Operating Manual

OPERATING MANUAL
Display «Opacity» (opacity module only)
The opacity display indicates the covering power of an ink.
See Chapter 9 «Control of covering power».
• low dE[w/b]: high covering power
• high dE[w/b]: low covering power (transparent)
Display «Price»
«P1», «P2» or «P» is shown depending on setting ( see Section 22.2.3
«Recipe output»).
• P1 = print ready inks price
• P2 = basic materials price (basic materials module only)
• P = mixed price (basic materials module only)
Prices are entered per mass unit (e.g. per kg) and output per mass unit in
the main window, independent of the ink quantity set. In the Ink Formulation
4.0 without basic materials module, only one price type still appears,
the so-called print ready inks price (P1). Input of prices for the individual
inks of the assortment takes place as before in the Set up colorant window
( see Section 14.4.3 «Defining an assortment»).
Viscosity module: It should be noted here that the price of the solvent can
now be entered in the Set up assortment window ( see Section 14.4.3
«Defining an assortment»).
Basic materials module: With this module a choice can be made between
display of print ready inks prices (P1) and basic materials prices (P2).
Menu using the right-hand mouse button
If you click on the «Recipe» field with the right-hand mouse button, a
menu comes up where you can perform various commands and change
settings. If you click on the right-hand mouse button in the main window
next to the «Recipe» field, you can use the menu to perform various commands
for ink formulation.
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3 • Structure and function