HP Scitex FB550 Rigid Media Guide - Page 28

Foam board Brand names examples: Fome-Cor®, Kapa®, MightyCore® Preparation • • • Store media flat, in a clean environment with the same or similar temperature and humidity as the printer. Changes in temperature or humidity will cause the material to warp. Clean with a lint-free cloth to remove any dust and debris. The material is easily susceptible to dents and damages. Watch for corners and edges that may strike the carriage. Recommended print modes • Depending on application, ink coverage and image content, all print modes may print acceptably. Printing • Select Foam Board when configuring and loading these media. • Non-white media may not be able to be detected by the onboard camera. If so, create a copy of the Foam Board media using the Media Wizard and change the Detectable by Printer option to No. • Use the lowest possible UV lamp power setting to cure the ink. • Media is heat-sensitive. It may require a higher vacuum setting, faster print modes, higher- than-standard head height, and printing delays in some combination to achieve best output. • Use a Foam Board media profile from the RIP software. Output handling • You can usually recover from heat warp by laying the media flat and allowing it to cool. • Always use a very sharp blade when trimming. • Substrate is susceptible to dents and it damages more easily than most media types. Known incompatibility • Kapa® Color is a series of foam boards with a colored plastic-coated cellucarton covering layer that is known to interact with the ink and have poor image quality. ENWW 25