HEAT TRANSFER PAPERS
PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS*

Follow the links below for printing and application instructions by product.  The following are manufacturer's guidelines for printing and applying our heat transfer papers.  Application processes may differ from one product to another but all are easy to apply and relatively forgiving.  If you are having difficulty with the application of a heat transfer product, the odds are you have a problem with one of three fundamental areas: 1) the correct temperature 2) the correct time, or 3) the appropriate amount of pressure.

 | PHOTO-TRANS PLUS |   | PHOTO-TRANS SC |  | PHOTO-TRANS IMAGECLIP |  | TECHNI-PRINT 4.0 | | LASER 1 OPAQUE | | MUGS 'N MORE |
| DAZZLE-TRANS | | IMAGE JET LITE II |  | JET PRO SOFSTRETCH |  | IMAGE JET DARK 2 | | DURA-TRANS |    
 | PHOTO-TRANS IMAGECLIP FOR MUGS | | ULTRA WHITE OPAQUE | |  OTHER APPLICATIONS  |

GENERAL INFORMATION ON LASER PRINTER VS COLOR LASER COPIER TRANSFERS
USING LASER TRANSFER PAPERS

Color laser printers and color laser copiers require a greater understanding of their functions when used with transfer papers than do ink jet printers. When used properly, a laser can economically produce a high volume of quality transfers with exceptional durability. When improperly used, expensive repairs and excessive down time are the result.

Color lasers operate by placing an electric charge on the paper to be printed. This charge holds the powdered toner in place and the sheet then passes thru a fuser to melt and bond the toner to the sheet. The temperature of this fuser is generally at a constant temperature. Machines which use fuser oil generally operate at a lower temperature than those which do not use it. Newer and faster color laser printers operate at very high temperatures and this requires an extremely technical transfer paper which can withstand those temps. As the temperature can not be adjusted by the user, the method of controlling the amount of heat the paper is subject to is done by varying the speed at which the paper passes thru the fuser. A Plain Paper setting runs the sheet the fastest thru the fuser, Heavy Paper, Extra Heavy, Card Stock and Label are usually the other settings to choose from. As each machine varies in temperature from manufacturer to manufacturer, temperature differences from model to model and even between machines of the same model is quite common.

Always buy transfer paper from a dealer who can recommend the proper paper for your machine and then Test the paper by starting with the Plain Paper setting and gradually change settings to achieve the right amount of fusing. Rubbing your fingertips lightly across your image after printing is finished can tell you how well it fused. If the toner comes off of the image on your fingertips as a powdery residue, the image is UNDERFUSED. If the toner flakes off it indicates that it is OVERFUSED. NEVER RUN INK JET PAPER in laser printers or copiers. The heat is too intense and the paper may melt in the fuser requiring expensive repairs. A new paper such as PhotoTrans ImageClip is a 2 step paper where the sheet that is printed on has no polymer coating on it. The polymer is added with a heat press in a second step. This paper runs well in most Color Laser Printers and Copiers but can still stick to the fuser if the setting is applying to much heat.

All laser transfer paper is grain specific, which means it should be fed thru the machine in the grain long direction. This means that the shorter edge of the paper is the leading edge as it feeds into the machine. Should you cut an 11 x 17 sheet into 2 - 8½ x 11 sheets, the leading edge now becomes the longer edge.