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7. Troubleshooting 7. Troubleshooting CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space left for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating and it may be injured. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T-shirt tray and the covers, it may be injured. Do not move the Platen by hand. The Printer may be seriously damaged by this. Do not put your hands inside the covers while the printer's power is turned on, otherwise your hands may touch against moving parts and this may result in injury. Wait at least 1 minute after turning off the power switch before opening the front cover. Do not touch the head heat sink as it may be HOT and may cause a bum. Be careful not to get your fingers caught when closing the front cover, otherwise it may result in injury to your fingers. Do not disassemble the ink cartridge. Take care not to let the liquids: Ink, Wash Liquid, Maintenance Solution, Pretreatment or waste liquid come into contact with your eyes or onto your skin, otherwise inflammation can result. In case of contact with eyes, do not rub but immediately rinse the eyes with water. Furthermore, do not drink the liquids: Ink, Wash Liquid, Maintenance Solution, Pretreatment or waste liquid under any circumstances, as they can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Keep the liquids out of the reach of children. GT-3 Series 101

Section	Page
COVER	1
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	3
CONTENTS	8
1. Read This First	11
1-1. Precautions	11
1-2. Unpacking Your Printer	15
1-3. Required Condition	15
1-3-1. Environment	15
1-3-2. Electrical Requirements	16
1-3-3. Software Information	16
1-3-4. Other RequirementsWhen purchasing optional tools and devices, choose one that meets the following requirements.	16
1-3-5. Consumable Requirements and OptionsFor ordering new or replacement items please use the codes below.	17
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts	18
2-1. Front	18
2-2. Right	19
2-3. Rear	19
2-4. Inside of the Front Cover	20
2-5. Upper part of the Maintenance Unit	21
2-6. Under the Platen	22
2-7. Control Panel	23
2-7-1. Display	24
2-7-2. Menu List	25
3. Getting Started	27
3-1. Placing Your Printer	28
3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer	29
3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer	29
3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer	30
3-3. Preparing Your PC	31
3-3-1. When you already have GT-541/GT-782	31
3-3-2. PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit)	31
3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP	32
3-3-4. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)	34
3-3-5. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows Vista / Windows 7	35
3-3-6. Opening the installed manuals	35
3-3-7. Opening the Useful Tools	36
3-3-8. How to use Firmware Update Tools	37
3-4. Setting Up Your Printer	38
3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast	38
3-4-2. Adjusting the Speaker Volume	38
3-4-3. Temperature	38
3-4-4. Language	38
4. Printing Directly from Applications	39
4-1. Basic Printing Procedure	40
4-2. Setting the Applications’ Print Condition	40
4-2-1. Common Notice for All Applications	40
4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW	42
4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop	48
4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator	54
4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elements	59
4-2-6. Settings for Paint Shop Photo Pro	60
4-2-7. Printing From Other Applications	60
4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition	61
4-3-1. Selecting Machine Mode	62
4-3-2. Entering the Job Comment	63
4-3-3. Selecting the Platen Size	63
4-3-4. Setting the Ink	63
4-3-5. Setting the Resolution	63
4-3-6. White Settings	64
4-3-7. Print with Black Ink on black garment	65
4-3-8. Making Gray with CMY Inks	65
4-3-9. Color Multiple Pass Printing	66
4-3-10. Settings for Color Inks	66
4-3-11. Settings for White Ink	67
4-3-12. Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the Vividness	67
4-3-13. Printing the image file on Transparent Layer	68
4-3-14. Setting Print Direction as Uni-Directional	73
4-3-15. Printing Color Chart	74
4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen	75
4-4-1. Uninstalling the Platen	75
4-4-2. Installing the Platen	76
4-4-3. Lowering the Platen height	77
4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen	79
4-6. Printing	82
4-6-1. Applying the Pretreatment	82
4-6-2. Making One Print	85
4-6-3. Printing More than One Print Using the Same Print Data	85
4-7. Removing the T-shirt from the Platen	86
4-8. Curing the Ink onto the T-shirt	86
5. Printing AR3 Files	87
5-1. Making Print Data in AR3 File	87
5-2. Reading AR3 Files Saved in a USB flash drive	89
5-3. Sending AR3 Files from GT-3 File Viewer to your Printer	90
6. Maintenance	93
6-1. Replacing Consumables	94
6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge	94
6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps / Wipers	96
6-1-3. Replacing Flushing Plate Sponge and Flushing Plate Felt	99
6-1-4. Replacing the Fan Filter	99
6-1-5. Replacing the Roller Felts	101
6-1-6. Cleaning the inside of the printer and restart	101
6-1-7. Cleaning the Encoder Strip	102
6-2. Regular Maintenance	105
6-2-1. Daily Cleaning White for replacing dull White Ink (Once a day, before printing)	105
6-2-2. White Tube Cleaning (once a week)	105
6-2-3. Waste Ink Disposal	107
6-2-4. Replacing the Platen Sheet	108
6-2-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage	109
7. Troubleshooting	111
7-1. Solving Printer Problems	112
7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems	114
7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems	116
7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads	118
7-2-3. Checking Print Quality with Nozzle Check Pattern	118
7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction	121
7-2-5. Changing the Auto Cleaning Setting	121
7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles	122
7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head	124
7-2-8. Adjustment after the Print Head has been replaced	133
7-2-9. Adjusting the CR Speed	134
7-2-10. Adjusting the Flushing Interval	134
7-2-11. Adjusting the Flushing Volume	135
7-2-12. Adjusting the amount of White Ink in Daily Cleaning White	136
7-2-13. Copy Log file to USB flash drive	137
7-3. Solving Application Problems	138
7-4. Error Messages	139
8. Specifications	147
8-1. Mechanical Specification	147
8-2. Software Specification	147

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7. Troubleshooting

CAUTION

Ensure there is adequate space left for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating and it may be

injured.

Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T-shirt tray and the

covers, it may be injured.

Do not move the Platen by hand.

The Printer may be seriously damaged by this.

Do not put your hands inside the covers while the printer’s power is turned on, otherwise your hands may touch

against moving parts and this may result in injury.

Wait at least 1 minute after turning off the power switch before opening the front cover.

Do not touch the head heat sink as it may be HOT and may cause a bum.

Be careful not to get your fingers caught when closing the front cover, otherwise it may result in injury to your

fingers.

Do not disassemble the ink cartridge.

Take care not to let the liquids: Ink, Wash Liquid, Maintenance Solution, Pretreatment or waste liquid come into

contact with your eyes or onto your skin, otherwise inflammation can result. In case of contact with eyes, do not

rub but immediately rinse the eyes with water.

Furthermore, do not drink the liquids: Ink, Wash Liquid, Maintenance Solution, Pretreatment or waste liquid under

any circumstances, as they can cause vomiting and diarrhea.

Keep the liquids out of the reach of children.