Epson Stylus D88 Instruction manual
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1. Make sure there are no twists in the tubing Feed the cartridges through the opening in the printhead lid If you have previously removed this lid already do not worry as it is not necessary for the operation of the system Push the cartridges down firmly until they snap into position Close the printhead lid making sure not to trap the tubing Remove the tape from the sticky pad and firmly press the tube support into place as shown Make sure the tubing 1s not twisted Remove the backing tape from the black clamp on the tubes and fit it to the printer housing as shown Plug the printer back into the mains supply and the printhead will move back and forth then perform it s initial ink charge pee yea E AE i hth 4h AEE Fa h y bs y ee A ae je ee A During this ink charge you should see the 7 E ink flowing through the tubes near the ey Sh ea i See eG Cee A connectors An 5 N Gi The air you may see in the tubes is not signifi cant and will not affect the operation of the system in any way After the ink charge print out a nozzle check to see 1f all the colours are printing correctly If they are you are set to go If not perform a head clean and test the nozzle check again You should see an improvement on the next nozzle check If still not perfect you can perform one or two more head cleans do not overdo this exercise until you get a good nozzle check Occasionally a printer will stub2. Ps In order Zoom Tool Pan Tool Drawing Tools amp ewe8 AAD In order Freehand tool Bezier Tool Artistic Media Tool Pen Tool Polyline Tool 3 Point Curve Interactive Connector Dimension Tool Polygon Tools Basic Shapes Tools ree Qs OH a PSeR A In order In order In order In order Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Polygon Tool Basic Shapes Tool Arrow Shapes Tool 3 Point Rectangle 3 Point Ellipse Tool Graph Paper Tool Flowchart Shapes Star Shapes Callout Shapes Spiral Tool Interactive Tools Peete amp In order Blend Tool Contour Tool Distortion Tool Envelope Tool Extrude Tool Shadow Tool Transparency Tool Interactive Fill Tools 2i In order Interactive Fill Mesh Fill Eyedropper Tools Outline Tool P D EEEE In order In order Eyedropper Tool Outline Pen Tool Outline Colour Tool No outline Paintbucket Tool Various widths of line Colour Docker Window Fill Tool CUED ee In order Fill Tool Fountain Fill Pattern Fill Texture Fill Postscript Fill No Fill Colour Docker Window 13 CorelIDRAW s most common tools The Pick Tool This is the main tool that you will use in CorelDRAW it is used for manipulating anything onscreen in the main window and also for selecting and using any of the other tools holding the left mouse button and dragging a box will select anything within the area that you drag over clicking an object onscreen with a single left mouse button clic
3. Right click on the D88 and select properties 3 Click printing preferences 4 Click the Maintenance tab 5 Click on the Speed amp Progress button 6 Un tick Show Progress Meter 7 Un tick Disable EPSO status monitor 3 8 Click OK three times to close the driver boxes down Browse to the Printers and Faxes folder Right click on the Epson D88 printer and click on Properties Click on Printing preferences as in diagram 6 then follow the diagrams below Diagram 6 amp EPSON Stylus D88 Series Properties Color Management General Shanng EPSON Stylus D88 Series Comment Model EPSON Stylus D88 Series Features Color Yes Double sided Yes Paper available AA 210x 297 mm Staple No Speed Unknown l Mub Page e Pape order Watermark F Double Sided Printng Heine j Add Del None Diagram 7 amp EPSON Stylus D88 Series Printing Preferences SS 7 G Man ci Page Layout GG Maintenance Quality Option P j se j amp amp B C Drat Text C Tet amp image C Photo C Best Photo Paper Options Print Options Borderless f PhotoEnhance plan papers X M Reverse Order c A4 210 x 237 mm x M Print Preview Onentation Poetrait p Technical Support Co _cancer_ ia Reset Defaults o ETE Gs Main i Page Layout GG Maintenance Pam amp Quality Options l Borderless Color Management C Color
4. box below diagram 1 Diagram 1 General Layout Separations Prepress Misc V No Issues Destination EPSON Stylus Photo D88 Properties Type EPSON Stylus Photo D88 d Status Ready Where LPT1 Comment C Print to file Print range Copies Current document Documents Number of copies i Print style Custom Current settings not saved v v Current page 4 4 P Di Pagel The Epson D88 properties will now show diagram 2 Ensure the Subli Print setting is highlighted If it is not click on Subli Print from the drop down list Then click OK Now click on the Misc tab diagram 3 and ensure the Subli_Print_D88_V1 is ticked Note Ensure the Apply ICC profile is un ticked when using other printers Now click the print button Diagram 2 Diagram 3 amp EPSON Stylus D88 Series Printing Preferences a Main i Page Layout B Maintenance Paper amp Quality Options Color Management 7 Borderless C Color Controls Apply ICC profile Epson Matte PhotoEnhance Subli_Print_ D88 _ 1 Model unspecified ICM Photo C Print job information sheet Info Settings as 310 257 mn I Off No Color Adjustment Orientation Print vectors Full color Portrait 3 Print bitmaps All colors as black Print Options Print text C Print all text in black All colors as grayscale l Reverse Order General Layout Separations Prepress Misc No Issues Proofing o
5. to change the width of the outside edge by selecting the object first with the Pick tool and then choosing the Outline tool to make your changes The Fill Tool The Fill tool works in exactly the same way as the Outline Tool but alters the properties of the inside of an object i e the colour fill of it by selecting the object first then choosing the Fill tool to make your changes The Interactive Tools These tools are a collection of tools that will allow you to add artist effects to any object in the main CorelDRAW window such as shadows contours and transparencies etc Common CorelDRAW tasks Grouping amp Ungrouping CorelDRAW allows objects to be grouped with other objects this means that when one object is moved or resized and other objects grouped with it will also have the same action applied to them To group objects use the pick tool to select the objects and either go to your arrange menu then select Group or click on the button in the menu bar labeled Group to Ungroup do the same action but select the Ungroup option 14 Common CorelDRAW tasks continued Sizing images There are many ways to resize an object in CorelDRAW You can click and drag the selection handles around the object by using the f pick tool 54 453 mm 64 515 mm 100 0 6 Property bar y 356 95 mm 35 868 mm 100 0 f Object D ec i l l sosition Object Scale
6. Controls C PhotoEnhance ICM fi pson Matte Photo asa 0 297 g wv Off No Colo dustment Orientation Poetrait C Landscape Print Options Reverse Order Click Save Setting IV High Speed f Black Ink Only M Edge Smoothing Prin Preview Custom Sotroe EET Reset Detauts M Show this screen first Basic C Techpidii Support Diagram 8 amp EPSON Stylus D88 Series Printing Preferences o ETE G8 Main ld Page Layout QP Maintenance Pape amp Quality Options Colo Management l Borderless C Color Controls L g A4 210 x 297 mm TJE ON No Coke Adusiment Orientation Poetrait Print Options M Reverse Order 1 Epson Matte a 2 Photo f Black Ink Orly 3 ICM anpes 4 Off No Color Adjustment Custom Settings Save Setting a Beset Detauts Technical Support M Show this screen first Basic Diagram 11 Custom Settings Name it Subli print Subli Print Delete Cancel Click Save then click OK until all open boxes are closed Setting up CorelDRAW 10 onwards Before you start this section you will need to download the Xpres Subli Print colour profile from the Xpres website The address is www xpres co uk technical php You can also find the profile on the Subli Print CD supplied with the bulk feed system This disk can also be sent out upon request Close CorelDRAW When you have downloaded the Subli_Print_D88
7. Non be ctrl on page size factor 4 por ait di o a handles You change the dimensions of an object proportionally by preserving its aspect ratio You can size an object s dimensions by specifying values or changing the object directly Scaling changes an object s dimensions by a specified percentage You can change an object s anchor point from its centre to any of its eight selection handles You can also click on the object you wish to re size and type in the object size box If you lock the non proportional scaling sizing ratio the width and height of the object will scale size in proportion If you un lock it you can make the object any size you wish Duplicating objects H Transformation There are a couple of ways you can duplicate objects on CorelDRAW The easiest but not that accurate in terms of plotting your design out is to select the object with the pick x tool then press CTRL D You can then place the image manually on the layout screen Position Hi 192 222 The accurate way to duplicate objects is to use the Transformation docker window Click on Arrange gt Transformations gt Position The Transformation docker window will pop up on the right hand side in CorelDRAW When you select an object the Position relative position and the apply buttons will illuminate The example on the right shows an object which is selected and ready to be duplicated To increase or decrease the horizontal positio
8. Subli Print Epson D88 Instruction Manual Spres Transfer Technology Tel 01332 855 085 Technical Support 01332 858 333 Fax 01332 855 080 WWW XPRES CO UK V2 0 July 2007 Section 1 Page 1 Section 2 Page 2 3 Section 3 Page 3 Section 4 Page 4 10 Section 5 Page 11 12 Page 12 Section 6 Page 12 Section 7 Page 12 Section 8 Page 13 Page 14 Page 14 15 section 9 Page 15 Section 10 Page 16 CONTENTS Driver Installation amp Setup Installing amp setting up the Epson D88 Printer CorelDRAW setup Installing amp setting up the Xpres Subli Print colour profile Printing Printing with the Xpres Subli Print colour profile Bulk feed system Installing the Subli Print bulk feed system Templates Working with CorelDRAW sublimation templates Tips on using templates Sublimation ink Tips on using Subli Print ink Sublimation paper Sublimation paper usage and tips CorelDRAW Introducing CorelDRAW and its tools CorelDRAW s most common tools Common CorelDRAW tasks Printable s Sublimation printable s hints and tips Troubleshooting General troubleshooting and tips Installing amp Setting up the Epson D88 printer Insert the Epson Stylus D88 software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The CD will auto run Select Custom Install from the menu as in diagram 1 below When Diagram 2 appears click Printer Driver It will display diagram 3 click OK
9. _V1 icm colour profile right click on it and choose Install Profile from the top of the menu Note The profile will install automatically and will not give any feedback Also on some systems you will not be able to see the Install Profile option If this is the case change the ICM extension to ICC then re try Start CorelDRAW and click on Window gt Colour Palettes Tick the Default RGB palette Repeat the process then un tick Default CMYK palette Now click on Tools gt Colour Management You will now see the colour management dialogue box appear as in diagram 1 below Diagram 1 Color Management O La Generic Profile Note For CorelDRAW X3 users O click on RGB used in versions ye previous to CorelDRAW X3 under isi XJ es the Colour mode used for effects a el Dy Internal R amp B J 1998 section at the bottom T Subli_Print_Ris00_ 1 Model A ony separations profile 7 Generic Profile N Style Subli Print Z First all the Orange Grey arrows need to be set as shown above To change the colour of the arrows Orange colour switched on Gray colour switched off To turn the arrows on or off just click on the arrow itself 1 Configure Import Export Settings Click on the image of the paper to bring up the window shown below diagram 2 This window configures how CorelDRAW handles files that are imported to a document Diagram 2 Advanced Import Export Settings Import O Use e
10. and it will copy files to your computer Make sure the USB cable is connected to the PC and printer then turn on the printer as instructed in diagram 4 After the utility has found your printer it will confirm this as in diagram 5 The Epson D88 has now been successfully installed Click OK Now follow the Epson D88 driver setup below Diagram 1 EPSON STYLUS D88 prom ection Easy Install S Installer x Ver 04 NE a A a Sik Custom Install Pa eee a Close all other applications Make sure the product is tumed off Diagram 4 EPSON Printer Utilities Setup Make sure the printer is connected to the computer then turn the printer on The program will search for the printer and automatically configure the port If you want to configure the printer port manually or if your printer is connected via a network chck Manual Manual Cancel Diagram 2 Panter Driver User s Guide EPSON EasyPrntModule ArcSoft Photolmpression EPSON Web To Page EPSON Easy Photo Print PRINT Image Framer EPSON Creatmity Suite EPSON Online Registration Diagram 3 I EPSON Printer Utility Setup Printer Model EPSON Stylus D88 Seres Diagram 5 EPSON Printer Utility Setup L Printer diver installation and port configuration were completed successfully After installation The Epson Status Monito needs disabling before use Follow the below steps 1 Go to the printers and faxes folder 2
11. bornly refuse to print a perfect nozzle check af ter a couple of head cleans There can be a number of reasons for this including the fitting of a dye sublimation system for the first time or a printer being left for a long time without running any prints One way of curing this is to force the printer into a power clean To do this you will need to send a good size image to the printer use an 8 x 10 20cm x 25cm and when about a quarter of the image has printed press and hold down the ink button on your printer Shown on page 2 After you have held this button down for 5 or more seconds the printer will pause printing eject the paper perform a head clean and then carry on printing where it left off it is not necessary to waste transfer paper on this exercise You may have to hold this button down again 1 2 more times during the print you should be able to see if the banding is disappearing If you have had to press the button for the 3 time the printer will now perform a power clean Print a nozzle check immediately after this If this nozzle check is good you are set to go If there are still problems with it leave the printer to settle for at least half an hour before printing out another nozzle check If there has still been no improvement you can carry out this power clean ex ercise one more time including the half an hour settling time afterwards Re filling the bottles Remove the air filter an
12. ck and drag the template to the centre of the page diagram 3 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 P e ee en ee Se ow e i segs Gens wk aie a JBOSS XOQ e Wa x z 2S XO Ce PEE 2 wm baa israeli linol Gl a EEL 3 es d 9 i 4 SERON amp r 8 f 6 X r ri i P ig a 3 x i i a E 4 r t ut i R 3 RL Py f H f i H A t K i OL e p j i 4 d 2 ar 8 i i d 3 a r j eni Papi j Papi ore Ho Conde OOR IET IMAI nimt gt oe Lt mapt nasa M reim monier m P wae dmi hee te eda bere tow bat eee A deg Cheit sat J a va EN te aTa torre Oh fw Pt een ee fe es ar J ws Import your image by clicking on File gt Import Select your image from the browse window and click the import button You will now see you image as in diagram 4 Click on the corner selection handles to down size the image slightly larger than the template as in diagram 5 below Diagram 5 Diagram 6 IP BS De PTa A om Fe EENE G fs a za oe a I a i I Fer PHBODKR is SerRBPARODK a a L amp A f d d l iY amp f 7 a m 1 ifs Igi SF Pages WF igi H Pages ie IAA meats ST ANN Centers GIZI ATR VERN slimete samemena P sone gt lade LET Hie PLII Center CAT IBAA alters Pomorie Seclange wr Lever gt one Ch aha aie be aitamena inhi alse enh Shh lah omni heh sae Che seta nope J soe er Cae er shana hee fa silana Dhia ted setts espns SOV onc setae tah eg Ctr se
13. d replace it with the small rubber bung that you did not throw away Remove the large rubber bung This prevents the centre chamber filling up with ink 6 colour set shown here Fill the chamber through the large opening Replace the large rubber bung first Then remove the small bung and replace the air filter If this sequence 1s not followed and the centre chamber is allowed to fill with ink use the procedure to remove the ink as shown on page 2 Re priming a system that air has been allowed to infiltrate If ink 1s allowed to fall below the recommended minimum levels on the bottles it may be possible for air to get into the tubing and ultimately into the cartridge This will prevent the printer working colours completely missing on nozzle checks This is completely different to the tiny amount of air in the tube during first install and the air needs to be removed to re prime the system Press the ink button on the printer and remove the cartridge set Use the syringe and needle provided Push the needle through the rubber grommet Draw the syringe back until ink only no air bubbles 1s being pulled into the syringe Replace the cartridge set into the printer and follow the procedure on page 5 for charging the printhead again 10 Working with templates In this section you will learn how to open a sublimation template import an image and use the power clip tool to fit the image to the templa
14. ection on the Xpres website www xpres co uk technical php for more hints and tips 16
15. k will select individual objects The Zoom Tool When you select the Zoom tool your cursor will change to a magnifying glass with a plus sign in the lens to zoom in on an are click the left mouse button to zoom out click the right mouse button to zoom in on a certain area click and drag around the area with the left mouse button and you will zoom to the selected area The Bezier Tool Open the Curve flyout and click the Bezier tool Click where you want to place the first node and drag the control point in the direction you want the curve to bend Release the mouse button Position the cursor where you want to place the next node and drag the control point to create the curve you want Double click to finish the curve The Shape Tool This tool is used in conjuntion with the Bezier Tool to curve lines This tool can also be used to alter the shapes of objects and to change the spacing on text The Rectangle Ellipse Polygon amp Basic Shapes Tools All of these tools work on a very simple basis in that you clickand hold the left most button down and drag out the shape that you would like to the sizes you require The Text Tool Simply click on screen with this tool and then type as normal with the keyboard you will see that you have all the standard options at the top of the screen such as font type and size as well as the standard formatting options The Outline Tool This tool lets you change the properties of any object on screen
16. ll show up when printed To duplicate your image once fitted to the template refer to page 11 on duplicating objects Subli Print ink tips The next section is applicable to Xpres Subli Print bulk feed systems Before inserting the Subli Print ink into the Epson D88 ensure you have flushed primed the printer with the standard Epson ink supplied with the machine Ensure that you have a perfect nozzle check pattern as in diagram 1 below lt p Diagram 1 Important After inserting the Subli Print inks into the Epson D88 leave the printer for at least an hour before use to allow the inks to settle Before printing with the Subli Print inks ensure you have all four primary colours printing like the nozzle check pattern above diagram 1 or refer to the original bulk feed instructions on pages 4 7 If you have breaks in the nozzle check pattern diagram 2 run the cleaning process no more than three times followed by a nozzle check pattern If any more than three cleans are required leave the printer to rest for at least thirty minutes before commencing the cleaning process Tip Do not over clean the Epson D88 as this just wastes ink and in most cases the nozzle check pattern will deteriorate rather than improve Gaps in the pipes from the feeder unit to the head is normal Ink will fill the tubes under normal usage Refer to the bulk feed fitting instructions on page 4 of this manual for more information Diagram2 ea Oe N i Sublima
17. mbedded ICC profile If there is no embedded profile use 1 998 from the drop down menu woe Click Export Always embed using Select Internal RGB Fraser Internal RGB Fraser 1995 T 1998 from the drop down menu Click Import Always covert Using Select Internal RGB Fraser Ignore embedded ICC profile mbed Internal RGE profile Click OK lways embed using Internal RGE Fraser 1998 Do not embed ICC profiles 2 Composite Printer Select the Subli_Print_D88_ V1 printer profile Note if you cant choose the Subli_Print_D88 V1 from the drop down menu means the ICC profile is not yet installed on your pc or you may not have restarted Corel since the ICC installation Close and re launch Corel 3 Monitor Select the ICC profile for your monitor If you also have Adobe Photoshop on your system you can select the profile you created in Adobe Gamma You may also check out the website of your monitor manufacturer for ICC profiles for your particular monitor If you do not have an ICC colour profile use the Generic Profile instead 4 Internal RGB Space Select Internal RGB Fraser 1998 5 Save your settings Click the button and name your settings Subli Print then Click OK CorelDRAW s colour management is now setup You can now work with your images as normal Printing with the Subli Print ICC profile When you have your image ready on screen click file gt print You will now see the print dialogue
18. ning enter the size or click the up down arrows This function specifies the 0 0 duplication distance from the original object Vv Relative Position dpd d The relative position option is there to select where you want the duplicated object onm to appear On the example have selected the duplicate to appear on the left of the Fi i original object Now click Apply To Duplicate to duplicate the object s From the transformation docker window you can also select Rotate Scale and mirror Size and skew a Sublimation printable s hints and tips Some sublimation printable s substrates have a protective coating on which must be removed before pressing The most common of these is the desk clocks all pre cut metal hardboard placemat s and coasters Also check other plastic products for coatings Ensure the substrate is facing up when placed on the heat press and the transfer is face down onto it If this is not done you will get a faded or no image transferred to the substrate Sublimation mugs differ in time and temperature depending which mug you are using All times and temperatures below are based on the Xpres Mug Press 1000 XP5013 Coated ceramic mugs Time 3min 30sec at 200 c increase time to 4min 30sec for top to bottom mug printing XP5011 Colour change mugs Time 3min 30sec at 190 c increase time to 4min 30sec for top to bottom mug printing XP5015 Coated metallic mugs Time 3min 30sec at 200 c increase time
19. ptions v High Speed Black Ink Only Output color bitmaps as vV Edge Smoothing Print Preview Fountain steps C Grayscale ee M Show this screen first _ Rasterize entire page DPI I Monochrome Reset D ToS R ld 4 P bl Page 1 te Apply Bitmap downsampling C Color res D88 Bulk Feed ap Transfer Technology nN st ru cti O nN S ITINERY l Bottles and cartridge assembly pre filled and including 2 small clamps for fitting to printer housing A 10ml Syringe 3 Small needle only required for re priming see page 7 4 Large extension 5 4 x air filters 6 Subli Print CD including colour correction profile and instructions Turn on the printer and press the ink button When the printhead has moved to the cartridge removal position unplug the mains cable from the printer This allows the printhead to be manually moved Remove any cartridges from the machine Remove all the small bungs from the bot tles do not throw these away as you will need these for re filling the bottles Using the long needle attachment on the 10 ml syringe draw any ink out of the centre chamber through the small hole Repeat this on each colour then fit the air filters supplied Place the bottles to the left of the printer as shown NEVER PLACE THE BOTTLES HIGHER THAN THIS If the bottles are placed higher then the ink may siphon into the bottom of the printer
20. rrect times and temperatures see page 11 for more information Subli T hints and tips els the transfer permanent on Subli T s Yes as the process is direct to the polyester e When heat applying the press leaves a severe press mark The pressure on the heat press is set too high Reduce the pressure Why is the image on mugs blurred after printing Ensure you have dipped the mug in water immediately after printing and or increase the pressure on the mug press The sublimation transfer colour appears very washed out on the transfer All sublimation ink appears weak until heat applied colours will change and become vibrant Ensure you have applied the Subli Print ICC colour correction software See pages 1 3 Ensure you are printing onto the correct side of the transfer paper For XP4072a 73a Sublimation paper print onto the bright white side Tips on cropping images After importing your image into CorelDRAW you may need to crop down size the image There are 2 ways you can do this 1 Highlight your image with the pick tool then click on the shape tool F10 in CorelDRAW hold down the CTRL key then resize you image by moving the selection handles in the corner of the image Tip While in the shape tool you can also add new node and convert the lines to curves 2 If you double click on the image in CorelDRAW it should launch Corel PHOTO PAINT Use the crop tool amp to achieve similar results as above Check out the FAQ s
21. te For this exercise we will use the 9cm square coaster If you have had an installation by an Xpres engineer you will find the templates in a folder on your desktop called Xpres Otherwise you can either download these from the Technical Support section of our website www xpres co uk technical php You can also find these on the Xpres Technical CD and Subli Print CD Click File gt New From Template diagram 1 click on the Browse tab then point it towards where your Sublimation templates are stored Select the Coaster sqaure cdt then click OK Diagram 1 Diagram 2 New From Template e wp hak pae Set Nak d e 3 s Pua o an L Full Page fed Label w Envelope Al Side Fold 158 Web W Prowse a p gt F s a Une ois F h Em ea itt ia ak CI CorelDRAW Sublimation Tem ee 15x10 Metal cdt j Desk Glock Face Round cdt 18x13 Metal cdt Door amp Table signs cct 20x15 Metal cat Fridge Magnets cat M 30 96 peice 25x17 5cm Jigsaw cdt PY ID Badges cat 60 peice 36x25cm Jigsaw ct Key Rings cdt Coaster 9x9 round new cdt Large Door Hanger cdt Large ID Badges cdt FEN RP DBODKR Mlaen a OT x x i gt include graphics i You will now see six square coaster templates open as in diagram 2 For this exercise we will work with one only Click on one of the coaster templates and hit the delete button on the keyboard Repeat this process until you are left with one Cli
22. tion paper usage and tips XP4072a A4 amp XP4073a A3 is used for all hard surface and fabric substrates Print onto the bright white side only 12 Introducing CorelDRAW amp its tools CorelDRAW is an extremely powerful program of which you will probably only need to use half of the tools and features of the program In this section we will introduce you to the tools in CorelDRAW and what they do and also take you through the most common tasks you will need to complete in CorelDRAW Below is an image of the toolbox in CorelDRAW with explanations of the tools based on Corel 11 zl Rectangle Tools Pick Tool Shaping Tools Zoom Tools Drawing Tools Rectangle Tools Ellipse Tools Polygon Tools Basic Shapes Tool Text Tool Interactive Tools Eyedropper Tools Outline Tool Fill Tool Interactive Fill Tool Ellipse Tools Each of the tools shown here except the Pick tool and the Text tool have extra tools hidden in what are called flyout menu s to access a fly out menu hold the left mouse button down on the corresponding button and the menu will pop out allowing you access to the extra tools Each of the flyout menus are shown below giving you a breakdown of where all the tools are stored on the next page we will go over the most common tools and their functions Shaping Tools nr SYS A i In order Shape Tool Knife Tool Eraser Tool Smudge Brush Roughen Brush Free Transform Tool Zoom Tools
23. to 4min 30sec for top to bottom mug printing XP5014 Coated porcelain mugs Time 3min 30 sec at 200 c top to bottom is not recommended for this type of mug XP5013 and XP5014 are dishwasher safe Tip Refer to the Xpres sublimation printables wall chart or product information sheets for times and temperatures for other products 15 General troubleshooting and tips Useful CorelDRAW tips To ensure CorelDRAW performs at it s best click on Tools gt Options click on snap to objects and un tick the snap to objects on ALT Z Now click on the next to Text and click on Quick correct Un tick all five boxes Depending on your system memory you can increase the memory usage available to CorelDRAW default 25 If CorelDRAW is sluggish and running out of memory try increasing this 20 increments recommended To see the actual size of your text in CorelDRAW rather than font points activate the Transform toolbar Click on Window scroll down to Toolbars and tick Transform Drag the toolbar to the top and drop it to place it in the toolbar cluster Print quality on ceramics plastic metal etc appears weak 1 Check the time temperature and pressure as illustrated in the printing information guide 2 Ensure you have installed the Xpres Subli Print profile correctly 3 Check whether the substrate is facing up on the heat press 4 lf you are printing mugs top to bottom ensure you have pressed them for the co
24. ts oo or TTS Click on Effects gt Power clip gt Place inside container You will now see a large black arrow appear click on the edge or inside to power clip the object to the template You will now see the image appear inside fitted to the template as in diagram 6 11 Working with templates continued Diagram 1 If your image does not fit the power clip correctly first time right click on the image and choose Edit Contents from the drop down og Ee veg to Rk ee ee menu diagram 1 You can also click on Effects gt Power Clip gt Edit Contents Drag the image you will see the image and the template on the screen until you have it in the right place You can even re size the object in the Edit state When you are happy with the image placement right click and choose Finish Editing This Level from the drop down menu You can also access this by clicking on Effects gt Power Clip gt Finish Editing This Level Your image is now ready to print Refer to page 3 on printing with the ICC colour profile Aen Tips on using templates All Xpres Sublimation templates are slightly larger than the actual substrate You can leave the border of the template visible as this helps to line up the substrate before taping it onto the transfer paper use XP6006 Heat Tape to secure the substrate to the transfer paper The only template you cannot leave the border on is the mug template as this wi
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