Uninet iColor 300 series User manual

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iColor300series
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UserManual
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TableofContents
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iColor300CBModelSummary.............................................Page2
iColor300WBModelSummary.............................................Page3
iColor300FCModelSummary.............................................Page4
iColor300FWModelSummary.............................................Page5
iColorPrinterSoftwareInstallationInstructions...............................Page6‐9
iColorPrinterSettings....................................................Page10‐12
iColor300seriesWhitePrintInstructions.....................................Page13
iColorTransferMediaInformation...........................................Page14
iColorTransferMediaInstructions...........................................Page15
iColorPrinterSpecSheet...................................................Page16
iColor300seriesFAQ......................................................Page17
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iColor300CB
iColor300CBColorPrinter
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The300CBprinterhasbeendevelopedtoproducehigh‐qualityconventionalcolorprintsandwillwork
seamlesslyalongsidetheiColor300rangeofspecialtytonersystems.
Pleasefollowtheenclosedquicksetupguidetogetstarted.Thestandardusermanual(providedonCD
enclosed)willprovidedetailedinstructionsforfullprinterfunctionality.Inordertoaddwhiteelements
toyourcolorprints,anadditionalprintpassthroughtheiColor300WBWhitePrinteror300FW
FluorescentWhitePrinterwillberequired;differenteffectscanbeachievedbychangingthesequence
ofprintbetweenthetwomachines.Forexcitingdesignideasandsuggestionsforusingthe300CBfor
maximumeffect,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.icolorprint.com.
iColorpremiumtransfermediahasbeenoptimizedtoprovidequalityresultswhenusedwiththe300CB
printer,enablingtheusertoproduceeye‐catchingdesignswhichmaybeappliedtoavarietyoftextiles
andsurfaces.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: [phone]
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iColor300WB
iColor300WBWhitePrinter
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The300WBprinterhasbeendevelopedtoproducebrightwhitemonoprintsalongsidehigh‐quality
black,allowingtheusertoprintdirectlyontocoloredanddarkmedia,aswellasusingiColorpremium
transfermediatoapplybrightimagerytocoloredtextilesandgarments.
Theprinterusestwowhitetonercartridgestoproducewhiteimagery,assistedbyastandard(K)black
cartridgeandaprimercartridge.Pleasefollowtheenclosedquicksetupguidetogetstarted.The
standardusermanual(providedonCDenclosed)willprovidedetailedinstructionsforfullprinter
functionality;pleaserefertotheadditionalinstructionleafletprovidedtoensureiColor300
replacementconsumablesarefittedcorrectly.
Pleasenotethatvectorandlineartimages,includingtext,arelikelytoproducethebestresults.For
excitingdesignideasandsuggestionsforusingthe300WBformaximumeffect,pleasevisitourwebsite
atwww.icolorprint.com.
iColorpremiumtransfermediahasbeenoptimizedtoprovidequalityresultswhenusedwiththe
300WBprinter,enablingtheusertoproduceeye‐catchingdesignswhichmaybeappliedtoavarietyof
textilesandsurfaces.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: [phone]
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iColor300FC
iColor300FCFluorescentColorPrinter
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The300FCprinterhasbeenloadedwithiColor300specialtytonerstocombinefluorescentprintswith
standardblack(K)functionality.
ThissystemrequiresnoadditionalsoftwareorexpertisetoprintconventionalCMYKimagesinvivid
fluorescentcolor.Pleasefollowtheenclosedquicksetupguidetogetstarted.Thestandarduser
manual(providedonCDenclosed)willprovidedetailedinstructionsforfullprinterfunctionality.
Asthecolortonersusedinthe300FCareengineeredformaximumbrightnessunderbothvisibleandUV
light,colorrepresentationwilldifferfromconventionalcolorprinting.
Inordertoaddwhiteelementstoyourcolorprints,anadditionalprintpassthroughtheiColor300WB
WhitePrinteror300FWFluorescentWhitePrinterwillberequired;differenteffectscanbeachievedby
changingthesequenceofprintbetweenthetwomachines.Forexcitingdesignideasandsuggestions
forusingthe300FCformaximumeffect,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.icolorprint.com
iColorpremiumtransfermediahasbeenoptimizedtoprovidequalityresultswhenusedwiththe300FC
printer,enablingtheusertoproduceeye‐catchingdesignswhichmaybeappliedtoavarietyoftextiles
andsurfaces.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: [phone]
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iColor300FW
iColor300FWFluorescentWhitePrinter
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The300FWprinterhasbeendevelopedtoproducebrightfluorescentwhitemonoprints,allowingthe
usertoprintdirectlyontodarkmedia,aswellasusingiColorpremiumtransfermediatoapplybright
imagerytodarktextilesandgarments.
Theprinterusestwofluorescentwhitetonercartridgestoproducefluorescentwhiteimagery,assisted
byastandard(K)blackcartridgeandaprimercartridge.Pleasefollowtheenclosedquicksetupguideto
getstarted.Thestandardusermanual(providedonCDenclosed)willprovidedetailedinstructionsfor
fullprinterfunctionality;pleaserefertotheadditionalinstructionleafletprovidedtoensureiColor300
replacementconsumablesarefittedcorrectly.
Pleasenotethatvectorandlineartimages,includingtext,arelikelytoproducethebestresults.For
excitingdesignideasandsuggestionsforusingthe300FWformaximumeffect,pleasevisitourwebsite
atwww.icolorprint.com.
iColorpremiumtransfermediahasbeenoptimizedtoprovidequalityresultswhenusedwiththe300FW
printer,enablingtheusertoproduceeye‐catchingdesignswhichmaybeappliedtoavarietyoftextiles
andsurfaces.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: [phone]
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InstallingiColor300printersonacomputer
TheseinstructionsareforWindows7viaUSBcable,othersaresimilar.YoumusthaveAdministrator
privilegesonthecomputer.
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1. UnpacktheprinteraccordingtotheSet‐upGuide.Donotturnitonorconnectittothecomputeruntil
theinstallprogramasksyoutodoso.
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2. PuttheprinterDVDintothedriveandsetupshouldautomaticallyrun.
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3. Chooseyourlanguageandselectprintermodel(targetdevice)C331.
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4. Afteracceptingthesoftwareagreementandgoingpasttheenvironmentaladvicepagesyoucanselect
softwaretoinstall.WerecommendthePostScriptorPSdriver.Clicktheinstallbutton(atredarrow).
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Also,nearthebottomofthisaretheonlinemanualsforlaterreference.
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5. Thentheinstallationwillproceed,clickNextafterhavingtheprinterandcablesasdescribed.
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6. ClickEasyInstallation(Local)thenNext.Thenyouwillseetheboxbelow
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7. Usuallythenextscreenwillshowtheinstallationprogress,followedbytheFinishscreen.
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Ifnot,clicktheInstallusinganotherportbuttonandaccepttheUSBdefaultshown.
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Setupofmultipleprintersononecomputer.
1. Therearetwothingswerecommendwheninstallingmultipleprintersononecomputer;
a. Renametheprinterstoeasilychoosethecorrectoneforyourwork.Itisbesttodothisastheyareinstalled,
howtodothisisincludedbelow.
b. MarktheUSBportsandcableswiththesenamestoavoidproblemsifyoumovethecomputer/printers.It’s
bestifeachprinterisalwaysconnectedtoitsownUSBportonthecomputer.
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2. Navigatefromthestartmenutothelistofinstalledprinters.TheWindow7pathis:
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3. RightclickontheprinterOKIC331(PS)andselecttheprinterproperties.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: [phone]
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4. OntheGeneraltabhighlighttheprintersnameandchangeit,thenclickOK
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5. Thencontinuewiththeinstallprocessabovefortheremainingprinters,renamingthemasyougoalong.
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iColor300printersettingsforiColorpremiumtransfermedia
TheseinstructionsareshownusingthePostScriptorPSdriver.ThechoicesarethesameforthePCLdriver
butthedialogboxesaredifferent.
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ThesecanbesetasPrinterPreferencesfromDevicesandPrintersorasDocumentPropertieswhen
printing.SettingthemasPrinterPreferencesmeanstheywillbethesamethenexttimeyouusethe
printer.
1. Thereare4tabsinthebox;LayoutisbasicallyPortraitorLandscape,whilePaper/Qualityisoutfirst
settingtochangetousetheMultipurposeTray.
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2. TheAdvancedbuttononbothofthefirst2tabsisthesame.Settingsareshownwithredarrows.
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3. TheJobOptionstabisnormallyleftatdefaults.Wesuggesttheprintqualitybesetto“Fine”.And
undertheAdvancedbuttonthereisanoptionforMirrorPrinttofliptheimagesoitis“left‐to‐
right”correctaftertransfer.Thisisusefulforsomesoftwarethatdoesn’thavethisoption.ThePCL
Driverdoesnotincludethisoption.
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4. ThelasttabhastheTonerSavingmodewhichshouldbesettoOff.HerewefindtheColorSwatchUtility,
whichisalsoavailablewiththePCLDriver.Thisallowsyoutoprintarangeofcolorstofindsettings
matchingtheoneyouwant.Thehelpbuttononitdescribeshowtodothis.
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InstructionsforiColor300WB/300FWPrinters
Inordertocreatethebestresults,theiColor300WBand300FWusetwotonerstations.
Pleasenotethatvectorandlineartimages,includingtext,arelikelytoproducethebest
results.Youmustcreateimagesusingthefollowingcolor:
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Hexadecimal: #CC0000
RGB: R:204G:0B:0
CMYK: C:0%M:100%Y:100%K:0%
Pantone: 186C
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Thisisa‘brick‐red’typecolor.Textandgraphicscreatedinthiscolorwillgivethebest
whiteresultswhenprinted.Theseprinterswillalsoprintblack.
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Usingwhitewithcolorstoassuretransferofhalftones
Imagesthatcontainhalftonesorgradientscancauseproblemswithself‐weedingtransfer
media.Thisisbecausethebackgroundisassumedtobewhiteandnothingisprinted
there.
Itisusuallyeasiesttouseanimageeditingprogramtocreateacopyoftheimageinthe
‘brickred’colorabove.Selecttheentireimageandchangethecolor,savingasa
separatefile.
Printthestandard(300CB)orfluorescent(300FC)colorsontoatransfersheetfirst.Then
loadthissheetintothewhiteprinterusingthesameleadingedgeasbeforeandprintthe
brickredimageoverthepreviouslyprintedcolorimage.Fromtherefollowtheusual
processfortheiColorpremiumtransfermedia.
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iColorPremiumTransferMedia
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TheiColorpremiumtransfermediasetwillallowyoutotransferprintsfromeachoftheiColor
300seriesofprinters(includingwhiteandfluorescentprints)ontoavarietyofgarments–
includingdarkfabrics.
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iColormediaworksatalowerthanusualtemperatureof248‐260°Fwhichmeansyoucanprint
ontomanytypesofsyntheticmaterialsuchasnylon,polyesterandpoly‐cottonblendswithout
theriskofscorchingormeltingthefabric.*
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iColorpremiumtransfermediaisaweed‐freesystem,ensuringlittletimeiswastedpickingand
weedingyourtransferprints.iColormediaenablesyoutoproducedetailed,qualityimages
whiledramaticallyreducingyourproductiontime.
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Wash‐testedupto100washesat104°F,yourimageswillremaindurableandvibrant.**
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DesignedtoworkwiththeiColor300seriesofspecialtyprinters,theiColorpremiumtransfer
mediarangewillalsoworkwithmanypopularcolorlaserprinters–pleasecheckwithyour
printermanufacturertobecertain.
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*Thetemperatureanddurationvariesslightlybasedontheheatpressbeingused
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**Therearemanytypesofcoatingsandfinishesappliedtotextilesandsyntheticfabrics,somakecertainadhesion
issatisfactoryandtestforwashabilityorscuff‐resistancewhenapplyingtransfermediatosuchmaterials.
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iColorPremiumTransferMediaInstructions
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iColorpremiumtransfermediaisusedasaset,comprisingofa‘TransferSheet’andan
‘AdhesiveSheet’.Pleasefollowthestepsbelowforbestresults:
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1.PlacetransfersheetintothemanualsheetfeedoftheiColor300printer,smoothestsideup
(pleasenotethisisthecoatedsideofthesheet).
2.Settheprintertoprintfromthe‘MultipurposeTray’andsetpapertypeto‘MediumLight’
andsetsizetoA4.
*Remembertocreatetheimageinreversetoensureitlookscorrectwhentransferredtothe
garment.
3.Printtheimage.
4.Onceimageisprinted,placetheadhesivesheetontopoftheprint,white(adhesivecoated)
sidedown–theimageandtheadhesiveshouldbeface‐to‐face.
5.Foldasmallcorneroftheadhesivesheetover,priortopressing–thiswillmakeiteasierto
peelapartafterpressing.
•Ifyouwish,youcanrunthetwosheetstogetherthroughalaminatoronamediumheat
settingpriortopressing‐thiswillensureallairbubblesareremoved.
6.Pressthetwosheetstogetherusingaheatpressat248‐260°Ffor30‐40seconds*witha
medium‐highpressure.
7.Uponopeningthepress&whilehot‐immediatelypeeltheadhesivesheetawayfromthe
transfersheetquicklyandevenly,peelinginasmooth,continuousmotion.Leavethesheetson
thepresstominimizeheatloss.
8.Discardtheusedadhesivesheet.
9.Trimtheedgesawayfromthetransfersheet–thiswillensurenoexcessadhesivesticksto
thegarment.
10.Positionthetransfersheet(printsidedown)ontothegarmentandpressusingaheatpress
at248‐260°Ffor30‐40seconds*withamedium‐highpressure.
11.Removethegarmentfromtheheatpressandallowtocool.
12.Oncethegarmentiscooled(about1–2minutes),carefullypeelawaythetransfersheetand
theimagewillremainonthegarment.Donotwaittoolongforthisstep.
13.Re‐Pressingtheimageintotheshirtisimportantforwashdurability.Wehavefounditbest
tore‐presstheimageontheshirtforroughly15‐30seconds.UsetheKraftpaperontopofthe
imageforaMattefinishandtheTeflonpaperontopoftheimageforaglossfinish.Atthat
pointwhiletheshirtisstillonthepressandstillhot;lightlystretchthematerialtoallowthe
tonertomoveintothefabric.
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iColor 300 Series Printer
Specifications
sku: 62443601 Paper Size:
legal, letter, envelopes, and
banners (up 8.5" x 52"), &
(8.5” x 14”) for transfers
Print Speed
Mono: 25 Size:
16.1" x 19.8" x 9.5" (410 mm
x 504 mm x 242 mm"
Duplex: Standard Weight: 48.5
Duty Cycle: 45000 Power: 120v
Memory: 128
Print Speed
Color: 23
Resolution: 1200 x 600
Interfaces: 10/100-TX Ethernet, High-
speed USB v2.0
Paper
Capacity:
350 sheets (250-sheet universal
tray +100-sheet multi-purpose
tray); Optional Input: 2nd/3rd
universal tray (530 sheets
each); High-Capacity Feeder
(1,590 sheets); Maximum
Capacity: 880 sheets, with
optional530-sheet 2nd paper
tray
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iColor300/500FAQ
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1) Whentransferringimageswithhalftones,it’spossiblethatsomeoftheadhesivewillnot
transferovertothetonerduringthefirststep.Ifyouseethishappenwithyourimage,just
reprinttheimageandthenprintalayerofwhitebehind(Ontop)oftheimagetothickenup
thedensityandgivetheadhesivesomethingtostickto.Halftonecolorsusemuchlesstoner.
Printingthewhiteovertheimagewillfillinthegaps,will;notchangethecolor,butgivesthe
adhesivesomethingtostickto..Todothis,printyourimageincolorasnormal,Thenusinga
graphicsprogram,createanoutlineoftheimageslightlysmallerthantheactualsize,andfill
thatoutlineinwithRed204.(Red204=brightwhite)
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2) Layyourshirtoutonatableandcarefullypositionthetransfersheetintheproperplace.
Takeyourtimeinthisstepbecauseonceit’spressedyoucannotmakechanges.Useapiece
ofscotchtapefoldedoverononesidetoholdyourtransferpaperinplaceonyourshirt
whenmovingyourgarmentovertothepresssoitstaysinplace.Thetapewillnotmeltand
canberemovedafterthepressiscompletewithoutdamagetothegarment.
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3) TheuseofaHOTlaminatorishighlysuggestedbeforepressingthetransfersheetand
adhesivesheetstogetherinordertoavoidareaswheretheadhesivedoesnottransferto
thetonerinthefirststepwhenusing2steppaper.Thisstepisnecessarytopre‐activethe
adhesive.Ifyoudonothavealaminatoravailable,youcanalternativelychoosefromthese
twooptions:
1. Settheheatto275degreesfor45seconds
2. Settheheatto250degreesfor30seconds,press,thenrepeatthe
processagainwithasecondpressat250degreesfor30seconds
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4) Foldacorneroftheadhesiveoveroroffsetthepaperssoyoucanpeeltheadhesiveoff
easily
5) Whenpressingtheadhesivetotheimage,placethesheetsonthepresswiththeadhesive
ontop.
6) Whenpeelingtheadhesiveofftheimage,holdtheimagepaperonthebottomandpullthe
adhesivepaperoffat180degrees.(Straightback)thesteepanglegivesacleanerpull.
7) Beforepressingtheimagetothematerial,prestretchtheclothwheretheimageistobe
applied
8) AfterRE‐pressingyourfinishedshirt,stretchthefabricoutabitwhileonthepress.
9) Intheeventthatsomeresidueisleftsurroundingtheimageafterpullingthetransfersheet
awayfromthematerial,simplyscrapeitoffwithyourfingernail.Thiscanbeeliminatedby
lettingitcoolfurther(3‐5minutesoffthepress).
10) Afterthetransferpaperandadhesivepaperhavebeenseparated,don’tforgettotrim
aroundyourimagetoremoveanyadhesivethatmighthavetransferredaroundtheedgesof
thepaper.
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