Mimaki TS100-160

June 2, 2021

Please note the following when setting up the printer physical connection:

The Mimaki driver is required for USB and network communication. Please visit the Mimaki website to download the latest driver.
When using TCP/IP connections, 1000Base T (Gigabit) hardware is required. It is recommended to use Cat 6 or better cables.
When setting up the IP addres in SoftRIP, the port number should be set to 11110.

Print Mode Options:

To launch the printer properties for this driver, choose 'Setup' from the 'Print' menu, then click on the 'Edit' button, and then click on 'Properties'.

Color Mode: Select CMYK or Mono.
Print Mode: Choose the resolution.
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: Select the dot type: Fixed Dot or Variable Dot.
Direction: Print in both directions (bi) or one direction (uni).
Over Print: Prints over the printed area the selected number of times. For example, if 2 is selected, the amount of ink laid down is doubled. The maximum value is 9.
Head Unit: This control toggles between which print heads to use to print ink.
Vacuum: Controls the strength of the vacuum.
Auto-cut: If enabled, this control will cut the print after printing.
Confidence Strips: Enable the printing of confidence strips on one or both sides of the print.

Media:

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

Drying Time After Print: Specify dry time after printing is complete. (in seconds)

Media Feed Speed: Set the speed the media is fed through the printer as a percentage of the normal speed.

Color Separation:

The Color Separation controls are located on this tab.

Make Separations on RIP: This will cause the RIP to separate the image into CMYK plates.
Make Negative: This inverts monochrome images when printed.
KCMY: This allows you to print monochrome images to any of the heads in the printer. This is especially useful to eliminate overuse of a single printhead when printing only monochrome.

Auto-Generation

Information about the Auto-Generation options can be found HERE