User`s manual

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Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009
Chapter 10 - Output Settings
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Queue Pull-down Menu>>Properties>>Max Ink tab
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e ink volume is the physical quan-
tity of ink that is applied when print-
ing, which is regulated by the MaxInk
setting within the print mode. Each
print mode is assigned a MaxInk
setting (Fig. 38) that is appropriate
for the inks and media that the print
mode was designed for. Sometimes the
MaxInk settings need to be adjusted
when the print mode is considered a
“close” match for a substitute media.
For example, a print mode for glossy
white media (from one manufacturer)
can be sometimes be appropriate for
glossy white media (from another
manufacturer). In such a case, the
Max Ink setting would be adjusted to
compensate for the slightly different
absorbency of the substitute media.
e ` Maximum Ink Level setting is the target ink volume that will be
used when ink volume needs to be reduced.
e ` Blend In Ink settings (From, To) are the range of inks for which
the Max Ink setting will be enforced. If the volume of ink falls within
this range, then the volume will be adjusted to below the Maximum Ink
Level. ough the ink volume is reduced, the proportion of blended inks
will be maintained to avoid harsh gradient transitions.
e graph (within the dialog) depicts the ` Maximum Ink Level and
Blend In Ink settings. e horizontal axis represents the Total Ink Vol-
ume Requested, and the vertical axis represents the Total Ink Volume
Delivered.
For the range of the graph that falls within the ` Blend In Ink bounds,
note that the graph typically becomes a horizontal line to indicate how
ink volume will be attenuated to the Maximum Ink Level.
Note that the graph has adjustment handles that can also be used to modify the Max Ink settings.