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MIMAKI UJF-7151plus Printing Manual

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UJF-7151plus Metallic Color Printing Guide
Thank you for purchasing the UJF-7151 plus inkjet printer.
This 'Metallic Color Printing Guide' describes how to print with MUH-100 silver ink using the UJF-7151 plus
and the software it comes with, RIP [RasterLink6Plus], and details matters to be confirmed and settings to be con-
figured before printing.

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improvement and revision on this software.
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assume any liability for any damage (including, but not limited to, the loss of profit, indirect damage, special
damage, or other monetary damages) resulting from the use or inability to use this product. The same shall also
apply to cases where Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd. has been advised of the possibility of damage in advance. As
an example, we shall not be liable for any loss of media (work) made by using this product or indirect loss
caused by the product made with the media.
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  • Page 1: Precautions

    • With the exception of what is provided in the warranty provisions of us, Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd. do not assume any liability for any damage (including, but not limited to, the loss of profit, indirect damage, special damage, or other monetary damages) resulting from the use or inability to use this product.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Compatible Operating Environments Printer UJF-7151 plus firmware version 2.70 or later MUH-100 silver ink Driver Mimaki driver version 4.1.2 or later RasterLink6Plus version 1.9 or later Other RasterLinkTools version 1.5 or later Table of Contents Precautions ........................ 1 Compatible Operating Environments ..............2 Table of Contents ......................

  • Page 3: Before Printing With Silver Ink

    Before Printing with Silver Ink Printer Settings Configure your printer as follows when printing using this guide. Turn the ionizer (option) setting on If an ionizer is connected, make sure this setting is turned on. When left off, the mist may degrade the image quality. Ionizer settings can be changed in [MACHINE SETUP] - [Ionizer].

  • Page 4: Check The Appropriate Printing Conditions

    Collection]. • Confirm the color collection settings. Select the [Use] check boxes next to [MUH- 100 Metallic Color (No Silver)] and [MIMAKI RasterLink], and then click [Close]. In the [File] menu, select [Open]. Select the following file, and then click [Open].
  • Page 5 Click the [Properties] icon. For [Job Attribute], select [Mono Color]. In the [Mono Color] tab, configure the settings as follows. • [Source color]: [Black] • [Ink]: [Silver] In the [UV Mode] tab, select [Glossy Print], and then click [OK]. UV mode Finish Glossy Print Mirror finish...
  • Page 6 Click the [Execution] icon. In the [Execution] tab, select [RIP and Print], and then click [Start]. • If the color sample seems off, proceed to "Adjusting the Image Quality Based on a Color Sample" (P.7). - 6 -...
  • Page 7  Adjusting the Image Quality Based on a Color Sample Check the image quality of the silver monochrome color sample printed. How to check the silver ink image quality • Silver monochrome color sample patches at 100% ink density that do not bleed or cause banding, and maintain a uniform print surface with a high degree of specularity indicate that the printing conditions are suited to the media in use.
  • Page 8 In the [Execution] tab, select [RIP and Print], and then click [Start]. • If the color sample seems off, return to step 1. - 8 -...

  • Page 9: Printing A Metallic Color Sample

    Collection]. • Confirm the color collection settings. Select the [Use] check boxes next to [MUH- 100 Metallic Color (No Silver)] and [MIMAKI RasterLink], and then click [Close]. In the [File] menu, select [Open] to load in the metallic color collection PDF.
  • Page 10 In the [Special plate] tab, configure the follow- ing settings, and then click [Create]. (1) [Ink]: Select [Silver]. (2) [Silver]: Set this to 100%. (3) [Created area]: Select [Valid Pixel]. (4) [Composite automatically]: Select this check box, and select [Bottom]. (5) [Create plate, after file reading]: Make sure this check box is not selected.
  • Page 11 Click the [Quality] icon. In the [Job List] tab, check that the [Output Order] is sorted as follows. • [Color]: [2] • [Silver (Glossy)]: [1] In the [Print Quality] tab, set the printing conditions. Metallic color plate settings • Configure [Job List] and [Print Quality] settings as follows. 1 Select the metallic color plate from [Job List].
  • Page 12 • Add a print information label when printing to check the date and printing conditions set when printing a metallic color collection. Navigate from the [General Print] function - [Image Edit] tab - [Information Label], and then select the [Add Label] check box to add print information labels when printing.

  • Page 13: Application Preparations

    [Open]. Repeat this step for each of the swatch files (two times). • Folder location : C:\MijSuite\Swatch\Illustrator • Swatch files : MIMAKI Metallic Color Library.ai MIMAKI RasterLink Library.ai • This ends swatch library preparations. Install RasterLinkTools See the separate “RasterLink6Plus Installation Guide” for details on how to install RasterLinkTools.

  • Page 14: How To Print In Metallic Color

    How to Print in Metallic Color Print using MUH-100 silver ink in RasterLink6Plus using the following three color plates. Output in silver, color and metallic color as separate feeds. 3rd feed Metallic color plate: Color overlapping silver ink 2nd feed Color plate: Color not overlapping silver ink 1st feed Silver plate: Range for printing silver ink...

  • Page 15: How To Print Using Silver Ink

    Create a metallic color plate and color plate (1) Select the image text in the application. (2) Specify a color of your choice from the MIMAKI Metallic Color Library. Set ‘S-07C’ as the color of the Set ‘Cold_01’ as the color of the “OCEAN”...
  • Page 16 (4) In RasterLinkTools, click [Output to RL6] to save the file to the RasterLink6Plus hot folder. • The color plate and the metallic color plate of the output data will appear in the job list screen in RasterLink6Plus. • At this time the color plate and the metallic color plate will be composited together automatically.
  • Page 17 (1) In [Job List], select three jobs as the metallic color plate, color plate and silver plate. (2) Click the [Composition] icon. (3) In the [Composition] tab, check that the following conditions are set, and then click [Composite]. • Check that the job order is arranged so that print jobs are sorted from silver plate →...
  • Page 18 (3) In the [Job Attribute] field in the [Properties] tab, click [Setup]. • The [Job Attribute] dialog box will appear. (4) Click the [UV Mode] tab, and then select [Glossy Print]. • Refer to the following table when making a selection.
  • Page 19 Color plate settings • From the [Job List], select [Color], and then set the normal color output settings in [Print Quality]. (2) Click the [Execution] icon. (3) Click [Start]. - 19 -...

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Printed Silver and Metallic Colors Lack a Glossy Appearance Check the following settings. Settings Description • Profile Verify whether a metallic color profile ending with "Si" has been applied. Check the printing condi- • Density control tions of the silver plate and If adjustments have been made to the density of the silver ink, check to the metallic color plate.
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