Select Plus or normal mode
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●If the print will require heavy ink coverage (large blocks of solid color or continuous tone photographic images), use Bidirectional, Plus mode. This mode reduces the “gloss banding” effect in bidirectional printing.
●If the print will require light ink coverage (signage with lettering and large unprinted areas), select Bidirectional printing without Plus mode. This mode provides faster print speeds.
Select detail and edge quality options
These options provide increased fine detail and sharp edge imaging, but slower print speeds.
●If the print contains fine detail such as text at smaller point sizes, select Fine Text mode.
●If the print requires sharp edge definition, for example with large text or color blocks that will be viewed closely, select Sharp Edge mode.
●If the print contains large solid or image areas that show gloss banding and fine detail, select Plus Fine Text mode.
●If supported by your RIP and document application, you can also increase the sharpness of black text by setting the RIP to print Pure Black in text, rather than Rich Black or Process Black which prints all of the process colors to create black.
Adjust gloss
You can increase the gloss level of printed output by shuttering the trailing UV curing lamp. This allows the drop of jetted ink to spread out more before it is cured, which gives the print a glossier look.
NOTE: The leading or trailing lamp is shuttered by default in print speed groups A and B to provide optimal gloss (see Equivalent print modes on page 17). You can adjust the default settings as needed. You cannot shutter both lamps, because at least one lamp is needed to cure the ink.
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