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[Inks] Pane

In the [Inks] pane, you can set the colour separation process used by a job. You can check and change the ink settings used by a job.

ID Setting Description

1

Available Inks

Use to add an ink to use in a job. Click [] to display the search field. Enter an ink name into the search field and select an ink from the search results.

Note
  1. The inks available for selection in [Available Inks] are the inks which are included in the ink pool selected in [Page Prep Preferences] pane - [Ink Pool] but not used by a job.

2

Add

The inks selected in [Available Inks] are added to the ink list.

3

Delete

Delete an ink added with [Available Inks] from the ink list. Click after selecting an ink to delete in the ink list.

Note
  1. Only inks that were added with [Available Inks] can be deleted.

4

Ink List

Displays the inks used by a job. Select an ink with the settings you want to change to display the settings of the selected ink below the ink list. You can only change the enabled items.

Note
  1. In the ink list, inks are displayed based on the colour information included in input data.
  2. In the ink list, inks which are added in the [Inks] pane of a product (workflow item) are also displayed.
  3. [] is displayed in [In Use] for inks used by a job. [] is displayed for inks which are not used by a job.
  4. If the input file is a separated PS/PDF that includes spot colour media and the ink for the given spot colour is not registered to [Inks] - [Job Ink Management] for the job setting or to [Ink Management] on [Administration] screen, the spot colour is displayed with a temporarily assigned colour. [] is displayed at [Provisional] for spot colours where provisional colours are assigned.
  5. [] disappears from [Provisional] if you change [Use Definition From] to [Ink Pool] for the ink where [] is displayed at [Provisional], and the ink settings registered in the ink pool are substituted.
  6. Click [] to select the items that you want to display in the list.

5

Name

Displays the name of an ink.

Note
  1. This item cannot be edited.

6

Colour Type

Click [] and select a colour type.

Opaque: Heavy and opaque inks such as metallic inks which prevent trapping of the lower colours are classified into this type. This type enables trapping on the edge of inks.

Opaque Ignore: Heavy and opaque inks such as metallic inks which prevent trapping of the lower colours are classified into this type. This type prevents trapping on the edge of inks.

Die Line: Die line inks are classified into this type. This type enables trapping of lower items.

Transparent: Varnish is classified into this type. This type enables trapping of lower items.

Normal: Traditional process inks and almost all spot colour inks are classified into this type.

Note
  1. Trapping is a function for expanding one of the abutting colours a little so that the white gaps caused by separation offset during printing can be minimised.
  2. [Colour Type] of process inks ([Black], [Cyan], [Magenta], [Yellow]) cannot be changed.
  3. To change [Colour Type] of spot colour inks, select [Override] in [Use Definition From].

7

CMYK

Enter CMYK values when using CMYK for separating inks into process colours.

Note
  1. Enter values from the left in order of C (Cyan), M (Magenta), Y (Yellow), and K (Black).
  2. CMYK values and Lab values cannot be set at the same time.
  3. CMYK values of process inks ([Black], [Cyan], [Magenta], [Yellow]) cannot be changed.
  4. To change CMYK values of spot colour inks, select [Override] in [Use Definition From].

8

Lab

To separate inks into process colours, if the checkbox is checked, uses Lab which has priority over CMYK during separation. Enter Lab values of the corresponding colour.

Note
  1. Enter values from the left in order of L (lightness), a (hue, saturation (red - green)), and b (hue, saturation (yellow - blue)).
  2. When the checkbox is checked, the entered values of [CMYK] are set to disable.
  3. Lab values of process inks ([Black], [Cyan], [Magenta], [Yellow]) cannot be changed.
  4. To change Lab values of spot colour inks, select [Override] in [Use Definition From].

9

Use Definition From

Click [] and select a source of the colour definition of an ink.

Document: Uses the definition of input data.

Ink Pool: Uses the definition of [Ink Pool] registered in [Administration] screen - [Ink Management] pane.

Override: Uses the settings of [Job Ink Management] as the definition.

Note
  • If the given spot colour ink is not registered in the ink pool selected in [Page Prep Preferences] - [Default Ink Mapping] in the job setting, [Use Definition From] of a spot colour ink where [] is displayed at [Provisional] cannot be set to [Ink Pool].
  • Even if [Use Definition From] of a spot colour ink displayed [] in [Provisional] is set to [Override] and the values are overwritten with the desired CMYK values, [] is not cleared.

10

Neutral Density

Enter an ink density.

Note
  1. For the ink which [Use Definition From] is set either [Document] or [Ink Pool], this item cannot be edited.

11

Alias Ink To

To specify an alternative ink for a spot colour ink, click [] and select an alternative ink.

Note
  1. This function is for which there are multiple similar spot colours with different names in the same input data but treating them as one spot colour (Ink Alias function).
  2. On the left of the ink specified for [Alias Ink To], [] is displayed, and the ink set [Alias Ink To] is included in the tree.
  3. For the ink set [Alias Ink To], the setting items other than [Alias Ink To] cannot be edited.
  4. To release the setting of [Alias Ink To], select the ink set [Alias Ink To], and select [Not Aliased] in [Alias Ink To].