User`s manual

T-Jet Blazer Series User’s Manual
Version 5.0 Revised September, 2008
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Top off ALL of your White Ink cartridges to the 150ml mark at the
beginning of each day and DO NOT allow the ink levels to drop below the 100ml
mark or you risk ink starvation issues. DO NOT overll above the 200 mL mark or
overow may occur. If the printer has been unused for a few days, perform two or
three regular Head Cleaning cycles to get the White ink owing properly.
File Setup
When printing with White ink, it is very important that you set up the
le correctly in FastARTIST. When Underbasing solid, Spot Color
images, generally you’ll print solid White ink and then follow that
pass with CMYK. When using FastARTIST, if the image has White
as part of the design, a second pass of White can be made at the
same time as the other colors. This second pass of White is called a
Highlight and it boosts the brightness of the White.
The Underbase Wizard
When printing photorealistic images, you will need to run a
special routine called the Underbase Wizard. This feature of
FastARTIST will create a separate piece of artwork that FastRIP
will use to print an Underbase of White ink. When printing a
photorealistic image, the Underbase is NOT solid White but
instead it is Grayscale. Grayscale consists of light and dark areas
that give the image dimensionality.
Set Print Modes
You must tell FastRIP what Print Modes to use for both the White ink and Top Colors. Under the File
Pull-down Menu, select FastRIP Setup. This will open the dialog box to select your printer, layout
orientation, underbase options and print modes. Once you have made these selections, they can be used
again for other jobs. For Dark shirts you can get very good “Screen Print” quality White if you select a
1440 DPI Print Mode for the Underbase. For the top colors of Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow, Black and the
highlight White, choose a 720 DPI Print Mode.
For medium colored shirts, use a 720 DPI Print Mode (faster than 1440 DPI) for the White ink Underbase.
In some cases, very light colored shirts may not even need a White Underbase. These images can print
using just CMYK and highlight White to save printing time.
We recommend you DO NOT mix Print Modes. You will notice that certain Print
Modes contain a ‘HS” or “HS (Bi-Directional)” while the standard Print Modes
contain neither. DO NOT use standard Print Modes in conjunction with HS Print
Modes. The result may lead to registration issues and ruined prints. Please note
that this warning is not referring to print resolution, i.e. 720 or 1440 DPI. Print
resolutions can be mixed and matched as needed. If you are not sure how different Print Modes
work together, do a test print before doing a production run. For more information on Print Modes,
refer to Chapter 10 - Printing Basics.