Layer Tab

The Layer tab(s) contain configuration settings for each layer of the selected device queue. Each layer represents a distinct pass of the print head over the substrate (for example, an underbase usually defines how much white is printed and a color layer defines how the colors are printed over the underbase). The advantages of multiple layers include the ability to configure each pass, resolution can be set (i.e., low resolution for underbase) to expedite work flow, and single colors can be used as single layers so troubleshooting is easier.

To add or delete a layer, click the plus or minus buttons next to the queue name.

It is important to ensure your color layers are in the correct printing order. In the Queue Properties dialog, the layer shown at the top is the first one printed (the underbase layer).

To move layers up and down, click the arrows next to the queue name.

The following options are available by enabling advanced settings and options:

Calibration Control
Separation Curves
Max Ink
Variable Dot Setup
increased amount of options on the Printer Options tab of the Queue Properties dialog

Go to Tools > Options, in the General tab, select Show advanced settings and options, then click Save and Close.

Layer tab
Printer Options
Reset to print mode	Reset values to correspond with print mode values.
Options	Find the option and use the drop-down list in the Value column to make changes. Note: Options vary by device.
Calibration Control
Input data	Select a color value in the drop-down list below the graph, then select one of the options: By levels Use the sliders to adjust values. By density Use the arrows to adjust values or manually adjust using the graph (click and drag to adjust). Click Calculate Density to view calculations by density or percentage. Enable Extended densities for more detailed control over the transfer curve.
Use same curve for all	Select to enable same curve for all color values. When enabled, color selection drop-down is disabled.
Reset to print mode	Reset values to correspond with print mode values.
Reset to defaults	Resetting a Queue to Defaults
In-RIP separations	Select to enable separations during RIP. Note: When selected, CMYK planes can be enabled and disabled on the Halftones tab. Separations and Halftones Multi-page Documents
Curve sets	When In-RIP separations are enabled, select one of the options: Calibration: Select for curve calibration. Press calibration: Select for curve calibration to press standard.
Separation Curves
Colors, Channels	Select a value and use the arrows to adjust values or manually adjust using the graph (click and drag to adjust).
Keep 0%=0%	Select to enable 0% always equaling 0%.
Reset to line
Reset to print mode	Click to reset values to print mode values.
Save curve data
Load curve data
Max Ink
Maximum ink level
Start ink reduction from
Hard cap beyond
ICC Profile
Override input profile	Select to override input profile. If selected, use the drop-down list to select a profile set to use. Original: Reset any changes to the input profiles. Enhanced: Use (missing or bad snippet)'s enhanced input profiles (recommended). Get from print mode: Use the input profiles indicated in the print mode. Custom: Choose the individual input profiles.
Vector input profiles	All six of these profiles form a profile set (a grouping of input profiles). Three are vector (RGB, LAB, CMYK) and three are bitmap (RGB, LAB, CMYK). To use different input profiles for bitmaps, select Image input profiles.
Image input profiles
Rendering	Click the drop-down arrow to display the Rendering dialog. Select the first and second rendering intent using the drop-down lists. Use the slider or arrows to set the merge (blending between rendering intents) and chroma (to make colors look stronger or weaker). Select exceptions (when selected, the activity of the rendering intent is blocked for that aspect), and use the slider or arrows to set the range (the tolerance within which an input color value qualifies for a given exception; increasing the tolerance causes more colors to be affected by exceptions). The rendering intent determines how these colors are mapped from the input profile to the output profile. Rendering Intents Rendering Dialog
Override output profile	Select to override output profile. If selected, use the ellipsis button to select a profile set to use. The ICM Source Selector dialog appears. Click to select from printer profiles, Windows defined profiles, or to browse from current location. Click the arrow drop-down to launch the Device Link dialog. Use the ellipsis button to open the ICM Source Selector to make selections. To remove a selection, click the X.
Override	Select to override. If selected, the options below are available.
Apply ICC to grayscales
Spot color matching	Select to enable spot color matching. If the graphic contains spot colors and the colors are not correct, try disabling this option.
Halftones
Enable halftoning	Separations and Halftones
Inks	For each ink, set the frequency (measured in LPI; the resolution of the dot shape), angle (to ensure consistency in production), and shape for each ink (depending on the detail desired). Set the choke, increase the value. To set the spread, decrease the value. If the In-RIP Separations check box is selected on the Calibration Control tab, the CMYK plates can be enabled or disabled. When disabled, these separations will not be created. Note: For registration and other data, it is possible to enable black and disable all other separations.
Remove plates
Jitter	Click to view jitter factor vs. halftone level graph. Modify halftone screens to improve print quality by clicking and dragging to adjust. Jitter introduces miniscule distortions to the dot shape making the overall pattern within the dots less discernible. Save and Load a preset as a .jitt, Halftone Level: The increasing size of a halftone cell, from 0% tint (empty) to 100% tint (completely filled in cell). Jitter Factor: The amount of randomness applied within any given range of the Halftone Level. By default, there is zero jitter. To distort a pattern, select a suitable range and increase the jitter for that range. Increasing above 1.0 can cause the halftone to lose structure. Ranges: Highlights (0-10%) Midtones (10-90%) Shadows (90-100%)
Enable application halftoning	Select to enable halftone information set in the design application.
Enable application spot function	Select to enable the dot shape set in the design application.
Use super cell	Group four normal halftone cells into one, increasing the number of gray levels without increasing the frequency of the halftone.
Variable Dot Setup
Enable variable dot profiling	Select to enable variable dot profiling. When disabled, ink output volume increases. Note: If halftones are enabled or disabled, this feature interacts differently. Variable Dot Setup is device dependent. The Ink Setup value on the Printer Options tab directly correlates with these settings. With laser printers, the dot size and hole size are adjustable. For more information, see Color Adjust. Enabled Advanced Screening to ensure channel information is separated to unique areas when placing dots (so no information is lost or covered by dots of other channels).
Colors	Select a value from the drop-down list and a percentage of use.