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Summarization of Contents
1 Overview
Who can benefit from reading this How-to Guide?
Identifies the target audience for the guide.
Introduction to HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Provides an overview of the Electrolnk Silver ink and its applications.
Prerequisites to using Electrolnk Silver
Lists the necessary hardware, software, and kits for using Electrolnk Silver.
Limitations
Details the known constraints and restrictions when working with Electrolnk Silver.
Performance and recommendations
Offers notes and advice for achieving optimal performance with Electrolnk Silver.
Preventing eye irritation
Outlines precautions and procedures to prevent eye irritation from inks and imaging oil.
2 Quick guide / overview to installing HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver and working with it
Make sure prerequisites are met
Reminds to check prerequisites before proceeding with installation.
Clean the ink station
Details the process of cleaning the ink station before installing the new ink.
Install the piston spacer (P/N CA341-86500)
Instructions for installing the piston spacer in the ink cartridge holder.
Install the Electrolnk Silver-dedicated BID base and developer roller
Steps to install the dedicated BID base and developer roller.
Build the Electrolnk Silver
Procedure for building the Electrolnk Silver ink.
Perform BID calibrations
Steps to perform the necessary BID calibrations for Silver ink.
Work with HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
General instructions for working with the installed Silver ink.
Disable the automatic color calibration
Recommends disabling automatic color calibration for Electrolnk Silver.
Print a proof of the job
Advises printing a proof to check the Silver color appearance and make adjustments.
Remove the silver ink from the press
Instructions for removing the silver ink from the press.
3 Installing HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Installing the dedicated BID base and developer roller
Details installing the specific BID base and developer roller for Silver ink.
Cleaning the ink station before building the HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Steps to clean the ink station prior to building the Silver ink.
Building HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Guide to the process of building the Silver ink.
4 Working with HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Disabling the automatic color calibration
Explains how to disable automatic color calibration for optimal results.
Printing a special job and adjusting if needed
Guide to printing a special job to check and adjust silver color appearance.
Silver color appearance and adjustments
Guide to checking and adjusting the appearance of the printed Silver color.
Checking Silver color appearance
Process to check the appearance of the printed Silver color using a special job.
Performing Silver color adjustments
Steps to perform manual adjustments for silver color issues like ghosting or background.
Reducing background overlap
Explains how to reduce background overlap issues in printed jobs.
Automatic overlap adjustments
Details how to automatically prevent background overlap using press settings.
Manual overlap adjustments
Provides steps for manually adjusting overlap to correct background issues.
Enabling double-hit printing on press for HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver
Steps to enable double-hit printing for higher ink opacity.
Recommended maintenance
Lists routine maintenance tasks for the press.
5 Setting the HP Indigo Electrolnk Silver from the prepress DFE
Adding Silver to the color strategy
Steps to add the Silver ink to the color strategy in the Color Engine Pilot.
Assigning the color strategy to the ticket template
How to create and assign a ticket template for the Silver ink strategy.
6 Removing and storing Electrolnk Silver and BID
Mark the BID for later use
Procedures for marking the BID for future use after removing the ink.
7 Troubleshooting
Build ink: Density calibration failure
Solutions for issues encountered during ink density calibration.
Build ink: conductivity calibration failure
Solutions for conductivity calibration failures during ink building.
Background too high
Steps to resolve issues with excessive background in prints.
Background observed in overlap area
Solutions for background appearing in overlapped print areas.
Solid quality is poor
Troubleshooting steps for poor solid ink quality.
BID memories observed
Addresses issues related to BID memories like "Casper" or image memory.
TE band (Silver accumulation at trailing edge area)
How to resolve silver accumulation at the trailing edge.
BID streaks (vertical scratches)
Solutions for vertical scratches or streaks related to the BID.
Fine elements are not detailed enough /silver "bleed" below metallic colors
Addresses issues with fine element detail and silver bleed.
100 mm band when printing with Premium White
Troubleshooting for a 100mm band issue with Premium White.
Background in the pattern of scan band on synthetic substrates
Resolving background patterns on synthetic substrates.
Full color calibration fails on Silver
Solutions when full color calibration fails for Silver ink.
Transfer issue on front side when Silver installed in ink station #7
Troubleshooting transfer issues with Silver ink in station #7.
UI notifications
Explains various UI notifications and their printing logic.
Accumulation of background at the leading edge
Steps to resolve accumulation of background at the leading edge of prints.
A Full color calibration
Color calibration recommendations per substrate
Provides OD targets for Silver ink calibration across different substrates.
Measuring Silver ink OD
Details how to measure the optical density (OD) of Silver ink.
B Installing the new piston spacer (shim) on the ink cartridge holder
Install the Piston Spacer
Step-by-step guide to installing the piston spacer in the ink cartridge holder.
Reinstall the Ink Cartridge Assembly
Steps for reinstalling the ink cartridge assembly after installing the spacer.
C Service and support
Printing instructions
Recommendations for achieving the best print quality.
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