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  • Page 1: Epson Stylus Pro

    DualJet Hybrid System Getting Started Guide For The EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 ®...
  • Page 2 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...
  • Page 3 ChromaBlast , ChromaBlast™ inks, ChromaBlast Driver™, DualJetDriver™ 4880 and ColorSure™ are trademarks of Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Epson and Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. ® ® Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE —DualJet 4880 Driver™ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Sawgrass Technologies Inc. End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc for the Sawgrass Software Product identified above, which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed materials, and “online”...
  • Page 5 COPYRIGHT. All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and “applets” incorporated into the SOFTWARE PRODUCT), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by Sawgrass Technologies Inc.
  • Page 6 CUSTOMER REMEDIES. Sawgrass’ and its suppliers’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at Sawgrass’ option, either (a) return of the price paid, if any, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT that does not meet Sawgrass’ Limited Warranty and which is returned to Sawgrass with a copy of your receipt.
  • Page 7 You may install and use the ArTainium /ChromaBlast™ ink packaged herewith ® in your EPSON printer to practice the printing process described in U.S. Patent No. 6,341,856 (“Sawgrass Process”). The use of any ink, dye or pigment to practice the Sawgrass Process, other than a ArTainium /ChromaBlast™...
  • Page 8 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE—ChromaBlast Driver™ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Sawgrass Technologies Inc. End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. for the Sawgrass software product identified above, which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed materials, and “online”...
  • Page 9 • No Assignment or Sublicense. You may not assign or sublicense the rights granted hereby. • Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights, Sawgrass may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA. In the event of termination, you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all of its component parts.
  • Page 10 LIMITED WARRANTY. Sawgrass warrants that (a) the SOFTWARE PRODUCT will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt, and (b) any Support Services provided by Sawgrass shall be substantially as described in applicable written materials provided to you by Sawgrass, and Sawgrass support engineers will make commercially reasonable efforts to solve any problem issues.
  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Agreements and Warranties Introduction................iii End User License Agreement: DualJet™ 4880 Driver ......iv UV +/ ChromaBlast™ ....vii Process License Agreement: ArTainium ® End User License Agreement: ChromaBlast™ 4880 Driver ....viii Printer Setup Introduction: DualJet Hybrid System 4880 .......... 3 About This Document ..............
  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Appendices Appendix A: Over-riding CorelDRAW Software Color Management ..46 Appendix A: Over-riding Photoshop Software Color Management .... 48 Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette ........ 52 Tips for Successful Sublimation ............. 57 Supplies & Equipment ..............59 Storage................... 59 Troubleshooting ................
  • Page 13: Introduction

    ArTainium UV+ and ChromaBlast Digital Transfer Inks in your Epson Stylus PRO 4880 Printer, and is not meant as a substitute for the printer’s original operation manual. NOTE: If you have questions about the operation of your EPSON Printer, refer to the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer User’s Guide.
  • Page 14: About This Document

    The documentation provided pertains only to the use of ArTainium ® ChromaBlast™ Digital Transfer Inks in your EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Ink Jet Printer. To assist you in the overall setup process, references are made back to the instructions contained in the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Quick Reference Printer Basics Guide.
  • Page 15: Ink Cartridge Setup

    UV + and ChromaBlast™ Digital Installing ArTainium ® Transfer Ink Cartridges Do not install the Epson Inks provided with the printer. Please call Sawgrass Technical Support if you need assistance UV + and ChromaBlast™ Digital installing the ArTainium ® Transfer Ink Cartridges.
  • Page 16 UV + and ChromaBlast™ Cartridges (Cont.) Installing ArTainium ® Attach the power cord to the printer & plug the printer in to an appropriate outlet. (Fig.1) Ensure the printer power is on by pressing the power button on the control panel.
  • Page 17 If you are just replacing an empty cartridge, then continue to step 4 UV + and and 5 below. If you are installing a full set of ArTainium ® ChromaBlast™ Digital Transfer Ink Cartridges, please continue to Step 6, Page 8. Remove the empty ink cartridge from the printer.
  • Page 18 Lower the ink lever in to the locked position. Figure 9 Close the ink compartment cover if you have standard size ink cartridges installed. (Fig. 10) If you have extended cartridges installed in the printer, (Fig. 11), you will need to leave the cover open. Figure 10 Figure 11 After approximately 1 minute, the ink leer messages will appear on the LCD Panel.
  • Page 19 Press the down key (V) until a message appears that asks the user whether the ink cartridges are “NON-GENUINE”. 9. Press the left key (<) to acknowledge that the cartridges are “NON-GENUINE”. 10. Press the left key (<) until the following message appears: Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 20 11. Press the down key (V) until the following message appears: 12. Press the left key (<) to accept acknowledgement of the warranty message. 13. The following messages will appear: Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...
  • Page 21 Press the PAUSE key once. The following message will appear. The printer is now ready for use. Menu 3sec. This completes your installation. Perform a nozzle check from The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ Tab or the ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Tab of the DualJet Driver. A few cleanings may be necessary to get a good nozzle check.
  • Page 22: Selecting Paper

    Selecting Paper Recommended Media For Best Results For ArTainium UV + : TruPix, TruPix Classic or TextPrint For ChromaBlast: ChromaBlast Media UV + For further information on selecting the appropriate paper to use with your ArTainium ® and ChromaBlast™ Digital Transfer Inks, please check our website at http://www.
  • Page 23: Chromablast Printing & Heat Transfer Instructions

    PRINTING Print using the supplied ChromaBlast 4880 Driver program only. The Print Side of ChromaBlast Media is opposite the ChromaBlast Logo. For the Epson 4880 place Print Side face DOWN in the printer tray. ChromaBlast Logo side UP. Mirror Image: Check this box in the ChromaBlast Driver to ensure the image prints in reverse and that text appears correctly when image is transferred.
  • Page 24: User Guide: Dualjet, Featuring Chromablast & Artainium

    User Guide For the Epson Stylus PRO 4880 ® For distribution with ArTainium UV + and ChromaBlast™ ® ONLY NOT FOR RESALE Ver. 1.0, Sept. 2008) Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...
  • Page 25: Setup: Windows Xp / Vista

    Setup Instructions – Windows XP / Vista UV + and The EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 DualJet Hybrid System with ArTainium ® ® ChromaBlast™ digital transfer inks comes supplied with a single CD that includes both the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ and ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver™ Printer Drivers and documentation.
  • Page 26: Product Overview: Dualjet 4880 Driver

    DualJet 4880 Driver is a color management software solution that has been written as a windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epson ink-jet printers and Sawgrass sublimation ink. The installation program will automatically install the Sawgrass Color Management Software, the Sawgrass DualJet 4880 Driver Printer Driver software, and ColorSure tools and utilities.
  • Page 27 The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the License Agreement to continue. Figure 3 If you have not previously registered the DualJetDriver 4880, you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the advanced features in DualJetDriver 4880.
  • Page 28 If you decide to register later, and continue using the driver during the initial five day pre-registration grace period, your system will generate the following Pop-Up Screen. Go to the printing preferences page of the DualJetDriver driver and click on “Register.” 4880 Figure 5 If you choose Register Now, fill in the radio button, (as shown in Fig.
  • Page 29 In the DualJetDriver 4880 Registration Screen shown next, (Fig. 7), you will use your Product ID (displayed at the bottom of Figure 7), to register and obtain a Registration Code. A Registration Code, (or Codes), may be had in any of the following ways: a) Register on-line and receive your Registration Code via E-mail.
  • Page 30 The Product Registration Web Page now opens. Complete the requested information on the web page and click Continue. Figure 8 Once the website registration information has been completed, a “Thank You” message will appear. Figure 9 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...
  • Page 31 An e-mail has been sent to the address you specified. Retrieve the registration e-mail from your in-box and make note of the Registration Code given. Toggle back to the DualJet 4880 Driver Registration Screen, (Fig. 7, Page 24) and enter this number in the “Registration Code” Box at the bottom of the DualJet 4880 Driver Registration Screen ”...
  • Page 32 Note: In order to use PowerDriver as your Color Management Software, the color management features in either Corel or Adobe Programs ® ® must be disabled. Please see the instructions in Appendix A, (Page 20), or click on the “Show Me How” Button on the “Color Management Check”...
  • Page 33 The installation will continue for some time, depending on the characteristics of your hardware. Figure 14 Note: Cancel any ‘Found New Hardware’ wizards that may start during this process, do NOT cancel any file copy process however. Once the installation has completed, the Hybrid Installation Complete screen will display.
  • Page 34: Dualjet 4880 Driver Introduction

    DualJet 4880 Driver is simple to use. Whenever you have inks in your printer, you should print using DualJet 4880 Driver. Do not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of color management.
  • Page 35: Quick Start Example: Coreldraw

    Quick Start Example (Corel Draw) Open/Create an image in Corel Draw. Select “Print” from the File Menu. Figure 1 Note: Please see “Group 2 - Color Options” on page 35 for more in-depth information on color options available within the DualJet 4880 Driver.
  • Page 36 3) In Figure 3 (a & b), you must set preferences according to the printing you propose to do. The “ChromaBlast 4880 Driver” is used only on cotton fabric. It cannot be used on a hard, non-porous surface, so the Substrate may decide which ink you use.
  • Page 37: Setting Dualjet 4880 Driver Document Properties/Printing Preferences

    Setting DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties /Printing Preferences To configure DualJet 4880 Driver for the correct substrate, you must display its Document Properties/Printing Preferences. There are two ways to display the Document Properties/Printing Preferences: From the Windows Desktop: Click on Start > Printers and Faxes. Figure 1 Right-click on your DualJet 4880 Driver Printer.
  • Page 38 3. In the “ DualJet 4880 Driver Properties” Window, click on the “Printing Preferences” Button near the bottom of the screen in Fig. 3. Figure 3 You now have access to both the “ChromaBlast 4880 Driver”, & the “ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver” Windows, (Fig. 4, a & b), in the “DualJet 4880 Driver Printing Preferences”...
  • Page 39 From an Application: Select File > Print Setup. Click to reveal “Print Setup”. (Fig. 2) Figure 1 Choose the DualJet 4880 Driver Printer from the list of printers. Click the Properties Button to access the DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties. Figure 2 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 40 The DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties Screen appears as shown. (Fig. 3) Figure 3 Select either the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver Tab, or the ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Tab, depending on the type of printing and substrate called for. (Fig. 3) Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 41: Dualjet 4880 Driver Properties: Chromablast

    DualJet 4880 Driver Properties: (ChromaBlast) The Figures below show the Document Properties/Printing Preferences for a registered version of DualJet 4880 Driver. There are three main property groups (see the color-coded boxes in the screen shot, Fig. 1, Page 32, & Fig. 1, Page 39): Group (1): Configuration Set Paper Size, Transfer Substrate, and Copy Count.
  • Page 42: Group 1: Configuration: Chromablast

    Group 1 _ Configuration: ChromaBlast 4880 Driver Paper Size – From the drop down list, select the paper size you wish to use. (Fig. 2) Copies – Sets the copy count for the number of prints to be made. Figure 2 To Add Custom Paper Sizes _ Click the + Button to the right of the paper size drop down list.
  • Page 43 Give the custom paper a name in the Form Name box. (Fig. 5) Click on the “Add Form” Button when done. Figure 5 Note that after adding a custom paper size, the printing preferences dialog box must be closed and reopened before the new paper size will show in the paper size drop down list.
  • Page 44 Deleting and Modifying Custom Paper Sizes The driver uses standard “Windows Print Server” Forms for paper size definitions. These forms can be added, deleted, and maintained using the standard “Windows Print Server Properties” configuration dialog. To access the Print Server Properties Dialog Box, click on “Start >...
  • Page 45: Group 2: Color Settings: Chromablast

    In the “Print Server Properties” Dialog Box, click on the “Forms” Tab. (Fig. 8) From this Dialog Box, you can create and save a new form, or adjust and save or delete or rename an existing form. Figure 9 Group 2 _ Color Settings: ChromaBlast 4880 Driver Tab This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in ChromaBlast 4880 Driver Tab.
  • Page 46: Output Options

    Vector and Bitmap Explanation Bitmaps consist of a grid of pixels. Bitmaps come from digital cameras, scanners, and photo CDs. Bitmaps can also be created in applications like Corel PhotoPaint or Adobe PhotoShop. Bitmaps have file extensions like GIF, JPG, BMP, and TIF. Vector components consist of shapes, curves, lines, and text.
  • Page 47: Group 3: Printer Options: Chromablast

    Group 3 – Printer Options: ChromaBlast 4880 Driver • Utilities – Click this button to display a Utilities Screen. From the Utilities Screen you can print a Nozzle Check pattern, run a print head Cleaning Cycle, align the printer’s Print Head, spool a DualJet 4880 Driver print file to the printer, and print a page of primary ink colors.
  • Page 48: Dualjet 4880 Driver Properties: Artainium

    DualJet 4880 Driver Properties: (ArTainium) The Figures below show the Document Properties/Printing Preferences for a registered version of DualJet 4880 Driver. There are three main property groups (see the color-coded boxes in the screen shot, Fig. 1, Page 32, & Fig. 1, Page 39): Group (1): Configuration Set Paper Size, Transfer Substrate, and Copy Count.
  • Page 49: Group 1: Configuration: Artainium

    Group 1 _ Configuration: ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Paper Size – From the drop down list, select the paper size you wish to use. (Fig. 2) Figure 2 • Paper Source - Sets the Printer to choose the Paper in the Auto-Feeder, Roll Paper if your unit is fitted with that option, or Paper that is fed manually into the printer.
  • Page 50: Group 3: Printer Options: Artainium

    Clean - If the nozzles aren’t firing according to the patterns shown in the User’s Manual provided by Epson, you now have the option of running a cleaning utility to return the nozzles to optimum functionality prior to printing your images.
  • Page 51: Setting Chromablast 4880 Driver Printer Properties

    Setting ChromaBlast Driver™ 4880 Printer Properties To configure this Driver for the correct substrate, you must display its printer properties. There are two ways to display the printer properties: From the Windows Desktop: Click on Start > Printers & Faxes Right-click on your DualJet 4880 Driver™...
  • Page 52: Using Chromablast 4880 Driver In Xp/Vista

    The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast™ inks in your printer, you should print using the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™. Do not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of “Color Management”.
  • Page 53 3. In the DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties Window, choose the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ Tab. Here make your choices as to Print Size & Quantity, Bitmap/Vector, High Speed/ High Quality, Density, Mirror, (so that lettering or graphics with a left/right orientation will be legible after sublimation), and the ColorSure Option.
  • Page 54: Setting Artainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Printer Properties

    ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Tab. Do ® not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of “Color Management”. Quick Start Example (Corel Draw) Open/Create an image in CorelDraw.
  • Page 55 3. In the DualJet 4880 Driver Document Properties Window, choose the ArTainium 4880 Hybrid Driver Tab. Here make your choices as to Print ® Size & Print Quantity, Substrate, High Speed or Not, Mirror, (so that lettering or graphics with a left/right orientation will be legible after sublimation), and the Cutter Setting, if your machine is outfitted for cutting.
  • Page 56: Appendix A: Over-Riding Coreldraw Software Color Management

    Appendix A: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The DualJet 4880 Driver provides a complete color management solution for your Hybrid ArTainium/ChromaBlast printing. It is extremely important that you turn off any color matching features associated with your design software. An explanation of how to disable print-time color management in several popular design packages follows: CorelDraw™...
  • Page 57 • In the Color Management Window, set the Style option to Color Management Off. CorelDraw™ version 9 • Create a new graphic. • From the Main Menu choose Tools > Color Management. The Color Management Dialog Box is displayed. • In the Color Management Window (see figure below), UNCHECk the Calibrate colors for display box.
  • Page 58: Appendix A: Over-Riding Photoshop Software Color Management

    Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS2, CS, Photoshop 7 & 6: Color Setup From the Main Menu, choose Edit, > Color Settings. In the Color Settings Dialog Box, turn all Color Management Policies to “Off”. (See below.) Mark the box “Ask When Opening” next to “Profile Mismatches. To Print;...
  • Page 59 To Print; Adobe CS2, Always select File, > Print with Preview. On the print dialog page, set the options as described in the following a thru d: a. Click on “More Options”. Choose Color Management in the drop-down menu. Choose “Document” by clicking the radio button. “...
  • Page 60 To Print; CS and Photoshop 7: Always select File, > Print with Preview. On the print dialog page, set the options as described in the following a thru d: a. Click on “More Options”. b. Choose Color Management in the drop-down menu. c.
  • Page 61 To Print RGB Graphics Click File, > Print, then set the Range, Print Quality, & Copies. Fill in radio button “Document: Intagged RGB”. In “Print Space”, “Profile” should read: “Same As Source”. Press “Ok”. To Print CMYk Graphics Click File, > Print, then set the Range, Print Quality, &...
  • Page 62: Appendix B: Using Colorsure™ And Custom Palette

    Appendix B: Using ChromaBlast ColorSure™ and Custom Palette I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure System: 1) the Transferred Palette; 2) Color Finder; 3) Custom Palette; and 4) the CorelDRAW and Adobe application palettes / swatches. ColorSure Palette: This is your main color palette that includes a wide variety of 190 commonly used colors.
  • Page 63 III. Designing Your Artwork By picking colors from the ColorSure palette, you will be able to consistently reproduce colors in a reliable manner. To assist you in designing your artwork, PowerDriver 4880 and ChromaBlast 4880 install three palettes: two for Adobe products and one for Corel products.
  • Page 64 IV. Using Color Finder After printing and transferring the ColorSure Palette, you see that you have an array of colors to work with. There will be times, however, when the color you need is not included in the ColorSure Palette. This is where the Color Finder Tool comes in handy. The Color Finder Tool allows you to start with a specific color (e.g.
  • Page 65 Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors • If you modify your Start Color with three steps, Step Color 1 will remain the same. However Step Color 2 and Step Color 3 will form an imaginary ‘X’ and their values will change on opposing diagonal Y axes. Color Finder Palette with three Step Colors •...
  • Page 66 V. The ChromaBlast Custom Palette Let us assume that you have found the exact color you need using the Color Finder Tool. What you will want to do next is apply these custom color values to either an existing palette, or to create a new custom palette altogether. This allows you access to this color again should the same job arise.
  • Page 67: Tips For Successful Sublimation

    Tips for Successful Sublimation POLYESTER FABRIC Maintain appropriate heat press times • Shortened pressing times will result in good surface color but the sublimation dyes will not completely penetrate the polyester fibers. This leaves the dyes more susceptible to wash out. •...
  • Page 68 • The starting dwell time for all UniSub products (metals, plastics, MDF) is 60 seconds under 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) with medium pressure. When doing bulk items in a single pressing, you may need to increase overall dwell time 10-15 seconds to counter loss of heat. Transfer is arranged image side down to blank, white surface (after removing protective laminate film).
  • Page 69: Supplies & Equipment

    Supplies & Equipment Contact your authorized reseller to purchase sublimation supplies and equipment. For more information, see the Sublimation Supplies Directory on our website at www. sawgrassink.com. Operating Conditions Certain environmental conditions should be taken into account for the operation of Artainium and ChromaBlast Inks, including temperature and relative humidity.
  • Page 70: Troubleshooting

    ArTainium and ChromaBlast images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the Problem Solving section found in the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick Reference Guide. The colors in my transferred image are incorrect •...
  • Page 71 EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick Reference Guide. • If one or more of the nozzles fail to print, perform a Print Head Cleaning. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Quick Reference Guide. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ ArTainium /ChromaBlast DualJet™...
  • Page 72: Technical Support

    Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your ArTainium or ChromaBlast Inks, you have several support options: 1. Telephone: You may contact your authorized ArTainium or ChromaBlast reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance. A full listing of authorized ArTainium and ChromaBlast Resellers is available on our Web Site at www.sawgrassink.com.

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