Mutoh RJ-8100

April 4, 2005

Important Note: Quality printing requires quality color profiles and imaging configurations. Because this model of printer has not been available in Wasatch labs, imaging configurations are not included with Wasatch SoftRIP. For best results, ensure you obtain quality imaging configurations from your dealer. Because the Wasatch service department has not had access to this printer, you should also expect your dealer to have an expanded role in assisting you with any other problems that arise.

Print Mode:

Pressing the Properties button next to the Printer Model window on the Imaging Configurations screen will launch a control panel for this printer.

This page of the properties sheet allows you to control the following items:

Print Mode: Select the ink type and printing resolution
Pass Count: Select pass count / Overlap
Dot Size: Select the size of the dot
Print Direction: Print in both directions (bi) or one direction (uni)
Cutter: Enable or disable paper cutting after the print
Ink Set: Select the type of ink installed.
Overprint: Overprint controls the number of times the printer prints over the same area. A setting of 2 will double the amount of ink laid down.
Head Speed: High Quality is a faster head speed than Normal
Time Between Passes: Time Between Passes allows you to set a drying time between each pass. This is especially useful when printing on film
Drying Time: Select the drying time in seconds

Advanced Settings:

The Advanced page controls saving images to the hard drive and allows you to select options to fine tune the type of media installed.

Save Image on printer hard drive: Choose whether to enable the hard drive save feature
- Note: There will be a prompt for a file name when the job is spooled to the printer
  The file name may only contain capitol letters (A-Z) and/or numbers (0-9)
Save and print: Saves the image to the hard drive while the image is being spooled to the printer
Save then print: Saves the image to the hard drive and then immediately proceeds to print the saved image off of the hard drive (See note below: uses the same front panel settings as "Save only")
Save only: Saves the image to the hard drive. Printing will be done off of the front panel
- Note: The front panel control for the following commands will have precedence over the driver control when printing from the hard drive
  - Media Thickness and Head Height (On "Advanced" tab)
  - Media Stiffness (On "Advanced" tab)
  - Media Feed Correction (On "Advanced" tab)
  - Media Cut (On "Print Mode" tab)

Advanced Controls: Choose whether to disable the advanced settings
Media: Choose from a selection of media types
Media Stiffness: Will adjust the power of the media vacuum
Media Thickness: Select thickness of the media in mm
Head Height: Set the gap between the platen and the head
Send Feed Correction: Check to send a value
Media Feed Calibration: Adjust the amount of feed correction necessary to eliminate micro-banding

Color Separations:

When you click on Color Separations, the following Properties page will be displayed:

The Color Separations controls are the same as those of other printers, and 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.
- KCMY56: 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.

Note: Go to Help->Help Subjects->Color Separations for more information