Overview of the Printing Process

This section explains the basic workflow from preparing a T-shirt for printing to post-treatment after printing.

  1. Preparing the Required Equipment

    Prepare the equipment you need for printing.

  2. Pre-treating the T-shirt

    When printing with White ink, apply pre-treatment solution to the T-shirt before printing and make sure the pre-treatment solution is completely dry before printing. If the T-shirt is creased, use a heat press to smooth it.

  3. Preparing the Printer

    Turn on the printer and make sure it is functioning properly.

  4. Creating Your Garment Design

    Create the data you want to print and use the Garment Creator software to send it to the printer.

  5. Loading the T-shirt (Media)

    Load the T-shirt onto the platen or grip pad.

  6. Printing

    Check that the  start light is on before you start printing.

  7. Removing the T-shirt

    Remove the T-shirt from the platen or grip pad.

  8. Post-treating the T-shirt

    Fix the ink to the T-shirt.

Related tasks
Preparing Your Printer
Starting a Print Job
Removing a Printed T-shirt
Related references
Required Equipment
Related information
Pre-treating a T-shirt
Loading a T-shirt
Creating Your T-shirt Design
Finishing a T-shirt