Mimaki TS500/TX500B/TX500DS Help

May 11, 2015

Important Notes:

Support for the Mimaki TS/TX500 is available as an optional add-on for Wasatch.
Please note that color reproduction is controlled by ICC color profiles, and not by the Wasatch software.
We were not able to get this printer in our lab, and therefore have not been able create color profiles.
You should contact your dealer for support with ICC color profiles, or arrange to produce your own.
Because of the lack of access to this printer, Wasatch's service department cannot provide the same level of support that we provide for most other printers.
Please rely on your dealer for support of this device.

Print mode options:

The Print mode controls are located on the tab below.

Print Mode: Choose desired printing resolution.
Color Mode: Choose desired inkset.
Inkset: Select the desired inkset to use.

Create Inkset: Create a new custom inkset. Available when a previously created custom inkset is selected.
Edit Inkset: Edit an existing custom inkset. Available when a previously created custom inkset is selected.
Delete Inkset: Delete an existing custom inkset. Available when a previously created custom inkset is selected.

Head Speed: Controls the 'High Speed' option available in certain resolutions.
Pass Count: Allows you to specify the number of passes the head will make over a particular line. A higher pass count has a better quality but a slower print speed.
Dot Type: Various dot sizes can be selected. Not all dot sizes are available for every resolution.
Direction: The head printing direction can be unidirectional or bidirectional.
Over Print: The number of times each area is printed over. A setting of 2 would double the ink.
Vacuum: Controls the strength of the vacuum.
Left Confidence Strips: Print a confidence strip on the left hand margin.
Right Confidence Strips: Print a confidence strip on the right hand margin.

Heaters

The Heater controls are only available on the TS model, located on the tab below.

Use Printer Front Panel Heater Controls: If enabled, the printer will use the settings from the front panel of the printer.
- Pre-Heater: Warms the media before it passes over the platen.
- Print Heater: Warms the media under the print heads.
- After Heater: Warms the media after printing.

Media options:

The Media controls are located on the tab below.

Drying Time Per Pass: Specify dry time between each pass. (in 1/10 seconds)

Drying Time After print: This control is only available on the TX500B and TX500DS models. Specify dry time after printing is complete. (in seconds)

Media Feed Speed (%): Specify the media feed speed.

Use Media Feed Adjustment: If enabled, an adjustment amount can be specified. Refer to Mimaki's User Manual for details regarding the unit of measure.

Color Separation options:

The Color Separation controls are located on the tab below.

The Color Separation controls are only available if a monochrome mode has been selected on the Print Mode tab.

Separations on RIP: This will cause the RIP to separate the image into CMYK plates.
Make Negative: This inverts monochrome images when printed.
K, C, M, Y: This allows you to print monochrome images to any of the printheads. This is especially useful to eliminate overuse of a single printhead when printing only monochrome.