User`s guide

Ø Colors are light and splotchy

1. Ensure you print on the correct side of the paper. The print side is the bright

white side of the paper.

2. Ensure you use a recommended paper. For more information, see the section

entitled Selecting Paper.

3. Ensure you press the item with the proper time, temperature and pressure. For

guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Information.

4. Verify your printer driver settings are correct. See your PowerDriver PRO Users

Guide for additional information.

5. Ensure you do not have a moisture problem. For more information, see the

section entitled Moisture and Humidity.

6. Ensure your substrate is designed to accept a sublimation transfer. Garments

made from natural fibers such as Cotton, are not compatible with the sublimation

process.

Ø My image looks blurred

1. Ensure you press the item with the proper time, temperature and pressure. For

guidelines, see the section entitled Heat Transfer Information

2. Ensure to use a recommended paper. For more information, see the section

entitled Selecting Paper.

3. Ensure you printing on the correct side of your paper. The print side is the bright

white side of the paper.

4. Ensure you do not have a moisture problem. Try drying the paper on the press or

putting a paper towel behind the transfer when you heat press it. Read the

section entitled Moisture and Humidity.

5. Verify that the printer’s print heads are properly aligned. See the section entitled

Maintenance and Transportation in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 User’s

Manual for more details and instructions.

Ø My image has gaps or bands present

1. Ensure that all of the printer’s nozzles are firing properly. Perform a Nozzle

Check from the Utility tab of your printer driver.

2. If one or more of the nozzles fail to print, see the section entitled Print Head

Cleaning.