Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer ToolIntroductionThe Spot Layer Tool can be used to set up two spot data planes that define areas where Spot 1and Spot 2 data are added to a print job. The tool is used with the Arizona printers that both havetwo extra channels to provide varnish or white ink as well as with CMYK only printers. Both whiteink and varnish can be printed using either Spot 1 or Spot 2 data. The same spot data can be usedto print either white ink, varnish, or both.NOTEVarnish is not supported for the Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II series.In this section, you’ll learn how to access and set up the Spot Layer Tool. The tool provides avariety of options for generation of spot layers, and you may want to explore them with a samplefile of your own to familiarize yourself with the functionality. Remember that any actions you setfor this tool will only work successfully when used in conjunction with properly constructedlayers. The tool is located in the Job Editor on the Color Correction tab.The Spot Layer Tool provides options for generating spot layers for your image in ONYX Thriverather than in image editing programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop. The tool has manyadvanced options and this section will explain them so that you can set them up to best achieveyour desired results. The tool options and settings to use it for spot data creation are listed hereand are followed by instructions to access the tool.Access the Spot Layer Tool1. Open a print job in Job Editor using an ONYX profile (media model) that contains spot datachannels.2. Select the Color Corrections tab.3. Click on Tools and select Spot Layer Tool. This will open the feature set.4. Check Enable Spot Layer Generation to activate the tool.Create Spot Data with the Spot Layer ToolChapter 7 - How to Manage a White Ink Workflow 123