GT-782 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual before using the printer. Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference. GARMENT PRINTER GT-782 US support homepage http://www.brother-usa.
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Thank you very much for buying a BROTHER printer. Before using your new printer, please read the safety instructions below and the explanations given in the instruction manual. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS [1] Safety indications and their meanings This instruction manual and the indications and symbols that are used on the printer itself are provided in order to ensure safe operation of this printer and to prevent accidents and injury to yourself or other people.
WARNING Installation Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment. If dust collects inside the printer, it may cause fire or electric shocks or problems with correct operation. Do not bend the cords excessively or fasten them too hard with staples or anything similar to secure cords, otherwise there is the danger that fire or electric shocks could occur. Be sure to connect the ground.
CAUTION Installation Setting up and moving of the printer should only be carried out by a qualified technician. The printer machine weighs approximately 230 kg (507 lb). Transporting and setting up of the printer should be held in proper way. The machine may fall down and cause injury. The printer must be used on a suitable stable surface, otherwise it may tip over or fall down and cause injury. Furthermore, the table that supports the printer should be at least 180 cm (70.9 inch) in width and 90 cm (35.
[3] Warning labels The following warning labels appear on the printer. Please follow the instructions on the labels at all times when using the printer. If the labels have been removed or are difficult to read, please contact your nearest Brother dealer. 1 2 Watch your fingers, or you may be injured.
Ink Cartridge Maintenance Solution Pretreatment Wash Liquid 4321M GT-782 v
Table of Contents 1. Read This First ..............................................................................................................................................................1 1-1. Precautions............................................................................................................................................................1 1-2. Unpacking Your Printer .................................................................................................................
4-3-3. Setting the Ink.................................................................................................................................................47 4-3-4. Setting the White Volume..............................................................................................................................48 4-3-5. Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the Vividness......................................................................49 4-3-6.
1. Read This First 1. Read This First 1-1. Precautions Please observe the following precautions before using your printer. Please advise the following to customers. Printed colors may transfer when a printed surface rubs on a white or light-colored synthetic leather made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride). When printing CMYK-only garments, the CMYK ink may transfer to the White-only printed garment when they rub against each other.
1. Read This First Tubes and Print Heads for White must be cleaned with Maintenance Solution once a week by the menu Tube Cleaning. The Warning "Clean Tube W*" is indicated on the display of the right Control Panel after a week passes since the last Tube Cleaning. If the printer is unused for a period of time there is a possibility that Print Heads may become blocked as ink dries.
1. Read This First 1-2. Unpacking Your Printer Your printer must be unpacked by a Brother representative or a Brother authorized shipping company. After unpacking, check that the following parts are included. Contact Brother Customer Service Hot Line if any of these is missing.
1. Read This First 1-3-3. Software Information Supported OS: Latest Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Supported Interface: USB 1.1/ 2.0 Minimum System Requirements: 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more is recommended), 128 MB free disk space (256 MB or more is recommended), 1 GHz CPU (2 GHz or more is recommended.
1. Read This First 1-3-5. Consumable Requirements For ordering new or replacement items please use the codes below.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-1. Front 4322M No. Name Description 1 Platen Holds the T-shirt to be printed. 2 Platen Sheet Prevents a T-shirt from slipping so that an image is printed on your desired position. 3 T-shirt Tray Keeps parts of T-shirt hanging from the Platen (e.g. sleeves) on this T-shirt Tray. 4 Front Cover Open this to work on the inside of your printer. Open it after you turn OFF the printer.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-2. Left 4323M No. Name Description 1 Ink Cartridge Slot Load the Ink Cartridges of the appropriate color Black (1), Magenta (2), Cyan (3), Yellow (4). 5 Ink Cartridge Storage Store the new Ink Cartridges. 6 CompactFlash slot Inserts CompactFlash. 7 USB port Inserts USB cable to PC. 2 3 4 2-3. Right 4324M No. Name Description 1 White Ink Cartridge Slot W1 is the front side and W4 is the back side.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-4. Inside of the Front Cover Cancel any operation, restore the Platens and turn off your printer before opening the Front Cover. Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover. If you open the Front Cover while operating, the power automatically turns off. 4325M 4326M No. Name Description 1 Print Heads (Left) Jets the Color Ink to the platen. From the left black, magenta, cyan, and yellow.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-5. Under the Platen 4327M No. Name Description 1 Platen Height Adjustment Lever Adjusts the Platen height. Leftmost "A" is the normal T-shirt position. Check the exact height with Platen Button on Control Panel when you print on thicker material. 2 Platen Fixing Lever Fixes the Platen. Tighten/Loosen this lever to install/uninstall the Platen and to adjust the Platen height. 3 Bush Platen Shaft Fixes and holds the Platen.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-6. Control Panel Control Panel (Left) Control Panel (Right) 4328M No. Name Description 1 Error Lamp Indicates errors or warnings. See “2-6-1. Indication Lamps” for the details. 2 Platen Button Loads / Ejects the Platen. 3 Head Cleaning Button Cleans the Print Heads. See “7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads” in the Instruction Manual for the details. 4 Stop Button Cancels printing or Print Head cleaning. Returns to Standby mode.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-6-1. Indication Lamps The lamps on the control panel indicate the status of your printer as shown below. Lamp Printer Status Off: No print data has been received. Print Button Flashing: Receiving a print data. On: Printing data has been received. Off: No error is detected. Error Lamp On: One or more errors have been detected (See “7-4. Error Messages” in the Instruction Manual for the details).
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-6-2. Display Menu Display: This display is used to select an operation for maintenance or setting up. Left Menu Right Menu Job/ Status Display: When your printer has received a print data, it shows the Job/ Status Display: it displays the information needed for printing operations. 4329M No. Item Shown Description 1 Job Comment Shows the last 17 characters of a received data.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts 2-6-3. Menu List There are some differences in Left/Right menu. White Ink menus are in the right and CompactFlash and general menus are in the left control panels Left Menu Content Head Cleaning Executes Head Cleaning by one or all four Print Heads. Refer to "7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads" Normal: normal mis-firing Powerful:After cleaning the Print Head nozzles, when normal head cleaning does not work. Test Print Prints to check mis-firing and print quality.
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts Right Menu Content Head Cleaning Executes Head Cleaning by one or all four Print Heads. Test Print Prints to check mis-firing and print quality. White Retrieval After printing, retrieves White Ink and loads Maintenance Solutions. "6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink" Load White Loads White Ink into the tubes and Print Heads. "6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink" Total Print Goes into the maintenance submenu. Tube Cleaning: "6-1-3.
3. Getting Started 3. Getting Started Before using your printer, it needs to be correctly setup as described in this chapter. WARNING Do not handle the power cord with wet hands, otherwise it may cause electric shocks. Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment. If dust collects inside the printer, it may cause fire or electric shocks or problems with correct operation. Be sure to connect the ground.
3. Getting Started 3-1. Placing Your Printer Locate your printer taking the following into account Environmental conditions are suitable. Avoid direct sunlight, dust and extremes of humidity. Never use an extension cable. A working space must be left around the printer. Minimum space of 80 cm (31.5 inch) on the front, 5 cm (1.97 inch) on the rear, 50 cm (19.7 inch) on the both side. Body size is about 267 cm (105.1 inch) x 115 cm (45.3 inch) x 83 cm (32.7 inch). See the figure below.
3. Getting Started 3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer Before you connect the power cord, make sure: The Ink Cartridges and Wiper Cleaner Cassette are installed. Waste ink tubes are properly set the waste ink tanks. Keep the front space inside the Guard Bar as the Platen slides out approximately 30 cm (12 inches) when operating. 3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer (1) Shake the White Ink Cartridges beforehand (30 seconds to 1 minute for each).
3. Getting Started 3-3. Preparing Your PC This section describes how to install the GT-782 Printer Driver (FileOutput), manuals (Basic Operation Manual/ Instruction Manual), Brother GT File Viewer, and other tools. Make sure the steps because there are some different dialogs shown between Windows XP and Vista / Windows 7. After those installations are over, install GT-782 Printer Driver (USB) by connecting USB 2.0 cable. 3-3-1.
3. Getting Started 3-3-2. PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit) Do not connect the printer to the PC at this stage. You must be logged on with Administrator rights on the PC. (1) Turn on your PC. (2) Close all open applications (3) Insert the Install CD (included) to your PC. Open the CD-ROM drive, move to [ 32bit_OS ] and double-click "Setup.exe". (4) The Installer starts installation. Follow the indications of the dialogs.
3. Getting Started 3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP (1) Connect the USB 2.0 cable to your printer (power OFF). We do not recommend connection via a USB hub to the printer. (2) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 Cable to your PC. (3) Turn on your GT-782 printer. The following window appears. Select "No, not this time”, and then click “Next”. (4) Insert the Install CD. The following window appears.
3. Getting Started (5) Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and the click “Next”. The installation starts. When "Hardware installation" dialog (not passed Windows Logo testing, see 3-3-2. (5)) appears during installation, Click "Continue Anyway". The installation continues. If you connect the USB 2.0 cable anyway, the dialog to insert the install CD appears. Confirm that the Install CD is inserted properly, and then click “OK”.
3. Getting Started 3-3-4. Opening the installed manuals (1) Click “All Programs” on “Start” menu. (2) Select "Manuals“ in "Brother GT-782 Tools”. (3) Click the manual you want to open. The language is the same that is selected in installation. Only manuals with selected language are installed to your PC. Others PDF files are in the folder "Manual" on Install CD.
3. Getting Started 3-3-5. Opening the Useful Tools Useful Tools are installed in "Useful Tools“ in "Brother GT-782 Tools”. Color Palettes for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and CorelDRAW Color Palettes "GT_Colors_T.aco" for Adobe Photoshop, "GT_Colors_T.ai" for Illustrator, "GT_Colors.cpl" and "GT_Tshirts.cpl" for CorelDRAW are available. The colors are the same in GT Color Chart "ColorChart.
3. Getting Started 3-3-6. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Refer first to "3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP" first and confirm the procedures and notes. In brief, like for Windows XP and Windows 2000, GT-782 FileOutput Printer Driver, tools and manuals are installed first from Install CD, and PC must be restarted. Then PC is connected to USB 2.0 cable, the printer turned ON, and USB 2.0 cable connected to the printer.
3. Getting Started (5) The Installer starts installation. Follow the indications of the dialogs. (6) During the installation, the following warning appears. Click "Install this driver software anyway" and continue. (7) After installation, your PC will need to restart. Remove your Install CD and restart your PC. If you are going to use your printer without connecting it to your PC, this will be the end of PC preparation. 3-3-7. Connection with USB 2.
3. Getting Started 3-4. Setting Up Your Printer Adjust the display contrast and the speaker volume as required. 3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast (1) Press the OK Button on your printer’s Control Panel. (2) Use the Up/Down Button to highlight “LCD Contrast”, and then press the OK Button. The following display appears. (3) Use the Up/Down Button to select your desired contrast from 0 to 7, and then press the OK Button. 3-4-2.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4. Printing Directly from Applications WARNING If a foreign object gets inside the printer, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord, and arrange for a service call to resolve. If you continue to use the printer while there is a foreign object inside, it may result in fire or electric shocks or problems with correct operation.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-1. Basic Printing Procedure (1) Set the proper color settings and print conditions of the application. For precise editing and output, applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Paint Shop Pro are recommended. See “4-2. Setting the Applications’ Print Condition” for further details. (2) Create the artwork using a suitable graphic application. Use RGB=254 (=254, 254, 254) white for white color.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Print Layout: Your printer has a large print area 14x 16 inches (35 x 40 cm), Any application has a rule to do the layout in printing, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explore sets the artwork at the center top, Microsoft Power Point does at the center middle. The GT-782 Printer does not have Letter or A4 paper size. To avoid this issue, please set the paper size as 14x 16 inches (35 x 40 cm) and do the layout manually by yourself.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW Color settings: (1) Select [ Tools ] > [ Color Management ] (2) CorelDRAW 10/11/12: Select “Color Management off” as the style. CorelDRAW 10/11/12 CorelDRAW X3/X4: Select RGB radio button. Check the left top menu: it changes [default settings] to [ Custom (Current settings not saved)].
4. Printing Directly from Applications Print Area: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print Setup ] menu. (2) Select “Brother GT-782” or "Brother GT-782 FileOutput" for the printer to be used. Your PC's default printer is recommended. (3) Select [ Layout ] > [ Page Setup ] menu. These steps can be applied to set an accurate layout for already existing files. (4) Click "Set From Printer" to preview the created image in the Platen size. Use Color Palettes in Useful Tools: (1) See "3-3-5.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Convert to Bitmap: (1) Select [ Bitmaps ] > [ Convert to Bitmap... ] menu. (2) CorelDRAW 10/11/12: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Profile" is OFF. 200 dpi is enough for solid clipart. CorelDRAW 10/11/12 CorelDRAW X3/X4: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Profile" is ON.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254: RGB=255 (paper color) white is always transparent with no ink printed. When you print an image like photo, there may be RGB=255 white spots and they will be ink holes. Follow the steps below to change RGB=255 white to RGB=254 white. (1) Select [ Effect (Image for CorelDRAW 12 or under)] > [ Adjust ] > [ Replace Colors ] menu. Set RGB=255 white to [ Old color ] and RGB=254 to [ New color ]. Set [ Range ] to [ 1 ] and click "OK".
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Color settings: (1) Select [ Edit ] > [ Color Settings ] menu. The Color Settings window appears. (2) Make Color settings as follows, and then click “OK". Advanced Mode: Check Working Spaces: RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 CMYK: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 / Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 Conversion Options/ Intent: Relative Colorimetric GT-782 is an RGB printer. Make the artwork in RGB mode because CMYK artwork is printed, colors e.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Print: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print with Preview Alt + Ctrl + P ] menu (depends on versions). When the default printer of the PC used is set "Brother GT-782”, the layout is set in this window. (2) Settings are different from the versions. Photoshop 6/7/CS: Make print options as follows, go to "Page Setup..." to do Printer Driver settings, and then click “Print”. Show More Options: Check Pull-down menu: Color Management Source Space/ Document: sRGB IEC61966-2.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Photoshop CS2/CS3 Make print options as follows, go to "Page Setup..." to do Printer Driver settings, and then click “Print”. More Options: click Pull-down menu: Color Management Print: Document: Profile: sRGB IEC IEC61966-2.1 or untagged Options: Color Handing: Let Printer Determine Colors Photoshop CS2 (3) Go on to the Page Setup dialog and click "OK". < Note> Do not check “Print to File" on Print window to make print files. Use GT-782 FileOutput Printer Driver.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Color Swatch in Useful Tools: (1) See "3-3-5. Opening the Useful Tools" and download Photoshop Color Swatch (called palette in CorelDRAW) GT_Colors_T.aco. (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show. Click the little triangle at the right top of the window (in the orange circle below) to show the submenu. Photoshop CS2 (3) Select [ Replace Swatches... ] and select file "GT_Colors_T.aco". The swatch replaced. Use them with the Color Chart "GT_ColorChart.arp".
4. Printing Directly from Applications Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254: RGB=255 (paper color) white is always transparent with no ink printed. When you print an image like photo, there may be RGB=255 white spots and they will be ink holes. Normally you can select RGB=255 white directly with the menu in select and replace to RGB=254 white. If you can not select directly RGB=255 in the image, follow the steps below to change RGB=255 white to RGB=254 white.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator Set Brother GT-782 as the default printer before you go on to the following steps, otherwise, an image may be printed incorrectly. GT-782 is an RGB printer. Make the print data in RGB Color mode to get the best Color accuracy. In CMYK color mode artwork may be printed dark and unclear.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Opening the new file: Set the New Document settings as follows: Width: 14 in (355.6 mm) Height: 16 in (406.4 mm) Orientation: Portrait Color Mode: RGB Color Illustrator CS2 Printing: (1) Click [ File ] > [ Print ] menu. (2) Illustrator 10/CS: Make sure the following settings. Source Space is either "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" or "Untagged RGB". Print Space/ Profile: Same As Source Click "Properties" (Illustrator 10) or "Setup" (Illustrator CS) to do Printer Driver Settings.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Illustrator CS2/CS3: Make sure the following settings. Document Profile and Printer Profile are either "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" or "Untagged RGB". Color Handling: Let Illustrator determine Colors Click "Setup" to do Printer Driver Settings.
4. Printing Directly from Applications Color Swatch in Useful Tools: (1) See "3-3-5. Opening the Useful Tools" and download Illustrator Color swatch "GT_Colors_T.ai". (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show. Click the little triangle at the right top of the window (in the orange circle below) to show the submenu. Select [ Open Swatch Library ] and [ Other Library ... ] at the bottom. Illustrator CS (3) Select "GT_Colors_T.ai". The swatch replaced. Use them with the Color Chart "GT_ColorChart.
4. Printing Directly from Applications An image that is smaller than 14 x 16 inches (e.g. a letter-size image) may not be printed on proper positions, or may result in errors. If this happens follow the steps below to correct. (1) Open "Document Setup" on "File" menu. (2) Select "Artboard". (3) Check "Use Print Setup", and then click "Print Setup…". The Print Setup window appears. If "Platen 14x16" is selected for "Size", temporally change it to "Platen 10x12", and then click “OK”.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elements Color settings and print settings are required before printing. After the printer driver is installed, set the Colors before editing the document. Color settings: (1) Select "Color Settings..." on "Edit" menu. The Color Settings window appears. (2) Select "Limited Color management", and then click “OK”. Photoshop Elements 3 (English Version) Printing Refer to Photoshop page in "4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop".
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-6. Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition Color settings: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Preferences ] menu. (2) Select "Color Management". The Color Management window appears. (3) Uncheck "Enable Color Management", and then click “OK”. Paint Shop Pro 9 (English Version) Printing: Select [ File ] > [ Print ] menu. Click "Properties" to do Printer Driver Settings.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition RGB-255 (paper color) is transparent with no ink printed. When there are some spots in RGB=255 color in a photo, e.g. those spots will never be printed. Set RGB=254 white for white image. As for the operations for each application, see "4-2. Setting the Applications’ Print Condition" or application help. Set the printer driver condition following the procedure below.
4. Printing Directly from Applications (3) Click "Advanced " button and open the Advanced Menu. The upper menu is only for White ink and the middle menu is only for CMYK Color inks. Additionally you can make a print data as Uni-Directional printing. This settings is available only When GT-782 printer's [ Print Direction ] menu is [ Auto ]. If the setting is either [ Always Bi- ] or [ Always Uni- ], the setting of the printer is prior to the Printer Driver setting. 4-3-1.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-3-4. Setting the White Volume Adjust the amount of Mask / Highlight White ink. Mask [ 3 ] makes the smoothest gradation. When you print on a vivid and deep color T-shirt, adjust the mask to [ 4 ] or [ 5 ]. When you print on a light color T-shirt, select either [ 1 ] or [ 2 ] to make the mask thinner. When [ Print with Black Ink ] is OFF, select [ 3 ] for smooth and accurate colorization.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-3-5. Selecting the Color Processing for increasing the Vividness This menu is an advanced Vivid Processing of GT-541. You can arrange the saturation (the strength of the colors) and the contrast separately. GT-541 Vivid Processing is equal to GT-782 Contrast and you can adjust more precisely by 0-40. Vivid Processing 1 is identical to Contrast 10. When the image data is well-contrasted, adjust mainly with Saturation.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-3-7. CMYK Color Inks for Color ink only This menu is available only for [ Color Only ]. It is the same menu in GT-541. Ink Volume(CMYK) To get the best print result, you may need to adjust the amount of ink depending on the fabric of the T-shirt to prevent blurring. Print “GT_InkVolume.arp" first and select the best ink volume by sliding the Ink Volume tab. It is in [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT-782 Tools ] > [ Test Data ].
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-3-8. Setting Print Direction as Uni-Directional This settings is available only When GT-782 printer's [ Print Direction ] menu is [ Auto]. You can set the Print Direction when you make print data so that mis-print may be decreased in print operation. If the printer's setting is [ Always Bi- ], the printer does bi-directional print even if the Printer Driver sets in Uni-Directional printing. The printer's setting is prior to the Printer Driver's. 4-3-9.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-4. Uninstalling / Installing the Platen Replace the Platen for your print material. When the option Platen e.g. Youth Platen is used, be sure to set "Platen Size" in Printer Driver menu (see "4-3-2. Selecting the Platen Size"). 4-4-1. Uninstalling the Platen (1) Press the Platen Button to eject the Platen. (2) Loosen the Platen Fixing Lever underneath the Platen. PlatenFixing FixingLever Lever Platen (3) Uninstall the Platen by lifting it up straight.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-4-2. Installing the Platen (1) Place the Platen. (2) Tighten the Platen Fixing Lever securely. Adjust the Platen Height (see "4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen ").
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-4-3. Lowering the Platen height By replacing to the GT-541's parts the Platen height can be lower by 10 mm (12 - 22 mm from the surface of the Print Heads). Prepare a screw driver and hexagon wrench. (1) Loosen the Platen Fixing Lever and uninstall the Platen by lifting it up straight. (2) Remove the three screws that fix the Platen Height Adjustment Lever, and remove the two nuts that fix the Platen Positioning Plate.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space left for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. 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.
4. Printing Directly from Applications (4) Place the T-shirt, with its print side on the top of Platen and the other side underneath the Platen, as shown below. The Pretreatment must be applied first when you print on dark-colored T-shirts with White ink. (See "4-6-1. Applying the Pretreatment".) Print Side Pay attention to the hems; neck, arm holes, tags, and the bottom. The side edges may raise and hit the Print Head during printing operation.
4. Printing Directly from Applications (7) Press the Platen Button to insert the Platen, and check the gap between the Obstruction Sensor and the T-shirt. If the Platen height is appropriate, the space is around 2.0 mm. Make sure you check the space when the Platen is moving, so that the Obstruction Sensor works properly. While the platen stops, it is in upper position. When the surface/back of the Obstruction Sensor is dirty, it may damage the printing material when loading.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-6. Printing CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space left for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand gets caught between the platen or the T-shirt tray and the covers, injury may result. Do not move the Platen by hand. The Printer may be mechanically and electrically damaged.
4. Printing Directly from Applications (3) Roll a roller on the surface so that the Pretreatment can sink equally. (4) Put the T-shirt on the heat press. Keep the surface flat without wrinkles. Use a separator sheet and press with high pressure. Curing condition is the same as ink: 180°C (356°F) in 35 seconds. (5) Remove the T-shirt from the heat press and cool. 4-6-2. Making One Print GT-782 receives the next print data from PC in printing. The print data is replaced after the print is finished.
4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-7. Removing the T-shirt from the Platen (1) Hold the shirt slightly to allow are to get between the shirt and the platen. (2) Hold both shoulders of the T-shirt, and then pull it out straight from the Platen. Be careful not to get "wet" ink on your hands or printed material. Wash your hands or clothes with soap if stained. 4-8. Curing the Ink onto the T-shirt To cure (fix) the ink onto the T-shirt, a heat press is convenient in time and temperature control.
5. Printing ARP Files 5. Printing ARP Files When saving a print data in ARP format file, you can select the printing procedure by either of these two methods Print an ARP file with GT File Viewer. You can check the detailed print conditions and ink cost before sending a print data to your printer. Save ARP files in a CompactFlash. You can print with Stand-alone printer without using PC. The procedure of printing ARP files: (1) Use GT-782 FileOutput Printer Driver and save the print data in ARP file format.
5. Printing ARP Files (4) Print with the application's print menu. Wait for a while until the following preview window appears. Click [ Save ] button. Depending on the application or the image, it may take a few minutes to open the Preview window after clicking “OK” or “Print”. Do not click “Print” or “OK” again. A print data example with White data (5) "Save As" dialog appears. Select where to save the data, enter the file name, select “GT Print File (*.
5. Printing ARP Files 5-2. Reading ARP Files Saved in a CompactFlash Use a CompactFlash that meets the requirements (see “1-3-4. Other Requirements”). Your printer can only read ARP files from a CompactFlash. The names of ARP files must be less than 8 characters (ASCII). (1) Open the CompactFlash Slot Cover and insert the CompactFlash, and then close the CompactFlash Slot Cover. Do not insert the CompactFlash by force; it may destroy the data saved in it.
5. Printing ARP Files 5-3. Sending ARP Files from GT File Viewer to your Printer (1) Double-click the ARP file directly or select the GT File Viewer in your PC's [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT-782 Tools] and click [ Browse… ] to open the ARP file. (2) The file’s print condition by the Printer Driver and the preview (layout) appear in the following window. If the White data is included ("Color + White" or "White Only"), the background indicates either black or "Transparent Color".
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5. Printing ARP Files (3) When the White data is included, you can simulate the print by changing the background color. Click [ Change ] button and select the color. When [ Show White Image ] is checked, Mask White data is indicated. When [ Show Highlight ] is checked, only Highlight White data is indicated.
5. Printing ARP Files Simulation with the brown background (R=128, G=64, B=64) (4) Confirm the print conditions and layout, then click “Send to GT Printer”. Also confirm that your printer is connected to PC with USB 2.0 Cable. The ARP file has been sent to your printer. If more than one GT-541 are installed in your PC, the Select Printer dialog appears. Select the one to send the data to, and then click OK. PC starts sending the print data.
6. Maintenance 6. Maintenance For optimum product performance regular maintenance is required. DANGER Wait at least 5 minutes after turning off the power switch and disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet before opening the cover of the control unit. Do not touch as high voltage can result in severe injury. WARNING Do not put your hands in the ink cartridge slot, otherwise the needle inside the slot may cause injury.
6. Maintenance 6-1. Replacing Consumables This section describes how to replace the consumables and the maintenance of the printer. 6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge The ink indicator on the Display flashes when the Ink Cartridge is getting low. Prepare the new Ink Cartridge, and replace it when “Empty XXXX (color)” is displayed. Use the Ink Cartridges described in “1-3-5. Consumable Requirements”. Be careful not to get ink on your hands or clothing. Wash with soap if stained with ink.
6. Maintenance Confirm the color of the ink cartridge. Loading a wrong color causes serious damage to print quality, and could damage to the Print Heads. If you have installed a wrong color, immediately contact Brother or your dealer for a service call. (4) When you have replaced the Black Ink Cartridge, refer to “6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner” and replace the attached Wiper Cleaner and clean the surroundings. This is really important to keep your printer in good condition.
6. Maintenance (6) If the ink inside of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette is soiled with ink: Wear gloves and remove the ink with a dry cloth, and then clean with a moist cloth. Inside the Wiper Cleaner Cassette (7) Push both sides of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette to open it. (8) Carefully drop off the used Wiper Cleaner and dispose of in accordance with local regulations. Wiper Cleaner Dispose the used Wiper Cleaner in compliance with your local regulations.
6. Maintenance (10) Close the Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Make sure that the bottom of the Wiper Cleaner is set within the two projections on the Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Push in the Wiper Cleaner after closing. (11) Open the Wiper Cleaning Kit which comes with the new Black Ink Cartridge. The following items are included. (12) Wear the gloves, and wet both sides of a Clean Applicator with the Wash Liquid.
6. Maintenance (14) Use the other side of the wet Clean Applicator to clean the rear of the Wiper Blade. (15) Wet other two Clean Applicators and use them to remove ink or dust from the Print Head Caps. Use one side of the Clean Applicator to clean one Print Head Cap. Do not use dry Clean Applicator; it cannot clean ink or dust. It may damage the Print Head Caps. Wipe off the dirty ink of Clean Applicator with soft cloth if it is too dirty and wet with Wash Liquid.
6. Maintenance 6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink Do not leave the White ink inside the printer. White pigment precipitates and may cause serious damage to your printer. Before you start your job, retrieve the White Ink, shake the cartridges for 30 seconds to 1 minutes, and the load the White Ink again to start your printing. Clean the tubes once a week with Maintenance Solution. Load the white ink again when you start the print job.
6. Maintenance 6-1-4. Waste Ink Disposal Use a polyethylene tank for additional Waste Ink Tank. The amount of the Waste Ink in the White Ink side (White Ink plus Maintenance Solution) is huge rather than the one in the Color Ink side. Confirm in advance the amount of the Waste Ink when you do the maintenance. Deal with care because it is heavy. (1) (2) (3) (4) Prepare a new polyethylene tank. Pull off the Waste Ink Tube carefully and insert it to the new Waste Ink Tank.
6. Maintenance 6-1-6. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage If you are not going to use your printer for about two weeks, clean the Print Head Caps before storage to prevent ink drying on the print heads. White Ink should be washed away with Maintenance Solution by Tube Cleaning and then the tubes should be filled with Maintenance Solution. The Wash Liquid is used for this cleaning. You can use the one in the Nozzle Cleaning Kit, the Cap Cleaning Kit, or you can purchase one.
6. Maintenance (6) Fill the Print Head Caps with Wash Liquid to prevent from ink clogging inside. Be careful not to spill the Wash Liquid around the Print Head Caps. If the Wiper Cleaner and the surroundings are dirty, refer to "6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner" and clean them. (7) Close the Front Cover. (8) Turn on your printer wait for initialization to finish. (9) After "Standby" is indicated, turn machine off. (10) When the machine is first switch on after a long storage period.
7. Troubleshooting 7. Troubleshooting WARNING Do not put your hands in the ink cartridge slot, otherwise the needle inside the slot may cause injury. 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.
7. Troubleshooting 7-1. Solving Printer Problems Use the table below to help solve printer problems. Problem Cannot send print data from the PC. Cause Solution You have selected the wrong printer. Confirm the selected printer, and select the correct one. USB cable not connected Disconnect and re-connect the USB 2.0 cable Your PC and OS do not satisfy the requirements of GT-782. See “1-3-3. Software Information" and check your PC properties. Using an USB cable that does not meet the requirement.
7. Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution An error occurred just after turning on GT-782. An error occurred. Check the error code with "7-4. Error Messages" and restart GT-782. If the error is not cleared, please contact Brother or your dealer. GT-782 cannot read data from CompactFlash. No CompactFlash is inserted in the slot, or it is not inserted properly. Insert CompactFlash properly. That CompactFlash is not supported. Use the supported CompactFlash. See “1-3-4. Other Requirements”.
7. Troubleshooting 7-2. Solving Print Quality Problems Use the table below to solve print quality problems. Problem Print is faded. Cause Solution The graphic applications’ settings are not appropriate. Maybe CYMK mode is being used for data. See “4-2 Setting the Applications’ Print Condition" and modify the artwork. The print condition is not appropriate. (less saturation) See “4-3.
7. Troubleshooting Problem T-shirt is smudged with ink. Cause Solution Print Heads hit garment Keep the surface flat (esp. both edges) and take care in removing the wet T-shirt. Waste ink spreads over the Wiper Cleaner and spoils around the Print Heads. See “6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner". The Platen Sheet needs to be replaced and is dirty. See “6-1-5. Replacing the Platen Sheet". Ink dots smudged yellow area where is next to black area. Select Yellow / Black Printing of Printer Driver.
7. Troubleshooting It is very important the machine is used in an environment as specified. Use a humidifier to keep the humidity up to 35% to keep print quality. Your printer automatically cleans its Print Heads every 24 prints; however more frequent Print Heads cleaning may need to be done depending on the environment. In this case, change the Auto Head Cleaning frequency (see “7-2-5. Changing the Auto Head Cleaning Setting”). Step 2: Check the Wiper Cleaner, replace it when it is full.
7. Troubleshooting (5) Check the Wiper Blade, and if it is damaged or worn , replace it using the Wiper ASSY (see “7-2-9. Replacing the Wiper Blade” for the details). Wiper Blade Step 3: Check the ink tubes and do “Powerful” head cleaning. Check the ink tube inside to see if there is any "empty" air space longer than 5 mm. If so, do "Powerful" head cleaning to fill the tube with ink. If not enough, please do "Initial" head cleaning (you can cancel if the empty air space disappears.
7. Troubleshooting 7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads Your printer automatically cleans its Print Heads every 24 prints (you can change the frequency; see “7-2-5. Changing the Auto Head Cleaning Setting”), or when your printer has not been used for more than two hours. The auto-cleaning starts when you press the Print Button in these situations. However, the auto-cleaning may not be enough and cannot solve print quality problems (e.g. stripes/ banding appears on the printed image).
7. Troubleshooting (3) Place a sheet of paper (A4 or letter size) at the right corner of the Platen as shown below. You can use a T-shirt instead of paper (see “4-5. Placing the T-shirt on the Platen”). Paper (4) Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display. (5) Press the Up/Down Button to select “Test Print”, and then press the OK Button. (6) Press the Up/Down Button to select “Nozzle Check”, and then press the OK Button. The following message appears.
7. Troubleshooting 7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction When there are large gaps between the Print Heads and printed medium, or when printing on very high absorbent material, horizontal stripes can appear on the printed image. You can solve this problem using one-way "Uni-Directional " print. If you adjust to a larger gap then we recommend this mode is used. Keep the gap by about 2-3 mm between the Obstruction Sensor and a T-shirt.
7. Troubleshooting 7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles Use the Nozzle Cleaning Kit to clean the Head Nozzle. Pay careful attention in cleaning the clean Print Head Nozzles, which are both delicate and expensive. The Print Head Nozzle should be cleaned only when it is needed as follows in “7-2-1. Procedure for Solving the Print Quality Problems”. (1) (2) (3) (4) Make sure your printer is in either "Standby" or "Ready". Press the OK Button to display the Menu Display.
7. Troubleshooting (8) Open the Nozzle cleaning Kit. Wear the gloves and wet a Clean Applicator with full of Wash Liquid. Nozzle Cleaning Kit is available for CMYK / White inks. Use Clean Applicators in Nozzle Cleaning Kit (round form), not in Cap Cleaning Kit (green stick with flat form). Wet a Clean Applicator only with Wash Liquid, do not rub the Print Head with other liquid (e.g. ater). Print Head may be seriously damaged. (9) Wet the surface (nozzle plate) of the Print Head with Wash Liquid.
7. Troubleshooting (10) Insert the Wiper Cleaner Cassette straight into your printer. Do not touch the Clearance Sensor (the bar above the Wiper Cleaner Cassette); (11) Close the Front Cover, and then turn on your printer. (12) Do the "Powerful" head cleaning and print the Nozzle Check Pattern until the print quality is satisfactory. 7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head The print heads can be replaced following the "Replacing the print head procedure". Use only Print Head W for White Ink.
7. Troubleshooting (6) Remove the Ink Cartridge (Color) or the Maintenance Solution (White) and then press the OK Button. The black example is shown. The message “Set Filter Cartridge & Press OK” appears. (7) Insert the Filter Cartridge to the Ink Cartridge Slot, and then press the OK Button. The ink draining of the head begins. Wait until the message “Turn Off & Change [X] Head” appears. (8) Turn off your printer.
7. Troubleshooting (10) Turn up the appropriate flat cable connector tab, and then disconnect the flat cable. Connector Tab Flat Cable Connector Tab Flat Cable (11) Wear the gloves included with the new Print Head, and then remove the tube fitting from the new Print Head.
7. Troubleshooting (12) Rotate the tube connector 90 degrees as shown below. (13) Disconnect the tube and put the tube fitting removed from the new Print Head to prevent the ink from coming out. (14) Turn the lever to the direction of the arrow to unlock the Print Head. Lever (15) Take off your gloves and remove the used Print Head by lifting up the knob.
7. Troubleshooting (16) Remove the Protective Tube from the new Print Head, and then install the new Print Head by holding the knob, and holding the flat cable with the other hand. Make sure the V-shaped groove of the Print Head hits the pin. Protective Tube V-shaped groove Pin (17) Press down the Print Head knob securely and push in the Print Head backward to align the Print Head properly.
7. Troubleshooting (18) Turn the lever to the direction of the arrow to lock the Print Head. (19) Remove the Nozzle Protection Seal by pulling it up. Nozzle Protection Seal (20) Take off the gloves, insert the flat cable into the connector, and then turn down the connector tab to lock the cable. Make sure the flat cable is inserted straight against the connector. If not, reconnect it correctly. The flat cable is very fragile. Be careful with handling it.
7. Troubleshooting (21) Put on your gloves again, and then remove the tube fitting from the end of tube. (22) Insert the tube into the new Print Head, and then rotate the tube connector 90 degrees to the direction of the arrow. (23) Put the Wiper Cleaner Cartridge back to the position and close the Front Cover. (24) Remove the Filter Cartridge, and then install the Ink Cartridge for CMYK and the Maintenance Solution for White which are previously removed. (25) Turn on your printer.
7. Troubleshooting (30) Press the Up/Down Button to select the color of the Print Head you have replaced, and then press the OK Button. The following message appears, and the initial cleaning starts. The display returns to the Print Head color-selecting display, when the initial cleaning has been completed. (31) When replacing the White Print Head, select "Load White" and load the White Ink. See "6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink". (32) Print and check the Nozzle Check Pattern (see "7-2-3.
7. Troubleshooting (4) Adjust the firing timing of left/right Print Heads on the left/right Platens. Select "Firing Adjustment" and click "Next". Follow the steps. (5) The dialog goes back to the main menu after finishing the firing adjustment. Then adjust the alignment between the White print data and Color print data. Select "White/Color Alignment" and click "Next". Follow the steps. 7-2-9.
7. Troubleshooting (4) Press the Up/Down Button to select the “Cap/Wiper Clean”, and then press the OK Button. The following message appears. (5) Turn off your printer. (6) Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover. 4325M (7) Pull out the Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Do not tilt the Wiper Cleaner Cassette; ink may get on your hands or clothing.
7. Troubleshooting (9) Push the right Operation Arm about 5 mm (0.2 inches) to the right and pull out the Wiper Blade as holding its left. Do not push the Operation Arm by force.
7. Troubleshooting (10) Remove the Wiper Blade by pulling it to the left. (11) Insert the left projection of the new Wiper Blade to the slit of the left Operation Arm.
7. Troubleshooting (12) Insert the right projection of the new Wiper Blade to the slit of the right Operation Arm by pushing the right Operation Arm about 5 mm (0.2 inches) to the right. Do not push the Operation Arm by force. It may be distorted. Take care not to push down the Wiper Blade and the Operation Arms by force. They can be easily damaged. (13) Confirm that both projections of the Wiper Blade are inserted to the slits of the Operation Arms.
7. Troubleshooting 7-2-10. Setting Extra Wipe When you print under the hot and dry condition, sometimes the printer can not keep the print quality. We recommend using a humidifier. To increase the wiping time in printing can improve the print quality. This setting can be done separately (CMYK / White). (1) (2) (3) (4) Make sure your printer is in either "Standby" or "Ready" modes. Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display.
7. Troubleshooting 7-3. Solving Application Problems See also the pages of each application software in “4. Printing Directly from Applications”. Problem Cause The image sent from Adobe Illustrator 10 The Print is printed 90 degree rotated. Setup or Document Setup is not appropriate. The image sent from Adobe Illustrator CS is printed 90 degree rotated. The Print Setup or Document Setup is not appropriate.
7. Troubleshooting 7-4. Error Messages Here is a complete list of error messages that GT-782 shows. The "L" on the Display means error(s) in the left and "R" means error(s) in the right. When mark ** is in Solution, write down the error code number and the message, and then make contact to your dealer or Brother. Error codes of Warnings (#1xxx) are only written in Log file. Error code Message Meaning Solution 1000 (INK LOW Black) Black ink level is too low. Prepare a new Black ink cartridge.
7. Troubleshooting Error code Message Meaning Solution 2003 NO INK White-4 White 4 Ink Cartridge is not installed. Install a White Ink Cartridge. 2020 EMPTY Black Black Ink Cartridge ran out of ink. Replace to a new Black Cartridge. 2020 EMPTY White-1 White 1 Ink Cartridge ran out of ink. Replace to a new White Cartridge. 2021 EMPTY Magenta Magenta Ink Cartridge ran out of ink. Replace to a new Magenta Cartridge. 2021 EMPTY White-2 White 2 Ink Cartridge ran out of ink.
7. Troubleshooting Error Message code Meaning Solution 2101 Not Enough Area The Compact Flash does not have enough area for storing logs. 2102 Card Access Error Failure in file reading / writing 3000 PC Comm. Error Send data again 3001 - 3002 PC Data Error 3003 PC Data Error 3004 PC Data Error GT-782 failed to receive the print data (time out). This error occurs when the USB cable is disconnected during data transmission, or data transmission is canceled on the PC.
7. Troubleshooting Error code Message 4004 PC Data Error 4005 PC Data Error 4006 PC Data Error Meaning Solution GT-782 received the data that is not supported from the PC. GT-782 received blank print data from the PC. This error unintentionally occurs when the print data is simply white design (object or image), and when paper size of application is too small and the design is out of range, etc. GT-782 received a print job that is improperly large in data size.
7. Troubleshooting Error code 4201 4202 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 Message Solution Language Error Error in program of selected language Update firmware again. Contact your dealer or Brother . Communication error inside the firmware. ** Communication error inside the firmware.
7. Troubleshooting Error Message code 5090 BYSH: Cap On TO Meaning Solution Cap opening request time-out (Cap opening completion message did not return within the predetermined time after sending the Cap opening request.) ** Cap closing request time-out (Cap closing completion message did not return within the predetermined time after sending the Cap closing request.
7. Troubleshooting Error code Message Meaning Solution 5218 MNT RSP Error: XX An overrun, framing error or parity error ** has occurred. 5219 MNT ILGL VERSION The Maintenance version is too old.
7. Troubleshooting Error code Message Meaning Solution Failure in stopping the Carriage at the proper position Check whether the media is jamming in the Carriage. Clean the Carriage by referring to “7-2-9. Cleaning the Carriage Shafts”. If the cleaning has no effect, contact your dealer or Brother .
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7. Troubleshooting Error code 9111 9113 9200 9201 Message LVDS: RCV TIMEOUT1 LVDS: RCV TIMEOUT3 LVDS:SEND TIMEOUT LVDS:RECV TIMEOUT 9300 LVDS:SLEEP MASTER 9301 LVDS:SLEEP SLAVE 9302 LVDS:P-PKT SEQ NO 9303 LVDS:F-PKT SEQ NO 9304 LVDS:L-PKT SEQ NO 9400 LVDS:RCV EXE ERR Meaning Solution LVDS internal PCB comm. error (LVDS receive timeout 1) LVDS internal PCB comm. error (LVDS receive timeout 3) LVDS internal PCB comm. error (No packet sent) LVDS internal PCB comm.
7. Troubleshooting Error Messages of Maintenance Unit Error code Message CA Cap Driver Overheat CC Wiper Cleaner Cassette error CE Communication error CI Cap initialization error CO Cap error CP Cap Sensor error FE Data framing error IE Internal error OB OE PA PE PI PN PS RT Meaning Solution The operation stopped because the Cap Driver has overheated. Wiper Cleaner Cassette is coming off.
8. Specifications 8. Specifications 8-1. Mechanical Specification Dimensions 2662 (W) ×1141 (D) ×830 (H) mm (104.8 × 44.9 × 32.7 inch ) Weight (GT-782 including Platen) Approx. 230 Kg (507 lb) Maximum print area 16 x 18 inches (406.4 x 457.2 mm) Print Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Power source Single-phase 100-230 V Power supply frequency 50/60 Hz Power consumptions 0.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL http://www.brother.com/ 1-5, Kitajizoyama, Noda-cho, Kariya 448-0803, Japan. Phone: 81-566-95-0088 © 2009 Brother Industries, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. GT-782 SB0304-101 E 2009.11.