1. Introduction
The Inksonic XP600 DTF Printer, along with the U13 software that combines printer setup and RIP functions, offers a more intelligent and efficient operation platform. Before introducing the InkSonic RIP Software, Inkbear will first provide some industry knowledge on printers.
2. Why does the XP600 have a lower resolution compared to other models?
Resolution typically refers to the fineness and clarity of print output, usually measured in DPI (dots per inch). The XP600 printhead usually has a low default resolution. It typically ranges from 720x720dpi to 720x1440dpi. But Inksonic XP600 DTF Printer U13 up to 720x2880dpi.
Why is this the case?
First, resolution directly affects print speed and quality. Higher resolution gives better print quality, but it takes longer to finish printing. The XP600 printhead was designed with a balance between speed and quality. Lower resolution means fewer ink droplets are released. This speeds up printing.
Secondly, hardware performance is also a key factor. The XP600 printhead can handle higher resolutions, but it has limits. Its maximum printing speed and ink discharge rate are restricted by physical factors. Therefore, at higher resolutions, the printing speed drops significantly.
3. Impact of Pass Count: The Pros and Cons of Multi-Pass Printing
"Pass" means how many times the printhead scans while printing. In simple terms, the higher the pass count, the thicker the print layers, and the more saturated the colors. However, increasing the pass count directly extends the printing time. For the XP600, typically 4 passes are used. The specific number of passes depends on the following factors:
Print quality requirements: If customers require fine print details with vibrant colors, a higher pass count should be used. More passes help improve image precision and color depth.
Print speed: Increasing the pass count will lengthen the printing time, potentially reducing production efficiency. For high-volume printing tasks, a lower pass count is usually chosen to boost production speed, though some detail may be sacrificed.
Ink usage: Each additional pass increases ink consumption. Therefore, balancing ink costs and economic efficiency is important when adjusting the pass count.
4. How to Optimize Settings?
Balancing resolution and speed: If you choose a higher resolution, make sure the printer can handle it. This helps avoid slowing down production. Make appropriate trade-offs between resolution and speed based on the printing task.
Adjusting pass count: Choose the pass count based on the quality requirements. To get high-quality images or photos, increase the pass count. For general text or lower-quality images, reduce the pass count to boost efficiency.
Regular cleaning and maintenance: To ensure print quality, it’s crucial to keep the printhead clean. Ink interference and nozzle blockages can affect resolution and pass count performance.
Turn on Eclosion Setting: The printer will use more precise DTF ink control to prevent color oversaturation or unnatural edges, ensuring that the image details and colors are more vivid and realistic.
Next, Inkbear will continue by introducing the InkSonic RIP Software and its new features.
5. The introduction to the design interface.
1. Riin icon (top left corner. Click and expand):
New icon: add a new canvas
Open canvas: import your previously downloaded canvas file from your computer.
Save icon: save your new canvas
Save as icon: there are edits in your saving canvas file format, like pdf, etc.
Canvas setting icon: You could right here to set your canvas size to the normal setting just like below image, width following your transfer film size.
Color manager icon: There are the manufacturer's pre-setting color settings, please don’t change them without professional conduction.
Virtual Printer Install: There is showing the version of the software, and Inksonic team will send to customer the newest version.
2. New icon: Adding a new canvas.
3. Print icon: Starting a new printing plan.
4. Insert icon: Adding a picture of your computer file.
5. Undo & Redo icon: Used to undo or redo the action you just performed.
6. Copy & Paste icon: You can copy your picture, and then click paste to re-product the same picture.
7. Delete icon: Remove you are selecting the picture, when you do a wrong delete, you can click the undo icon to drawback the delete action.
8. Group icon: You just need to press and hold the left mouse button, then drag to select the images you want. This way, the action you perform will apply to all the photos in the same group.
9. Ungroup icon: This icon is for ungrouping you do a group of previous pictures.
10. Split image: When you do this action, you can remove the part you don’t want to print to the picture. And split your picture into 2 - 4 parts.
11. Layout icon
The line is highlighted by the red box from left to right.
- The first icon: When you click this, the pictures will align to the left.
- The second icon: When you click this, the pictures will be centered.
- The third icon: When you click this, the pictures will align to the right.
The line is highlighted by the blue box from left to right.
- The first icon: When you click it, it will follow your picture detail to auto-layout. Just like the below picture.
- Second blue box: It means reverse left and right and flip up and down
12. Show icon: In there, you can edit your canvas ruler. And change the color of the canvas background. And language, the theme of the InkSonic RIP Software, etc.
13. Tool icon: You can clear the cache here when the software to many ongoing plans.
14. Preview icon: You can adjust the display ratio of the canvas.
15. Spotcolor icon
- This step is essential for printing. The picture above shows two red boxes. The top red box indicates the spot color setting.
- When you create the spot color layer for the image, select this setting. Inkbear recommends doing a spot color layar for every printing item. It will give you more precise and colorful products. And if you don’t how to do a spot color layer, you can explore the video here.
- And the down red box - empty image back, is for not doing the spot layer, and supporting the image formats like jpg, png, and so on.
The below picture shows the other setting.
- The percentage set: It is to make the ink stacks, DTF printers use water-based ink, which tends to spread outwards, preventing a stacking effect. Therefore, please keep this percentage set at zero.
- The shrink set: It makes the white ink layer either shrink inward or expand outward. Positive values indicate expansion, while negative values indicate contraction.
And the picture shows the best setting, you can just follow it.
6. All-New RIP Setting: Smarter and More Convenient
The red box in the above picture is the entrance of the RIP setting. Click the above icon, and you will be there, and you can see there are more settings.
1. File icon: In the file icon, you can add the printing plan of your computer here.
2. Print icon: You can see your ongoing printing items.
3. Setting Icon:
- Suction setting: The DTF printer's suction platform or suction function ensures that your transfer film does not lift or warp during the printing process, helping to maintain print quality. Therefore, please enable this feature.
- Common Setting:
- The first setting: You can adjust the speed in the first setting.
- The second setting: You can choose ‘bidirect, unidirect’(the principle: the printing car will do right to left movement, and the bidirect means, when the printing car goes left, it will print the item, and then back to right also doing the item. But when unidirect is on, the printing car only does direct printing, when it back to the right, it doesn’t print. Keeping the same direct printing will make the printed pattern more precise. But need more time to finish your item, and you could test these two modes to choose the most suitable one.)
- The third setting: Pre-print flash be used to check whether the printer supplies ink well or not, by printing all colors before you plan to print your item. And all colors lose and go well or not.
- The fourth setting: When the auto clean is on, the printer will auto clean every 10 hours under the powered-on.
Auto Jump White: It means not printing white ink. When you do DTF items, keep this setting off.
Margin Setting: It adjusts where the print car starts to print. Inkbear recommends a set of 55mm.
ColorBar Setting: It is used to check whether the printer works well or not. By observing, check if the colorbars are interrupted. You can also adjust the humidity or other indicators of colorbars right here.
Eclosion Setting: The printer will use more precise ink control to prevent color oversaturation or unnatural edges, ensuring that the image details and colors are more vivid and realistic. But spend more time to finish your items.
Load Ink: When the DTF ink cartridge is not full, you can on the load ink setting, and then the printer starts to load the ink of ink tan to fill the cartridge. It avoids suction ink manually. 🐼 Here!!!
Advanced Function: If you just don’t do mirror, you can right here to choose.
Notice: For all settings, you can just follow the picture, it will make your item go well.
4. Adjust Icon:
You can do an error adjustment right here, but Inkbear recommends you do this under Inksonic team support. Click here to get free remote guidance or email support.
5. Voltage Icon:
You can monitor the operating temperature of the XP600 printhead. If the temperature exceeds 80°C or if there is an abnormal temperature, the item can be immediately stopped to protect the XP600 printhead from damage.
6. Log Icon
Here are some records of your printer's abnormal work. You can check this log and avoid common troubles.
Pause Icon: For pause your ongoing item.
Cancel Icon: To cancel your item.
Check Icon: Print a test image to check if the ink output from the printer is well.
Clean Icon: Clean your DTF print head. From light to deep cleaning, multiple modes are available to choose from.
Leftflash Icon: When the printing car goes to the left. It will print all colors before you plan to print your item. And all colors lose and go well or not.
Margin Icon: Adjust where the ink car starts to print, just the same as the above says.
Left, Right, Ahead, Back Icon: These icons let you control the printing car. Press and hold the mouse to move. Release it to stop.
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7. InkSonic RIP Software Printing Steps Guide
Step 1: Open the InkSonic RIP software.
Step 2: Click the New icon to add a new DTF printing plan.
Step 3: Click the Riin icon and you can be here to set the canvas size by clicking the canvas setting. You can follow the picture below - width: 0.3.
Step 4: Click the Import icon to add an image.
Step 5: Click the layout icon and follow the below steps to adjust your printing size(lower the canvas) and mirror the picture. Recommend to do mirror at step 7.
Step 6: Click the Spot Color icon, and follow the below steps.
Notice:
1. If you do a spot color layer for the image. For the data source setting, please choose the spot color. And if you do not do that, just keep selecting an empty image base.
2. The percent setting just keeps zero.
3. The shrink setting is just below 0.1.
Step 7: Click the print icon. Follow the below steps to print.
Step 8: Wait until the progress goes to 100%, and click the RIP setting icon.
Step 9: Finish the printing items.
8. Conclusion
The XP600 DTF Printer, combined with the U13 InkSonic RIP software featuring a 2-in-1 RIP and auto layout design function, provides a more efficient and user-friendly operating platform for your DTF printing needs. This seamless integration enhances convenience and speed, making the printing process smoother and more precise.
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