Brother GT-3 Series User manual

A l l u s e f u l l i n f o r m a t i o n t o s u c c e e d i n y o u r p r i n t i n g b u s i n e s s
T H E G T - 3 S E R I E S
A reference guide for all GT-3 Series users
v 1.0

> Mandatory Temperature & Humidity Requirements:
18
MIN
TEMPERATURE
30
MAX
C
°
°
HUMIDITY
45
MIN
85
MAX
%
> ALWAYS KEEP THE CLOSEST DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRINTHEADS AND THE SURFACE OF THE GARMENT !
PH
A
3 mm
PH
F
10 mm
Ink Mist
Ink Mist
NOZZLE CHECK
BEST PRACTICE FOR PRINTING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Always Platen at level A.
Menu > Test Print > CMYK > OK
If not all the nozzles are ring, start a cleaning.
Only a few missing, then Normal Cleaning
If more then 10, perform Powerful Cleaning

> Mandatory Temperature & Humidity Requirements:
18
MIN
TEMPERATURE
30
MAX
C
°
°
HUMIDITY
45
MIN
85
MAX
%
> ALWAYS KEEP THE CLOSEST DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PRINTHEADS AND THE SURFACE OF THE GARMENT !
PH
A
3 mm
PH
F
10 mm
Ink Mist
Ink Mist
NOZZLE CHECK
BEST PRACTICE FOR PRINTING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Always Platen at level A.
Menu > Test Print > CMYK > OK
If not all the nozzles are ring, start a cleaning.
Only a few missing, then Normal Cleaning
If more then 10, perform Powerful Cleaning
1 Liter
1,25 Kg
Pre
Treatment
Solution
2 Liters
2 Kg
Distilled
Water
3 Liters
3,25 Kg
PreTreatment
Ready to Use
+ =
Pre
Treatment
Ready to use
=30 Grams
24-27 Gr.
14-17 Gr.
DARK Ts
MEDIUM Ts
LIGHT Ts
Quantity
=
=
=
=
=
PRE-TREATMENT RATIO
PRE-TREATMENT QUANTITY on T-SHIRTS
1
2
with green stick swabs and cleaning uid... clean the outside
of the nozzle metal plate
with white stick swabs and cleaning uid... clean the surface
of the small inner plate with nozzles, only in one direction!
Go to the menu: Maintenance > Nozzle Cleaning
1
2
HOW TO CLEAN PRINTHEADS

35
Seconds
35
Seconds
3,30
Minutes
Pre
Treatment
1/2 distilled
water
Ink
Curing
Heat Press
Ink
Curing
Tunnel Dryer
5 - 5,5
Bars
75 - 80
PSI
0,7 - 1,4
Bars
10 - 20
PSI
180°C
360°F
180°C
360°F
160°C
320°F
HEAT PRESS SETTINGS for Pre-Treatment
HEAT PRESS & TUNNEL CURING SETTINGS
1
2
3
4
Shake well all the White cartridges
Daily Cleaning White > All Whites
Print a nozzle check
Check the environmental conditions for best print result:
min. temperature 18° & min. 45% humidity
DAILY MAINTENANCE

35
Seconds
35
Seconds
3,30
Minutes
Pre
Treatment
1/2 distilled
water
Ink
Curing
Heat Press
Ink
Curing
Tunnel Dryer
5 - 5,5
Bars
75 - 80
PSI
0,7 - 1,4
Bars
10 - 20
PSI
180°C
360°F
180°C
360°F
160°C
320°F
HEAT PRESS SETTINGS for Pre-Treatment
HEAT PRESS & TUNNEL CURING SETTINGS
1
2
3
4
Shake well all the White cartridges
Daily Cleaning White > All Whites
Print a nozzle check
Check the environmental conditions for best print result:
min. temperature 18° & min. 45% humidity
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Week
361
381
Mon
> WHITE Maintenance Standard Procedure for GT3 Series
W
WTC
1
WTC
2
WTC
3
WTC
Tue
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Wed
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Thu
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Fri Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
White Tube Cleaning Daily Cleaning White White Agitation
Week
361
381
Mon
> 5 working days a week Min. 15 white prints a day!
W
WTC
1
DCW
2
WTC
3
DCW
Tue
WA
WA
WA
WA
Wed
WA
WA
WA
WA
Thu
WA
WA
WA
WA
Fri
WA
WA
WA
WA
Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
Week
361
381
Mon
> 3 or 4 working days a week Min. 15 white prints a day!
W
WTC
1
2
WTC
3
Tue
WA
WTC
WA
Wed
WA
WA
WTC
Thu
DCW
WA
WA
Fri
WA
WA
Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
White Tube Cleaning Daily Cleaning White White Agitation
Week
361
381
Mon
> WHITE Maintenance Standard Procedure for GT3 Series
W
WTC
1
WTC
2
WTC
3
WTC
Tue
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Wed
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Thu
DCW
DCW
DCW
DCW
Fri Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
White Tube Cleaning Daily Cleaning White White Agitation
Week
361
381
Mon
> 5 working days a week Min. 15 white prints a day!
W
WTC
1
DCW
2
WTC
3
DCW
Tue
WA
WA
WA
WA
Wed
WA
WA
WA
WA
Thu
WA
WA
WA
WA
Fri
WA
WA
WA
WA
Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
Week
361
381
Mon
> 3 or 4 working days a week Min. 15 white prints a day!
W
WTC
1
2
WTC
3
Tue
WA
WTC
WA
Wed
WA
WA
WTC
Thu
DCW
WA
WA
Fri
WA
WA
Sat
-
-
-
-
Sun
-
-
-
-
4
White Tube Cleaning Daily Cleaning White White Agitation
ONLY FOR USERS PRINTING A MINIMUM OF 15 PRINTS
WITH WHITE INK ON BLACK OR DARK T-SHIRTS A DAY !!!
>
WEEKLY STANDARD MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE with WHITE AGITATION

P-DIP will replace the existing “GT Separator PNG”.
This program will recognize and open “.bmp, .gif, .jpg, and .png” formats.
It is not a graphic image editing software. This is for outputting an image that has
gradients and fades to the Brother GT-3 printer(s).
P-DIP will also correct slight anti-alias issues.
http://www.brother.com/download/embroidery/index.htm
www.touchdownplaten.com
www.capplaten.com
www.gripperkit.com
www.shoeplaten.com
> Brother website: latest printer drivers & manuals
User : gtuser Password : bro_541
BROTHER WEB SITES & DOWNLOADS
USEFULL TOOLS FOR GT SERIES
> BE SURE TO UPDATE THE PRINTER DRIVER TO THE LATEST VERSION
P-DIP SOFTWARE

P-DIP will replace the existing “GT Separator PNG”.
This program will recognize and open “.bmp, .gif, .jpg, and .png” formats.
It is not a graphic image editing software. This is for outputting an image that has
gradients and fades to the Brother GT-3 printer(s).
P-DIP will also correct slight anti-alias issues.
http://www.brother.com/download/embroidery/index.htm
www.touchdownplaten.com
www.capplaten.com
www.gripperkit.com
www.shoeplaten.com
> Brother website: latest printer drivers & manuals
User : gtuser Password : bro_541
BROTHER WEB SITES & DOWNLOADS
USEFULL TOOLS FOR GT SERIES
> BE SURE TO UPDATE THE PRINTER DRIVER TO THE LATEST VERSION
P-DIP SOFTWARE
> For less than 2 weeks:
You can leave White Ink in the white tube.
However you must do necessary maintenance for white ink.
> For more than 2 weeks:
You have to use Maintenance Solution according to Instruction Manual.
When you stop to use white ink, please clean Caps, Nozzles and wiper blade of white
Print Heads side.
* See A part of “6-2-6 Required Maintenance for the Long Storage” on Instruction Manual
Perform a complete White Tube Cleaning.
On the end of this process the tubes will be filled with maintenance solution.
Put an almost empty white ink cartridge.
* Maintenance Solution will leak if you leave a Filter Cartridge!
Every two weeks refill tubes with maintenance solution.
When white ink has to be used again, refill tubes with white ink using Load White
In 341 mode, the white heads will not be purged automatically.
This means that the wiper will do his job in dry condition.
THIS WILL DAMAGE ALL WHITE HEADS!
?
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO USE WHITE INK
HOW TO CONTACT MY DEALER ;-)
Switch on the printer and insert a USB stick.
Go to the menu: Maintenance > Log copy to USB
HOW TO CREATE A LOG FILE
> NEVER CHANGE MACHINE MODE TO 341 MODE WHEN WHITE HEADS ARE IN THE MACHINE!
> 341 Mode should only be used when white printheads are NOT installed.
Maybe just at installation, when customer decides to use white ink much later
Company Name:
Representative:
Email address:
Phone number:
ACG NYSTRÖM AB
Perry Sandell
perry[email protected]
033-17 88 00 / 070-617 88 38

Highlight
Whiteness
Print Time Layers
600 dpi
1200 dpi
381 Plate Move
1
200 %
X 1
1 1
X 2
1 1
2
300 %
X 1
1 1
X 2
1 1
3
400 %
X 1
1 1
X 2
1 1
4
466 %
X 2
2
1
X 2
1 1
5
555 %
X 2
2
1
X 2
1 1
6
667 %
X 2
2
1
X 4
2
1
7
800 %
X 2
2
1
X 4
2
1
8
867 %
X 3
1 + 2
2
X 4
2
1
9
933 %
X 3
1 + 2
2
X 4
2
1
10
1067 %
X 3
1 + 2
2
X 4
2
1
Highlight
Whiteness
600 dpi
1200 dpi
1
200 %
X 1
1 1
X 2
1 1
2
300 %
X 2
2 1
X 4
2
1
3
400 %
X 2
2 1
X 4
2
1
4
466 %
X 3
1 + 2
2
X 4
2
1
5
555 %
X 3
1 + 2
2
X 4
2
1
6
667 %
X 4
2 + 2
2
X 6
1 + 2
2
7
800 %
X 4
2 + 2
2
X 6
1 +2
2
8
867 %
X 5
2 + 1 + 2
3
X 8
2 + 2
2
9
933 %
X 5
2 + 1 + 2
3
X 8
2 + 2
2
10
1067 %
X 6
2 + 2 + 2
3
X 8
2 + 2
2
Better to use 1200 dpi !
> Driver WHITE settings for Brother GT3 Series printers
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C M Y K
361
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C M Y K
Print Time Layers Plate Move Print Time Layers Plate Move Print Time Layers Plate Move