Canon VarioPrint MICR i Series, Operation Manual

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Create a color validation test
You can create your own VarioPrint i-series MICR color validation test to check the color
reproduction on selected media. Then you create a custom test printing condition.
1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Color]
→
[Color validation & verification].
[499] [Color validation & verification] tab
2. Click [Add].
[500] [Color validation tests] menu
3. Select the target chart from the [Color control strip] drop-down list.
[501] Add a color validation test
4. Select the evaluation mode from the [Evaluation mode] drop-down list.
5. Select the simulation profile from the [CMYK simulation profile] drop-down list.
Choose the profile that specifies a standard condition or a printer you want to simulate.
6. Use the [Export the CGATS report] check box to indicate if you want to export the results in a
CGATS report.
7. Select the first metric from the [Color metric 1] drop-down list.
8. Determine how many quality levels you want to use for the metric.
9. Use the following fields to enter the tolerance level (in ∆E) that defines each quality level:
[Threshold level A], [Threshold level B],[Threshold level C],[Threshold level D],[Threshold
level E].
10. Follow the previous steps to define the other metrics and quality levels you want to add to the
test.
11. Click [OK].
Create a color validation test
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