How to Print Varnish Jobs
Printing varnish requires an ONYX media profile (media model) that was
made with a CMYKSS ink configuration with spot colors defined. All print
modes are supported except the High Definition print mode.
Varnish can be printed using either Spot 1 or Spot 2 data, or a printer
generated flood coat. Varnish is always overprinted on top of printed
image, and there no options to control the amount of varnish or lamp
levels used to cure the varnish.
To print varnish:
1. Create spot data in a design application. (See section “Spot Data
Creation”)
NOTE
Not required if printing varnish using a printer generated flood coat or
using the ONYX Spot Layer Tool to create spot data (step 3).
2. Open the job in ONYX workflow software using an ONYX media profile
that supports spot data and does not use the High Definition print
mode. (See section “White Ink and Varnish Media Profiles”).
NOTE
All print modes except High Definition (HD) can be used when printing
varnish.
Tip: To print varnish on top of a HD print mode image, use a composite
job batch and print the first job in HD print mode, and the second job
using a different print mode to print only the varnish data.
3. Create spot data using the ONYX Spot Layer Tool (See section “How to
Create Spot Data”).
NOTE
Not required if printing varnish using a printer generated white flood or
using spot data created in a design application (step 1).
4. The options for printing varnish are: None, Spot 1 Data, Spot 2 Data, or
Flood Coat. If the desired option for printing varnish has not been
predefined in the ONYX media profile or Quickset select “Hold for
Operator” prior to submitting the job to be printed (step 5), so the job
will not automatically be sent to the printer.
5. Submit the print job (i.e. process/rip the job).
6. Verify or select how varnish is to be printed. Right click the job in the
ONYX Rip-Queue, edit Print Settings and the following Jobs Settings
dialog will appear:
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