Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

Arizona Printer InksIntroductionArizona 6100-Series printers support several different UV Curable Inks, each with a uniqueapplication focus, cosmetic profile and utility set. These models feature 6 or 7 color channels,supporting the use of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Cyan and Light Magenta; and White inkfor printers with the optional extra color channel installed. Due to the use of UV curingtechnology, the ink is effectively cured immediately after printing, but a small residual curingeffect can continue for up to 24 hours. In most cases, the printed material can be handled or cutdirectly after printing.IJC261 UV Curable Inks are the most "industrial" of the inks available for these models. They havebeen designed to maximize adhesion function and handling latitude for the most difficult mediato print upon, including complex or hard plastics such as polypropylene, polyethylene andacrylic. They have a slightly softer than average surface, that feels a little "slippery" to the touch,and feature a decidedly matte finish (low angle reflectivity). As a consequence of their lowerreflectivity (gloss), they also have a slightly smaller color gamut than the other available inks forthese models.IJC262 UV Curable Inks are the most generally applicable inks available for these models. Theyhave been designed to provide good adhesion function to a broad range of commonly usedgraphic arts media but don't perform quite as well as IJC261 on complex plastics such aspolypropylene. They cure with medium hardness and a slightly and feel a little "rubbery" to thetouch even though they are completely cured. They have a satin, semi-gloss finish andconsiderably larger color gamut than IJC261 but are not as resistant to handling (finger marksprior to printing) and don't work as well for exotic materials.IJC255 UV Curable Inks are a somewhat specialized option for these models. These inks havebeen formulated to provide maximum color gamut and reflectivity (gloss) levels but theiradhesion function is best suited for paper-based media and media especially designed for digitalprinting applications. They support only marginal adhesion to plastics and vinyl and relativelypoor adhesion to complex plastics such as polypropylene. However, since they feature the lowestodor profile and hardest surface finish of all inks available for these printers, they are veryappropriate for those customers using a High Flow Vacuum configuration model to print onhighly porous media such as corrugated cardboard.NOTEThese inks use small piezoelectric nozzle actions ("spitting") between periods of inactivity to keepthe printheads in a ready-to-print state.These inks have very little odor, but like all industrial, high-volume printers attention toventilation rates and room volume is needed to ensure operation that is both safe andcomfortable for the operator. Please refer to the Site Preparation Guide.NOTERead the section on ink safety called "Safety Guidelines for Ink Material" before you handle theink.Arizona Printer Inks144 Chapter 8 - Ink System Management