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1. i a Seca gestes eEzra Rh Op The job is now being printed You can double click on the Printer Name to which the job was sent and see more details in the printer queue see the following window D TED Presa le ol EIU fase EIN E mI came MEN A lija 0 LL LLL ism E a anres cm li mmt E B ee oPowmgsmus iher Amas fs Pim m ELE a odd wd Advantage Printer 1 5 ET y esee ug RedDragencdr l C Sawprass Advantage Queue Job Filesl4 23 2007 17 42 44 0 adj Job Name Name of the job file Copies Number of total copies to be printed Copies Printed Number of copies that have been sent to the printer Job Status Ready The printer is ready to print the selected job Printing The printer is currently printing that specific job Spooled All copies have been printed Paused The job will be ignored when the queue searches for jobs to print Error Error printing the job Dope Iw o NOTE You may always increase the desired copy count by double clicking onthe specific job from within the printer window This will bring up the Job Properties window where you may enter your new preferred amount of copies to be printed 5 Image Cost This number is the estimated cost of ink to be consumed for this particular image It displays the estimated cost for each print and the cost for the total copies to be printed 6 File Location This is where job file is stored 42
2. amp In the Advanced section of the Print dialog for the Direct Advantage w White Ink Document Properties make sure that the page size is set to 17 x 18 5 For other printing tips refer to the PowerRIP DA Manual Curing the Image Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide To eliminate ink on the heat platen make sure that a sheet of parchment paper containing at least 10 silicone is used over the image when curing it Gently place the sheet of parchment paper over the image DO NOT pat or rub the sheet across the image or the paper will smear the image Set the pressure on the heat press to light 10 12 psi or 69 83 kPa and cure the image at 340 F 171 C for 140 seconds for white ink based images If curing CMYK color only images set the pressure to medium 40 psi or 276 kPa the temperature at 375 F 191 C and the dwell time at 25 seconds 63 APPENDIX D Troubleshooting Image Quality Issues The colors in my printed image are incorrect Ensure that you used the correct PowerRIP DA settings Please see your PowerRIP DA Manual Ensure that you heat treated the item at the recommended time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the section titled Printing Procedures Verify that all of the print heads and all of the nozzles are firing Run the Nozzle Check utility and clean the print heads as needed Before or after pressing the
3. 13 Open the cover on top of the printer Remove the print head lock by loosening and removing the thumbscrews Do not discard the headlock Keep it with other packaging materials 14 Pull the green unlock tab to release the print head Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide PRINTING OPERATIONS Starting the Machine 1 In case of frequent power surges or outages use a UPS uninterruptible power supply N Plug the DirectAdvantage printer into a standard grounded wall outlet 12 Pull the red Emergency Stop button out On the back of the printer press the green power button to the ON position to power up the printer The power switch will light up green and after a few seconds the light bar will flash On the DirectAdvantage Control Panel at the front of the printer press the ONLINE Button see Illustration at right own EF HLIRE T The smaller LCD screen above the SET IN CARS m Printer Control Panel on the AO jj printing unit will now read Set Ink enana ra ot Cartridges to indicate the printer a ap is ready for you to install the ink Epson Contro Panel Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Ink Loading E J P i b 1 Press the ink compartment cover to release the latch and open the cover 2 Raisethe ink levers to the unlocked position The ink
4. Beck Beso Cancel The system will detect compatible graphics applications such as CorelDRAW and Adobe Photoshop that are installed in your system and will suggest a destination folder for the program files you are about to install Click on Next to proceed Loading Files Loading files necessary For the Direct Advantage Installation This may take a Few minutes Advantage Printer 1 5 IE proesphed Dor a Dll Sagnadune dll n anita Wendy thal the org Danti Acbrardage partera ane plures n US AA 3 and povesied un Due _ cnet 8 A screen will open up temporarily as files are being loaded A subsequent screen will then instruct you to make sure that the DirectAdvantage printer is powered up and connected to the computer by way of a USB cable Please verify that the DirectAvantage printer is connected to your computer and that no other USB devices except the mouse and the keyboard are connected to the computer Click on Next to proceed 20 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com The ca pou aem incarna dor Ua hasdesans Parker ee A EAS corded the vendat Hn Ihat hai 9 The system will warn you that this software has not passed Windows Logo testing You may safely disregard this warning and click on Continue Anyway to proceed Laggimp Files UNIDPV DLL Te C wINDO WS vibe panibus po ARDOZ mm The Dore iii pants queue ved be
5. amp Expekt White Highlighes Channel 2 Select Export White Channel from the Export menu in QU 323 45 6 7 83 10012131415 1617 PowerRIP see illustration 5 at right and save the image 2 P with a file name of your 4 Ke choice The resulting file will 5 iens end erg base bull be a TIF file o E eal sleep baseball 3 Edit the image in your favorite application by filling the circular area inside the signs completely with black see image below and save the file you will be overwriting the original white mask 89 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 4 n the PowerRIP White IN PA A CR Layer Generation tab select Vei Ink Eon Color Settings Artwork the Import from File option White Layer Generation to create the new white layer and click Create see image impost trom fle at right TA u U i White mk under black Black Handling ae Black Detect Threshold I Remove Black Ink Import Black Channel E Via Pein ahe ara na oe Jsme o Whe C Cow T Pirar Gmi lamas Ju LE E ryt yt E h 012145567039 21456709 doliente obw la Cas imn al i cv PEE 1 Tin cs Edit E i E m i 3 5 i ps om 3 Lae an zi ore 9 Select the edited file from the folder where you saved it see illustration above r Fiecehred Seting PowerRIP will now use this wie C
6. An 70 Section 1 Create and Rip an Image File with Create Job eese 10 Section 2 Ripping and Printing an Image File from CorelDRAW 18 Section 3 Ripping and Printing an Image File from Adobe Photoshop 02 Section 4 Automatic Layer Types Ink Density and Choking 86 Choke Values and Fine Traces oooooccocccccoccccccncnncnncnncnncnonnnnnnnnnorancnnanncnnnnos 86 Section 5 Exporting a White Mask for Editing esee 68 WARRANTY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Standard Warranty iioesen eus sedxknckacd av ud OR Pea as 91 Md din ica T m aE 91 NOTES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Introduction The DirectAdvantage DA direct to cotton and digital garment printer fueled by NaturaLink a solution that meets the demand for a high quality direct to cotton system The DirectAdvantage printer is fueled by Sawgrass patented NaturaLink inks using eight color piezo heads to print customized images onto a wide range of garments including 100 percent cotton and 50 50 blends The system is driven by Sawgrass industry tested software designed to achieve brilliant color output and image quality There has never been a better time to tap into the short run high profit business of direct to cotton and digital garment printing As your total solution provider Sawg
7. DirectADVANTAGE amp Direct ADVANTAGE White Ink AED AA DW 4h AA 4 A ANN CO EA SONY HUNE Be VC gus o Version 2 1 EN SEE SENSN T nu VaiitagcQUEUE t co www sawgrassink com DIRECTADVANTAGE Users Guide Copyright May 2009 Sawgrass Technologies Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America DirectAdvantage and NaturaLink are Registered Trademarks and AdvantageQueue ColorSure and Sawgrass Technologies are Trademarks of Sawgrass Technologies Inc Important Notice This manual covers two versions of the same DirectAdvantage printer depending upon the type of ink it uses 1 Dual CMYK or 2 CMYK plus white Ink Most of the information being presented applies equally to both versions Where the information differs pertinent descriptions are provided The hardware base can differ as well although from the user s perspective these differences are not readily apparent and require no additional knowledge Hardware Version 2 0 incorporates the Epson Model 4880 printer whereas version 1 5 uses the Epson Model 4800 Since the software and firmware is common to all platforms there are no discernible operational differences under a user s point of view Therefore from this point onward the version employed in this manual for instruction and illustration purposes is version 2 0 In addition when describing the AdvantageQueue Software the software version of some of the screen capt
8. Landscape 2 On the Page Setup window that opens up click on Printer see illustration above select the Direct Advantage w White Ink printer and click OK to conclude this selection see illustrations next page 02 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Pa META y rix Dast dcs vtriuje wi enis lei Proporta Wages ar P fan ss e Vagai Caron Ri CST EN FS v Advantage Panter t 5 Open Ctri 0 Mie Dae LAN ee i i Cole Del wr Browse Shift Ctri 0 Ee reet id y Sn 1 TOM Stpan Pro de NW Open As Alt Ctrl O SJEPSOH 5 Em Pra 4000 k Cred PSH pian Poe FEO Open Recent M trot im Uice Document Image Wie H RHI ylus Pro 4350 Por up Em 1 Fo TRU Lc udi Edit in ImageReady Shift Ckrl M Close Ctrl Gose All AIEGI HN Save Corl 5 Save As Shift Ctrl 5 Save 4 Version Save for Web Alt Shift Ctrl 5 Revert Fiz Place Online Services Import File Info Alt Ctr T Page Setup Shift Chrl P vie Alt Ctri P Print Ctrl P Print One Copy Alt Shift Ctri P Jump To Exit Cir O 3 On the Size drop down menu select 17x 18 platen and select Flatbed from the Source drop down menu Caesa To ff Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 84 omm w x 4 Go back to t
9. NaturaLink User s Guide e Inthe Cost Estimation tab you will enter the size of ink cartridges in use 110 or 220 ml on the left and the amount paid for each individual cartridge on the right Printer Properties Advantage Printer 1 Twr 0 710331 34 General Cansa codon vi Volume mL m mo 110 Ma 220 Tools Options This menu Tools and submenu Options set enables you to adjust refresh rates auto queue jobs split multi copy jobs and establish a default number of copies Inthe Job Options tab you can adjust the refresh rates of Job listand Job monitor as well as auto queue new jobs The default settings are ideal for most system configurations If you wish to tweak these settings do so in small increments E LXsoptiont Printer Job Options Pinter Options 5 Warn on delete Job ket refresh rata fete E Pre rame er copes i i Job mono refreth rate sect a m Chef dt rute of capers 1 e The Printer Job Options tab allows you to change the printer job list refresh rate As mentioned earlier the default setting is ideal for most system configurations If you wish to tweak these settings do so in small increments Iur Cup ec Panto Cheaters F Wann on dainn Printer job ink reire rais pa ireren al Mir i 44 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com e The Printer Options tab allows you to
10. Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com APPENDIX A Defeating Application Color Management The AdvantageQueue provides a complete color management solution for your NaturaLink 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 version X4 Create a new graphic Internal RGB sRGB Generic CMYK printer profile Generic offset separations profile E Generic Profile Color mode used For effects 8 CMYK CO RGB Used in versions previous to CorelDRAW X3 From the main menu choose Tools gt Color Management In the Color Management window see figure below set the Style option to Color Management Off Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 91 CorelDraw versions X3 12 11 and 10 Create a new graphic Genet renal RGA pole to Color arais YE perder Gaede F Dinant ptal baaa ia F Management Off From the main menu choose Tools Color Management n the Color Management window see figure above set the Style option to Color Management Off CorelDRAW versions 9 and 8 Create a new graphic Must Be Unchecked ok carcel Hee From the main menu choose Tools Color Management The Color Management dialog box is displayed In the
11. Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Color Basic colors mI O eel HI mE aaa PoE A f pmi f A E NRI BEE A A NEES MI Custom colors 8B B A A Hs Hue 160 Cm BEEBE S EM o P Define Custom Colors gt gt Colors alid Lur lo Blue lo Add to Custom Colors Cancel j 0 Click on the square that represents the color of your garment black in this example and then click OK see illustration above Your preview will now be generated and you will see the composite image set against the selected background Create Print Job Fie Settings Export I t Graphi i i mport tsrapric Predefined Settings Open Job r whteHL Preview Grid Save Job zu ob As iE 2d lo 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415 16 17 1 e 3 4 5 b j fi idera Technologies 9 Save your job before proceeding as you might need to rework the image and re rip it before printing To save the job select File from the main menu and then select Save Job see illustration above Select the folder where you want the job to be saved and give the file a name 75 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide i Ax eun Eun uem A ri f HE Cowhe Cod f E Puewm Gal Poach Conr 720 y A A A LE MIJA AL A ob i u eter t Laut g 1011 32 13 14 15 I6 17 Coke Seige mA i baba Laa er on li AL
12. 0 Recommended Hardware Pentium 4 3 0GHz Processor 2 GB System Memory 80 GB Hard Drive USB 2 0 16 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com SETUP INSTRUCTIONS WINDOWS 2000 AND XP Product Overview This installation program will install the Sawgrass AdvantageQueue and printer software and ColorSure Tools and Utilities In a few instances the version numbers shown on the screen illustrations will differ from those on your system as most of these images were captured during the final testing beta stages of the programs The dialog however will be accurate Step by Step Installation Before beginning please make sure that the only USB device connected to your computer is the DirectAdvantage printer All other USB devices with the exception of the mouse and the keyboard should be disconnected at this time You may reconnect them after this installation WARNING 1 Navigate to the Direct Advantage CD ROM in your operating system Double click on the DirectAdvantage Setup 2 xx x x icon where x represents the latest software Revision 2 10 0 0 at the time of this writing to run the Setup exe program and begin the software installation The following screen will appear Direct Advantage Please select the products you wish to install m Advantage Printer Driver 1 5 2 0 Printer Entity 14978 k w Advantage Queue Driver 1 6 2 0 Eob Maker 15815 k Advantage Queue Application 2 4 1 1 30030 k i
13. DirectAdvantage Printing Preferences window as instructed on the section titled Setting the AdvantageQueue Printer Properties 2 In the middle right of the window click the Custom Palette Utility button this will open the Advantage Custom Palette Utility window 3 Select the appropriate settings for Printer Substrate and Print Quality Then click the Start Color Chooser button and select your desired starting color from the basic colors or from the color matrix To use the color matrix click anywhere in the matrix window You can use the slider at the right of the matrix to adjust luminosity Clicking OK will automatically fill the CMYK boxes with the corresponding values If you do not wish to use Color Chooser you also have the option to manually enter the Start Color values in the CMYK boxes EU m Am d z E NT Tu r1 A 5104 Caki Chirii a Step Cake 2 Iu wiii 3 E Ca j halo xl po mi rn C cies Cha Irae Fe mpa Coke Cheer Lala Are Paleta L Mero Para See Cito Pra Fenm Port Fart 1 hurts rpul Eo F k Lgs Mode Record gps uium MAJA 0 00 Mgh funky undad a bigh usd n High j ale m p Hugs sala a 1 Hgh Did 0255 0 High Quin pom High Dead Heth Dal For advanced users CMYK values can be determined by printing out a Custom Palette a procedure that is outlined in the next section 59 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLin
14. Document Set Print Space to Same As Source Always select File gt Print with Preview On the print dialog page set the options as described below a Check Show More Options b Choose Color Management c Choose Document as Source Space d Choose Same as Source for Print Space From the Color Management drop option list make sure that Source is El set to Document and Print Space is set to Same as Source Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Adobe Photoshop 6 Color Setup Color Settings Settings Custom OK E Advanced Mode Working Space Reset rg RGB S E C NM CME JLS web Coated SWOP v2 Load tray ray Gamma 2 2 m Save Spot Dot Gain 20 e Preview Color Management Policies RGB or CI CMTE Off ad Gray Ott CJ T Profile Mismatches m Ask When Opening E Missing Profiles ssk When Opening Pasting Description From the main menu choose Edit gt Color Settings On the Color Settings dialog box a Setall Color Management Policies RGB CMYK Gray to Off b Uncheck Profile Mismatches C Uncheck Ask When Opening 90 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide To Print RGB Graphics xl Printer System Printer ok Cancel Setup C Selection C Pages From 1 To Print Quality High Copies 12 Print
15. E m OU PU Japan Standard v2 k ___ Photoshop 4 Default OMYK Photoshop 5 Default OMYK OA Gray fle DirectAdvantage Master JOM lt Perceptual f Click on Print and select the Direct Advantage w White Ink as the printer of choice 0 Repeat steps 3 trough 7 in the CorelDRAW procedure described before There is an exception to step 5 where in Adobe Photoshop you click OK three times instead of twice and the selection Print does not appear at the end of the dialog essentially the third OK substitutes for Print 05 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Section 4 Automatic Layer Types Ink Density and Choking PowerRIP Direct Advantage offers two auto masking layer types for printing with white ink Color Layer Auto Mask Black Bkgnd and Color Layer Auto Mask If you are printing on a white garment ignore all other layer types and simply select Color Layer n addition you can also choke the white underbase if there is a chance that the white will peek from the color layer especially at the edge of an object Choking will enable you to instruct the RIP not to lay white ink on an outer row or column of pixels by a pre established amount The information in this section applies only when you are using white ink as is the case when you print on black or dark color garments amp ColorLayer Auto Mask Black Bkgnd Be sure to select the op
16. If not click on the small down arrows below the desktop printer and web offset press icons and select the DirectAdvantage Master ICM profile from the drop down list see illustrations above and on the next page for reference 18 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com IAS Cr Object Manager Object Data Manager y ana Pater LA Pida Y View Manager Ctri F2 Caen Irc A Sey PLA ili eee eh gt ECG Oey eo v Ire A a Link Manager Undo Internet Bookmark Manager Seyi ise 48 100 i gt Syke o 8000 11 vin Po ERO 12 Sika p df 131 Color Styles mw Palette Editor Graphic and Text Styles Chri PS Hrant Create E Run Script Macros k que Garra Gin Prepnen o Poiiirol ME dh tuna Hara De exk Adrada vo los in Hehe Vega H T4 unn er 2 Now select File Print and select Direct Advantage w White Ink as the printer of choice see illustration at right If you get a warning about non matching printer paper orientation click No so as not to choose automatic adjustment by the system Fur dre Custom farent settings not need Direct Advantage wiWhile ink Document Properties Lavat Pp cad AEE E Portroit O Landscape C Aolaled Landscape 3 Click on the Properties button then click on the Advanced button
17. Palette section and click OK b Ifyou do not have the original file or the artwork has not yet been designed simply click on the Input Color Chooser button and then click anywhere in the color spectrum Move the slider bar up or down to refine your color choice or click on the palette to the left to pick a color that closely resembles the color that you are adding to the custom palette Click OK and the RGB Input Color values will be automatically entered Please make note of these RGB values for later use in your design applications Click the Add Color button A window will pop up asking you whether you want to add the color to the palette for all substrates or just the current substrate Click YES here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes for other substrates Another window will then ask you if you want to save the custom color for all resolutions or just the current one Click YES here unless you have the same custom color saved on palettes for other resolutions Lastly click the Save Palette button When finished simply exit out of the window Note The Import Palette and Export Palette buttons are convenient to have in the event you need to transfer palettes to and from different computers 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 assi
18. System and or the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer or the provision of or the failure to provide support services even if Sawgrass Technologies has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case Sawgrass Technologies entire liability under any provision of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to US 5 00 Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability the above limitation may not apply to yOu Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide i NOTES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com TABLE OF CONTENTS AGREEMENTS AND WARRANTIES Process Licence Agreement cccccccesceenccenecencceeeuseeaceeneeesusenusetsuseesseeseses Iv End User Licence Agreement oooccoccccccccncccccnccnnccnncccancnanoncnancnnnrrnncrannnnnnananos V A o m mm vi Hid ripe ree vi DirectAdvantage Printer Limited Warranty sees eee viii DirectAdvantage Printer w White Ink Limited Warranty IX DIRECTADVANTAGE PRINTER o D About This Document ooccooccocccccccccncccnccnnnnnnc rn nr nn 6 Printer Overview A a ee E uo PP ono A 1 Storing Unpacking and Positioning the Machine esee 8 Printing Operations oocooocccccccccoccconconccnncnnccnncnncnnnncnnrrnnnnnnrnarnnnrn
19. accessible from the Utilities gt Printer amp Ink Configuration gt Choke amp Feed Adjustment menu tree in the RIP To remove choking change the four Top Left Bottom and Right choke values from 1 to zero see illustration below Printer Ink Contipuration White Ink 1440x720 Fait Direchon n Vald values 70 lo 70 g Astur to Factory Del aulis 87 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Section 5 Exporting a White Mask for Editing ea Piesdeshesend Sonia Mal Lok Forma ue Pari Zar Perder i Prid ria biles lnk Conci cho aji Varii ETIN ETT TI fu e El ps ji m E Cre iane in e DAA Ela Hard Black Depor Tepes B Fimrurew Biei iri sometimes the choices available for white ink control in Create Job within PowerRIP are not sufficient to produce a final image without either undesirable or improperly rendered white areas Such is the case when your image has a white background standard photographs are one example If you select the Use Background Color to generate the white layer PowerRIP will generate a white square underlying the entire image see image below The same outcome will result if you choose the Underbase Entire Image option This might not be what you want your final image to look like Prey Grid On the other hand if you select the 100 White under Any Colored Pixel option the circular area in
20. been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case Sawgrass entire liability under any provision of this EULA shall be limited to U S 5 00 Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability the above limitation may not apply to you Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide mu DIRECT ADVANTAGE PRINTER LIMITED WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY The DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer and the Ink Delivery System are intended for commercial use only Sawgrass Technologies warrants that the Ink Delivery System and the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer used with the Ink Delivery System will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials including written materials supplied with your DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase of the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer or in the cases of refurbished or reconditioned printers six 6 months from the date of purchase Any Expanded Warranty purchased or acquired by the purchaser of the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer is provided by a third party and Sawgrass has no obligations to consumer under the Expanded Warranty CUSTOMER REMEDIES Sawgrass Technologies and its suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be Sawgrass Technologies repair or replacement of the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer that
21. by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Software PRODUCT LICENSE Copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties protect the SOFTWARE PRODUCT The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold The title to and ownership of this SOFTWARE PRODUCT remains with Sawgrass Technologies Inc Sawgrass GRANT OF LICENSE This EULA grants you the following rights e This license is provided to you for your use according to the terms hereof You may install and use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT packaged herewith to practice the printing process described in U S Patent No 5 488 907 the Sawgrass Process The use of any ink dye or pigment to practice the Sawgrass Process other than a NaturaLink ink that is purchased from Sawgrass or its authorized distributor is not a licensed use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT You agree not to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT for any other purpose or in any process except as expressly permitted hereby e Not for Resale You may not sell or otherwise transfer for value the SOFTWARE PRODUCT e No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Copying or Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile copy or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT e No Rental You may not rent lease or lend the SOFTWARE PRODUCT e Support Services Sawgrass Technologies Inc may provide you with support se
22. covered by warranty USE ONLY SAWGRASS SUPPLIED INKS THE USE OF OTHER INKS WILL DAMAGE THE PRINTER AND SAWGRASS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED OR PRODUCTION LOST Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Printer Overview Note For more detailed instructions please refer to the Video Installation Guide on the CD sent with your printer When your printer arrives check for any visible damage to box or packaging Check the shockwatch on the outside of the box to see if printer has been dropped White means that the shockwatch has not been dropped and red means it has been dropped Also check the shockwatch on the inside of the box located on the top of the printer WARNING Shockwatch White Okay to Proceed Shockwatch Red Contact Sawgrass If there is any damage to the printer packaging or it has been dropped please notify the shipping company s delivery driver before he or she leaves your facility Immediately contact Sawgrass Technologies 1 Ifthere are no damages cut the packing straps remove the jig box from the top and set aside the box top READ THIS Be careful not to drop the box top and set shockwatch to red while uncrating your DirectADVANTAGE Printer Remember to save all packing materials for your printer including the palette box top and all other packing materials This is critical for future service or shipping requ
23. does not meet Sawgrass Technologies Limited Warranty and which is returned to Sawgrass Technologies with a copy of your receipt This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer has resulted from accident abuse modification or misapplication including the failure to perform maintenance on the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer in strict compliance with the requirements set forth in the accompanying material Any replacement of any product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer Neither these remedies nor any product support services offered by Sawgrass Technologies are available without proof of purchase from an authorized source NO OTHER WARRANTIES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Sawgrass Technologies and its suppliers disclaim all other warranties and conditions either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement with regard to both the ink delivery system and the Direct Advantage inkjet printer If implied warranties may not be disclaimed by applicable law then to the extent allowed by applicable law implied warranties on the Ink Delivery System and or the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer if any are limited to thirty 30 days This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal
24. feature you can add new custom colors to the existing ColorSure Palette mentioned in step 1 Application Palettes You can add your Color Finder colors to an existing application palette or you can add multiple custom colors to new custom palette files cpl acl Printing the ColorSure Palette The first thing you will want to do is to print your ColorSure palette to the shirt you will be using Most likely you will have customers who desire precise colors Having your ColorSure palette available allows customers to choose the color from the palette that is the closest match to what they want and this gives you a starting point for finding the exact custom color that will match your customer s needs TO PRINT THE COLORSURE PALETTE FOLLOW THESE STEPS 1 Click Start and navigate to the Printers and Faxes folder Right click on your Advantage Printer and select Printing Preferences from the menu You may also open the Advantage Printer from within an Adobe or CorelDRAW program by going to File gt Print and choosing the Advantage Printer from the pull down menu Click Properties to open the Advantage Printer Document Properties select the color options detail level normal or fine and the speed that you wish to print the palette and click the box Print Palette When using the slider in Color Options to adjust the color intensity level of your bitmap or vector image output the higher you move the slider the more intensive
25. from use of this system The documentation provided pertains only to the use of your DirectAdvantage Printer and NaturaLink To help point out important information specific instructions and helpful tips look for the following symbols Danger Warning Suggestion Remark Tip Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Indicates a hazard that could seriously compromisethe use of the machine and or the safety of the operator Indicates Must Do items significant warnings and important guidelines These warnings must be heeded to prevent damage to your printer Indicates suggestions to optimize the operation of your machine or the printing process Indicates the useful Tips materials practices and or observances that will impact beneficially your printing process Printer Overview The instructions and information included in this manual will assist you in effectively operating this machine The machine and inks must be stored and operated in a temperature controlled room free from excessive temperature variations under 50 F and over 75 F and free from dust and vibrations which may jeopardize the functionality of the machine It is critical before operating this machine and after changing garment materials that you carefully check the print head height Any touching or scraping of any surface including the jig will damage the print head and its repair or replacement will not be
26. is not close to what you are looking for use a higher Step Size You can enter any Step Size value between 1 and 40 As an example let us say your Start Color is 0 20 M 100 Y 150 K 0 and you select Cyan and Magenta to be your Step Colors You also enter a Step Size of 10 When the 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 6 When you are finished selecting the Start Color Step Colors and the Step Size click on the Print Similar Colors Chart button This will print your custom Similar Colors Chart directly to the DirectAdvantage Printer f After printing the Color Chart try to match your desired color to one that is on the palette If you find a suitable match you are finished using the Color Finder tool Move on to Section V The Custom Palette 8 If you could not find an accurate match on the first printed Similar Colors Chart do not worry Follow the easy steps below and you will find a more suitable custom color a First try to locate a new Start Color from the chart that is closer than the original color b Next after finding a more suitable Start Color write down that colors CMYK value Here is how to obtain this value There are numbers under each color that are dependent upon which Step Colors you chose For example the numbers might be C 70 M 120 Take note of the
27. levers are located to the right of each ink compartment CMYK and White Ink Cartridges installed 3 Remove the ink cartridges from their packaging Starting from the left side of the printer install the cartridges in their proper position Each cartridge has a number on it that corresponds to a numbered slot on the printer see images above This is where you need to insert them If you are installing white ink these cartridges go in slots 5 8 13 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Dual CMYK Cartridges installed READY T LLL LLL Seg DO Y AtA Epson Control Panel If a cartridge does not insert smoothly into its slot double check to make sure you have the correct cartridge installed in the correct slot If the ink light small red LED remains on after installing the cartridge remove the cartridge and reinsert it to ensure it was fully placed in the slot 4 Watch the small LCD screen and follow the printer instructions such as placing ink levers in the up and down position Once the cartridges are installed the printer will return to its READY state 9 Close the ink compartment covers The printer and ink installation are now complete The next section of the manual will outline how to install the software necessary for printing 14 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com PowerRIP tor NaturaLink POSTSCRIPT COMP
28. restart the computer Select Yes want to restart my computer now and then click on Finish naka hiedd Warm Enmplete Thay Iria wid has ceca mitad FPosserfi Deci funis Elie po can ups Hr praese ebur hd ivitad pon Gia pr A fe Goel faa Hs Leal adiit mp corras Ii 13 After a full restart of the computer be sure to print the User s Guide by following this step sequence from the Windows Start menu Start gt All Programs gt PowerRIP DirectAdvantage Documentation PowerRIP DA Manual 14 You must now validate your software package in order to eliminate the watermark that will otherwise appear on all of your prints To validate the software you just installed run the PowerRIP program double click on the PowerRIP icon on your desktop click on the Configure menu and select Validate Software See illustration below IM wee arc E AA VANTAGE A Hie ear eds Se e lr A PP 31 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide PowerRIP Validation Please ga ta http rwm ipraofsustems com validate to retrieve pour activation code User Code 054864 Activation Code at 15 A PowerRIP Validation window will open up see illustration above Consult your PowerRIP Direct Advantage User s Guide and follow the steps located on the section titled Validating PowerRIP Direct Advantage to validate your software
29. rollo rud T propis ior Samara piss chek aloes Ha sodalis tees fea eleva sme lb he URAC 10 A copying files window will open up temporarily as files are being copied followed by a window advising you that the Direct Advantage printer queue will be installed next Click on Next to proceed Parte han ri pared Window Loge etd ho ent ds Cone mih Wirda al me iy E e o 11 Once again the system warns you that this software has not passed Windows Logo testing You may disregard this warning and click on Continue Anyway to proceed 21 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 12 The system will begin copying the necessary files after which the following window will open Color lanagement Check Ed YOU MUST DISABLE COLOR MANAGOGEMENTIT Hanayererd las rol beer cabe bor lene actis alios 12 Cola Memen m kit IL dean vell eos ran eed mos To cones ns neler 5a posa reati m mis there x button labeled Show Mg Mow and sedet ut veri 13 Click on Continue to proceed but keep in mind that when you are ready to print from the DirectAdvantage Queue you must disable color management in your application CorelDRAW Photoshop or other The following window will open fl Advantage Queue 1 5 The Disci iPods ig pinia quem vell Ei inviti read desp pardo al rhs itenim arri loading the recestay Deect Adenia h memi AfURA2 14 Cli
30. the default folder listed unless you prefer some other location youcreated and click Next to advance to the next screen and confirm the installation parra installation AUVA0 I Wwe Tira till i th p lo insta Advantage Quaus Application 2 7 5 Data on paat carpiisi Chk Maca bs iet sa it ari 20 Click Next to begin program installation A window titled Installing AdvantageQueue Application 2 xx x x will open and you will see the installation progress bar 24 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com gf dark age Queue Applicabicn 2 7 5 1 Beta Installing Advantage Queue Application 2 7 5 1 Beta Se I Sri Queue Applicabon 27 51 Bela a being magiei Pleite vei Cancel Back 21 When the installation completes successfully you will be presented with the following screen LITE rm rem Tum F 3 5 1 rem zz xh Installation Complete ZAUAN bin u Aah 7 7 51 Bela hai baen acceda resale Thank pos lon arg Sas ahne 22 Click on Close to conclude the installation You will see the following and final screen Installation Complete Setup is complete IF pou canceled any setup programs during this Install pou can run Ehe Direct dwantage executable again and select the ane s you canceled y Le 23 Click OK to exit the installation and close the application Your new Advantage Queue is now ready for use 29 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage Adva
31. there are no voids i e untreated spots When you finish pre treating the garment place it on the heat press unless you have already pre treated it there place a sheet of parchment paper containing at least 10 silicone over the garment set the press temperature to 340 F and dry the garment for 45 seconds at a low pressure 10 12 psi NOTE For uninterrupted printing and curing of jobs you can apply pretreatment and dry a number of garments beforehand so they will be ready to print when you need to expedite production If you batch process shirts and leave them in storage for later use it is recommended that you press the shirts at 340 F for 5 10 seconds before printing Pre pressing the shirts will e Matte down any shirt fibers that have lifted over time amp Smooth out wrings that have formed amp Eliminate image printing variability Improve wash fastness 30 Adjusting the print head The auto adjust feature on the printer allows for automatically adjusting of the height of the print head with the garment in the jig There might be times however when a manual adjustment is necessary to compensate for such things as pockets and raised collars To manually adjust the space between the garment and the print head proceed as follows 1 Load the shirt onto the jig as shown in steps 1 6 in the printing procedures 2 Manually move the printer by using the Bus me UP or DOWN buttons on the front panel h
32. to File Collate Copies Encoding Binary s ource Space i et to Document Untagged RGB l Document du dp LI 5 Web Coated Sw DP v2 Print 5pace l Set to Same Profile Same As Source eee A As Source Choose File gt Print and set the options as illustrated above To Print CMYK Graphics gt Printer System Printer Print Range Selection Pages Erom 1 Te Print Quality High Copies 1 PrnttaFile Collate Copies Encoding f Binary Set to Document Source Space Document Pintagasclzh Proof Setup U S Web Coated SWOP v2 Printer Color Management Print Space Set to Printer Color Management Profile Choose File gt Print and set the options as illustrated above 56 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com APPENDIX B Using Colorsure amp Custom Palette Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors There are four main componentsof the ColorSure System 1 the printed palette 2 Color Finder 3 Custom Palette and 4 the CorelDRAW and Adobe application palettes swatches 1 ColorSure Palette This is your main color palette and includes a wide variety of 152 commonly used colors Color Finder If a color you need is not on the ColorSure palette the Color Finder tool allows you to locate the exact custom color you are seeking Custom Palette With the Custom Palette
33. 16 image a warning icon a small yellow triangle will appear next to the conflicting options Do not print until all conflicts are resolved See additional information on layer types and resulting conflicts in Section 4 of this document Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com a Pe Pestieript Options x gp Pree Feo ur pe Color Appearance Photo Mem Lawer Type Ceka Lye Cor Layer Auto Pla hio Tris Lie White Mask Layer Hand d Ahio Hbf igi pin Gener sbe PU Capture Bs ices don c LI Direct Advantage wiWhlio Ink Advancod Options 2187 lt lt lt A 5 iy Panter Peale Color Appearance Phot eena dy Layer Type Cole Layer Auto Hask Black Bcgnd Color Papes Wii Peri AGI Source Profa PIE Del alt TERE Siren Prois Pee error image ha Mada Type Black Cotton 5 Click OK twice to conclude this dialog and then click Print At this time the image is sent to the RIP It will take a few minutes to process the image Take this time to mount the T shirt on the platen Once the image is ripped PowerRIP will automatically transfer it to the Direct Advantage Queue Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide nec tl Advantage wiwhite Ims Advanced Jilo rs metes Fort itiha A la Document Options cdienced Printing Features Enabled ie Pl Prout Options m py Printer Fea
34. 6 file color Swatches V Brushes V 4D H THE LN E Se E Replace Swatches E ug 2 HINT After you have the ColorSure palette loaded into CorelDRAW or Adobe move the cursor over each color As the cursor hovers over each different color the ColorSure name is temporarily displayed in the area directly below the cursor Using Color Finder After printing the ColorSure Palette you will 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 a common example of when you will launch the AdvantageQueue Custom Palette Utility 98 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com The Custom Palette Utility is a small program that coincides with AdvantageQueue to assist you in finding custom colors and making custom palettes Within the Custom Palette Utility is the Color Finder tool This tool enables you to start with a specific color e g navy blue and find similar colors in the same family by adding or subtracting up to three colors CMYK called 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 is output directly to your DirectAdvantage printer How to use Color Finder 1 First open
35. ALWAYS print the same See Appendix B for an overview of ColorSure Print Palette button Prints the ColorSure palette ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors The two main components are 1 the printed palette and 2 the CorelDRAW Corel PhotoPaint and Adobe swatches For acomplete description on how to use ColorSure to obtain perfect spot colors see appendix B Input Profile Clicking on this tab provides access to options that will enable you to specify an input profile that the driver will use when color correcting your image If you are printing scanned artwork and your scanner manufacturer provided ICC profiles for your scanner model select the profile here In order to select a profile IT MUST BE INSTALLED ON YOUR MACHINE To install a profile on your machine right click on the profile file name and select Install About Clicking on this tab will display the version number of the AdvantageQueue as well as a link to the Sawgrass Technologies website Click the Register button for instructions on how to register the product Registration must take place within five days of the initial installation Failure to register within the five day period will result in the loss of most of the AdvantageQueue functionality utilities such as color settings head cleaning and nozzle check to name a few 49 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 90 NOTES
36. ATIBLE RIP al FOR THE MA AD 44 EAN 4 A AEN R DUVAN AUE AND DIRECT ADVANTAGE WHITE m GE SEE MTV mu VaiitagcQUEUE Suite 2 1 And featuring iProof For Distribution Only NOT FOR RESALE Revision 2 1 15 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide THE ADVANTAGEQUEUE AND POWERRIP DA SOFTWARE Introduction Obtaining the benefits of the PowerRIP DirectAdvantage DA and AdvantageQueue s color management is incredibly easy Simply print from your design application by choosing the PowerRIP printer entity from the drop down menu select your printing options and click Print Your files will route through the AdvantageQueue as you watch how the Queue magically makes the DirectAdvantage colors picture perfect The PowerRIP DA and AdvantageQueue deliver both convenience and the highest quality color managementtechnology The innovation demonstrated is the result of our dedication to you ourcustomers AtSawgrass Technologies we are focused on delivering the highest quality digital printing technology available We fully expectthatyou willbeimpressed bythe resultsyouobtainwiththeDirectAdvantage printerandthePowerRIPDA AdvantageQueue The PowerRIP DA AdvantageQueue combination runs under Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista System Requirements Minimum Hardware Pentium 4 2 5GHz Processor 1 GB System Memory 80 GB Hard Drive USB 2
37. Application 7 7 5 1 beba Welcome to the Advantage Queue Application 2 7 5 1 Beta Setup Wizard AD Y nie iba maaie vall puede you Pebugh the sepa sequeed lo shall Ad arias usus Appbeabos 27 81 Esla ors our compl 17 Click on Next to proceed Now the system will ask you what type of DirectAdvantage are you installing Double Color or CMYK with white ink 23 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 3 Deba ane Durie Application 2 Choose Default Printer Typo SAU Yan E Ths ampk sets ihe debat porter po so that the image Coat E sbmatson bal val ren tho appie delsuk values for de zarisdge Grea Colca Ori B 110 mL fe Colo wath While ink 4 x 110 mL 4 x Zz0 mL 18 Click on the radio button to select the option appropriate to your situation Click on the Color Only radio button if yours is a dual CMYK printer Otherwise click on Color with White Ink the exampleaboveshows Color with White Ink 4 x 110 mL 4x220 mL Click Next to go on to the next window which will enable you to select the file folder where the Queue program will be installed Piin E Select Installation Folder m a i WE The notes sull ruta deantage Dusa Apr cation 2 751 Bela lo Ea hig folder Toon im ber bida check Met To road ip a dissi bolder enter d below m click Ure Eicher ic Prog Flea Lera Dred Aeta nimo Cancel Back 19 Accept
38. B above When you define your printing parameters this way you can save them for later use in which case you can recall them from the Pre defined Settings field Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com The most common settings are as follows amp Media black or white cotton Print Quality Color Layer 720 x 720 dpi Print Density White Layer 1440 x 1440 dpi White Passes 1 Color Passes 1 Print Direction Color Bidirectional Use Dual CMYK Check this box only if your Direct Advantage printer is not using white ink and instead has two sets of color inks installed one on each side Ser Mataral Bos E 9 Click on the Color Settings tab and select your color settings see illustration above For most applications the best all around color settings to use are these RGB source Profile RIP Default this is the sRGB Profile e CMYK Source Profile RIP Default this equates to None or no profile applied amp Output Profile Auto Select amp Color Appearance Photo Normal for photographic images or Vivid Darker for text and vector images or if you prefer higher color saturation 13 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Prete FrriertErmi rma White ink Control Coke Seating Ateak White Layer Genet ation Use Tiacapareoey To Delect Dackaesuns T TEE d canal ados eL DICO
39. Color Management window see figure above UNCHECK the Calibrate colors for display box 92 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com CorelDRAW version 7 6 or 5 Advantage Queue lt J ui p ip z vA If you are using version 5 6 or 7 of CorelDRAW ensure that you have the Printer Color Profile check box unchecked This setting is found in the lower left of the Print dialog window See figure above 93 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Adobe Photoshop CS4 CS3 CS2 CS Photoshop 7 Color Setup Se cerecuned Your CARL Sube ADDOCELOT AA AAA T ep misg the dame cacao att egi Pao Coen dirt calor eanscameot Settings North America General Purpose 2 Working Spaces mca sACE CEL bet 3 4 O Save Cure 1 5 web Cones HOP v Mid A A A A PR dE More Options r vi Preview Mang P Lars 1 17 E Ln Wien sre rur gram harsh Amara Carga Purpose J Cararal purzzu cac wibngr lor anta a d poet gh Amira Poole args at a ed From the main menu choose Edit gt Color Settings On the Color Settings dialog box turn all Color Management Policies off Turn off Profile Mismatches To Print FICHE p e d wp e a E ar ay rara imin La ge un AA ger ee s for am P irn msan r i Choose Color Management set Source to
40. FTOI USB Serial Converter Drivers 2 4 6 0 2150 E o will need to install the Epson Driver Hf you choose nat lo install the Advantage Printer Drive Required to communicate lo the Direct Advantage Printer Disk Space Required 5379 k Disk Spare Remalning 54791964 k 2 Click Next to proceed A Welcome screen will pop up 17 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide gt Welcome Welcome to the Direct Advantage setup program Dieci Advaniage grees you the tools to produce baliant spol color his and photo realistic biansters with true color accuracy D rect Advantage wil den Linc ud A e first lime reducing wasted lime and matenals Close all windows before conbuing with the Direct Advantage installation WARNING The program rr protected by copynght law and Intemational besleg Unauthonsed repeoduchon or disbibulon ol thi program or any porhon of i may resul in severe cral and cnmnal penalties Soo WE Oe PEO AEC oe MOANN eani po 3 Click Next to advance to the license agreement screen License Agreement T PLA Test END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SA amp wGRASS SOFTWARE Direct amp dvantage THM WMPORTANT 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 Ine Far the Sawgrass software prod
41. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU READ THE ENTIRE PowerRIP DA USER S GUIDE BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE PRINTING PROCEDURES THAT FOLLOW Appendix F describes common techniques for obtaining the best results when using PowerRIP For full instructionson how to use the AdvantageQueue please refer to the pertinent section on this Guide 32 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com PRINTING PROCEDURES Install the shirt jig on the platen by sliding it onto the track and pushing it forward i e toward the rear of the printer until it clicks NOTE Some jig models are already secured in place to the bottom driving plate and are thus not moveable 1 To load a shirt press LOAD on the front panel to bring the shirt jig forward towards you and remove the hoop If the front panel is locked press the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously to unlock the panel then press LOAD 2 Dress the garment into the jig such that the printing side is flat and evenly spread on the jig The collar or the top of the garment should be at the outside end of the jig 3 Place the hoop over the garment so that it fits tightly against the base When placingthehoop makesurethat the thinner side of the white L shaped bezel is at the front closest to you and the wider side of the bezel is to your right Ensure also that the garment is pulled tight to avoid wrinkles that could interfere with the print head and as a result stain yo
42. Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Printer Properties To access these options right click on the desired printer in the Printer View Area and select Properties The General tab in the Printer Properties window displays general details regarding the selected printer This is also where you authorize the use of the printer to handle AutoQueue jobs Printer Properties Advantage Printer 1 har LOL TECH 151 14 Gee sal Control Coat Eason Sia ed Job Count 5 Type facdeardage Paris 1 Emos Port Name DEBO Farma Vernon Wer E 3 0BIc PUE MZ amp The Control Tab is where the communications COM port for the printer will be selected during installation The Printer Commands window displays several commands that allow the user to control the mechanics of the printer from a desktop setting Printer Propartios Advrartago Primar 1 58 OR SIO PSB Gemmi Loria Corel itin Comarca Pinter Commas Tari Name Use Tene artes Tan tium 3 T Serial Number 5710005 14 dto Ford Jig by Pied Dika i Send Puts Herald dace B I LL PELLI Eb Value vall be numi Fuse sum hes ird ci ener vell ure Pei hes Burt peros Sel urs Heres Foi vg roii vale te Ine anDrance Yolo Y eie wit Py im Ok Cancel Hele NOTE Do Not Use The Auto Height Adjustment Feature Unless Instructed By Technical Support 43 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue
43. TE z ns L r3 Crewe J Es ite r ueber Elah th Os Es i j E Pack Harada p Es Va Deter Visio Zi H ie E it Fe Firme Blac ink i Iz lemper Back Charmed 13 Zar aee Had rs jf Ln thee Hi ET lepin ae Hybi i 13 1728 GNE crei 1 4 r 71 Ci dl TIE E Lor eee cna 10 Now click OKto instruct PowerRIP to proceed with the ripping of this image see illustration above This window will close and ripping ensues The main RIP window will open and the name of the file being ripped will appear in the Incoming Jobs s screen Poser DA Lada ERE iL xi Pie Configure bp Mel A LL vq agam mg mao DIAN AO Eu ingest Piciri Loca di For Paese Pase d 5 720 8720 dps on Black Loros lol Depa Adina El Er x AA har tobe Pra Iba rss ire Benty Once ripping is completed the file will automatically transfer to the Processed Jobs window see illustrations below and from there immediately to the Direct Advantage Queue 16 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com RASE ES A ADVAN TAGE preme dobi Advantage amm T Lahr Baden 2 Fossil 11 Click on the Processed Jobs tab and double click on the name of the file to see a preview of the ripped job A preview window will open showing the image as it will look in its final torm when printed see illustration below In this window you can selectively view the white layer mask th
44. aca DR Row FR Bd 46 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide ADVANTAGEQUEUE PROPERTIES JP mee M 48 OL OT 00 11 MET S CO PEO ni E A 48 Vector and Bitmap Explanation eeseeeeeernm nm Hmmm mnm 48 Bitmap and Vector Color Profile Selector eese 48 ColorSure Pale said 49 rg PUT ERR 49 ADOHE cci e eo SO E SPINA O O II a VIE U DEFINEN 49 APPENDICES APPENDIX A Defeating Application Color Management eee HI 51 CorelDraw version X4 ccccce ccc ec ee eecenceeceeceeceaaeeeeeaeeaeeeseaseeseneeasesseeaeaanaes 51 CorelDraw versions X3 12 11 and 10 cce HI 52 CorelDRAW version 7 6 OF D oocooccocccocccccoccconcnnncnnccnnnnncnnannncnnnnnanrrnnnanenas 53 Adobe Photoshop CS4 CS3 CS2 CS amp Photoshop 7 esee 54 Adobe Photoshop D idaxida qax eddor Fa Ea ER OCIO ia 55 APPENDIX B Using ColorSure amp Custom Palette ccccceeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeenaeeneeeseeeaeees 57 PEO GG OW AAA T H 97 Printing the ColorSure Palette eeseeeseeeennnnm mnm mmm 57 Designing Your Artwork ssseesseeeeeeeeen nm mmm mnm nm nmm 58 Using Color FIDE narra 58 How to use Color FIOI
45. ageQueue Document Properties window and choose your desired print settings See the The AdvantageQueue Properties section beginning on page 43 for details on the various print settings 3 Click OK and then click Print 4 Your system is now spooling your job to the AdvantageQueue application Depending on job file size and your system resources this may take anywhere from one to five minutes or longer 9 Open the DirectAdvantage Queue program under the DirectAdvantage folder in the Windows Start gt All Programs Direct Advantage menu 6 Inthe Job View Area under Job Name you will see the filename of the job you just spooled 39 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 40 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Change To large icon view Change To detailed view Refresh The job view and update the job information Delete Selected job s About Information about the program version and build Job Name Name of the job file Total Copies Printed Thetotal number of times that particular job has been sent to the printer since the job has been created Job Status Creating File is being created in the queue Ready File has been created and it is ready to be sent to the printer Job Type The type of job in the queue a DA Queue job or a PowerRIP DA job File Size The size of the created job file File Location The actual file location of
46. ark cotton T shirt on a work surface and smooth all wrinkles The work surface to use for this procedure can be the platen on your heat press a practical and time saving solution a job preparation table or even the DirectAdvantage platten 1 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Lightly apply the pre treatment solution to the shirt using the roller provided Make sure that the print area becomes visibly damp but not overly saturated As long as total coverage is achieved less pre treatment is better for wash fastness and color vibrancy than too much pre treatment NOTE The pretreatment is a water based low viscosity solution which is quickly absorbed by the garment sometimes seeping through to the work surface underneath it To prevent contamination of the work surface you can either place a waterproof sheet of silicone between the garment and the work surface or use a damp cloth to wipe the pretreatment off the surface afterwards While the garment is on the work surface roll pretreatment onto the print area of the shirt as follows d Using light top to bottom strokes in one direction only begin applying parallel layers of pre treatment from left to right or vice versa D Once the print area is covered straighten out any wrinkles in the garment that may have developed during the pre treatment process and touch up any noticeable spots on the shirt to make sure that
47. at all wrinkles are smoothed out prior to printing Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com APPENDIX E Printer Troubleshooting amp Maintenance Routine Maintenance Following these simple steps daily will help ensure that your printer lasts longer and you achieve optimal performance with little to no down time 1 Maintain proper humidity and temperature conditions For optimal printing the relative humidity in the work place should be kept at 39 60 with a temperature around 73 F 22 C 2 Usetextile substrates appropriate for the application Not all cotton substrates are the same For better opacity with NaturaLink Sawgrass recommends 100 cotton Hanes Beefy T shirts 3 Cleanthe capping station and wiper blade Take a foam swab moist with cleaning solution and clean around the capping station and wiper blade daily to remove any ink build up that may be deposited onto the print head Removing ink build up will help ensure smooth uninterrupted printing 4 Clean the encoder strip Moisten a swab with isopropyl alcohol or cleaning solution and gently wipe the encoder strip to remove any ink residue Please refer to the section in the Preventive Maintenance CD for proper cleaning instructions 9 Extended idling If you are not going to use your Direct Advantage White printer for two weeks or longer it is recommended that you discharge the ink and fill the ink delivery system with cleaning solution This wil
48. button K Run winzip Lu p Browse Cloze v Ovenarite files without prompting About e when done unzipping oper Help Setup exe il To unzip all files in this self extractor file to the Unzip specified folder press the Unzip button Run WinZip dee x NPowerRIPDA 107 file s unzipped successfully Close I Overvyrite file lt e when done Setup exe Help 2 Click on Browse in the WinZip Extractor window and select C as the destination drive for the PowerRIP program folder which will be CAPowerRIPDA CD Otherwise the program willattemptto create this folder on the CD driveitself and resultinan error 3 Leavethecheckboxeslabeled Overwrite files and When done unzipping open checked and click on Unzip to unzipthe files and begin the program installation wizard Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 21 4 On the Installation Options window that opens up select Install Remove Repair PowerRIP p DRE ee Wes b h nel aE hel Wis has Powel Direct excl Audbeard age Tbe drid T acd ell arcto Posee IP Diet Adeeba an your compuler To gentium click Hed Do accept all the heri ol aU b gemen Y chore Ha the I vil doc Te b Foi nct leerlo 28 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com f program registration Select Printer Drivers PowerRIP Direct Adva
49. by Sawgrass Technologies 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 SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a computer for the uses permitted hereby You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT You may not loan rent lease or otherwise transfer the other medium to another user except as part of the permanent transfer as provided above of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The SOFTWARE PRODUCT and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52 227 19 as applicable MISCELLANEOUS a f you acquired this product in the United States this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina In the event of any dispute arising under this license or from the use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT each party irrevocably agrees to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Charleston Division b If you acquired this product in Canada this EULA is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario Canada I
50. change the Printer status refresh rate and the Spool available jobs rate as well as split multi copy jobs As mentioned earlier the default settings are ideal for most system configurations If you wish to tweak these settings do so in small increments Option fs Job Options Printer Job Options Prine dens th sh p pix Printer stabus refresh rete eece I Seed Acab qol pate Dorc Applications T shirts both long and short sleeve Sweatshirts and Terry towels amp Adjustable platen accommodates a range of product widths Apparel Specifications The printer currently works with white pastel and dark shirts which represent 100 of the T shirt market amp Works with 10096 cotton and cotton blends ADVANTAGEQUEUE IN WINDOWS 2000 OR WINDOWS XP NOTE You can print directly to the AdvantageQueue when printing on white shirts only Quick Start Example using CorelDRAW Open Create an image in CorelDRAW Select Print from the File menu Select the AdvantageQueue printer Use the Properties Button under the General Tab Options to access and set the Detail Level Speed and Color Profile Selector options 5 Click Print pe pe De 49 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Setting the AdvantageQueue Printer Properties To configure the AdvantageQueue for the correct settings you must display its printer properties There are two ways to
51. ck on Next to begin Installation of the DA Queue The following warning will be displayed Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware Printers has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 22 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 15 Asbefore youcansafely ignorethis warning and click on Continue Anyway to proceed with the DA Queue installation A copying files window will open up temporarily as files are being copied followed by a window advising you that the DA Queue setup will begin Copying Files PJLMON OLL To CAWINOOMW S sustems2 Cancel E The Advantage Queue Application setup will nowy run some prerequisites will be installed first if needed Please allo any prerequisites to install i e MET Framework or Visual C Runtime Libraries 16 Click OK to begin installation of the Advantage Queue application The following window will open your version will be final and not beta so the number will be different jy ideari ane Queue
52. d then click on Unlock Panel see illustration below to unlock the panel A DirectAdvantage Queue gt 5 1 Alpha File View Tools Help PA DateCreated Total Copies Printed Job Status JobType Local Job 845 composite 02 02 2009 17 14 33 PowerRIP D zz Registration Text and Baxes cdr 01 29 2009 16 52 24 PowerRIP DA 22 Printer Status Advantage Printer 1 5iw GK7E035134 rante Job List Reset Communication Utilities Delete Rename 37 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 38 NOTES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com THE ADVANTAGEQUEUE APPLICATION If you are printing through the PowerRIP DA software such as when you are printing with white ink the AdvantageQueue settings are controlled by PowerRIP If you are printing solely on white garments you can print your image directly from your computer to your garment with ease thanks to the DirectAdvantage Software Suite An important component of this package is the AdvantageQueue which provides for increased manageability of each individual print job while fully exploiting the capabilities of the DirectAdvantage Printer Step by step printing with the AdvantageQueue 1 Print from your preferred design application the example below is from CorelDRAW and select the AdvantageQueue from your list of available printers 2 Select Properties in the Advant
53. display the printer properties 1 Click on Start gt Printers amp Faxes 2 Right click on your AdvantageQueue printer driver 3 Select Properties from the pop up menu Hase Ah anie rue 4 Selectthe Printing Preferences rad button puble nded ha Trapig Hu Speed Lord rr ld aurium lr 144 cipe From an Application 1 Select File Print Setup 2 Choose the AdvantageQueue from the list of printers v 3 Click the Properties button ed 46 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com THE ADVANTAGEQUEUE PROPERTIES The following figure shows the printer properties for the AdvantageQueue The main window tab displays the various color options Advantage Queue 1 5 Document Properties PaperQuality Advantage Queue 17 Y Color Profiles OFF RGB CMYK ColorSure Detail Level 8 Normal O Fine Speed High Speed NA ELELD er Vector Color Profile Selector Color Profiles OFF al Ya RGB vc CMYK ColorSure Colorsure Palette Print Palette Custom Palette NATURA ink Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 47 Advantagequeue Color Options Overview The Color Options tab in the Advantage Queue Properties window which is accessible through the Print command in your application select AdvantageQueue as the printer of choice gives you access to all of the color mana
54. e color layer or the composite image against your selected fabric color If the ripped image does not conform to your requirements you can edit it in your preferred application and re rip it before printing it 420 Inte Creator Poe FP Deshrahon Dei Adaria Pages chick ip vas Page Sie 1224 x 1584 pes 17 0 22 0077 Page Section 5 describes a common procedure for editing the white mask of an image 17 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Section 2 Ripping and Printing an Image File from CorelDRAW This section describes the most common procedure for ripping and printing a job onto a black garment using CorelDRAW version 12 13 or X4 To achieve the desired results when following this auto masking procedure it is imperative that your artwork be laid on a black background This proceedure assumes that the DirectAdvantage printer is in the precision mode Generic Profile p d Internal RGB sRGB DirectAdwvantage Master ICM Moc ty 4 DirectAdvantage_ Master ICM Mode w Generic Profile Color mode Used For effects 9 CMYK RGB Used in versions previous to CorelDRAW X3 1 In CorelDRAW select Color Management from the Tools menu and verify that this function is active i e the arrows are orange If not click on the arrows and they will turn orange Verify also that you have the correct profile being applied
55. e printer multiple copies will be queued up and printed sequentially to that specific printer only Printing to Multiple Printers 1 Right click on one of the printers listed by the Auto Queue selection in the Printer View area and select Properties to open the Printer Properties window Under the General tab check the box labeled Accept AutoQueue Jobs and click OK This only needs to be done once These settings will be retained henceforth A A E of a i UB Alon aum Lats pr Farm Ha 2 Next right click on the job file and send it to the AutoQueue or simply drag the job file down into the AutoQueue located in the Printer View Area 3 Enter the number of copies of the selected job you want to send to the AutoQueue The AutoQueue will now recognize how many DirectAdvantage 9 printers you have authorized to accept AutoQueue jobs It will then assign the print jobs to any authorized printer that is in the Ready status until all printed copies are complete NOTE The option AutoQueue will not be displayed unless you have more than one DirectAdvantage printer active on your system Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 4 To split the job between multiple printers select Options under the Tools menu and click on the Printer Options tab Check the Split multi copy jobs option and click OK qr TTE PEDIS Lee eo L
56. es Inc Made In U S A CAUTION e For best printing results use the ink within six months of purchase Please refer to the individual ink bag cartridge for the specific ink expiration date e Keep out of reach of children e Do not expose ink to temperatures above 15 F or below 50 F e Keepink out of direct sunshine Sawgrass Technologies Inc agrees to replace any defective ink within a reasonable time which shall be Sawgrass sole responsibility for errors or defects in these goods THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SAWGRASS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFIT OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS OR FOR INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE AdvantageQueue 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 or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound
57. esulted from accident abuse or misapplication Any replacement SOFTWARE PRODUCT will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer Outside the United States neither these remedies nor any product support services offered by Sawgrass are available without proof of purchase from an authorized international source vi Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com NO OTHER WARRANTIES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Sawgrass and its suppliers disclaim all other warranties and conditions either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement with regard to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and the provision of or failure to provide Support Services This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Sawgrass or its suppliers be liable for any special incidental indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or the provision of or failure to provide Support Services even if Sawgrass has
58. ge Setup h xi Select Printer Drivers It is 29 9 On the Select Program Folder window accept the default folder which is PowerRIP DirectAdvantage and whichthe program will create and then click on Next Hier IP Dres aia carl ind EI Select Propam Folder Peete select a progiam Folder The program begins the installation as denoted by the progress bar See illustration below Til oae seb up sl Babys VipeerH IIF Dur Setup alum Pies Daci Advantage Seo n pelo Urs roquero operator Ei nx 10 Onthe Select Print Queues to Create window you will see four drivers highlighted DirectAdvantage w White Ink DirectAdvantage Double Color PowerRIP PDF PowerRIP TIFF Leave all four choices highlighted and click on Continue to advance to the next screen PowerRIP Printer Manager Select Print Queues To Create Direct Advantage white Ink Direct Advantage Double Calor PawerRIP PDF PowerRlF TIFF 30 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 11 As the queues are being installed the program will notify you of the completion of each individual installation Click OK on each of these four windows to advance to the next stage Also if a driver already exists in your system the program will detect it and ask if you want to update it see illustration page 30 Click Yes Bl oscritip Print anager Set 12 When the installation is complete the system will ask you if you want to
59. gement controls available in AdvantageQueue Color correction allows you to create apparel from all kinds of images from photorealistic images to spot color logos For maximum flexibility the AdvantageQueue lets you color correct bitmap and vector elements differently even if they are in the same graphics file For example if you scan a photograph and import it into CorelDRAW The AdvantageQueue will use the color management settings that have been selected for Bitmap If you then add text on top of the bitmap image The AdvantageQueue will use the color management settings that have been selected for Vector The photograph and the text will be color corrected differently You can now print images with realistic photographic backgrounds that have vivid spot color text Color Options This tab provides access to a variety of color controls including selected profiles and palettes Vector and Bitmap Explanation Bitmaps area 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 They are created in programs such as CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator Higher end programs such as CorelDraw can combine vector and bitmap files into a single image Asa rule of thumb if the object in your image is made of curves text shapes or fi
60. gned in the previous step in order to create the new swatch Refer to your specific design application software manual for instructions on this 62 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com APPENDIX C Tips for Successful Printing Printer Make sure the print head is adjusted properly or striking will occur on the garment if the garment is too high and the image will look faded if the garment is too low amp f you are using precision mode as you should when printing with white ink make sure the printer is set to roll paper and cut mode as indicated in the image below C0 If you are using a dual CMYK printer be sure to cancel the cut and the 3 mm options the latter option denoted by the open closed parenthesis symbol in the illustration O Printing Make sure that the garment is placed flat on the jig and all of the wrinkles are smoothed out Not smoothing out wrinkles will result in white areas in the image and head strikes that can ruin a print head Be sure that the hoop fits tightly over the jig with the larger white border to your right as you face the printer and the narrow white border nearest you on dual CMYK printers the hoop may not have the white borders so its orientation is not relevant amp Failure to slide the jig back onto the platen will result in your image printing lower on your garment than expected e DO NOT touch the final printed image as it is not dry until heat pressed
61. he File menu and select the Print with Preview option In the Print dialog window that opens up make sure that the checkbox beside Show More Options is checked If not check it Dorument Document US Crater SEDE 2 Procl d Proof Mt LL Web Coated PERO wa Pera ccs Profe Dawer amp deanrage Murtas 0 puis Pero La Lus Back Port Comparar 5 Select Color Managementtrom the drop down menu and check the radio button beside Document in the Source Space submenu Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 6 Still in the Color Management menu in the Print Space submenu click on the down arrow WF in the Profile selection field and select the DirectAdvantage _ Master ICM profile from the pull down menu that appears The selection on the Intent field should be Perceptual If not click on the down arrow Y in this field and select Perceptual from the drop down list see illustration on the previous page POSES EST PSMPRZOO ALME 00820 78 PSPP Pro2880_7850 PSPP170 Pros8s0_ 7890 PSPP250 Pro2880 7830 SWMP MK Pros8s0_78390 SWMP_PKk JA Pro2880_78390 TFAP ME AE Pros880_7830 TFAP P T ld ProoeSO 7890 USFAP Mk ProGBE 78590 USFAP PK ProS98280_78390 VEARP ME M Pros8s0_7830 vFAP PK FroGBaD BSO WCRW ME P FrogBeO 7880 WCRW Pk d FroPhoto RGB ROMM RGE SMPTEL sRGB v1 31 Canon Stylus Pro 4800 Stylus Pro 4860 Stylus Pro 2880 7880 Wide Gamut RGB DA wiWfhite 1440x720 17M y 3p Ka
62. heck again If no gaps appear you are ready to print If gaps continue to appear perform another head cleaning Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Method 2 1 To perform a nozzle check from the DirectAdvantage Queue begin with steps 1 3 from Method 1 2 Right click on the DirectAdvantage printer listed on the Printer View area and select Nozzle Check from the drop down Utilities menu see screen below 3 If your Direct Advantage printer is set to normal mode as opposed to precision mode once the printing is finished the printer will automatically bring the jig forward so that you can check the printed results 4 Ifthe printer is set to precision mode the jig will remain in place and the Epson will enter a PAPER NOT CUT error In this situation press UP and DOWN simultaneously on the Direct Advantage control front panel to unlock the panel and advance the jig so that you can remove the paper and check the results Once you press LOAD again in preparation for a new print the Epson will clear the Paper not Cut error and resume normal operation 9 Ifthe pattern has gaps between the tick marks each tick mark or line represents one nozzle right click on the DirectAdvantage printer listed on the Printer View area in the Queue to access the drop down Utilities menu and then select Clean Heads 6 After cleaning run the nozzle check again If no gaps appear you are ready to print If gaps continue to a
63. hed or reconditioned printers is six months The warranty period begins at the time of shipment 91 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 92 NOTES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com
64. hunes Color Appearance wore d Layer Type Colo Mask 1 Color Hiro Wie Parres Output Profile dubo Select GB Sens Pec BIP atid d Postscript L Option a oe prie Fearne Color Appearance hobo Horna Color Passes whip Peron i PGE Source Profe Fe Del guit CHhiK Source Profle fone Biror image Pig Mecha Tyee Black Cotton Gre ate Pure Blacks Ng True Spot Colors Mg Print Diection fideectona Wahine lok Aroha 144501440 doi w Black Ink f Underbase E uto White ighlig r TH if 81 6 Click on the name of the file in the Advantage Queue job view area the upper window and drag it into the printer in the printer view area the lower window f Once the image is printed carefully remove the garment from the platen and cure it on a heat press set at 340 F for 2 min 20 sec at very low pressure 10 12 psi Section 3 Ripping and Printing an Image File from Adobe Photoshop This section describes the most common procedure for ripping and printing a job onto a black garment using Adobe Photoshop version 8 CS To achieve the desired results when following this auto masking procedure it is imperative that your artwork is laid on a black background ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS 1 Select File Page Setup from the main menu see illustration below Page setur A Margins inches Lett o Right o Top o Bottan LN Portrait
65. ighlighted on the image at right 3 Use the UP button to raise the printer and put more space between the garment and the print head TM NOTE Moving the print head too far away from the garment will cause light prints and ink over spray 4 Usethe DOWN button to lower the printer and put less space between the garment and the print head NOTE Moving the print head too close to the garment will cause head strikes and could damage your printer or require printhead replacement Unlocking the Control Panel When printing requires more than one pass such as when printing with white ink where the white layer is printed first followed by the color layer the printer is set to operate in precision mode In this mode the Epson printer is set to roll and cut mode and the paper margin is set to 3 mm which is denoted on the LCD by an open closed parenthesis symbol see image above In precision mode the DA control front panel locks automatically during printing to prevent accidental operator interference that could result in mis registered or otherwise damaged prints When you must perform maintenance or other critical functions you can unlock the control panel by way of a reset operation or from the AdvantageQueue 36 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Perform a reset operation by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons on the control panel simultaneously From the Queue right click on the printer name an
66. ing this normal cleaning procedure please perform a Power Cleaning Power Cleaning If the normal cleaning process is not sufficient to recover all the print head nozzles a Power Clean may be necessary This procedure consumes a noticeable amount of ink Therefore it should be run only when all other troubleshooting methods have been unsuccessful To perform a Power Clean proceed as follows 1 Pressthe Menu button on the printing unit 2 Press the down arrow button w until you see MAINTENANCE then press the Menu button again 3 Press the down arrow button until you see PWR CLEANING then press the Menu button again 4 Follow the instructions on the Epson LCD screen to raise or lower the ink levers at regular intervals 9 Once the cleaning is completed the pause light will stop flashing 6 Printa nozzle check to see if the cleaning was successful 68 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Waste Ink Tank EXA The waste ink tank with two tubes extending from it is located in the lower right side of the printing unit and collects the ink that is not actually being used for printing Even thought this is waste ink the printer still records the amount of ink that is being deposited A small chip on the waste ink tank counts these ink droplets Over time the waste inktank chip will read full and the tank will need to bereplaced oremptied out Ifthetankisemptied out the chip needs to bereset Fo
67. ions on return of the unopened package The process of using NaturaLink is protected by U S and foreign patents Sawgrass will provide a complete list of the relevant patents upon request The use of NaturaLink to practice the patented process is permitted by this license GRANT OF LICENSE This PLA grants you the following rights You may install and use NaturaLink packaged herewith in your DirectAdvantage printer to practice the printing process described in U S Patent No 6 341 856 The use of any ink dye or pigment to practice the Sawgrass Process other than NaturaLink purchased from Sawgrass or its authorized distributors accompanied by a PLA is nota licensed use of the Sawgrass Process No rights to use the Sawgrass Process except those specified herein are granted and no rights to use any other process product software or hardware developed or sold by Sawgrass are granted or implied hereby LIMITATIONS ON REVERSE ENGINEERING You agree that you will not attempt to reverse engineer reproduce or deformulate NaturaLink PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS Sawgrass owns multiple U S and foreign patents that apply to the Sawgrass Process and or NaturaLink or its use All patents in and to NaturaLink and the method of using NaturaLink are owned by Sawgrass Technologies Inc You may not copy the printed materials accompanying NaturaLink All rights not specifically granted under this PLA are reserved by Sawgrass Technologi
68. irements 8 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 2 Place three styrofoam packing blocks aside with box top 3 Remove printer from bag and place on sturdy table rated to hold up to atleast 150 pounds 68 kg Check shockwatch on top of the printer to see if printer has been dropped 4 On top of the printer platen you should find a package with the USB cord a power cord and a foot pedal with a connector cord Set these aside 5 Open the other package that contains the LCD screen 6 Remove the setscrew from the LCD bracket using a medium size Phillipshead screwdriver f Attachthe LCD to the printer by sliding it onto the bracket attached to the printer 0 Reinsert the setscrew and tighten with a medium size Phillips head screwdriver Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 10 11 10 Remove the light bar from its packaging Located on the side of the printer are the mounting screws for the status light Loosen and remove these screws with a 4 millimeter hex wrench Mount the light bar and tighten screws Use the Velcro strap to stabilize the mid section of the light bar ES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 12 On the back of the machine plug in the power cord plug in the USB cord into the USB port marked Main plug in the connector for the foot pedal and screw fastener tight
69. is 59 How to Use the Custom Palette Leueesseeeeeeernr nm m mnn 62 Adding Swatches to your Application Palette eere 62 APPENDIX C Tips for Successful Printing eeseeeeeeeeennm mmm Hmmm mmn 63 ETIDIDI APP o iE UR EM CIE E 63 wii 63 Curing the IMage cccccccecceccueccuscucccecuececencueeueuseecsusuucusecueeeeeuunacerscneusees 63 APPENDIX D Troubleshooting Image Quality Issues eere nm Hn 64 APPENDIX E Printer Troubleshooting amp Maintenance eee nnm Hn HI 65 JitihrSurnidrnqc mee E 65 Printing a Nozzle Check Method 1 ueeseeeee nnnm Hmmm 65 Printing a Nozzle Check Method 2 eeseeeeeerenm m Hm Hmmm 67 Jue irc diiniita 67 Power Cleaning cion a a aii 68 j Waste Ar aser nine tain a AN i N 69 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide APPENDICES Continued Supplies amp Equipment c nari rk exu anu a Ia RR ba RR RR a a ERR Rr E RC E Rd ER Ko rmi iiu ca 69 Operating Conditions esseeessseeeen m IH nmn mm mnm n mmn 69 A o Cn E EE 69 APPENDIX F Creating And Ripping a Job With Powerhip eere n 70 AAA
70. ity for the white layer and number of passes for each layer color and white Of course if you will be printing in color only such as when you are printing on a white T shirt you need not concern yourself with white ink settings You can set the printing parameters in one of two ways see illustrations A and B Page 72 71 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 12 d f dl te a cr II merh j LI Fig A Pre defined printing parameters Select predefined parameters Click on the Pre defined Settings drop down menu arrow at the top right of the screen to make your choice see illustration A above The most common one is Black Cotton 720 or White Cotton 720 depending on whether you will be printing on black or white cotton respectively ima E A Kop T E U Proa bel Di Liti 7d T TIT TETY TIT TF T A temo i I E T H 3 WET EE TT HU I5 BE TT Fete o nri riis pa m r ce a a vnm Ej J r Pag bani T den ee Es TT al ra TN e Che l on 18 mj En j r 12 T D E214 14 Fond recia id 15 ILES i ii F 17 C poems Hsu ii T iii TAE Ne MEE ar I Fig B Defining parameters manually Define the parameters one by one manually Click on the Print Settings tab to display all of these choices see illustration
71. k User s Guide Color 24 CmBHHHEHERENEEM mypmmmmmmmmmmmmm AL A mmmmmpmmmmmmmm PpmspmmmEHEHBHEHHENENME cor A a poe _ DES EBRBEEREEEREEREE BRBRBEBEBRBEEREREERE j mmmmmummmmEHEmME _ PRES RBERRERREREEREE P mmmmmmnmuEmENMNEN SEBEREHEERERNENEEN Color Finder Palette with two Step Colors 4 You may alter the chosen start color s CMYK value by selecting two or three Step Colors Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors from which to choose For instance if you choose to modify your Start Color with two steps then 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 Simp Color 1 Color 3 ETT Lt AAA Al A LLL HEEBHENEHENHEEEN PORRA gt CORRA CERRADA PA dd DIRA A l Sap Color Color Finder Palette with three 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 60 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 9 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 5 10 However if your start color
72. l prevent the solid particles in the ink from falling out of suspension and settle in the dampers or the print head where irreparable damaged may occur as a result When you are ready to use your printer again be sure to discharge the cleaning solution and refill the system with new ink Sometimes you might have to follow the initial ink refill with a power cleaning to eliminate any traces of the cleaning solution Printing a Nozzle Check Printing a nozzle check requires the use of an 8 Y x 11 A4 sheet of white copy paper on a jig You can print a nozzle check from the Epson printer control panel method 1 or from the Direct Advantage Queue method 2 Method 1 To print a nozzle check from the Epson control panel when the Direct Advantage printer is in precision mode proceed as follows 65 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 66 Press the LOAD button to move the jig to the ready to print position at the rear and wait for the alignment sequence to finish Place an 8 Y x 11 A4 or larger piece of white paper on the jig so that the outside edge of the paper hangs over the jig slightly 1 4 inch or less and aligns with the driving bottom plate If you open the top cover of the printer and look down to the paper the paper should be in the position shown in the illustration at right NOTE This view is from the front of the printer looking dow
73. le technical updates and tips The only way to recerve these updates is to become a registered user of aur products Register today and take the first step to becoming a expert in your field Please visit wv Projects ublimation com for information about hands on educational workshops in a city near vou Learn expert tips and tricks for sublimation basics color management marketing pricing and much much mare Visit us online or call toll free 1 888 780 7349 today Sawgrass offers various sales promotions throughout the year to our customers By registering today you will be notified about exclusive offers Far Sawgrass customers Register On Line Register By Phone Register By Fax Product ID 222871064 Registration Code ro A Apply Cade 6 Follow one of the registration procedures outlined in this screen on line by phone or by fax and obtain the applicable Registration Code Enter this registration code in the block provided on this screen then click on Apply Code Your registration is now complete and the following window will open Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 19 x 5 Colorsuro Paletbo do Tha clle Colina tocaba ppl e vii red tr your system Cesena 12 The peofles los tcm applications vell bo placed inus dolor bold c Divination Felder ow Buea Corsi nel Grankies VD EP RM Coin Dacis NATURA te Select New Location
74. llowthe instructions onthe Maintenance CD included with the printer on how to reset the chip in the waste ink tank supplies amp Equipment The DirectAdvantage fueled by NaturaLink is sold through a network of Authorized Channel Partners A full listing of authorized resellers is available on Sawgrass web site at www sawgrassink com Operating Conditions For optimum performance of NaturaLink you should adhere to the following environmental conditions including temperature and relative humidity amp Operating conditions are 73 F 23 C with 35 60 relative humidity Optimum operating conditions are 73 F 23 C with 35 6096 relative humidity Storage e NaturaLink products should be stored in an environmentally controlled room with a temperature range of 50 75 F 10 24 C Do not expose NaturaLink cartridges directly to light especially sunlight for extended periods e For best results install your NaturaLink cartridges by the date on the cartridge Please refer to the individual ink bag cartridge for the specific ink expiration date 69 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide APPENDIX F Creating And Ripping a Job With PowerRIP Introduction When printing with white ink there are several techniques you can use to rip an image and print it on a cotton garment so that the final output conforms to your specifications The quicke
75. lls it will be color corrected using the AdvantageQueue Vector settings All other image types will be color corrected based on the AdvantageQueue Bitmap setting Bitmap and Vector Color Profile Selector Color Profiles Off In some vector artwork this setting which bypasses color management will produce more accurate color reproduction closely matching the original artwork RGB ones This setting will produce the most photo realistic results for RGB bitmap images adding warmth to photo images This setting will also produce the most accurate colors for vector artwork CMYK This setting will produce more vivid reds and blues on vector artwork Detail Level Normal This high speed setting prints at 360 dpi Fine This high quality setting prints at 20 dpi Speed High Speed On Off This toggles the printer between unidirectional printing and bi directional printing With the High Speed box checked the printer will print bi directionally almost twice the speed as it would in the unchecked unidirectional setting 48 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com ColorSure Palette ColorSure Enhancement Checking this box will enable this feature ColorSure enhancement is used to replace specific colors in your image with a spot color chosen from the ColorSure palette This resulting spot color enhancement is not affected by color setting A ColorSure spot color will
76. ment of any product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer Neither these remedies nor any product support services offered by Sawgrass Technologies are available without proof of purchase from an authorized source NO OTHER WARRANTIES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Sawgrass Technologiesanditssuppliersdisclaimallotherwarrantiesand conditions eitherexpressorimplied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement with regard to both the Ink Delivery System and the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer If implied warranties may not be disclaimed by applicable law then to the extent allowed by applicable law implied warranties on the Ink Delivery System and DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer if any are limited to thirty 30 days This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have others which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Sawgrass Technologies or its suppliers be liable for any special incidental indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use the Ink Delivery
77. n into the head area Because the jig is already in position to print you will find it easier to feed the paper from the front Make sure that the paper is straight and does not touch the printhead NOTE If your Direct Advantage printer is operating in non precision mode you should load the paper while the jig is at the load position up front since there is no alignment sequence that takes place when the jig moves to the ready to print position at the rear Therefore this step sequence is altered such that steps 2 and 3 come before step 1 and step 1 becomes step 3 At the Epson control panel perform the following step sequence Press the Menu button Press the down arrow w once to TEST PRINT Press Menu again to NOZZLE CHECK Press Menu again to NOZZLE CHECK PRINT Press Menu once more to execute the procedure If the printer is set to precision mode the jig will remain in place and the Epson will enter a PAPER NOT CUT error Press LOAD on the Direct Advantage control front panel to advance the jig so that you can remove the paper and check the results Once you press LOAD again in preparation for a new print the Epson will clear the Paper not Cut error and resume normal operation If the pattern has gaps between the tick marks each tick mark or line represents one nozzle press and hold the Menu button on the Epson printer for three seconds to perform a normal head clean operation After cleaning run the nozzle c
78. n the event of any dispute arising under this license or from the use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT each party irrevocably agrees to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and further agrees to commence any litigation that may arise hereunder in the courts located in the Judicial District of York Province of Ontario c lf this product was acquired outside the United States then local law may apply 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 Some states and jurisdictions do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to you To the extent allowed by applicable law implied warranties on the SOFTWARE PRODUCT if any are limited to thirty 30 days CUSTOMER REMEDIES Sawgrass and its suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be Sawgrass 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 This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT has r
79. nnnnnrannnanenas 12 AR oO o UA A 13 SOFTWARE The AdvantageQueue And PowerRip DA Software ocoocoooccooccoccoccconccnocanccnananos 16 A 0 e apu Rats usi eibi e Ese durEeM E datunc asa EeE UR VEU T 16 Setup Instructions Windows 2000 And Xp eere Hr 17 Installing The PowerRip DA Software eeeeernnnn nm Hmmm 21 PRINTING WITH THE DIRECTADVANTAGE PRINTER Printing Procedures coccion iux aca aci lc an ru RR 33 Applying Pretreatment for White Ink eeeeeeeenn nnm HH 39 Adjusting the print head esses ener nmm nmm mmm nmm 36 Unlocking the Control Panel seeeseeeeeennnm mm Hmmm 36 THE ADVANTAGEQUEUE APPLICATION Step by step printing with the AdvantageQueue eene 39 Main AdvantageQueue WindOoW eeeeeeeeennnmmmm Hmmm 40 Printing to One Printer esses nmm mmm mmn 41 Printing to Multiple PrInlers isis ecssieuwsaezeviu iii 41 Printer Properties ansiada epu Ra 43 Tools Options Menu aiii 44 ABDIUESUOIS nda rocosas aA aR 45 ADVANTAGEQUEUE IN WINDOWS 2000 OR WINDOWS XP Quick Start Example using CorelDRAW eren 45 Setting the AdvantageQueue Printer Properties eese 46 From the Windows XP Desktop useeeseeennnm mH IH mmm 46 From an ADDIIGAU GI neas coss ehe e rb bcnc c Ren
80. ntage Setup F xX Customer Information Fill in the customer information User Name Company Name in the fields provided on the next screen You may leave the default EVALUATION value on the Serial Number field You will be entering the required appropriate information during Then click on Next to advance to the next screen Please enter your information Please enter your product code IF you da nat have a product code or if this is an update or re load enter EVALUATION as the product code User Mame Company M ame Sawgrass Technologies Serial Number EVALUATION InstallShield 8 On the Select Printer Drivers screen leave all of the selections checked Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide Select printer drivers to install Iv Program Executable and support files Printer Driver DLLs Shared DLLs 6129K Example Files ehe E Documentation 31649 E Direct Advantage Files Bana E POF Generator 142 F InstallShield Destination Folder C APowerRIPDA Back Next gt Cancel unless you have reasons no to install specific drivers in which case you uncheck the drivers you do not want installed see illustration below best to leave ALL of the options checked as this list contains not only the printer driver files but also the executable program and support files Then click Next PowerRIP Direct Advanta
81. ntageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 26 NOTES Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com INSTALLING THE POWERRIP DA SOFTWARE The PowerRIP DA contains color management software It is designed to work with the DirectAdvantage printer and Sawgrass NaturaLink inks in order to optimize your color output Follow these instructions to install this software on your computer 1 Insert the PowerRIP DA CD into your computer CD drive Select Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer see illustration below left and double click on the PowerRIPDAW CD FOxx application file where xx is the version build of your program A WinZip Self Extractor window will open up and display the folder to which the PowerRIP files will be extracted see illustration below right PowerRIP FC8 D Windows can perform the same action each time vou insert a disk ar connect a device with this kind of file Pictures What do you want Windowe to do m E A Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard TT View a slideshow of the images La using Windows Picture and Fas Viewer J A Print the pictures Ea using Photo Printing onl a EU pen folder to view Files sin g Windows Explore AN C Always do the selected action Winzip Self Extractor powerripdaw cd 7 4 4L re 3 X To unzip all files in this sell extractor file to the specified folder press the Unzip
82. oke pone Gnd edited image to re create the white mask Once finished the white layer will look like the image above right exactly like the image you edited in and just saved from Corel Photo Paint 001234567039 1011 12131415 I6 17 6 The final output will now look like this illustration at right 90 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com WARRANTY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your DirectAdvantage or NaturaLink inks please contact your authorized DirectAdvantage or NaturaLink reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance A full listing of authorized DirectAdvantage Resellers is available on Sawgrass web site at www sawgrassink com Standard Warranty amp One year warranty on the dual CMYK Direct Advantage printer parts and labor including print heads One year warranty on the Direct Advantage w White Ink printer parts and labor excluding the ink delivery system and print heads Thirty day 30 warranty on the ink delivery system including the print heads amp Dedicated Service Center for Levels 1 and 2 telephone support Depot service amp Equipment returned to Sawgrass for repairs amp Seven to ten day turnaround service from the day the printer is received at Sawgrass Shipping costs are borne by Sawgrass Technologies The one year warranty applies only to new printers The warranty on refurbis
83. ppear perform another head cleaning NOTE Do not perform a normal clean more than two or three times If you have not recovered all of the nozzles after three normal cleanings perform a power cleaning see the Power Cleaning procedure below Head Cleaning Because of residues or impurities it is possible that the printing heads will work incorrectly in a way that you will observe such abnormalities as bending color lack tonality variations etc in your printed image In this case it is possible to clean the print heads through a menu selection available from the AdvantageQueue To perform a normal head cleaning operation from the AdvantageQueue proceed as follows 1 Right click on the name of the printer in the printer view area of the AdvantageQueue to access the Utilities menu 67 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 2 Select Clean Heads from the drop down Utilities menu see illustration below The printer will go through the cleaning cycle a process that takes approximately two minutes ad Yeo K Job List Reset Communication Unlock Pare Unies Delete Locate Printer amp Rename Nore Check Properties Primary Chart Testing 3 Perform a nozzle check to verify that all nozzles are present see Printing a Nozzle Check procedure above 4 Ifyou still find nozzles missing repeat steps 1 3 If you still find nozzles missing after repeat
84. rass Technologies has developed a complete digital garment and direct to cotton printing solution to complement traditional screen printing DirectAdvantage Printer Fueled by NaturaLink Advantages Streamlined process Cost effective for short run multi colored orders amp High resolution image output Print photographic quality images directly onto cotton and cotton garments amp Clean technology NaturaLink9 direct to cotton inks are water based and environmentally friendly e Printer mobility The DirectAdvantage s durable craftsmanship and quality construction allows you to take your business to your customers e Adjustable platen for flexible garment printing Print on a wide variety of fabric thicknesses from T shirts to sweatshirts e NaturaLink chemistry Colors actually start bright chemically bond to the fabric and stay bright e Sawgrass service after the sale Sawgrass has a comprehensive support program dedicated to taking care of you and your business For additional information on the DirectAdvantage Printer NaturaLink inks or our other products visit our web site at www sawgrassink com Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide About this Document This document contains descriptions and procedures for using the DirectAdvantage Printer and NaturaLink Inks The information includes details for setting up your printer and for how to obtain the best results
85. rchase of the Ink Delivery System and b the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer with White Ink used with the Ink Delivery System excluding all other elements of the ink delivery system will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials including written materials supplied with your DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase of the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer or in the cases of refurbished or reconditioned printers six 6 months from the date of purchase Any Expanded Warranty purchased or acquired by the purchaser of the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer is provided by a third party and Sawgrass has no obligations to consumer under the Expanded Warranty CUSTOMER REMEDIES Sawgrass Technologies and its suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be Sawgrass Technologies repair or replacement of the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer that does not meet Sawgrass Technologies Limited Warranty and which is returned to Sawgrass Technologies with a copy of your receipt This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer has resulted from accident abuse modification or misapplication including the failure to perform maintenance on the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer in strict compliance with the requirements set forth in the accompanying material Any replace
86. re are streaks of ink showing in non printed areas Verify that the print head is not touching the garment during printing See the section titled Printing Procedures Ensure that the wet image did not rub against the garment when removing the garment from the printer or during pressing Ensure that you are using silicone curing paper when pressing the garment When placing curing paper on the image for pressing ensure that it is not smearing the image My image looks good but it washes out Ensure that you are heat treating the item at the recommended time temperature and pressure If so try pressing longer to ensure that the dyes are penetrating the fibers sufficiently For guidelines see the section titled Printing Procedures Colors are light and splotchy or the image looks blurred Ensure that you are pressing the item with the proper time temperature and pressure For guidelines see the section titled Printing Procedures Verify that your printer driver settings are correct Please refer to your PowerRIP DA Manual for additional information My image has gaps or bands present 64 Perform a Nozzle Check and ensure that all of the printer s nozzles are firing properly If one or more of the nozzles fail to print perform a print head cleaning Clean Heads You can execute these functions from either the utility tab in the AdvantageQueue or the Epson menu Make sure that the garment is placed flat on the holder and th
87. re using a 720 x 1440 resolution leave the white W density value at 100 You make this adjustment in the following PowerRIP Advantage menu submenu tree Utilities Printer amp Ink Configuration Ink Configuration In the Ink Configuration Type window slide the W bar to a value of 90 see illustrations next page Choke Values and Fine Traces In the RIP there is an option that enables you to choke the white underbase in cases where you find the need to eliminate the possibility of the white layer peeking out from under the color layer This phenomenon often results when you print the two layers white and color at different resolutions 1140 x 1440 dpi for white 720 x 720 for color as an example By default the choke value is set at minus one 1 which causes the RIP to choke the underbase by one pixel width in all four directions If you are printing small text 24 pt or fine lines it is recommended that you remove choking altogether by setting the values to zero Otherwise these small traces may 315 A Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com not be visible in the final print This is because in these situations choking the underbase will essentially remove the white layer in these areas rendering the color layer nearly invisible on a black T shirt Primer E Ink Conliuratian Priser Template Select Ink Configuration Choke amp Feed Adur r Black The choking option is
88. refer to the illustrations at right Page Cicer m Finni Ea Back C3 Each ha Finni Pages Fei Shes 1 19 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 4 Change the following RIP settings to the values shown below refer to the screen images below Leave all of the other settings not listed here at their default values Paper Size 17 x 18 5 Platten Print Quality 720 x 720 This setting specifies the color printing resolution in dpi Color Appearance Photo Normal This setting instructs the RIP how much color ink to lay down and it normally yields the best results with raster photo images Select Vivid Darker for vector and text artwork or if you want more color intensity although you might sacrifice color accuracy Layer Type Color Layer Auto Mask Black Bkgd This setting instructs the RIP to use the black background in place of black ink where this ink is called for and thus not to lay white ink on those areas This option works only on pure black fabric With other colors use Auto Mask in conjunction with Capture Black Media Type Black Cotton Always use this setting when printing on a black or dark color fabric White Ink Resolution 1440 x 720 This setting determines the resolution of the white ink in dpi The higher this number the tighter the coverage and the more intense the white You want the tightest white coverage to be s
89. rights You may have others which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction LIMITATION OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Sawgrass Technologies oritssuppliers beliableforany special incidental indirect orconsequential damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use the Ink Delivery System or DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer or the provision of or the failure to provide support services even if Sawgrass Technologies has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case Sawgrass Technologies entire liability under any provision of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to US 5 00 Because some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability the above limitation may not apply to you vill Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com DIRECT ADVANTAGE PRINTER with White Ink LIMITED WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY The DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer with White Ink and the Ink Delivery System are intended for commercial use only Sawgrass Technologies warrants that a the Ink Delivery System excluding the DirectAdvantage Inkjet Printer will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of thirty 30 days from the date of pu
90. rvices related to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Support Services Use of Support Services is governed by the Sawgrass policies and programs described in the user manual in online documentation and or in other Sawgrass provided materials Any supplemental software code provided to you as part of the Support Services shall be considered part of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and subjectto the terms and conditions of this EULA With respect to technical 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 e No Assignment or Sublicense You may not assign or sublicense the rights granted hereby e 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 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 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
91. se values Then at the bottom left of the Color Finder palette you will see a full set of CMYK values The new Start Colors CMYK value would be 6 70 M 120 and whatever the YK values are from the full set C Lastly plug the CMYK values for the new Start Color into the boxes in Color Finder choose your Step Size and click on Print Similar Colors once again Continue with steps a c until you find your desired color 61 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide The 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 How to Use the Custom Palette 1 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 Give your new custom color a descriptive Name in its designated field e g IBM Blue Next assign an RGB Input Color value There are two methods for establishing this value a If you have the original file sample the color that was matched in your graphic design application with the eyedropper tool This will give you the RGB value of that color Input this value into the RGB Input Color fields of the Custom
92. side the signs will receive no white ink there are no color pixels there and the color of the shirt will show through see image above Again this might not be the optimum or desired outcome for this type of image One way to get around this issue is to fill the image mask the white layer with color black in this case The Rip however provides no means to accomplish this task so you will have to use an outside application such as Corel Photo Paint to edit the white layer 88 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com To edit the white layer so PowerRIP can use it in its new form you will need to export it edititin the application and then import the edited version into PowerRIP Different images will require different editing Some images are best processed if you remove the background entirely others rip and print well if you apply atransparent background and still others such as the example being used here require other minor editing In this example the procedure is as follows 1 Generate the white layer ve Predeined Sern usingthe 100 White under 1 7 9 Comm To Any Pixel option When you TRAMOS m view the resulting white 812345 67 6 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 layer mask you will notice that the mask is white where there will be no white ink laid down and it appears black where there is color and therefore white will be printed see the image at right am A im GO PB
93. st way is to use the Create Job feature in PowerRIP for Direct Advantage Unless you need to modify the artwork such as when you need to remove a background or edit a bitmap you do not have to use such applications as CorelDRAW and Adobe Photoshop If you have a jpeg tiff gif or psd file that you need to rip for printing on your Direct Advantage printer you can open the file directly in PowerRIP rip it and send it to the Advantage Queue for printing The first section of this Quick Guide describes the procedure for bringing an image directly into PowerRIP ripping it and sending it to the Direct Advantage DA Queue for printing Subsequent sections cover the preparation of an image in a separate application such as CorelDRAW and Adobe Photoshop ripping it and sending it to the DA printer for final output This document is designed to be a quick and easy guide to these procedures For more detailed information on editing and ripping unusual or complex images please refer to the user manuals for the specific applications Section 1 Create and Rip an Image File with Create Job To open and rip an image file using PowerRIP proceed as follows 1 From the PowerRIP main window click 7 on the File menu and select Create Job ATA GE see illustration at right The Create Print Job window will open up 2 Inthe Create Print Job window click on mm File and select Import Graphic see illustration below righ
94. t Navigate to the folder where you have stored your image file and select it see the first illustration on the next page Create Print Job window in the RIP Alternately you may click on the chosen job in the folder and simply drag and drop it into the image area of the Create Print Job window 70 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com 3 Wait for the image to arrive at the RIP and position it at your will At this point you can also resize the image to fit your desired output size To move the image simply click anywhere inside the image area and drag it To resize it click on the handles small squares at the corners of the image area and extend or contract the image You have M the option of centering the image on the erm facea screen horizontally vertically or both om These choices are accessible from the Artwork tab see illustrations below cai e miis Pei UED wow i r PERE HE i i ol F mm Fue E Virus sen Ls a Uo lee F ii J 1 I n on Damien Parum n inna F TUPTTTTITTTLTUIEETI A t ihn ee FRE eee CIOS 7 WO T PRG A AA IAN eM a A A f Bette de m uL HE i u mep m 4 umm ji IE pE L 1E or Emmm a i a ae m E 4 Select your printing parameters print quality resolution media white or color cotton or paper print direction uni or bi directional printing dens
95. the job Printer Name Lists the different DirectAdvantage printers available to print as well as the Auto Queue if more than one printer are installed Printer Status Displays the current condition of each printer Job Count The number of jobs in the printer s job view area Job View Area The upper area of the window that lies above the Printer Name Printer Status Job Count divider and where all the jobs are listed Printer View Area The lower area of the window that lies below the Printer Name Printer Status Job Count divider and where all the printers are listed Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Under the Job Status column you will see the job status change from Creating to Ready This signals your job is ready to be sent to the printer 0 Printthe job following one of the methods outlined next NOTE If you accidentally hit or bump the jig the LCD screen will read Wait for printer to display Ready then press LOAD Press LOAD and wait for the jig to move forward towards you then press LOAD again to move the jig back to the ready to print position at the rear of the chassis Printing to One Printer 1 Right click on the job file and select Send to to send it to the desired printer or simply drag the job file down into the desired printer listed in the Printer View Area 2 Enter the number of copies of the selected job you want to send to the printer Since you are sending the job to only on
96. tion No Underbase No Black Ink when using this type of automatic layer If you print an image that has a black background and you select the Light Underbase Use Black Ink option the entire black background will print thus leaving a black box on your garment e Color Layer Auto Mask If there are no pure 100 white areas in the image and you are printing on a colored garment choose the Color Layer Auto Mask layer type and do not create a black background around the image This selection instructs the RIP to treat all 100 areas as a physical white background and therefore not to print anywhere there is 100 white As a result the printer will not print on any 10096 white areas in the image but it will print process white and the color of the garment replaces the pure 10096 white which is the background in the image amp Capture Black Use this feature in conjunction with Color Layer Auto Mask Black Bkgnd whenever black ink must be used This is the case when you are printing on a colored shirt and the image has black areas This layer type causes the RIP to capture and store the black channel either pure black or composite so it can be superimposed on the next color layer When you print white at 1440 x 1440 dpi you might want to reduce the amount of white ink being laid to prevent bleeding A common setting is 90 but use the value that results in the most white ink being laid down without bleeding On the other hand if you a
97. tite under any coloned ym tech TE a Enel rien Irgeoet noon Hes Ua O nie hie bri sip A Filme Harare Paisa ans Black Detect Threshold aeae aaeeea l rg S os IT i I1 E 18 11 Rf 13 Va 15 mi aF BS Hemos Black Ini lingua Black Chuirt Buda Whale Hajah Srt Halena Cake Tos Cod m previewing eni men Lar acd eam 6 If you are printing with white ink you are now ready to generate the white layer underbase or mask Be sure that the image is selected if not simply click on it to select it and click on the White Ink Contro tab Begin by selecting what you want the RIP to use to generate the underbase the background color 100 white under any color pixel underbase entire image etc In the example shown the option Use Transparency to Detect Background was chosen because the Original image was created with a transparent background Click on Create to begin generating the white layer see the first two illustrations above Clicking on the White radio button at the top left of the Create Print Job screen enables you to see the white mask you have just created f Click on the Preview radio button at the top of the screen to view the completed image and click on the Set Material Color for previewing only to generate a preview of your composite image as it would look on the selected background black cotton in this example See the illustrations above
98. uct identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials land online ar electronic documentation SOFTWARE PROCUET By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT vau agree to be bound by the terms af this EULA If vou do not agree to the terms of this EULA do nat install ar use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT F v Reject License Agreement Accept License Agreement OOOO OCTET OTTO COTE One lee eee Software PRODUCT LICENSE Cancel 4 Click on the radio button beside Accept License Agreement and then click Next This will take you to the first of the two registration screens as follows 18 Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com a Repistranan Mia indy reconmmenid fro or recte Hie moduek Pegetranon of He Depot Advantage is quick and cary and vell pnis ak ok ea mhe o cur Dict brun vilia Eod the ratalo in order bo continue urn Pim product Direct Advantage Registration Thank vou for using the Direct Advantage Please register pour product Enjoy the Benefits of Registration S alWignass le Continuously making improvements to our software solutions Registering your copy of this software allows us to update your company when new versions of the software become available Stay on the cutting edge of transfer printing by registering today Dur technical support department frequently sends our customers invaluab
99. ueue For instructions on the settings to use for printing consultthe PowerRIPDA Manual Asthe printeris printing the status light will flash GREEN until the image is completely printed Once printing is finished the jig will automatically move forward sothat you can check the printed results and remove the garment The status light will flash YELLOW indicating the job is completed 10 Wait for the jig to come to a complete stop and remove the hoop 11 Carefully remove the garment without touching the image since it will still be wet from printing 12 Heat press the garment according to the following specifications White ink 340 F 171 C 10 12 psi 69 83 kPa for 140 Seconds Dual CMYK 375 F 191 C 40 psi 276 kPa for 25 Seconds Place a fresh sheet of parchment gt 10 silicone impregnated paper over the garment to prevent ink transfer onto the heat platen In the event of light prints or head strikes on the printed garment the print head height can be manually adjusted to eliminate this issue See the section on the next page titled Adjusting the print head N 13 Put a new garment on the holder and repeat from Step 3 34 If multiple copies of a job were sent to the printer the LCD screen will display the number of copies printed and the printer will continue with that job until all copies are completed Sawgrass Technologies Inc www sawgrassink com Lay your d
100. ur garment and or even damage the print head 4 Tuck any sleeves or excess fabric under the base so that the fabric does not get caught as it passes through the printer 9 Once the shirt is loaded slide the jig back onto the platen if your jig is one of the moveable types With moveable jigs failure to slide the jig back onto the platten will result in your image printing lower than expected on your garment or cause a media detection error 33 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 6 f 8 9 Press the AUTO button on the front panel of the printer to set the printer to the optimum height for the shirt that is loaded in the machine The jig will move back towards the middle and the auto height operation will get under way Auto height is finished when the printer stops moving up and down At this point the jig will briefly advance forward and then move back to the ready to print position at the rearofthechassis Asthejigis moving the yellow statuslightonthe machine will flash Failure to press the AUTO button will result in incorrect AN positioning of the print head causing light prints or head strikes The printer will enter Alignment Mode for 25 30 seconds after which the status light will turn GREEN signaling that the printer i ready to receive a print job Send the print job to the printer via the PowerRIP DA and the AdvantageQ
101. ure that the layered colors are reproduced with maximum fidelity Black Ink Underbase Behavior No Underbase No Black Ink This is the only setting allowed when you select Color Layer Auto Mask Black Bkgd as the layer type The setting instructs the RIP not to lay down white ink in the black areas of the image and not to lay down black ink either in those areas The black color of the fabric is used in place of black ink 80 PE Deect Advantage s Whip Ir Adzanced Document Settings dy Paper Onkpuk Ay PaperiOutput Paper Soe Paper Soe 17 w 10 5 Poti Copy Count Copy Loue copy is lar ae T LAO Pla tu Crago map Coke F per Couto Page tie fly Document Options a Ai Posk ergg Conbwrri 7A Printer Features x Dire Shaip le ee Print Cus Letter Pink Coli y aird 3x 3 Image olor P El France 350 dei Oran Paris DM Method 11 High Srssesd 3651 cipi iij othe des ICM Mert LS Lettes ICM Interi Phones Scaling LOO is Pinus Dyce Fan Bit drirced Printira Fesburez Enabled p M Postteript Optiond Ss Eririber Pantun Cor Appoeorawre Poio Normal Layer Type Color Layer Auto Mask Black idi k E Fase nucon Printing Faaiu Entes olor Appearance Phoro ormai Layer Type Note Whenever a selection is in conflict with another e g you selected an 8 5 x 11 print area but you have a 10 x
102. ures may not correspond to the actual version you have in your system The screen information and prompts however remain the same 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 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 Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Sawgrass Technologies Inc 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 Rev 05 2009 Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide d IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This Process License Agreement PLA is a legal agreement between you and Sawgrass Technologies Inc Sawgrass By installing NaturaLink in your printer or otherwise using NaturaLink you agree to be bound by the terms of this PLA If you do not agree to the terms of this PLA Sawgrass is unwilling to license the process of using NaturaLink to you In such event you may not use NaturaLink and you should promptly contact your supplier for instruct
103. your output will be You now have a visual representation of how the ColorSure palette colors will appear on that particular substrate Sawgrass Technologies Inc DirectAdvantage AdvantageQueue NaturaLink User s Guide 97 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 AdvantageQueue installsthree palettes twoforAdobeproductsand onefor Corel products These colors match the palette that is printed from within AdvantageQueue 1 2 To open the ColorSure Palette in CorelDRAW 10 11 and 12 choose Window gt Color Palettes Open Palette Select the file ColorSure Palette Corel v5 To open the ColorSure Palette in Illustrator choose Window gt Swatch Libraries gt Other Library Navigate to the folder where this library was installed when you installed the AdvantageQueue Driver C ProgramFiles Adobe Adobe Illustrator Presets Color Swatches and select Open For easier access to the Palette file copy it from this above path to llustrator1 Presets Swatches and the palettes will show up in your pull down list directly under the Swatch Libraries menu Other versions of Illustrator will have similar steps To open the ColorSure Palette in Adobe PhotoShop choose the Swatches Palette click the option arrow on the palette choose Replace Swatches and pick the ColorSure PDIQ v

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