Canon ix6820 output not opaque

[Artlife]

Cannot get the multi black to print black enough to burn screens well. Possibly it isn’t using all the inks but I’ve jacked everything up and it hasn’t helped much. Version 1.17, new install on a laptop while our desktop is being repaired. Don’t know what is different as we used this rip for the past 3 years with no problems although getting it opaque enough was something we dealt with initially. Just can’t remember what I did

[zedonet]

Hello,

the following PrintFab settings should be made for screen printing:

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The "Special settings screen printings" are only available in the version PrintFab Pro XL.

If the print is still not dark enough, there are vendors of special ink with better UV blocking and of ink sets that also replace C+M+Y inks by black for better ink coverage. We have a cooperation with the company FilmDirect: http://www.filmdirectonline.com/canon-ix6820-13x19-film-output-solution

[zedonet]

PS: If you want to print solid black but are getting halftone instead, the following is important:

- Don't set the "Contrast" slider below 100% (instead use the "Brightness" slider to adjust the transfer curve).

- In the application's print dialog, enable "Separations" and select the color that you want to print (available in applications like PhotoShop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, Indesign).

[Artlife]

PS: If you want to print solid black but are getting halftone instead, the following is important:

- Don't set the "Contrast" slider below 100% (instead use the "Brightness" slider to adjust the transfer curve).

- In the application's print dialog, enable "Separations" and select the color that you want to print (available in applications like PhotoShop, CorelDraw, Illustrator, Indesign).

We have the printer set up with all black cartridges. So I assume these settings but use multi black? This really looks like what we did first and it wasn’t even printing, then I managed to get it doing halftone then finally black but not enough ink. I am wondering is it normal for print preview to say greyscale fast and the color mode?