Uninet iColor 350 User Manual

iColor

350 Dye Sublimation

Transfer Media Printer User Manual

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February 2019 Edition – A newer version of this manual may be available at www.icolorprint.com/support

Table of Contents

iColor® 350 Model Summary Page 3

Unpacking and Installing Consumables Page 4 - 7

Loading Paper Page 7 - 9

Control Panel Layout Page 10

Printer Software Installation Instructions Page 11 - 17

Wireless Setup Page 17 - 20

Setting a Static IP Page 20

Installing the iColor® 350 Dye Sublimation ICC Profile Page 21

Before you print with the iColor® 350 Page 22 - 23

Printing with the iColor® 350 Page 23

Specific Substrate Recommendations Page 24 - 26

Removing Polymer Residue on Hard Surfaces Page 26

iColor® 350 Printing Tips Page 27

Using Genuine iColor® Consumables Page 27

Replacing the Print Cartridges Page 28 - 30

Replacing the Waste Toner Bottle Page 30 - 32

Non User Replaceable Components Page 32

Cleaning the Toner Density Sensor Page 33

Cleaning the Registration Roller Page 34

Cleaning the Paper Tray, Friction Pad and Paper Feed Roller Page 34 - 35

Removing Paper Jams Page 33 - 37

iColor® 350 Printer Spec Sheet Page 38

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iColor

The iColor® 350 is an on-demand, full color toner-based dye sublimation transfer printer for short to
mid run dye sublimation transfer production of garments, hard surfaces, and much more! The iColor®
350 does not require special software or special transfer media! Keep costs low by printing on regular
copy paper instead of expensive dye sublimation media.

What’s so unique about the iColor® 350 dye sublimation printer compared to ink

based systems?

 Suited for a production level environment, the iColor® 350 features vastly faster print speeds:

20 pages per minute vs 1 page per 2 minutes for ink (photo mode)

 No clogged heads resulting from non-use. Toner based systems do not have this maintenance

issue.

 Much longer expiration date on toner (ink expires within one year). Uninet suggests the

cartridges are used within a 2 year period.

 Much higher page yield options

350 Dye Sublimation Media Printer

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What is Dye Sublimation?

The iColor® 350 printer uses heat to transfer an image printed with dye sublimation toner onto
polyester coated materials such as a plastic, ceramics and fabric. This is a fast and easy way to transfer
images, since it is a one step process and the image is permanent. The toner serves as a carrier for the
sublimation dye, which transitions from a solid to a gas state. Thus, your transferred image is ‘in’ the
substrate, not on top like heat transfers are. Since white underbase is not possible using this
technique, all transfers must be done on white or light colored materials.

Amplify your printed offerings by producing high quality, vibrant color prints for sublimation transfers
onto polyester–based textiles and sublimation coated hard surface substrates such as ceramic, metal,
acrylic, UniSub, DynaSub, Subliboard and more.

Getting started with dye sublimation is now easier and more affordable than ever. This low cost
solution allows for the creation of garments, ceramic mugs, coasters, cell phone covers and other
wearables.

UniNet iColor® Sublimation Toner Cartridges offer higher yields compared to ink sublimation systems,
and print at much higher speeds for greater efficiency and productivity.

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Unpacking and installing consumables

1. Remove orange security tape and packing material from around the printer.

2. Open front cover and remove the security tape from inside the printer.

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3. Flip up the blue handles to engage the fuser, then close the front cover.

4. Open the top cover and remove orange security tape and packing material from inside

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the printer.

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5. Remove the black toner cartridge from the front of the machine. Place it on a flat, solid

surface and carefully remove the orange security tape and protective paper.

6. Be careful not to touch the drum or the contacts on the side of the cartridge.

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7. Reinstall the black cartridge in the front of the machine. The above illustration shows

how the cartridges should be installed at all times. Do not change the cartridge order in

the iColor® 350. Once installed, close the top cover.

Loading Paper

1. Pull out the paper cassette and push down the metal base.

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2. Squeeze the clips on the paper guides and slide them to match paper size. Do not move

the paper guides forcefully. Doing so may damage the tray.

3. Load media with the print side face up and ensure it locks in underneath the guides

before closing the cassette. Ensure the paper stack does not exceed the upper limit

mark inside the paper tray. To avoid paper jams, make sure the tray is securely inserted

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and the media is not excessively stacked.

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4. When loading paper longer than 11” into tray 1, remove the lower rear cover using a

coin. Push the metal plate down until it clicks. Pinch the extender in the "PUSH"
direction, and then pull out the extender until it clicks to accommodate lengths up to
14” long. After extension, check that the arrows on the extender and tray are aligned.
Do not extend this tray when loading A4 or letter size paper. Otherwise, a paper jam

may occur.

5. To use the bypass tray, load paper with the print side down and in the short-edge feed

direction. Insert the top edge of the paper into the machine. Adjust the paper guides to

the paper size. Support the paper with both hands, and insert it carefully until it stops.

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6. Insert power cord and power on the unit. If connecting via USB, do not plug in the USB

cable until instructed to do so by the software.

Control Panel Layout

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Installing the iColor

1. Locate the installation file ‘UniNet_iColor350’ on the USB drive that was shipped with your printer and

double click to launch the setup program (Compatible with Windows 7 / 8 / 10 only). You must have

Administrator privileges on the computer to proceed. If you encounter a warning that the driver is
potentially unsafe, ignore and proceed.

1. Click ‘Continue’ to

install the iColor®
350 driver.

350 printer on a PC

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2. Click ‘Quick Install’ to

continue the
installation.

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4. Agree to the End User

License agreement
and click ‘Next’.

Network Setup:

1. For wired network connectivity, connect the printer to your network via CAT 5 cable and power on the

printer. For wireless connectivity, first follow the setup instructions on pages 17 - 20, then proceed.
Your network will automatically assign an IP address to the printer, but it is suggested that you
program a static IP address to the printer to avoid possible reassignment of the IP address should the
machine be powered off (see page 26 for instructions).

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