Epson 4450 Subli-Print Instruction Manual
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Configuring the Epson Stylus Pro 4450 Printer Driver for Subli-Print .ICC Profiles 1. On the PC desktop, click Start then select Printers and Faxes as shown to the right: 3. Click on the Main tab to show the screen you will be working in. 4. Under Mode, select the Custom option. 5. Then click on the advanced tab to setup the necessary options for Subli-Print profiles. 2. Right click on the Epson Stylus Pro 4400/50 Printer Icon and select Properties from the context menu. 6.
Configuring the Epson Stylus Pro 4450 Printer Driver for Subli-Print .ICC Profiles 8. Type Subli-Print in the Name Field and click Save. Note: You don’t have to use Subli-Print as the name for this setting; you can use any name that will work for your process. Subli-Print 9. Once you have your name saved and it is showing in the list window, click on close to return to the previous screen. 10. Click on OK under the Advanced Tab to close that window.
Setting up CorelDRAW 10 + Before you start this section you will need to download the Xpres Subli-Print colour profile from the Xpres website. The address is www.xpres.co.uk/tech_support/downloads You can also find the profile on the Subli-Print CD supplied with the bulk feed system. This disk can also be sent out upon request. Close CorelDRAW. When you have downloaded the 'Subli_Print_4450_V1.icm' colour profile, right click on it and choose 'Install Profile' from the top of the menu.
3. Monitor: Select the ICC profile for your monitor (If you also have Adobe Photoshop on your system you can select the profile you created in Adobe Gamma). You may also check out the website of your monitor manufacturer for ICC profiles for your particular monitor. If you do not have an ICC colour profile use the 'Generic Profile' instead. 4. Internal RGB Space: Select Internal RGB Fraser (1998) 5. Save your settings: Click the + button and name your settings Subli-Print then Click OK.
CHARGING THE PRINTER WITH INK Please read this section carefully before proceeding. The Epson 4400 is shipped with 4 seperate cartridges. These are listed 1 to 4 in the left hand bay only. 1. Matte Black 2. Cyan 3. Magenta 4. Yellow The genuine Epson inks supplied with the printer are not required, please store these with your printers documentation for future use. Do not insert the original Epson inks into bays 1, 2, 3 and 4. Only insert the Subli-Print cartridges into these bays. 1.
Working with templates In this section you will learn how to open a sublimation template, import an image and use the power clip tool to fit the image to the template. For this exercise we will use the 9cm² square coaster. If you have had an installation by an Xpres engineer, you will find the templates in a folder on your desktop called 'Xpres'. Otherwise you can either download these from the Technical Support section of our website www.xpres.co.
Working with templates continued Diagram 1 If your image does not fit the power clip correctly first time, right click on the image and choose 'Edit Contents' from the drop down menu (diagram 1). You can also click on Effects > Power Clip > Edit Contents. Drag the image (you will see the image and the template on the screen) until you have it in the right place. You can even re-size the object in the 'Edit' state.
Introducing CorelDRAW & its tools CorelDRAW is an extremely powerful program of which you will probably only need to use half of the tools and features of the program. In this section we will introduce you to the tools in CorelDRAW and what they do and also take you through the most common tasks you will need to complete in CorelDRAW. Below is an image of the toolbox in CorelDRAW with explanations of the tools based on Corel 11.
CorelDRAW's most common tools The Pick Tool This is the main tool that you will use in CorelDRAW, it is used for manipulating anything onscreen in the main window and also for selecting and using any of the other tools, holding the left mouse button and dragging a box will select anything within the area that you drag over, clicking an object onscreen with a single left mouse button click will select individual objects.
Common CorelDRAW tasks continued Sizing images There are many ways to resize an object in CorelDRAW. You can click and drag the selection handles around the object by using the pick tool. Property bar Object position on page Object size Scale factor Non-proportional scaling/sizing ratio Selection handles You change the dimensions of an object proportionally by preserving its aspect ratio. You can size an object’s dimensions by specifying values or changing the object directly.
General troubleshooting and tips Useful CorelDRAW tips To ensure CorelDRAW performs at it's best, click on Tools > Options, click on 'snap to objects' and un-tick the 'snap to objects on (ALT+Z)'. Now click on the + next to 'Text' and click on 'Quick correct'. Un-tick all five boxes. Depending on your system memory you can increase the memory usage available to CorelDRAW (default 25%). If CorelDRAW is sluggish and running out of memory try increasing this (10% increments recommended).
