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HPN MPRESS Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 The Best Transfer Materials Brands For Your MPRESS HEAT PRESS Siser Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl is an Paropy Heat Transfer Paper is widely easy to use material that is ready to cut known as the premier brand in quality and allows you to weed out your designs heat transfer paper.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started Included in the box Safety First Clamshell Model Swing Away Model Gauge Operating Guide Before You Start Paper Pressure Test Material Application Heat Pressing Tips Material Guidelines Troubleshooting Warranty Call Us: (800)215-0894...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Thank you for purchasing an MPress Heat Press! Before you get started, it is important you understand the following. Welcome to the world of heat pressing! This is an exciting time to get started as there are many different types of unique transfers available.

  • Page 5: Included In The Box

    Included in the box Before proceeding, make sure you have the following A. Heat Press B. Instructional DVD (Select Models Only) Call (800)215-0894 if any parts are missing Call Us: (800)215-0894...

  • Page 6: Safety First

    Safety First CAUTION TURN OFF AND UNPLUG MACHINE WHEN NOT IN USE Removing the machine out of the box • These units can weigh up to a 140 lbs. Please use caution when lifting these machines out of the box. Ask for assistance and lift using your legs to stand up and keeping your back completely straight when doing so.
  • Page 7 Safety First Operating on a stable location • Be sure the machine is placed on a sturdy, even surface. If you are using a cart or stand, make sure the legs are properly secured with no damage. Plastic tables aren’t recommended as the machine can dent through the surface over time.

  • Page 8: Clamshell Model

    Clamshell Model SIDE View Top Platen Silicone Circuit Breaker Red Rocker Power Switch Lower Platen Pressure Adjustment Knob Front View KNOB Handle www.heatpressnation.com...
  • Page 9 Clamshell Model Computer Gauge Present Value Set Value Tactile Buttons Internals Pressure Rod Computer Gauge Circuit Breaker Timer Actuator Solid State Relay Call Us: (800)215-0894...

  • Page 10: Swing Away Model

    Swing Away Model Red Rocker SIDE VieW Power Switch Top Platen Silicone Counter Lower Platen TOP View Pressure Adjustment Knob Gauge Pressure Handle MPRESS912 www.heatpressnation.com...

  • Page 11: Gauge Operating Guide

    GaugE Operating Guide F/C° F/C° HEAT TIME HEAT TIME Turn on the red rocker switch and the heat Press “SET” to switch to “SH”. Here you can press gauge display should illuminate set the desired temperature. Use the “▲” ON to the Main Screen as shown in the and “▼”...

  • Page 12: Before You Start

    Before You Start TIME, Temperature, and pressure Time, temperature and pressure are the three settings that you will work with in every heat press application. The recommended settings of time, temperature and pressure will typically come from the instructions of the heat transfer material that you are working with.

  • Page 13: Paper Pressure Test

    Paper Pressure test Performing the paper pressure test 1. Take a plain piece of 8.5” x 11” copy paper and insert only 2” of the paper in the front of the machine. 2. Lock your machine down completely and try tugging on the paper on both ends.

  • Page 14: Material Application

    Material Application Choose The Right Materials There are a variety of heat transfer materials and it is important to know which materials work best on certain fabrics. The list below will help you decide which materials are best for your heat transfer application.

  • Page 15: Heat Pressing Tips

    Heat Pressing Tips do so, there are great products we sell such as the Tee Pad It or Sof-Fusion Pressing Pillows that act as a pressure isolator. You will use these cushion pad like products to raise the part you are trying to press so that all the seams, buttons, collars, and zippers will not be pressed.

  • Page 16: Material Guidelines

    Material GUIDELINES • Heat Transfer Vinyl • Sublimation • Heat Transfer Paper • Rhinestone Heat Transfer Vinyl Transfer Material Temperature Time Pressure Trim Peel Siser Easyweed 305F/150C 10-15s Medium-Firm Hot or Cold Siser Easyweed Extra 320F/160C Light-Medium Hot or Cold Siser Easyweed Stretch 305F/150C 10-15s...
  • Page 17 Material GUIDELINES Standard heat transfer paper Transfer Paper Shirt Material Colors Temperature Time Pressure Mirror Trim Peel Paropy Ink Jet 100% Cotton, 100% Polyester, White & 350F/175C Heavy Moderate Light Professional Cotton & Poly Blends Light Colors Paropy Ink Jet 100% Cotton, 100% Polyester, Black &...
  • Page 18 Material Guidelines Common Sublimation Blanks Substrate Temperature Time Pressure 100% Polyester 375F-385F 45-60 sec. Light Ceramic Mugs 360F-385F 180-240 sec. Heavy Ceramic Tiles 400F 4-5 min. Medium Hardboard Tiles 400F 35-40 sec. Medium Fabric Coasters 400F 30 sec. Medium Hardboard Coasters 400F 30-45 sec.
  • Page 19 Material Guidelines Rhinestone Transfer Material Temperature Time Pressure Bella Machine Cut 6SS 320F/160C Medium Bella Machine Cut 10SS 320F/160C Medium Bella Machine Cut 16SS 320F/160C Medium Bella Machine Cut 20SS 320F/160C Medium Bella Machine Cut 30SS 320F/160C Medium Bella Machine Cut 34SS 320F/160C Medium Silhouette Assorted Rhinestones 10ss...

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Transfer Material Solution Tools Required Time Machine does not turn on or Phillips Screw Driver • Check the wires that go into the red rocker switch 5-10 and the circuit breaker fuse. Make sure they are Minutes shuts off during use. •...
  • Page 21 Troubleshooting Temperature display shows 000 Phillips Screw Driver • Start by disconnecting the large green connector 5 Minutes behind your computer gauge and connecting it number • To open the back back in. Sometimes if this is slightly loose, you will get panel.

  • Page 22: Warranty

    Warranty Heat Press Nation provides a full and complete 1 year parts and service warranty from the original date of purchase. We carry all parts necessary to complete warranty service with the speed and efficiency that your business deserves. Warranty service does not include the cost of freight of the item to or from our facilities.
  • Page 23 ATTENTION! DO NOT DISCARD BOX. REQUIRED FOR WARRANTY AND RETURNS *You may be charged for a new box* Call Us: (800)215-0894...
  • Page 24 Copyright © 2017 HeatPressNation All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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