Using Metallic Silver Ink; Characteristics Of Metallic Siver Ink And Important Notes - Roland VersaStudio BN-20 Master Manual

Using Metallic Silver Ink

Characteristics of Metallic Siver Ink and Important Notes

The usage and handling of metallic silver ink involve some important considerations that do not apply to ink
of other colors. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the inks before you use them.
Metallic silver ink precipitate.
The ingredients in metallic silver ink tend to settle. If they are allowed to stand, the precipitates in them may
solidify and cause clogging of the print heads or other malfunction.
Before Starting the Day's Work
Remove only the metallic silver ink cartridge once, shake it gently, and set it in before starting the
operation for the day.
Drying inks
After output, allow the ink to dry sufficiently. Note that metallic silver ink in particular require printing at a
high density, and so are more difficult to dry than CMYK inks. You can set time for the printer to wait before
printing the next page (Dry Time) after output.
 P. 63, "Setting of Dry Time"
We strongly recommend lamination.
Depending on conditions, the weatherability of metallic silver ink may be inferior to that of CMYK inks. There-
fore, laminating is strongly recommended.
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