Page 2 - ii; SubliJet IQ; Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus; LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE ENGINEERING:
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com ii SubliJet IQ ™ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus ® Photo 1900 © Copyright 2008, Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Revision 1.0 September 2008. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.SubliJet IQ ® is a registered trademark ...
Page 3 - iii; END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE; PowerDriverIQ
iii Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SAWGRASS ...
Page 4 - iv; MISCELLANEOUS
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com iv COPYRIGHT. All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and "applets" incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCT ), the accompanying print...
Page 5 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
v Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Sawgrass or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages wh...
Page 7 - QuickConnect; Table of Contents; Agreements and Warranties; Using PowerDriver R1900 XG; Appendices
1 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Introduction..................................................................................... 2 About This Document ......................................................................... 3 I...
Page 8 - Introduction
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SubliJet Ink System with SubliJet IQ ® digital transfer inks. This system for the EPSON Stylus ® Photo R1900 is the latest advancement from Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. , a leader in the developme...
Page 9 - About this Document; EPSON Stylus
3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using SubliJet IQ ® inks, along with additional information for getting the best results from your transfers. The documen...
Page 10 - Ink Cartridge Setup for the R1900; Y M M R O P G C
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 4 Ink Cartridge Setup for the R1900 1. Plug the Power Cable into the Printer and the appropriate power outlet. Turn Printer On , lift lid, and press Cartridge Replacement Button. 3. Insert the SubliJet IQ ® cartridges in the indicated order. 4. Press...
Page 11 - BULK INK SYSTEM QuickConnect; Syringes; Priming
QuickConnect ® BULK INK SYSTEM Installation Guide Please read this document thoroughly before installing the system to prevent voiding your warranty. For more detailed instructions please refer to the Epson R1900 Getting Started Guide or the Video Installation Guide on the Software CD provided. BULK...
Page 13 - “Ink” Button; Cartridge Carriage Unit; Docking Station
7 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 6. Then twist, and push the other side to pull the cartridge cover completely out. 7. Press the “Ink” Button to release the Cartridge Carriage Unit from the Docking Station . 5. Remove the cartrid...
Page 15 - Cartridge Carriage Unit
9 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 11. Manually push the Cartridge Carriage Unit back into the Docking Station . 12. Remove the backing from the Plexiglas Tube Holder. 13. Connect the Tube Holder so that it “bridges” the Printer Co...
Page 17 - “Ink Out”; You have; successfully; installed the; Bulk Ink System
11 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 17. Press the “Ink Out” Button again so that the printer recognizes the installed ink cartridges. 18. Congratulations! You have successfully installed the R1900 QuickConnect ® Bulk Ink System .
Page 19 - Selecting Paper
13 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Selecting Paper For information on selecting the appropriate paper to use with your SubliJet IQ™ inks, please check our website at http://www.sawgrassink.com or call your authorized SubliJet rese...
Page 21 - For Distribution With; ONLY; NOT FOR RESALE; Getting Started Guide; For the
15 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 For Distribution With SubliJet IQ ® Ink ONLY NOT FOR RESALE Getting Started Guide For the EPSON Stylus ® Photo R1900 Inkjet Printer Revision 1.0
Page 22 - Using; Pentium 4 – 2.0GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor; Recommended Hardware:; Pentium 4 – 3.0GHz or Athlon XP 2500+ Processor; Required Operating System:
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 16 SubliJet digital printing systems are comprised of a few key tools to ensure high quality output each time you print with SubliJet IQ Inks . PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 color management software is one of those tools. PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 color manag...
Page 23 - Setup Instructions; Product Overview
17 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Setup Instructions Product Overview PowerDriver is color management software that has been written as a Windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epson ink-jet printers and Sawgrass sub...
Page 24 - Step by Step Installation; To get started printing as soon as possible, these are the
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 18 3. The Welcome Screen is displayed next. Click Next to proceed. PowerDriver R1900 XG 8® Step by Step Installation 1. Setup the printer according to the Epson instructions. To get started printing as soon as possible, these are the Sawgrass recomme...
Page 25 - Figure 1; License Agreement
Figure 1 19 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 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 the PowerDriver ...
Page 31 - Please see; “Group 2 - Color Options”; on; PowerDriver XG-8 Software
25 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Using PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 in Windows 2000 / XP PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 is simple to use. Whenever you have SubliJet IQ inks in your printer, you should print using PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 . Do n...
Page 33 - Setting PowerDriver R1900 XG8 Document Properties; From the Windows Desktop:
1 2 27 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 1. Click on Start> Printers and Faxes . Setting PowerDriver R1900 XG8 Document Properties To configure PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 for the correct substrate, you must display it’s Document Prop...
Page 35 - Figure 2; PowerDriver R1900 XG8 Printing Preferences Overview; PowerDriver; There are three main property groups; Configuration; Color Options; Resources
Figure 2 29 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 PowerDriver R1900 XG8 Printing Preferences Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of PowerDriver R1900 XG-8 Printer Properties. There are thr...
Page 36 - Group 2 - Color Options; Overview; Bitmap Options; Group 1 – Configuration
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 30 Group 2 - Color Options Overview This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 . Utilizing the power of the Epson R1900 Driver technology, the PowerDriver R1900 XG 8 interprets bitmap and vec...
Page 37 - ColorSure Options
31 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 • Intense - Select this setting to get the most intense color output possible. • Grayscale - This setting is intended for use with grayscale images. • ColorSure Checkbox - ColorSure is used to re...
Page 38 - Appendix A: Over-riding Graphic Software Color Management; Tools; CorelDrawTM version 9
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 32 Appendices Appendix A: 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...
Page 39 - Color Setup
33 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Please Note: Screen shown is from CS3 . Other screens will appear with slight differences, however the settings remain the same throughout. Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS2, CS, Photoshop 7, and Photosho...
Page 42 - To Print RGB Graphics; To Print CMYK Graphics; File
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 36 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 “OK”. To Print CMYK Graphics Click Fi...
Page 43 - Appendix B: Using ColorSureTM and Custom Palette; To print the ColorSure palette, follow the steps below:; Printing the ColorSure Palette
37 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette in PowerDriver R1900 XG 8® I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure...
Page 44 - HINT; Using Color Finder
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 38 HINT After you have the ColorSure Palette loaded into CorelDraw , move the cursor over each color. As the cursor hovers over each different color, IV. Using Color Finder After printing and transferring the ColorSure Palette , you see that you have...
Page 45 - How to use Color Finder:
39 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 How to use Color Finder: • Open the PowerDriver window as instructed in “Printing the ColorSure Palette” outlined in Section II . • At the bottom of the window, click the Custom Palette Button ; ...
Page 46 - RGB
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 40 You may alter the chosen color’s RGB 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 ...
Page 49 - Adding Swatches to your Application Palette:; Input Color RGB
43 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 * 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 Pale...
Page 50 - Tips for Successful Sublimation; POLYESTER FABRIC
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 44 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 polyester fibers. This leaves the dyes ...
Page 51 - Hanes Soft L’Ink; Teflon; MOISTURE & HUMIDITY PROBLEMS; To avoid these problems
45 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 Hanes Soft L’Ink ® Shirts • The presence of moisture in your fabric can lead to bleeding of the image. Remove moisture by pre-pressing your shirt for 10 seconds. Use Teflon ® sheets between the f...
Page 52 - Storage
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com 46 Supplies & Equipment Contact your reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. Operating Conditions Certain environmental conditions should be taken into account for the operation of SubliJet IQ ™ inks, including temperature and re...
Page 53 - Troubleshooting; The colors in my transferred image are incorrect
47 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 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 ...
Page 55 - Technical Support
49 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc . ~ SubliJet IQ ® Getting Started Guide for the Epson Stylus ® Photo R1900 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 r...