Brother GT-782 manual

GT -782 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual before using the printer . Please keep this manual within easy reach for quick reference. GARMENT PRINTER GT -782 US support homepage http://www .brother-usa.com/G armentprinters/[...]

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Thank you very much for buying a BRO THER printer. Before usi ng y our new pri nter, please rea d the safety instructions be low and the explanat ions give n in the instr uction m anual. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS [1] Safety indications and their meanings This instr uction manu al and the ind ications and symbols th at are us ed on the pri nter itself are[...]

GT-782 ii WARNING Installation Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment. If dust collects inside the printe r, it may cause fire or electric shocks or problems with corr ect operation. Be sure to co nnect the ground. If th e ground conn ection is not secure, you run a hig h risk of receiving a serious electric shock, and p roblems with corr[...]

CAUTION Installation Setting up and moving of the printer shou ld only be carried out by a qualified technician . The printe r machine weighs approxima tely 230 kg (507 lb). Transporting and setting up of the prin ter should be held in proper w ay. The machi ne may fal l down and cau se injur y. The print er must be us ed on a su itable stable s ur[...]

[3] Warning labels The foll owing warni ng labels appear on t he printer. Please foll ow the instructions on the labe ls at all times when using the printer. If the labe ls have been removed or are diffic ult to read, please contact your nearest Bro ther dealer. 1 2 W atch your finge rs, or you may be in jured. 3 4 High tem perature warnin g displa[...]

Ink Cartridge 4321 M Maintenance Solution Pretreatment Wash Liquid GT-782 v[...]

GT -782 T able of Content s 1. R ead This First ............................................................................................................. ................................................. 1 1-1. Prec au tions ............................................................................................................... .........[...]

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GT-782 1. Read This First 1 １ . Read This First １ - １ . Precautions Please observe the following precau tions before using your printer .  Please advise the following to customers. Printed colors may transfer when a printed surface rubs on a white or light-colored synthetic leather made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride). When printing CM YK-only[...]

1. Read This First  T ubes and Print Heads for White must be cleaned with Maintenance Solution once a week by the menu Tube Cleaning. The W arning "Clean T ube W*" is indicated on the di splay of the right Control Panel after a week passes since the last T ube Cleaning.  If the printer is unused for a period of time there is a possi[...]

1. Read This First １ - ２ . Unpacking Your Printer <Note> Y our printer must be unpacked by a Brother represen tative or a Brother authorized shipping com pany . After unpa cking, check that the following parts are included. Contact Brother Customer Service Ho t Line if any of these is missing.  GT -782 Printer  Install CD  AC cor[...]

GT-782 1. Read This First 4 1-3-3. Software Information Supported OS: Latest Windows XP (32 bit), Windows V ista (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Supported Interface: USB 1.1/ 2.0 Minimum System Requirement s: 256 MB RAM (512 MB or more is recommended), 128 MB free disk space (256 MB or more is recommended), 1 GHz CPU (2 GHz or more i[...]

GT-782 1. Read This First 5 1-3-5. Consumable Requirements For ordering new or replacement items please use the codes below . Consumable Item Code Black Ink Cartridge GC-50K50 Magenta Ink Cartridge GC-50M50 Cyan Ink Cartridge GC-50C50 Y ellow Ink Cartridge GC-51Y50 White Ink Cartridge GC-50W50 Maintenance Solution GC-50S2L Pretreatment GC-50P2L Cap[...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s ２ . Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Part s ２ - １ . Front 4322M No. Name Description 1 Platen Holds the T -shirt to be printed. 2 Platen Sheet Prevents a T -shirt from slipping so that an image is printed on your desired position. 3 T -shirt T ray Keeps parts of T -shirt hanging from the Pla ten (e.g. sl[...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Parts ２ - ２ . Left 4323M No. Name Description 1 2 3 4 Ink Cartridge Slot Load the Ink Cartridges of the appropriate color Black (1), Magent a (2), Cyan (3), Y ellow (4). 5 Ink Cartridge S torage S tore the new Ink Cartridges. 6 CompactF lash slot Inserts Compa ctFlash. 7 USB port Inserts USB cable to PC. ２ -[...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s ２ - ４ . Inside of the Front Cover Cancel any operation, restore the Platens and turn off your printer before opening the Front Cover . Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover . <Note> If you open the Front Cover while operating,[...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Parts ２ - ５ . Under the Platen 4327M No. Name Description 1 Platen Height Adjustment Lever Adjusts the Platen height. Leftmost "A" is the normal T -shirt position. Check the exact height with Platen Button on Control Panel when you print on thicker material. 2 Platen Fixing Lever Fixes the Platen. T [...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s ２ - ６ . Control Panel Control Panel (Left) Control Panel (Right) 4328M No. Name Description 1 Error Lamp Indicates errors or warnings. See “2-6-1. Indication Lamps” for the details. 2 Platen Button Loads / Eject s the Platen. 3 Head Cleaning Button Cleans the Print Heads. See “7-2-2. Cleaning the Pr[...]

GT-782 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Parts 11 2-6-1. Indication Lamps The lamps on the control pan el indicate the status of your printer as shown below . Lamp Printer S tatus Off: No print dat a has been received. Flashing: Receiving a print dat a. Print Button On: Printing dat a has been received. Off: No error is detected. Error Lamp On: On[...]

GT-782 2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s 12 2-6-2. Display Menu Display: This display is used to select an operation for maintenance or setting up. Left Menu Right Menu Job/ St atus Displa y: When your printer has received a print dat a, it shows the Job/ S tatus Display: it displays the information needed for printing operations. 4329M No. I[...]

GT-782 2. Identifying Y our Printer ’ s Parts 13 2-6-3. Menu List There are some differences in Lef t/Right menu. White Ink m enus are in the right and CompactFlash and general menus are in the left control panels Left Menu Content Head Cleaning Executes Head Cleaning by one or all four Print Heads. Refer to "7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads&[...]

2. Identifying Y our Printer’s Part s Right Menu Content Head Cleaning Executes He ad Cleaning by one or all four Print Heads. T est Print Prints to check mis-firing and print quality . White Retrieval After printing, retrieves White Ink and loads Maintenance Solutions. "6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink" Load White Loads White Ink [...]

3. Getting St arted ３ . Getting S t arted Before using your printer , it needs to be co rrectly setup as described in this chapter . WARNING Do not handle the power cord with wet hands, otherwise it may cause electric shocks. Do not set up the printer in a dusty environment. If dust collects inside the printer , it ma y cause fire or electric sho[...]

3. Getting St arted ３ - １ . Placing Your Printer Locate your printer taking the following into account  Environmental conditions are suitable.  Avoid direct sunlight, dust and extremes of humidity .  Never use an extension cable.  A working space must be left around the printer . Minimum space of 80 cm (31.5 inch) on the front, 5 cm[...]

3. Getting St arted ３ - ２ . Turning On/ Off Your Printer <Note> Before you connect the power cord, make sure:  The Ink Cartridges and Wiper Cleaner Cassette are inst alled.  Waste ink tubes are prope rly set the waste ink tanks.  Keep the front space inside the Guard Ba r as the Platen slides out approximatel y 30 cm (12 inches) [...]

3. Getting St arted ３ - ３ . Preparing Your PC This section describes how to install the GT -782 Printer Driver (FileOutput), manuals (Basic Operation Manual/ Instruction Manual), Brother GT File V iewer , and other tools. Make sure the steps because there are some dif ferent dialogs shown between Windows XP and Vista / Windows 7. After those in[...]

3. Getting St arted 3-3-2. PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit) Do not connect the printer to the PC at this stage. <Note> Y ou must be logged on with Administrator rights on the PC. (1) Turn on your PC. (2) Close all open applications (3) Insert the Install CD (included) to your PC. Open the CD-ROM drive, move to [ 32bi t_OS ] and double-[...]

3. Getting St arted 3-3-3. Connection with USB 2. 0 Cable: for Window s XP (1) Connect the USB 2.0 cable to your printer (power OFF). <Note> We do not recommend conne ction via a USB hub to the printer . (2) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 Cable to your PC. (3) Turn on your GT -782 printer . The following window appears. Select "No,[...]

GT-782 3. Getting St arted 21 (5) Select “Install the software aut omatic ally (Recommended)”, and the click “Next”. The installation st arts. When "Hardware insta llation" di alog (not passed Windows Logo testing, see 3-3-2. (5)) appears during installation, Click "Continue Anyway". The inst allation continues. <Note[...]

GT-782 3. Getting St arted 22 3-3-4. Opening the installed manuals (1) Click “All Programs” on “S tart” menu. (2) Select "Manuals“ in "Brother GT -782 T ools”. (3) Click the manual you want to open. The language is the same that is selected in installation. <Note> Only manuals with selected language are installed to your[...]

GT-782 3. Getting St arted 23 3-3-5. Opening the Useful Tools Useful T ools are installed in "Useful T ools“ in "Brother GT -782 T ools”. Color Palettes for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and CorelDRA W Color Palettes "GT_Colors_T .aco" for Adobe Photoshop, "G T_Colors_T .ai" for Illustrator , "GT_Colors.cpl&quo[...]

GT-782 3. Getting St arted 24 3-3-6. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Refer first to "3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP" firs t and confirm the procedures and notes. In brief, like for Windows XP and Windows 2000, GT -782 FileOutput Printer Driver , tools and manuals are installed first[...]

3. Getting St arted (5) The Installer st arts installation. Follow the indications of the dialogs. (6) During the installation, the following warning appears. Cli ck "Inst all this driver software anyway" and continue. (7) After installation, your PC will need to restart. Remove your Install CD and rest art your PC. If you are going to us[...]

3. Getting St arted ３ - ４ . Setting Up Your Printer Adjust the display contrast and t he speaker volume as required. 3-4-1. Adjusting th e Display Contrast (1) Press the OK Button on your printer ’s Control Panel. (2) Use the Up/Down Button to highlight “LCD Contrast”, and then press the OK Button. The following display appears. (3) Use t[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ . Printing Directly from Applications WARNING If a foreign object gets inside the printer , immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord, and arrange for a service call to resolve. If you continue to use the printer while there is a foreign obj ect inside, it may result in fire or el[...]

GT-782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 28 ４ - １ . Basic Printing Procedure (1) Set the proper color settings and print conditions of the application. For precise editing and output, applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator , CorelDRA W , Paint Shop Pro are recommended. See “4-2. Setting the Applications’ Pr int Condition” [...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 29 Print Layout: Y our printer has a large print area 14x 16 inches (35 x 40 cm), Any application has a rule to do the layout in printing, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explore sets the artwor k at the center top, Micro soft Power Poin t does at the center middle. The GT -782 Printer does not have Letter or [...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW Color settings: (1) Select [ T ools ] > [ Color Management ] (2) CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12: Select “Color Management off” as the style. CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12 CorelDRA W X3/X4: Select RGB radio button. Check the left top menu: it changes [default settings ] to [ Custom (Current se[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Print Area: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print Setup ] menu. (2) Select “Brother GT -782” or "Brother GT -782 FileOutput" for the printer to be used. Y our PC's default printer is recommended. (3) Select [ Layout ] > [ Page Se tup ] menu. <Note> These steps can be applied to set an ac[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Convert to Bitmap: (1) Select [ Bitmaps ] > [ Convert to Bitmap... ] menu. (2) CorelDRA W 10/1 1/12: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Pr ofile" is OFF . 200 dpi is enough for solid clipart. CorelDRA W X3/X4: Make sure that "Color" is RGB and "Apply ICC Profile [...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254: RGB=255 (paper color) white is always transp arent with no ink printed. When you print an image like photo, there may be RGB=255 white spots and they will be ink holes. Follow the steps below to change RGB=255 white to RGB=254 white. (1) Select [ Effect (Image for CorelD[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Color settings: (1) Select [ Edit ] > [ Color Settings ] menu. The Color Settings window appears. (2) Make Color settings as follows, and then click “OK". Advanced Mode: Check Working S paces: RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 CMYK: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 / Europe ISO Coat[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Print: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Print with Preview Alt + Ctrl + P ] menu (depends on versions). When the default printer of the PC used is set "Bro ther GT -782”, the layout is set in this window . (2) Settings are different from the versions. Photoshop 6/7/CS: Make print options as follows, go to &qu[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Photoshop CS2/CS3 Make print options as follows, go to "Page Setup..." to do Printer Driver settings, and then click “Print”. More Options: click Pull-down menu: Color Management Print: Document: Profile: sRGB IEC IEC61966-2.1 or untag ged Options: Color Handing: Let Printer Determine Colors Phot[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Color Swatch in Useful Tools: (1) See "3-3-5. Opening the Useful T ools" and download P hotoshop Color Swatch (called palette in CorelDRA W) GT_Colors_T .aco. (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show . Click the little triangle at the right top of the window (in the orange circle below) t[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Change RGB=255 bitmap white to RGB=254: RGB=255 (paper color) white is always transp arent with no ink printed. When you print an image like photo, there may be RGB=255 white spots and they will be ink holes. Normally you c an select RGB=255 white directly with the menu in select and replace to RGB=254 white. [...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator <Important!>  Set Brother GT -782 as the default printer before you go on to the following steps, other wise, an im age may be printed incorrectly .  GT -782 is an RGB printer . Make the print data in RGB Colo r mode to get the best Color accuracy . In CMYK col[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Opening the new file: Set the New Document settings as follows : Width: 14 in (355.6 mm) Height: 16 in (406.4 mm) Orientation: Portrait Color Mode: RGB Color Illustrator CS2 Printing: (1) Click [ File ] > [ Print ] menu. (2) Illustrator 10/CS: Make sure the following settings. Source S pace is either "[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 41 Illustrator CS2/CS3: Make sure the following settings. Document Profile and Printer Profile are ei ther "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" or "Untagged RGB". Color Handling: Let Illustrator determine Colors Click "Setup" to do Printer Driver Settings. Illustrator CS2[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications Color Swatch in Useful Tools: (1) See "3-3-5. Opening the Useful T ools" and downl oad Illustrator Color swatch "GT_Colors_T .ai". (2) Select [ Window ] and check [ Swatches ] to show . Click the little triangle at the right top of the window (in the orange circle below) to show the submenu[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications  An image that is smaller than 14 x 16 inches (e.g. a lette r-size image) may not be printed on proper positions, or may result in errors. If this happens follow the steps below to correct. (1) Open "Document Setup" on "File" m enu. (2) Select "Artboard". (3) Check "Use Pr[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 44 4-2-5. Settings for Adobe Photoshop Elem ents Color settings and print settings are required before printing. Afte r the printer driver is installed, set the Colors before ed iting the document. Color settings: (1) Select "Color Sett ings..." on "Edit" menu. The Color Settings wi[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 45 4-2-6. Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition Color settings: (1) Select [ File ] > [ Preferences ] menu. (2) Select "Color Management". The Color Management window appears. (3) Uncheck "Enable Color Management", and then click “OK”. Paint Shop Pro 9 (English V ersion) Pri[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ - ３ . Setting the Printer Driver Condition <Important!> RGB-255 (paper color) is transp arent with no ink printed. When there are some spot s in RGB=255 color in a photo, e.g. those spots will never be printed. Set RGB=254 white for white image. As for the operations for each application, see "[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 47 (3) Click "Advanced " button and open the Advanced Menu. T he upper menu is only for White ink and the middle menu is only for CMYK Color inks. Additionally you can make a print data as Uni-Directional printing. This settings is available only When GT -782 printer's [ Print Direction [...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 48 4-3-4. Setting the White Volume Adjust the amount of Mask / Highlight White ink. Mask [ 3 ] makes the smoothest gradation. When you print on a vivid and deep color T -shirt, adjust the mask to [ 4 ] or [ 5 ]. When you print on a light color T -shirt, select either [ 1 ] or [ 2 ] to make the mask thi[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 49 4-3-5. Selecting the Color Processing for in creasing the Vividness This menu is an advanced V ivid Processing of GT -541. Y ou c an arrange the saturation (the strength of the colors) and the contrast separately . GT -541 V ivid Processing is equal to GT - 782 Contrast and you can adjust more preci[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 50 4-3-7. CMYK Color Inks for Color ink only This menu is available only for [ Color Only ]. It is the same menu in GT -541. Ink V olume （ CMYK ） T o get the best print result, you ma y need to adjust the amount of ink depending on the fabric of the T -shirt to prevent blurri ng. Print “GT_InkV o[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 51 4-3-8. Setting Print Dire ction as Uni-Directional This settings is available only When GT -782 printer's [ Print Dire ction ] menu is [ Auto]. Y ou can set the Print Direction when you make print data so that mis-prin t may be decreased in print operation. <Note> If the printer's se[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ - ４ . Uninstalling / Installing the Platen Replace the Platen for your print material. When the option Platen e.g. Y outh Platen is used, be sure to set "Platen Size" in Printer Driver menu (see "4-3-2. Selecting the Platen Size"). 4-4-1. Uninstalling the Pl aten (1) Press the Platen [...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-4-2. Installing the Platen (1) Place the Platen. (2) Tighten the Platen Fixing Lever securely . <Note> Adjust the Platen Height (see "4-5. Placing the T -shirt on the Platen "). Pl aten Fixi ng Lever Platen Fixing Le ver GT -782 53[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications 4-4-3. Lowering the Platen height By replacing to the GT -541's parts the Platen height can be lower by 10 mm (12 - 22 mm from t he surface of the Prin t Heads). Prepare a screw driver and hexagon wrench. (1) Loosen the Platen Fixing Lever and uninsta ll the Platen by lifting it up straight. (2) Remove th[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ - ５ . Placing the T-shirt on the Platen CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand get s caught between the platen or the T -shirt tray and the covers, it may be injured. Do not move the Pl[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications (4) Place the T -shirt, with its print side on the top of Pl aten and the other side underneath the Platen, as shown below . The Pretreatment must be applied first when you print on dark-color ed T -shirts with White ink. (See "4-6-1. Applying the Pretreatment".) <Note> Print Side  Pay atten[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications (7) Press the Platen Button to insert the Platen, and check t he gap between the Obstruction Sensor and the T -shirt. If the Platen height is appropriate, the space is around 2.0 mm. <Note>  Make sure you check the sp ace when the Platen is moving, so that the Obstruction S ensor works prop erly . Whi[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ - ６ . Printing CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand get s caught between the platen or the T -shirt tray and the covers, injury may result. Do not move the Platen by hand. The Printer[...]

GT -782 4. Printing Directly from Applications 59 (3) Roll a roller on the surface so that the Pretreatment can sink equally . (4) Put the T -shirt on the heat press. Keep the surface flat without wrinkles. Use a separator sheet and press with high pressure. Curing condition is the same as ink: 180°C (356°F) in 35 seconds. (5) Remove the T -shirt[...]

4. Printing Directly from Applications ４ - ７ . Removing the T-shirt from the Platen (1) Hold the shirt slightly to allow ar e to get between the shirt and the platen. (2) Hold both shoulders of the T -shirt, and then pull it out straight from the Platen. <Note> Be careful not to get "wet" ink on your hands or printed ma terial. [...]

5. Printing ARP Files ５ . Printing ARP Files When saving a print data in ARP format file, you can select the printing procedure by ei ther of these two methods  Print an ARP file with GT File Viewer . Y ou can check the det ailed print conditions and ink cost before sending a print dat a to your printer .  Save ARP files in a Compa ctFlash.[...]

GT -782 5. Printing ARP Files 62 (4) Print with the application's print menu. Wait for a while until the following preview window appears. Click [ Save ] button . <Important!> Depending on the application or the image, it may take a few minutes to open the Preview window af ter clicking “OK” or “Print”. Do not click “Print” o[...]

5. Printing ARP Files ５ - ２ . Reading ARP Files S aved in a CompactFlash <Note>  Use a CompactFlash that meet s the requirements (see “1-3-4. Other Requirement s”).  Y our printer can only read ARP files from a CompactFlash.  The names of ARP files must be less than 8 characters (ASCII). (1) Open the CompactFlash Slot Cover a[...]

5. Printing ARP Files ５ - ３ . Sending ARP Files from GT F ile Viewer to your Printer (1) Double-click the ARP file dire ctly or se lect the GT File Viewer in your PC's [ All Program ] > [ Brother GT -782 T ools] and click [ Browse… ] to open the ARP file. (2) The file’ s print condition by the Printer Driver and the preview (layout)[...]

5. Printing ARP Files A print data example made by GT -541 Printer Driver (Continued on the next page) GT -78 ２ 65[...]

5. Printing ARP Files (3) When the White data is included, you can simulate the pr int by changing the background color . Click [ Change ] button and select the color . When [ Show White Image ] is checked, Mask White data is indicated. When [ Show Highlight ] is checked, only Highlight White data is indicated. Input the RGB values directly (Contin[...]

5. Printing ARP Files Simulation with the brown background (R=128, G=64, B=64) (4) Confirm the print conditions and layout, then click “Send to GT Printer”. Also confirm that your printer is conne cted to PC with USB 2.0 Cable. The ARP file has been sent to your printer . <Note> If more than one GT -541 are installed in your PC, the Selec[...]

6. Maintenance ６ . Maintenance For optimum product performance regular maintenance is required. DANGER W ait at least 5 minutes after turning off the power switch and disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet before opening the cover of the control unit. Do not touch as high voltage can result in severe injury . WARNING Do not put your ha[...]

6. Maintenance ６ - １ . Replacing Consumables This section describes how to replace the consumables and the maintenance of the printer . 6-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge The ink indicator on the Display flashes when the Ink Cartridge is getting low . Prepare the new Ink Cartridge, and replace it when “Empty XXXX (color)” is displayed. <[...]

6. Maintenance <Note> Confirm the color of the ink cartridge. Loading a wrong color causes serious damage to print quality , and could damage to the Print Heads. If you have installed a wrong color, immedi ately contact Brother or your dealer for a service call. (4) When you have replace d the Black Ink Cartridge, refer to “6 -1-2. Replacin[...]

6. Maintenance (6) If the ink inside of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette is soiled with ink: Wear gloves and remove the ink with a dry cloth, and then clean with a moist cloth. Inside the Wiper Cleaner Cassette (7) Push both sides of the Wiper Cleaner Cassette to open it. (8) Carefully drop off the used Wiper Cleaner and dispose of in acco rdance with lo[...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 72 (10) Close the Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Make sure that the bottom of the Wiper Cleaner is set with in the two projections on the Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Push in the Wiper Cleaner after closin g. (1 1) Open the Wiper Cleaning Kit which co mes with the new Black Ink Cartridge. The following items are included. (12) Wear th[...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 73 (14) Use the other side of the wet Clean Applic ator to clean the rear of the Wiper Blade. (15) Wet other two Clean Applicators and use them to remove ink or dust from the Print Head Caps. Use one side of the Clean Applicator to clean one Print Head Cap. <Note> Do not use dry Clean Applicator; it cannot clean ink [...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 74 6-1-3. Loading / Retrieving White Ink Do not leave the White ink inside the prin ter . White pigment precipitate s and may cause serious damage to your printer . Before you start your job, retrieve the White Ink, shake the cartridges for 30 seco n ds to 1 minutes, and the load the White Ink again to start your printing.[...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 75 6-1-4. Waste Ink Disposal Use a polyethylene tank for additional W aste Ink T ank. The amount of the W aste Ink in the White Ink side (White Ink plus Maintenance Solution) is huge rather than the one in the Color Ink side. Confirm in advance the amount of the W aste Ink when you do the maintenance. Deal with care becaus[...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 76 6-1-6. Required Maintenance for the Lon g Storage If you are not going to use your printer for about two weeks, clean the Print Head Caps before storage to prevent ink drying on the print heads. White Ink should be washed away with Ma intenance Solution by T ube Cleaning and then the tubes should be filled with Maintena[...]

GT -78 ２ 6. Maintenance 77 (6) Fill the Print Head Caps with W ash Liquid to prevent from ink clogging inside. <Note> Be careful not to spill the Wash Liquid around the Print Head Caps. If the Wiper Cleaner and the surroundings are dirty , refer to "6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner" and clean them. (7) Close the Front Cover . (8[...]

7. T roubleshooting ７ . T roubleshooting WARNING Do not put your hands in the ink cartridge slot, ot herwise the needle inside the slot may cause injury . CAUTION Ensure there is adequate space lef t for safe working. The Platen moves forward while operating and it may be injured. Do not handle the platen while printing. If your hand get s caught[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 79 ７ - １ . Solving Printer Problems Use the table below to help solve printer problems. Problem Cause Solution Cannot send print data from the PC. Y ou have selected the wrong printer . Confirm the selected printer , and select the correct one. USB cable not connected Disconnect and re-connect the USB 2.0 cable Y our[...]

7. T roubleshooting Problem Cause Solution An error occurred just af ter turning on GT -782. An error occurred. Check the error code with "7-4. Error Messages" and restart GT -782. If the error is not cleared, please contact Brother or your dealer . GT -782 cannot read data from CompactFlash. No CompactFlash is inserted in the slot, or it[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 81 ７ - ２ . Solving Print Qu ality Problems Use the table below to solve print quality problems. Problem Cause Solution The graphic applications’ settings are not appropriate. Maybe CYMK mode is being used for data. See “4-2 Setting the Applications’ Print Condition" and modify the artwork. Print is faded. [...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 82 Problem Cause Solution Print Heads hit garment Keep the surface flat (esp. both edges) and t ake care in removing the wet T -shirt. T -shirt is smudged with ink. Waste ink spre ads over the Wiper Cleaner and spoils around the Print Heads. See “6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner". The Platen Sheet needs to be re[...]

7. T roubleshooting <Note>  It is very important the machine is used in an environment as s pecified. Use a humidifier to keep the humidity up to 35% to keep print quality .  Y our printer automatically cleans its Print Heads every 24 pri nts; however more frequent Print Heads cleaning may need to be done depending on the environment. I[...]

7. T roubleshooting (5) Check the Wiper Blade, and if i t is damaged or worn , replace it using the Wiper ASSY (s ee “7-2-9. Repl acing the Wiper Blade” for the details). Wiper Blade Step 3: Check the ink tubes and do “Po w erful” head cleaning. Check the ink tube inside to see if there is any "empty" air space longer than 5 mm. I[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 85 7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads Y our printer automatically cleans its Print Heads every 24 prints (you can change the frequency; see “7-2-5. Changing the Auto Head Cleaning Setting”), or when your printer has not been used for more than two hours. The auto-cleaning start s when you press the Print Button in these[...]

7. T roubleshooting (3) Place a sheet of paper (A4 or letter size) at the right co rner of the Platen as shown below . Y ou can use a T -shirt instead of paper (see “4-5. Placing the T -shirt on the Platen”). Paper (4) Press the OK Button to open the Menu Display . (5) Press the Up/Down Button to select “T est Print”, and then press the OK [...]

7. T roubleshooting 7-2-4. Changing the Print Direction When there are large gaps between the Print Head s and printed medium, or when printing on very high absorbent material, horizontal stripes can app ear on the printed image. Y ou can solve this problem using one-way "Uni-Directional " print. If you adjust to a larger gap then we reco[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 88 7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles Use the Nozzle Cleaning Kit to clean the Head Nozzle. <Note> Pay careful attention in cleaning the clean Print Head Nozzles, wh ich are both delicate and expens ive. The Print Head Nozzle should be cleaned only when it is needed as follows in “7-2-1 . Procedure for Solvin[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 89 (8) Open the Nozzle cleaning Kit. Wear the gloves and wet a Clean Applicator with full of W ash Liquid. <Note>  Nozzle Cleaning Kit is available for CMYK / White inks.  Use Clean Applicators in Nozzle Cleaning Kit (round form), no t in Cap Cleaning Kit (green stick with flat form).  Wet a Clean Applicat[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 90 (10) Insert the Wiper Cleaner Casset te straight into your printer . <Note> Do not touch the Clearance Sensor (the bar above the Wiper Cleaner Cassette); (11) Close the Front Cover , and then turn on your printer . (12) Do the "Powerful" head cleani ng and print the Nozzle C heck Pa ttern until the pri[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 91 (6) Remove the Ink Cartridge (Color) or the Maintenance Soluti on (White) and then press the OK Button. The black example is shown. The message “Set Filter Cartridge & Press OK” appears. (7) Insert the Filter Cartridge to the Ink Cartridge Slot, and then press the OK Button. The ink draining of the head begins[...]

7. T roubleshooting (10) T urn up the appropriate flat cable connec tor tab, and then discon nect the flat cable. Flat Cable Connector T ab Connector T ab Flat Cable (11) W ear the gloves included with the new Print Head, and then remove the tube fitting from the new Print Head. Tube fitting GT -782 92[...]

7. T roubleshooting (12) Rot ate the tube connector 90 degrees as shown below . (13) Disconne ct the tube and put the tube fitting removed from the new Prin t Head to prevent the ink from coming out. (14) T urn the lever to the direction of the arrow to unlock the Print Head. Lev er (15) T ake off your gloves and remove the used Print Head by lifti[...]

7. T roubleshooting (16) Remove the Protective T ube from the new Print Head, and then install the new Print Head by holding the knob, and holding the flat cable with the other hand. Make sure the V -shaped groove of the Print Head hits the pin. Pin V -s haped groove Protective T ube (17) Press down the Print Head knob securely and push in the Prin[...]

7. T roubleshooting (18) T urn the le ver to the direction of the arrow to lock the Print Head. (19) Remove the Nozzle Protection Seal by pulling it up. Nozzle Pr otecti on S eal (20) T ake off the gloves, insert the fl at cable into the connector , and then turn down the connector tab to lock the cable. <Note>  Make sure the flat cable is[...]

7. T roubleshooting (21) Put on your gloves again, and then remove the tube fitting from the end of tube. (22) Insert the tube into the new Print Head, and then rotate the tube connector 90 degrees to the direction of the arrow . (23) Put the Wiper Cleaner Cartridge back to the position and close the Front Cover . (24) Remove the Filter Cartridge, [...]

7. T roubleshooting (30) Press the Up/Down Button to select the color of t he Print Head you have replaced, and then press the OK Button. The following message appears, and the initial cleaning sta rts. The display returns to the Print Head color-selecting display , when the initial cleaning has been completed. (31) When replacing the White Print H[...]

7. T roubleshooting (4) Adjust the firing timing of left/right Print Heads on the left/right Platens. Select "Fir ing Adjustment" and click "Next". Follow the step s. (5) The dialog goes back to the main menu after finishing the firing adjustment. Then adjust the alignment between the White print data and Color print dat a. Sele[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 99 (4) Press the Up/Down Button to select the “C ap/Wiper Clean”, and then press the OK Button. The following message appe ars. (5) Turn of f your printer . (6) Open the Front Cover with both hands after unlocking the cover locks and slide the Latch to fix the Front Cover . 4325M (7) Pull out the Wiper Cleaner Casset[...]

7. T roubleshooting (9) Push the right Operation Arm about 5 mm (0.2 inches) to the right and pull out the Wiper Blade as holding its left. <Note> Do not push the Operation Arm by force. Operation Arms GT -782 100[...]

7. T roubleshooting (10) Remove the Wiper Blade by pulling it to the left. (1 1) Insert the left projection of the new Wiper Blade to the slit of the left Operation Arm. Projections Slits GT -782 101[...]

7. T roubleshooting (12) Insert the right projection of the new Wiper Blade to the slit of the right Oper ation Arm by pushing the right Operation A rm about 5 mm (0.2 inches) to the right. <Note> Do not push the Operation Arm by force. It may be distorted. T ake care not to push down the Wiper Blade and the Operation Arms by force. They can [...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 103 7-2-10. Setting Extra Wipe When you print under the hot and dry condition, sometimes the printer can not keep the print quality . We recommend using a humidifier . T o increase the wiping time in printing can improve the print quality . This setting can be done separately (CMYK / White). (1) Make sure your printer is[...]

7. T roubleshooting ７ - ３ . Solving Application Problems See also the pages of each application sof tware in “4. Printing Directly from Applications”. Problem Cause Solution The image sent from Adobe Illustrator 10 is printed 90 degree rotated. The Print Setup or Document Setup is not appropriate. In Adobe Illustrator 10 follow t he instruc[...]

7. T roubleshooting ７ - ４ . Error Messages Here is a complete list of error messages that GT -782 shows. T he "L" on the Display means error(s) in the left and "R" means error(s) in the right. When mark ** is in Solu tion, wr ite down the error code number and the message, and then make contact to your dealer or Brother. Err[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 2003 NO IN K White-4 White 4 Ink Cartridge is not installed. Install a White Ink Cartrid ge. 2020 EMPT Y Black Black Ink Cartridg e ran out of ink. R eplace to a new Bla ck Cartridge. 2020 EMPT Y White-1 White 1 Ink Cartrid ge ran out of ink. Replace to a n ew White Cartridge. 2021 EMPTY Mage[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 2101 Not Enough Area The Compact Flash does not have enough area for st oring logs. Check the free space of the Compact Flash with PC. Insert a Compact Flash with free area available. 2102 Card Acc ess Error Failur e in file readi ng / writing Push OK Button to escape menu and re-ent er Compa[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 4004 PC Dat a Error 4005 PC Dat a Error 4006 PC Dat a Error GT -782 received th e data that is not supported from the PC. Reboot GT-782 an d send print data again. Contact your dealer or Brother . These errors mi ght happen when GT-782 malfunctions by environment al reasons. If the error does[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 4201 Language Error 4202 Language Error Error in program o f selected language Update firmware again. Contact your dealer or Brother . 5000 Machi ne Error or SHBY : Send MSG T O Communicatio n error inside th e firmware. ** 5001 Machi ne Error or SHBY :Recv MSG TO Communicatio n error inside [...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 5090 BYSH: Cap On TO Cap opening r equest time-out (Cap opening c ompletion mess age did not return within the predetermin ed time after sending the Cap opening r equest.) ** 5091 BYSH: Cap Off TO Cap closing r equest time-out (Cap closing c ompletion mess age did not return wit hin the prede[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 5218 MNT RSP Error: XX A n overrun, framing error or parity error has occurred. ** 5219 MNT ILGL VERSION The Ma intenance vers ion is too old. * * 5220 Error: RSP10 Received an error response from th e Maintenanc e Unit while meas uring negative pressure. ** 5221 MNT RSP Error: XX Received an[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 112 Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 6102 Fail: CRG STOP 1 F ailure in st opping the Carr iage at the proper position Check whether the m edia is jammin g in the Carriage. Clean the Carriage by referring to “7-2-9. Cleaning the Carriage Shafts”. If the cleaning has no effect, contact your dealer or Brother . 6103[...]

7. T roubleshooting Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 7012 PRG: SH Event TO Error inside the program (T ime-o ut of waiting for the vent/message of SH) ** 7013 PRG: SH Internal Error i nside the progr am (General program error of SH) ** 7100 PRG: BY SYSCALL Error inside the pr ogram (System call error of BY) ** 7101 PRG: BY Exception Error insid[...]

GT -782 7. T roubleshooting 114 Error code Messag e Meaning Solution 91 1 1 LV D S : R C V TIMEO UT1 L VDS internal PCB comm. error (L VDS rece ive timeout 1 ) ** 91 13 LV D S : R C V TIMEO UT3 L VDS internal PCB comm. error (L VDS rece ive timeout 3 ) ** 9200 LV D S : S E N D TIMEO UT L VDS internal PCB comm. error (No packet sent) ** 9201 LV D S [...]

7. T roubleshooting Error Messages of Maintenance Unit Error code Mes sage Meaning Solution CA Cap Driver Overheat The operati on stopped b ecause the Cap Driver ha s overheated. ** CC Wiper Cleaner Cassette error Wiper Clea ner Cassette is comi ng off. ** CE Communication error Communicatio n error other than FE, OE and PE ** CI Cap initializati o[...]

8. Specifications ８ . S pecifications ８ - １ . Mechanical Specification Dimensions 2662 (W) ×1 141 (D) ×830 (H) mm (104.8 × 44.9 × 32.7 inch ) Weight (GT -782 including Platen) Approx. 230 Kg (507 lb) Maximum print area 16 x 18 inches (406.4 x 457.2 mm) Print Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Power source Single-phase 100-230 V Power supply frequen[...]

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