User`s manual

T-Jet Blazer Series User’s Manual
Version 5.0 Revised September, 2008
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photos and cartoons is 720 HS for CMYK and 1440 HS for the Underbase. For images on light
garments in which no Underbase is used, a 2 Pass Print Mode will result in better
color saturation.
CMYK Cartoon and Photo Print Modes
The T-Jet Blazer Series Printers have three basic modes for printing – Cartoon, Photo, and Underbase.
The Cartoon and Photo Print Modes will print the image in color when printing from FastARTIST or any
other graphics program. These two modes were created to adjust print characteristics based on the image
to be printed. If you are printing vector graphics with Spot Colors, use the Cartoon Print Modes. If you
are printing photo-type Bitmap images, use the Photo Print Modes.
Cartoon Print Modes are designed to:
lay down more ink with good color saturation
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be used for non-critical images•
allow a lower DPI to be selected•
Photo Print Modes are designed to:
lay down less ink with highly accurate colors
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reproduce an extremely detailed image•
utilize a higher DPI to ensure good print quality•
High Speed Print Modes
Some of the Print Modes in the list of options have an HS after the name. These are the High Speed Print
Modes available for use. If the print mode does not have a HS after it’s name, then it is a uni-directional
print mode. When you select one of the High Speed Print Modes, the printer will print twice as fast,
referred to as Bi-Directional mode. Bi-Directional printing lays down ink as the print head is moving
from left to right AND from right to left. You will probably use these Print Modes more than not because
of the increased printing speed.
You must perform a Print Head Alignment to enable the printer to print in HS mode. If you haven’t yet
completed a Bi-Directional Head Alignment, you will need to in order to use these print modes. It is very
important that the print head be 3mm minimum to 5mm maximum away from the substrate. If you run the
alignment with the print head at 4mm away from the test media, then you will need to make sure while
printing in HS mode that the print head is 4mm away from the shirt.
Eight Color Print Modes
The Fast T-Jet Blazer Express also supports Eight Color Print Modes that utilize the additional colors
of Red, Green, Blue and Orange in place of the four White cartridges. This conguration of inks cannot
be used to print on dark garments, however when printed on light garments, the additional colors create
vibrant hues that add an exciting dimensionality to your nal output.