Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
SubliJet IQ
®
Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the SubliJet Ink System with SubliJet IQ™ digital transfer
inks. This system for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 is the latest advancement from
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of digitally driven color transfer
technologies and related products.
Your SubliJet Ink System includes: SubliJet IQ™ inks, the QuickConnect II
™
ink delivery system,
and
PowerDriver1400/1410 IQ
color matching software. This revolutionary, comprehensive system
takes sublimation to the professional level, allowing users to create perfect transfers with minimal
effort. With true six-color printing, the SubliJet IQ System increases color gamut, creates
noticeably smoother gradient transitions, captures finer detail and adds color depth. The Light
Cyan and Light Magenta ink colors create the ultimate photo advantage with more realistic flesh
tones and improved image quality.
With this system, your printed images can be transferred onto any product designed to accept
sublimation dyes including: ceramic, metal, tiles, mylar, polyester fabric, performance wear, TEC
Film
®
, TEC Tile
®
, UniSub
®
, and Hanes Soft L’Ink
®
T-shirts, resulting in an attractive, durable
product. Your imagination is the limit for producing brilliant, near photo-quality images on caps,
clipboards, clocks, mugs, mousepads, plaques, puzzles, synthetic T-shirts, and more. SubliJet
IQ™ is ideal for markets that personalize, customize or create short-run output.
This document contains information for using SubliJet IQ™ inks and helpful tips are also provided
for getting the best results from your transfers. The information provided pertains only to the use
of SubliJet IQ™ in your EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 printer. If you have questions about the
operation of your EPSON printer, refer to the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Printer User’s
Guide.
Technical support is available from your Authorized SubliJet reseller or directly from Sawgrass
Technologies, Inc. See the section entitled Technical Support for additional information.
We at Sawgrass strive to provide you with the tools to make the sublimation process easy to learn
and simple to master. We hope you will find that the tools we have developed will make your
years in the sublimation business fun and profitable. Please feel free to contact us with your
feedback about our products. For additional information on our other products, visit our web site at
www.sawgrassink.com
.
Thank you and enjoy your SubliJet Ink System.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
SubliJet IQ
®
Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410
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1. If you have the original file, sample the color that was matched in your graphic design
application with the eye dropper tool. This will give you the RGB value of that color.
Input this value into the RGB Input Color fields of the Custom Palette section.
2. If you do not have the original file or the artwork has not yet been designed, simply click
on the ‘Input Color Chooser’ button, and then click on “Define Custom Colors”. From
the color 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 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 the current
one. Click ‘YES’ here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes for other
resolutions.
Lastly, click the Save Palette button. When finished, simply Exit out of the window.
* The ‘Import Palette’ and ‘Export Palette’ buttons are convenient to have in the event you need to
transfer palettes to and from different computers.
VI. Adding Swatches to your Application Palette:
It is possible to add your custom color(s) swatch to an application palette as well. You will need to
take note of the Input Color RGB value that you assigned in the previous step in order to create
the new swatch. Refer to your specific design application software’s manual for instructions on
this.
