Epson PRO 4880 - Manual

vii Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 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” ). By installing the A...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com viii END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE—ChromaBlast Driver™ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Sawgrass Technologies Inc. End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Saw...

ix Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 • No Assignment or Sublicense. You may not assign or sublicense the rights granted hereby. • Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights, Sawgrass may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the te...

1 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Table of Contents Agreements and Warranties Introduction... ........................................................................... iii End User License Agreement: DualJet™ 4880 Driver ..........................

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 2 Appendices Appendix A: Over-riding CorelDRAW Software Color Management .......... 46 Appendix A: Over-riding Photoshop Software Color Management ............ 48 Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette ................................ 52 Tip...

3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the DualJet Hybrid Decorating System, featuring ArTainium UV+ and ChromaBlast digital transfer inks. The DualJet system, designed to work with the Epson Stylus PRO...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 4 Danger Warning Suggestion/Remark Tip Indicates a Hazard that could seriously Compromise the use of the machine, and/ or the physical safety of the operator. Indicates Must Do Items, significant warnings, and Important Guidelines. These must be foll...

5 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 DualJet Hybrid System Ink Configuration ArTainium ® UV+ ChromaBlast™ BLACk CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACk CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW When a cartridge is empty or low, INk LOW or REPLACE INk OUT will display on the LCD Panel ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 6 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Installing ArTainium ® UV+ and ChromaBlast™ Cartridges (Cont.) 1. Attach the power cord to the printer & plug the printer in to an appropriate outlet. (Fig.1) Ensure the printer power is on ...

7 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Cartridge Configuration Manufacturer Channel OEM ArTainium UV+ ChromaBlast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matte k C M Y Lt. k Lt. C Lt. M Lt.Lt. k ArT k ArT C ArT M ArT Y CB k CB C CB M CB Y If you are just replacing an empty c...

11 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Menu 3sec. Perform a nozzle check from The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ Tab or the ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Tab of the DualJet Driver . A few cleanings may be necessary to get a good nozzle check...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 12 SURFACE/SUBSTRATE Transfer Time ArTainium UV+ TEMPERATURE P. S. I. PRESSURE REMARkS CERAMIC 150-210 seconds 350 o F-400 o F 40 psi Time varies with pressure. Use green tile mat for ceramic tile. FR PLASTIC 75-80 seconds 400 o F 40 psi Remove Plast...

13 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 ChromaBlast Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS White or light colored fabrics in 100% cotton. PRINTING Print using the supplied ChromaBlast 4880 Driver program only. The Print Side ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 14 User Guide For the Epson Stylus ® PRO 4880 For distribution with ArTainium UV+ ® and ChromaBlast™ ONLY NOT FOR RESALE Ver. 1.0, Sept. 2008)

15 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Setup Instructions – Windows XP / Vista The EPSON Stylus ® PRO 4880 DualJet Hybrid System with ArTainium ® UV+ and ChromaBlast™ digital transfer inks comes supplied with a single CD that includes both the Chroma...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 16 Figure 1 Figure 2 Product Overview – DualJet 4880 Driver DualJet 4880 Driver is a color management software solution that has been written as a windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epson ink-jet printers and Sawgrass sublimation ink...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 18 If you decide to register later, and continue using the driver during the initial five day pre-registration grace period , your system will generate the following Pop-Up Screen . Go to the printing preferences page of the DualJetDriver 4880 driver...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 24 DualJet 4880 Driver Introduction DualJet digital printing systems are comprised of a few key tools to ensure high quality output each time you print with DualJet . DualJet 4880 Driver color management software is one of those tools. DualJet 4880 D...

27 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Figure 1 Figure 2 2 1 Setting DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties /Printing Preferences To configure DualJet 4880 Driver for the correct substrate, you must display its Document Properties/Printing Preferenc...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 28 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 4 (a) Figure 4 (b) 3. In the “ DualJet 4880 Driver Properties” Window, click on the “Printing Preferences” Button near the bottom of the screen in Fig. 3 . 4. You now have access to both the “ChromaBlast 4880 Driver” , &am...

31 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Figure 1 DualJet 4880 Driver Properties: (ChromaBlast) The Figures below show the Document Properties/Printing Preferences for a registered version of DualJet 4880 Driver . There are three main property groups (...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 32 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Group 1_Configuration: ChromaBlast 4880 Driver Paper Size – From the drop down list, select the paper size you wish to use. ( Fig. 2 ) Copies – Sets the copy count for the number of prints to be made. To Add Custom Paper...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 34 Figure 7 Figure 8 Deleting and Modifying Custom Paper Sizes The driver uses standard “Windows Print Server” Forms for paper size definitions. These forms can be added, deleted, and maintained using the standard “Windows Print Server Properties” co...

35 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Figure 9 In the “Print Server Properties” Dialog Box , click on the “Forms” Tab . ( Fig. 8 ) From this Dialog Box , you can create and save a new form, or adjust and save or delete or rename an existing form. Gr...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 36 Vector and Bitmap Explanation Bitmaps consist of 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 ...

37 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Group 3 – Printer Options: ChromaBlast 4880 Driver • Utilities – Click this button to display a Utilities Screen . From the Utilities Screen you can print a Nozzle Check pattern, run a print head Cleaning Cycle ...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 38 Figure 1 DualJet 4880 Driver Properties: (ArTainium) The Figures below show the Document Properties/Printing Preferences for a registered version of DualJet 4880 Driver . There are three main property groups (see the color-coded boxes in the scree...

39 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Figure 2 Group 1_Configuration: ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Paper Size – From the drop down list, select the paper size you wish to use. ( Fig. 2 ) • Paper Source - Sets the Printer to choose the Paper in the A...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 40 Group 3_Utility Options: ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver • Nozzle check - This option allows you to be certain that all of your nozzles are clear and functioning to prevent wasting ink. • Clean - If the nozzles aren’t firing according to the patterns...

41 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Setting ChromaBlast Driver™ 4880 Printer Properties To configure this Driver for the correct substrate, you must display its printer properties. There are two ways to display the printer properties: From the Win...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 42 Figure 1 Figure 2 Using ChromaBlast Driver™ 4880 in Windows XP/ Vista The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast™ inks in your printer, you should print using the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ . Do not print to your Ep...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 46 Figure 1 Figure 2 Appendix A: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The DualJet 4880 Driver provides a complete color management solution for your Hybrid ArTainium/ChromaBlast printing. It is extremely important that you turn off any color ...

47 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 • In the Color Management Window , set the Style option to Color Management Off . CorelDraw™ version 9 • Create a new graphic. • From the Main Menu choose Tools > Color Management . The Color Management Dialo...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 48 Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS2, CS, Photoshop 7 & 6: Color Setup From the Main Menu , choose Edit , > Color Settings . In the Color Settings Dialog Box , turn all Color Management Policies to “Off” . (See below.) Mark the box “Ask When Opening” n...

51 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 To Print RGB Graphics Click File , > Print , then set the Range, Print Quality, & Copies . Fill in radio button “Document: Intagged RGB”. In “Print Space”, “Profile” should read: “Same As Source”. Press “...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 52 Appendix B: Using ChromaBlast 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 Transferred Palette ; 2) Color Finder ; 3) Custom ...

53 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 1 2 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 4880 and...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 54 IV. Using Color Finder After printing and transferring 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 Palette . This is where th...

55 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors • 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 w...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 56 V. The ChromaBlast Custom Palette Let us assume that you have found the exact color you need using the Color Finder Tool . What you will want to do next is apply these custom color values to either an existing palette, or to create a new custom pa...

57 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Tips for Successful Sublimation POLYESTER FABRIC Maintain appropriate heat press times • Shortened pressing times will result in good surface color but the sublimation dyes will not completely penetrate the poly...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 58 • The starting dwell time for all UniSub products (metals, plastics, MDF) is 60 seconds under 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) with medium pressure. When doing bulk items in a single pressing, you may need to increase overall dwell time 10-15 seconds...

59 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 Supplies & Equipment Contact your authorized reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. For more information, see the Sublimation Supplies Directory on our website at www. sawgrassink.com. Oper...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 60 Troubleshooting The troubleshooting tips found in this section relate mainly to problems that can be seen in transferred ArTainium and ChromaBlast images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the P...

61 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ ArTainium ® /ChromaBlast ® DualJet™ Hybrid System 4880 • Ensure you used a recommended paper (See section on Selecting Paper) • Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Instru...

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 62 Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your ArTainium or ChromaBlast Inks , you have several support options: 1. Telephone: You may contact your authorized ArTainium or ChromaBlast reseller during their normal...