Epson C120- Manuals

Page 3 - ChromaBlast; Getting Started Guide

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 1 ChromaBlast TM Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus ® C120/C110 © Copyright 2008, Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Revision April 2008. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Chr...

Page 4 - IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY:

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 2 IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This product is for commercial use only. This Process License Agreement ("PLA") is a legal agreement between you and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ("Sawgrass"). ...

Page 8 - Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Limited Warranty; System; Length of Warranty Coverage:; one year from date of; . Any QuickConnect not purchased from Authorized Sawgrass; What your warranty does not cover:

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 6 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Limited Warranty – QuickConnect II TM System What Is Covered: Defects in materials or workmanship. Length of Warranty Coverage: The warranty coverage for the QuickConnect is o...

Page 9 - Table of Contents

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 7 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................ 8 About this Document ................................................

Page 10 - Introduction

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 8 Introduction Welcome to Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. and ChromaBlast™. We are excited to offer a total cotton solution for your business. We look forward to working with you and a continued partnership in...

Page 11 - About this Document; EPSON

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 9 About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using ChromaBlast™ inks, along with additional information on setting up your EPSON Stylus C120/C110 printer and for getting the...

Page 12 - Quick Connect IITM Set-up for the C120/C110

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 10 Quick Connect II™ Set-up for the C120/C110 Check to ensure that you have all of the components necessary to setup your Quick Connect II™ system. 1. Remove the soft protective cap from each ink bag. Depr...

Page 16 - Install the plastic support

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 14 11. The plastic arm should be aligned so that the edge of the adhesive Velcro is situated at the top right hand corner of the ink cartridge bay. Press the plastic arm firmly to set the adhesive Velcro i...

Page 18 - Chip Reset Instructions; Once the printer recognizes that; orange; the; white reset button; at

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 16 Chip Reset Instructions The ChromaBlast QuickConnect bulk ink system for the Epson C120/C110 printer contains a cartridge with five individual dampers that is used in place of the individual OEM (Epson)...

Page 19 - ink out; completed the resetting activity, the; light will turn off. At

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 17 4. Again, press the ink out button on the front of the printer. 5. The printer will begin to reset and recharge. After the printer has completed the resetting activity, the orange light will turn off. A...

Page 20 - Installing ChromaBlastTM Cartridges; Press and release the ink button

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 18 Installing ChromaBlast™ Cartridges 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Open the printer cover. 3. Press and release the ink button 6 . The power and ink lights flash. 4. Press the Ink Button again 6 for ...

Page 23 - Replacing an Empty Cartridge; Press the ink button

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 21 Replacing an Empty Cartridge Make sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. Once you start replacing a cartridge, you must complete all the steps in one session. 1. Make sure the printer is on...

Page 25 - Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 23 Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS White or light-colored fabrics in 100% cotton. PRINTING Print using the supplied ChromaBlast Driver program only. The print side of Chrom...

Page 26 - For distribution with ChromaBlast; ChromaBlast Driver; For Epson Stylus

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 24 Version 1.0 For distribution with ChromaBlast ™ only NOT FOR RESALE ChromaBlast Driver ™ User Guide For Epson Stylus ® C120/C110

Page 28 - Setup Instructions – Windows XP / Vista; Product Overview; ink. The installation; Quick Start; Unpack and setup printer as described in the Epson manual.; Step By Step Installation; Setup the printer according to the Epson instructions.

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 26 Setup Instructions – Windows XP / Vista Product Overview The ChromaBlast Driver™ is color management software that has been written as a Windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epson ink-jet...

Page 29 - The Welcome screen is displayed. Click Next to proceed

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 27 to be installed before proceeding with the installation of the PowerDriver software. If you have already installed this OEM driver than click Next to proceed. 7. The Welcome screen is displayed. Click N...

Page 34 - Using ChromaBlast DriverTM in Windows XP / Vista; inks in your printer, you should print using the; Do not; print to your Epson printer with the Epson; Setting ChromaBlast DriverTM printer properties; From the Windows Desktop:

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 32 Using ChromaBlast Driver™ in Windows XP / Vista The ChromaBlast Driver™ is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast ™ inks in your printer, you should print using the ChromaBlast Driver™. Do not pri...

Page 35 - ChromaBlast DriverTM Properties Overview; Configuration; Color Settings; Options

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 33 ChromaBlast Driver™ Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of the ChromaBlast Driver™. The Advanced Color Options tab and the Print Palette functi...

Page 36 - Paper Size; Group 2 - Color Options; Overview

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 34 Group 1 – Configuration Paper Size – From the drop down list, select the paper size you wish to use. Copies – Sets the copy count for the number of prints to be made. Group 2 - Color Options Overview Th...

Page 38 - Group 3 – Printer Options

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 36 Group 3 – Printer Options Utilities The utilities options allow you to print a nozzle check pattern, run a print head cleaning cycle, spool a ChromaBlast C120 print file to the printer, and print a page...

Page 40 - It is extremely

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 38 Appendix B: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The ChromaBlast Driver™ provides a complete color management solution for your ChromaBlast™ media printing. It is extremely important that you tu...

Page 41 - CorelDrawTM version X3:

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 39 CorelDraw™ version X3: Adobe Photoshop™ 7, CS, and CS2 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box, turn all Color Management Policies off. Turn off Prof...

Page 42 - a. Check Show More Options

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 40 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 ...

Page 43 - ColorSure Palette; II. Printing the ColorSure Palette

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 41 Appendix C: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure System: 1) the printed palette, 2...

Page 44 - III. Designing Your Artwork; For

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 42 • You now have a visual representation of how the ColorSure palette colors will appear on your t-shirt. III. Designing Your Artwork By picking colors from the ColorSure palette, you will be able to cons...

Page 45 - IV. Using Color Finder; How to use Color Finder:; Palette Utility

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 43 IV. Using Color Finder After printing the ColorSure Palette, you see that you have an array of colors to work with. There will be times, however, when the color you need is not included in the ColorSure...

Page 46 - Step Colors; . Using multiple step colors will present

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 44 Custom Palette Utility • You may alter the chosen start color’s CMYK value by selecting two or three Step Colors . Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors ...

Page 47 - If you modify your Start Color with three steps, Step; Next, determine what; Step Size; you want to apply to the Color; Print Similar Colors

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 45 ▬ If you modify your Start Color with three steps, Step Color 1 will remain the same. However Step Color 2 and Step Color 3 will form an imaginary ‘X’ and their values will change on opposing diagonal Y...

Page 48 - Custom Palette; First, try to locate a new Start Color from the chart that is

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 46 button. This will print your custom Similar Colors Chart directly to the printer. • After printing the Color Chart, try to match your desired color to one that is on the palette. If you find a suitable ...

Page 49 - Output Color

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 47 How to use Custom Palette: • First, you need to assign the CMYK values of the matched color from the Similar Colors Chart to the Output Color CMYK fields in the Custom Palette section. • Give your new c...

Page 50 - VI. Adding Swatches to your Application Palette:

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 48 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 ass...

Page 51 - Operating Conditions; Ink Storage; Media Storage

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 49 Supplies & Equipment ChromaBlast™ ink and media are sold through a network of Authorized ChromaBlast™ Channel Partners. A full listing of authorized resellers is available on our Web site at www.chr...

Page 52 - Troubleshooting; section found in the; The colors in my transferred image are incorrect

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 50 Troubleshooting The troubleshooting tips found in this section relate mainly to problems that can be seen in transferred ChromaBlast™ images. If you are having problems related to the performance of you...

Page 53 - My image looks good but it washes out; for additional; My image looks blurred

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 51 My image looks good but it washes out Ensure you pressed the garment with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions. ...

Page 54 - a Nozzle Check

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/c110 52 a Nozzle Check from the Utility tab of your printer driver. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 Printer User’s Guide If one or more of the nozzles fail to print, perform a Print H...

Page 55 - Technical Support

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C120/C110 53 Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your ChromaBlast™ inks or media, you have several support options: 1. Telephone: You may contact your authorized SubliJet res...