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3. Getting Started 3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer Before you connect the power cord, make sure: The Ink Cartridges, Waste Cartridge Tray, and Wiper Cleaner Cassette are installed. The Rear Cover is mounted. Keep the front space as the Platen slides out approximately 30 cm (12 inches) when operating. 3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer (1) Connect the power cord (included) to the power cord socket of your printer. (2) Connect the power plug to the power outlet. Ensue the printer is connected to a suitable earth point (3) Press the Power Switch to turn on your printer. Your printer turns on, displays "Welcome to GT-541", and lights up the Error Lamp and the Print Button while initializing. The initialization requires approx. 40 seconds and will indicate when it is completed. When the installation finishes, the machine enters standby mode. 3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer When you have finished using your printer, follow the instructions below to turn it off. (1) Make sure that your printer is "standby" or "ready" mode. (2) Select "Platen Reset" in Menu or press Platen Button to store the Platen. (3) Press Power Switch to turn off your printer. (4) If you are planning not to use your printer for over-two-week periods of time, disconnect the power plug from the power outlet. Do not turn off your printer when it is operating. It may cause serious damage to your printer. If you turn off your printer accidentally during the operation, immediately restart it, and then turn it off correctly following the steps described in this section. If the printer is unused for a long time we recommend turning on your printer once a week and press the Head Cleaning Button to clean the Print Head. This ensures the ink is kept free flowing. If you are planning not to use your printer for more than two weeks, follow "6-1-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage" to prevent ink clogging. GT-541 16

Section	Page
Cover	1
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	3
[1] Safety indications and their meanings	3
[2] Notes on safety	3
[3] Warning labels	6
Table of Contents	8
1. Read This First	11
1-1. Precautions	11
1-2. Unpacking Your Printer	13
1-3. Required Condition	14
1-3-1. Environment	14
1-3-2. Electrical Requirements	14
1-3-3. Software Information	14
1-3-4. Other Requirements	15
1-3-5. Consumable Requirements	15
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts	16
2-1. Front	16
2-2. Left	17
2-3. Right	17
2-4. Rear	18
2-5. Inside of the Front Cover	19
2-6. Under the Platen	20
2-7. Control Panel	21
2-7-1. Indication Lamps	22
2-7-2. Display	23
3. Getting Started	24
3-1. Placing Your Printer	25
3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer	26
3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer	26
3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer	26
3-3. Preparing Your PC	27
3-3-1. PC preparation: For Windows XP / 2000 (32 bit)	27
3-3-2. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP	28
3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows 2000	31
3-3-4. Opening the installed manuals	32
3-3-5. Installing Useful Tools	33
3-3-6 Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)	33
3-4. Setting Up Your Printer	36
3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast	36
3-4-2. Adjusting the Speaker Volume	36
3-4-3. Language	37
3-4-4. Temperature	37
4. Printing Directly from Applications	38
4-1. Basic Printing Procedure	39
4-2. Setting the Applications’ Print Condition	40
4-2-1. Common Notice for All Applications	40
4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW 10/11/12/X3	41
4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop 6/7/CS/CS2	44
4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator 10/CS/CS2	47
4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elements	51
4-2-6. Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition	52
4-2-7. Printing From Other Applications	52
4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition	53
4-3-1. Entering the Job Comment	54
4-3-2. Selecting the Platen Size	54
4-3-3. Setting the Media Color	54
4-3-4. Increasing the Vividness of the Colors	54
4-3-5. Setting Double Printing	54
4-3-6. Selecting the Ink Volume	55
4-3-7. Setting Yellow / Black Printing	56
4-3-8. Printing Color Chart	56
4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen	58
4-4-1. Uninstalling the Platen	58
4-4-2. Installing the Platen	59
4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen	60
4-6. Printing	63
4-6-1. Making One Print	63
4-6-2. Printing More than One Print Using the Same Print Data	64
4-7. Removing the T-shirt From the Platen	64
4-8. Fixing the Ink onto the T-shirt	64
5. Printing ARP Files	65
5-1. Making Print Data in ARP Format	66
5-2. Reading ARP Files Saved in a CompactFlash	68
5-3. Sending ARP Files from GT File Viewer to your Printer	69
6. Maintenance	70
6-1. Replacing Consumables	71
6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge	71
6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner	72
6-1-3. Replacing the Waste Ink Cartridge	77
6-1-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet	79
6-1-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage	80
7. Troubleshooting	82
7-1. Solving Printer Problems	83
7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems	85
7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems	86
7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads	89
7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern	90
7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction	91
7-2-5. Changing the Auto Head Cleaning Setting	92
7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles	93
7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head	96
7-2-8. Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced.	104
7-2-9. Cleaning the Carriage Shafts	105
7-2-10. Replacing the Wiper Blade	106
7-3. Solving Application Problems	112
7-4. Error Messages	114
8. Specifications	124
8-1. Mechanical Specification	124
8-2. Software Specification	124

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3. Getting Started

GT-541

3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer

<Note>

Before you connect the power cord, make sure:

The Ink Cartridges, Waste Cartridge Tray, and Wiper Cleaner Cassette are installed.

The Rear Cover is mounted.

Keep the front space as the Platen slides out approximately 30 cm (12 inches) when operating.

3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer

(1)

Connect the power cord (included) to the power cord socket of your printer.

(2)

Connect the power plug to the power outlet.

Ensue the printer is connected to a suitable earth point

(3)

Press the Power Switch to turn on your printer.

Your printer turns on, displays "Welcome to GT-541", and lights up the Error Lamp and the Print

Button while initializing.

The initialization requires approx. 40 seconds and will indicate when it is completed.

When the installation finishes, the machine enters standby mode.

3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer

When you have finished using your printer, follow the instructions below to turn it off.

(1)

Make sure that your printer is "standby" or "ready" mode.

(2)

Select "Platen Reset" in Menu or press Platen Button to store the Platen.

(3)

Press Power Switch to turn off your printer.

(4)

If you are planning not to use your printer for over-two-week periods of time, disconnect the power

plug from the power outlet.

<Note>

Do not turn off your printer when it is operating. It may cause serious damage to your printer. If

you turn off your printer accidentally during the operation, immediately restart it, and then turn it off

correctly following the steps described in this section.

If the printer is unused for a long time we recommend turning on your printer once a week and

press the Head Cleaning Button to clean the Print Head. This ensures the ink is kept free flowing.

If you are planning not to use your printer for more than two weeks, follow “6-1-5. Required

Maintenance for the Long Storage" to prevent ink clogging.