Epson ChromaBlast v1.0- Manuals

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 7 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 to a continued partnership ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 8 About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using ChromaBlast™ inks, along with additional information on setting up your EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 printer and for getting the b...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 10 1. Ensure the printer power is on. Press the ink compartment cover to release the latch and open the cover. 2. Raise the ink lever to the unlocked position. The ink lever is located to the right of each ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 14 14. Press the PAUSE key once. 15. The following message will appear. The printer is now ready for use. Channel Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OEM Matte K C M Y LK Lc Lm LLk ChromaBlast™ K C M Y K C M Y Ti...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 15 Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS White or light colored fabrics in 100% cotton. PRINTING Print using the supplied ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1.0 program only. The print side...

Sawgrass Technologies, 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

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 17 ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 Introduction Obtaining the benefits of the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 color management is now incredibly easy - simply print from your application with the ChromaBlast 48...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 18 Setup Instructions – Windows XP / Vista Product Overview The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 is color management software that has been written as a Windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epso...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ 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.

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 23 Using ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 in Windows XP / Vista The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast ™ inks in your printer, you should print using the ChromaBlast ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 25 ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. The Advanced Color Options tab and the P...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 26 Group 2 - Color Settings Overview This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. Color correction allows you to create transfers from al...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 28 Register – If the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 product has not been registered, click this button for instructions on how to register the product and unlock all the features. Input Profile – This option...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 29 Appendix A: Network Printing in Windows XP / Vista Network printing with the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 in Windows XP and Vista is simple. Before a network printer can be used it must be installed on ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 30 Appendix B: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The ChromaBlast 4880 driver provides a complete color management solution for your ChromaBlast™ media v1.5 printing. It is extremely important tha...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 31 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 Profile Mismatches . To Prin...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 33 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...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 34 • Select the color settings and the output (high speed, high quality) that you wish to print the palette, and click the box ‘Print Palette’. • You now have a visual representation of how the ColorSure pa...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 35 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 ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 36 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 t...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 37 ▬ 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 ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 38 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 m...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 39 • Next, assign an RGB Input Color value. There are two methods to establish this value. 1. If you have the original file, sample the color that was matched in your graphic design application with the eye...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 40 Supplies & Equipment ChromaBlast™ ink and v1.5 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...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 41 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 your...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 42 My image looks good but it washes out ƒ Ensure you pressed the garment with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions. ƒ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 43 My image has gaps or bands present ƒ Ensure that 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 EP...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 44 Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your ChromaBlast™ v1.5 inks or media, you have several support options: 1. Telephone: You may contact your authorized SubliJet...