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Select the number of passes, Unidir, Bidir, Maybe

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Setting Cool-down curing temperature offset Minimum drying power Description If too low If too high The safe temperature at which the substrate can be under the curing module without being damaged. At the end of a job, the substrate is not stopped until this temperature is reached. A long time is needed to finish the print. The end of the print may be damaged if the cutter is disabled. The minimum power applied in the drying module while printing, so the substrate does not cool too much in lightly inked areas. A heavily inked area that comes after a lightly inked area will have bleeding or coalescence defects. The substrate is damaged in blank or lightly inked areas of the print, especially with a high number of passes. Select the number of passes Increasing the number of passes will tend to improve the print quality but reduce the speed of printing. Passes Uni/bidir Selfadhes. vinyl Ink limit setting in RIP Banner Highquality paperbased Billboard Offset Normal ink limit 4 Bidir No No No No No 6 Bidir No Maybe Maybe Maybe Yes 8 Bidir Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 Bidir Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12 to 16 Bidir Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 to 18 Unidir Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Mesh No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Fabric Film High ink limit No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Key ● Unidir: unidirectional ● Bidir: bidirectional ● No: not recommended ● Maybe: may be worth trying for extra speed ● Yes: recommended Handle the substrate 36 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW

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Setting
Description
If too low
If too high
Cool-down curing
temperature offset
The safe temperature at which
the substrate can be under the
curing module without being
damaged. At the end of a job, the
substrate is not stopped until this
temperature is reached.
A long time is needed to finish the
print.
The end of the print may be
damaged if the cutter is disabled.
Minimum drying
power
The
minimum power applied in the
drying module while printing, so
the substrate does not cool too
much in lightly inked areas.
A heavily inked area that comes
after a lightly inked area will have
bleeding or coalescence defects.
The substrate is damaged in
blank or lightly inked areas of the
print, especially with a high
number of passes.
Select the number of passes
Increasing the number of passes will tend to improve the print quality but reduce the speed of printing.
Passes
Uni/bidir
Self-
adhes.
vinyl
Banner
High-
quality
paper-
based
Bill-
board
Offset
Mesh
Fabric
Film
Ink limit setting in RIP
Normal ink limit
High ink
limit
4
Bidir
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
6
Bidir
No
Maybe
Maybe
Maybe
Yes
No
No
No
8
Bidir
Maybe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
10
Bidir
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
12 to 16
Bidir
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10 to 18
Unidir
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Key
Unidir:
unidirectional
Bidir:
bidirectional
No:
not recommended
Maybe:
may be worth trying for extra speed
Yes:
recommended
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Chapter 4
Handle the substrate
ENWW
Handle the substrate