Uninet iColor 300 series User manual

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iColor®300 Series Apparel Plus Printer
User Manual
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Table of Contents
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iColor®300CB&300WBModelSummaryPage3
iColor®300FC&FWModelSummaryPage4
iColor®PrinterSoftwareInstallationInstructionsPage5‐7
iColorPrinterSettingsPage7‐11
iColor®300seriesWhitePrintInstructionsPage13
iColor®TransferMediaInformationPage12
iColor®PrinterSpecSheetPage13
iColor®300seriesTipsPage16
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iColor®300CB Full Color Printer
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.
iColor®300WB White Printer
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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iColor®300FC Fluorescent Color Printer
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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iColor®300FW Fluorescent White Printer
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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Installing iColor®300 printer on a PC
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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3.Click EasyInstallation
(Local)thenNext.Thenyou
willseetheboxbelow
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6. Usuallythenextscreenwillshowtheinstallationprogress,followedbytheFinishscreen.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
isbestifeachprinterisalwaysconnectedtoitsownUSBportonthecomputer.
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Rename the Printer
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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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4. OntheGeneraltabhighlighttheprinternameandchangeitto‘iColor300XX’,thenclickOK
(xxindicatesthespecificmodelofyourprinter;CB,WB,FCorFW)
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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. UnderthePaper/Qualitytab,setthepapersourcetotheMulti‐purposeTray.
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2. ClickAdvancedbutton.Papertype
shouldbe‘MediumLight’andthepage
sizeshouldbe‘A4’.Ifyouareprintinga
verydenselycoveredpage,itis
suggestedyouchoose“heavy”forthe
papertypetoavoidapaperjamatthe
fuser.Ifyoudogetapaperjam,shutoff
theprinter,removethefuserandclear
thejam,thenprintsometestpageson
regularpapertocleartheexcesstoner
outofthefuser.Thenreprintwith
“heavy”papersettings.
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3.TheJobOptionstabisnormallyleftat
defaults.Wesuggesttheprintqualitybeset
to“Fine”.ClicktheAdvancedbuttonand
selecttheoptionforMirrorPrint.Thiswill
ensuretheimagelookscorrectwhen
transferredtoagarment.Note:ThePCLDriver
doesnotincludethisoption.
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