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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 one year from date of purchase . Any QuickConnect not purchased from Authorized Sawgrass Resellers...

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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the XG 8 System with SubliJet IQ™ digital transfer inks. This system for the EPSON Stylus Photo R800 & R1800 is the latest advancement from Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of digitally driven color transfer technologies an...

About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using SubliJet IQ inks and the XG 8 System, along with additional information for getting the best results from your transfers. The documentation provided pertains only to the use of SubliJet IQ™ inks in your EPSON Stylus Pho...

Before you Begin Quick Connect II™ Set-up for the R800 & R1800 1. Check to ensure that you have all of the components necessary to setup your Quick Connect II™ system. 2. Place the Quick Connect II box on a level surface next to where your printer is going to be placed. For the R800 it should be...

4. Insert the ink bags into the ink box by clipping them into the corresponding connectors attached inside the box. Each section is marked with which color ink should be placed there. 5. Once all ink bags are connected inside your Quick Connect II™ ink box, you will need to obtain the small primer b...

Printer Set-up for the R800 1. Turn the printer on, lift the lid, and press the cartridge replacement button. 2. The cartridge bay will shift into the remove position. Lift the bay lid and remove any installed cartridges. 3. Take the cartridge placement sticker and place it on the cartridge cover. 4...

Tips for Using the QuickConnect II™ System Check the support tube connections periodically. Ensure the support arm is securely attached and not drooping, and that the lid props are firmly attached. If the support arm droops too low, the tubing could scrape the bottom of the printer. Check the ink le...

Selecting Paper For information on selecting the appropriate paper to use with your SubliJet IQ™ inks, please check our website at http://www.sublimation.com/support/ or call your authorized SubliJet reseller. While the use of copy paper or other inkjet paper will not harm your printer, the transfer...

User Guide For distribution with SubliJet IQ ® only NOT FOR RESALE Rev 3.0 For the Epson R800 & R1800

Introduction Using PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 SubliJet digital printing systems are comprised of a few key tools to ensure high quality output each time you print with SubliJet. PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 color management software is one of those tools. PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 color management...

PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 ® System Requirements Minimum Hardware: Pentium 4 – 2.0GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor 512 MB System Memory Recommended Hardware: Pentium 4 – 3.0GHz or Athlon XP 2500+ Processor 1 GB System Memory Required Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Setup Instructions ...

PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 ® Step by Step Installation To get started printing as soon as possible, these are the Sawgrass recommended steps to perform while setting up your sublimation printer driver software. 1. Setup the printer according to the Epson instructions. 2. Install your SubliJet IQ qu...

5. The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the Licensing Agreement to continue. 6. If you have not previously registered PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 , you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the advanced fe...

8. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. provides ColorSure color palettes for use with Corel and Adobe. (Check the ColorSure section of the manual for information on how to use ColorSure to get perfect spot colors). If Setup detects either of these applications on your system, the palette files will be place...

11. If the installation 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. 12. Once the installation has completed, the Installation Complete screen will display. ...

Using PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 in Windows 2000 / X P PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 is simple to use. Whenever you have SubliJet inks in your printer, you should print using PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 . Do not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver...

PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 . There are three main property groups; 1. Configuration – Set Paper, Transfer Substrate, and Copy Count 2. Color Settings – Color management cont...

Group 2 - Color Settings (Easy Color Mode) The Easy Color Option tab provides you with access to a collection of carefully selected color management presets. The right color management choice is essential to making high quality transfers. Easy Color is a fast, simple way of choosing a color manageme...

the CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, and Adobe swatches. For a complete description on how to use ColorSure to get perfect spot colors, see appendix C. Group 2 - Color Settings (Advanced Mode) Overview This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in PowerDriver Supra 1800 ...

palette and 2) the CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, and Adobe swatches. For a complete description on how to use ColorSure to get perfect spot colors, see appendix C. ƒ Custom Palette Button – This button launches the Custom Palette utility, which enables you to add, edit, import, and export custom colo...

Appendices Appendix A: Network Printing in Windows 2000, XP Network printing with PowerDriver in Windows 2000 and Windows XP is simple. 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 h...

Appendix B: Over-riding Graphic Software Color Management PowerDriver provides a complete color management solution for your SubliJet 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 co...

Adobe Photoshop™ 6 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box: a. Set all Color Management Policies to Off b. Uncheck Profile Mismatches c. Uncheck Ask When Opening . To Print RGB Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below:

To Print CMYK Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below: Adobe Photoshop™ 7 and CS 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.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0/4.0/5.0 Select Edit and then Color Settings from the top drop down menu bar. Select No Color Management . Click Ok.

Appendix C: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette in PowerDriver Supra 1800 XG 8 ® I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure System: 1.) the transferred palette; 2.) Color Finder; 3.) Custom Palette; and 4.) the CorelDRAW a...

III. Designing Your Artwork By picking colors from the ColorSure palette, you will be able to consistently reproduce colors in a reliable manner. To assist you in designing your artwork, PowerDriver installs three palettes: two for Adobe products and one for Corel products. These colors match the pa...

ƒ Open the PowerDriver window as instructed in “Printing the ColorSure Palette” outlined in Section II. ƒ First, make sure you select your desired Substrate , Output (High Speed or High Quality), and the Mirror option from the Printing Preferences window. Click Apply at the bottom of the window. Thi...

You may alter the chosen color’s CMYKRB value by selecting 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 valu...

close to 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. ƒ As an example, let’s say your Start Color is C:20, M:100, Y:150, K:0, R:0, B:0...

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...

Appendix D: Custom Paper Sizes Adding Custom Paper Sizes See page 8 for a description of adding custom paper sizes using the printing preferences dialog. The table below lists the minimum and maximum custom paper sizes allowable for each printer: Printer Minimum (W x L) Maximum (W x L) R800 XG 8 4 x...

Tips for Successful Sublimation POLYESTER FABRIC Maintain appropriate heat press times. ƒ Shortened pressing times will result in good surface color but the sublimation dyes will not completely penetrate the polyester fibers. This leaves the dyes more susceptible to wash out. ƒ Longer pressing times...

MOISTURE & HUMIDITY PROBLEMS The addition of moisture to the sublimation process can cause unwanted results. Under normal circumstances, the small amount of moisture that can accumulate in your paper is absorbed directly into the transfer substrate; however hard substrates like metal and ceramic...

Supplies & Equipment Contact your reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. For more information, see the Sublimation Supplies Directory on our website at www.sublimation.com . Operating Conditions Certain environmental conditions should be taken into account for the operation of ...

Troubleshooting The troubleshooting tips found in this section relate mainly to problems that can be seen in transferred SubliJet images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the Problem Solving section found in the EPSON Stylus Photo R800 &/or R...

Colors are light and splotchy ƒ Ensure you printed on the correct side of the paper. The print side is the bright white side of the paper. ƒ Ensure you used a recommended paper. For more information, see the section entitled Selecting Paper . ƒ Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time, tempe...

Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your SubliJet IQ™ inks, you have several support options: 1. Telephone : You may contact your authorized SubliJet reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance. A full listing of authorized SubliJet Reselle...