X-Rite 500 Series, Operator'S Manual

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S E T T I N G I N S T R U M E N T C O N F I G U R A T I O N
4-9
For example, Density data formatting for normal precision
and high precision is shown below.
Normal Precision
Format
High Precision
Format
Density
X.XX D X.XXX D
To select a data precision format:
1.
Use the Tab keys
$@
to highlight
Precision
.
2.
Press the Enter key
#
to access the
Precision
editor.
3.
Use the Tab keys
$@
to highlight the desired precision
format,
Normal
or
High
.
4.
Press the Enter key
#
to save your setting and return
to the Density Options menu.
Gray Set
On neutral substrates densitometers read essentially the same
value in all three channels – Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan. This
near balance is common of most papers. On tinted or stained
substrates however, there can be considerable bias towards any
one of the instrument’s primary channels. It is possible then
that the instrument will fail to compensate for substrate show-
through with certain ink sets. The “Gray Set” option allows you
to EXPAND the region that the instrument considers to be
neutral in shade. For example: this can be especially helpful on
newsprint in the printing of “yellow” pages. Below lists the
available settings:
•
10 Scale - When the shading of the color measured is at
10% or less, the instrument defaults to the visual filter
when in auto color mode.
•
20 Scale - When the shading of the color measured is at
20% or less, the instrument defaults to the visual filter
when in auto color mode.
D e n s i t y O p t i o n s
S t a t u s : T
P r e c i s i o n : N o r m a l
G r a y S e t : S t a n d a r d
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