Re: Paper for SpinJet and 4 color mode on HP5500
Re: Paper for SpinJet and 4 color mode on HP5500
- Subject: Re: Paper for SpinJet and 4 color mode on HP5500
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:47:56 -0400
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I am using a SpinJet 5500 which is a HP DesignJet 5500 with dye inks. I
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am currently using the Dupont Digital Dylux material. I am attempting to
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get reasonably pleasing color, while at the same time reducing the ink
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enough so that the paper does not distort and the proofs back up
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accurately. I am having to set my per channel ink limit at 50% and the
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total ink limit of my profile at 270% in order to keep the paper from
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becoming dimensionally unstable and rippling due to the amount of ink
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being laid down on the paper. This results in a severly limited gamut,
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especially in luminance. The problem is compounded by the fact that the
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HP 5500 automatically separates CMYK into CcMmYK. I have not found any
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way to disable this. The SpinFlow software which drives the machine does
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not offer any control over it either. Does anyone know of a way on the
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printer to disables or reduce the use of light cyan and light magenta.
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The proof would look grainier using only dark cyan and dark magenta, but
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it would allow me to achieve a larger gamut.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a different media to use that would
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allow me to put more ink on the paper and still maintain dimensional
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stability?
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Abe Hayhurst
If I am not mistaking, these HP printers have built-in ink limits tied to
the type of media selected on the front panel. So, if you change the type of
media, the machine will 'think' that you've put in a different type of paper
and will vary the amount of ink accordingly.
My two cents,
Roger Breton
Laval, Canada
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