SUBLI-PRINT ® EPSON STYLUS 1400 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Installing & Setting up the Epson 1400 printer Insert the Epson Stylus 1400 software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will auto run. Select ‘Custom Install’ from the menu, as in diagram 1 below. When diagram 2 appears click ‘Printer Driver’. It will display diagram 3, click OK and it will copy files to your computer. Make sure the USB cable is connected to the PC and printer, then turn on the printer as instructed in diagram 4.
Setting up CorelDRAW 10 - X4 Before you start this section you will need to downdiagram 1 load the Xpres Subli-Print colour profile from the Xpres website. 1 The address is www.xpres.co.uk/tech_support/ downloads You can also find the profile on the SubliPrint CD supplied with the bulk feed system. This disk can also be sent out upon request. Close CorelDRAW. When you have downloaded the ‘Subli_Print_1400_V1.icm’ colour profile, right click on it and choose ‘Install Profile’ from the top of the menu.
Printing with the Epson 1400 Sublimation ICC Profile in CorelDRAW X5 When your image is ready to print open the print window: File > Print 1 Select the appropriate printer from the drop down list. 2 Select the ‘Color’ tab. Epson Stylus 1400 Bulk Feed instructions Contents: 1. Continuous ink system 2. Installation CD 3. 60ml syringe 4. Screwdriver 5. Sharp needle 6. Spare elbows 7. Spare grommets 8. Spare rubber bungs 9. Spare sticky pads 1 7 8 9 2 6 4 5 3 1 Select ‘Print Composite’.
Remove the centre section from the rubber bungs. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE BUNGS WHEN REMOVING THE CENTRE SECTION Repeat this for all colours then place to the right of the printer as shown. Remove the backing tape from the sticky pads on the tube support arm. NEVER PLACE THE BOTTLES HIGHER THAN THIS Position the tube support so that the edge lines up with the printer housing and the tubes are lined up with the tube clip on the cartridges.
Working with templates In this section you will learn how to open a sublimation template, import an image and use the power clip tool to fit the image to the template. For this exercise we will use the 9cm² square coaster. If you have had an installation by an Xpres engineer, you will find the templates in a folder on your desktop called ‘Xpres’. Otherwise you can either download these from the Technical Support section of our website www.xpres.co.
If your image does not fit the power clip correctly first time, right click on the image and choose ‘Edit Contents’ from the drop down menu (diagram 1). You can also click on Effects > Power Clip > Edit Contents. Drag the image (you will see the image and the template on the screen) until you have it in the right place. You can even re-size the object in the ‘Edit’ state. When you are happy with the image placement, right click and choose ‘Finish Editing This Level’, from the drop down menu.
CorelDRAW’s most common tools The Pick Tool This is the main tool that you will use in CorelDRAW, it is used for manipulating anything onscreen in the main window and also for selecting and using any of the other tools, holding the left mouse button and dragging a box will select anything within the area that you drag over, clicking an object onscreen with a single left mouse button click will select individual objects.
General troubleshooting and tips Useful CorelDRAW tips To ensure CorelDRAW performs at it’s best, click on Tools > Options, click on ‘snap to objects’ and un-tick the ‘snap to objects on (ALT+Z)’. Now click on the + next to ‘Text’ and click on ‘Quick correct’. Un-tick all five boxes. Depending on your system memory you can increase the memory usage available to CorelDRAW (default 25%). If CorelDRAW is sluggish and running out of memory try increasing this (10% increments recommended).
