Creating Screen Printing Transparencies (Canon ix6820)

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chasman
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Creating Screen Printing Transparencies (Canon ix6820)

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I am using a Canon ix6820 and PrintFAB Pro XL 1.13 for screen printing transparencies. I have black ink in all the cartridges. I cannot get the black to print dark enough. What settings do I need to change to get the black to print really dark? Thank you
zedonet
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Re: Canon ix6820

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Please use the following settings:

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If black density is still too low, you can increase the "Screen Ink Saturation" value.
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Re: Canon ix6820

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General remarks:

The "Special settings screen printings" are only available in the version PrintFab Pro XL.

For users with a Canon PIXMA iX6820 / iX6850 printer and a regular CMYK + Photo Black ink cartridge set, the following settings are recommended:

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If the print is still not dark enough, there are vendors of special ink with better UV blocking and of ink sets that also replace C+M+Y inks by black for better ink coverage. We have a cooperation with the company FilmDirect:

http://www.filmdirectonline.com/canon-ix6820-13x19-film-output-solution

If you want to print solid black but are getting halftone, the following is important:

- Don't set the "Contrast" slider below 100% (instead use the "Brightness" slider to adjust the transfer curve).
- In the application's print dialog, enable "Separations" and select the color that you want to print (available in applications like PhotoShop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, Indesign).
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