Mimaki JV150 JV300
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Printer
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White ink printing
This section applies only to Mimaki JV300-130 Solvent CMYKcmW and Mimaki JV300-160 Solvent CMYKcmW
printers.
Print speed and quality issues
For white printing, the print head is split into a band that prints color and a band that prints white. The print speed
is much slower than normal color printing.
White adds another 100% of ink. Although the print speed is slower, you can easily get quality issues. Use as much
media width as possible and follow the hints in the “Creating profiles” section, especially the hint about making your
printing width consistent.
Linearization, media profiles
There is no specific linearization available for White ink. White ink simply uses its own linearization curve. As far as
profiles are concerned, the printer is still a CMYK device. Five-channel profiles for CMYK+White are not supported.
For white printing, always select the WF3 dot size.
Printer-specific separations
Separated file formats, e.g. PS, PDF, EPS, support spot colors. For Fiery XF, the spot color name WHITE_INK has a
special meaning. It is a pre-defined printer-specific internal spot color. During job processing, it goes directly to the
printer, by-passing color management. It is possible to specify it directly in the document. Alternatively, you can use
Color Editor to set up an alias, by mapping any job separation to WHITE_INK. You can then select the *.cxf file in
the color settings of the job.
Print settings for White ink
You can find the White ink settings on the Special Printer Settings pane for the output device (System Manager) or
for the job (Job Explorer):
