Uninet iColor 500 User manual

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iColor500series
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UserManual
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TableofContents
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iColor500ModelSummary.............................................Page2
iColorPrinterSoftwareInstallationInstructions...............................Page3‐5
iColorPrinterSettings....................................................Page6‐8
iColor500seriesWhitePrintInstructions.....................................Page9
iColorTransferMediaInformation...........................................Page10
iColorTransferMediaInstructions...........................................Page11
iColorPrinterSpecSheet...................................................Page12
iColorPrinterFAQ........................................................Page13‐14
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iColor500
iColor500Color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500
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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)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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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.Ifnot,clicktheInstall
usinganotherportbuttonandaccepttheUSBdefaultshown.
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Rename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printersnameandchangeit,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. 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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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iColorPremiumTransferMedia
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TheiColorpremiumtransfermediasetwillallowyoutotransferprintsfromyouriColor500
printer(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500specialtyprinter,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500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.
•Youshouldrunthetwosheetstogetherthroughalaminatoronamediumheatsettingpriorto
pressing‐thiswillensureallairbubblesareremovedandalladhesiveistransferred
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.
*Thetemperatureanddurationvariesslightlybasedontheheatpressbeingused

iColor 500 Series Printer
Specifications
sku: iColor 500CMYKW 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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foruseintheiColor300series(Red204=brightwhite)ormake
yourimage100%Black(K)foruseintheiColor500series.
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2) 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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3) 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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4) 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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5) Foldacorneroftheadhesiveoveroroffsetthepaperssoyoucanpeeltheadhesiveoff
easily
6) Whenpressingtheadhesivetotheimage,placethesheetsonthepresswiththeadhesive
ontop.
7) 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.
8) Beforepressingtheimagetothematerial,prestretchtheclothwheretheimageistobe
applied
9) AfterRE‐pressingyourfinishedshirt,stretchthefabricoutabitwhileonthepress.
10) 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).
11) 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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