Epson® SureColor® F2100

Epson UltraChrome® DG Ink

High-Performance Garment Ink Technology Developed by Epson

─ Epson UltraChrome DG Ink ─

Internally Developed by Epson

• Pigment ink technology designed for cellulose-based garment imaging. Best with 100% cotton (the purest form of cellulose), and performs well with cotton-poly blends and Tri-blend garments.
• The SureColor F2100 printer is designed to be used exclusively with Epson UltraChrome DG inks and not with any other brands of cartridges or inks. Using Epson genuine ink is important for reliable performance and high image quality.

Safety First

• Epson UltraChrome DG ink is Eco Passport certified by Oeko- Tex. This is an international safety standard in the textile industry and a system by which textile chemical suppliers demonstrate that their product can be used in sustainable textile production
• Epson UltraChrome DG Inks are safe for adults and children, including babies

High-Dispersion White Ink

• Extended ink cartridge shelf life of 2-years
• Enables a unique ability for the printer to idle for a week and start-up as if it were just overnight

Wide Color Gamut

• Achieves excellent D TG color match to Brand and Licensed Merchandise colors

Robust Garment Durability

• Dark Garments Top-rated on color change at 5, with 5 being best on a scale of 1 to 5
• Independently tested by Philadelphia University based on standard AATCC #61 Accelerated Laundering Methodology. Ratings are for a SYSTEM consisting of Epson UltraChrome DG Inks and Epson Pretreatment fluid on a 100% Cotton ring-spun dark shirt cured at the recommended heat tunnel settings

Epson Pretreatment Fluid

White Ink Pretreatment Develped by Epson

─ Epson Pretreatment Fluid ─

Developed by Epson Specifically for Epson UltraChrome DG Inks

• Required to bind White Ink to the garment with exceptional durability and opacity
• ECO PASSPORT Tested and Verified by OEO-TEX OEKO-TEXO
• Verified to be safe for adults, children and babies CONFIDENCE IN TEXTILES
• Meets all International safety requirements

NEP 1602 Nissenken

• Unlike other pretreatment fluids – the finished garment feels very soft
• No sticky residue or odor

Easy to Apply

• Can be applied with a paint roller, hand sprayer or dedicated pre-treatment machine

Competitively Priced

• Available in 20 liter concentrate, creates 40 liters of fluid by mixing 1 :1 with distilled water

Printer Reliability & Maintenance

Epson F2100

─ Inline Automatic Cleaning System ─

• Cleaning solution delivered through printhead – No ink used
• Eliminates manual daily tube wash activity
• Automatically performed to save time and ensure proper maintenance
• Inexpensive cleaning cartridge provides over 2 months of use

─ Cleaning Environment ─

Clean environment reduces print quality defects caused by dust and fibers

Air Filtration

• Pulls air inside of the printer through a replaceable filter to remove dust and loose garment fibers from print area.

Printhead Dust and Lint Guard

• Prevents dust and garment fibers from contacting the prinhead. Automatically cleaned periodically with the printer’s fabric wiper.

─ Advanced Ink Filtration ─

Reduced white ink nozzle clogging for greater up-time and reliability

White ink is triple filtered before reaching printhead

• In-cartridge filter – Prevents white ink coagulated particles from entering the printer’s ink system
• Inline white ink filter – Continuously filters the white ink before reaching print carriage
• On-carriage filter – Filters the white ink prior to entering the printhead

Ink recirculation system

• White ink is circulated through the inline filter automatically throughout the workday
• Circulation is done in the background and takes only 15 seconds to complete

─ Printer Maintenance ─

1. Printhead Capping Station User Replaceable
2. Printhead Cleaning Cap Clean as Needed
3. Printhead Fabric Wiper User Replaceable

─ Typical Printer Maintenance ─

Typically requires less than 10 minutes per week for maintenance

General Maintenance Routine:

• When instructed, remove the white ink cartridges and shake them – once per day
• Print the internal printhead Nozzle Check pattern to verify nozzle heath – one per day
• If necessary, perform a printhead Cleaning cycle on the required channels – ink is use
• As required, clean the printhead Cleaning Cap – once per week
• Remove the color ink cartridges and Shake them – about once per quater
• When instructed by the printer, replace the printhead Capping Station, Printhead Fabric Wiper, and printhead Flushhing Pad – about every 750 to 10,000 shirts

Epson Garment Creator

Garment Printing Software from Epson

─ Epson Garment Creator ─

Advanced DTG Imaging Software Developed by Epson

• Raster-based software application supporting sRGB – PNG, TIFF, JPEG and BMP files
• Supports transparency in PNG and TIFF file formats for simplified imaging
• Available for both Apple@ mac OS@ and Microsoft@ Windows@ platforms
•  Available via free internet download only

Easy-to- Use Garment Layout

• Choose your platen size, place your image file(s), position, scale, rotate, etc. – then print
• Add multiple images and text for greater customization of the garment
•  Very simple interface – quick learning-curve

Robust Dark Garment Controls

• Powerful “Use-Garment- Black” feature for reduced imaging costs on black garments
• Automatic generation of the optimal white ink under-base calculated for each image
• Independent controls for color and white imaging
• Pause-between- passes available for the ultimate in quality on high ink load garments

Powerful Light Garment Controls

• Ink-Blot- Reduction mode prints yellow ink first then follows with another pass combining Cyan, Magenta and Black Inks providing cleaner and smoother dark colors with high yellow content and less bleeding
• Double-Strike Mode for high ink density and vibrant colors on ring-spun combed cotton
• Pause-Between- Passes available for the ultimate in quality on high ink load garments, usable with Ink Blot Reduction and Double Strike Print Modes

Built-in Job Estimating Tool

• Provides milliliter ink usage and a cost estimate l for the graphic being printed based on the imaging mode and number of prints selected
• Optional area to add in other production costs: Cost of Garment, Pre-Treatment, Labor, Maintenance, Equipment etc.

Warranty & Service Programs

Epson F2100

─ Warranty and Service Programs ─

Standard I-year Epson Preferred Service 2

• Free technical phone support Monday thru Friday from 6:00am until 6:00pm PST
• If required, usually next-business day onsite service.
• Includes all parts, printheads and labor
• Covers the printer, genuine Epson optional accessories, and Epson software

Optional I-year Epson Preferred℠ Plus Service Extension³

• Extends the standard 1-year Epson Preferred Service program by an additional 1-year
• Can be purchased at anytime while still under an Epson Preferred Service program
• Can be “stacked” twice for up to 3-years of total coverage (1 yr warranty + 2 plans)
• Specific Exclusions: Repairs after 3 million carriage passes is reached, or after 2 visits or two printhead replacements

Performance Benchmarks

Epson SureColor F2100

─ Light Color Garment Print Performance ─

Print times based upon print engine speed only, starting when ink is applied to the garment and ends when the application of ink to the garment ceases.
Computer processing, network transmission, loading and unloading of garments is not included in these times. Actual print times may vary. Testing conducted by Epson America, Inc. as of January 2018.

─ Dark Color Garment Print Performance ─

Print times based upon print engine speed only, starting when ink is applied to the garment and ends when the application of ink to the garment ceases.
Computer processing, network transmission, loading and unloading of garments is not included in these times. Actual print times may vary. Testing conducted by Epson America, Inc. as of January 2018.

Product Value Proposition

Epson SureColor F2100

─ Epson Total Solution ─

─ Product Value Proposition ─

Superior Garment Print Quality

• Purpose-built printhead, ink, and printer mechanism – produces outstanding print quality

High-Performance Garment Production

• One of the fastest garment printers in it’s price class – runs all day with little downtime

Exceptional Printer Reliability

• Developed specifically for high-performance, direct-to- garment imaging

Low Cost-of- Ownership

• Large-capacity 600 ml individual ink cartridges per color for a low cost-per- ml
• Attractive printer pricing for a faster return-on- investment

World Class Service & Support

• Standard I-year next-business- day on site service – includes printheads
• Free phone support available Monday thru Friday