Same Color, 2 passes??

[Tim Aucoin]

Hope someone can tell me what I'm missing here.
I'm trying to print some static clings. They are black and white on clear, and there is text and some lines (strokes) in the design. All black is set to the same color, yet when I print, it prints the black in 2 passes. What am I missing or doing wrong? Hasn't happened to me before, so I'm kinda stuck here! Thanks for any help.

 

[J Hill Designs]

edge?

1 may be spot the other process?

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Edge FX. Both are set to spot black. It prints the text, then backs itself up automatically and prints the line. Wastes foil big time!

 

[J Hill Designs]

maybe try turning the stroke into a filled shape?

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Yeah, gonna have to do that to get this job run. This is the second time this week it's happened. Not sure what's up! Thanks for the reply's!

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Expand strokes! I seem to remember strokes printing separately than fills for some reason. I very rarely use strokes in Composer....they don't seem to translate as well as a solid filled shape.

That worked Pat, thanks! Job is done and gone! Thanks to both of you guys for your reply's... it really helped!

 

[Fred Weiss]

I would check your overprint/overlap settings for both the fills and the strokes. The main reason for an extra pass is having one object set to overprint (which requires the heating of the printhead to a higher temperature) and other objects to overlap or normal (which do not require the printhead to be heated to a higher temperature).

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Good point Fred... I will check that for sure. I never would have though of that!