Roland VersaStudio BT-12 - Creation Flow

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CreationFlow
CreationFlow
TheoperationflowforprintingonT‐shirtsisasfollows.Steps3to7aretheoperationsusingthe
DesignSoftware.
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• TouseSleeve&SocksTray,youneedtoinstallthelatestfirmware(ver.1.20orlater)on
themachine.
• UsethelatestversionoftheDesignSoftware.Seethelatesthelpfortheoperating
procedures.
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Step
Task Referenceforfulldetails
1 ThisistheprocesstoprintonT‐shirtsclearly.The
optionalfinisherisused.
page72"RemovingDustand
FlatteningFibers"
2 LoadaT‐shirtintothetrayinaccordancewiththesize
oftheT‐shirt.
page73"LoadingaT‐shirtin
theTray"
3 LaunchtheDesignSoftwareandconfigurethesettings
fortheprintingfabricyouwanttouse.
SeetheDesignSoftware
Help.
4 Selectthetraysizetobeusedandtheprinting
directionintheDesignSoftware.
SeetheDesignSoftware
Help.
5 Selecttheimagetoprint,andthenfetchitinthe
DesignSoftware.Itisalsopossibletoshootanimage
inyourtabletorsmartphoneusingthecameraonthe
spot.
SeetheDesignSoftware
Help.
6 EdittheimageusingtheDesignSoftwareandlayit
out.
SeetheDesignSoftware
Help.
7 Loadthetrayinthemachine,andthenprinttheimage
createdbytheDesignSoftwareusingthemachine.
page74"Printing"
8 RemovetheprintedT‐shirtfromthetray. page77"RemovingtheT‐shirt
fromtheTray"
9 Usetheoptionalfinishertofixtheprintedimageonto
theT‐shirt.
Forreference,inthecaseofacommerciallyavailable
heatpress,inkwasfixedat330°F(approx.165°C)in90
seconds.
page79"FixingInk"
Accordingthisflow,eachprocedureisexplainedindetailbelow.
• Donotusetheoptionalfinisherforpurposesotherthanflatteningfibers,removing
wrinkles,andfixingink.Doingsomaycauseafire.