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White ink option overview, Types of white ink printing, White ink maintenance

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White ink option overview White ink printing is available as an option that can be delivered with a new printer or as a field upgrade to an existing printer. If the option is delivered with a new printer, it is installed with the new printer. In the case of a field upgrade, the option is designed to be installed either by a service technician or by the customer operator. The white ink option consists of two parts (see instructions that accompany the kit for detailed instructions): ● White ink option upgrade - A one-time process that upgrades the printer to a white-ink capable printer ● White ink conversion - Replaces the existing light cyan and light magenta inks in the printer with white ink. Refer to the White Ink Upgrade Kit Installation Instructions, HP part number CQ114-90006, included in the white ink upgrade accessory kit, for detailed instructions for the upgrade and conversion. Types of white ink printing Many different design effects can be achieved with white ink that would not be possible otherwise, especially when printing on dark, colored, metallic, or clear media. There are three basic design techniques for printing with white ink: ● Under-fill - A solid rectangle (or irregular shape) of printed white ink that is cured, then a color image is printed on top of it. When used on a non-white, transparent, or reflective surface, this can provide better color saturation or allow colors that are similar to the media color to be visible. ● Over-fill - A color image is printed and cured, a solid rectangle (or irregular shape) of white ink is printed on top of it. This is most often printed on clear media to create a sign that is viewed on a light box (for example, a shopping mall map, airport advertisement, or bus stop signage). When viewed from the opposite side of the media on which it was printed, the image must be reversed (mirrored) in the RIP or application software before printing. ● Spot color - Any white shape (including text) that is cured with and in the same plane as the rest of the artwork, rather than in a separate plane or layer. In conventional (analog) offset or screen printing, this might be called a "knockout," because none of the colors are overprinted. NOTE: When printing a CMYK or CMYKcm image without a white under-fill on non-white media, color saturation may be reduced, depending on the color of the media used. White ink maintenance ● HP White Ink Homogenizer - White inks used in wide-format printing have pigments that have a tendency to settle over time. The printer's white ink option incorporates a vibrating homogenizer base that keeps the white ink pigments in suspension without operator intervention. ● Printhead - The automatic printhead servicing (purging and wiping) must be supplemented with manual printhead cleaning, to enable optimal print quality. ● Shelf life - The white ink has a maximum shelf life of six months from date of manufacture. Replace the white ink after the Warranty Ends date printed on the box. ENWW White ink option overview 33

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White ink option overview
White ink printing is available as an option that can be delivered with a new printer or as a field upgrade to an
existing printer. If the option is delivered with a new printer, it is installed with the new printer. In the case of
a field upgrade, the option is designed to be installed either by a service technician or by the customer
operator.
The white ink option consists of two parts (see instructions that accompany the kit for detailed instructions):
●
White ink option upgrade
—
A one-time process that upgrades the printer to a white-ink capable printer
●
White ink conversion
—
Replaces the existing light cyan and light magenta inks in the printer with white
ink.
Refer to the White Ink Upgrade Kit Installation Instructions, HP part number CQ114
–
90006, included in the
white ink upgrade accessory kit, for detailed instructions for the upgrade and conversion.
Types of white ink printing
Many different design effects can be achieved with white ink that would not be possible otherwise, especially
when printing on dark, colored, metallic, or clear media. There are three basic design techniques for printing
with white ink:
●
Under-fill
—
A solid rectangle (or irregular shape) of printed white ink that is cured, then a color image
is printed on top of it. When used on a non-white, transparent, or reflective surface, this can provide
better color saturation or allow colors that are similar to the media color to be visible.
●
Over-fill
—
A color image is printed and cured, a solid rectangle (or irregular shape) of white ink is
printed on top of it. This is most often printed on clear media to create a sign that is viewed on a light
box (for example, a shopping mall map, airport advertisement, or bus stop signage). When viewed from
the opposite side of the media on which it was printed, the image must be reversed (mirrored) in the RIP
or application software before printing.
●
Spot color
—
Any white shape (including text) that is cured with and in the same plane as the rest of the
artwork, rather than in a separate plane or layer. In conventional (analog) offset or screen printing, this
might be called a “knockout,” because none of the colors are overprinted.
NOTE:
When printing a CMYK or CMYKcm image without a white under-fill on non-white media, color
saturation may be reduced, depending on the color of the media used.
White ink maintenance
●
HP White Ink Homogenizer
—
White inks used in wide-format printing have pigments that have a
tendency to settle over time. The printer's white ink option incorporates a vibrating homogenizer base
that keeps the white ink pigments in suspension without operator intervention.
●
Printhead
—
The automatic printhead servicing (purging and wiping) must be supplemented with
manual printhead cleaning, to enable optimal print quality.
●
Shelf life
—
The white ink has a maximum shelf life of six months from date of manufacture. Replace
the white ink after the Warranty Ends date printed on the box.
ENWW
White ink option overview
33