Supported Models

Docan UV Flatbed Printers

Docan UV Hybrid Printers 

Docan UV Roll to Roll Printers 

Printheads

• Konica Minolta 1024i 6-13pL
• Ricoh Gen5 7pL 
• Kyocera KJ4A 3,5pL

Driver

• Docan

Driver History

• CalderaRIP V16.1.2.

  • New resolutions added:

    479x720-4Pass-3D 479x1080-5Pass-3D 479x1080-6Pass-3D

    479x1440-7Pass-3D 479x1800-8Pass-3D 479x2160-8Pass-3D

• CalderaRIP V15.

  • New resolutions added:

    363x2400-4pass-3D 363x3000-5pass-3D 363x3600-6pass-3D

    450x2400-4pass-3D 450x3000-5pass-3D 450x3600-6pass-3D

• CalderaRIP V14.1:
  • Deprecated drivers: Docan 2030 UV, 2510 UV, 2512 UV, and 2518 UV. They have all been replaced by Docan (Revision A).
• CalderaRIP V9:
  • Printers supported since this version.

Features

• Hardware Acceleration: Yes
• Spot Inks: White and Varnish (optional)
• Ink Reordering: Yes

Inks

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

Light cyan

Light magenta

White (optional, depending on the model)

Varnish (optional, depending on the model)

Print Module Interface

Resolutions

Supported number of drop sizes:

• 1 (1 bit)
• 3 (2 bits)

Resolutions are on the form: XxY-NPass-ZD , where...

• X = X resolution in dpi
• Y = Y resolution in dpi
• N = Number of passes
• Z = Number of drops

You can configure the resolutions in ServerAdmin (article or video). Note that working resolutions depend on the type of printheads (Konica Minolta, Ricoh, or Kyocera) as indicated on the official website.

Loading

• 5.5m Roll
• 3.2m Roll
• 3.2x2.5m Sheet
• 2.5x1.5m Sheet
• Custom

EasySelect is the capability for CalderaRIP to use the size and type of loaded media in the printer.

This printer supports 1 level of selection:

• CustomLoading: uses a custom size (sheet or roll) defined at last moment in the Print module interface.

Modes

• CMYK
• CMYKcm

Qualities

• High Speed Uni
• High speed Bi
• Middle speed Uni
• Middle speed Bi
• Low speed Uni
• Low speed Bi

Actions

The device supports only two actions:

• Print.
• Nest.

"Rip", "Rip then Print", and "Keep the ripped file" actions are disabled, as the "Print" action sends a RIP file to the controller-mounted directory. You can keep RIP files in the controller and manage to reprint them on the controller directly.

Printer settings

Printer

There are no printer-specific parameters.

Media

• 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.

• 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%)

Inks

• Enable Ink reordering: if you see that the color channels of your printer seem mixed up, you can enable the ink reordering. For each channel, specify the right color.

• Reset: when clicking on this button, the default ordering will be set as displayed.

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  • Channel 1: Yellow

  • Channel 2: Magenta

  • Channel 3: Cyan

  • Channel 4: Black

  • Channel 5: Light Cyan

  • Channel 6: Light Magenta

  • Channel 7: empty

  • Channel 8: empty

  • Channel 9: empty
  • Channel 10: empty