Specifications

 Print Quality

There is a broad variety of image types and quality levels involved in printing with the DTG

Kiosk so it is helpful to have a number of Print Modes to accommodate all jobs. Simple print

jobs, such as one color images that are not too precise, or cartoon graphics where the

brightness of the image is more important than exact color matching, may print quite

adequately at 360dpi in bi-directional mode with a lot of color saturation. However, images that

require more precise color matching or are more photorealistic may need to be printed in a

Photo Mode at 720 dpi for better color and detail. When printing at higher resolutions, the

Epson 2100/2200 will print at a slower speed so you may need to create your own Custom Print

Modes, ones that should work for the variety of different jobs you may encounter.

It is possible to use the standard Epson printing modes designed for paper to print your images

onto fabrics, although you may find the prints are not as bright as you would like. In the Epson

2100/2200 driver you can change the settings that tell the printer to lay down a thicker deposit

of ink and to increase the color saturation in order to get more vivid prints with good coverage

of ink on textile fabrics. As you gain more experience and become more adventurous with the

DTG Kiosk™ you may want to build your own Custom Printing Modes. This involves the creation

of six new Print Modes, called Advanced Custom Settings, in the Epson driver. These new

custom modes are Solid 360dpi, Solid 720dpi, Solid 720dpi High Speed, Process 360dpi, Process

720dpi and Process 720dpi High Speed. Instructions for doing this for Mac OS 8.6 – 9.2 are on

the next few pages.

Custom Print Modes can be developed on both PC’s and Mac’s and the end result will be similar.

However the method of creating them will differ between the two systems. Once you have

created the Print Modes, you do not need to create them again. You will simply print to the

Epson driver and load your favorite Print Mode depending on the type of image being printed.

 Preparing to Create Custom Print Modes for Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2

1. Go to the Apple menu and select Chooser.

2. Click and highlight SP 2100.

3. Close the Chooser.

4. Open the graphics program you are using and select File, then select Print.

5. This is where you will set up your Custom Printing Modes, selecting Custom then

Advanced from the Main Epson printer driver menu. The next step is to set the

Printing Page (or garment) size. Instructions follow after the diagram on the next page.

The diagram on the next page will give you the measurements for the printable area of

your DTG Kiosk to assist you in creating Custom Print Modes.