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Digital Ink Booklet
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M. P. Raghav Rao
Dear Printer,
"Infinite Solutions" - we mean it!
Dedicated for decades to innovation and achievement of the highest standards, Fujifilm
Sericol has been constantly evolving and contributing an ever-widening range of products
and services that have more than matched digital printers ever- growing needs.
With dedicated R&D in the UK, the USA and India, global know-how becomes the
prerogative of every Sericol customer. Today, Fujifilm Sericol products cover all aspects of
digital printing so that you can repeatedly provide the best possible solution to your
customers.
Fujifilm Sericol's color+ range of inkjet inks have been formulated to overcome the most
demanding digital print environments, delivering consistent, high quality results for a
.
We hope that this booklet will give you a quick insight into the infinite solutions that are at
your service for myriad digital printing applications.
You deserve the best and that is what we are committed to providing you with - both product
and service, thus living up to our group's philosophy -“More than Ink . . . Solutions".
Sincerely yours,
Managing Director
September 2015
wide range of digital printing applications. By adopting the ink chemistry to suit precisely,
the characteristics of each make of printhead, Fujifilm Sericol has established itself
as the supplier of the most successful range of solvent based inks for wide format
printing.
Products
12 color+XL
13color+XP Wit-Color Ultra and other brands (Xaar Proton Printhead)
color+YTI Vutek 3360 FC & Vutek 3360 EC
color+YL
7 color+PHP Flora, Wit- Color and other brands ( Spectra Polaris 15 pl)
8 color+PL
Inks for Dimatix Spectra Printheads / Printers
Inks for Xaar Printheads / Printers
5
6
Page no.
Inks for Konica Minolta Printheads / Printers
15
16 color+KSO
color+KA
Inks for Seiko Printheads / Printers
color+SE
color+KHP
Ink Printer
Vutek 3360 FC & Vutek 3360 EC
Flora, Wit- Color and other brands (Spectra Polaris 35 pl)
Chinese and other brands
Allwin, Flora, Scorpion 3300 & other brands
Allwin, Flora, Scorpion 3300 & other brands
color+KS Challenger, Caldron & other brands
color+KS Allwin, Scorpion, Colorjet & other brands
Challenger, Caldron & other brands
Challenger, Caldron & other brands
9 color+DSF Wit-Color & Smart printers (Starfire 25 pl)
color+RHL
Inks for Ricoh Print heads / Printers
Inks for Epson printheads / Printers
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color+ESW (Eco-Solvent) 29
Shark, Flora and other brands
Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh & other Chinese printers
Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh & other Chinese printers 30 color+CUV
color+IUP Roland, Zeda, Thunderjet & other printers 31
10 color+YSF Wit-Color & Smart printers (Starfire 25 pl)
17
color+ESK Allwin, Scorpion, Colorjet & other brands
color+CSK Challenger, Caldron & other brands
21
18
22
23
color+KY Colorjet Series & other brands 19
24
color+SHP Challenger, Caldron & other brands 25
Products
Ink Printer Page no.
color+CI 32HP Scitex, Jeti, Dilli & other printers
color+ ink conversion process
Colour Management
Troubleshooting
Smart UV curing ink for Epson Printhead / Printer
•Quicker Nozzle Recovery
•Low Head & Filter Blockage
•Extended Life of Print Heads
•Low Purging with Solvents
•Improved Press Start-up Life
•Higher Productivity
•High Ink Mileage
•Minimal Banding at
High Print Speeds
Brighter, More Vibrant Colours
Wide Colour Gamut
Consistent Colours
for Colour Management
Th color+ink
High Pigmentation
Digital color+ Inkjet Inks
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Features of color+ inks
Solvent based and UV cured technology.Fast drying.Bright vibrant colours.Suitable for uncoated materials.Recommended for both external & internal
applications.
Application Range
Display POPPostersBannersBus / Taxi AdvertisingExhibition graphicsKiosks
Storage
In the interest of maximum shelf life, storage temperature should be between 5 & 30°C. °C If stored under these conditions, the inks are expected to have a shelf-life of 12 months from date of manufacture.
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Micro-V dispersion Technology:- This
that pigments are ground to and stabilized at sub micron sizes, eliminating premature filter blockage,
maintenance drastically. Sub micron particle size
• Elimination of filter blockage and reduced nozzle
• Less purging & clean up thus increasing productivity.
• Reduced clogging which results in less downtime & customer extended life of printhead thus increasing
• Less frequent need to change filters.
• Reduced ink consumption by 10%-20%.
• Superior flow characteristics and minimal banding
• Batch by batch colour quality and consistency.
50 years of innovative development. It ensures
enhancing printhead life and reducing printhead
dispersion achieved through this technology
high print speeds. even at
WHY?
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technology has been a result of Fujifilm Sericol’s
ensures:
blockouts.
satisfaction.
Inks for Dimatix, Spectra printheads
color+ YTI
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm,Ly,Lk
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Vutek 3360 FC & Vutek 3360 EC
: Spectra Nova 256/80
: Solvent based
: 80
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
5
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ YL
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm,Ly,Lk
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Vutek 3360 FC & Vutek 3360 EC
: Spectra Nova 256/80
: Solvent based
: 80
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
6
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ PHP
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Flora, Wit-Color and other brands
: Spectra Polaris
: Solvent based
: 15
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
7
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ PL
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Flora, Wit-Color and other brands
: Spectra Polaris
: Solvent based
: 35
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
8
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ DSF
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Wit-Color and Smart Printers
: Starfire 25 Pl Printhead
: Solvent based
: 25
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
9
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ YSF ( Mild Solvent)
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
:
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Wit-Color, Chinese and Smart Printers
: Starfire 25 Pl Printhead
: Mild Solvent based
: 25
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
10
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
Inks for Xaar printheads
color+ XL
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Chinese & other brands
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Xaar 128
: Solvent based
: 40/80
12
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ XP
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Wit-Color Ultra
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other brands
: Xaar Proton
: Solvent based
: 35/60
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
13
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
Inks for Konica Minolta printheads
color+ KA
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Allwin, Flora, Scorpion 3300
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other brands
: Konica Minolta KM 512 / KM 1024
: Solvent based
: 14/35/42
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ KSO
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Allwin, Flora, Scorpion 3300 and other brands
: Konica Minolta KM 512 / KM 512i
: Solvent based
: 14/35/42
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
(can also be used for Spectra Polaris 15/35 & Seiko SPT 510/1020 printheads)
color+ KS
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Allwin, Flora, Scorpion 3300, Colorjet
: Konica Minolta KM 512 / KM 512i / KM 1024
: Solvent based
: 14/30/35/42
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
17
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
and other brands
color+ ESK ( Eco-Solvent )
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Allwin, Scorpion 3300, Colorjet, Liyu Printer,
: Konica Minolta KM 512i
: Eco-Solvent based
: 6
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
and other brands
color+ KY (Mild Solvent)
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Colorjet Series ( Irisjet, Turbo, Polo &
: Konica Minolta KM 512-42 / KM 512i
: Mild Solvent based
: 30 / 42
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
Neptune)
Inks for Seiko printheads
color+ KHP
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Challenger, Caldron
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other brands
: Seiko SPT 510
: Solvent based
: 35
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
21
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ SE
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Challenger, Caldron
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other brands
: Seiko SPT 510
: Solvent based
: 35
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
22
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ KS
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Challenger, Caldron
: Seiko SPT 510
: Solvent based
: 35/50
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
and other brands
color+ CSK
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Challenger, Caldron
: Seiko SPT 510
: Solvent based
: 50
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
24
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
and other brands
color+ SHP
Machines
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Challenger, Caldron
: Seiko SPT 510
: Solvent based
: 50
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: C,M,Y,K
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
25
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
and other brands
Inks for Ricoh printheads
Color+ RHL (Low Odour)
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Shark, Flora
: C,M,Y,K (Low odour)
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other brands
: Ricoh Gen 4
: Solvent based
: 7
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
Inks for Epson printheads
color+ ESW ( Eco Solvent inks)
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm
: 6 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other Chinese printers
: Epson DX4, DX5 & DX7
: Eco Solvent
: 3.5
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ CUV Smart UV Ink
30
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh
: C,M,Y,K
: 12 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other Chinese printers
: Epson DX4, DX5 & DX7
: Smart UV
: 3.5
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ IUP Smart UV Ink
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Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh
: C,M,Y,K
: 12 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
and other Chinese printers
: Epson DX4, DX5 & DX7
: Smart UV
: 3.5
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
color+ CI
Machines
Colours
Outdoor Life
Substrates
: HP Scitex, Jeti, Dilli & other
: C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm
: 24 months maximum
: Banner grade PVC, self adhesive Vinyl, Poster paper
Print Head
Technology
Drop Size (Picolitre)
: Dimatix QS-10 & QS-30
: UV Cured
: 10-80
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Shelf life : 12 months from date of manufacture (at 5°C to 30°C)
printers
Color+ Ink Conversion Process
• Fujifilm Sericol’s technical service team member visits and identify customer requirements.
• Makes head test print.
• Prints test image on top 2 or 3 medias as a base line reference with the currently used competition
• Documents all details with the competition ink.
• Removes original ink and clean primary tanks.
Conversion process can also be considered as a machine upgrade process with all benefits ofcolor+ inks.
Our Approach
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ink.
Color+ Ink Conversion Process
• Fill primary tanks with your solvent and flush system.• Remove solvent and fill the tanks with color+ flush.• Flush the entire system with color+ flush.• Remove color+ flush and add color+ ink.• Purge ink until solvent is removed from system.• Print a 300% saturation level Fujifilm test image to remove any residual solvent.• Make head test print.• Print test Image on top 2 or 3 medias as a base line reference with color+ ink.• Make any necessary press adjustments if/as needed.• Profile top medias.
How to do conversion?
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Colour Management
The design on the computer monitor is displayed
in R GB but the proof printers print in CMYK.
Most of the commercial printers also print in
CMYK but the inks, print heads, RIP software etc.
may be different, both from one another & also
from the proof printer.
In order to have the best chance of producing
colours that we want, what is needed is a common
standard that all of these devices can relate to.
This standard is called ‘profile connection space’
and the CIELab colour model is generally used for
this purpose.
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Colour Management
CIELab model
The CIELab model is an internationally recognised standard that mathematically describes colour in terms of three coordinates. These are L (light/dark), a (red/green) and b (yellow/blue). The CIELab model describe colours in terms of a colour space,represented by the sphere shown above. Thistheoretically describes all colours that are visible to the human eyes. In practice however, as the human eye does not work in a linear fashion, somecolours on the extremities of this colour space are not visible.
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Colour Management
Colour Gamut
Although the sphere shown in model covers all colours that can theoretically exist, printers and other devices cannot actually produce all of them. What is now to be considered is the colour gamut, that is the range of colours that a device can actually produce.
CIELab
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Colour Management
Colour Gamut
As shown clearly in the image below, the printable gamut is much smaller and the printable volume here
is actually little more than half of the RGB gamut.
Gamut for RGB monitor
Gamut for desktop printer
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Colour Management
Why is gamut important?
In order to match the colours that the designer has selected on his screen, the printer has to actually be capable of reproducing the colours. To make matters more difficult, colours on the edge of the gamut are bright and saturated – exactly the colours chosen by many brands.
As you can see in this image, Red and Purple (represented in white circles) are right on the outer edge of the RGB wireframe colour gamut. It would not be possible to print these with the reduced gamut from the desktop inkjet printer. So, wide colour gamut is important. But how
do we get this? Why not just print more ink?
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Colour Management
Why printing more ink to achieve accurate colour gamut is a bad idea?
We need to understand that whether ink layer is applied to a paper or plastic, they have to be dried or cured at some point. Applying an excessive amount of ink inevitably leads to curing /drying problems and therefore it should be avoided. A rule of thumb with UV inks is that a 10% increase in ink deposit requires double the UV energy to get the same level of cure.
Similar factors apply with solvent inks where higher ink deposit increases drying time.
Secondly, increase in ink deposit does not help with colour gamut past a certain point. Once a certaincolour saturation is reached, further increase inink deposit simply makes the ink go darker rather than brighter. One can see this effect by lookingat a cyan or magenta inkjet ink in its container.
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Colour Management
In order to have the best chance of producing exact colours, the inks should be capable of reproducing a wide colour gamut but this is just something that is needed in order to qualify for the next stage of the process.
In order to match the output of the device and match them to an accepted standard, a profile needs to be attached to the source (monitor) and the destination (printer). Colour profiles are usually made to conform to the International ColourConsortium (ICC) standard that ensures compatibility.
A profile is essentially a group of data that defines how much cyan, magenta, yellow and black should be present in a specific colour. This data is calculatedfor a number of colours that together represent a standardised colour gamut.
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Colour Management
Linearization
After profiling, linearization should be done because producing prints that are a good visual match requires good greys as the human eye is extremely fussy when looking at grey colours.
Linearisation has number of functions
• To set ink limits – (maximum amount of each colour that can be applied) Ink limits are set because all industrial printers can apply far more ink to the substrate than it is needed.
• Adjusting the tonal curve so that all points within that curve are evenly spread.
• Adjusting the grey balance so that the prints from different devices match.
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Colour Management
Control Strip Measurement Linearization
This is a process where a control strip is printed. This contains halftone patches at 10%, 20% up to 90% and 100%. Once printed, this is read by a densitometer. The software reads the density and applies a suitable correction.
This stage is to harmonise the grey balance between print devices.
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Colour Management
Creating a Profile
points within the CIELab colour sphere.
is printed and the colours are automatically read by the spectrodensitometer. They are then mathematically converted to CIELab values for the respective colour patch. Another print is produced to test and adjust for any further correction. Once this process is complete, the software then produces an ICC profile containing a ‘Look-up table’ with input and output data for every colour that is mapped. This profile is used to make sure that the device produces the correct colours. It is important to note that for a print device, a separate profile is needed for each substrate that is used. This is because paper, for example, absorbs ink and
This chart
For creating a profile, a standard colour chart is selected. This contains a very large number of colour patches that represents colours from all
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Colour Management
Creating a Profile
therefore more correction is needed in order to get the same colour compared to a PE banner material that is non-absorbent.
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Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
• Head clogging after swap out• Nozzle drop during printing• Difficult to re-start machine after long time• Colour not proper in end print• Print result not sharp• Slow drying of the ink after print• Outdoor life• Head cleaning
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Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
• Head Clogging after swap out
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Before swapping the color+ ink, you need to take default head test prints to understand the present head nozzle condition.
Then you need to clean all CMYK ink channels or ink tubes by passing existing flushing solution & remove the same by passing air from ink lines.
Then once again you need to clean the ink tubes by passing color+ flushing solution until all ink particles are thoroughly cleaned
After this process, you need to load color+ ink in main tank, purge all the heads one by one to remove the flushing solution completely. While purging inks from the printheads, make sure there is no ink overflow in the air tank or safety tank.
Take proper head nozzle test & one long run CMYK colour print.
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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Check and adjust head voltages in printer control software.
Check head temperature.
Check ink pumps and the sub tank level.
Check negative pressure where applicable.
Check the ink tubings and clamps to ensure pressure is not leaking.
Ensure during standby mode, the printheads are ‘spitting’.
• Nozzle drop during printing
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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If printer is not going to be in operation for long time then printer should be shut down with proper cleaning of all heads.
All printheads must be cleaned by flushing solution.
Head parking should be covered with lint free cloth soaked in flushing solution. All ink tubings should be completely primed with flushing solution.
• Difficulty in re-starting machine after long time
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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If final prints are not good or colours are not coming out with desired file tone, then you need to adjust colour curves in the ripping software or adjust the ink limit.
Also do colour calibration or colour profiling.
• Colour not proper in end print
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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In case of this problem, adjust head voltages.
Check head height from platen.
Check the Left-Right alignment.
Check Bi-directional alignment, Vertical head alignment & Horizontal head alignment.
Check media stepping adjustment values.
• Print result not sharp
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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Check whether all the printer heater settings are okay ( Pre-heater, Platen-heater & post-heater).
Check whether all heaters are properly heating the printing substrate.
Check whether dryer fan is working.
Ensure that substrates do not contain moisture on printing side.
• Slow drying of the ink after print
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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Ensure that the media used is specified for the desired outdoor life.
Maximum outdoor life of the ink is achieved with 100% colour saturation.
Check the condition of the printhead, are nozzles firing ?
The environment of the location where the print is displayed will directly effect the outdoor life.
• Outdoor life
Troubleshooting
Problems that may arise
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The standard way of head cleaning is daily flushing the printheads after the printer is switched on & switched off (shut down).
Once in every month, you need to clean the complete ink line with flushing solution from main tank to the printheads.
If printhead nozzles are blocked, heads can be cleaned ultrasonically.
You can also clean by continuously jetting the solvent from printheads by using Dr. Solvent Head Cleaner.
• Head cleaning