Brother GT-3 Series Manuale utente

GT-3 Series

GARMENT PRINTER

PDIP

Instruction Manual

(Windows / Macintosh)

Please be sure to read this manual before using this product.

Keep this manual in a safe place for the future use.

Table of contents

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1. Before Using Your Printer for the First Time 1-1

1-1. Be sure to read the following notes before using the printer..................................................................................................1-1

1-2. What is PDIP? .........................................................................................................................................................................1-2

1-3. Specifications ...........................................................................................................................................................................1-2

2. Preparation 2-1

2-1. Setting up application software ...............................................................................................................................................2-1

2-2. Starting up application software ..............................................................................................................................................2-2

3. Screen display and functions 3-1

3-1. On-screen instructions.............................................................................................................................................................3-1

3-2. Editing text ...............................................................................................................................................................................3-3

3-3. Editing image ...........................................................................................................................................................................3-6

3-4. Transmission of print data .......................................................................................................................................................3-8

1-1

1 Before Using Your Printer for the First Time

1-1. Be sure to read the following notes before using the printer

Keep in mind the following points before using the application.

About display screen images indicated on this document

Unless otherwise stated, the display screen images indicated on this document are those images that are

commonly seen in Windows 7 operating environment. Please note, however, that they may vary depending on

OS and use environment.

About trademarks

The names of operating systems described in the main context of this manual are abbreviated. Product names used in

this manual are, in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developer or manufacture. However,

in this manual, the ® marks or TM marks are not used.

Brother logo is registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

The official name of Windows®7 is Microsoft®Windows®7 operating system. (represented as Windows 7 in this

manual) Also, the official name of Windows®8.1 is Microsoft®Windows®8.1 operating system. (represented as

Windows 8.1 in this manual) Also, the official name of Windows®10 is Microsoft®Windows®10 operating system.

(represented as Windows 10 in this manual)

Microsoft®, Windows®7, Windows®8.1 and Windows®10 are trademarks and registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States of America and other countries.

Apple, Macintosh, Mac OS, iOS, OS X, Safari, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iPod touch are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

in the United States of America and other countries.

Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

Information in this document and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

1-2

Before Using Your Printer for the First Time

1-2. What is PDIP?

PDIP is the software application for creating and saving layout data and print data of the GT-3 printer. Its intuitive

operation enables you to lay out images and text and create data. It is also able to create a layout data that contains the

transparent information (αchannel).

Layout data can be created and saved through the use of PDIP, and data files will be stored in ".gtpl" format.

In addition, the GT-3 printer driver must be installed beforehand for creating and saving print data.

1-3. Specifications

About operating environment

Compatible OS Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 10 (32 bit/64

bit) and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

Min. operating environment CPU: 2 GHz or better

RAM: 1 GB or more

Display resolution XGA (1024 x 768) or higher

About computer-readable image file format

In cases where an image data does

not contain some transparent

information

PNG, JPEG, BMP and GIF

In cases where an image data

contains some transparent

information

PNG only

2-1

2 Preparation

2-1. Setting up application software

To begin with, install the PDIP's application software [GT-3 PDIP] onto your PC.

At this stage, do not connect the printer to your PC yet.

<TIPS>

You must log into your PC with administrator privileges.

For any PC onto which the GT-3 printer driver has already been installed, its uninstallation will begin when you perform the

procedures mentioned below.

Then, please reinstall the printer driver by performing the procedures mentioned below.

(1) Activate the PC.

(2) Complete all of the current sessions.

(3) Double-click on the [setup.exe] to execute installer.

<TIPS>

For Macintosh, double-click on the [BrotherGT-3_ver***.pkg] execute installer.

(4) Then, the installation procedures will begin. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

(5) When the dialog box shown below appears, click the [Install].

(6) After the installation is completed, reactivate the PC.

(7) From [All Programs] in the Start menu, select the [Brother GT-3 Tools] > [GT-3 PDIP].

<TIPS>

For Macintosh, select [Finder] > [Applications] > [GT-3 PDIP.app].

(8) Select your language.

<TIPS>

The language selection window appears only at the initial startup. If you exit the application without selecting your desired

language, the language selection window will appear again at the next startup stage.

The display language at the initial startup is English.

2-2

Preparation

2-2. Starting up application software

When activating the PDIP, from [All Programs] in the Start menu, select the [Brother GT-3 Tools] > [GT-3 PDIP].

<TIPS>

For Macintosh, select [Finder] > [Applications] > [GT-3 PDIP.app].

To read out a layout file, activate the PDIP first, then select the file to be read out by clicking on [New/Open] > [Open...].

Although it is possible to activate the PDIP when double-clicking a GTPL file, such file cannot be read out even if it is

correlated to OS.

3-1

3 Screen display and functions

3-1. On-screen instructions

14 5 6 7 8 9 102

No. Name Function

1 [New/Open]

New: With this function, a new layout can be created.

Open: Clicking this causes a layout file which has already been saved to the

system to be opened.

2 Change Platen Size button Pressing this button enables you to change the current platen size.

3 Platen Frame

This will change correspondingly to the Change Platen Size button.

At the time of printing, only such range that is clipped out by means of Platen

Frame will be printed out.

4 [Add Text]

With this function, enter your desired text within 20 characters, and dispose a

text object in place.

For details of the editing of text object, refer to "3-2. Editing text >>P.3-3".

5 [Add Image]

With this function, select an image file, and dispose an image object in place by

means of Open button.

The image formats that PDIP can read out are as follows:

For image data that does not contain the transparent information: PNG,

JPEG, BMP and GIF

For image data that contains the transparent information: PNG only

For details of the editing of image object, refer to "3-3. Editing image >>P.3-6".

6 Change T-shirt Background

Color button

Pressing this button enables you to change background color of T-shirt.

By pressing the + button, you can add any optional colors and specify up to

eight colors. When adding the 9th color, the leftmost color is deleted.

7 Print Preview

The layout is shown under the conditions that the platen grid does not exist and

the entire T-shirt view remains visible. The preview screen will be closed if you

click on ay place on the screen.

8 Details button After pressing this button, you can confirm a unit of measure, Grid Display, Grid

Spacing, any change in language setting and version information.

9 [Save] Select [Save] or [Save As...], and save a layout data in the form of GTPL file.

3-2

Screen display and functions

No. Name Function

10 [Finish] With this function, you can make your settings when creating a print data.

For details, refer to "3-4. Transmission of print data >>P.3-8".

3-3

Screen display and functions

3-2. Editing text

When you select an already-disposed text object, the text properties appear.

Changing any item inside the properties enables you to edit the text object.

11 12

13 14

No. Name Function

1 Input Text

With this function, you can change content of text.

With this function, enter your desired text within 20 characters, and reflect the

entry in the applicable text object by pressing the Enter key or the Accept

button.

2 Font

Using this function, you can change a font type.

Those fonts that have been installed on PC will appear in the drop-down

listbox.

3 Boldface This function makes the specified font boldface.

4 Font Size

Using this function, you can change a font size.

When you drag one of the four corners of a text object to zoom it in/out, the

corresponding value changes accordingly.

3-4

Screen display and functions

No. Name Function

5 Fill

This function enables you to change the fill color for text and the solid filled

transparency.

The transparency can be changed by moving the [Transparency] bar. The

transparency will increase or decrease, as the value increases or decreases.

6 Line With this function, color, transparency and thickness of the outline of text can be

changed.

7 Shadow

This function gives a shade to text. Using this function, you can specify a

shading color, transparency, position, distance and blurring.

Color: Using this function enables you to change a shading color.

Transparency: This function changes a shading transparency.

Position: With this function, you can change a position to which shading is

applied. By default, it is set to the lower-right corner.

Distance: With this function, you can change a distance over which shading is

applied. As the value increases or decreases, the distance increases or the

object comes nearer to the center.

Blur: As the value increases, a level of blurring increases.

8 Distress Effect

This function applies Distress Effect to an object.

<TIPS>

The Distress Effect refers to the function that applies some texture pattern to an

object and provides a special effect to the white portion in a sample in such a

manner that such portion will not be printed out.

Select a sample and reflect the special effect in it.

9 Horizontal Position

With the leftmost part of Platen Frame set to 0, this function enables you to

display and change a horizontal position of an object.

When you drag the object to move it elsewhere, the corresponding value

changes accordingly.

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