Ricoh Aficio GX7000 User manual

Ricoh GX7000
Sublimation Manual
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Index
Ricoh GX7000 Installation P.1
Driver Setup P.6
CorelDRAW Setup (CorelDRAW 10 - X4 & X5) P.10
Working with templates P.18
CorelDRAW tools P.20
CorelDRAW tasks P.22
Troubleshooting / Tips P.23
Contents

Installation Guide - Ricoh Driver and Inks
1. Unpack and setup the p r i nter as described in the printer setup instructions. Have the printer plugged into a
power outlet but not turned on. IMPORTANT: DO NOT INSTALL THE STANDARD EPSON CARTRIDGES.
Ink Cartridge Setup
CAUTION: DO NOT INSTALL THE STANDARD EPSON INKS BEFORE INSTALLING SUBLIMATION INK.
Do not power ON the printer before installing the cartridges.
Remove the Sublimation cartridges from the packaging.
Open front cover to reveal ink cartridge compartment
Insert the Sublimation cartridges in the indicated order. Press
each cartridge body until it engages securely.
Once all cartridges are in place, close the cartridge cover.
Note: DO NOT TURN ON THE POWER FOR THE PRINTER UNTIL THE DRIVER
INSTALLATION REQUIRES YOU TO.
Please Note: Do not shake or agitate the ink carts
before or after installation.
Cartridge Order: Black, Cyan, Magenta & Yellow
Installation
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2. Insert the Ricoh CD into the CD/DVD Rom driver .
3. Select a langu a ge for the interface & clickOK.
4. Click Quick Install with USB, and then click next.
5. Click ‘I accept the agreement’ and click next
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Installation

6. Click ‘Next’ to confirm the driver installatio n
7. The installation process will now begin.
8. You will be prompted to turn the printer On to allow detection of the Ricoh GX7000.
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Installation

9. Once the printer has been detected you will be shown the following dialogue box, asking if you would like to set the
printer as the default printer. You can select either Yes or No depending on which printer you prefer to be you
default printer.
10. Click next in the dialogue box below.
11. You will now be shown the following information stating that the printer has been installed successfully, Click
Next.
If the information shown states that the installation failed, restart the PC and re-install the driver.
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Installation

12. The system will now install the user manual, and then show the following window to confirm the install is complete.
Click Finish
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Installation

To setup the Ricoh GX7000 Driver ready for Sublimation printing using Corel Draw follow the steps below:
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Printers (’Printers and Faxes’ if using windows XP or previous operating systems).
Right click on the GelSprinter GX7000 option and select Printing Preferences as shown below.
2. If you see the window below, click OK, and then click OK on the second window that appears. (If you do not see
this option skip to step 3).
Driver Setup
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3. In the Printing Preferences Window shown below, select ‘Inkjet Plain Paper’ for the ‘Paper Type’, and then select
‘User Settings’ as shown.
Now click ‘Change’
4. In the new window shown below, change the ‘Colour Profile’ option to ‘Off’ and then tick the ‘Use Error Diffusion’
option.
Now click ‘OK’ to return to the previous window.
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Driver Setup

5. Click ‘Save’
6. Type ‘Subli Print’ under the Custom Setting Name option
as shown below, and click OK.
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Driver Setup

7. Click ‘OK’ in the Printing Preferences window to confirm all changed settings as shown below.
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Driver Setup

To setup Corel Draw follow the steps below
1. Before opening Corel Draw you need to install the Xpres Sublimation Colour Profile, this can be downloaded
from or can be found on the Subli Print CD supplied.
Save the Colour Profile on to your Desktop (drag and drop if taking from the supplied CD). Now Right Click the
Colour Profile (Ricoh 7000 v1.15) and select ‘Install’ - There will be no confirmation that the file has been installed.
Note: If this ‘install’ option does not appear change the
file extension from ‘.ICM’ to ‘.ICC’ and repeat the
above.
2. Now open Corel Draw and open a new page. Click on Window > Colour Palettes. Click on ‘Default RGB Palette’.
Repeat the above and click ‘Default CMYK Palette’ to deselect this option. The Colour Palette menu should
appear as shown below.
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CorelDRAW 10 - X4 Setup
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3. Now click Tools > Colour Management, you will see the Colour Management Dialogue Box appear as shown below.
Firstly, make sure that the arrows are highlighted as above. To select or deselect an arrow, click directly on the arrow itself.
Also select RGB under the ‘Color mode used for effects:’ option.
Make sure that the drop down option below the centre circle shows ‘Internal RGB - Fraser (1998)’, and the drop down
option below the printer to the left hand side states ‘Ricoh - 7000 v1.15'.
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CorelDRAW 10 - X4 Setup

4. Click on the Import/Export icon to open the window below
Select ‘Always Convert Using’ and ‘Always Embed Using’. In both drop down lists select ‘Internal RGB - Fraser (1998)’
as shown.
5. Now click on the ‘Advanced Printer Settings’ to open the window below.
Make sure that ‘Do Not Override’ under Colour Profile is selected next to all printers.
6. Now click on the [+] option to save your settings. Save the settings as ‘Subli Print’ and click OK to confirm. Then
click OK in the Colour Management window.
Import/Export Icon
Advanced Printer Settings Icon
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CorelDRAW 10 - X4 Setup

7. When you have your image ready to print, go to File > Print and select the relevant printer (GelSprint GX7000).
Now select the Prepress tab, make sure that the ‘Mirror’ option is ticked as shown below.
(Sublimation requires the images to be printed in Mirror).
8. Now select the Misc Tab, make sure the ‘Apply ICC Profile’ option is ticked as shown below.
Now click ‘Apply’ to confirm the changes. The system is now ready for printing.
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CorelDRAW 10 - X4 Setup

CorelDRAW X5 Setup
To setup Corel Draw X5 follow the steps below:
1. Before opening Corel Draw you need to install the Xpres Sublimation Colour Profile, this can be downloaded
from or can be found on the Subli Print CD supplied.
Save the Colour Profile on to your Desktop (drag and drop if taking from the supplied CD). Now Right Click the
Colour Profile (Ricoh 7000 v1.15) and select ‘Install’ - There will be no confirmation that the file has been installed.
Note: If this ‘install’ option does not appear change the
file extension from ‘.ICM’ to ‘.ICC’ and repeat the
above.
2. Now open Corel Draw and open a new page. Click on Window > Colour Palettes. Click on ‘Default RGB Palette’.
Repeat the above and click ‘Default CMYK Palette’ to deselect this option. The Colour Palette menu should
appear as shown below.
www.xpres.co.uk/downloads
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3. Now click on Tools > Colour Management > Default Settings. You will now see the colour management dialogue
box appear as shown below:
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Here we will configure Corel's default color space and ICC profiles.
The green arrows and numbers correspond to each phase of the setup process which are detailed below.
Select 'Adobe RGB (1998)' from 'RGB:' under 'Default color settings:'.
2. Select 'RGB' from 'Primary color mode:' under 'Default color settings:'.
3. Select 'Perceptual' from 'Rendering Intent' under 'Default color settings:'.
4. Select 'Microsoft ICM CMM' from 'Color engine:' under 'Color conversion settings'.
5. Check 'Preserve pure black' under 'Color conversion settings'.
6. Select 'RGB values' from 'Spot color definition'.
7. Select 'Assign default color profile' from 'Open', 'RGB:' under 'Color management policies'.
8. Select 'Convert to document color profile' from 'Import and paste:', 'RGB:' under 'Color management policies'.
9. Click the save icon and enter an appropriate name e.g 'Subli Print' as shown below.
CorelDRAW’s Colour Settings are now set correctly. You can now work with an image as normal.
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CorelDRAW X5 Setup
Subli Print
Subli Print

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CorelDRAW X5 Setup
When your image is ready to print open the print window: File > Print
1 Select the appropriate printer from the drop down list.
2 Select the 'Color' tab.
1 Select 'Print Composite'.
2 Select 'Use document color setting'.
3 Select 'CorelDRAW' from 'Color conversions performed by:'.
4 Select 'RGB' from 'Output colors as:'.
5 Select the ‘Ricoh 7000 1.15' profile from 'Correct colors using color profile:'.
6 Select 'Perceptual' from 'Rendering intent:'.

7. Now select the ‘Prepress’ tab, make sure that the ‘Mirror’ option is ticked as shown below. (Sublimation via the
Ricoh GX7000 requires the images to be printed in Mirror).
You are now ready to print. Click 'Print’ and Corel will now print your image using the sublimation
ICC profile combined with the configured Ricoh Print Driver. (If you also click the ‘Apply’ button this
will store your settings ready for future use).
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7. Now select the ‘Prepress’ tab, make sure that the ‘Mirror’ option is ticked as shown below. (Sublimation via the
Ricoh GX7000 requires the images to be printed in Mirror).
You are now ready to print. Click 'Print’ and Corel will now print your image using the sublimation
ICC profile combined with the configured Ricoh Print Driver. (If you also click the ‘Apply’ button this
will store your settings ready for future use).
CorelDRAW X5 Setup

In this section you will learn how to open a sublimation template, import an image and use the power clip tool to fit the
image to the template. For this exercise we will use the 9cm² square coaster.
If you have had an installation by an Xpres engineer, you will find the templates in a folder on your desktop called 'Xpres'.
Otherwise you can either download these from the Technical Support section of our website
www.xpres.co.uk/tech_support/downloads
You can also find these on the Xpres Technical CD, and Subli-Print CD.
Click File > New From Template (diagram 1), click on the 'Browse' tab then point it towards where your Sublimation
templates are stored. Select the 'Coaster square.cdt' then click OK.
You will now see six square coaster templates open as in diagram 2. For this exercise we will work with one only.
Click on one of the coaster templates and hit the delete button on the keyboard. Repeat this process until you are
left with one. Click and drag the template to the centre of the page (diagram 3).
Import your image by clicking on File > Import. Select your image from the browse window and click the import button.
You will now see you image as in diagram 4. Click on the corner selection handles to down size the image slightly larger
than the template, as in diagram 5below.
Click on Effects > Power clip > Place inside container. You will now see a large black arrow appear, click on the edge or
inside to power clip the object to the template. You will now see the image appear inside (fitted) to the template as in
diagram 6.
Select
template
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2
3
Diagram 1 Diagram 2
Diagram 3 Diagram 4
Diagram 5 Diagram 6
Working with templates
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