iColor 300 Series User Manual
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1. OK Cancel Default Watermark Overlay Advanced lt OKI About Defaut PRINTING SOLUTIONS UniNet mm Eres Paper Output LL Paper Size M4 c En Graphic EEG Image Calor Management Do ICM Method ICM Disabled ICM Intent Pictures TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font Em Document Options i Advanced Printing Features Enabled Pages per Sheet Layout Right then Down i Booklet Binding Edge On Left Edge E PostScript Options Printer Features 2 Page Rotate Normal Check paper in any other tray On Check paper in the multi purpose tray Off Media Type Medium Light 75 82 g m Multipurpose tray is handled as manual feed No Tray Switch On Cancel 3 The Job Options tab is normally left at defaults We suggest the print quality be set to Fine Click the Advanced button and select the option for Mirror Print This will ensure the image looks correct when transferred to a garment Note The PCL Driver does not include this option OK Cancel UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 10 UniNet 4 Click the Color tab and turn off the Toner Save mode The Color Swatch Utility allows you to print a range of colors to find settings matching the one you want The help button on it describes how to do this gun Color 500 Document Properties Job Options Color Mode Automat2. UniNet Color PRINTING SOLUTIONS powered by UniNet iColor 300 Series Apparel Plus Printer User Manual UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet Table of Contents iColor 300CB 300WB Model Summary Page 3 iColor 300FC amp FW Model Summary Page 4 Color Printer Software Installation Instructions Page 5 7 Color Printer Settings Page 7 11 iColor 300 series White Print Instructions Page 13 iColor Transfer Media Information Page 12 iColor Printer Spec Sheet Page 13 iColor 300 series Tips Page 16 UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet iColor 300CB Full Color Printer The 300CB printer has been developed to produce high quality conventional color prints and will work seamlessly alongside the iColor 300 range of specialty toner systems Please follow the enclosed quick setup guide to get started The standard user manual provided on CD enclosed will provide detailed instructions for full printer functionality In order to add white elements to your color prints an additional print pass through the iColor 300WB White Printer or 300FW Fluorescent White Printer will be required different effects can be achieved by changing the sequence of print between the two machines For exciting design ideas and suggestions for using the 300CB for maximum effect pl
3. UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet iColor 300FC Fluorescent Color Printer The 300FC printer has been loaded with iColor 300 specialty toners to combine fluorescent prints with standard black K functionality This system requires no additional software or expertise to print conventional CMYK images in vivid fluorescent color Please follow the enclosed quick setup guide to get started The standard user manual provided on CD enclosed will provide detailed instructions for full printer functionality As the color toners used in the 300FC are engineered for maximum brightness under both visible and UV light color representation will differ from conventional color printing In order to add white elements to your color prints an additional print pass through the iColor 300WB White Printer or 300FW Fluorescent White Printer will be required different effects can be achieved by changing the sequence of print between the two machines For exciting design ideas and suggestions for using the 300FC for maximum effect please visit our website at www icolorprint com iColor premium transfer media has been optimized to provide quality results when used with the 300FC printer enabling the user to produce eye catching designs which may be applied to a variety of textiles and surfaces iColor 300FW Fluorescent White Printer The 300FW printer has been develo
4. adhesive something to stick to To do this print your image in color as normal Then using a graphics program create an outline of the image slightly smaller than the actual size and fill that outline in with Red 204 There are many variables that could produce different results Specific steps may need to be altered based on e Type and brand of Heat Press The temperature and duration varies slightly based on the heat press being used All instructions are based on using a Hotronix Fusion press Clam shell and swing away presses may also yield different results e Type of image Photos or full color graphics may require a longer press time than vector images or text e Type of garment Cotton Polyester and Spandex material all respond differently to heat All instructions are based on cotton garments e Toner Coverage Halftones in image may cause undesired results Toner coverage should not be less than 50 otherwise there will be issues with transferring the adhesive to the transfer sheet Halftones can be corrected by printing white on top of color either running the sheet through the printer a second pass or using the iColor Transfer RIP Software to apply a white layer in one pass This will help with toner coverage and proper adherence to the garment Consult the iColor knowledge base for specific instructions on a variety of transfer paper offered at http www iColorprint com support UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthor
5. transfer sheet first Then load this sheet into the white printer using the same leading edge as before and print the brick red image over the previously printed color image From there follow the usual process for the iColor premium transfer media UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 12 legal letter envelopes and banners up 8 5 x 52 amp 8 5 x 14 for transfers Ai 62443601 Paper Size 7 10 100 TX Ethernet High speed USB v2 0 16 1 x 19 8 x 9 5 410 mm x 504 mm x 242 mm T OO 350 sheets 250 sheet universal tray 100 sheet multi purpose tray Optional Input 2nd 3rd universal tray 530 sheets each High Capacity Feeder 1 590 sheets Maximum Capacity 880 sheets with optional 530 sheet 2nd paper tray UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com 13 UniNet Color 300 Printing Tips When transferring images with halftones it s possible that some of the adhesive will not transfer over to the toner during the first step If you see this happen with your image just reprint the image and then print a layer of white behind On top of the image to thicken up the density and give the adhesive something to stick to Halftone colors use much less toner Printing the white over the image will fill in the gaps It will not change the color but gives the
6. N connected to the network and have the correct IP address and other settings For devices connected locally such as with a USB cable The device must be switched OFF and not connected to your computer Installing 3 Click Easy Installation m m Local then Next Then you Installing drivers and applications will see the box below Step 1 With the device powered off connect your device to your computer Step 2 Switch on your device ome Vas IF the screen does not change when you connect the device click Install using another port and continue with the installation Install using another port UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet 6 Usually the next screen will show the installation progress followed by the Finish screen If not click the Install using another port button and accept the USB default shown Installation complete Installation complete To end click Finish You can change the default printer from the list below or change the default settings by opening the driver Properties This screen will close automatically in 27 seconds OKIC33HPS Success Color Swatch Utility Success Setup of multiple printers on one computer 1 There are two things we recommend when installing multiple printers on one computer a Rename the printers to easily choose the correct one for y
7. de Do not turn it on or connect it to the computer until the install program asks you to do so 2 Put the printer DVD into the drive and setup should automatically run 3 Choose your language and select printer model target device C331 4 After accepting the software agreement and going past the environmental advice pages you can select software to install We recommend the PostScript or PS driver Click the install button at red arrow Also near the bottom of this are the online manuals for later reference Device Selection Language Selection KR LI O For installing more than one component click on the Multi Install button The default selections are the minimal omponents that allow the user to interact with this device To Launch software within Device Configuration and Optional Software or view User s Manual please click on their respective links Oc Ki NA Jr E a Li Oe E Oc UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet 5 Then the installation will Pre Installation Check proceed click Next after mE having the printer and cables Welcome to the driver installation Wizard as described You will be quided through the steps for installing drivers and other software for your j Before you begin please check the following i For devices connected to a network The device must be switched
8. ease visit our website at www icolorprint com iColor premium transfer media has been optimized to provide quality results when used with the 300CB printer enabling the user to produce eye catching designs which may be applied to a variety of textiles and surfaces iColor 300WB White Printer The 300WB printer has been developed to produce bright white mono prints alongside high quality black allowing the user to print directly onto colored and dark media as well as using iColor premium transfer media to apply bright imagery to colored textiles and garments The printer uses two white toner cartridges to produce white imagery assisted by a standard K black cartridge and a primer cartridge Please follow the enclosed quick setup guide to get started The standard user manual provided on CD enclosed will provide detailed instructions for full printer functionality please refer to the additional instruction leaflet provided to ensure iColor 300 replacement consumables are fitted correctly Please note that vector and line art images including text are likely to produce the best results For exciting design ideas and suggestions for using the 300WB for maximum effect please visit our website at www icolorprint com iColor premium transfer media has been optimized to provide quality results when used with the 300WB printer enabling the user to produce eye catching designs which may be applied to a variety of textiles and surfaces
9. ic f Office Calor f Graphic Pro Ma Color Matching t Gray Scale Print Toner Save Advanced OK AI Color Swatch Default PRINTING SOLUTIONS 5 Please do not alter any of the factory settings on the machine itself Doing so can produce undesired results 11 UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet Using white with the iColor 300WB FW Printers In order to create the best results the iColor 300WB and 300FW use two toner stations Please note that vector and line art images including text are likely to produce the best results You must create images using the following color Hexadecimal CCOO00 RGB R 204 G OB O CMYK C 0 M 100 Y 100 K 096 Pantone 186C This is a brick red type color Text and graphics created in this color will give the best white results when printed These printers will also print black Using white with colors to assure transfer of halftones Images that contain halftones or gradients can cause problems with self weeding transfer media This is because the background is assumed to be white and nothing is printed there It is usually easiest to use an image editing program to create a copy of the image in the brick red color above Select the entire image and change the color saving as a separate file Print the standard 300CB or fluorescent 300FC colors onto a
10. ing the PostScript or PS driver The choices are the same for the PCL driver but the dialog boxes are different These can be set as Printer Preferences from Devices and Printers or as Document Properties when printing Setting them as Printer Preferences means they will be the same the next time you use the printer 1 Under the Paper Quality tab set the paper source to the Multi purpose Tray Layout Paper Quality Job Options Color Tray Selection Paper Source Sa Multi Purpose Tray lt A 5 Black amp White Color UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com Fr 2 Click Advanced button Paper type should be Medium Light and the page size should be A4 If you are printing a very densely covered page it is suggested you choose heavy for the paper type to avoid a paper jam at the fuser If you do get a paper jam shut off the printer remove the fuser and clear the jam then print some test pages on regular paper to clear the excess toner out of the fuser Then reprint with heavy paper settings mn Color 500 Document Properties Layout Paper Quaikty Job Options Color z W Garin lt a C High Quality Fine Detail 6001 200 C Normal 600 600 Image Smoothing Copies iv Adjust ultra fine lines Bun maintenance cycle before printing Scale
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12. our work It is best to do this as they are installed how to do this is included below b Markthe USB ports and cables with these names to avoid problems if you move the computer printers It is best if each printer is always connected to its own USB port on the computer UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet Rename the Printer Navigate from the start menu to the list of installed printers The Window 7 path is Eh Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers Right click on the printer OKI C331 PS and select the printer properties On the General tab highlight the printer name and change it to Color 300XX then click OK xx indicates the specific model of your printer CB WB FC or FW General Sharing Color Management Security Device Settings we OKI C331 PS Location Comment Model OKI C331 P5 Features Color Yes Paper available Double sided Yes Staple Mo Letter Speed 22 ppm Maximum resolution 600 dpi s Preferences Print Test Page a 5 Then continue with the install process above for the remaining printers renaming them as you go along UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet iColor 300 printer settings tor iColor Premium Transfer Media These instructions are shown us
13. ped to produce bright fluorescent white mono prints allowing the user to print directly onto dark media as well as using iColor premium transfer media to apply bright imagery to dark textiles and garments The printer uses two fluorescent white toner cartridges to produce fluorescent white imagery assisted by a standard K black cartridge and a primer cartridge Please follow the enclosed quick setup guide to get started The standard user manual provided on CD enclosed will provide detailed instructions for full printer functionality please refer to the additional instruction leaflet provided to ensure iColor 300 replacement consumables are fitted correctly Please note that vector and line art images including text are likely to produce the best results For exciting design ideas and suggestions for using the 300FW for maximum effect please visit our website at www icolorprint com iColor premium transfer media has been optimized to provide quality results when used with the 300FW printer enabling the user to produce eye catching designs which may be applied to a variety of textiles and surfaces UniNet 3232 W El Segundo Blvd Hawthorne California 90250 sales icolorprint com www icolorprint com UniNet Installing iColor 300 printer on a PC These instructions are for Windows 7 via USB cable others are similar You must have Administrator privileges on the computer 1 Unpack the printer according to the Set up Gui
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