Procolored L1800 TF Printer Direct To Film Dark White Garments User Manual

: June 28, 2024
: Procolored

Table of Contents

Procolored L1800 TF Printer Direct Film Dark White Garments
Printer Assembling
ELECTRIC SHOCK
CONTROL PANEL
Printer Driver & RIP Software
Testing Page & Printing
Powdering & Curing
Heat Pressing
Daily Operation
Maintenance Plan
Warranty Policy
References
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Procolored L1800 TF Printer Direct Film Dark White Garments

Printer Assembling

Step 1. Find the installation position of the roller bracket on the printer.
Step 2. There are two screws on each side. Remove the screws.
Step 3. Put the bracket on and pay attention to its facing direction. Turn the screws but do not tighten it fully.
Step 4. The finished brackets’ direction should be off like this.
Step 5. Put the roller bar onto the brackets.
Step 7. Rotate the roller to check if the brake distance is appropriate and safe.
Step 9. The perfect bracket position should be like this.
Step 6. Adjust the bracket position to ensure the distance between them can perfectly fit both sides of the roller.
Step 8. Once the bracket position is confirmed, tighten the screws fully this time.
Step 10. Fetch the roller down and slide the plastic holder onto it.
Step 11. Insert the roller and plastic holder onto the film roll.
Step 13. Adjust the position of the roller to make it fit both plastic holders perfectly.
Step 12. Finish the inserting on the other side.
Step 14. Once the position is confirmed, secure the screws on the plastic holder.
Step 15. Make sure the screws on both sides are tightened.
Step 16. Put the film roll onto the bracket. (The printable side with coating facing up)
Step 17. Ensure the film roll can rotate smoothly on the brackets.
Step 18. Hook the cutter platform at the film exit.

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Step 19. Assembling done! Now your machine should be like this.
Step 20. Insert the power cable onto the printer on its back.
Step 21. On the central bank, find the two ports here.
Step 22. Insert the data cable into the left port.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

Operate Carefully

Step 23. Power on. (the button situation in this picture means “on”)
Step 24. Press the power button. (the left first button)
Step 25. The machine is ready when the blue light changes from flashing to always on.
Step 26. Put the film into the film feed under the pickup rollers.
Step 27. Make sure the film goes straight.
Step 28. Press the forward button to load the printer film.
Step 29. The forward button position is as the picture shows.
Step 30. Before adding inks, give them a good shake.
Step 31. Cut off the Aluminum foil seal of the ink bottle.
Step 32. Getting all the foil off will make our ink-adding work easier.
Step 33. Recognize the colors. C refers to cyan ink, M refers to magenta ink, Y refers to yellow ink, K refers to black ink and W refers to white ink
Step 34. Add corresponding inks into these containers.
Step 35. Close the cover when all the adding is done.
Step 36. Find the front cover of the printer.
Step 37. Lift the front cover.
Step 38. Put the ink pad tray in.
Step 39. The tray position should be as the picture shows.
Step 40. Put the ink pad in. This ink pad is to collect ink residue dropping from print heads.
Step 41. Take off only one cartridge at a time.
Step 43. Put the cartridge back in place after extracting.
Step 42. Turn it upward to extract 5 to 10ml of ink until there is not much air in the cartridge.
Step 44. Remember to change the needle hub for each ink to avoid colour mixing.
Step 45. Finish the extracting work from other ink cartridges.
Step 46. Take out the waste ink bottle at the back of the printer.
Step 47. Extract 5 to 10 millilitres of ink out of the waste ink tube.
Step 48. After extracting, put the ink tube back.
Step 49. And put the waste ink bottle back too.
Step 50. Long press the ink button to execute print head cleaning. (the left third button)

CONTROL PANEL

Step 51. The print head will move back and forth automatically to finish the cleaning which takes about 2 minutes.
Step 52. Wait until the power light turns steady.

Printer Driver & RIP Software

Step 1. Procolored printers can only connect with Windows computers, and we highly recommend you get a USB hub to simultaneously function with different drivers.
Step 2. Plug the driver, dongle and data cable that Procolored provides into the USB hub.
Step 3. Choose the one that fits your computer system type, here we start installing the printer driver.
Step 4. And then choose your print head type (L 1800 here)
Step 5. Now we turn back to the 2. software driver folder and choose the red icon to set up RIP software.
Step 6. Click Next.
Step 7. Choose the left arrow button to go into the print management centre.
Step 8. Choose the printer button. …
Step 9. Click install printer.
Step 10. Choose your print head type (L 1800 here) to install the corresponding printer curve.
Step 11. Choose the double square button to enter the device endpoint options.
Step 12. Select your printer (Epson L 1800 here) and click OK.

Testing Page & Printing

Step 1. Right-click the blank place and go into the printer preferences.
Step 3. Continuous lines mean the nozzle is doing great!
Step 5. Upload your image to the RIP software
Step 2. Enter Maintenance and click Nozzle Check.
Step 4. You can combine the guidance window on the computer to double-check the nozzle condition. If there are too many broken lines, clean the print head again.
Step 6. Resize the picture and make it within the canvas, click the RIP button to transfer the image to the printer.
Step 7. When the printing is done, press the forward button to load more film.
Step 8. Slide the cutter to separate the film and get your printing. 4386
Step 9. Your first printing is done! Remember not to touch the printing since it’s not cured and is still liquid yet

Powdering & Curing

Step 1. Printing face down, spread the powder on the back of the printing film. Make sure the powder is spread evenly.
Step 2. Before curing, don’t forget to shake the film slightly to remove the spare powder.
Step 3. Powder curing will be done by an oven like this. Set the temperature to 125 degrees Celsius and the countdown timer to 180 seconds. The curing time is flexible, if the print is too wet, it needs a longer time to dry up entirely.
Step 4. Printing film face down gently put the film on the oven pad.
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Step 5. Press start and wait for the curing. In the oven, the adhesive powder is melting down, inks are curing/drying up and embedding onto the adhesive layer.
Step 6. When the curing is over, press the button again to stop curing.
Step 7. We highly recommend using a suction cup to fetch the cured printing film, since the oven pad and film might be hot.

Heat Pressing

Step 1. Before heat pressing, we need a preheating for the clothes. Put the clothes flat on the pressing pad.
Step 2. Set the temperature of the heat press to 135-145 degrees Celsius and timer to 10-15 seconds. This will help get rid of the wrinkles on the T-shirt and iron it flat so that the pattern on the clothes doesn’t absorb uneven pressure.
Step 3. Set the temperature of the heat press to 135 degrees Celsius and the timer to 30 seconds. Put the DTF print onto the T-shirt and start heat transfer. This time, the printing face is up.
Step 4. Make sure the printing film is already in your ideal printing position.
Step 5. Start the pressing and wait.
Step 6. When the pressing is over, gently get the clothes off. DO NOT peel off the film right away.
Step 7. Put the clothes on a flat platform, and wait for them to cool down.
Step 8. And now you can peel off the film! Make sure to do the peeling gently and slowly.
Step 9. Perfect printing! You’ve finished all the tutorial courses. Welcome to your DTF printing age!

Daily Operation

Opening Procedures and Printing Steps:

Turn on the power switch at the back of the machine
Click the start button on the front of the machine, and wait for it to flash to complete the startup process, the constant light represents the startup is complete, and you can start printing
Click the arrow on the left side of the machine to load the print film
Perform a print head clean and nozzle check task in the software
Detect the result of the print test, line drawings neatly without line breaks and no string of colours in the standard good state. 6) Send the design to the rip software and start printing your pattern

Closing Procedures and Maintenance Steps

Make sure all print jobs have been completed or deleted.
Clean ink spills around the print head and at the capping station, and clean the encoder strip.
Ensure that the print head and capping station are properly sealed.
Click the Start button to turn off the printer.
Switch off the power button on the back to turn off the power.

Environmental requirements for daily use

Keep the temperature above 22℃ (71 °F), the temperature is too low will affect the activity and fluidity of the ink
Keep the humidity above 50%, a dry environment will accelerate the ink solvent evaporation, which more likely to lead to clogging
Oven baking will produce odour, it is recommended that it is placed in a ventilatedlocationtoreduce odour
machine and ink can not be in direct sunlight, otherwise, it may cause ink deterioration

Maintenance Plan

Maintenance Schedule

Shake White Ink Bottle: To prevent white ink from setting, please shake the white ink bottle every day.
Nozzle Test [Check), Perform a nozzle test before sending a print ODI to ensure that you get good-quality prints every time. Poor nozzles result in banding or overspray in the prints. Continue Printing it you can get 90% of the channel nozzles.
Hood Cleaning: Perform thin tosk when you are getting less than 90% of the channel nozzles. Perform Head cleaning is crucial to drain the copping station top and wipe the print head surface for nozzle test and on printing. After the head cleaning is done perform a nozzle check to see if you can get 90% of the channel nozzles.
Power ink flush: Perform this when you notice any big missing nozzles on more than 50% of channels, use a syringe to draw S ml of ink from the ink soo and 10-20 ml of ink from the waste ink tube, and then perform a Powen ink Flush task.
Clech Around the medic. is important to clean around tie need tor only to-uo inks outie end of every day. Build-up inks can get onto the print head from the wiper and can potentially come on ie head. Do not use alcohol
Clean Wiper Blade: Same as cleaning around the head, make sure the wiper blade is cleaned. It is very important to obtain a good nozzle check. Any residue buildup can damage the print head and your need cleaning may not dererecave. Do Not UsE ALcohoL
Clean Capping Station Cap Top: Keeping the capping station cap tops clean is one of the most important tasks. Your head cleaning may not be effective. Your printer may not draw out the proper amount of ink there are a lot of out-picks. Do Not use alcohol.
Flush Capping Station Cap with Cleaning Solution: Fill the cleaning solution on the cap after the end of the day maintenance and press the clean button to clean out the tie cop impeded. Ely. nes will ensure the print head is Situna on the coo. Do NoT USE ALCOHOLIC
Regularly check whether the ink sac is broken or leakage of ink occurs, so, please replace the ink sac promptly to avoid ink leakage to the print head, causing the print head to burn out.
empty Woste lank: Kegulony checks the Woste ink bottle. Waste ink will overview test ina in o dimw work surface, Please ensure that the waste ink lines are not touching the waste in the kit may cause negative pressure, which can cause the waste ink to reverse the ink discharge resulting in the print nead, circuit board to wie ink, damage to the point need, the Waterford and oner components.
Clean Pinch Rollers: Clean pinch rollers ensure that you have a consistent pull on the film. Film residues can make the roller miss the tums which can cause misalignment on the White and CMYK heads. Use a dry microfiber cloth or lint-free wipe to clean the rollers. Weekly-clean one side, As you replace the film to new, clean 360 degrees.
Clean Encoder Strip: Ihe encoder strip can be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol, simply wipe the sides/check for any Denis drink cosh.
Grease Carnage Rail. if you hear squeaky noise, it’s time to grease the roils. Use heat-resistant gel/paste-cased grease. DO NOT USE A SPRAYER.
Rinse the Ink Containers: Ink can settle inside the container, please contact the Procolored tech stot store performing this task

Tech Support Contact Info
US support contact information:
Tel: +1 949 738 4529
Email: afterservice.us1@procolored.com
Skype account: afterservice.us1@procolored.com
Address: Pico Rivera, CA, USA
China support contact information
Tel: +1 562 566 0518
Email: afterservice@procolored.com
Skype account: afterservice@procolored.com

Notice and Tips

Do not move or touch the time when the printer is in operation, ¡ his con couse a hero since
Please never leave one liquid on to one inner cover. A smoll scill con comoce the orinter.
Do not expose the ink, him, and powder under direct sunlight, or a humid area. Avoid high humidity, high temperature, and direct sunlight.
These will deteriorate the quality of, the powder, ink and more courses on the issue. Use silica packs, and need the consumables in containers with o lid.
Make sure you park the print head damage at the capping station [back to home position] at the end of the coy, leaving it not stine properly on tne coo con dry uo te hedo and cloc the system easily.
If you are not sure whether the print head is in position, pertorm a head cleaning bromine owner to move the instead back to the correct: position
Make sure the film is horizontal and centred on the printing platform. Otherwise, the film creates cousino a head strike one comic to the printer.
Into use me more on ot least every 5-4 0oys. Use the not-in-use on holidays.
Not using the printer for more than 2 weeks can cause the water-based ink to dry up which closes the neck. mere is no one loos available, please at least onnt o tes: solo to create a print. job. Daily maintenance is still recommended
Use the correct consumables. Not using proper consumables or using other branded him, ink powder, cleaning solution, swoo, etc can cause tne urine. Mixino or current oranges or consumables, such as ink mixing, may cause blockage of the print head.
Refill the ink promptly and do not let the ink level drop below one-third. Before adding new ink to the machine, be sure to shake the ink bottle several times to stop the ink from settling before corona, See the remaining ink orders and store It in a well-ventilated environment. protected trom lion lu. use a Procolored precinct on needs. One low-cost, substance d orient necros ore such refurbished through an aggressive cleaning process and have a short life span and the potential to damage me, renters, monerodore
Do not use a syringe to manually flush the print head. If the liquid comes into contact with the print head cable, it may damage the print head and the motherboard. 12. Printer is out of service for more than half an hour, perform a print head cleaning task, then continue to print, to avoid the situation of broken ink. 13. Do not use oversized syringes for ink extraction, as oversized syringes can cause print head due to excessive suction.
Do not manually inject cleaning solution from the nozzle position of the print head with a syringe, as this operation may easily cause damage to the print head and the motherboard. Do not modify the machine yourself. Modification of the machine automaticallyvoidstheProcolored warranty and the machine is no longer warranted any more.
Please follow the maintenance schedule. Not following the maintenance can cause head clogs or serious printer damage.

Warranty Policy

Section One – Warranty Policy
Warranty Duration
For components not directly in contact with ink, a warranty period of 12 months from the printer purchase date is provided, unless damage is user- induced. Register warranty on our website to get a warranty on some types of print heads limited to one replacement.

Mainboard

The main board for the dual-head printer is not covered by warranty. Customers may send them in for repairs at their own expense.
The main board for the single-head printer is covered by a 6-month warranty period since the printer purchase. Within this warranty period, you are eligible for one replacement.

Print Head and Related Components
No warranty is provided for print heads or components that may be damaged due to contactwith ink. However, after warranty registration, the following print heads are covered by a 6-month warranty period since printer purchase, limited to one replacement: [L1800, R1390, L800, L805, TX800, XP600].

Warranty for Other Accessories
Other accessories are covered by a 12-month warranty period since the printer purchase.

Disclaimer

The warranty for the ink-contact components requires the printer to exclusively use Procolored inks.
Warranty coverage does not include the print head blockage resulting from the use of inks from other brands.
The damage must not be caused by user negligence or misuse.
The damage must be confirmed by our customer service team or engineers as non-user-induced.

Warranty Costs

If the component within the warranty period is damaged within one month of the printer receiving we will bear the cost of the component and cover the shipping fees.
For damage reported after one month of printer receipt, we will cover the cost of the component but will not cover the shipping fees.

Section Two – Return Policy
If the printer is received within one week and no ink is added, it can be shipped back in its original packaging, and returns and exchanges are accepted. If any ink has been added to the printer, we can not process returns or exchanges. Please note that this warranty policy is subject to change, and any modifications will be posted on our Procolored website [https://www.procolored.com/pages/warranty-policy]. For any warranty claims or inquiries, please contact our customer service team.