DTG Kiosk Specifications download pdf (Page 19)

 Print Quality

There is a broad variety of image types and quality levels involved in printing with the DTG

Kiosk so it is helpful to have a number of Print Modes to accommodate all jobs. Simple print

jobs, such as one color images that are not too precise, or cartoon graphics where the

brightness of the image is more important than exact color matching, may print quite

adequately at 360dpi in bi-directional mode with a lot of color saturation. However, images that

require more precise color matching or are more photorealistic may need to be printed in a

Photo Mode at 720 dpi for better color and detail. When printing at higher resolutions, the

Epson 2100/2200 will print at a slower speed – you may need to create your own custom Print

Modes, ones that should work for the variety of different jobs you may have to print.

It is possible to use the standard Epson printing modes designed for paper to print your images

onto fabrics, although you may find the prints are not as bright as you would like. In the Epson

2100/2200 driver you can change the settings that tell the printer to lay down a thicker deposit

of ink and to increase the color saturation in order to get more vivid prints with good coverage

of ink on textile fabrics. As you gain more experience and become more adventurous with the

DTG Kiosk™ you may want to build your own custom Printing Modes. This involves the creation

of six new Print Modes, called Advanced Custom Settings, in the Epson driver. These new

custom modes are Solid 360dpi, Solid 720dpi, Solid 720dpi High Speed, Process 360dpi, Process

720dpi and Process 720dpi High Speed. Instructions for doing this for Windows are on the next

few pages.

Custom Print Modes can be developed on both PC’s and Mac’s and the end result will be similar.

However the method of creating them will differ between the two systems. Once you have

created the Print Modes, you do not need to create them again. You will simply print to the

Epson driver and load your favorite Print Mode depending on the type of image being printed.

 Preparing to Create Custom Print Modes for Windows

There are two ways to do this:

1. Open the Epson printer driver by creating a graphic in one of your software programs, go

to Print and select the Epson 2100/2200.

2. When you get to the Choose Printer menu in your program, simply select Properties.

3. Set the paper size – instructions follow after the diagram on the next page.

Alternatively,

1. Go to your Windows Start menu

2. Click on Control Panel

3. Select Printers & Faxes

4. Right click on the Epson 2100/2200 printer icon

5. Select Printing Preferences from the menu that appears.

6. Click on the Paper Tab at the top of the window to set the paper size – instructions

follow after the diagram on the next page.

The diagram on the next page will give you the measurements for the printable area of

your DTG Kiosk to assist you in creating Custom Print Modes.

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