Epson C82362 User Manual download pdf (Page 50)

FastRIP

PRO for Macintosh ver. 9.0

Chapter 7

Printing to an Inkjet Printer

Inkjet Setup and Maintenance

The Basics

The manual that came with your inkjet printer typically details how to do a basic head

cleaning and nozzle check, therefore we won’t cover those issues here. Just keep in

mind that you need to keep your inkjet clean and away from dust. If your shop has a lot

of airborne contaminates, cover the printer when not in use and do your best to filter the

air when using the printer. It is also important to be aware that film often carries a static

charge and will attract dust from the environment. Any dust that has settled on the film

can easily be transferred to the print heads when printing

Another component of inkjet printers is a setup menu. Generally these will be physically

located on the printer itself, in the form of a control panel, or integrated into the software

that comes with it and accessible from your computer. Since FastRIP

has separate

drivers for each inkjet model, it OVERRIDES any settings of the printer for media type,

print direction, dot size, amount of ink deposited and more. Therefore, you don’t have to

worry about adjusting any settings in the Media Type control panel that is on your

Epson printer. In fact, this holds true for all inkjet printers. Any settings you make in their

standard drivers for dot size, media, etc., will be completely ignored by FastRIP

Inks and Ink Use

Whenever your inkjet printer is powered ON, it will perform a nozzle check. During the

course of a day, it will also do a periodic nozzle cleaning as its working. If you start to

see streaks in the printout, this can mean you need to do a head alignment or head

cleaning. Additionally, if the printer has not been used for a few days, you should run a

cleaning cycle two or three times in the morning before use. As a result, even if the

majority of your printing jobs use only one color (mostly commonly black), you will

eventually need to refill or replace the other color cartridges.

When selecting ink to use for your printer, we strongly recommended you use the brand

of ink designed for your printer. Most third party inks are not made to print on film

media. In our testing, this ink was inferior and caused head clogging and print streaking.

These inks were designed for printing on paper and do not have the same opacity as

the off-the-shelf EPSON inks. You may also use FastINK

from US Screen. FastINK

has been specifically designed to print on film media.

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