Check Garment Height Clearance; Key Points For Printing - Epson Fast T-Jet 3 PLUS User Manual

T-Jet3 PLUS User's Manual

Check Garment Height Clearance

Use the Maximum Height Adjustment Bar as a guide to ensure your garments
do not exceed the minimum Print Head clearance. Adjust the Shirtboard height
as necessary to prevent a head strike. Use this Bar as a reference, but remove
before printing.

Key Points for Printing

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A A As a T-Jet3 PLUS operator, one of the most important aspects of the printing T T J J t t 3 3
process is to check, re-check and re-check again the clearance of the
garments in relation to the Print Head. The number 1 reason Print Heads are
damaged is because this step is not taken seriously until the Print Head needs
to be replaced. Should the Print Head brush against, or strike, a garment
while printing, this will render the Print Head unusable. Pretreatment from
the garment will permanently clog the Nozzles and a collision between the
Print Head and the garment may not only damage the Print Head but the
Print Carriage as well.
not responsible for any damage caused in this manner.
The desired clearance is 1/8" or 3mm but no less than that. Proper clearance
must be maintained so that the garment and Print Head do not touch.
The Load Light must be solid before sending a Print command. If a Print
command is sent while the Load light is blinking, the machine will need to be
powered OFF to reset.
When creating graphics in your graphics program using a standard Page
Setup, the upper left corner of the image is the "zero" point in relation to the
Shirtboard. You should always create artwork using the same Page Size as
the Shirtboard. The standard Shirtboard is 13" x 18" (33 x 56cm).
The T-Jet3 PLUS has a sensor that will stop the machine if its beam is broken by
a garment or Shirtboard. If the Load button is fl ashing, there is something
in the way. Remove the obstruction and completely power OFF the machine,
including the main power switch. Clear the print job from the Queue and
then power the machine back ON.
The sensor light turns from Amber
obstruction.
Version 1.1 Revised July, 2008
Amber and Green to solid
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Green when there is an