Uninet iColor 500 User manual

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iColor®500 Apparel Plus Printer
User Manual
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Table of Contents
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iColor®500ModelSummaryPage3
PrinterSoftwareInstallationInstructionsPage4‐6
PrinterSettingsforiColor®TransferMediaPage7‐9
WhiteprintInstructionsPage10
MultipurposetraysettingsPage11‐13
iColor®TransferRIPInformationPage14
iColor®500PrinterSpecSheetPage15
iColor®500PrintingTipsPage16‐17
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iColor®500 Apparel Plus Printer
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TheiColor®500printerhasbeendevelopedtoproducehigh‐qualityconventionalcolorprintswiththeoutof
theboxfunctionalityofprintinginwhite.
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.TheiColor®500comescompletewith
4tonercartridgesforfullcolorandblackprinting(CMYK),aswellasourexclusivefluorescentwhiteprinting
kit(toneranddrumcombination).Justquicklyswaptheblackforwhitewhenyouwanttoaddwhiteeffects.
Blackcanthenbeproducedusingcompositeblack(madefromCMY),oriftrueblackandwhiteisneededat
thesametime,justpasstheprintthoughtheprinterasecondtime.Ourregistrationsystemwillensurethe
printsarelinedupperfectly.
Youwillalsohavetheoptiontoaddourfullfluorescentkitwhichcomescompletewith3[CMY]toner
cartridgesandmatchingdrumunits.Thissystemrequiresnoadditionalsoftwareorexpertisetoprint
conventionalCMYKimagesinvividfluorescentcolor.
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iColor®500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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®500 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installationDVDintothedriveandsetupshouldautomaticallyrun.
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3. Chooseyourlanguageandselectprintermodel(targetdevice)C711.
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4. Afteracceptingthesoftwareagreementandgoingpasttheenvironmentaladvicepages,youcanselect
softwaretoinstall.ClicktheNextbutton.
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Also,nearthebottomofthisaretheonlinemanualsforlaterreference.
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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dialogboxbelow
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7. 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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Rename the Printer
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1. Navigatefromthestartmenutothelistofinstalledprinters.TheWindow7pathis:
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2. RightclickontheprinterOKIC711(PS)andselecttheprinterproperties.
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3. OntheGeneraltabhighlighttheprinternameandchangeitto‘iColor500’,thenclickOK
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iColor®500 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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4.ClicktheColortabandturnofftheTonerSavemode.TheColorSwatchUtility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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5. Pleasedonotalteranyofthefactorysettingsonthemachineitself.Doingsocanproduceundesired
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Using white with the iColor®500 Printer
WiththeWhitekitinstalled,themachinewillprintwhitewheretheimage/textdisplaysblack,bydefault.
Pleasenotethatvectorandlineartimages,includingtext,arelikelytoproducethebestresults.Youmust
createimagesusingtrueblack:
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CMYK: C:0%M:0%Y:0%K:100%
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Thisistrueblackcolor.Textandgraphicscreatedinthiscolorwillgivethebestwhiteresultswhenprinted.
Theseprinterswillalsoprintcompositeblackwiththewhitekitinstalled.Fortrueblackprinting,simply
replacethewhitekit,withtheincludedblackkit.
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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usingtrueblackas
illustratedabove.Selecttheentireimageandchangethecolor,savingasaseparatefile.
Printthestandardcolorsontoatransfersheetfirst,thenprintthetrueblackimageyousavedpreviouslyover
theprintedcolorimagebypassingthetransfersheetthroughtheprinterasecondtimeusingthemulti‐
purposetray.FromtherefollowtheusualprocessfortheiColor®premiumtransfermedia.
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Setting the Multipurpose tray to work with
specific sized papers
iColortransferpaperscomeinavarietyofsizes,soitisrecommendedthatyousettheMPTtraytothesizeof
thepaperthatyoumostcommonlyused.IftheMPTtrayidentifiesapaperthatisnotwithinitsset
parameters,theiColor500printerwillpromptyoutopresstheonlinebuttonaftereachprint.Adjustingthe
settingswillavoidthisforthespecificsizeyouset:
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1) Pressthe‘Menu’buttonandscrolldownto‘Menus’andpressenter
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2) Scrolldownto‘TrayConfiguration’andpressenter
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3) Scrolldownto‘MPTrayConfig’andpressenter
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4) Select‘Papersize’andpressenter
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5) Selectthedesiredpapersizeandpressenter
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6) Press‘Back’andscrolldownto‘MediaType’andpressenter
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7) Selectthedesiredmediatypeandpressenter
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8) Presstheonlinebuttontoreturntothemainscreenandyouarereadytoprintonyourpreferred
mediathroughtheMPT!
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UsetheavailableiColor®TransferRIPsoftwaretoprintfluorescentwhitebehindcolorinonepass.
TheiColor®TransferRIPsoftwareallowstheusertomanipulatethewhitelayerbehindthegraphicforprinting
ondarkortransparentmediawherewhiteisneededasabackgroundcolor.Multiplecartridgeconfigurations
areavailabletoeasilyadjustforreverseprinting,wherewhiteisneededasatopcolorforapparel.Noneedto
createadditionalgraphicswithdifferentcolorconfigurations–thesoftwaredoesitall–andinonepass!
Enhancethebrillianceofanygraphicwithfluorescentwhitebehindcolor!
PrintandTransferonto:
Naturalandsyntheticfabrics
Darkandlightfabrics
Beer,wineandjuicebottles
White,coloredorclearlabels
Leather
Darkandlightpaperstock
Foils
Transparencieswithfluorescentwhiteasabackgroundcolor
Createuniqueitems‐Thepossibilitiesareendless!
T‐shirtsandsweatshirts
Aprons
Darkrestaurantmenuswithfluorescentwhiteprint
Corporatelogoshirts
Mousepads
Sportsapparel
Jackets
Totebags
Signswithcolored,whiteorfluorescenttoner
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iColor®500 Apparel Plus Printer
Specifications
Sku: iColor® 500 CMYKW Apparel
Plus Transfer Printer Paper Size:
Main Tray, standard/optional 2nd
Tray, and optional 3rd Tray –
5.8” x 8.3” to
8.5” x 14”: Multi-Purpose Tray
– 3” x 5” to 8.5” x 52” banner:
Duplex – 5.8” x 8.3” to 8.5” x
14”
Print Speed
Mono: 36 Size: 17.1" x 21.5" x 15.3"
Duplex: Optional Weight: 60.8 lb. (27.6 kg)
Duty Cycle: 100000 Power: 120v
Memory: 256 Print Speed Color: 34
Resolution: 1200 x 600
Interfaces:
USB v2.0, Parallel/10
Base-T/100 Base-TX
Internal Ethernet Print
Server
Paper
Capacity:
630 sheets standard
(530-sheet Legal/Letter/Universal
Main Tray + 100-sheet Multi-
Purpose Tray).

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iColor®500 Printing Tips
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.It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100%Black(K).
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TheiColor®500bydefaultwillprintallblackgraphicsandimagesusingcompositeblackandtextusingtrue
black.Thiscouldcauseyoursolidblackgraphicstoprintgrey/pinkinsteadofsolidwhite(whenusingthewhite
kit).Inordertoaddressthis,pleasegointotheprinterdriverandadjustasfollows.Yourspecificdrivermight
looklikeeitherofthesetwochoicesbelow.Thischangewillforceallblackimagestoprintusingonlythewhite
kitandthereforegivingyousolidwhiteimagesasdesired.
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Printing with Fluorescent Colors
Toconvertyourprintertofluorescentcolors,swapoutthecyan,magentaandyellowSTDcolorcartridges
withyourfluorescentcolors.Ifoperatingin“B”configuration,insertthecyanfluorescentinthefirstslot
(labeledblack).Themagentaandyellowgointheirnormalslots.Thewhitetonerisalreadyfluorescentand
juststaysinplace.
Itishighlyrecommendedthatyouusethefluorescentcartridgesin“A”configurationwiththeblackcartridge
installedforbestresults.Fluorescenttoners,bytheirnature,areverybrightandcannotcreateaccurate
compositeblack.Ifwhiteisneededanywhereontheimage,itissuggestedthatyourunthegraphicthroughas
a2ndpasstoensureaccuratecolors.
Ifoperatingin“B”configurationforonepassprinting,checkyourimagetoensurethereisnoblackinthe
imageatall(No100%K,oranycompositeblackcolors).Wheninthe“B”configuration,theTransferRIP
softwarewilltakeanyblackcolorandautomaticallymakeaspecificcompositeblackcolorusingtheC,M,&Y
colorswhichwillproduceundesirableresults.
Mostfluorescentimageswillbeplacedonablackordarkcoloredgarment,soblackwouldnotbesuggestedin
thesecasesanyway.
Therearemanyvariablesthatcouldproducedifferentresults.Specificstepsmayneedtobealteredbasedon:
TypeandbrandofHeatPress:Thetemperatureanddurationvariesslightlybasedontheheatpress
beingused.AllinstructionsarebasedonusingaHotronixFusionpress.Clamshellandswingaway
pressesmayalsoyielddifferentresults.
Typeofimage:Photosorfullcolorgraphicsmayrequirealongerpresstimethanvectorimagesortext
Typeofgarment:Cotton,Polyester,andSpandexmaterialallresponddifferentlytoheat.All
instructionsarebasedoncottongarments
TonerCoverage:Halftonesinimagemaycauseundesiredresults.Tonercoverageshouldnotbeless
than50%,otherwisetherewillbeissueswithtransferringtheadhesivetothetransfersheet.Halftones
canbecorrectedbyprintingwhiteontopofcolor(eitherrunningthesheetthroughtheprintera
secondpass,orusingtheiColor®TransferRIPSoftwaretoapplyawhitelayerinonepass).Thiswill
helpwithtonercoverageandproperadherencetothegarment.
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ConsulttheiColor®knowledgebaseforspecificinstructionsonavarietyoftransferpaperofferedat:
http://www.iColorprint.com/support
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