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Solving Print Quality Problems, Adjust the Platen Height. See - garment printer

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7. Troubleshooting 7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems Use the table below to solve print quality problems. Problem Cause Print is faded. The graphic application's settings are not appropriate. Maybe CYMK mode is being used for data. The print condition is not appropriate. Your print has horizontal stripes (banding). Ink in the Ink Cartridge may be getting low. Some nozzles misfired by checking the Nozzle Check Pattern (see "7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern "). The Print Heads need to be cleaned. The ink runs and blurs on the edge. Printing by wider gaps between Print Heads and printed medium or printing on very high absorbent material. Too much ink is used. The outlines of printed image are not clear, or texts and outlines are printed doubled. T-shirt is smudged with ink. Using a thin T-shirt that is not made with 100% cotton. The Platen height may be wrong. with a too large gap.. Print Heads hit garment Ink dots smudged yellow area where is next to black area. The Platen Sheet needs to be replaced and is dirty. Select Yellow / Black Printing of Printer Driver. Solution See "4-2 Setting the Application's Print Condition" and modify the artwork. See "4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition" and select proper Vivid Processing & Ink Volume. See "6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge". Press the Head Cleaning Button to clean the Print Heads. Or select "Head Cleaning" menu and try "Powerful Cleaning". After Head Cleaning, check the nozzles with "Nozzle Check Pattern. If repeating this 5 times does not solve the problem, see "7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads". Select "uni-directional" of Print Direction. See"7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction". Adjust the Ink Volume. See "4-3-6. Selecting the Ink Volume". Adjust the ink volume. Adjust the Platen Height. See "4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen". Keep the surface flat (esp. both edges) and take care in removing the wet T-shirt.. See "6-1-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet". See "4-3-7. Setting Yellow / Black Printing". GT-541 75

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7. Troubleshooting
GT-541
75
7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems
Use the table below
to solve print quality problems.
Problem
Cause
Solution
The graphic application’s
settings are not appropriate.
Maybe CYMK mode is being
used for data.
See “4-2 Setting the
Application’s Print Condition"
and modify the artwork.
Print is faded.
The print condition is not
appropriate.
See “4-3. Setting the Printer
Driver Condition” and select
proper Vivid Processing & Ink
Volume.
Ink in the Ink Cartridge may be
getting low.
See “6-1-1. Replacing the Ink
Cartridge”.
Your print has horizontal stripes
(banding).
Some nozzles misfired by
checking the Nozzle Check
Pattern (see "7-2-3. Checking
Print Quality with Nozzle Check
Pattern "). The Print Heads need
to be cleaned.
Press the Head Cleaning Button
to clean the Print Heads. Or
select "Head Cleaning" menu
and try "Powerful Cleaning".
After Head Cleaning, check the
nozzles with "Nozzle Check
Pattern. If repeating this 5 times
does not solve the problem, see
“7-2-2. Cleaning the Print
Heads”.
Printing by wider gaps between
Print Heads and printed medium
or printing on very high
absorbent material.
Select "uni-directional" of Print
Direction. See
“
7-2-4. Changing
the Print Direction”.
The ink runs and blurs on the
edge.
Too much ink is used.
Adjust the Ink Volume. See
“4-3-6. Selecting the Ink
Volume”.
Using a thin T-shirt that is not
made with 100% cotton.
Adjust the ink volume.
The outlines of printed image
are not clear, or texts and
outlines are printed doubled.
The Platen height may be
wrong. with a too large gap..
Adjust the Platen Height. See
“4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the
Platen”.
T-shirt is smudged with ink.
Print Heads hit garment
Keep the surface flat (esp. both
edges) and take care in
removing the wet T-shirt..
The Platen Sheet needs to be
replaced and is dirty.
See “6-1-4. Replacing the Platen
Sheet".
Ink dots smudged yellow area
where is next to black area.
Select Yellow / Black Printing of
Printer Driver.
See “4-3-7. Setting Yellow /
Black Printing”.