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MIMAKI JFX500-2131 Print Manual

Lh-100; spc-0659cl; clear ink print guide
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JFX500-2131 Clear Ink Print Guide
This Guide explains how to obtain various kinds of printing effects by using LH-100 clear ink (SPC-0659CL)
with the JFX500-2131 printer.
Read this Guide carefully before using the ink.

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  • Page 1: Notice

    The same shall also apply to the case even if MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. had been notified of the possibility of aris- ing damages in advance.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Applicable environment Printer JFX500-2131 F.W. Ver. 2.8 or later Color LH-100/ LUS-150/ LUS-120 Clear LH-100 clear ink RasterLink6 Ver.5.7 or later RasterLink6Plus Ver.1.0 or later Table of Contents Notice ......................... 1 Applicable environment .................... 2 Setting the printer ..................... 3 Effects and printing with clear ink ................

  • Page 3: 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 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. Recommended settings for printing a clear ink In order to obtain a better effect of the clear ink, depending on the image quality and printing speed, please use the settings of the following recommendations for the printing conditions and the concen-...

  • Page 5: Ways Clear Ink Can Be Printed

    Ways clear ink can be printed Clear ink can be printed in the ways below with RasterLink6. Printed over the whole of a Printed onto valid pixels Printed as a special image for color image of a color image clear ink use For printing the clear ink over the whole of a color image, and for printing it onto valid pixels of a color image, cre- ate a clear ink job using the “Special plate”...

  • Page 6: 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 7: 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 8: A.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 9: B.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 10: C.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 11 Setting mono color replacement In the job list, select the clear ink job. • Click the “Properties” icon. Select “Mono color” in the [Job Attribute] dropdown list. Select the [Mono color] tab. • Make the settings as follows. (1) [Source color]: “Black” (2) [Ink]: “Clear”...
  • Page 12 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 13: 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” ...

  • Page 14: A.setting Glossy Print

    a. Setting Glossy Print • When using glossy tones with clear ink for the color ink LUS-150/ LUS-120, you need to print a matte clear image (clear ink density: 40%) on the color image and print glossy clear image on it. Glossy clear image Matte clear image Base clear...
  • Page 15 Select the job created in step 2 from the job list. • 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 “Glossy Print” in the mode list on the left side.
  • Page 16 Select the job created in step 7 from the job list. • Click the “Properties” icon. • Click the [Setup] button in the [Job Attribute] field. Select the [Special Color] tab. • Make the settings as follows. (1) [Ink]: “Clear” (2) [Clear]：“40%”...
  • Page 17 In the case of [C.Printing a special clear ink image]: Refer P. 10~11 “C.Printing a special clear ink image”, keep up the setting of mono color replacement. Choose the job of clear ink from the job list. • Click the “Properties” icon.
  • Page 18 Composite Choose one job of color and two jobs of clear ink from the job list. • Click the “Composition” icon. Carry out the following check. (1) From the top order of the list Clear(Glossy) -> Clear(Matte) - >Color Check the order •...

  • Page 19: B.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 20: C.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 21: 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. In the case of LH-100 ink in color ink: Glossy print Resolution Pass...

  • Page 22: Execute Printing

    In the profile field (1), select a profile that matches the media to be printed on. Refer to the table P.21 to set the output setting field (2) 4. Execute printing In the job list, select the applicable job. • Click the “Execution” Icon.

  • Page 23: 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 P.
  • Page 24 Select the job of glossy printing (the concentration of clear ink 100%) from the job list. • Refer to [Setting Glossy Print] and set the glossy print. Choose one job of color and two jobs of clear ink from the job list. •...
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