Overview of the White Choke Wizard
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- Use the White Choke wizard to set the amount of choke applied to the white underbase.
- Apply choke to prevent white ink from peeking out along the edges of color areas.
Accessing the Choke Wizard
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- Open the Q menu.
- Select Set White Choke.
- Confirm the Set White Choke dialog opens.
Setting Up the Choke Test Chart
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- Set the page size of the print bed.
- Example: Set the size to 14 by 16.
- Select the graphic to use as the print sample.
- Set the print size to allow multiple samples on one page.
- Click Next.
Configuring Choke Range and Increments
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- Set the minimum choke value.
- Set the maximum choke value.
- Example: Set the maximum value to 10.
- Set the increment value.
- Example: Use increments of 2.
- Click Print Choke Chart.
Reviewing Choke Samples
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- Leave the Set White Choke dialog open.
- Click the Digital Factory window behind the dialog.
- Locate the generated jobs in the queue.
- Confirm that multiple jobs were created with choke values ranging from 2 to 10.
- Review the choke value labels shown below each image.
- Right-click a job and select Print, or
- Click the Print icon above the queue.
Selecting the Preferred Choke Value
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- Review and compare the printed choke samples.
- Return to the Set White Choke wizard.
- Enter the preferred choke value in the field on the right.
- Example: Enter 5.
- Click Next.
Saving the Choke Settings
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- Choose how to apply the choke setting: Apply only to the queue
- Select Create a New Print Mode.
- Enter a name for the new print mode.
- Click Finish.
- Apply to the current print mode
- Create a new print mode
Using the New Print Mode
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What you need
- Choke is a print mode feature
- Changing print modes without reselecting will remove the applied choke value
- Queue-level choke changes are lost when switching print modes
- Locate the Print Mode drop-down list on the Q tab in the lower-right area of the screen.
- Select the newly created print mode.
- Re-select the print mode if any changes are made to ensure they apply to the queue.