Epson 1280 User Manual

SubliJet

™

Getting Started Guide

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For EPSON Stylus

Photo 1280

Revision 1.0

SubliJet IQ

Getting Started Guide

for the

EPSON Stylus Photo 1280

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The process of using the SubliJet IQ provide a complete list of the relevant patents upon request. The use of the SubliJet IQ ink to practice the patented process is permitted by this license.

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• For best printing results, use the ink within six months of purchase.

• Keep out of reach of children.

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• Keep ink out of direct sunshine.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................................2

About this Document........................................................3

Setting up the QuickConnect System..............................4

Tips for Using the QuickConnect System......................14

Using PowerDriver IQ......................................................15

Selecting Paper ...............................................................15

Heat Transfer Instructions..............................................16

Tips for Successful Sublimation ....................................17

Supplies & Equipment.....................................................19

Storage.............................................................................19

Troubleshooting..............................................................20

Technical Support...........................................................22

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ® Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of SubliJet. With these specially formulated inks you can print full color sublimation transfers using your computer and the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 printer. The SubliJet IQ inks and the QuickConnect ink delivery system for EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 are the latest advances from Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of he digitally driven color transfer technologies and related products.

SubliJet is ideal for markets that personalize, customize or create short-run output. Your printed images can be transferred on to any product designed to accept sublimation dyes,

including ceramic, metal, Mylar, polyester fabric, UniSub, and Hanes Soft L’Ink® Tshirts, resulting in an attractive, durable product. Your imagination is the limit for producing brilliant, near photo-quality images on caps, clipboards, clocks, mugs, mousepads, plaques, puzzles, synthetic T-shirts, and more.

The team at Sawgrass strives to provide you with the tools to make the sublimation process easy to learn and simple to master. We hope you will find the tools we have developed make your years in the sublimation business fun and profitable. Please feel free to contact us with your feedback about our products. For additional information on SubliJet and our other products, visit our web site and www.sublimation.com.

Thank you and enjoy your SubliJet printing system.

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ® Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280

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About this Document

This document contains descriptions and procedures for setting up the QuickConnect ink delivery system and using SubliJet IQ inks. Information for getting the best results from your transfers is also included. The information provided pertains only to the use of SubliJet in your EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 ink jet printer and therefore references are made back to the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Printer Basics Guide.

To help point out important information, specific instructions and helpful tips look for the following symbols:

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QuickConnect™ System Contents

1. Modified pre-filled cartridges, tubing and acrylic support arm with 3M Dual Lock Tape™ backing, and female adapters for QuickConnect system.

2. 2 rubber lid props with Velcro circles to attach to printer

3. 1 Tube clip

4. 1 positioning template

5. 1 alcohol cleaning pad

6. Ink Bag Carriage

7. PowerDriver IQ® installation CD

8. Installation Instructions

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ® Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280

Setting up the QuickConnect System

Checklist of Items needed for successful sublimation:

§ QuickConnect system

§ EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 ink jet printer

§ Recommended inkjet paper. See section entitled Selecting Paper

§ Polymer Coated sublimation ready substrate

§ Heat press

§ SubliJet Ink bags

Before you Begin

It is crucial that the OEM ink supplied with your printer is installed before you attempt to install your SubliJet inks. This does two things for you. First, it primes the ink delivery system, ensuring that the SubliJet ink will load more easily. Second, it familiarizes you with the basic operation of your printer. Please see the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Printer Basics Guide.

Installing the QuickConnect ink bags

1. Set the cartridges and attached support structure down on a level surface with the cartridges tilted forward onto their front edges. Carefully arrange the female connectors so they are easily identified and not tangled. See Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

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2. The connectors are color -coded for easy identification. Find the black connector. Remove the plastic cap from the black ink bag and insert the male connector into the female connector on the tubing. See Fig 2. Once the black bag is attached, attach the rest of the ink bags to their corresponding colored tube.

Fig. 2

Remember to match the right color ink to its corresponding cartridge chamber. Once the tube is filled, there is no way to undo it!

3. Once all of the bags are attached to the QuickConnect system place the bags into the ink carriage. See Fig 3. Ensure the ink carriage or ink bags are placed on the same surface as the printer. The ink bags should never be elevated above the print head, or ink may drip from the print heads. Keeping the bags beside the printer and at the same level assures the ink delivery system will operate properly.

The ink bags should never be elevated above the printer or ink may drip from the print heads.

Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ® Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280

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Installing the QuickConnect Cartridges inside the printer

1. Open the printer cover and press the yellow button on the front panel of the printer to move the print head to the left. Unplug the printer from its electrical source.

2. Set the QuickConnect cartridges inside the cartridge bay. Ensure the black cartridgeis sitting on the hooks of the black cartridge holder lid. The color cartridge will not sit on the hooks of the color cartridge lid. See Fig 4.

Fig. 4

3. The tubing from the color cartridge fits in the space between the black cartridge and the black cartridge lid. The black tube will extend out beneath the black cartridge lid towards the back of the printer. See Fig 5 and Fig 6.

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