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ColDesi DTF Training
- DTF Training Introduction
Printer/Dryer Overview
- Printer Overview
- Dryer Overview
Software Installation
- Installing ColDesi Controller
Uncrating the Dryer
- Opening Up Crate Tabs
- Uncrated POW and POWR Dryer and Waste Oil Container Placement
- Removing Dryer Accessories from Dryer Prior to Installation
Uncrating Printer
- Uncrating 24H5 Printer
Printer/Dryer Setup
- Printer & Printer Start Up Kit
- DTF Ink Storage
- Loading the Film
- Initial Ink Circulation, Ramp Heat, and Vacuum Setup
- Inking Up the Printer
- Queueing Initial Ink Fill and Nozzle Check
- Setting the Starting Position
- Setting the Color Bar
Dryer Setup
- Installing Take Up Reel – Empty Core on the Take Up Reel – Extraction Deflector – Ramp Setup
- Connecting Dryer to Power Outlet
- Connecting Printer Power to the Dryer
- Powering on the Dryer from Main Breaker and Emergency Stop Switch
- Aligning the Dryer to the Printer
- Loading Powder (POW)
Dryer Operation
- Touchscreen Control Panel
- Using the Powder Dam (POW/POWR)
- Preparing to Run A Print Job with POWR Dryer
Print Optimizer
- Installing Print Optimizer
- Updating Print Optimizer
- Installing Plugins
- DTF – Activating Print Optimizer
- Print Optimizer | First Time Operation
- Print Optimizer | Software Overview
- Print Optimizer | ColDesi Compass
- Print Optimizer | Job Costing
- Print Optimizer | Moving & Copying Files to Different Queues
- Print Optimizer | Printing Multiple Copies & Jobs
- Print Optimizer | Managing Print Media
- Print Optimizer | Managing Print Modes
- Print Optimizer | Cancelling Jobs & Clearing Errors
- Sending Files from Photoshop, Illustrator or CorelDRAW
- Printing PRN Files (DTF)
- Assigning Spot Colors
- Color Matching (DTF)
- Using Variable Data
- Print Optimizer | Signing in as a Local Administrator
Print Optimizer | Additional Features
- Using the Job Reserve
- Using Job Nesting
- Adjusting White Choke
- Increasing White Ink
- Using Hot Folders and Action Files
Printer Adjustment | Alignment Tests
- Resetting the Collision Protection System
- Step Adjustment
- Head Space Adjustment
- Color Adjustment
- Bidirectional Adjustment
- Backing Up Parameters
Your First Print Job
- Preparing Jobs in Print Optimizer
- Print Your First Transfers | Operating Printer and Dryer & Finishing the Job
- Transfer Process
- How to Do a Sample Job
Maintenance
- Printer Maintenance and Proactive Care
- DTF Important Components to Keep your Printer Running
- Daily Maintenance
- Wet Capping for Maintenance and Nozzle Recovery
- Automatic Wet Capping System
- Detection & Warning System
Standard Operating Procedure
- 24H5 SOP Download

DTF Training Introduction

By Michael Sheppard / April 3, 2025

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