Adding Color Bars

Print a color bar on the right side or left side, or color bars on both sides of the job to improve the discharge stability. Ink is discharged from all nozzles during printing, preventing the nozzles from clogging.

MEMO
  • In the preview image, color bars are displayed with four colors (CMYK) regardless of the ink types of the printer. The actual printed color bars will differ from those displayed in the preview.
  • Spot colors are printed with horizontal alignment in an order such as CMYKWhGlPr.
  • If the same color is used in two slots, such as with CMYKWhWhGlGl, the width of that color's color bar is doubled.
  • Optimizer ink is printed under CMYK.
  • Color bars are printed outside marks such as Fotoba marks.
Procedure
  1. Perform the operation shown below according to what is being set.
    • Job
      • Double-click the job to set.
      • Right-click the job to set, and then click Edit Design - Job Settings.
      • With a job selected, click VW7_JobMenu1 on the left side of the job tool area, and then click VW7_Customize Job Settings.

      The Job Settings window appears.

    • Queue folder: Click VW7_Customize for the queue folder.

      The Queue Properties appears.

  2. Click VW7_Mark Mark.
  3. Set the following with Color Bar.
    • Color bar positions

      Specify the positions with the Left and Right checkboxes.

    • Color bar width

      Use Width to specify the total width of each color bar.

    • Spacing between color bar(s) and image

      Use Spacing to specify the spacing between the color bar(s) and the image.

  4. Click OK.
    • Any changes made in Job Settings will be applied, and you will be returned to the main window.
    • When changes are made in Queue Properties:
      • When a message for saving the printing settings appears, click OK.

      • To apply the changes to a job already in the queue folder, right-click the job and click Copy/Paste Setting Value - Apply Current Queue Settings. The changes are reflected in the layout area of the main window.