Large-format Printing Ink Usage Guide

Large format printers have a wide range of applications

Large-format printers are widely used in advertising, art design, engineering drafting, and other fields, providing users with convenient printing services. This article will provide tips on selecting and storing large-format printer ink to help you produce satisfactory prints.

Ink Type Selection

Large-format printers mainly use two types of ink: dye ink and pigment ink. Dye ink provides vivid colors, fast printing, and good value. Pigment ink, while slower and less vibrant, offers better lightfastness and water resistance. Users should choose the ink that best fits their printing requirements..

Installation and Adding Ink

When installing new ink cartridges or adding ink, follow the device manual carefully. First, turn off the printer. Open the ink cartridge door and remove the old cartridge without touching its bottom or the printhead. Push the new cartridge in firmly until it clicks. When adding bulk ink, use proper tools to avoid spills and prevent equipment and environmental contamination.

Large format filling ink cartridge

Daily Maintenance

Clean the print head regularly during printing to prevent ink from drying and clogging. Perform automatic cleaning at least weekly. If the printer remains unused for long periods, do a deep cleaning monthly. Keep the ink storage area stable and avoid high temperatures, humidity, and direct sunlight to protect ink quality.

Ink saving tips: Reasonably set printing parameters

Ink-Saving Tips

Before printing, adjust settings like ink concentration and print speed according to the desired material and effect. Lowering image resolution can also help reduce ink use. Furthermore, disabling the printer’s automatic duplex printing feature may save ink.

Aobozi's pigment inks for large-format printers offer vibrant colors and stable weather resistance, preserving details in finished products for a more vibrant and long-lasting look.
1. Fine Ink Quality: Fine pigment particles range from 90 to 200 nanometers and are filtered down to a fineness of 0.22 microns, completely eliminating the possibility of nozzle clogging.
2. Vibrant Colors: Printed products feature deep blacks and vivid, lifelike colors that outperform dye-based inks. The ink’s excellent surface tension enables smooth printing and sharp, clean edges, preventing feathering.
3. Stable Ink: Eliminates deterioration, coagulation, and sedimentation.
4. Utilizing nanomaterials with the highest UV resistance among pigments, this product is widely suitable for printing outdoor advertising materials. It ensures printed materials and archives remain fade-free for up to 100 years.

Aobozi large format printer pigment ink has bright colors

The ink is stable and delicate, and the printed product is not easily faded


Post time: Aug-20-2025