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Create a trapping preset

When you notice unwanted white edges between colour planes, use a trapping preset to correct the connection between the colour planes. A trapping preset is a collection of trapping settings for a job or job subset. Use the trapping preset editor to create your own trapping presets. You can select a trapping preset for a print job. (Learn about the print job settings)

Printed output without trapping preset (left-hand side) and with trapping preset
Trapping preset editor

The trapping preset window provides an interface to create trapping presets. The following groups of settings are available:

  • Trap width: value to specify the overlap for each trap

  • Trap appearance: options to control the shape of the trap joins

  • Images: options how to trap images

  • Trap threshold: values to specify when trapping occurs

Be aware that an edge can appear at locations where colour planes overlap each other.

Procedure

  1. Calibrate the printer. (Calibrate the printer)
    IMPORTANT

    You must always perform a printer calibration before you continue with this procedure.

  2. Check the print quality to decide if you want to proceed.
  3. Perform the automatic colour mismatch correction procedure. (Automatic colour mismatch correction)
  4. Check the print quality to decide if you want to proceed.
  5. Touch [System]  → [Colour adjustment]  → [Adjust colour].
  6. Touch [Edit trapping presets].
  7. Select one of the available trapping presets.
  8. Define the trapping settings in the [Trap width], [Trap appearance], [Images] and [Trap thresholds] panes.
  9. Touch [Save as] to save the settings and enter a name for the preset.
  10. Touch [OK].