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- Page 1 ™ ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide ® For EPSON Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ Revision 11/2006...
- Page 3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the ® EPSON Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ © Copyright 2006, Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Revision November 2006. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
- Page 4 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This product is for commercial use only. This Process License Agreement ("PLA") is a legal agreement between you and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
- Page 5 You may use the ChromaBlast™ media packaged herewith with your ChromaBlast™ ink 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 and media combination to practice the Sawgrass Process, other than ChromaBlast™...
- Page 6 Inc. or its suppliers. Copyright laws and international treaty provisions protect the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. Therefore, you must treat the SOFTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material, except that you may install the ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 7 General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. disclaims any and all rights in those marks. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 8 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Limited Warranty – QuickConnect II System What Is Covered: Defects in materials or workmanship. Length of Warranty Coverage: The warranty coverage for the QuickConnect is one year from date of purchase.
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ Table of Contents Introduction ... 8 About this Document ... 9 ™ Installing ChromaBlast Cartridges ... 10 Replacing an Empty Cartridge ... 13 Quick Connect II™ Set-up for the C88/C88+/D88+ ... 15 Printer Set-up for the C88/C88+/D88+... -
Page 10: Introduction
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ Introduction Welcome to Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. and ChromaBlast™. We are excited to offer a total cotton solution for your business. We look forward to working with you and a continued partnership in digital imaging. -
Page 11: About This Document
The documentation provided pertains only to the use of ChromaBlast inks in your EPSON Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ ink jet printer. To assist you in the overall setup process, references are made back to the EPSON Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ Printer Basics Guide for instructions. -
Page 12: Installing Chromablast Cartridges
Paper Feed Button Power Ink Button Do not hold the Ink Button for more than 2 seconds or the printer will clean the print head. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ Cartridges ™... - Page 13 Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ 4. Open the cartridge cover. 5. Squeeze the tab at the back of the Epson cartridge as you lift it out of the printer. Remove all Epson cartridges from the cartridge holder. ™...
- Page 14 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ ™ 7. When the ChromaBlast cartridges are in place, close the cartridge cover. 8. Close the printer cover and press the ink button for one second. The printer will move the print head to the parked position and charge the ink ™...
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Page 15: Replacing An Empty Cartridge
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. Replacing an Empty Cartridge When a cartridge is low on ink the Ink Button on the printer will blink. If the cartridge is empty, the light will become solid. Both are indications of a cartridge change. To change a cartridge when the ink light is blinking or solid: 1. - Page 16 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ 4. Squeeze the tab at the back of the empty cartridge as you lift if from the printer. 5. Insert the new cartridge into the cartridge holder, ensuring that it is firmly seated.
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Page 17: Quick Connect Ii™ Set-Up For The C88/C88+/D88
10. Printer 2. Place the Quick Connect II box on a level surface next to where your printer is going to be placed. It should be on the left hand side of your printer with the clamps facing towards the front. - Page 18 9. Place the lid back onto the Quick Connect II™ ink box and gently place the cartridges on top of the box while you are completing the printer setup. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ Remember to match the right color ink to its corresponding cartridge chamber.
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Page 19: Printer Set-Up For The C88/C88+/D88
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ Printer Set-up for the C88/C88+/D88+ 1. Turn the printer on, lift the lid, and press the ink button . 2. The cartridge bay will shift into the remove position. - Page 20 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ 4. Insert the plastic cross bar into place by sliding the notched end into the back of the chip holders as shown. 5. Gently slide the cartridges through the hole in the cartridge cover.
- Page 21 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ 7. Obtain the long tube holder and remove the tabs from the back exposing the adhesive. Place the tube holder in the flat gray area just beneath the buttons on the printer.
- Page 22 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ 10. Obtain the short tube holder and remove the tabs from the back exposing the adhesive. Attach it to the left hand side of...
- Page 23 If you are going to leave your system without using it for several days you should clamp your lines with the tube clamps. Do not raise the ink box higher than the printer ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
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Page 24: Printing And Heat Transfer Instructions
Due to variations in cotton garments and in heat presses, time and temperature can be adjusted for preferred performance up to 400°F for 25 seconds. Some scorching may occur, but will wash out. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™... - Page 25 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS Store ChromaBlast media in a cool, dry area within the provided plastic storage bag. Do not remove from carton until ready to use.
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Page 26: User Guide
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ ChromaBlast Driver™ User Guide For Epson Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ ® For distribution with ChromaBlast only ™ NOT FOR RESALE Rev 1.0.0... -
Page 27: Chromablast Driver™ Introduction
- simply print from your application with the ™ ChromaBlast Driver rather than the Epson printer driver. The ChromaBlast Driver™ prints your image just like the Epson printer driver ™ except for the colors. Watch how it magically makes ChromaBlast colors picture perfect! The ChromaBlast Driver™... -
Page 28: Setup Instructions - Windows 2000 And Xp
Setup Instructions – Windows 2000 and XP Product Overview The ChromaBlast Driver™ is color management software that has been written as a Windows printer driver. It is designed to work with Epson ink-jet printers and Sawgrass ChromaBlast program will install Sawgrass color management software, the Sawgrass ChromaBlast™... - Page 29 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. The Welcome screen is displayed. Click Next to proceed. The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the Licensing Agreement to continue. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 30 Registration code. You will need separate registration code for every machine on which The ChromaBlast Driver™ is installed. Enter your registration code and click the Apply Code button. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 31 Next to continue. Note: Cancel any ‘Found New Hardware’ wizards that may start during this process, do NOT cancel any file copy process however. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 32 Use the value that was recorded in step 4 above. Once the installation has completed, the Installation Complete screen will display. Click OK to end the installation. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
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Page 33: Using Chromablast Driver™ In Windows 2000 / Xp
ChromaBlast 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. Quick Start Example (Corel Draw) 1) Open/Create an image in Corel Draw. - Page 34 Copies – Sets the copy count for the number of prints to be made. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 35 Saturated - The Saturated setting will make the colors in your image more intense. Saturated output tries to remain color accurate with a slight bump in intensity. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 36 ChromaBlast Driver™ print file to the printer, and print a page of primary ink colors. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 37 Windows Explorer. (The ChromaBlast Driver™ supports both ICC and ICM profile types). Right click on the profile file name and select “Install”. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
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Page 38: Appendix A: Network Printing In Windows 2000, Xp
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ Appendix A: Network Printing in Windows 2000, XP Network printing with the ChromaBlast Driver™ in Windows 2000 and Windows XP is simple. Before a network printer can be used it must be installed on the network and shared. -
Page 39: Appendix B: Defeating Application Color Management
2. From the main menu choose Tools, Color Management. The Color Management dialog box is displayed. 3. In the Color Management window (see figure below), UNCHECK the Calibrate colors for display box. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™... - Page 40 Printer Color Profile check box unchecked. This setting is found in the lower left of the Print dialog window. See figure below. Make sure this box is not checked. CorelDRAW 5, 6, and 7 print dialog ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 41 Set all Color Management Policies to Off Uncheck Profile Mismatches Uncheck Ask When Opening. To Print RGB Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below: ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 42 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ To Print CMYK Graphics Choose File, Print, and set the options as described below: Adobe Photoshop™ 7 and CS Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box, turn all Color Management Policies off.
- Page 43 Choose Same as Source for Print Space From the Color Management drop option list, make sure that Source is set to “Document” and Print Space is set to “Same As Source”. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
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Page 44: Appendix C: Using Colorsure™ And Custom Palette
ChromaBlast Driver™. • Select the color settings and the output (high speed, high quality) that you wish to print the palette, and click the box ‘Print Palette’. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™... - Page 45 CorelDraw, move the cursor over each color. As the cursor hovers over each different color, the ColorSure name is displayed in the status area at the bottom of the screen. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 46 Start Color values in the CMYK boxes. ▬ For advanced users, CMYK values can be determined by printing out a Custom Palette, which is outlined in the next section. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 47 Step Color 1 will change its values on the X (horizontal) axis and Step Color 2 will change its values on the Y (vertical) axis. Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 48 ‘Print Similar Colors Chart’ button is clicked, your Start Color will be in the middle of the Similar Colors Chart and from there each color will vary the Cyan and Magenta values by 10. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 49 First, you need to assign the CMYK values of the matched color from the Similar Colors Chart to the Output Color CMYK fields in the Custom Palette section. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™...
- Page 50 * The ‘Import Palette’ and ‘Export Palette’ buttons are convenient to have in the event you need to transfer palettes to and from different computers. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™...
- Page 51 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ VI. Adding Swatches to your Application Palette: It is possible to add your custom color(s) swatch to an application palette as well. You will need to take note of the Input Color RGB value that you assigned in the previous step in order to create the new swatch.
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Page 52: Supplies & Equipment
Store the ChromaBlast™ media in a cool, dry area within the provided plastic storage bag. Do not remove from carton until ready to use. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ F ~ 75 cartridges directly to light, especially... -
Page 53: Troubleshooting
Ensure the right paper guide is in the proper position on the printer. When setting up the printer, slide the right paper guide to the left until it clicks into position. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™... - Page 54 Colors are light and splotchy Ensure you printed on the correct side of the media. For the Epson C88/C88+/D88+ place print side face up in the printer tray so that the missing corner is in the top right hand side when facing the printer.
- Page 55 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 /C88 + ™ My image has gaps or bands present Ensure that all of the printer’s nozzles are firing properly. Perform a Nozzle Check from the Utility tab of your printer driver. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus C88/C88+/D88+ Printer User’s Guide...
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Page 56: Technical Support
Spend two days with one of our experts and get a leg up on your competition. Please visit us on the web at www.ProjectSublimation.com ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus C88 & C88 + ™ or phone us toll free at 1.888.780.7349...