Table of Contents
Advertisement
Learn about media substrates
Learn about media substrates
The VarioPrint i-series can handle a range of media substrates.
Offset uncoated
Offset uncoated paper
is commodity paper
for conventional offset
and office print jobs.
Inkjet printing on this
paper often has a
smaller colour gamut.
Heavy
Heavy paper can be
used for cards and
covers.
Tabs
1
2
3
4
5
Tab dividers can be
used for manuals,
handbooks, and other
multi-page documents
that need a quick ac-
cess to information.
184
Chapter 8 - Manage media definitions
Inkjet treated
Inkjet treated paper is
for printers that use
inkjet technology.
Special treatments
with additives, like salt
or pigments.
Recycled
Recycled paper helps
to reduce the impact
that the paper produc-
tion has on the envi-
ronment. It is paper
made of consumer
waste paper.
Self-adhesive labels
Self-adhesive labels
have on one side a
sticky substance like
glue will stick to surfa-
ces. The glue side is
protected. Labels are
printed on one side.
Offset coated
Offset coated paper is
for conventional off-
set. The base paper
has a coating to im-
prove the print quali-
ty. Inkjet printing on
this paper often gives
grainy pictures and
bleeding colours.
Colour
Colour paper can be
used for cards, covers
and special media.
Textured
Textured paper has a
structure that can be
felt and seen.
Inkjet coated
Inkjet coated paper is
for printers that use
inkjet technology. The
base paper has a coat-
ing with pigments
which allows for a
very high print quality.
Perforated
Perforation is a series
of small cuts that al-
low one part of the pa-
per to easily tear off
from the rest.
Thin
Thin paper helps to re-
duce the impact that
the paper production
has on the environ-
ment. Less paper is
used for the same
printed surface area.
4
Advertisement
Table of Contents
