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Brother GTX pro Bulk Setup Manual

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GTX pro Bulk
GARMENT PRINTER
Setup Manual
Please be sure to read this manual before using this product.
Keep this manual in a safe place for future use.
Please be sure to read "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" before use.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Keep this manual in a safe place for future use. Table of contents Please be sure to read "SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" before use. Installation Setup of the printer Connection to a PC Adjustment Maintenance list GTX pro Bulk GARMENT PRINTER Setup Manual...
  • Page 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Thank you very much for buying a BROTHER printer. Before The instructions which follow this term using your new printer, please read the "SAFETY indicate situations where failure to follow INSTRUCTIONS" and handling instructions carefully. the instructions may result in damage to IMPORTANT property.
  • Page 3 Otherwise it may cause fire or electric Basic precautions shocks. To prevent accidents and problems, do not modify the machine yourself. Brother will not be held responsible for any accidents or problems Printing resulting from modifications made to the machine.
  • Page 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Do not place the printer on a shaky table or high shelf or other unstable location. Otherwise it may tip over or fall down and cause injury. For Printing information on the table that supports the printer, contact the dealer.
  • Page 5 Maintenance CAUTION Be careful not to get your fingers caught when closing the front cover, otherwise it may result in Printing injury to your fingers. Ensure there is adequate space left in front of the printer and avoid placing any objects. Otherwise When you mount or replace the head, be careful your hand may get caught between the platen and not to get your hands or fingers caught.
  • Page 6 Sources of strong accessories, be sure to use only genuine Brother electrical noise may cause problems with correct parts. Brother will not be held responsible for any operation. accidents or problems resulting from the use of non-genuine parts.
  • Page 7 However, in this manual, the ® marks or TM marks are not used. Brother logo is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Apple, Macintosh, Mac OS, iOS, OS X, macOS, Safari, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iPod touch are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
  • Page 8 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3. Warning labels This printer has the following warning labels displayed on it. Follow the precautions given on each warning label for your work. When the label is peeled off or illegible, contact the place of purchase. Grease Watch your Cleaning solution 1 ...
  • Page 9 China only viii...
  • Page 10 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS <When you dispose of the machine> 3) Pickup the Lithium Battery (1) to the direction of the arrow. Required Tools Phillips screwdriver: M3 to M5 Disassembling 1) Remove the Cover PANEL SIDE. Note based on California law (USA) on the use and handling of Perchlorate This product contains a CR Coin Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material –...
  • Page 11 ＜产品中有害物质的名称及含量＞ 型号 有害物质 BGTX423H5000032 铅 镉 六价铬 汞 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚 BGTX424H5000032 Cr(VI) PBDE 部件名称 框架机制 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 盖板机制 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 台板机制 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 导轴机制 × ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 12: Installation

    Installation Checking the installation site Exhaust Align with the corner Align with the front side 17.7 in. (45 cm) or more Exhaust opening 106.3 in. (270 cm) or more Align with the front side Align with the corner 39.4 in. (100 cm) or more X0356 15.7 in.
  • Page 13 Unpacking  When installing the printer, avoid any place that presents direct sunlight or a large amount of dust.  The body size is 70 in. (width) x 51.2 in. (depth) x 47.6 in. (height) (178 cm (width) x 130 cm (depth) x 121 cm (height)) and the mass weighs 171 kg (377 lb).
  • Page 14 Installation ① AC power cord Check the supplied accessories. ② Cable clamp ① ② ③ ④ ③ Grease ④ Clean stick R x 6 / Clean stick T x 6 ⑤ Cleaning cup ⑥ Filter cover / Fan filter x 2 ⑦...
  • Page 15 Prepare the following items along with the supplied accessories: - Refill ink bottle Black / Magenta / Cyan / Yellow 1.8 L x 2 or 18 L x 1 (for each) White 1.8 L x 3 or 18 L x 1 - Cleaning solution - Pretreatment...
  • Page 16 Installation Transporting the printer X0357 CAUTION The printer machine weighs 171 kg (main body 128 kg + tank unit 43 kg). Transporting and installing the printer requires four or more people to hold it at the ▼-marked positions (which are located where the printer can be held). Otherwise the machine may fall down, causing injury or X0353 resulting in failure of the printer.

  • Page 17: Setup Of The Printer

    Setup of the printer Removing the protection materials Remove all the tapes, strings and sheets shown in the below Tank unit illustration. Main body X0382 X0358 X0005...
  • Page 18 Setup of the printer 2  Main body and tank unit connection Tube connection lign with the corner Align with the front side X0299 Mount the bracket with screws. Align with the front side lign with the corner If the bracket comes off, insert it into the third groove from the tube end.
  • Page 19 Electric wiring connection at least 1 mm at least 1 mm X0301 Check that the lower tube marker and the main body tube X0367 marker are matched and connect the tubes one by one from Remove the tank unit screws, and remove the cover by lifting it the main body side tube (a).
  • Page 20 Setup of the printer X0369 Insert the harness into the insertion slot and tighten the nut from below. X0451 Connect the relay connector and fasten the harness with four Press down the connector (c) while tightening clamps. the nut. TIPS Slacken the harness in a U shape to make ease of draining when connecting the relay IMPORTANT...
  • Page 21 X0371 Fasten the earth wire with the screw and connect the connector to the board. X0373 Fasten the harness with two cord holders. Install the removed cover and tighten the screws. Fasten the earth wire and harness with clamps. X0372 Be sure to fasten the harness with clamps.
  • Page 22 Setup of the printer Mounting the supplied accessories Cable clamp Mount the supplied accessories according to the This is used to put the cables together. following procedures. Please note that the platen should be mounted after turning on the power. Rear cover X0360 Filter cover and Fan filter...
  • Page 23 Waste ink tank The table provides a place where to install the waste ink tank. Install the waste ink tank there. TIPS Mount the following supplied accessories inside the printer. ① 150 mm ② X0363 X0362 Open the cover to the direction a and shift the carriage to Insert the waste ink tube into the main body.
  • Page 24 Setup of the printer Install the printer with the hole on the bottom oriented to the Wiper cleaner front (there is no difference in white and color sides; they can be mounted on either side). Make sure that no flushing foam extends off the outboard end portions of the flushing receiver.
  • Page 25 Print head X0009 When you unpack the head, be careful not to touch the bottom of the head. Otherwise it may cause poor printing. When you mount the head, shift the carriage toward the center of the printer; to the position IMPORTANT above the platen.
  • Page 26 Setup of the printer white side (white color) color side (red) ③ ② ① X0376 Push with force in the direction as indicated in s so that the (c) area makes contact with the side of the metal plate of the head. ①...
  • Page 27 X0378 X0427 Remove the core claw using the supplied screwdriver. Unhook the two claws of the resin cover (d) to remove the resin Hold the core center by hand to make it easy to cover. insert the screwdriver into the claw. TIPS...
  • Page 28 Setup of the printer Remove four caps of the head. X0380 Connect the flat cable by fitting it with the core. X0379 Check that the head and the marker of each tube are matched Fit the claw by pushing the core until it clicks into place. and connect the tubes one by one from back to front of the Leave a slack to avoid interference with the resin cover.
  • Page 29 Cleaning liquid tank Turning on the power X0364 Close the cover of the machine and insert the AC power cord into (a) and the outlet. X0430 Press the power button (b) to turn the printer power ON. Attach the clip to the tip of the tube on the tank unit side and Error messages "Perform Initial Ink Installation"...
  • Page 30 Setup of the printer Filling the cleaning solution Refilling the ink Turn on the power of the printer and perform the   operation while the printer is in Standby mode. CAUTION Be sure to wear a pair of plastic gloves and protective glasses while refilling the ink.
  • Page 31 Refilling the ink. X0431 X0366 Be sure not to refill the ink above the upper Take care not to lose the IC stick that comes graduation mark in 6. standard with the refill ink bottle. IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Store the IC stick by attaching it to the handle of the refill ink bottle.
  • Page 32 Setup of the printer Mounting the platen ② ③ X0428 X0374 Insert the platen in direction s and tighten the platen fixing Press on the operation panel to move the platen to the lever in direction d. front. Use with the knob (a) tightened when printing. Depending on the height of the platen, the platen fixing lever may strike against the platen, ①...
  • Page 33 Configuring the language Perform this operation while the printer is in Standby mode. -> [Language] -> Select your language -> Press the power button to turn off the power. 10  Installing the ink Turn on the power of the printer and perform the operation while the printer is in Standby mode.

  • Page 34: Connection To A Pc

    2) Follow the instructions on the screen. This screen may prompt more than once. And this also may require several minutes to complete. We recommend you to set "Brother GTX pro" or TIPS "Brother GTX pro FileOutput" as the default printer for your convenience.
  • Page 35 For details, refer to the Instruction Manual. 1) Perform the procedures of "P.23 When connecting via USB". 2) Start menu -> " Brother GTX pro Tools " -> Activate " GTX pro Maintenance " 3) Select [Set an IP Address] -> [Next]...
  • Page 36 Connection to a PC If you selected "Manually enter the IP address" If you selected "Automatically acquire the IP 5) Enter the values of [IP Address][Subnet Mask][Default address" Gateway] -> [Next]. The steps are completed when the 5) Enter the hostname -> [Next]. The steps are completed message [IP address was successfully assigned to the when the message [IP address was successfully assigned Printer.] is displayed.
  • Page 37 Installing the network print driver 4) Windows 8.1: [The printer that I want isn't listed] -> Select [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings] 1) Connect the printer and PC to a network using LAN cables -> [Next] and turn the printer power ON.
  • Page 38 Connection to a PC 6) Enter the static IP address of the printer into [Hostname or 7) From [Device Type], select [Custom] -> [Settings] IP address] -> Uncheck the check box of [Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use] -> [Next] 8) From [Protocol], select [LPR] ->...
  • Page 39 10) [Browse] -> Select "64bit_OS" folder in the installer -> [OK] 13) When the next screen appears, select [Do not share this -> [Next] printer] -> [Next] 11) Select [Replace the current driver] -> [Next] 12) Enter the [Printer name] -> [Next]...

  • Page 40: Adjustment

    Adjustment Adjusting the carriage speed Checking the nozzle check pattern Perform the operation while the printer is in Standby mode. 1) Make sure that the platen height adjustment lever (a) is set at the "A" position. -> [Printer Setting] -> [CR Speed Adjustment] -> [Start (after cleaning/setup)] ->...
  • Page 41 2) Place a sheet of A4 or letter-size white paper as illustrated 6) Check the printed results for both nozzle check prints and below (Pretreated T-shirt is also acceptable). determine if there is a problem. If the paper tends to be floated, tape the corners. If missing nozzles are found as indicated by the arrows below, there is a problem concerning the firing of the print heads.
  • Page 42 Adjustment 1) Connect the printer and PC via a USB 2.0 cable or LAN Menu name Things to prepare cable. On the PC side, "Brother GTX pro Tools" → Activate [Initial settings after "GTX pro Maintenance". ― head replacement] 2) Prepare a few sheets of A4 or letter-size paper (black paper...

  • Page 43: Maintenance List

    Maintenance list To maintain the printing quality and use the printer for a longer time, the following maintenance is needed. For details, refer to the Instruction Manual. Error / Maintenance timing Description Warning display Confirmation and disposal of waste ink ―...
  • Page 44 *Please note that the contents of this manual may differ slightly from the actual product purchased as a result of product improvements. http://www.brother.com/ 1-5, Kitajizoyama, Noda-cho, Kariya 448-0803, Japan. © 2020 Brother Industries, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. GTX-424 SC2448-001 This is the original instructions.