3D Sublimation Solutions 3D SMARTone Phone CaseDecoration System Operating instructions

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3DSMARTonePhoneCaseDecorationSystem

InstallationandOperationGuide

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ProcessinaNutshell:

TheSMARToneisusedtodecorateawiderangeofphonecasemodels.

AsheetofA5filmisprintedintheWP‐4015printer....anyimagecanbeprinted.

AblankphonecaseandasheetofA5filmareloadedintotheSMARTone.

TheSMARToneprocesstransferstheimagefromtheprintedsheetintothephonecover.

Afterjustashorttimetocoolthecaseisreadyforuse.

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Contents:

SMARToneSET‐UPANDOPERATION

Section1 Page3 Safetyinstructions

Section2 Page4  Specifications

Section3 Page5  InstallingtheSMARTone

Section4 Page5 PreparingtheSMARTonefordecoration

Section5 Page7 TheControlPanelandpoweringon

Section6 Page8 Decoratingapart

Section7 Page12 Troubleshooting

EPSONWP‐4015PRINTERSET‐UPANDOPERATION

Section8 Page14  InstallingtheEpsonWP‐4015Printer

Section9 Page15 Printerpreparationandsettings

Section10 Page19 FilmHandlingandmakingaprint

Section11 Page21 PrintingfromAdobePhotoshop

Appendix1Page25 Computerspecifications

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2. Specifications

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SMARTone

DescriptionSelf‐containedvacuum/heatpressfor3Ddyesublimation.

SizeWidth:375mm,Height:400mm,Depth:475mm

Weight36Kg

Packeddimensions Width:470mm,Height:560mm,Depth:633mm

Weight:42Kg

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Voltage220‐240V50Hz

110‐120V60Hz

Current(max)8A@220‐230V

15A@110V‐120V

Power(max)2kW

VacuumPumpBuilt‐in

JigsQuickswap,fixedpositionjigstomatchcases

Decorationtime<5min

Timetofirsttransfer <15min

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PRINTEREpsonWorkforceProWP‐4015‐DN

SizeWidth:460mm

Height:380mm

Depth:425mm

Weight11Kg

Voltage110‐240V50/60Hz

Current(max)0.5A

Power(max)22W

Packeddimensions Width:620mm,Height:480mm,Depth:520mm,

Weight:15Kg

Interface USB2.0

DriverWindowsXP,Windows7

Inkset4Colourcartridge

Printresolution(max)4800x1200dpi

Printspeed1min/A5sheet(approx)

InkcartridgecapacityBlack=49ml;Yellow,Magenta,Cyan29ml

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CONSUMABLES

Transferfilm“SMARTone3DFilm”.Fastdryingthermo‐formableinkjetfilm.

A5sheetformat

CasesWiderangeof“SMARTonePCCases”

Packsize 48unitsperpack

Ink“SMARToneDSink”

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TemperatureandHumidityoperational

specification

15⁰C‐30⁰C

<50%RH

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3. InstallingtheSMARTone

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• RemoveallpackingfromtheSMARTone

• LocatetheSMARToneonastableflatsurface

• LocatetheSMARToneinawellventilatedarea

• LocatetheSMARToneawayfromsourcesofdust

• RetaintheSMARTonepackagingtoallowsafetransportation

• Connectpowercordtoelectricaloutlet

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4. PreparingtheSMARTone

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Beforepoweringon,youshouldfixtherequiredsupportjigintotheSMARTonedrawer.

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SamsungGalaxyS3Jig

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• Ajigisavailableforeachblankpartmodel.

• Thejigprovidessupportforthephonecoverduring

decoration

• Italsoensuresthecorrectpositionoftheimageonthecase

• Thecorrectjigmustbeusedfortheparttobedecorated

egyoumustuseaSamsungGalaxyS3jigtodecorate

SamsungGalaxyS3parts.Noothermodelwillfitcorrectly.

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• Thelockingsystemensuresjigscanonlybefittedoneway

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toplace.

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reduntiltheji

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5. TheControlPanelandpoweringon

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• FlicktheredpowerswitchtostarttheSMARTone

• TheSMARTonewillnowbegina‘warmingup’cycletobringthedrawerandjiguptooperatingtemperature.

• Initialwarm‐upwilltakearound15minutes.

• TheSMARTonewillnotrunadecorationcycleunlessitisatoperatingcondition.

• OnceatoperatingconditiontheSMARTonewillmaintainthissothatitisreadytouse,evenifyouleaveitidlingforanextended

periodoftime.

Toensurethatthepressisalwaysreadykeepthedrawerclosedwhennotinuse.

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6. Decoratingapart

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• Whenyouarereadytodecorateapart,open

thedrawer.

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• Hereisalookatthedrawerindetail.

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• Theplatenandjigwillbecomehotduringthe

process.

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• Thisistheframe.Thisisusedtoclampthe

filmintoplace.

• Raiseittoloadfilm.

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• Whentheframeisdown,itrestsagainsta

siliconfoamseal.

• Takecarenottocausedamagetotheseal–

replacementscanbefittedeasilyifnecessary.

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• Cliptheblankphonecaseontothejig.

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• Thetopofthepartshouldalwaysgotothe

lefthandside(cameraholesarenormally

locatedatthetop).

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• Extracareshouldbetakentoensurethatthe

caseisclippedoninthisway.

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• Thecaseshouldfittightlyontothejig.

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• Pressallaroundtheedgestomakesurethe

partissecurelyinplace.

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• Donotleavethepartinthepressformore

than20secsbeforeaddingthefilmand

startingthecycletopreventpossiblepart

distortion.

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• Loadthefilm

‐printsidedownand

‐topoftheprinttotheleft.

‐Printtemplatessuppliedwiththe

SMARTonesystemwillfeatureareddotin

thetopleftcorneroftheprint,sothat

orientationcanbeeasilyidentifiedonthe

printedsheetoffilm.

Thisalsodenotesthecornerofthefilmthatis

tobeusedforregistrationasshowninthe

illustrationtotheleft.

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Itisrecommendedthatasimilarmarkisused

ifyouaremakingyourowntemplates.

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• Closetheframe

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• Pushthedrawerfirmlyclosed

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Assoonasthefilmisloadedclosethedrawer.

Thefilmmaydistortifthisprocedureisnotdonequickly

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• PresstheCycleStartbutton.

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• TheSMARTonewillnowtakecareof

everything.

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Caution–becarefulnottorunacyclewithprintedfilm

butnopart,asthedyewillbetransferredontothe

surfaceofthejigandthenwillbetransferredtothe

insideofthenextpartsyourun.

Ifthishappensremovethejigfromthedrawerand

allowittocool.Thejigcanbegentlycleanedwithwater

andascouringpad(eg3MScotch‐Britegreen)

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• Thescreenwillshowtheprocesstimer

countingdown

• Thedialwillshowthevacuumlevel.



NB:thevacuumlevelwillpulseintheinitialstagesof

thecycle



• Whencomplete,abuzzerwillsoundandthe

drawercanbeopened.



• Removethefilmandunclipthepart.

• SMARTonepartremovaltoolisrecommended



• Thepartwillcoolquicklyandcanthenbe

used/packagedforsalestraightaway.



• TheSMARToneisreadyforitsnextcycle.



• Eitherloadthenextpartorclosethedrawer

tokeepwarm.Thekeepwarmcyclestarts2

minutesafterthedrawerisclosedifthestart

buttonhasnotbeenpressed.

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

Ifyouneedtochangebetweencycleprograms:



Press‘ProgSelect’onthescreen.TheProgramSelectionmenuwillappear.Usethearrowstochoosetheprogramyourequire,thenpress

‘Process’toreturntothemainscreen.Youcannowcontinueasnormalusingtheprogramyouhaveselected.



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7. Troubleshooting

• Thepartisdifficulttoremovefromthejig

Itiseasiesttoremovethepartfromthejigwhilstitisstillhotastheplasticwilltightenasitcools.Ensurethatapartisnotallowedtogo

coolonthejigasitwillbecomedifficulttoremove.Ifthishappens,simplyclosethedrawerandstartacycle,allowaround15seconds

thenabortthecyclebypressingthestopbuttonandthenthepartcanberemoved.Byprisinggentlyatthecornersofthefrontedgethe

partwillunclipeasily.

• Therearewhitespotsonthefinishedpart

TheSMARToneprocessreliesongoodcontactbeingmadebetweentheprintedfilmandthesurfaceofthepartduringthecycle.

Smallwhitedotsorfinelinesonthefinishedpartpointtosomedustorotherparticlesobstructingthiscontact.

Solution:Ensurethatfilmisprintedonlyasrequiredorsufficientlyprotectedsothatdustcannotgatheronthesurface.Wipetheblank

partbeforeusewithaclean,lint‐freecloth.Asthepartiswhite,contaminationwillbevisibleoncloseinspection,soshouldbecleaned

offadequately.



• Thedecorationlooksweakerthanexpectedand/orappearsblotchy

Theinkonthefilmisnotdry.EachprintwillrequiresomedryingandthereisahandydryingframeontopoftheSMARToneforthis

purpose.Filmshouldbeplacedinthisdryingframeprintsideupwiththelongedgeofthefilmfacingawayfromtheoperatori.e.thefilm

isclippedintothetraybowingupwardstoallowaircirculation.Aminimumof2minutesissufficienttodrymostprintedsheet.Fordarker

imagesthathavearelativelyhighinkload3minutesisrecommended.



• Thevacuumdropssuddenlyduringacycle

Allowthecycletofinish–donotabortasthequalityoftransfermaynotbeaffecteddependingonhowwellvacuumheldinitially.

• Ensurefilmisproperlyclampedbytheframe

• Ensuresealisnotdamaged–replaceifrequired

• Ensurejigisproperlyclippedintoplaceandisnotdamaged

Ifthejighasbeensignificantlydamagedandcannotbethoroughlyrepairedthenareplacementshouldbepurchasedtoavoid

furtherwastageoffilmandparts.



8.Maintenance



TheSMARToneisdesignedtorequireminimummaintenanceifoperatedaccordingtotheinstructions.

Ifyounoticeapersistentdecreaseinvacuumlevelorreductionindecorationquality,contactyoursupplierforadvice.



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3) Allthesegmentsoftestlinesshouldbepresent

Asshownonleft



Ifsegmentsaremissingtheprintnozzlesneedcleaning.

Presstheappropriatenozzlecleanbutton:

ieifmagenta,yelloworcyanareaffectedpressthecolour

nozzlebutton,ifblackisaffectedpresstheblacknozzle

button



NBNozzlechecksandcleaningcanalsoberunfromdriver

software

Oncetheprinterissetuploadthedriversoftwarefollowingthe

instructionsintheEpsondocuments.



USEUSBCONNECTION



Acceptthedefaultsettings.



Note:declineanyrequestsforregistrationorupdatesfrom

Epson.

WindowsXP



Windows7

Oncethedriverisinstalleditmustbeconfigured.



Rightclickonprinterandselect‘PrintingPreferences’

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

ConfigureMainpagelikethis:



1PaperSource=RearMPTray

2DocumentSize=A5

3Orientation=Portrait

4Papertype=plainpaper

5Quality=Quality



Othersettingsshouldbedefault

ConfigureMoreOptionspagelikethis:



1Highspeed=unchecked

2MirrorImage=checked

3EdgeSmoothing=checked



4ColorCorrection=Custom

Thenclick‘Advanced.....’

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

NBThismethodisforprintingviaPhotoshop



InColorCorrectionselectNoColorAdjustment.



ThenclickOKtoclosecolorcorrection



Finally,clickOKtoclosethepreferencesdialogue.



Thesesettingswillnowbeactivewhenprintingfroman

application.

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

Note:itispossibletoprintnozzlechecksandrunnozzlecleaning

fromtheMaintenancepage.

ToinstalltheICCprofile:



Rightclickonfileandclick‘InstallProfile’frommenu.



Theprofileisthencopiedintotheoperatingsystem.





10. FilmHandlingandmakingaprint

Storefilminpacketandre‐sealwhennotrequired.

Avoidtouchingtheprintingareaofthefilmsurface.



Itisonlypossibletoprintonthemattesideofthefilm.

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