Configuring the color a RIP should print

For monochrome printing you should configure one plate for the black color. For color printing you should configure four plates, one for each color. To specify the color a RIP should print, you assign a plate to the RIP.

For general information on how to configure RIPs, see Using a RIP with single printhead.

To print monochrome

1	Configure the black color and give the plate a unique ID with the plate property. For example:

<property name="plate" id="0">black</property>

2	Configure a RIP group and the RIP and its properties with the ripgroup property.

3	Assign the plate to the RIP with the plate property. For example:

<property name="plate" type="int">0</property>

Example 22

Color separation for monochrome printing

In this example, the RIP prints black on the front side of the sheet.

<!--Color separation plate description-->

<property name="plate" id="0">black</property>

<!--RIP group definition-->

<property name="ripgroup" id="0">

   <property name="type">frontpage</property>

   <property name="rip" id="2">

       <property name="plate" type="int">0</property>

       <property name="printheads">0</property>

   </property>

</property>

 

To print in color

1	Configure four plates, one for each color, and give each plate a unique ID with the plate property.

2	Configure a RIP group and the RIPs and their properties with the ripgroup property.

3	Assign plates using the plate property for each RIP in the RIP group.

Example 23

Color separation for color printing

In this example, four RIPs are used. The RIP with ID 0 prints cyan, 1 prints magenta, 2 prints black and 3 prints yellow.

<!--Color separation plate description-->

<property name="plate" id="0">cyan</property>

<property name="plate" id="1">magenta</property>

<property name="plate" id="2">black</property>

<property name="plate" id="3">yellow</property>

<!--RIP group definition-->

<property name="ripgroup" id="0">

   <property name="type">frontpage</property>

   <property name="rip" id="0">

     <property name="plate" type="int">0</property>

     <property name="printheads">0,0</property>

   </property>

   <property name="rip" id="1">

     <property name="plate" type="int">1</property>

     <property name="printheads">0,0</property>

   </property>

   <property name="rip" id="2">

     <property name="plate" type="int">2</property>

     <property name="printheads">0,0</property>

   </property>

   <property name="rip" id="3"> 

     <property name="plate" type="int">3</property>

     <property name="printheads">0,0</property>

   </property>

</property>