MIMAKI JFX 200-2513 Print Manual

MIMAKI JFX 200-2513 Print Manual

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JFX 200 - 2513 Clear Ink Print Guide
This Guide explains how to obtain various kinds of printing effects by using LH-100 clear ink (LH100-CL-BA)
and LUS-120 clear ink (LUS12-CL-BA) with the JFX200-2513 printer.
Read this Guide carefully before using the ink.

Applicable environment

Printer
Ink
RIP

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Applicable environment ............................................................................................ 1
Setting the printer ..................................................................................................... 2
Effects and printing with clear ink ........................................................................... 4
Clear ink's effects ................................................................................................................... 4
Ways clear ink can be printed ............................................................................................... 4
Printing methods ....................................................................................................... 5
Data creation and printing procedures ................................................................................. 5
1. Decide the way the clear ink is to be printed ................................................................... 6
A. Printing the clear ink over the whole of the color image ................................................... 7
B. Printing the clear ink onto the valid pixels of the color image .......................................... 8
C. Printing a special clear ink image .................................................................................... 9
2. Select the clear ink's effect: set the UV mode ............................................................... 12
a. Setting Glossy Print ........................................................................................................ 13
b. Setting Matte Print .......................................................................................................... 15
c. Setting Emboss Print ...................................................................................................... 16
3. Set the recommended values for the printing conditions ............................................ 17
4. Execute printing ............................................................................................................... 18
Setting glossy finish for Emboss Print ................................................................. 19
JFX200-2513 F.W. Ver. 2.00 or later
It can be used in the following three combinations.
• LH-100 color ink + LH-100 clear ink
Color/Clear
• LUS-150 color ink + LH-100 clear ink
• LUS-120 color ink + LUS-120 clear ink
RasterLink6 Ver.4.14 or later

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    JFX 200 - 2513 Clear Ink Print Guide This Guide explains how to obtain various kinds of printing effects by using LH-100 clear ink (LH100-CL-BA) and LUS-120 clear ink (LUS12-CL-BA) with the JFX200-2513 printer. Read this Guide carefully before using the ink. Applicable environment Printer JFX200-2513 F.W.
  • Page 2: Setting The Printer

    Setting the printer Before printing with this Guide, carry out setting of the printer as follows. Turn on the printer’s power. • Wait until <Local> is displayed on the panel. • If the power is already on, have the panel display <Local>. Select [UV MODE] on the panel, as follows: (1) With “Local”...
  • Page 3 • If you use the clear ink according to the procedures in this Guide, the settings will be made so that good-quality images are obtained, with the specified quality feel. Sometimes however, the image quality may be poor due to the media material or other factor. If this happens, make the setting changes below and carry out test printing.
  • Page 4: Effects And Printing With Clear Ink

    Effects and printing with clear ink Clear ink’s effects The effects below can be obtained by using clear ink. Gloss feel effect - “Glossy Print” Matte feel effect - “Matte Print” 3D feel effect - “Emboss Print” These effects can be obtained via the “UV MODE” settings in RasterLink6. Ways clear ink can be printed Clear ink can be printed in the ways below with RasterLink6.
  • Page 5: Printing Methods

    Printing methods Data creation and printing procedures In order to print, you must first create clear ink data and make the settings for it on RasterLink6, using the proce- dure below. Decide the way the clear ink is to be printed Clear ink is to be printed to A special clear ink image is to be printed match a color image...
  • Page 6: Decide The Way The Clear Ink Is To Be Printed

    1. Decide the way the clear ink is to be printed Suppose you have the following color image. You can print the clear ink in any of the three ways shown below. Print it over the whole of the color image ->...
  • Page 7: Printing The Clear Ink Over The Whole Of The Color Image

    A. Printing the clear ink over the whole of the color image To print the clear ink over the whole of the color image, create a special plate on the basis of the image. In the job list, select the job that will be the basis for the plate. •...
  • Page 8: Printing The Clear Ink Onto The Valid Pixels Of The Color Image

    B. Printing the clear ink onto the valid pixels of the color image To print the clear ink onto the valid pixels of the color image, create a special plate on the basis of the image. In the Job List, select the job that will be the basis for the plate. •...
  • Page 9: Printing A Special Clear Ink Image

    C. Printing a special clear ink image To print an image designed for clear ink, create a special image, separate from the color image, and carry out mono color replacement with RasterLink6. After that, composite the clear ink image with the color image.
  • Page 10 Setting mono color replacement In the job list, select the clear ink job. • Click the “Properties” icon. Select “Mono color” in the [Job Attri- bute] dropdown list. Select the [Mono color] tab. • Clear ×2 slot Make the settings as follows. (1) [Source color]: “Black”...
  • Page 11 Compositing the clear ink image with the color job In the job list, select the color job and the clear ink job. • Click the “Composition” icon. Carry out the following check. (1) Is the clear ink job above the color job in the job list.
  • Page 12: Select The Clear Ink's Effect: Set The Uv Mode

    2. Select the clear ink’s effect: set the UV mode The clear ink’s effect is determined by the [UV mode setting] in RasterLink6. Gloss feel effect - “Glossy Print” Go to -> a. Setting Glossy Print Matte feel effect - “Matte Print” Go to ->...
  • Page 13: Setting Glossy Print

    a. Setting Glossy Print In the job list, select the clear ink job. • Click the “Properties” icon. • Click the [Setup] button in the [Job Attribute] field. Select the [UV Mode] tab. • Clear ×2 slot Make the settings as follows. (1) Select “Glossy Print”...
  • Page 14 • In glossy print, print the clear image as follows by the number of slots in the clear and by the setting of the UV mode to "Print bottom clear liquid". Clear Synthesis conditions of synthetic screen Print bottom Number of clear liquid Speed priority Quality priority...
  • Page 15: Setting Matte Print

    b. Setting Matte Print In the job list, select the clear ink job. • Click the “Properties” icon. • Click the [Setup] button in the [Job attribute] field. Select the [UV Mode] tab. • Make the settings as follows. (1) Select “Matte Print” in the mode list on the left side.
  • Page 16: Setting Emboss Print

    c. Setting Emboss Print In the job list, select the clear ink job. • Click the “Properties” icon. • Click the [Setup] button in the [Job Attribute] field. Select the [UV Mode] tab. • Make the settings as follows. (1) Select “Emboss Print” in the mode list on the left side.
  • Page 17: Set The Recommended Values For The Printing Conditions

    3. Set the recommended values for the printing conditions To obtain better effects from the clear ink, use the settings below that are appropriate for the image quality and output speed that you want. Output resolution Passes Print direction High speed print High Speed 300x450HQ VD Bi-direction...
  • Page 18: Execute Printing

    4. Execute printing In the job list, select the applicable job. • Click the “Execution” Icon. Select “RIP and print”. • Click the [Start] button. • With RasterLink6, the following message dialog box may be displayed when the [Start] button is clicked.
  • Page 19: Setting Glossy Finish For Emboss Print

    Setting glossy finish for Emboss Print If you set just Emboss Print, the finish will be matte. To obtain a glossy finish, you must reate a Glossy clear ink job, separate from the Emboss Print clear ink job. Referring to “1. Decide the way the clear ink is to be printed” (P. 6~) to , create 1 color job and 2 clear ink jobs.
  • Page 20 Choose the job of clear ink from the job list that is not selected in step 2. • Refer to “a. Setting Glossy Print”and set the glossy print. Choose the color job and clear ink of step2+3 from the job list, •...
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