Method for conditioning a printing ink in a printing press and printing press for carrying out the method

A printing press, comprising:

• an electronic control device (3);
• and
• an inking unit (2) including:
• an ink duct roller (6);
• a metering device (7) associated with said ink duct roller (6);
• and
• a further roller (10);
• said control device (3) being programmed for activating said inking unit appropriately when performing a method for conditioning a printing ink in the printing press in a program-controlled manner, which includes:
• operating said ink duct roller in conjunction with said metering device for liquefying the printing ink before a start of printing;
• and
• holding removal of the printing ink from said ink duct roller by said further roller in a suppressed state, while simultaneously rotating said ink duct roller at a conditioning rotational speed, and simultaneously controlling said metering device pursuant to a conditioning profile, for only partially opening said metering device at least from time to time.