(contact us via e-shop facility) click here to return to Home

Printing

Print set up guides - small format up to A3+
When using the MANDEV range of digital papers the best paper setting is generally Photo-quality Inkjet or Watercolour Paper. However, try different settings to get a result you are happy with.

It is advisable to only feed one sheet of paper through the printer at a time. You may have to guide the heavier sheets into the feed position by hand, desktop printers are not a hands-free printing process.
Printers that feed the paper from a tray at the bottom will generally take papers up to a weight of 210gsm.
Within your page set up menu you can set the printed resolution of the printed output from 600 - 2800 dpi, depending on your printer type.
Always make sure you print on the coated side of the paper. Usually you can feel the coating on the paper surface. It is also a good idea to blow any coating residue from the surface of the paper before printing to avoid white marks later on.
Only handle the paper by the edges, try not to touch the surface too much.

Wide format; rolls sizes up to 60 inches

If you are using a wide format printer, you will probably be printing more than one image at a time, and therefore be using some kind of RIP (Raster Image Processor) software.

The advantages of using a RIP are:

You will have more precise colour management provided by inbuilt colour profiles for the papers and inks you are using
Allow the most economical use of the paper, a RIP will layout all the images you want to print on the roll using the paper capacity to its best.
As a RIP is usually run from a separate workstation, it will save time by freeing space on your main working computer.
Most wide format printers will take all our weights of paper and boards. Also check size of your roll holder as roll sizes have a 1", 2" or 3" core as standard.