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ChromaBlast

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v1.0

 

Revision 2/2008 

    Getting Started Guide  

              For EPSON Stylus

®

 

PRO 4880   

Содержание ChromaBlast 1.0

Страница 1: ...ChromaBlast v1 0 Revision 2 2008 Getting Started Guide For EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 ...

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Страница 3: ...ca 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 no...

Страница 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...

Страница 5: ...e ChromaBlast v1 5 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 v1 5 media purchased from Sawgrass or its authorized distributor accompanied by a PLA is n...

Страница 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...

Страница 7: ...e extent 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 Sawgras...

Страница 8: ...maBlast Driver Introduction 17 System Requirements 17 Setup Instructions Windows XP Vista 18 Using ChromaBlast Driver in Windows XP Vista 23 Appendix A Network Printing in Windows XP Vista 29 Host Machine Server 29 Appendix B Defeating Application Color Management 30 Appendix C Using ColorSure and Custom Palette 33 Supplies Equipment 40 Operating Conditions 40 Ink Storage 40 Media Storage 40 Troub...

Страница 9: ...our printer ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 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 Chr...

Страница 10: ... documentation provided pertains only to the use of ChromaBlast inks in your EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 ink jet printer To assist you in the overall setup process references are made back to the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 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 warnin...

Страница 11: ...ay on the LCD panel Raise then lower the ink levers on either side of the printer The ink indicator on the LCD panel will flash indicating which cartridge is low or empty Be sure you have the correct color cartridge for replacement cartridge for replacement NOTE The LCD Panel will indicate the ink colors of the original OEM ink configuration and not the ChromaBlast ink configuration Do not install...

Страница 12: ...right of each ink compartment If you are installing a complete set of ink cartridges then install using the following order starting from left to right Black CB Cyan CB Magenta CB Yellow CB Black CB Cyan CB Magenta CB and Yellow CB Note The cartridge label should be facing left as the cartridge is inserted into it s slot Continue to step 5 below If you are just replacing an empty cartridge then co...

Страница 13: ...sition 6 Close the ink compartment cover if you have standard size ink cartridges installed After all eight cartridges are installed lower the ink levers The printer will begin charging the ink delivery system If the cartridge does not insert smoothly into the slot double check to make sure you have the correct cartridge installed in the correct slot If the ink light remains on after installing th...

Страница 14: ...s will appear on the LCD panel The LCD will indicate that the printer recognized NON GENUINE ink cartridges 8 Press the down key V until a message appears that asks the user whether the ink cartridges are NON GENUINE 9 Press the left key to acknowledge that the cartridges are NON GENUINE 10 Press the left key until the following message appears ...

Страница 15: ...maBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 13 11 Press the down key V until the following message appears 12 Press the left key to accept acknowledgement of the warranty message 13 The following messages will appear ...

Страница 16: ... Y LK Lc Lm LLk ChromaBlast K C M Y K C M Y Tip Perform a nozzle check from The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 A few cleanings may be necessary to get a good nozzle check If the cartridge does not insert smoothly into the slot double check to make sure you have the correct cartridge installed in the correct slot If the ink light remains on after installing the cartridge remove the cartridge and rein...

Страница 17: ...nsferring 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 Stretch the image area while the shirt is hot from both left to right and top to bottom to reduce the hand HEAT ...

Страница 18: ...ologies Inc ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 16 Revision 2 2008 ChromaBlast Driver User Guide For Epson Stylus PRO 4880 For distribution with ChromaBlast Media v1 5 only NOT FOR RESALE ...

Страница 19: ... colors picture perfect The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 delivers both convenience and the highest quality ChromaBlast color management technology The innovation demonstrated by the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 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...

Страница 20: ...et started printing 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...

Страница 21: ...t Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 19 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 ...

Страница 22: ... 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 888 253 1679 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 registration screen to obtain a Registration code You will need separate re...

Страница 23: ...em 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 4880 Driver v1 0 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 Hardware wizards that may start during this process do NOT ca...

Страница 24: ...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 ...

Страница 25: ... 2 Select print from the File menu 3 Select the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 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 4880 Driver v1 0 printer properties To configure this Driver for the correct substrate you must display its printer properties There are two ways to display the printer...

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Страница 27: ...y Count Color Settings Color management control options The Color Options group comes in two modes Easy and Advanced Both are described below Utilities 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 ...

Страница 28: ... images with realistic photographic backgrounds 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 ar...

Страница 29: ...mage the result will be flipped when compared to the printed image In order for your transfers to come out correctly you must flip the image before transferring Select this option to do the flipping for you If you are doing this yourself in your editing application make sure this option is turned off Max Density This setting allows the maximum amount of ink to be printed which should create more v...

Страница 30: ...ur 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 machine locate the profile on your machine using Windows Explorer The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 supports both ICC and ICM profile types Right click on the profile file name and select Install Dual CMYK This op...

Страница 31: ...ple 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 the C...

Страница 32: ...ia v1 5 printing 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 10 11 and 12 1 Create a new graphic 2 From the main menu choose Tools Color Management In the Color Management window see figure below set the Style opt...

Страница 33: ...ff Turn off Profile Mismatches To Print Always select File Print 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 Turn off al...

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Страница 35: ...or Finder colors to an existing application palette or you 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 th...

Страница 36: ...aBlast_Rut cpl ChromaBlast _Uni cpl or ChromaBlast _Wil cpl depending on which 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...

Страница 37: ... of 60 60 0 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 Util...

Страница 38: ...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 ...

Страница 39: ... 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 Step Colors You also enter a Step Size of 10 When the Print ...

Страница 40: ...e 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 Start Color into the boxes in Color Finder choose your Step Size and click on Print Similar Colors on...

Страница 41: ...GB 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 the current substrate Click YES here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes for other substrates Another window will then ask you if you want to save the custom color for all resolutions or just t...

Страница 42: ...ted 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 v1 5 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 Chro...

Страница 43: ...section entitled ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 User s Guide Ensure you used the right printer driver and driver settings Please see the section entitled ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1 0 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 Che...

Страница 44: ...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 4880 Driver v1 0 User s Guide for additional information My image looks blurred Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines ...

Страница 45: ...all 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 Pro 4880 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 Pro 4880 Printer User s Guide ...

Страница 46: ... You may fax a detailed description of your problem to Sawgrass Technical Support at 843 849 3847 Project Cotton Project Cotton is a series of workshops and courses designed to provide the knowledge skills and strategies for growing a profitable digital cotton decorating business Project Cotton will provide current and prospective garment decorators with knowledge skills strategies and ideas to bu...

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