PCSPCS-Printer Control Software-CosmoInkjet (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd.

Workflow

Printer Control Software (PCS)

Printer Control Software (PCS) installed on a Host PC is designed for scanning inkjet printing. It offers a user-friendly interface to interactively control the printer, monitor printer status, and set printer options, such as the amplitude and pulse width of jetting waveforms and the temperature for each print head.

Amica’s PCS processes incoming RIP data and provides a software interface allowing RIP software to print jobs to the printer directly. The control interface features include print head cleaning, print head calibration, motor speed settings, and print head settings, etc.


Main Window	Print Head Settings	Print Mode Management

User-friendly Interface: Displays job queue and previews
Easy to monitor and control printer and job status with instant feedback

Printing Parameters Settings: Supports multiple print modes management
Sets origin position, media width and multi-roll media
Sets pass number/ quality level, speed, direction and job spacing
Sets spraying on/ off, timing, spraying frequency/ interval
Sets print orders of CMYK, White, Varnish and Primer ink
Saves, exports and imports settings

Job Management Workflow: Accepts .prt, .tif or .job files
Directly adds job to printer and sets job properties
Directly prints from ColorPRINT RIP

Print Head Alignment Workflow: Precise compensation algorithm for print head physical position error
Alignment solution for single group, multiple group or angle-positioned print head
Nozzle block calibration

Remote Printer Control: Controls the movement of media and printer carriage
Measures media width
Checks nozzle status, controls print head cleaning
Sends job control command to print, abort, pause, delete or copy
Displays real-time status information of printer and job
Displays statistical information of printer, such as total print time, total moving distance/ times of printer carriage, total PWC times, etc.

Additional Modules Management: UV lamp setting
Z-axis control to adapt to different media
Print head maintenance module for automatic purging, wiping and capping
Support the third party RIP software
Skip white function to enhance productivity
Multi-platen printing setting
User authority management