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  • Page 1 Rev 2.0 Note: For the absolute latest Information and Updates on all Products, Materials, Processes, and/or Procedures relative to all offerings by or through Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Please refer to our Website: www.sawgrassink.com.
  • Page 3 Stylus ® ® Registered Trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Other Trademarks and Registered Trademarksare the property of their respective owners. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior written consent of Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 4 GRANT OF LICENSE. This PLA grants you the following rights: You may install and use the 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...
  • Page 5 Information you provide to Sawgrass as part of the Support Services, Sawgrass may use such information for its business purposes, including for product support and development. Sawgrass will not utilize such technical information in a form that personally identifies you. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 6: Miscellaneous

    • 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 7 Sure™ are Trademarks of Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. 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. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    From an Application ...............34 ChromaBlast Driver R1900 Properties (Registered Version): .....36 Group 1 Configuration: ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Tab ......37 Group 2 Color Settings: ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Tab......37 Group 3 – Printer Options: ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Tab ......38 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast ™...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents (Continued) Appendices Appendix A: Over-riding CorelDRAW Software Color Management ....39 Appendix A: Over-riding Photoshop Software Color Management ....41 Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette ........45 Supplies & Equipment ..............51 Storage..................51 Troubleshooting ................52 Technical Support................54 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 11: About This Document

    ChromaBlast Digital Transfer Inks in your Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Ink-jet 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 Photo R1900 Ink-jet Printer User’s Guide.

  • Page 12: Ink Cartridge Setup

    The documentation provided pertains only to the use of ChromaBlast™ Digital Transfer Inks in your Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Ink Jet Printer. To assist you in the overall setup process, references are made back to the instructions contained in the Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Quick Reference Printer Basics Guide.
  • Page 13 Plug the Power Cable into the Printer and the appropriate power outlet. (Figure 1.) Figure 1 Turn Printer on, (Figure 2), lift lid, (Figure 3), and press Cartridge Replacement Button. (In Red, “Ink Button”, Figure 4). Figure 2 Figure 3 Control Panel Graphic Figure 4 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 14 The cartridge bay will shift into the “Remove” position. Lift the bay lid and remove any installed cartridges. (See Inset in Figure 3, Page 5). Insert the ChromaBlast™ cartridges in the indicated order. INSTALLATION ORDER Figure 5 CAUTION: Do not shake or agitate ink carts before or after installation. Press each cartridge body until it engages securely.

  • Page 15: Notes (Customer Reference)

    Print Head into it’s “Parked” position, completing the Ink Cartridge Installation for the R1900 Printer. Control Panel Graphic Figure 8 Next on the agenda is the loading of the software, ChromaBlast Driver R1900, for the Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Inkjet Printer. ® Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...

  • Page 16: Bulk Ink System Quickconnect® Installation: Preparation

    Please read this document thoroughly before installing the system to prevent voiding your warranty. For more detailed instructions please refer to the Epson R1900 Getting Started Guide or the Video Installation Guide on the Software CD provided. BULK INK SYSTEM QuickConnect Installation: Preparation ®...
  • Page 17 Pay careful attention to the order of the colors. 3. Turn the printer on and press the cartridge replacement button. 4. The cartridge bay will shift to the remove position. Remove any installed cartridges. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 18 5. Remove the cartridge cover by using a screw driver to unclip one side. 6. Then twist, and push the other side to pull the cartridge cover completely out. 7. Press the “Ink” Button to release the Cartridge Carriage Unit from the Docking Station.
  • Page 19 Cartridge Carriage Unit at an angle as shown above. 10. Once the Multi-Cartridges are in place, push them on both sides until they “click” into place. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 20 11. Manually push the Cartridge Carriage Unit back into the Docking Station. 12. Remove the backing from the Plexiglas Tube Holder. 13. Connect the Tube Holder so that it “bridges” the Printer Control Panel as shown above. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...
  • Page 21 Tubing Belt bends around to attach to the Cartridge Carriage. 16. Attach the Short Tube Holder to the Right Side of the Printer where the Tube Belt hangs to enter the Ink Box. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 22 17. Press the “Ink Out” Button again so that the printer recognizes the installed ink cartridges. Congratulations! You have successfully installed the R1900 QuickConnect ® Bulk Ink System. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...

  • Page 23: Bulk Ink System Quickconnect® Installation: Tips

    If the System is to be dormant for several days, use the Tube Clamps to seal the lines at the Reservoir Box. Maintain the Reservoir Box at the height of the printer, never raised above. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 24: Heat Transfer Instructions

    ChromaBlast Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS White or light colored 100% cotton fabrics. ChromaBlast Transfers: Step-By-Step Once your ChromaBlast System is set up and in place, printing and transferring an image onto a white or light colored 100% cotton garment is a breeze. Just follow these simple steps, and you are on your way to creating one-of-a kind, beautiful and profitable products.
  • Page 25 COLOR MANAGEMENT DRIVER V 2.0 Getting Started Guide For the EPSON Stylus Photo R1900 Inkjet Printer ® For Distribution With ChromaBlast™ Ink ONLY NOT FOR RESALE Revision 1.0 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...

  • Page 26: About Your Chromablast Driver R1900 Software

    About Your ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Software Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.’s ChromaBlast System with ChromaBlast™ Digital Printing Inks, featuring the Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Ink-Jet Printer, comprise a few of ® the key tools required to ensure high quality output each time you print. ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Color Management Software provides everything else needed in the way of tools.

  • Page 27: Product Overview: Chromablast Driver R1900

    Product Overview – ChromaBlast R1900 Driver ChromaBlast R1900 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 ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Printer Driver software, and ColorSure tools and utilities.
  • Page 28 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 ChromaBlast R1900 Driver , you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the advanced features in ChromaBlast R1900 Driver .
  • Page 29 Go to the printing preferences page of the ChromaBlast and click on “Register.” R1900Driver Figure 5 If you choose Register Now, fill in the radio button, (as shown in Fig. 6 below), and click “Next”. Figure 6 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...
  • Page 30 In the ChromaBlast R1900 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 31 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.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...
  • Page 32 9. After the online registration process is complete, apply the “Registration Code” you’ve received in the box labelled “Registration Code”, then click “Apply Code”. 3697521 Figure 10 10. Your driver is now registered. Installation begins when you click “OK”. Figure 11 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 33 Destination Folder Box. Click “Next” to proceed with the installation. Figure 12 Please note that this process may take a few minutes depending on the hardware and processing power of your unit. Figure 13 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...
  • Page 34 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 35 Installation. Figure 16 The installation will continue for some time, depending on the characteristics of your hardware. Figure 17 . “ChromaBlast R1900 Driver” Installation is done. Click “OK” to continue. Figure 18 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™...

  • Page 36: Using The Chromablast Driver For The R1900

    ChromaBlast R1900 is simple to use. Whenever you have ChromaBlast inks in your printer, you should print using the ChromaBlast Driver for the R1900. 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 37 “Photographic” or “Graphics”, Paper Size, Number of Copies, “High Speed” or “High Quality”, “Mirror” or not, and“ColorSure”Involvement, if any. Once this is done, click “OK” to return to the “Print” Window (Fig. 2). Here, click on “Apply”, and then “Print”. Figure 3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 38: Setting Cb Driver R1900 Document Properties/Printing Preferences

    Setting ChromaBlast R1900 Document Properties /Printing Preferences To configure ChromaBlast R1900 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 ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Printer.
  • Page 39 3. In the “ ChromaBlast R1900 Properties” Window, click on the“PrintingPreferences” Button near the bottom of the screen in Fig. 3. Figure 3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 40 3) In Figure 3, you must set preferences according to the printing you require, either Bitmap or Vector Artwork, or “No Color Management”. You need also choose “Photographic” or “Graphics”, Paper Size, Number of Copies,“High Speed” or “High Quality”, “Mirror” or not, and“ColorSure”Involvement, if any. Once this is done, click on “Apply”, then click “OK”...

  • Page 41: From An Application

    Select File > Print Setup. Click to reveal “Print Setup”. (Fig. 2) Figure 1 Choose the ChromaBlast R1900 Printer from the list of printers. Click the Properties Button to access the ChromaBlast R1900 Document Properties. Figure 2 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 42 3) In Figure 3, you must set preferences according to the printing you require, either Bitmap or Vector Artwork, or “No Color Management”. You need also choose “Photographic” or “Graphics”, Paper Size, Number of Copies, “High Speed” or “High Quality”, “Mirror” or not, and“ColorSure”Involvement, if any. Once this is done, click “OK”...

  • Page 43: Chromablast Driver R1900 Properties (Registered Version)

    Configuration Set Paper Size and Copy Count. Group (2): Color Settings Color Management Control Options. Group (3): Options Utilities for Printer Maintenance, Online Help, Product Registration, and Setting Input Profiles. ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Figure 1 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 44: Group 1 Configuration: Chromablast R1900 Driver Tab

    Group 1 _ Configuration: ChromaBlast R1900 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. Group 2 _ Color Settings: ChromaBlast R1900 Driver This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in ChromaBlast R1900 Driver Tab.

  • Page 45: Group 3 - Printer Options: Chromablast R1900 Driver Tab

    MACHINE. To install a profile on your machine, locate the profile on your machine using Windows Explorer. (ChromaBlast R1900 Driver supports both ICC and ICM profiletypes). Right click on the profile file name and select “Install”. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 46: Appendix A: Over-Riding Coreldraw Software Color Management

    Appendix A: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The ChromaBlast R1900 Driver provides a complete color management solution for your ChromaBlast Digital Transfer Inks 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 47 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. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 48: 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 49 Click on “More Options”. Choose Color Management in the drop-down menu. Choose “Document” by clicking the radio button. “ d. Under “Options > Color Handling” choose “No Color Management”. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 50 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 51 Press “OK”. To Print CMYK Graphics Click File, > Print, then set the Range, Print Quality, & Copies. Fill in radio button “Document: Intagged CMYK”. In “Print Space”, “Profile” should read: “Printer Color Management”. Press “OK”. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 52: 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 53 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. navy blue) and find similar colors in the same family by adding and subtracting up to three colors called Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 54 ‘Step Colors.’ For example, starting with navy blue with a CMYK value of 60,60,0,40 and choosing two step colors (e.g. cyan and magenta) would expand the original navy blue in four directions (more cyan, less cyan, more magenta, and less magenta). This expanded color chart –...
  • Page 55 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 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 56 • Next, determine what Step Size you want to apply to the Color Finder Palette. This is simply a question of how much you want your Start Color to fluctuate. • If your Start Color is close the color you are looking for, use a low Step Size (i.e.
  • Page 57 Input Color RGB value that you assigned in the previous step in order to create the new swatch. Refer to your specific design application software’s manual for instructions on this. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...

  • Page 58: Supplies & Equipment

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

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    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 Photo R1900 Printer Quick Reference Guide. The colors in my transferred image are incorrect.
  • Page 60 Epson Stylus Photo 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 Photo Printer Quick Reference Guide. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...

  • Page 61: Technical Support

    E-mail: You may e-mail Sawgrass Technical Support with a detailed description of your problem at support@sawgrassink.com. Fax: You may fax a detailed description of your problem to Sawgrass Technical Support at (843) 849-3847. Sawgrass Technologies, Inc.~Epson R1900~ChromaBlast™ ®...
  • Page 62 Notes: Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ~ www.sawgrassink.com...

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