Uninet IColor 800W User manual

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IColor 800W Digital Color + White
Transfer Media Printer
User Manual

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Table of Contents
IColor 800W Model Summary Page 3
Unpacking and Installing Consumables Page 3 - 6
Loading Media Page 7
Loading Banner Media (Optional Feature) Page 8 – 9
Removing Jammed Media Page 10
IColor ProRIP Software Introduction Page 11 – 12
IColor ProRIP Software Installation Page 13 - 16
IColor ProRIP Software First Time Setup Page 16 - 21
Using the IColor ProRIP Software Page 22 – 26
Achieving the darkest black color Page 27
IColor SmartCUT Information Page 28
UniNet IColor Consumable Replacement Page 29
Cleaning the Dustproof Glass Page 30 – 31
Color Registration Procedure Page 31
IColor 800W Printing Tips Page 32
Available Media Options Page 33
Transfer Paper Comparison Charts Page 33
IColor 800W System Specifications Page 34
Important note about USB Drives shipped with your system: Do not lose your RIP dongle! This is your
license key and if lost, a cost for replacement will be incurred. Associated USB dongles for software
such as drivers, RIP programs, SmartCUT and more have a 3 month warranty on the physical drive.
UNINET suggests that you limit the physical handling of RIP dongles and use external USB hubs (as an
example). If damaged (past the 3 month warranty period), a cost for replacement will be incurred.
April 2021 Edition – A newer version of this manual may be available at www.icolorprint.com/support

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IColor 800W Model Summary
The IColor 800W printer has been developed to produce high-quality, conventional color prints with the out-of-the-
box functionality of printing in white. Now you can print on media up to 12.6” x 49.6” with IColor Technology.
Please follow the enclosed quick setup guide, as well as this manual, to get started. The IColor 800W comes
complete with 4 toner cartridges for full color + white printing (CMYW), including our exclusive fluorescent white
cartridge. Print a white overprint (in one pass) in concert with the IColor ProRIP software. Black is produced using
composite black (made from CMY), and features the blackest composite black in the industry.
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 800W for maximum effect, please visit our website at
www.icolorprint.com.
IColor Standard 550/800 2 Step 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.
Unpacking and installing consumables
•Optimal Humidity Level:
45% - 65%
•Optimal Temperature Range:
50°F / 10°C - 75°F / 24°C
Operation outside of these
recommend parameters may lead
to poor results.
The use of a dedicated circuit of at least 15 amps is required to avoid
potential fusing issues.

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Lift locks up from the bottom of the box, unwrap the printer and team lift to remove from the packaging.
Remove orange tape and packing material as indicated.

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Close paper tray and open the main toner compartment.
Remove the rest of the orange tape, set the lock and unpack the toner cartridges.
Gently shake each toner cartridge back and forth 7 or 8 times to loosen the toner that may be settled in the
cartridge due to shipping. Unscrew the toner lock and insert each cartridge into the corresponding section with the
arrow on top.

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Close the main toner compartment. Connect either the network or USB cable depending on how you wish to operate
the printer.
Never insert both at the same time, use either network or USB only.
Plug in the power cord and power on the printer.

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Loading Media
•If using tray 1, open the paper tray and load media with the print side face up
•Ensure the media locks in underneath the guides before closing the cassette.
•Ensure the paper stack does not exceed the upper limit mark inside the paper tray.
Excess stacking can cause paper jams.
•Be sure to load more than a few sheets in this tray, or multiple sheet feeding may occur.
•Straighten curled or warped media before loading.
•Various sizes of media can be loaded – simply adjust the positions of the side fences and end fence to
match. Once loaded, carefully push the paper tray fully in.
•If using the bypass tray (suggested for transfer media), load the media face down until you hear a beep and
align the media guides to match the media size.

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Loading Banner Media (optional feature)
It is possible to feed banner media manually. However, it is recommend to purchase the optional banner
media tray for higher volume printing.
•To open the banner media tray, turn the lock knob clockwise until its triangle mark stops at the unlock mark.
Be careful that your hand does not hit the banner paper guide tray when turning the knob.
•If you cannot turn the knob, turn it while pushing the banner paper guide tray toward the machine.
•Hold the handle in one hand while supporting the back of the bypass tray with the other hand, and then
open the bypass tray slowly.
•Open the bypass tray until it is parallel to the floor. Raise the banner paper guide tray, and then insert it into
the bypass tray until it becomes stable.
•Load the paper face down until you hear the beep.
•Align the paper guides to the paper size. If the guides are not flush against the paper, images might be
skewed or paper misfeeds might occur.
•Open the subtray, and then raise the minor banner paper guide tray. Set the leading edge of the paper
according to the paper size.
•When using paper that has a horizontal width of 1,200 mm (47.3 inches), curl the paper so that its leading
edge touches the minor banner paper guide tray.

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•When using paper that has a horizontal width of 900 mm (35.5 inches), curl the paper so
that its leading edge touches the side of the machine.
•When using paper that has a horizontal width of 457.2 – 900 mm (18.00 – 35.5 inches), set the paper so that
its leading edge protrudes from the banner paper guide tray.
•When using paper that has a horizontal width of 148 – 457.2 mm (5.83 – 18.00 inches), set the paper as
loading paper into the bypass tray.
•You can load up to 10 sheets of paper that has a horizontal width of 457.2 – 1,260 mm (18.00 – 49.60 inches)
into the banner paper guide tray.
•When loading multiple sheets of paper into the banner paper guide tray, be sure to load them as individual
sheets and not in a stack.
Closing the Banner Media Tray
•Remove any paper that is loaded.
•Fold the subtray up.
•Slide the paper guides outward to the maximum width.
•Fold up the banner paper guide tray.
•Hold the handle in one hand while supporting the back of the bypass tray with the other hand, and then
close the bypass tray slowly.
•Turn the knob counter-clockwise until its triangle mark stops at the lock mark.

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Removing Jammed Media
•To prevent misfeeds, do not leave any torn scraps of paper inside the machine. If the error message remains
displayed even after you remove misfed paper, fully open the front cover, and then close it.
•When removing jammed paper, do not touch the parts with a label indicating ‘hot surface’.
•Do not remove the fusing unit. Doing so will result in loss of print quality.
•To remove paper that has not been fed into the fixing section correctly, remove the jammed paper through
the underside of the fusing unit. If the jammed paper cannot be removed through the underside of the fusing
unit, remove it from the top.
•If you are using the banner paper guide tray attached to the bypass tray, the paper loaded in the bypass tray
may fall out when you remove jammed paper. First remove the paper loaded in the bypass tray, and then
open the right cover.
•If a misfeed occurs, remove the jammed paper by following the procedures indicated in the animation that
appears on the screen and the sticker or sheet inside the front cover.
•The misfeed inside the machine will correspond to the letter in the graphic below, displayed on the control
panel.

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IColor ProRIP Software Introduction
Use the IColor ProRIP software to print white as an overprint in one pass. This professional version is designed for
higher volume printing with an all new interface. Design files can be printed directly from your favorite graphics
program, as well as imported directly into IColor ProRIP.
The IColor ProRIP software allows the user to control the spot white channel feature, as well as spot color
overprinting, where white is needed as a top color for textiles. 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 white
behind color.
The most important point of the IColor ProRIP software is that it allows colors to be put down in layers. Regular
printer drivers only concern themselves with what the eye sees on the top layer, the RIP allows you to separately
control each layer, thus giving you the ability to control not only what you see, but what is behind that top layer
(typically the white layer).
Print and Transfer onto:
Natural and synthetic fabric (Light and Dark)
Mugs and ceramics
Light, dark and clear labels
Leather
Light and dark paper stock
Glass
Acrylic
Wood
Metal
Window Cling
Banners
And much more!
Create unique items – The possibilities are endless!
T-shirts and sweatshirts
Aprons
Corporate logo shirts
Mouse pads
Sports apparel
Jackets
Tote bags
Tattoos
And much more!

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Print white as an overprint in one pass for reverse printing (typically used for transfer printing of textile and hard
surfaces), where white is needed as an overprint, applied on top of all the other colors. When the image is pressed to
the garment, the transfer sheet is flipped over and the white becomes the underprint. This is especially important
where images have half tones and 100% transfer of the image can be problematic, or when there is white in the
image that needs to show through on dark colored garments.
White toner performs the following functions:
1) To produce the color white on a dark garment.
2) To fill in the halftones on lighter images so that there is enough toner on the page to fully transfer to your
garment or to pull all the B adhesive.
This second point is the most important one and the reason why you cannot simply use a CMYK printer for
transfer printing. Also, this is why you MUST use the color white all the time (assuming your image has some
halftones in it). Even when printing on a white garment and there is no white at all in your artwork. This is the
biggest misconception with new users.
Don't make that mistake, always use the white toner cartridge for any type of transfer printing!

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IColor ProRIP Software Installation
1) Navigate to the RIP setup folder on the ProRIP dongle or on your PC if you’ve copied these files. Right click
on the setup application file and ‘Run as administrator’.
2) Select the language for installation and click ‘OK’.
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Make sure all other programs are closed and virus software is disabled or uninstalled.
Failure to disable virus software can lead to problems with installation and/or use of software
If you keep the virus scan software active after installation, you must add the ProRIP to the ‘safe
programs’ list or issues with ProRIP software can result. Windows Defender is the only program which, to
date, has not affected the functionality of the ProRIP.
•Plug in the included dongle into a free USB port on your PC. This dongle contains all of the software, manuals and
documents for your printer and software and also serves as your license key.
•The use of a dedicated printer driver is not provided, nor is it necessary. The ProRIP software contains the driver
for this machine, and all printing should be done directly from the ProRIP software.
•You have the choice of using the following connections: USB, Wired Network or Wifi (optional with the purchase
of the IColor wifi add on card).
•For front panel internet access, wifi is standard and should not be confused with printing via wifi. It is not
necessary if running the printer via wired network.
•NOTE: It is suggested to copy all of the installation files located on the USB drive to a folder on your computer for
safe keeping and ease of installation.
The IColor ProRIP dongle must be installed at all times when installing or running the program.

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3) You will be prompted to insert the USB dongle before proceeding with the installation. If already inserted,
click ‘Next’. (There is only one dongle shipped with your system, and can look like either of the types
represented below).
IMPORTANT: This USB dongle is your license key. Ensure that it is not lost or broken, as UNINET
cannot replace it without a charge. You cannot use the software without it installed in your PC.
4) Select either the 32 bit or 64 bit application (dependent upon your version of windows). Accept the terms of
the license agreement and click ‘Next’.

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5) Choose ‘Full install of IColor ProRIP’ and click ‘Next’. Click ‘Next’ again to accept the installation folder.
6) Click ‘Next’ to allow the creating of the IColor ProRIP Program Folder and the installation will begin.

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7) If not already installed, you will be prompted to install .NET Framework, which is a necessary component to
the ProRIP software. Accept the license terms and click ‘Install’. Once the InstallShield Wizard is complete,
click ‘Finish’.
This installation normally takes several minutes to complete.
ProRIP First Time Setup
1) Be sure the IColor ProRIP dongle is installed and you are connected to the internet.
•From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs >> IColor ProRIP or double click on the
desktop icon that was created upon installation. Launch the program.
•Create a shortcut if desired for quicker access later.
•Confirm first time setup by setting your preferred unit of measure and decimal places. This can be
changed later under Tools >> Options.

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2) Once the ProRIP opens, the Queue Wizard will begin the installation of the support files for your IColor
printer. Click ‘Next’ and then ‘Install Printer’.
3) Select the appropriate printer from the support menu (in this case, choose the IColor 800W). Click ‘OK’. Then
click ‘Next’ to continue the installation.

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4) Click the ‘Port Setup’ dropdown and select how your printer is connect (Network or USB).
You must complete this step or you will not be able to print.
5) If connected via network (recommended), choose TCP/IP. If connected by USB, choose the printer as
identified in the drop down.
For USB connections, do not choose the port ‘Printer_USB-001+’. The proper port will also have the
printer name in the description.
All other ports will update automatically, it is only necessary to do this for one queue.
6) If connected via network, once TCP/IP is selected, the software will poll your network for available printers.
Select the proper IColor printer. Note that the IP address of the printer is displayed.
Be sure to set a static IP address for your printer so that the IP address does not change later. If this
happens, you will have to repeat this step.

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7) If you need to change or reset the ports in the future:
Click Queue >> Manage Queues to view, update or change the port settings.
Port settings will reset when the queues are updated so you will have to do this from time to time.
8) In the ‘Port’ drop down menu, choose the proper port. If connected via network (recommended), choose
TCP/IP. If connected by USB, choose the printer as identified in the drop down. All other ports will update
automatically, it is only necessary to do this for one queue.

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9) If connected via network, once TCP/IP is selected, the software will poll your network for available printers.
•Select the proper IColor printer. Note that the IP address of the printer is displayed.
•Be sure to set a static IP address for your printer so that the IP address does not change later. If this
happens, you will have to repeat this step.
Setting a static IP:
On the LCD screen of the printer, click User Tools>>Machine Features>>System Settings>>Interface
Settings>>Machine IPv4 Address. Click ‘Specify’, then you can manually add your desired IP address. Once
complete, click OK and exit.
10) To begin, select the media type and the size you wish to use under the queue tab at the bottom right of the
screen. The input tray and paper type will be automatically set based on the media selected. UNINET
suggests that you do not alter these settings.