Brother GT-381 Printer User Manual


 
GT-3 Series
2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts
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2-7-2. Menu List
Push either one of the OK Button, Up Button, Down Button and Back Button to go into the Menu.
Menu Content
Head Cleaning
Executes Head Cleaning of either one by one or of all four Print Heads.
See "7-2-2. Cleaning the Print Heads" in the Instruction Manual.
Normal: normal mis-firing
Powerful: After cleaning the Print Head nozzles, when normal head cleaning does not work.
Test Print
Prints to check mis-firing and print quality.
Nozzle Check CMYK / W: shows mis-firing
Standard Check CMYK / W: shows general print quality
Whiteness: confirms the white quality
Head Test CMYK / W: confirms which print head is broken
Daily Cleaning White
Flushes the " thinner and white-less" dull White Ink caused by sinking white pigment. See
"5-2-1. Daily Cleaning White for replacing dull White Ink".
Print Data Load Reads a print data (AR3 file) in USB flash drive. The inside folder shows with [...].
Print Direction
Sets the print direction. This setting is prior to Printer Driver setting.
Auto: Default Bi-directional, Printer Driver setting is available.
Always Uni-Directional: always prints uni-directionally.
Always Bi-Directional: always prints bi-directionally. See "7-2-4. Changing the Print
Direction" in the Instruction Manual.
Maintenance
Goes into the Maintenance submenu.
White Tube Cleaning: Cleans the pigment in White Print Heads and Tubes.
See "5-2-2. White Tube Cleaning."
Load White: Loads White Ink into the Tubes filled with Maintenance Solution
after White Tube Cleaning. See "5-2-2. White Tube Cleaning"
Initial Cleaning: Loads ink into the empty new Tubes and Print Heads. CMYK ink
is loaded directly into Tubes. Maintenance Solution is required before
White ink.
Maintenance Parts Exchange: See "5-1-2" to "5-1-7".
Nozzle Cleaning: Select this menu when you cannot solve mis-firing. See
"7-2-6. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles" in the Instruction Manual.
CR Encoder Strip Cleaning: See "5-1-7. Cleaning the Encoder Strip".
Head Replacement: See "7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head" in the Instruction Manual.
Color Tube Cleaning: See "7-2-7. Replacing the Print Head" in the Instruction Manual.
Log Copy to USB: See "7-2-13. Copy Log file to USB flash drive" in the Instruction Manual.
Printer Setting
Goes into the Printer Setting.
LCD Contrast: Adjusts the Display contrast. See "3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast"
Speaker Volume: Adjusts the speaker volume. See "3-4-2. Adjusting the Speaker Volume".
Temperature: Sets Fahrenheit / Centigrade. See "3-4-3. Temperature".
Auto Cleaning Interval: See "7-2-5. Changing the Auto Cleaning Setting" in the Instruction
Manual.
CR Speed Adjustment: Adjusts the increase/decrease of the Carriage speed. See
"7-2-9. Adjusting the CR Speed" in the Instruction Manual.
Flushing Interval: Adjusts the number of lines (interval) to flush ink in printing. See
"7-2-10. Adjusting the Flushing Interval" in the Instruction Manual.
Flushing Volume: Adjusts the ink volume in flushing. See "7-2-11. Adjusting the Flushing
Volume" in the Instruction Manual.
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