Beta Presto Spectro Instruction Manual Download Page 1

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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S P E C T R O - D E N S I T O M E T E R

PRESTO SPECTRO

PRESTO SPECTRO

PRESTO SPECTRO

PRESTO 

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Delta E

SCT V

NEW

!

PRESTO

& PRESTO DELTA E

Low cost, high quality 
solution for Density, Dot 
Gain, Gray Balance,  & 
Spot Color Matching. The 
Spectro version features 
Delta E.

BETACOLOR 

XPRESS 

DENSITOMETERS

Advanced  User  Friendly 
LED technology. No light 
b u l b s   t o   r e p l a c e ,      
c h a r g e r s   o r   c a b l e s .  
Seven  year  warranty  on 
LED’s

 BETA QUALITY 

CONTROL PRODUCTS

BETAFLEX PRO 

FLEXO IMAGE  

ANALYZER

Measure HD Flexo Plates, 
Masks, Stain Density, Dot 
Area,  Screen  Ruling, 
Film,  &  Offset  Plates.  3D 
q u a l i t y   c o n t r o l   D o t    
Imaging  index.  

DIGITAL 

MICROMETERS

Precise  measurements 
of paper, plates, blankets 
and  packing.  Display 
0.0005  in.    or  0.01mm.   
Spring  loaded  anvil 
a s s u r e s   a c c u r a c y.    

PRECISION 

RULERS

 

Precise,  non-contact 
m e a s u r e m e n t   o f  
distances on films, plates, 
dies, & prints. Available 
as  Electronic  Ruler  or 
Video Ruler. 

 

BETAFOLD 

CREASE & FOLD 

ANALYZER

Portable,  hand-held   
analysis  of  crease 
height,  width,  angles, 
and symmetry.

 

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DENSITOMETER 

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3D

 

Highlight

Dot 

Verification

Metric and Inch

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eta  

FREE 10-DAY TRIAL 

707  Commercial Ave.   Carlstadt, NJ  07072    

Tel: 201-939-2400  [email protected]

The Quality Control Company

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DOT AREA

DOT AREA

DOT GAIN

DOT GAIN

TRAPPING

TRAPPING

DENSITY

DENSITY

GRAY BALANCE

GRAY BALANCE

STOP

GO

Ever Bright 

Display
  2-Year            

Warranty 

  7-Year on 

LED’s

Zero 

Maintenance
No Chargers

Traffic

 

Lights

Y/M

Y/C

C/M

COLOR MATCH

COLOR MATCH

Precision Easy 
Glide Track 
Never Touches 
Wet Ink

Summary of Contents for Presto Spectro

Page 1: ...ing index DIGITAL MICROMETERS Precise measurements of paper plates blankets and packing Display 0 0005 in or 0 01mm Spring loaded anvil assures accuracy PRECISION RULERS Precise non contact m e a s u r e m e n t o f distancesonfilms plates dies prints Available as Electronic Ruler or Video Ruler BETAFOLD CREASE FOLD ANALYZER Portable hand held analysis of crease height width angles and symmetry 7 ...

Page 2: ...gets of solid yellow magenta cyan black and gray balance appear in every ink zone for ultimate control across the full width of the sheet Trapping dot gain and resolution targets are centered for smallersheets CMYK and Gray Balance appear in every ink zone 50 and Gray Balance appear every 4th zone RESOLUTION TARGETS WITH MICRO DOTS of 1 2 3 and 5 minimum printable dot targets detect press slur and...

Page 3: ...Dot Gain Measurements 5 Balance Mode 7 MGM Magic Color Match 8 Trapping 8 Color Mode 9 Select Delta E Calculations Formula 9 Color Reference Library 10 Edit Density Tolerances 11 Edit Dot Gain Tolerances 12 Edit Gray Balance Tolerance 13 Absolute White Calibration 13 Density Calibration 13 Certification Reset 14 Select Delta E Calculation Formula 14 Select Color Space 14 Select USB Output Format 1...

Page 4: ...ture or in the new exclusive with Lab COLOR REFERENCE LIBRARY Delta E that stores up to 32 colors in 4 separate channels for fast accurate AUTO color matching Ideal for Flexo To start open the AUTO MODE screen and Zero to paper Measure DENSITY DOT GAIN and DOT AREA Press KEY D to advance to the other programs GETTING STARTED There are 4 Primary Screens Automatic Density Balance Trapping Color 17 T...

Page 5: ... T PRESTO SPECTRO instruments are delivered with 25 50 and 75 Dot Gain target values Status E instruments are set at 25 40 and 80 These set points can be changed in the Configuration Mode 5 AUTO Mode DENSITY In AUTO MODE measure DENSITY DOT GAIN and DOT AREA The unit will automatically ZERO to paper with a DENSITY lower than 0 15D RELATIVE DENSITY MODE with MM Magic Memory ZERO to paper or press a...

Page 6: ...interpreted as a high Dot Gain target If this occurs Zero to paper and measure any questionable DENSITY target again 15 OPTIONAL COLOR LIBRARY SOFTWARE PrestoConnect Color Library Management Software The optional PrestoConnect Windows software allows the user to create collect and manage an unlimited number of colors in conjunction with the new Beta Presto Spectro portable spectrodensitometer The ...

Page 7: ...r space Select CIE LCh color space Select next main configuration function Exit SELECT COLOR SPACE Measure any Gray Balance Patch 3 without pressing any Keys The display arrow will indicate the greatest difference and direction followed by the remaining colors Select ALL Output format Select DX Output format Move to next main configuration function Exit the configuration mode CERTIFICATION RESET S...

Page 8: ... the second color Open Trap Screen and measure Trap Color See first and second color sequence and efficiency TRAPPING 8 13 Increase highlighted value L a b Decrease value Select next value L a b Return to calibration mode FLASHING LED S ABSOLUTE WHITE CALIBRATION FLASHING LED S DENSITY CALIBRATION Measure the white Lab plaque 4 3 2 1 Press Key A Zero to paper Measure solid Cyan Magenta Yellow or B...

Page 9: ...LECT REFERENCE SAMPLE MEASUREMENTS L 100 L 100 L 100 L 0 L 0 L 0 a a a a a a b b b b b b Level 1 Level 1 2 0 dE 2000 the most color critical applications 3 0 dE 2000 color critical applications e g Level 2 Level 2 4 5 dE 2000 pleasing process color printing Level 3 Level 3 6 0 dE 2000 non critical color Level 4 Level 4 Level 1 2 0 dE 2000 the most color critical applications 3 0 dE 2000 color crit...

Page 10: ...A B C D each with 8 Colors The AUTO Mode will recognize each of the 8 colors within the 4 Sections when a sample is measured For example Section A is CMYK plus RGB Gray Balance or spot color Section B is CMYK plus OGV and White ink Section C and D are any random colors on a print job Suggested values If the selected Volume is empty SPECTRO Mode will open as shown here Press Key C to open the Libra...

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