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Synthetic paper | 50 | 80 | 30 | Yes | Yes | 0 | 15 | 40 |
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The various settings mentioned above are described below.
Setting | Description | If too low | If too high |
Passes | The number of passes specifies |
| how many times the printheads |
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The amount of ink fired per time unit is larger and ink has less time to dry on the substrate. This may create coalescence and banding. The boundaries between passes may be more visible. However, printing speed is relatively high.
Colors are vivid, print quality is high. However, printing speed is relatively low. A lower curing temperature is needed, otherwise the substrate may be deformed.
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The heat applied in the printing | banding, bleeding and | Thermal marks may be seen on |
zone removes water and fixes | coalescence may occur. | the substrate; they may appear |
the image to the substrate. |
| as vertical bands in some colors. |
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| ink smears or substrate jams. |
Curing temp. | Curing is needed to coalesce the |
| latex, creating a polymeric film |
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| the print. Curing is vital to |
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| printed images. |
The print may emerge not fully polymerized, so that the ink smears when rubbed. The print may appear wet, after printing or later. You may need to increase the number of passes to achieve adequate curing.
The substrate may wrinkle under the curing module, causing defects such as blisters or liner detachment. The substrate wrinkles may also cause vertical banding or ink smears at the beginning of the following plot.
Heating airflow | Airflow helps to remove the | In general, use the substrate family default value. |
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