Xerox X2 - Manual (Page 3)

Introduction
This guide is intended to provide users of Xerox oil inkjet media and Xerox or Seiko oil inkjet printer solutions
with information about media performance and application suitability, and generally to help with selection of
wide format media to ensure that customers expectations are reliably met. This guide is a compilation of
applications for digital prints created on the X2 inkjet printers, mostly aimed at the print for pay and graphic
arts market, although a section also addresses the needs of GIS and CAD applications.
The procedures in this guide are general and assume that you are already familiar with the X2 user guide and
general printer / RIP software functions.
Individual media data pages give product specific details and production tips. The Applications Ideas &
Procedures section gives instructions and tips specific to a range of common applications. An overview of
lamination techniques is also included
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The Xerox oil inkjet media range is formulated for use on Xerox and non-Xerox printing equipment alike, but is
specific to oil piezo. These media are not suitable for either aqueous or solvent inkjet.
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Oil inkjet is the smallest sector of the inkjet market and provides a means of printing for both high-quality,
close-viewed photo-realistic graphics as well as high production volumes. Oil-based inks give outdoor durability
and colour-fast imaging approaching that of solvent printing systems but without the environmental issues often
associated with solvents. Piezo technology and fast-drying oil inks in the X2 enable print speeds of up to 55
square metres per hour which often makes X2 printing the preferred option for high volume graphics print
production, for such as billboard sets.
Oil inkjet printing requires all media to be coated with an ink receiver with specific properties to hold oil ink in
place and allow it to dry properly. Aqueous and solvent media are rarely suitable for oil and some can prove
spectacularly unsuitable. The properties of oil ink receiver coatings do cause limitations in terms of the print
applications: Clear film and glossy media are not possible for oil printing. Xerox oil inkjet media is formulated
specifically for this technology and designed to extend the capabilities of oil inkjet printing as widely as possible
across the range of possible applications.
All Xerox Inkjet media are tested and supported for the printing applications described and are backed by the
usual Xerox guarantees. Xerox identifies the media recommended for oil inkjet printing with a green coloured
band on the product label. These media should not be confused with inkjet media for aqueous or solvent
systems as properties and compatibilities are specific.
Further information on Xerox oil inkjet media, as well as other ranges for aqueous and solvent inkjet printing is
available through your usual Xerox supplies contact or via the same enquiries facility on the Xerox website.
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No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced without prior written permission of Xerox.
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changes without notice to information contained in this document. Xerox assumes no responsibility for any errors or
consequential damages that may result from use or misrepresentation of any information contained herein.
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