MelcoJet FP-125 Printer User Manual (v. 4.0)
September 2008
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6. Select your graphic 36
7. Adjust print settings 36
Figure 4.10 Print preview window 37
Figure 4.11 Page Setup window 37
Figure 4.12 Print preview window / position 38
Figure 4.13 Printing Preferences Window 39
8. Send print job to printer 40
9. PRINT 40
10. Remove garment from printer 41
11. Set the ink to the garment 41
12. Power down sequence 41
CHAPTER 5PRINTING ON BLACK GARMENTS 42
Black garment printing process 42
1. Pretreatment 42
2. Drying pretreatment 43
3. RIP software and transparent backgrounds 43
4. EK Print Studio 45
5. Printing with white ink 45
6. Heat press settings 46
7. Dark garment washing recommendation 46
SECTION 3 47
APPENDIX IMAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION 47
Replacing Ink Cartridges 47
Switching from Color to White Ink 50
Cleaning Maintenance Station and Nozzle Plate 51
Waste Ink Bottle and Ink Drip Foam 56
Waste Ink Count Reset 57
Cleaning the Printer 59
Maintenance/White Ink 59
Print Utilities 61
Checking the Nozzle Check Pattern 61
Printhead Alignment 62
Printer Port Test 63
Print Nozzle Purge by Printhead 63
Transporting the Printer 64
APPENDIX II -TROUBLESHOOTING 66
The print engine does not turn on 66
The printer does not print anything 67
Prints are not what you expected 69
Print quality 71
Color image is printing in black only 72
Printing is very slow 73
As soon as the PRINT key is pressed, the obstruction sensor is triggered 73
Print table does not travel all the way to the front or rear 74
Broken LCD display characters or garbled characters 74
The Printhead nozzles are clogged 75
AUTO SYSTM MAINTENANCE or RENEW INK SYSTEM 76
Obstructions during printing 76
Obstruction sensor laser adjustment 77
Communication and USB related problems 78
Cable problems 80
Reseating damper retainer (ink chip holder) 80
Common error codes 81
APPENDIX III GENERAL INFORMATION 82
