sensor and the printed material is app 2 mm See 4 5 Placing the T shirt on the Platen Ink mist may spreads inside the printer If you print with wider...

Страница 23: ...t Head cleaning Returns to Standby mode 6 Up Button Selects the previous upper item Increases a numeric value Opens the Menu display 7 Down Button Selects the next lower item Decreases a numeric value Opens the Menu display 8 OK Button Executes the selected command Opens the Menu display Clears the error status 9 Back Button Returns to the previous display Opens the Menu display 10 Display Display...

Страница 24: ... Platen Size Shows Platen Size set by Printer Driver 5 Number of Platen Move Shows the number of the Platen Move loading unloading in printing one print data 6 Number of Print Shows the number of prints completed of the print data 7 Printer Status Shows the printer status 8 Amount of Ink Remained Shows amount of ink remained in each cartridge from the left W1 W2 W3 W4 Black K Magenta M Cyan C and ...

Страница 25: ...ally Always Bi Directional always prints bi directionally See 7 2 4 Changing the Print Direction Maintenance Goes into the Maintenance submenu White Tube Cleaning Cleans the pigment in White Print Heads and Tubes See 6 2 3 White Tube Cleaning Load White Loads White Ink into the Tubes filled with Maintenance Solution after White Tube Cleaning See 6 2 3 White Tube Cleaning Initial Cleaning Loads ink...

Страница 26: ...that is flushed in Daily Cleaning White See 7 2 12 Adjusting the amount of White Ink in Daily Cleaning White Auto Job Delete Deletes the print data automatically after the print number which is set with Printer Driver is finished Default is OFF GT 341 mode No White Sets the printer to stop all the operation of White Heads See 6 2 ５ Required Maintenance for the Long Storage Total Print Shows the nu...

Страница 27: ...er should only be carried out by a qualified technician The printer machine weighs approximately 111 kg 245 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 lea...

Страница 28: ...an extension cable A working space must be left around the printer Minimum space of 100 cm 39 4 inch on the front and the right Keep away from the right side of the Exhaust Fan at least by 20 cm 7 9 inch Body size is app 137 cm 53 9 inch x 104 5 cm 41 1 inch x 66 cm 26 0 inch and weighs app 111 kg 245 lb The table that supports the printer should be at least 137 cm 53 9 inch in width and 104 5 cm ...

Страница 29: ...t least 20 cm 7 9 inch for exhausting air from the Exhaust Fan for exhausting air 3 2 1 Turning On Your Printer 1 Hold the White Ink Cartridges upside down from the inserting position and shake them back and forth beforehand 30 seconds to 1 minute for each 2 Connect the power cord included to the AC cord socket of your printer 3 Connect the power plug to the power outlet Ensue the printer is conne...

Страница 30: ...er If you turn off your printer accidentally during the operation immediately restart it and then turn it off correctly following the steps described in this section If the power supply stops in printing by accident and will not recover soon then turn OFF the printer and apply the Print Head Protection Films packed in the Print Head to cover the nozzles of the Print Heads so that the Films should ...

Страница 31: ...ote 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 Open the CD ROM drive and double click Setup exe 4 The Installer starts installation Follow the indications of the dialogs Note When you install to the PC that the printer drivers and tools are already installed e g updating the message to confir...

Страница 32: ... cable to your 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 3 printer The following window appears Select No not this time and then click Next 4 Insert the Install CD The following window appears ...

Страница 33: ...ve select GT 3 gpd in 32bit_OS the folder and 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 3 Brother GT 3 FileOutput icon and select Set as Default Printer on File menu This will help to do the layout with your application software The PC setup is now completed Note ...

Страница 34: ... For Windows XP 3 3 4 1 Assignment of your computer s IP Address Note Jump to 3 3 4 2 Assignment of GT 3 s IP Address if you r PC has already been assigned IP address 1 Select Network and Internet Connection in the Control Panel 2 Select Network Connection ...

Страница 35: ...3 Getting Started GT 3 Series 25 3 Select Local Area Connection 4 Click the Properties Button ...

Страница 36: ...d GT 3 Series 26 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties Button 6 Assign the defined number of IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway to your PC and click OK button The numbers below are examples ...

Страница 37: ...igning your computer s IP address 1 Turn ON the GT 3 with your PC and GT 3 are connected with USB 2 0 cable Execute the GT 3 Maintenance and select IP address Assignment Click the Next Button 2 Assign the defined number of IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway to GT 3 and click OK button The numbers below are examples ...

Страница 38: ... GT 3 Series 28 3 IP address is successfully assigned to GT 3 4 The error dialog appears if some irregular numbers are assigned as IP address in the step 2 Subset mask or Default gateway Confirm the numbers and re enter ...

Страница 39: ...rted GT 3 Series 29 3 3 4 3 GT 3 Setting on the LAN 1 Connect your PC with GT 3 with LAN cable and turn ON the printer Select Printers and Faxes and select File Add Printer 2 The Wizard starts Click the Next Button ...

Страница 40: ...Getting Started GT 3 Series 30 3 Select the Local printer attached to this computer and click the Next Button 4 Select Create a new port and Standard TCP IP Port as the Type of port Click the Next Button ...

Страница 41: ...3 Getting Started GT 3 Series 31 5 The Wizard starts Click the Next Button 6 Input the IP address that you assigned in the Step 2 of 3 3 4 2 Assignment of GT 3 s IP Address and click the Next Button ...

Страница 42: ...to the following Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Select Custom in the Device Type and click the Settings Button 8 Select LRP in Protocol input BINARY_P1 in Queue Name of LPR Settings and click the OK Button 9 The Wizard will soon go back to the Step 7 Click the Next Button ...

Страница 43: ...rted GT 3 Series 33 10 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard is finished Click the Finish Button 11 The dialog goes back to the Add Printer Wizard and the Install Printer Software starts Click the Have Disk Button ...

Страница 44: ...2 Click the Browse Button and select the 32bit_OS folder in the Installer and then click the OK Button Only 32 bit OS is available for Windows XP 13 Confirm that Brother GT 3 should be selected in the Printers and click the Next Button ...

Страница 45: ...5 The dialog shows Set as Default Printer better to select GT 3 File Output Printer Driver as Default Printer Share name Not shared and Test Page No and click the Next Button 16 The final dialog appears to show that GT 3 has successfully added to your PC Click Finish Button to finish the Wizard ...

Страница 46: ...ted to the printer Connect with USB 2 0 Cable first and then connect to the LAN by following the steps in this Instruction Manual Install File Output Printer Driver Brother GT 3 FileOutput first to your PC 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...

Страница 47: ...ith USB 2 0 Cable for Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 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 3 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 3 or Brother GT 3 FileOutp...

Страница 48: ...T 3 s IP Address if you r PC has already been assigned IP address 1 When your PC has not been assigned IP address connect your PC to the Network with LAN cable first and then select Network and Internet and select Network and Sharing Center 2 Select View status in the Local Area Connection Windows 7 where you are going to assign the IP address Windows 8 Connection e g Ethernet ...

Страница 49: ...3 Getting Started GT 3 Series 39 3 Click the Properties Button 4 The following caution appears when User Account Control is ON Select Continue Button to go next ...

Страница 50: ... Series 40 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click the Properties Button 6 Assign the defined number of IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway to your PC and click OK button The numbers below are examples ...

Страница 51: ...fter you finish assigning your computer s IP address 1 The following caution appears when User Account Control is ON Select Allow Button to go next 2 Turn ON the GT 3 with your PC and GT 3 are connected with USB 2 0 cable Execute the GT 3 Maintenance and select IP address Assignment Click the Next Button ...

Страница 52: ...sk and Default gateway to GT 3 and click OK button The numbers below are examples 4 IP address is successfully assigned to GT 3 5 The error dialog appears if some irregular numbers are assigned as IP address in the step 3 Subset mask or Default gateway Confirm the numbers and re enter ...

Страница 53: ...PC with GT 3 with LAN cable and turn ON the printer Windows Vista Select Printers from the Control Panel Windows 7 Select Devices and Printers from the Control Panel Windows 8 Select View devices and printers from the Control Panel Select Add a printer 2 Select Add a local printer ...

Страница 54: ...andard TCP IP Port as the Type of port Click the Next Button 4 Input the IP address that you assigned in the Step 3 of 3 3 7 2 Assignment of GT 3 s IP Address and turn OFF the check box Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use Click the Next Button ...

Страница 55: ...T 3 Series 45 5 The following Detecting TCP IP Port dialog appears and then it changes automatically to Add Printer 6 The message The device is not found on the network appears Select Custom and click the Settings Button ...

Страница 56: ...3 Getting Started GT 3 Series 46 7 Select LRP in Protocol input BINARY_P1 in Queue Name of LPR Settings and click the OK Button 8 The Wizard will soon go back to the Step 6 Click the Next Button ...

Страница 57: ...ialog goes back to the Add Printer and the Install Printer Software starts Click the Have Disk Button 10 Click the Browse Button and select either 32bit_OS or 64bit_OS folder in the Installer depending on your PC and then click the OK Button ...

Страница 58: ...cted in the Printers and click the Next Button 12 Select Replace the current driver and click the Next Button 13 The dialog shows Printer Name Set as Default Printer better to select GT 3 File Output Printer Driver as Default Printer Share name Not shared Click the Next Button ...

Страница 59: ...ish the Wizard 3 3 8 Opening the installed manuals 1 Click All Programs on Start menu 2 Select Manuals in Brother GT 3 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 ...

Страница 60: ...Useful Tools in Brother GT 3 Tools 2 Double click the Grid print data that fits the Platen size e g Grid14 x 16 ar3 and send it to the printer 3 Print the data on the Platen directly with no T shirt on Touch the surface with paper or cloth to dry the ink after printing Note Print on a new Platen Sheet when you exchange to a new one Photoshop Action Files There are two Action Files available SolidW...

Страница 61: ...ware program with GT 3 Firmware Update Tool in Brother GT 3 Tools and update the Firmware program inside the printer 1 Select All Programs on Start menu of your PC 2 Select GT 3 Firmware Update in Brother GT 3 Tools 3 Read the update program bwf 4 Update the Firmware program by following the wizard dialog connecting PC to the printer with USB 2 0 cable ...

Страница 62: ...tton to select Printer Setting Speaker Volume and then press the OK Button The following display appears 03e0028Y 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 Temperature 1 Press the OK Button on your printer s Control Panel to go to the Menu 2 Use the Up Down Button to select Printer Setting Temperature and then press the OK Button 3...

Страница 63: ...orrect operation If any liquid gets inside the printer immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord Contact Brother to arrange 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 an...

Страница 64: ... your Printer see 5 Printing AR3 Files 7 Install the Platen of the size you have selected in step 3 4 3 Setting the Printer Driver Condition See 4 4 Uninstalling Installing the Platen 8 Set the T shirt as for dark garments pretreated See 4 6 1 Applying the Pretreatment 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...

Страница 65: ...255 color in a photo e g those spots will never be printed Use GT 3 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 print job data at any time Important Do not use cance...

Страница 66: ... Management 2 CorelDRAW 10 11 12 Select Color Management off as the style 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 10 11 12 CorelDRAW X3 X4 ...

Страница 67: ...plications 57 CorelDRAW X5 Select the menu as shown in the below and click OK Default color settings Color Profiles RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 CMYK U S Web Coated SWOP v2 Primary color mode RGB Rendering intent Relative colorimetric CorelDRAW X5 ...

Страница 68: ... size 14x16 inches 355 6 x 406 4 mm CorelDRAW X5 Follow the settings above the dialog was slightly updated from the former versions Use Color Palettes in Useful Tools 1 See 3 3 9 Opening the Useful Tools and download CorelDRAW Color 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 ColorChar...

Страница 69: ...or tab and make the settings below Select the radio button use document color settings Color conversions performed by Brother GT 3 File Output or Brother GT 3 Correct colors using color profile RGB IEC61966 2 1 Rendering intent Relative colorimetric Important Do not check Print to File on Print window to make print files Use GT 3 FileOutput Printer Driver ...

Страница 70: ...y ICC Profile is OFF 200 400 dpi is enough for solid clipart CorelDRAW X3 X4 Make sure that Color mode is RGB and Apply ICC Profile is ON CorelDRAW X5 Make sure that Color mode as RGB CorelDRAW 10 11 12 CorelDRAW X3 X4 If you print the image with White Ink then make theAnti aliasing OFF CorelDRAW X5 If you print the image with White Ink then make theAnti aliasing OFF ...

Страница 71: ...outline Colors of curved texts often by Envelop Effects are not fully printed In those cases convert the text object into Bitmap before you print or check Rasterize entire page DPI checkbox in Misc tag of Print menu Select the resolution by the type of image and file size Change RGB 255 bitmap white to RGB 254 RGB 255 paper color white is always transparent with no ink printed When you print an im...

Страница 72: ...sion Options Intent Relative Colorimetric Important GT 3 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 in Printer Driver see 4 3 12 Selecting the C...

Страница 73: ...r GT 3 FileOutput 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 Continued on the next...

Страница 74: ...ptions as follows go to Page Setup to do Printer Driver settings and then click Print More Options click Pull down menu Color Management Print Document Profile sRGB IEC IEC61966 2 1 or untagged Options Color Handing Let Printer Determine Colors Photoshop CS2 Continued on the next page ...

Страница 75: ...olor Management Document Color Handling Printer Manages Colors Rendering Intent Relative Colorimetric Photoshop CS4 CS5 Note Do not check Print to File on Print window to make print files Use GT 3 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 PC specifications ...

Страница 76: ... 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 ColorChart_1200 ar3 or ColorChart_600 ar3 See 4 3 15 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...

Страница 77: ...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 slider to 1 make Method to Absolute and then click OK Note Photoshop Action...

Страница 78: ...racy In CMYK color mode artwork may be printed dark and unclear 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 12 Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the vividness Color settings 1 Select Edit Color Settings menu The Color Settings win...

Страница 79: ...in 406 4 mm Orientation Portrait Color Mode RGB Color 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 Same As Source Click Properties Illustrator 10 or Setup Illustrator CS to do Printer Driver Settings Illustrator CS Illustrator CS2 ...

Страница 80: ...4 CS5 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 Rendering Intent Relative Colorimetric Click Setup to do Printer Driver Settings Illustrator CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 ...

Страница 81: ...rtant In Illustrator 10 if Use Print Setup is selected as the Artboard 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 Imageable Areas as the View and then select Use Print Setup The tile print is not available only the last received image will be printed When ...

Страница 82: ...nt Setup in File 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 Defi...

Страница 83: ...ed before printing After the printer driver is installed set the Colors before editing the document Color settings 1 Select Color Settings on Edit menu The Color Settings window appears 2 Select Limited Color management or Always Optimize Colors for Computer Screens and then click OK Photoshop Elements 3 English Version Photoshop Elements 9 ...

Страница 84: ...ions Edit Color Management 2 Uncheck Enable Color Management and then click OK Paint Shop Pro 9 English Version Printing Select File Print menu Click Properties to do Printer Driver Settings Important Leaving the Job Comment blank displays Windows files system name called PSP PRINT or blank which indicates the application name on your printer s display If you have entered the Job Comment it will b...

Страница 85: ...n 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 3 or Brother GT 3 FileOutput 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 ...

Страница 86: ... 361 to GT 381 then GT 381 prints the print data with two White Print Heads are used PC Data Error occurs when you send a GT 381 print data with White Ink data to GT 361 or a GT 381 GT 361 print data with White Ink data to GT 341 Any GT 3 can print a Color Only print data Note If you have GT 341 GT 361 user preset the Printer Driver settings Close the application e g Photoshop open the Printers an...

Страница 87: ...lor Only prints with no White ink but CMYK Color inks only GT 341 is available for Color Only When you print on a black T shirt you can check OFF Print with Black ink not to use Black ink but express the black with the body color In this case both RGB 255 and RGB 0 black are transparent Note When Print with Black ink is OFF you can select the way to print R G B grays with CMY ink composite or only...

Страница 88: ...of underbase White Ink to cover the color of the T shirts 3 makes the smoothest gradation When you print on a vivid and deep color T shirt adjust the mask to 4 or 5 When you print on a light color T shirt select either 1 or 2 to make the mask thinner When Print with Black Ink is OFF select 3 for smooth and accurate colorization If you make the print image more vivid and bright rather than accurate...

Страница 89: ...u do not have to print for black color on a black T shirt When Print with Black ink is OFF RGB 0 black is transparent and other dark colors are expressed with the background T shirt body color 4 3 8 Making Gray with CMY Inks This menu is valid when Print with Black Ink is OFF The monochrome grays are printed only with less White Ink when this menu is OFF and grays are printed with CMY composite gr...

Страница 90: ...olor Inks The Ink Volume in Color Settings appears on when Color Only is selected This function is the same as GT 541 GT 782 Ink Volume To get the best print result you may need to adjust the amount of ink depending on the fabric of the T shirt to prevent ink spreading blurring Print InkVolume_1200 ar3 or InkVolume_600 ar3 first and select the best ink volume by sliding the Ink Volume tab It is in...

Страница 91: ...nk can be shown which depends on the thickness of the T shirt humidity of the room etc You can choke cut out the outline by one dot 1 600 dpi Select the value The double dots are cut out when the resolution is 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi Note If the value is bigger some thin lines in the letters photos etc might disappear Better to do test print in advance 4 3 12 Selecting the Color Processing for increas...

Страница 92: ...nother PNG file Step 3 Execute Brother GT 3 FileOutput Printer Driver and read the PNG file with transparent info in Transparent Layer Create ARTR File to create ARTR file Step 4 Open the PNG file with RGB info made by Microsoft Paint and print with Brother GT 3 FileOutput Printer Driver by importing the transparent layer info file ARTR with Transparent Layer Import ARTR File The ar3 file is creat...

Страница 93: ... Vista Microsoft Paint on Windows 7 can deal with transparent info like Photoshop so use other application to do this step 2 Open the test PNG with Photoshop again and execute Select Load Selection The image will be selected as follows marked with dots 3 Next select Select Save Selection 4 Open the channel window by selecting Window Channels There the channel named test is available in the 2 and 3...

Страница 94: ...ode Grayscale in the Tool Bar 9 Select Image Mode RGB Color in the Tool Bar and change the transparent info to RGB values The image shows the transparent info as black opaque info as white Note The Photoshop action file TransLayer atn including the 2 to 9 of Step 2 is available in the Useful Tools see 3 3 9 Opening the Useful Tools See the Photoshop help for the details of action file 10 Save the ...

Страница 95: ...ge 2 Select File Print and execute Brother GT 3 FileOutput Adjust the settings of the print position and the size and click Page Setup some versions Properties to open the Printer Driver settings 3 Click Advance Button in the main setting of the Brother GT 3 FileOutput Printer Driver 4 Check the Transparent Layer Checkbox and click the radio button Create ARTR File 5 Click OK Button here and in th...

Страница 96: ...e resolution of test_RGB PNG as 72 dpi Select Image Image Size and check off the Resample Image and change the resolution to the previous value that you made memo in 2 of Step 1 3 Select File Print and select Brother GT 3 FileOutput and print test_RGB PNG Align the print position exactly the same as the ARTR file in 2 of Step 3 Select Page Setup some versions Properties and open the Printer Driver...

Страница 97: ... transparent info included is saved 4 3 14 Setting Print Direction as Uni Directional This settings is available only When GT 3 printer s Print Direction menu is Auto You can set the Print Direction when you make print data so that mis print may be decreased in print operation Note If the printer s setting is Always Bi the printer does bi directional print even if the Printer Driver sets in Uni Di...

Страница 98: ...t will work something like Pantone s Color Formula Guide It is in All Program Brother GT 3 Tools Test Data The colors in this chart correspond to the Color Palettes Swatches for CorelDRAW Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator See 3 3 9 Opening the Useful Tools Note The image data PDF is in Useful Tools Print the image data when you want to know how the Printer Driver changes the colors with the settings...

Страница 99: ...en is used be sure to set Platen Size in Printer Driver menu see 4 3 3 Selecting the Platen Size 4 4 1 Uninstalling the Platen 1 Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen 2 Set the Platen Height Adjustment Lever at the A position 3 Loosen the Platen Fixing Lever underneath the Platen by 1 to 1 5 turns 4 Uninstall the Platen by lifting it up straight Platen Fixing Lever ...

Страница 100: ...inting Directly from Applications 90 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 ...

Страница 101: ... Set option Prepare a hexagon wrench 3 mm The adjustable height of the Platen from the left most position A of the original to the bottom Original parts 1 12 mm Platen Lowering Set option 13 25 mm 0053Y 1 Remove the Platen Fixing Lever and uninstall the Platen by lifting it up straight 2 Loosen the two hexagon head screws that fix Bush Platen Shaft Platen Positioning Plate Platen Lowering Set Hexa...

Страница 102: ...ten Positioning Plate by pushing it to the machined surface while the positioning jig is inserted into the Platen Arm 4 Install the Platen as it is and fix it The Platen Height Adjustment Lever is in the lower hole Positioning jig Machined surface Platen height adjustment lever Bush platen shaft Platen positioning plate Original position After replacing to Platen Lowering Set the Platen height is ...

Страница 103: ...g the Encoder Strip If Platen height is too low the result may be poor quality e g a straight line becomes double Adjust it properly by test moving the platen in with Platen Button on the Control Panel When you have to lower the Platen to avoid any material which is thicker i e hems the hems use Uni Directional print see 7 2 4 Changing the Print Direction You can set a print data as Uni Directiona...

Страница 104: ...s Useful Tools Grid14x16 ar3 is for the standard Platen 14x16 See 3 3 9 Opening the Useful Tools 5 Smooth the surface to remove wrinkles and threads with your hands Move your hands smoothly and softly from the center to the edges to fix the T shirt and the Platen Sheet together Note If the surface of T shirt is not smooth enough Clearance Sensor may be activated If you stretch the T shirt by force...

Страница 105: ...g Wipe off the dirt with a soft wet cloth with water See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps Wipers 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 print...

Страница 106: ... thin and flat glass cloth sheet or fluorine coated sheet Teflon Sheet to cure the 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 Place glass cloth sheet or fluorine coated sheet Teflon Sheet to cover the pressed surface so that the T shirt can be flat and even Water drops on the Pretreatment cured surfac...

Страница 107: ...e amount of Pretreatment 14x16 30g 10x12 16g 7x8 8g Letter A4 15g Pocket 10 x 10 cm 3g How to apply with the spray 1 Put the Pretreatment into the spray Use an spray which can produce fine mists 2 Put a T shirt flat and apply by spraying the Pretreatment Insert some plate so that the Pretreatment will not go into the back side Weight the T shirt before after then you can see the amount of applied ...

Страница 108: ...ler softly and remove unnecessary pretreatment Roll back and forth smoothly and slowly Weight the T shirt before after then you can see the amount of applied Pretreatment to help you acquaint 3 Put the T shirt on the heat press Keep the surface flat without wrinkles Use glass cloth sheet or fluorine coated sheet Teflon Sheet and press with high pressure Curing condition is the same as ink 180 C 35...

Страница 109: ...ng is to be stopped before it is finished press Stop Button to stop the operation Then press Platen Button to eject the Platen 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 the Auto Head Cleaning Setting or after your printer has not been used for more than two hours In ...

Страница 110: ...mperature inside and the actual curing test before you start production 0018N Note The actual conditions of the heat press and conveyor oven may be far from your expectations The temperature in the tunnel part may not be even To keep the washability calibrate your conveyor oven and do test print The colors may be faded by washing and rubbing when the curing conditions is not appropriate The hat pr...

Страница 111: ... 2 Reading AR3 Files Saved in a USB flash drive or 5 3 Sending AR3 Files from GT 3 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 5 1 Making Print Data in AR3 File GT 3 cannot print GT 541 GT 782 print data ar...

Страница 112: ...ication the image size resolution and PC spec it may take a few minutes to open the Preview window after clicking OK or Print Do not click Print or OK again A print data example with White data 5 Save As dialog appears Select where to save the data enter the file name select GT Print File ar3 as the file type and then click Save The AR3 file is created and saved in the selected location ...

Страница 113: ...h drive is displayed The folders in the USB flash drive are indicated with 3 Select the file to be printed and then press the OK Button Your printer starts reading the USB flash drive and the Print Button on your printer s Control Panel starts flashing When the AR3 file finished reading the printer bells and the Print Button turns on Note If a file name of the data saved in a USB flash drive canno...

Страница 114: ...e s print condition by the Printer Driver and the preview layout appear in the following window The information in the Advanced Menu of the printer driver can be indicated by clicking the Details button When 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 A print data example...

Страница 115: ...e data is included you can simulate the print by changing the background color Click Change button and select the color When Show White Image is checked White data under the Color data is indicated Input the RGB values directly Continued on the next page ...

Страница 116: ... preview of all combined print data Check White Data then only the White data without Color data is indicated 5 Confirm the print conditions and layout then click Send to GT Printer Also confirm that your printer is connected to PC with USB 2 0 Cable or LAN Cable The AR3 file has been sent to your printer Note If more than one GT 3 are installed in your PC the Select Printer dialog appears Select ...

Страница 117: ...Wash Liquid Maintenance Solution Pretreatment or waste liquid come into contact with your eyes or onto your skin otherwise inflammation can result In case of contact with eyes do not rub but immediately rinse the eyes with water Furthermore do not drink the liquids Ink Wash Liquid Maintenance Solution Pretreatment or waste liquid under any circumstances as they can cause vomiting and diarrhea Keep...

Страница 118: ...idge 380 cc and White Ink Cartridge 380 cc when you open the new one Clean the Caps and Wipers replace the Wiper Cleaners Fan Filter Roller Felts 4 Flushing Plate Sponge top and Flushing Plate Felt bottom according to our maintenance schedule to maintain good print quality Replace them when you see the warning indicated on the display too Print quality may be reduced by insufficient cleaning e g d...

Страница 119: ...erious damage to print quality and could damage to the Print Heads If you have installed a wrong color immediately contact Brother or your dealer for a service call 4 When you have replaced either one of the White Cyan or Magenta Ink Cartridge replace the Maintenance Parts packed together in the Carton Clean the Caps and Wipers replace the Wiper Cleaners Fan Filter Roller Felts 4 Flushing Plate Sp...

Страница 120: ...and the Wipers will be moved to the cleaning position Follow the message and turn off the printer 3 Open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper 0046Y 4 Cover your right hand with a plastic bag so that you can hold the used Wiper Cleaner safe and clean Pick the right edge of the Wiper Cleaner and move slightly to the right 1 2 mm by your right hand the claw in the right...

Страница 121: ...on not to soil the Timing Belt and the other parts with waste ink 8 Prepare the Wiper Cleaner which is in the carton of White Cyan and Magenta 380 cc only Ink Cartridge or in the Maintenance Cleaning Kit option See 1 3 5 Consumable Requirements and Options to get the Code Number 0062Y 9 Wear the gloves and wet both sides of a Clean Stick green grip with the Wash Liquid Note Use only the Wash Liqui...

Страница 122: ...te Do not use dry Clean Stick it cannot clean ink or dust It may damage the Print Head Caps Wipe off the dirty ink of Clean Sticks with soft cloth if it is too dirty and wet with Wash Liquid 0065Y 13 Mount the new Wiper Cleaner by following 6 to 4 in the previous pages Note Do not give stress to the Timing Belt in mounting the Wiper Cleaner If your printer turns on with no errors replacement of th...

Страница 123: ... as it is to the printer Note Keep clean the top edge of the Flushing Plate if it is covered with dust and clogged ink the Print Heads may touch the surface and mis firing may occur Dispose the used Waste Ink in accordance with your local regulations Or make contact to your dealer 0067Y 6 1 4 Replacing the Fan Filter 1 Put the gloves on your both hands and put your left hand from the space before ...

Страница 124: ...with the rough surface to the outside and the fine surface to the Exhaust Fan 0070Y Note Check the surface of the Fan Filter the rough side faces to the Platen to catch mist and the fine side faces to the Fan side 5 Move the Filter Cover from the front side of the Timing Belt insert the Guide Holes to the projections and cover the Fan with the Filter Cover by pushing until the Lock hold the Fan No...

Страница 125: ...ning the inside of the printer and restart 1 Wipe off the front back of the Clearance Sensor and around the Platen with a soft wet cloth with water Use Wash Liquid to remove the clogged ink Note The dirt of the Clearance Sensor may stain the T shirt in loading 2 Wipe off the dust on the T shirt Tray with wet cloth 3 Wipe off the ink mist on the surface e g where the Carriage Rollers move on with a...

Страница 126: ...Follow the message and turn off the printer 4 Open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper 5 Move the Carriage slowly to the rightmost position by hand Note Ink may stain the Platen and other places while moving the Carriage the bottom surface may be wet and dirty with ink 6 Loosen the four thumbscrews with a coin as shown below 0072Y 7 Hold the Encoder Cover F with bot...

Страница 127: ... Encoder Strip should run between the felts straightly and the bottom part of the felt should touch the inside of the Encoder Cover The felts catch the Encoder Strip when you release your finger 0075Y 11 Wipe the Encoder Cleaner two or three times from the leftmost position to the right After wiping push the position A of the Encoder Cleaner to release it from the Encoder Strip Note Keep the level...

Страница 128: ...the printer should fit the holes on the Encoder Cover F 17 Tighten the four thumbscrews Note Confirm the Encoder Cover F should lock properly by pulling slightly to your side 18 Push the Stop Lever to release the lock when you close the Front Cover with both hands Watch your fingers not caught in the Front Cover Turn ON the printer The cleaning is success when the initialization of the printer is ...

Страница 129: ...s left figure lift it straight up slowly and remove the Tube from the Print Head right figure Remove the Tube Connector Note You can decrease the ink drop coming out of the Tube when you wait about 20 seconds before going to the next step 4 The following photos show the Yellow as the example 4 Rotate the top of the Filter to the direction of the arrow and remove it from the Tube Note Cover the Tub...

Страница 130: ...he printer 9 Reset the warning after you replace the Filter Select Maintenance Reset CMYK Filter from the menu select the color and press the OK Button 10 Load the ink inside the Tubes Select Maintenance Initial Cleaning Color from the menu select the color and press the OK Button It takes approx 2 minutes for one color 11 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the print quality Refer to 7 2 3 ...

Страница 131: ...one by one Press OK button to continue 3 After replacing the White Ink print Nozzle Check Pattern from Test Print menu to check the print quality Also print Whiteness pattern on the pretreated material so that you can see the whiteness 6 2 2 White Agitation to save the waste Firmware ver 3 00 or higher You can save the waste of the White Ink by moving the Carriage with White Agitation menu when yo...

Страница 132: ... See 6 2 5 Required Maintenance for the Long Storage Note Confirm the firmware should be ver 2 10 or higher When you execute White Color Tube Cleaning be sure to use the clean bottle and fresh Maintenance Solution follow the steps below when you fill in the bottle Clean the inside regularly 1 Throw away the old Maintenance Solution 1 left in the bottle 2 Pour some fresh Maintenance Solution by 25 ...

Страница 133: ...ce Solution Confirm that at least more than 250 ml per one Print Head is in the bottle 2 Confirm in advance the amount of the Waste Ink in the Waste Ink Tank more than 500 ml 3 Confirm that the printer is either Standby or Ready 4 Select Maintenance White Tube Cleaning from the menu and press OK Button 5 Select All Whites then White Ink retrieval starts and the countdown is indicated on the Displa...

Страница 134: ...e is indicated on the Control Panel Remove the Filter Cartridge of the W1 and insert the Maintenance Cartridge again and press the OK button Make sure that the tube from the Maintenance Cartridge can reach the bottom of the bottle with Maintenance Solution 11 Close Air in Cap is indicated Confirm that the Air in Cap is capped closed and press OK Button The pump starts turning to load the Maintenan...

Страница 135: ...ube of the Maintenance Cartridge reaches to the bottom of the bottle Close Air in Cap is indicated Confirm that the Air in Cap is capped closed and press OK Button Note White Ink is retrieved only when All Whites is selected 6 Follow the step 7 11 in All Whites Tube Cleaning in the previous pages and clean the W1 7 After refilling the Maintenance Solution the message of selecting Print Head menu i...

Страница 136: ...ou have difficulty remove the Platen from the printer for operation 0077Y 3 Clean the surface of the Platen using a soft cloth damped with mild detergent and then wipe it using a soft and dry cloth If you have difficulty remove the Platen from the printer for operation 4 Make sure the surface of the Platen is completely dry and then put the new Platen Sheet on the Platen Peel off the smaller part ...

Страница 137: ... In case you do not run the printer at all Color side Clean the Caps and Wipers inject Wash Liquid into the Caps White side Execute Tube Cleaning Insert the Capping Cartridges with Tubes filled with Maintenance Solution Color side Confirm that the Caps and Wipers should be clean Inject Wash Liquid into the Caps again White side Fill the Tubes with Maintenance Solution and cover the needles with Ca...

Страница 138: ... White Print Heads mounted the White Print Heads will surely get damaged by no maintenance Maintenance once in every two weeks Be sure to execute this maintenance process once in every two weeks Keep the Tubes filled with fresh Maintenance Solution 1 Execute Tube Cleaning ONE BY ONE individually not to retrieve the Maintenance Solution into the Maintenance Cartridge Refer to 6 2 3 White Tube Clean...

Страница 139: ... Head Caps of Color side to prevent from ink clogging inside of the Maintenance Unit 0080Y Note Be careful not to spill the Wash Liquid around the Print Head Caps 5 Push the Stop Lever to release the lock when you close the Front Cover with both hands and turn ON the printer 6 After the initialization is finished successfully turn OFF the printer and store Maintenance once in every two weeks Be su...

Страница 140: ...ding White Ink after Tube Cleaning in 6 2 3 White Tube Cleaning Once a week If some air can be found in the Tubes insert the Maintenance Cartridge with Maintenance Solution in the bottle more than 250 ml per Print Head and select Maintenance Initial Cleaning and load the Maintenance Solution first Follow the indications on the Display and load the White Ink by replacing to the White Ink Cartridge ...

Страница 141: ...e 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 liquids Ink Wash Liquid Maintenance Solution Pretreatment or waste liquid come i...

Страница 142: ...d restart The PC is not working properly Restart the PC Try another inlet of USB port Other USB device is connected with your PC Remove the other USB device and restart your PC and check if GT 3 works properly Something is wrong with the USB cable Try other or shorter USB 2 0 cables Pressing the Print Button does not start printing GT 3 is indicating an error Solve the cause of the error and try a...

Страница 143: ...the slot or it is not inserted properly Insert USB flash drive properly ARP files are saved GT 3 cannot print GT 541 GT 782 print data Make AR3 print data with Brother GT 3 File Output printer driver That USB flash drive does not match the specification Use a USB flash drive that is FAT32 formatted and its capacity is under 32 GB The USB flash drive has poor quality Confirm that USB flash drive wi...

Страница 144: ...he indicated color with the new M Y Filter See 6 1 8 Replacing the CMYK Filter Some colors are easy to be seen Select Color Multiple Pass Printing in the Printer Driver See 4 3 9 Color Multiple Pass Printing 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 p...

Страница 145: ...nozzles f the Print Heads are getting dried under the humid high temperature condition See 7 2 10 Adjusting the Flushing Interval 7 2 11 Adjusting the Flushing Volume White is uneven Pretreatment was not applied enough or done unevenly Apply evenly See 4 6 1 Applying the Pretreatment Water drops on the Pretreatment cured surface cause stains Do not wet the cured surface See 4 6 1 Applying the Pret...

Страница 146: ...k when you cannot solve mis firing by Nozzle Cleaning How to Check 1 See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps Wipers and select Maintenance Maintenance Parts Exchange of the menu If you find the warning Exchange Filter M or Y exchange the Filter to the new one by referring to 6 1 8 Replacing the CMYK Filter 2 Replace Wiper Cleaners as well as cleaning Wiper Blades and Caps repla...

Страница 147: ...though Nozzle Check Pattern is OK after Normal Cleaning go to Step 6 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 Use new Clean Applicators to clean the Nozzles 2 Execute Powerful Cleaning to remove air bubbles inside the Nozzles Print Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the print quality If the problem i...

Страница 148: ...efer to the steps in 7 2 1 Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems After a long storage or when you find ink tubes have empty air space inside execute Initial Head Cleaning in Maintenance menu first to replace all the ink inside the tube Select Initial Cleaning in Maintenance menu and execute Initial Head Cleaning 04e0029Y 4 Press the Up Down Button to select which Print Head color to cle...

Страница 149: ...ton to select either Nozzle Check CMYK or Nozzle Check White and then press the OK Button The following message appears 05e0030Y 6 Press the OK Button to start printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 7 Check the printed pattern to identify which Print Head has the problem CMYK If there is stripes arrow 1 or line breaks arrow 2 the Print Head of the color in the following example Magenta has the problem ...

Страница 150: ...ng is not so severe compared with the one with CMYK Print Heads See the left print result on paper and some of the nozzles are not fired but the actual print quality on the right print on pretreated T shirt is enough One or two Mis firing with each Print Head left but the normal print right is OK Execute Head Cleaning if you have the print as shown in the below Left Several continuous nozzles are ...

Страница 151: ...er setting is Uni Directional Printing with Up Down Button and then press OK Button This setting is always available until you change the setting 06e0031Y Note Uni Direction Icon is on the Display of the Control Panel 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 checkbo...

Страница 152: ...wn Button from the menu and press the OK Button The Platen will be loaded and the Carriage and the Wipers will be moved to the cleaning position The following message appears 08e0033Y 4 Turn off your printer 5 Open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper 6 Open the Nozzle cleaning Kit Put on the gloves and wet a Clean Applicator white grip with round form with full of W...

Страница 153: ... or stain the Clearance Sensor in cleaning 8 Check and clean around the Caps and Wipers You can use both Clean Applicator round form with white grip and Clean Stick flag form with green grip See 6 1 2 Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps Wipers Wipe off the front back of the Clearance Sensor and around the Platen with a soft wet cloth with water 9 Push the Stop Lever to release the lo...

Страница 154: ...r Cleaner and may cause serious damage Select the menu from the Operation Panel or move the Carriage over the Flushing Plate 1 by hand Be sure to remove the Wiper Cleaners 2 and lower the Caps 3 beforehand if you have to operate on the Maintenance Unit CMYK Print Head 1 Turn off the printer and open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper 2 Open the new Print Head Put t...

Страница 155: ...ning Powerful Cleaning from the menu and execute 3 times to remove the ink inside the Print Head before you remove it Note Pay attention to the dropped ink when you pack and send the Print Head in the box 7 Select Maintenance Head Replacement of the menu and press the OK Button 8 The Carriage moves to the position of the Flushing Plate Follow the indication of the Display and turn OFF the printer ...

Страница 156: ... and remove the holes of the cover right and remove the plastic cover 13 Pull out the black tabs at the both edges of Flat Cable of the Print Head to the front side of the printer and remove the Flat Cable the following example Magenta 14 Rotate the Lever to your side that fixes the Print Head Move it to your side Lever ...

Страница 157: ...16 Mount the new Print Head on the printer Fit the V shaped groove to the Positioning Pin right 17 Hold the knob of the Print Head left and push it downward so that the V shaped groove can fit the Positioning Pin Push down the Print Head to fix the corner of the Print Head by the Flat Spring right V shaped groove Surface of Print Head Nozzles Positioning Pin Flat Spring Print Head Slide the Print ...

Страница 158: ...shing the tabs of both sides right Important Do not insert the Flat Cable at an angle The electric current may not be stable and increase the Print Head temperature which causes machine errors mis firing and give serious damage to the Print Head Do not repeat the insertion or the terminal metal may be damaged and cause serious mis firing 22 Mount the Plastic Cover over the Carriage PCB Put it on t...

Страница 159: ...t Head may be dried 30 Print Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm if the replaced Print Head works OK See 7 2 3 Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern 31 Print the Standard Check Pattern to check the alignment if the Print Head is placed properly Note 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 ...

Страница 160: ...nt Head or the junction may be damaged Rotate the Tube little by little and move it straight up slowly 4 Push the Stop Lever to release the lock when you close the Front Cover with both hands 5 Turn ON the printer 6 Select Head Cleaning Powerful Cleaning from the menu and execute 3 times to remove the ink inside the Print Head before you remove it Note Pay attention to the dropped ink when you pac...

Страница 161: ...d Move it to the direction of the arrow 14 Lean the Print Head forward to the inside of the Carriage left hold the Knob and pull up the Print Head and remove it from the printer right Keep the surface of the Print Head Nozzles safe do not touch to other parts or the Print Head may be seriously damaged 15 Mount the new Print Head to the printer Hold the knob of the Print Head with one hand left hol...

Страница 162: ...menu and select the Print Head 21 Execute the Normal Cleaning for all the Print Heads so that the surface of the Print Head may be dried 22 Print Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm if the replaced Print Head works OK See 7 2 3 Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern 23 Print the Standard Check Pattern to check the alignment if the Print Head is placed properly If the Print Heads are not alig...

Страница 163: ...sure your printer is connected to your PC with USB 2 0 cable 2 Prepare some sheets of paper white and colored paper or clear plastic plate to confirm the print quality and tapes to fix on the Platen and a dark colored T shirt better to be pretreated 3 Execute GT 3 Maintenance in Brother GT 3 GT Tools 4 Select Firing Adjustment and click Next Follow the steps indicated in the dialog After adjustmen...

Страница 164: ...with dried ink as well as increase the frequency of Flushing to shorten the interval of Flushing in printing You can lower the frequency to lengthen the interval of Flushing in more humid environment Confirm the print quality before production 1 Press either one of the Up Down Back OK Button to enter the menu 2 Select Printer Setting Flushing Interval with the Up Down Button and press the OK Butto...

Страница 165: ...on 1 Press either one of the Up Down Back OK Button to enter the menu 2 Select Printer Setting Flushing Volume with the Up Down Button and press the OK Button The following message will be indicated 12e0037Y 3 The initial setting is Standard Select Much in dry environment and Less in humid environment with the Up Down Button Confirm the print quality before production 13e0038Y Note Increase the Fl...

Страница 166: ... Ink is not white enough increase the volume so that you can save the total White Ink rather than execute Daily Cleaning White twice 1 Press either one of the Up Down Back OK Button to enter the Menu 2 Select Printer Setting Daily Cleaning W Setting with the Up Down Button and press the OK Button The following message will be indicated 14e0039Y 3 The initial setting is 100 Select the volume within...

Страница 167: ...the Up Down Back OK Button to enter the menu 3 Select Maintenance Log Copy to USB with the Up Down Button and press the OK Button The following message will be indicated 16e0041Y 4 The log data is being saved to the USB flash drive while the Print Button is blinking Wait for a while after the Print Button stops blinking and the printer bells 5 Make a copy of the log file saved in the USB flash dri...

Страница 168: ...kip to step 8 If you want to change 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 th...

Страница 169: ... is not solved 1031 M Head Temp Rising Temperature of Magenta Print Head is increasing 1032 C Head Temp Rising Temperature of Cyan Print Head is increasing 1033 Y Head Temp Rising Temperature of Yellow Print Head is increasing 1034 W1 Head Temp Rising Temperature of White 1 Print Head is increasing 1035 W2 Head Temp Rising Temperature of White 2 Print Head is increasing 1036 W3 Head Temp Rising Te...

Страница 170: ...ite 3 Ink Cartridge is not installed 2007 NO INK White 4 White 4 Ink Cartridge is not installed 2020 EMPTY Black Black Ink Cartridge ran out of ink Replace to a new Black Cartridge 2021 EMPTY Magenta Magenta Ink Cartridge ran out of ink Replace to a new Magenta Cartridge 2022 EMPTY Cyan Cyan Ink Cartridge ran out of ink Replace to a new Cyan Cartridge 2023 EMPTY Yellow Yellow Ink Cartridge ran out...

Страница 171: ...of version between the PC driver and the GT 3 firmware GT 3 Firmware is old though the Printer Driver is upgraded Confirm the versions and upgrade the firmware 3004 PC Data Error USB connection error between PC and GT 3 Confirm the data AR3 file and firmware programs are correct Check the connection between the PC and GT 3 and send print data again Or reboot both the PC and GT 3 These errors may o...

Страница 172: ...ntact your dealer or Brother 4201 4202 4300 Font data Error Error in font data for the Display 4301 4302 4400 Test print data Error Error in the Print Data in the menu for Test Print Data 4401 4402 4500 Machine Error Cannot start the Network Interface Press OK Button to recover Check the network and contact your Network Administrator Contact your dealer or Brother with mechanical damage 4501 Machi...

Страница 173: ...re again from the beginning if you find this error after you cancel the firmware update Contact your dealer or Brother 5300 Machine Error Internal error with Maintenance Unit Control 5301 5302 5311 Machine Error W1 Ink Sensor malfunction Confirm if there is any device around GT 3 that makes strong noise Move GT 3 from that device Contact your dealer or Brother when the issue was not solve after yo...

Страница 174: ...the Maintenance Unit Confirm if the Wiper Cleaners and Wiper Blades are properly mounted in the Maintenance Unit Confirm that something may prevent the Caps and Wipers moving Contact your dealer or Brother when the issue was not solve after you rebooted GT 3 5442 5443 5451 Machine Error Internal error of Maintenance Unit caused by firmware update Confirm if there is any device around GT 3 that mak...

Страница 175: ...nel Button Head Cleaning Button may be malfunctioning 6040 Machine Error Could not detect Head Memory 6100 Machine Error Adjust CR Illegal Carriage Move Speed Error Clean GT 3 by referring 6 1 7 Cleaning the Encoder Strip and 6 1 6 Cleaning the inside of the printer and restart Contact your dealer or Brother if the cleaning has no effect 6101 Machine Error Carriage move did not complete Check whet...

Страница 176: ...achine Error Abnormal temperature of White 4 Print Head 6134 Machine Error Abnormal Print Head voltage 6154 Machine Error Illegal circuit of detecting Print Head Temperature 6160 Machine Error Malfunction of Environmental Temperature Sensor 7000 Machine Error System Call error 7013 Machine Error General Program Error 7014 PC Data Error Print Data not received with no space in print data buffer 701...

Страница 177: ...erature 50 F to 95 F 10 C to 35 C Humidity 45 to 85 no condensation For optimum print result Temperature 64 F to 86 F 18 C to 30 C Humidity 45 to 85 no condensation For storage Temperature 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Humidity 20 to 85 no condensation 8 2 Software Specification Supported OS Latest Windows XP 32bit Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 32 bit 64 bit Supported interface USB 2 0 USB flash d...

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