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R Getting Started Guide for the Ricoh GX7000
Appendix B: Using ColorSure™ and Custom
Palette in
PowerDriver
®
I.
Introduction
ColorSure
is a method for reproducing exact spot colors. There are four main
components of the
ColorSure System
:
1.)
The transferred palette;
2.) Color
Finder
;
3.) Custom Palette
; and
4.
) The
CorelDRAW
and
Adobe
application
palettes / swatches.
1.
ColorSure Palette:
This is your main color palette that includes
commonly used colors.
2.
Color Finder:
If a color you need is not on the
ColorSure Palette
, the
Color
Finder
tool allows you to locate the exact custom color you are looking for.
3.
Custom Palette:
With the
Custom Palette
feature, you can add new custom
colors to the existing
ColorSure Palette
mentioned in step
1
.
4.
Application Palettes:
You can add your
Color Finder
colors to an existing
application palette, or you can add multiple custom colors to new, custom
palette files (*.cpl, *.acl, etc.).
• Click
‘Start’
and navigate to the
‘Printers and Faxes’
folder. Right-click on
your
PowerDriver
icon and select
‘Printing Preferences’
from the menu.
You may also open
PowerDriver
from within an
Adobe
or
Corel
program by
going to
File
,
, and choosing the
PowerDriver
Printer from the pull-down
menu. Click
Properties
to open
PowerDriver
.
• Choose the paper size you will be printing the palette to (
Letter
,
Legal
,
etc.
)
• Choose the substrate that you will be transferring the palette to.
• Select the speed / resolution of the palette –
High Speed
or
High Quality
.
• Be sure to check the box to mirror your print, click
‘Print Palette,’
and then
transfer the palette to the previously selected substrate.
• You now have a visual representation of how the
ColorSure Palette
colors will
appear on that particular substrate.
To print the ColorSure palette, follow the steps below:
The first step you will want to take is to print and transfer your
ColorSure Palette
to the various substrates you will be using. Most likely you will have customers
who desire precise colors. Having your
ColorSure Palette
available allows the
customer choose the color from the palette that is the closest match to what they
want, and this gives you a starting point for finding the exact custom color that will
match your customer’s needs.
II.
Printing the ColorSure Palette
