Important Adjustment Program Utilities for Your
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1. in between Input and Finish your data will not be stored properly and you must rerun this calibration process 2 URG Fast T Jet 3 Adjustment Utilities Auto Bi Directional Adjustment You will need to place a standard 8 5 x 11 sheet of paper on a Shirtboard to perform this procedure Once the paper is loaded from the main selection screen of the Adjustment Program select the Auto Bi D Adjustment routine On the next screen select Perform and the routine will print automatically and make the necessary calibrations You will not need to input any data manually When the Auto Bi Directional Adjustment procedure is complete you MUST click on Finish for the data to be properly stored You will Then be taken back to the main selection screen PF Roller and Eject Roller Adjustments a PF Adjustment Utility PF adiuetment Lea airs ome of the Photo fe aper on ASF 2 Se oier irom follows ing Print function oe Bae cata she int selected chec efi R s n ierik an e pri anen ne ai th ad ee pi gt best pattern K n Please note that the You will need to place a standard 8 5 x 11 sheet sinttyourdecised parametor to tne Input Read function and cick he of paper on a Shirtboard to perform each of these v procedures and both are run from the PF Adjustment Utility AR minput amp Read V PF Select the PF Roller Utility and press Print A group offset boxes will print along with 7 colored boxes at the bottom of t2. oe numbered 70 to 70 peer yY Ban 0 gt gt 80column 4 Input value 80 gt gt 0 column 255 V Raster offset Head cn Examine the first group parallel lines labeled Band Pass Incline 0 gt gt 80 and note which set contains the straightest segment If you look closely you will see most of the lines are slightly offset in the middle Note the number of the one with NO offset and enter this in the applicable data field aS aes by placing a checkmark in the Band box and a H entering the line segment number in the box next to the correct group name Next examine the second group of lines and select the straightest segment from that group Enter that line s number in the next data field sfassa A kaad patter pe ooses the adjustment value by which the ruled line is Place a check in the Raster Offset box and examine the set of boxes under the heading Head Incline Select the set of interlocking lines that fill the gaps between but DO NOT overlap any line above or below it Enter this number into the applicable data field Click on Input and the application will do some calculations before placing its own data in the fields Once the calculations are complete click on Finish and you will be taken back to the main selection screen Once you have entered data on this screen you must click on the Input button FIRST and then click on Finish If you do not follow this sequence or you click on any other buttons
3. EQUIPMENT 01 Quick Reference Guide 1 800 408 0040 mioo Ueilities for Your Fast Het 3 User s of Windows Vista OS The Adjustment Program described in here and in Chapter 7 of your User s Manual must be run using Windows XP SP2 specifications Use the Vista OS Compatibility Wiz ard to set these parameters The EXE file to configure Is ASPR1800_ Verl0 located in the epson epson 1483 folder created during program installation There are four Utilities that may be run fo calibrate Print Head Alignment and ensure your Fast T Jet 3 will print the best quality images possible In fact should you have banding or mis registration issues these utilities may solve the problem without the need for a strong Head Cleaning Try these first These Utilities are accessed through the Epson Adjustment Program software that is available for download from the Support section of hitp support equiomentzone com To run these maintenance procedures you must install the application on the Computer to which your Fast T Jet 3 is connected 9 Adjustment Program Gettin g Started EPSON adjustment program Once the application is installed run the program wn ao nce usmon temea and select the Particular Adjustment Mode A select your replaced repaired pop up window Setting will ask you to select eee the Port to which your printer is connected Scroll through the list and select Epson Stylus Photo 1800 This is you
4. from the program screen Head Cleaning Utilities Cleaning dialog If a Head Alignment Procedure does not fix Head cleaning P ene 1 It will clean if Cleaning button is clicked your printing issues you should initiate a Head ee ee Cleaning Additionally if the printer has been idle for several days or you believe you have a clog a Head Cleaning may be the solution To execute a Head Cleaning make sure your printer is ON but not printing and all of the Red Ink lights are off Load the Epson Adjustment Program and select Particular Adjustment Mode Select your printer and from the main selection screen choose Head Cleaning From the Head Cleaning window press Cleaning and follow the on screen instructions A Head Cleaning will take about 45 seconds during which time the printer makes noise and the Power light and the Red Ink lights will flash You should never turn OFF the printer while the Power light is flashing This may damage the printer A Head Cleaning cycle also wipes the bottom of the head therefore it is recommended you initiate a Head Cleaning if you start to see drops of ink on garments or if the Print Head comes in contact with a garment When both the Power light and the Ink lights stop flashing perform a Nozzle Check You will need a few sheets of letter size paper OR clear inkjet film for this purpose It is hard to see White ink on White paper when doing a Nozzle Check so the film is a be
5. he page Each set of offset boxes will have reference numbers that may be positive negative or a combination of both and these are prem Get Status Cleaning what will be used to calibrate the PF Roller EE jeu i Carefully examine the offset boxes and note si pret cat it so i en 1 the group with NO GAP White soace and NO Print C PF roller OVERLAP Black line where the upper and lower one meet Place a check mark next to PF in the Input amp Read section and enter the number that corresponds with the two boxes you have selected To calibrate the Eject Roller you will need to place a clean sheet of standard 8 5 x 11 paper on the Shirtooard and select Eject Roller and Letter for paper size Press the Print button A thick line will be printed with a series of small blocks below it These blocks will have reference numbers that may be positive negative or a combination of both Carefully examine the blocks and select the one that TOUCHES the long bar above it with NO GAP or OVERLAP between them Place a check mark next to Eject in the 3 Quick Reference Guide Fast T Jet 3 Adjustment Utilities Input amp Read section and enter the number of the block you have selected into the data field Click on Input and then click on Finish You have now completed the necessary initialization procedures for your Fast T Jet 3 Close the Adjustment Program Close the main selection screen and select Quit
6. r Fast T Jet 3 A Select an adjustment item from the followings Then click Model Name Stylus the OK or double click your target adjustment item to Photo R1800 execute it Port USB002 Stylus Photo R1800 A Destination USB ID IEEE1394 ID You will then be taken to the Main Selection Screen From here you will select the first Utility to run Head Angular Adjustment CR motor heat protection control Maintenance Head cleaning Ink charge Refurbishment for DOA Waste ink nad counter v Setting Previous E URG Fast T Jet 3 Adjustment Utilities Head Angular Adjustment wn Head angular adjustment If Photo qu rs A aB E arkhi eines is clicked three kinds clin Bon tod of the followi iig ad in You will need to place a standard 8 5 x 11 Band pater sheet of paper on a Shirtooard to perform this A band pater chooses the adjustment value by wich the ruled ine is procedure Once the paper is loaded press Print and the Fast T Jet 3 will print two groups of parallel lines labeled Band Pass Incline 0 gt gt 80 and Band Pass Incline O lt lt 80 These groups of lines will be assigned numbers from 6 to 6 The lines to either side of the numbered lines are marked NG and these are not used for calibration A third printout labeled Head Incline will print at the bottom of the page and will consist of seven boxes broken into horizontal line segments The five boxes of concern will
7. t Finish from the bottom of the Waste Ink Pad Counter window and exit the Adjustment program Get Status Cleaning Enin gt 11 Turn OFF your Fast T Jet 3 by using the Power button and Power switch located on the rear of your printer adjacent the power cord 12 Manually center the Print Bed by applying a light pressure against it with your hand 13 The final step is a Manual Reset of your printer This will complete the Waste Tank Reset process While holding down the Power button flip the Power switch The Print Bed will begin to move back and forth Don t interfere with its movement this is part of the reset process Allow the Print Bed to move back and forth at least 2 times then turn OFF the printer using the Power switch 14 Turn ON your printer using the Power switch but this time DO NOT hold down the Power button 15 Press the Power button and allow the printer to go through its start up cycle EQUIPMENT 1 800 408 0040 01 201 797 1504 6 info equipmentzone com
8. tter choice Good Nozzle Check Lay the paper or film on top of the Garment Holder butting up against the zero point of the bed Next click on Print from the Nozzle Check section and follow the on screen prompts After the Nozzle Check Pattern has printed check to see if the lines have any gaps or bands in them If the Quick Reference Guide Fast T Jet 3 Adjustment Utilities Nozzle Check Pattern has no gaps or bands click on Finish If the Nozzle Check Pattern has gaps or bands click on the Cleaning button to clean the Print Head again For serious clogs you may have fo run this routine several times Doing this will use a lot of ink but will generally clear even badly clogged heads Select an adjustment item from the followings Then click the OK or double click your target adjustment item to execute it x Head angular adjustment Ink Mark Sensor adjustment amp Check Auto Bi D adjustment Resetting the Waste Ink Counter Manual Bi D adjustment You may reset the Waste Ink Counter through FastRIP if yOU Fistsstpoetn First dot position adjustment PF adjustment have downloaded Printer Package Update 4 5 for the Fast Sa eae Maintenance T Jet 3 You may also reset the Waste Ink Counter using the Head cleaning Ink charge Epson Adjustment program tests ink pod counter Sra seven 1 Open the Epson Adjustment Program and select Read EEPROM data Particular Adjustment Mode 2 The Se
9. tting window will appear Locate your Fast T Jet 3 Epson Stylus Photo 1800 and click a 2 Click the Initialization button to initialize the waste ink pad counter value O n O K When you initialize please be sure to replace the waste ink pad Read Maximun value is 17772 points 3 Scroll down and select Waste Ink Pad Counter from the Maintenance section and click on OK Initialization 4 Within the Waste Ink Pad Counter window Initial value is 1777 points Jnitialization Click on the Read button Get Status Cleaning Cancel Help 5 When the Information pop up appears click on OK x Waste ink pad counter 1 Click the Read button to read the present data 2 Click the Initialization button to initialize the waste ink pad counter value When you initialize please be sure to replace the waste ink pad 6 The Waste Ink Pad Counter window will still be a present Click on the Initialization button as T z Maximun value is 17772 points 2226 points shown on the right 7 Another Information pop up will appear le rere lt lt indicating that the Waste Ink Counter has initialized properly Click on OK Get Status Cleaning lt Back Finish Cancel Help Quick Reference Guide Fast T Jet 3 Adjustment Utilities 8 Click on the Read button once more to record the initial value of 1777 9 When the Information pop up appears click on OK 10 Selec
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