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- Page 1 ™ ChromaBlast v1.0 Getting Started Guide For EPSON Stylus ® PRO 4880 Revision 2/2008...
- Page 3 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the ® EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 © Copyright 2008, Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., Revision February 2008. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
- Page 4 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This product is for commercial use only. This Process License Agreement ("PLA") is a legal agreement between you and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ("Sawgrass"). By installing the ChromaBlast™ cartridge in your printer, or otherwise using the Sawgrass ChromaBlast ink, you agree to be bound by the terms of this PLA.
- Page 5 You may use the ChromaBlast™ v1.5 media packaged herewith with your ChromaBlast™ ink in your Epson printer to practice the printing process described in U.S. Patent No. 6,341,856 (“Sawgrass Process”). The use of any ink, dye or pigment and media combination to practice the Sawgrass Process, other than ChromaBlast™...
- Page 6 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAWGRASS SOFTWARE- ChromaBlast Driver™ IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Sawgrass Technologies Inc. End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Sawgrass Technologies, Inc for the Sawgrass software product identified above, which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed materials, and "online"...
- Page 7 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a computer for the uses permitted hereby. You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. You may not loan, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer the other medium to another user, except as part of the permanent transfer (as provided above) of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Table of Contents Table of Contents ..........................6 Introduction............................7 About this Document ........................8 Installing ChromaBlast ™ Cartridges ....................9 Printing and Heat Transfer Instructions..................15 ChromaBlast Driver™... -
Page 9: Introduction
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Introduction Welcome to Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. and ChromaBlast™. We are excited to offer a total cotton solution for your business. We look forward to working with you and to a continued partnership in digital imaging. -
Page 10: About This Document
™ The documentation provided pertains only to the use of ChromaBlast inks in your EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 ink jet printer. To assist you in the overall setup process, references are made back to the EPSON Stylus PRO 4880 Printer Basics Guide for instructions. -
Page 11: Installing Chromablast Cartridges
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Installing ChromaBlast Cartridges ™ Do not install the Epson Inks provided with the printer. Please call Sawgrass Technical Support if you need assistance installing the ChromaBlast™... - Page 12 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ 1. Ensure the printer power is on. Press the ink compartment cover to release the latch and open the cover. 2. Raise the ink lever to the unlocked position.
- Page 13 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ 4. Remove the replacement ink cartridge from its packaging and insert it into the slot with the label facing left. Do not force the cartridge into the slot.
- Page 14 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ 7. After approximately 1 minute, the ink leer messages will appear on the LCD panel. The LCD will indicate that the printer recognized “NON- GENUINE” ink cartridges.
- Page 15 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ 11. Press the down key (V) until the following message appears: 12. Press the left key (<) to accept acknowledgement of the warranty message. 13. The following messages will appear:...
- Page 16 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ 14. Press the PAUSE key once. 15. The following message will appear. The printer is now ready for use. Channel Configuration Matte K ChromaBlast™ If the cartridge does not insert smoothly into...
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Page 17: Printing And Heat Transfer Instructions
Print using the supplied ChromaBlast 4880 Driver v1.0 program only. The print side of ChromaBlast media is opposite the ChromaBlast logo. For the Epson 4880 place print side face up in the printer tray. Mirror Image: Check this box in the ChromaBlast Driver to ensure the image prints in reverse and that text appears correctly when image is transferred. - Page 18 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Revision 2/2008 ChromaBlast Driver™ User Guide For Epson Stylus PRO 4880 ® For distribution with ChromaBlast™ Media v1.5 only NOT FOR RESALE...
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Page 19: Chromablast Driver™ Introduction
- simply print from your application with the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 rather than the Epson printer driver. The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 prints your image just like the Epson printer driver except for the colors. Watch how it magically ™ makes ChromaBlast ink colors picture perfect! The ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™... -
Page 20: Setup Instructions - Windows Xp / Vista
Install the Epson printer driver. According to the Epson user’s manual. After the Epson driver is installed, check to see which port the printer is set to: In XP you can do this by clicking on Start, Printers and Faxes. - Page 21 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ The Welcome screen is displayed. Click Next to proceed. The License Agreement is displayed next. Select the appropriate choice for acceptance of the Licensing Agreement to continue.
- Page 22 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ If you have not previously registered the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0, you will be prompted to do so. Registering is the only way to take full advantage of the features in this Driver.
- Page 23 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ of the manual for information on how to use ColorSure to get perfect spot colors). If Setup detects either of these applications on your system, the palette files will be placed in the appropriate folder indicated in the Destination Folder box.
- Page 24 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ If the installation cannot find the printer port then you will be given the opportunity to choose the port you want to use for the product you are installing. Use the value that was recorded in step 4 above.
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Page 25: Using Chromablast Driver™ In Windows Xp / Vista
ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. Do not print to your Epson printer with the Epson printer driver; printing with the Epson driver will not give you the benefit of color management. Quick Start Example (Corel Draw) 1) Open/Create an image in Corel Draw. - Page 26 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™...
- Page 27 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 Properties Overview The following figure shows the printer properties for a registered version of the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. The Advanced Color Options tab and the Print Palette functions will not be available if the product has not been registered.
- Page 28 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Group 2 - Color Settings Overview This tab gives you access to all of the color management controls available in the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0. Color correction allows you to create transfers from all kinds of images, from photorealistic images to spot color logos.
- Page 29 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ ColorSure Enhancement - The ColorSure enhancement is used to replace specific colors in your image with a spot color chosen from the ColorSure palette. This resulting spot color enhancement is not affected by color setting.
- Page 30 “Install”. Dual CMYK – This option should be checked if you have ChromaBlast CMYK inks loaded in both the left and right side of your Epson 4880 printer. If your Epson 4880 is set up for hybrid ChromaBlast /...
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Page 31: Appendix A: Network Printing In Windows Xp / Vista
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Appendix A: Network Printing in Windows XP / Vista Network printing with the ChromaBlast 4880 Driver™ v1.0 in Windows XP and Vista is simple. Before a network printer can be used it must be installed on the network and shared. -
Page 32: Appendix B: Defeating Application Color Management
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Appendix B: Over-Riding Design Software Color Management The ChromaBlast 4880 driver provides a complete color management solution for your ChromaBlast™ media v1.5 printing. It is extremely important that you turn off any color matching features associated with your design software. - Page 33 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Adobe Photoshop™ 7, CS, and CS2 Color Setup From the main menu choose Edit, Color Settings. On the Color Settings dialog box, turn all Color Management Policies off. Turn off Profile Mismatches.
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Page 35: Appendix C: Using Colorsure™ And Custom Palette
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Appendix C: Using ColorSure™ and Custom Palette I. Introduction ColorSure is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main components of the ColorSure System: 1.) the printed palette; 2.) Color Finder;... - Page 36 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ • Select the color settings and the output (high speed, high quality) that you wish to print the palette, and click the box ‘Print Palette’. •...
- Page 37 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ IV. Using Color Finder After printing the ColorSure Palette, you see that you have an array of colors to work with. There will be times, however, when the color you need is not included in the ColorSure Palette.
- Page 38 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Custom Palette Utility • You may alter the chosen start color’s CMYK value by selecting two or three Step Colors. Using multiple step colors will present you with a greater range and variety of colors to choose from.
- Page 39 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ ▬ If you modify your Start Color with three steps, Step Color 1 will remain the same. However Step Color 2 and Step Color 3 will form an imaginary ‘X’ and their values will change on opposing diagonal Y axes.
- Page 40 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ button. This will print your custom Similar Colors Chart directly to the printer. • After printing the Color Chart, try to match your desired color to one that is on the palette.
- Page 41 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ • Next, assign an RGB Input Color value. There are two methods to establish this value. 1. If you have the original file, sample the color that was matched in your graphic design application with the eye dropper tool.
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Page 42: Supplies & Equipment
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Supplies & Equipment ChromaBlast™ ink and v1.5 media are sold through a network of Authorized ChromaBlast™ Channel Partners. A full listing of authorized resellers is available on our Web site at www.sawgrassink.com. -
Page 43: Troubleshooting
ChromaBlast™ images. If you are having problems related to the performance of your printer, please refer to the Problem Solving section found in the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 Printer User’s Guide. The colors in my transferred image are incorrect The image may need color adjustment. - Page 44 Colors are light and splotchy Ensure you printed on the correct side of the media. For the Epson 4880 place print side face down in the printer tray so that the missing corner is in the top right hand side when facing the printer.
- Page 45 Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ My image has gaps or bands present Ensure that all of the printer’s nozzles are firing properly. Perform a Nozzle Check from the Utility tab of your printer driver. For further instructions, see the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 Printer User’s Guide...
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Page 46: Technical Support
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. ChromaBlast Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 ™ Technical Support If you are having difficulties achieving good results from your ChromaBlast™ v1.5 inks or media, you have several support options: Telephone: You may contact your authorized SubliJet reseller during their normal hours of operation for assistance.