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Summary of Contents for Brildor DTF
- Page 1 User manual Brildor everything for personalisation...
- Page 2 INTRODUCTION DTF is a printing technique that employs special inks, similar to those used in Direct-to-Garment printing. But unlike DTG printing, the ink will be printed on a film, and special powder will be used as an adhesive. Pros - The starting investment is much lower than that of DTG printing.
- Page 3 DTF INKS DTF POWDER A regular printer, modified in Similar to high-elasticity textile An adhesive powder required order to print with DTF inks inks but more diluted to stick the inks to the fabric after a curing process PET FILM...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Creating a Spot Color Creating a Spot Color ....................8 Using Acrorip Layout tab ........................ 11 Printer tab .........................12 Colour Management tab ..................12 White Ink Control tab ..................... 13 Printing ........................15 Printing and pressing Printing and pressing ....................16 www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 5: Quick Start Guide
QUICK START GUIDE Ink charging After unpacking the printer, shake and charge the DTF inks in the tanks. Make sure to load each ink into the right tank. Use a funnel if necessary to prevent spills. First charge Once the inks are loaded, connect the printer to an electrical outlet and press the ink button for a few seconds to start charging the system. -
Page 6: Parts
PARTS The printer has been modified for DTF printing and prepared to work without leaving any marks. That is why we’ve removed the rollers, added a waste ink collector unit for cleaning, removed the lid opening sensor, labelled the white tanks, and added a tray for the paper to exit horizontally. -
Page 7: Acrorip Installation & Use
Insert the Dongle (USB) in your PC to make it work. Right-click on Acro90W.exe and click on Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and activate Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows 98/ Windows Me. Select Run as an administrator. Do the same with Acro90.exe. www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 8: Creating A Spot Color
To create it, you will need to open the image in Photoshop with no background. Select the image by right- clicking on the thumbnail with CTRL pressed. Go to the Channel tab, click on the three stripes and choose New channel www.brildor.com/en/... - Page 9 50% to be able to see underneath. Click on the eye icon to make the layer visible Edit/Fill select Contents: Black 100% opacity Finally, save it as TIFF to load it in AcroRIP. www.brildor.com/en/...
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Page 10: Using Acrorip
USING ACROPRIP Here we will explain the use of Acrorip. However, the parameters are approximate, and it is necessary that you make your own tests to achieve optimal results. Open the image, and it will appear in your workspace www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 11: Layout Tab
Layout Tab Make sure mirror mode is activated Here, you must set the paper size Here, you can see the size of the design Here, you can select the copies, the repetitions and the margins www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 12: Printer Tab
You can also choose the percentage per colour. We recommend starting at 40% for colour and 50% for white. Watch out for excess ink! The colour profile we will use is CMYK.icc. Select it to ensure accurate printing. www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 13: White Ink Control Tab
10 px to avoid showing any lines underneath the colour. Spot Color (TIFF RGB) This option allows the program to read the layer you have previously created in Photoshop and fill it with white. www.brildor.com/en/... - Page 14 It can be interesting light coloured T-shirts White Gradient (Negative) Does selective white fill in negative, i.e. it will fill the dark areas with white and add a gradient to the light ones, including the background. www.brildor.com/en/...
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Page 15: Printing
Before printing, Print Color First and Color+White must be selected. That way, it will print the colour first, followed by the white layer, which is the correct thing to do as the image is mirrored. If you’re only printing in white, both boxes must be unchecked. www.brildor.com/en/... -
Page 16: Printing And Pressing
PRINTING AND PRESSING The ink is still wet after printing. You must now apply DTF powder which will stick to the film over the wet ink. Remember to shake the film vigorously to remove the excess powder stuck to parts of the sheet with no ink. - Page 17 Brildor everything for personalisation BRILDOR customersupport@brildor.com ● www.brildor.com/en/ © Brildor 2021...