COMPUTER TO SCREEN Module CTSM

The printhead redirection function sends the print information from one channel to another one. For example the black channel print head is out of order, so the information can be sent to the yellow channel instead (for film printers that have only been used the black channel so far).

The job menu contains a new function called "Split Planes into Jobs", which creates a linked job for each plane of the selected job. The feature takes the selection on the "Planes" tab into account, so jobs are only created for activated planes. In the hotfolder settings, the "Planes" tab contains a new checkbox to activate splitting the planes for newly created jobs.

This function is an add-on to the previous one to simplify the job processing. To do this: The start/stop button of the print queue now has a popup menu with the new option "Pause after each Job". When this option is enabled, the print queue automatically pauses after finishing each job. To start the next job, the user has to push to continue the queue manually.

• Options for preparation of spot colors
• Assign of individual halftone settings per separation
• Free choice of dot shape and line ruling per print
• "Accurate Screens" for angle accurate screening
• Support of AM and FM screening
• Hybrid screening for Moiré-minimization
• Positioning of separation on the stencil
• Print of registration marks and separation InfoText
• Linearization assistant for stencil linearization

Now it is possible to perform a linearization in several steps to achieve a linear output that is optimal. A linearization target will then be printed and measured several times and a linearization curve will be calculated again. This function can be applied in situations when the deviations are more than 3 percent after a finished linearization or an existing linearization must be renewed after some time to keep the linear output.

Some pre-calibration functions e.g. an ink reduction for setup of the specific tonal value increase of screen printing are provided, too.

On the "Tonal Value" tab for screen jobs, there is a new feature to calculate the correction curves from a given ICC profile. The intention of this new feature, which can be found on the popup menu of the "Default" button, is to be able to reflect the tonal value increase of a given printing process for which an ICC profile exists.