MIMAKI CJV150 Manual

MIMAKI CJV150 Manual

Metallic color printing
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CJV150/300/300 Plus Metallic Color Printing Guide
This manual describes the effects that can be expressed when silver ink is used in CJV150/300/300 Plus, and
how to set and print them.
Please read this manual carefully and use it correctly.

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  • Page 1: Note

    • With the exception of what is provided for in the warranty provisions of MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD., we do not assume any liability against the damages (including but not limited to the loss of profit, indirect damage, special damage or other monetary damages) arisen out of the use or failure to use of this product.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Applicable environment CJV150/300 FW Ver.1.40 later Printer CJV300 Plus FW Ver.1.20 later SS21 silver ink When using RasterLink6Plus: The version that is compatible with the printer you use. Mimaki Driver When using RasterLink7:Ver.5.4.0 or later RasterLink6Plus Ver.2.3 or later RasterLink7 Ver.1.3.0 or later Others RasterLinkTools Ver.1.3 or later...
  • Page 3: Before Printing The Silver Ink, Please Check First

    Before printing the silver ink, please check first Printer setting Make the following settings on this machine.  For setting "OFF" the [LOGICAL SEEK] By setting the logical seek, operation of the head will change at the time of print. For details, refer to the Operation manual of this machine.
  • Page 4: Confirmation Of Appropriate Printing Conditions

    Check the setting of Color Collection. • Choose [Color Collection ...] from [Tool] menu. Make sure that the use columns of "SS21 Metallic Color" and "MIMAKI RasterLink" are checked. • Put a check if the use columns are not checked.
  • Page 5 In [Layer Adjust] panel, select the "Special Color → Color" for [Special Color Over Print]. Click [Quality] icon. In [Print Quality] panel, set the printing condition. (1) Select a metallic color profile for the media to be used or of the same material as the media to be used.
  • Page 6 Check the image quality of printed silver monochromatic color swatches. How to check the quality of the silver ink • The patch of silver monochromatic color swatches, of which color concentration is 100% and does not occur the bleeding, banding and blurring, and form a uniform print surface can match the printing conditions of the media to be used.
  • Page 7 Check the setting of Color Collection. • Choose [Color Collection ...] from [Tool] menu. Make sure that the use columns of "SS21 Metallic Color" and "MIMAKI RasterLink" are checked. • Put a check if the use columns are not checked.
  • Page 8 (2) Metallic Color Collection B_1 Metallic Color Collection B_2 Metallic Color Collection B_3 Can be used as a seal-shaped sample. The concentration of CMYK each color is also described. When you create a booklet, cut after the lamination process. Can cut to be on A4-size booklet. (3) MetallicColorCollectionB_OrInkEdition Can be used as a seal-shaped sample as with the color chart in (2).
  • Page 9 In [Layer Adjust] panel, select the "Special Color → Color" for [Special Color Over Print]. Click [Quality] icon. In [Print Quality] panel, set the printing condition. (1) Choose a metallic color profile. • Metallic color profile will have a [Si] to the end of the media name. (2) In [Device Adjustment], select “Profile Setting”.
  • Page 10: Preparation For The Application

    Select a swatch file in the following folder. • Folder location : C:\MijSuite\Swatch\Illustrator • Swatch files : MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library.ai MIMAKI RasterLink Library.ai MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Orange Color Library.ai  Install the RasterLinkTools For information about how to install RasterLinkTools, please refer to the separate “RasterLink installation guide”.
  • Page 11  Choose the color collection Before read the job to RasterLink, select the metallic color collection that were in the way of printing a metallic color. • If you change the setting of color correction, it will not be reflected in the color replacement of existing jobs.
  • Page 12: How To Print Metallic Color

    How to print metallic color When you print the SS21 Silver ink in RasterLink by using the following three plates, there are two printing methods. Metallic color plate : Color overlaying the silver ink Color plate : Color which is not superimposed on the silver ink Silver plate : Range of printing the silver ink 1.
  • Page 13: Notes Of Auto Pull-Back Print

    Notes of Auto pull-back print 1. Prevent the displacement of image In Pull-back printing, the image may be displaced in the first time and the second time of print. Please note the following points. 1.1 Pinch roller position and number Recommended conditions •...
  • Page 14: Let's Printing Using Silver

    Let's printing using Silver Here, by taking a concrete example, describes the flow from the creation of the data up to print. 2-Layer printing Reference page Want to print a character in Print the part of the P.15 the color of the color illustration in Metallic color swatches of metallic color.
  • Page 15: Print A Part Of The Illustrations In Metallic Color

    • Please create always a data in CMYK mode. Create metallic color plate and color plate. (1) Select a character on the application. (2) Specify any color from the MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library. Specify the word "OCEAN" to Specify the word "DEW" to "S-07C"...
  • Page 16 (6) The color plate and metallic color plate of the data output to RL in step 1-(5) will be shown on the RasterLink job list screen. • When doing so a composite image of color plate and metallic color plate will be formed automatically. (7) Click [Color Replacement] icon.
  • Page 17 (5) Choose the job of metallic color plate in [Job List] panel of [Quality] panel. 1 Choose a metallic color profile. • Metallic color profile will have a [Si] to the end of the media name. 2 In [Device Adjustment], select “Profile Setting”. 3 Select the "ColorMatching OFF"...
  • Page 18: To Print The Part Of The Photo In Metallic Color

    To print the part of the photo in metallic color Here, create three data of the metallic color plate overlaying the silver ink, color is not superimposed on the silver ink plate and the Silver plate. You can print the metallic color regardless the Image (raster) data or illustrations (vector) data. Metallic color plate Color plate Silver plate...
  • Page 19 Create a Silver plate. (1) Set the fill color of RL Trace Layer1 that was created in step 1 to "Black", and the stroke color to "no fill". • Print the silver ink to the location of the "Black" of fill color. Please correct the path if the place you do not want to print the silver ink is in black.
  • Page 20 (3) Set to display only metallic color plate. (4) Click [Output RasterLink] button RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder. (5) Set to display only color plate. (6) Click [Output RasterLink] button RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder. Print by synthesized in RasterLink. (1) Select Silver plate job from the [Job List] panel.
  • Page 21 (3) In [Job Attribute] dialog box, set to print in silver ink monochromatic. 1. First, select "Black" to 2. Next, select "Silver" in color replace the original color after the replacement 3. Click button If you have created the data in RGB mode, you can not replace monochromatic color. Please create a silver plate with the following procedure.
  • Page 22 (7) Click [Layer] icon. (8) In [Layer Adjust] panel, select "Special Color → Color → Color" to [Special Color Over Print]. • Here you do not need to set the [Quality]. When change the profile in step 4-(11), it will be the default setting of quality. (9) Click [Quality] icon.
  • Page 23: To Print The Texture Of Silver

    (12) Choose the job of color plate in [job list] panel of [Quality] panel. • Please do not specify the metallic color profile. • Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the metallic color plate of the profile. (13) Set printing conditions with Print Quality tab.
  • Page 24 (4) Create a layer of color plate and a silver plate. 2. Appear new layer 1. Click • Select the layer, double-click, then you can change the name of layer. Double click (5) Divide the layer of color plate and a silver plate. •...
  • Page 25 (7) The line of the path that you created in step 1-(3) to "None", and specify a set of fill color to any of the swatch pattern in the swatch library. • Use monocrome to the swatch pattern. • Print the silver ink to black place. (8) Click [Output RasterLink]...
  • Page 26 (4) Choose the path that was moved in step 2-(2). Click (5) Click the[Edit Colors]-[Invert Colors] from the [Edit] menu. • Where you want to print the Silver ink, do not print the color ink. (6) Display only color plate. (7) Click [Output RasterLink]...
  • Page 27 (3) In [Job Attribute] dialog box, set to print in sliver ink monochromatic. 1. First, select “Black” to 2. Next, select “Silver” in color replace the original color after the replacement 3. Click button If you have created the data in RGB mode, you can not replace monochromatic color. Please create a silver plate with the following procedure.
  • Page 28 (8) In [Layer Adjust] panel, select "Special Color → Color" to [Special Color Over Print]. • Here you do not need to set the [Quality]. When change the profile in step 3-(11), it will be the default setting of quality. (9) Click [Quality] icon.
  • Page 29 (12) Choose the job of color plate in [job list] panel of [Quality] panel. (13) Set printing conditions with Print Quality tab. • Please do not specify the metallic color profile. • Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the Silver plate of the profile. (14) Click [Execution] icon.
  • Page 30: Pull-Back Printing

    • Please create always a data in CMYK mode. Create metallic color plate and color plate. (1) Select a character on the application. (2) Specify any color from the MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library. Specify the word "OCEAN" to Specify the word "DEW" to "S-07C"...
  • Page 31 (4) Setting screen is displayed. 1 Check [Print Special Color Layer] 2 Click [Setup] button. (5) Click [Output to RasterLink] of RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder of RasterLink. • Check that RasterLink color collection settings have been configured for pull-back printing use RasterLink .
  • Page 32 (4) Select the metallic color plate job on the job list screen. (5) Click [Special plate] icon. (6) In [Special plate] panel, create Silver plate. 1. Select “Silver” in [INK] 2. Select “Valid pixel” in [Created area] Create 3. Click button Print by synthesized.
  • Page 33 (4) In [Composition] tab, select the color plate, check [Pull back after Print], and click Composite button . • Pull back media after printing the job that had a check in [Pull back after Print].  Conditions that can not be synthesized •...
  • Page 34 • Please do not specify the metallic color profile. • Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the metallic color plate of the profile. (12) Click [Execution] icon. Start • Click button. D202798-14-17062021 © MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.2015...
  • Page 35: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Answer the frequently asked questions and troubles from customers. There is no gloss of silver and metallic color Please check the settings of following items. Setting item Settings Check the settings of the • Follow the page 3 "Printer setting", make sure "DRYING TIM = 0.0s", and [DRYING TIME] and the "LOGICAL SEEK = OFF".
  • Page 36 D202798-14-17062021 © MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.2015...

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