SubliJet IQ ™ Getting Started Guide For EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Revision 3.
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Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 2 About this Document ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Quick Connect II™ Set-up for the Epson 1400/1410 .......................................................................................
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SubliJet Ink System with SubliJet IQ™ digital transfer inks. This system for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 is the latest advancement from Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of digitally driven color transfer technologies and related products.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using SubliJet IQ inks, along with additional information for getting the best results from your transfers. The documentation provided pertains only to the use of SubliJet IQ™ inks in your EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 ink jet printer.
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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Tips for Using the QuickConnect II™ System Check the support tube connections periodically. Ensure the support arm is securely attached and not drooping. If the support arm droops too low, the tubing could scrape the bottom of the printer. Check the ink level in your ink bags periodically. As the bags empty, they flatten in appearance.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Selecting Paper For information on selecting the appropriate paper to use with your SubliJet IQ™ inks, please check our website at http://www.sawgrassink.com or call your authorized SubliJet reseller. While the use of copy paper or other inkjet paper will not harm your printer, the transferred results may be light, splotchy, or uneven. Some papers may even stick to the surface or leave a visible residue.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 User Guide For the Epson Photo Stylus 1400/1410 For distribution with SubliJet IQ® only NOT FOR RESALE Rev 1.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Introduction Using PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ SubliJet digital printing systems are comprised of a few key tools to ensure high quality output each time you print with SubliJet. PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ color management software is one of those tools.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ ® System Requirements Minimum Hardware: Pentium 4 – 2.0GHz or Athlon XP 2000+ Processor 512 MB System Memory Recommended Hardware: Pentium 4 – 3.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ ® Step by Step Installation To get started printing as soon as possible, these are the Sawgrass recommended steps to perform while setting up your sublimation printer driver software. 1. Setup the printer according to the Epson instructions. 2.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 5. The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the Licensing Agreement to continue. 6. If you have not previously registered the PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ, you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the advanced features in PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ.
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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 7. Once the registration information has been completed and sent a “Thank You” message will appear. An email will be sent to the address specified. Retrieve the registration email from your inbox and make note of the registration code given. Toggle back to the PowerDriver IQ 1400/1410 Registration screen and enter this number in the registration Code box at the bottom of the page. Click “Apply Code”.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 10. The Color Management Check screen will appear. Click the “Continue” button on the left side of the screen after you have disabled the Color Management feature of the Corel or Adobe Graphic software. Click “Show Me How” if you need instructions on how to accomplish this. 11.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. 12. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 If you see the screen below, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation. 13. If the installation cannot find the printer port then you will be given the opportunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 14. Once the installation has completed, the Installation Complete screen will display. Click OK to end the installation.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Using PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ in Windows 2000 / XP PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ is simple to use. Whenever you have SubliJet inks in your printer, you should print using PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ . Do not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver since printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of color management.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ . There are three main property groups; 1. Configuration – Set Paper, Transfer Substrate, and Copy Count 2. Color Options – Color management control options. 3. Resources – Utilities for printer maintenance, online help and product registration.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Group 2 - Color Options Overview This group of tabs gives you access to all of the color management controls available in PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ . Utilizing the power of the Epson 1400/1410 driver technology, the PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ interprets bitmap and vector elements in a similar manner. Vector and Bitmap Explanation Bitmaps are a grid of pixels.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Output Options Mirror – When you transfer an image, the result will be “flipped” when compared to the printed image. In order for your transfers to come out correctly, you must flip the image before transferring. High Speed – If the printer supports multiple resolutions, choose the most appropriate setting. For soft substrates, the High Speed option works well.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Appendices Appendix A: Over-riding Graphic Software Color Management PowerDriver provides a complete color management solution for your SubliJet printing. It is extremely important that you turn off any color matching features associated with your design software.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Adobe Photoshop™ 6 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box: a. Set all Color Management Policies to Off b. Uncheck Profile Mismatches c. Uncheck Ask When Opening.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 To Print CMYK Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below: Adobe Photoshop™ 7 and CS Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box, turn all Color Management Policies off. Turn off Profile Mismatches.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 To Print: Always select File, Print with Preview. On the print dialog page, set the options as described below: a. Check Show More Options b. Choose Color Management c. Choose Document as Source Space d. Choose Same as Source for Print Space From the Color Management drop option list, make sure that Source is set to “Document” and Print Space is set to “Same As Source”. Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0/4.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette in PowerDriver 1400/1410 IQ ® I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure System: 1.) the transferred palette; 2.) Color Finder; 3.) Custom Palette; and 4.) the CorelDRAW and Adobe application palettes / swatches. 1.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 III. Designing Your Artwork By picking colors from the ColorSure palette, you will be able to consistently reproduce colors in a reliable manner. To assist you in designing your artwork, PowerDriver installs three palettes: two for Adobe products and one for Corel products. These colors match the palette that is printed from within PowerDriver.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 How to use Color Finder: Open the PowerDriver window as instructed in “Printing the ColorSure Palette” outlined in Section II. First, make sure you select your desired Substrate, Output (High Speed or High Quality), and the Mirror option from the Printing Preferences window. Click Apply at the bottom of the window. This is a very important step as it will affect the final printed output.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 You may alter the chosen color’s CMYKRB value by selecting two or three Step Colors. Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors to choose from. ▬ For instance, if you choose to modify your Start Color with two steps, then Step Color 1 will change its values on the X (horizontal) axis and Step Color 2 will change its values on the Y (vertical) axis.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Next, determine what Step Size you want to apply to the Color Finder palette. This is simply a question of how much you want your Start Color to fluctuate. If your Start Color is close to the color you are looking for, use a low Step Size (i.e. 5-10). However, if your start color is not close to what you are looking for, use a higher Step Size. You can enter any Step Size value between 1 and 40.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 1. If you have the original file, sample the color that was matched in your graphic design application with the eye dropper tool. This will give you the RGB value of that color. Input this value into the RGB Input Color fields of the Custom Palette section. 2.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Tips for Successful Sublimation POLYESTER FABRIC Maintain appropriate heat press times. Shortened pressing times will result in good surface color but the sublimation dyes will not completely penetrate the polyester fibers. This leaves the dyes more susceptible to wash out. Longer pressing times will cause the dye molecules to penetrate deeper into the fiber, creating a washed out look.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 MOISTURE & HUMIDITY PROBLEMS The addition of moisture to the sublimation process can cause unwanted results. Under normal circumstances, the small amount of moisture that can accumulate in your paper is absorbed directly into the transfer substrate; however hard substrates like metal and ceramic are unable to absorb excess moisture.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Supplies & Equipment Contact your reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. For more information, see the Sublimation Supplies Directory on our website at www.sawgrassink.com. Operating Conditions Certain environmental conditions should be taken into account for the operation of SubliJet IQ™ inks, including temperature and relative humidity.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Troubleshooting The troubleshooting tips found in this section relate mainly to problems that can be seen in transferred SubliJet images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the Problem Solving section found in the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Printer User’s Guide. The colors in my transferred image are incorrect The image may need color adjustment.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Colors are light and splotchy Ensure you printed on the correct side of the paper. The print side is the bright white side of the paper. Ensure you used a recommended paper. For more information, see the section entitled Selecting Paper. Ensure you pressed the item with the proper time, temperature, and pressure. For guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Instructions.
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ® SubliJet IQ Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1400/1410 Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your SubliJet IQ™ inks, you have several support options: 1. Telephone: You may contact your authorized SubliJet reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance. A full listing of authorized SubliJet Resellers is available on our Web site at www.sawgrassink.com.
