Printer tab
Print White to position jobs: By selecting this parameter, CalderaRIP will add a White ink area at the top edge and at the left edge of the job. This option will only work with a top-left alignment configured on the printer.
Warning. If the positioning is changed, adding white data on the top edge and at the left edge could damage the job (which is why the function is disabled by default).
Media tab
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Information: at the top of the window, you are able to see information about your media. There you have access to two actions:
- Save: when you click on this button, the current media settings are saved to the selected media profile (printer, media, resolution, mode) so there will be applied for any new job using the same print configuration. If you don't save, the changes you made are only applied to the current job.
- Reload: will revert back to default as set during profiling or the last saved changes.
- Horizontal compensation (%): we recommend not to modify this. Any deviation is likely to be mechanical on the printer's side.
- Vertical compensation (%): this can be useful if you detect an increase or decrease in the length due to heating or media tension which is common when printing on vinyl or textiles for example. To calculate the compensation, click Compute and follow the software’s instructions.
- Media type: Options are PET and Acrylic.
- Overprint layers: this performs additional passes to increase ink density. The user can define the amount of overprint layers with a factor between 1 and 4.
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Customize screening parameters: enable this feature if you want to limit the maximum percentage and/or mixture of the 3 sizes of dots. By default, this function is disabled, which means that CalderaRIP is already using the best variable droplet mixture for printing. If you feel comfortable and you need to build a new media profile, you can turn this feature on to choose a different droplet mixture and change the printed colors:
- Max % of drop #1: from 0 to 100% (Default=90%)
- Max % of drop #2: from 0 to 100% (Default=90%)
- Max % of drop #3: from 0 to 100% (Default=100%)
Comments tab
On this tab you can see comments coming from the EasyMedia module. It can include comments from the global media window and from the profile project window.