Printing A Process Color Image With Spot-Color Resin Ribbons - Primera Pictura 310s User Manual

C. Printing a
Process Color
Image with
Spot-Color Resin
Ribbons
seconds to several minutes for printing to begin.
Generally, photos and complicated graphics take
longer to RIP.
5.
Once rasterization is complete, the Color Sign
Printer will feed in a sheet of print media and
begin printing. The Color Sign Printer always
prints the Yellow panel first followed by the
Magenta panel and the Cyan panel. If the installed
ribbon includes a Black panel or an Overlay panel,
this panel will print last. Wait until all panels have
printed and the sheet is fully ejected before trying
to pull it out of the printer.
In order to print a full 24Ó (610mm) image on the
extended 12Ó x 26Ó (305 x 660mm) calendered
vinyl, you must use the separate spot-color resin
ribbons of Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, and Black
(Y,M,C,K). In most cases, this is the only reason
you would want to print a process color image
using these separate spot-color resin ribbons
instead of the 3-color paneled resin ribbon.
The Color Sign Printer allows you to print a
process color sign by using either three (Y,M,C) or
four (Y,M,C,K) of these spot-color ribbons. The
only difference is that a three color print process
will produce full-color output with a ÒcompositeÓ
black, where as a four color print process will
produce full-color output with a ÒtrueÓ black. The
benefit of the three color print process is that
images print up to 25% faster and are up to 20%
less expensive since the black ribbon is not used.
To print a process color sign using the separate
spot-color resin ribbons of yellow, magenta, cyan,
and black, refer to the following steps.
1.
Load the yellow ribbon into the printer and
close the printerÕs cover.
2.
Go to your graphics application program.
3.
Open or create the image file you wish to print.
For best results, use 24-bit color, 300 dpi (or higher)
images. If your design includes photos or bitmap
images, print at an image size of approximately
100%. Over-enlarging such an image or printing
lower dpi images will cause your printed image to
appear jaggy or pixelized when printed. Also,
always prepare and save color images in an RGB
color mode, not CMYK, when using the Color Sign
PrinterÕs standard printer driver. The Color Sign
PrinterÕs printer driver software must be given
RGB images in order to print colors accurately.
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