Basic Printing Process Flow - Brother GTX-4 Instruction Manual

6-1. Basic printing process flow

What are described below are the basic work flows before the start and after the completion of print process.
Tasks to be performed
before starting print
operation
Pretreatment for print
medium
Platen adjustment
Placing print medium
in position
Sending/Loading
Print data
Printing
Removing printed
matter
from platen
Fixation of ink
Before starting printing, perform check and preparation tasks on the printer.
Refer to "6-2. Tasks to be performed before starting print operation >>P.125".
To fixate the white ink onto a T-shirt, apply the pretreatment to it beforehand.
If you are not using white ink, you do not need to pretreat print medium.
Refer to "6-3. Pretreating process for print medium >>P.130".
Replace the currently used platen with another one that suits the print medium.
After the platen replacement is completed, adjust the platen's height.
Refer to "6-4. Platen adjustment >>P.143".
Put a print medium on the platen.
Refer to "6-5. Placing print medium in position >>P.152".
Send or load print data to the printer.
Refer to "6-6. Sending/Loading Print Data >>P.155".
Start the print operation.
Refer to "6-7. Executing a printing job >>P.167".
Remove the print medium from the platen.
Refer to "6-8. Removing printed matter from platen >>P.169".
Fixate the ink onto the print medium.
Refer to "6-9. Fixation of ink >>P.170".
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Basic printing procedures