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Imaging Basics 7-1

Chapter 7

Imaging Basics

Chapter Overview

Color Printing Technology
Color Printing Concepts and Variables

Color Theory
Ink Density Variables
Applications Variables
Media Variables
Setting Variables
Color Gamut Variables
Human Variables

Color Measuring

Linearization
Spectrophotometer
Colorimeter
Densitometer

Screening
XANTÉ Scaling
Page Design

Typefaces and Fonts
Typeface Forms

Other Elements of Design

Orientation
Point Size and x-Height
Spacing

Page Design Tips

Summary of Contents for Accel-a-Graphix CT4

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Page 7: ...Unpacking the Controller 2 5 Installing Options 2 6 Accessing the Controller Board and Bays 2 6 Installing RAM Upgrades 2 8 Installing Hard Disk s 2 10 Reassembling the Controller 2 14 Connecting the...

Page 8: ...XANT Command Center 3 8 XANT Linearizer 3 8 Downloads Folder 3 8 Initialize Disk ps 3 8 Parmdump ps 3 8 Sysparm ps 3 8 Drivers Folder 3 9 Aldus PPD Folder 3 9 QuarkXPress PDF Folder 3 9 Printer Descr...

Page 9: ...lling Driver and PPD in Windows 95 4 10 Deleting Previous Driver Versions 4 14 Loading and Removing Printer Fonts 4 16 XANT Command Center 4 17 Chapter 5 Configuration 5 1 Introduction 5 3 Accel a Gra...

Page 10: ...Timeout Menu 5 25 The Language Menu 5 25 The RAM Disk Menu 5 26 The Raster Mode Menu 5 26 The Test Menu 5 27 The Interface Menu 5 27 The RS232 Menu 5 28 The Enable Menu 5 28 The Mode Menu 5 29 The Bau...

Page 11: ...to Fit 6 6 Num Copies 6 7 Orientation 6 8 Auto Reduce 6 9 Across 6 10 Cascade 6 10 Error Diffusion 6 11 Raster Mode 6 12 Print Speed 6 12 Bidirectional 6 13 Print Quality 6 14 Cut Media 6 15 Trapping...

Page 12: ...Server 6 36 Configuring for Novell Pserver Operation 6 37 Using TCP IP Software 6 39 Classes of Networks 6 39 Reserved IP Addresses 6 41 Network Masks 6 42 Creating an Address File 6 42 Using the Spo...

Page 13: ...nt Size and x Height 7 18 Spacing 7 19 Page Design Tips 7 19 Chapter 8 Color Management 8 1 Introduction 8 3 ICC Profiles 8 3 CRDs 8 5 Transfer Curves 8 7 Printer Calibration 8 10 Preparing for Printe...

Page 14: ...Macintosh Environment Checkup 9 6 PC Environment Checkup 9 6 ENCAD NovaJet Troubleshooting 9 7 The NovaJet General Checkup 9 7 Specific NovaJet Troubleshooting 9 8 Miscellaneous Troubleshooting 9 10...

Page 15: ...Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter Overview About this Manual Manual Conventions Other Helpful Documentation About Your Controller Controller Features PostScript Typefaces About XANT Uti...

Page 16: ...1 2 Introductionbb ________________________________________ Notes...

Page 17: ...ccel a Graphix CT4 Adobe PostScript based controller is designed for production intensive wide format digital inkjet printing The controller is available in models that support one two three or four p...

Page 18: ...mand Center and XANT Linearizer in a Macintosh environment This chapter also includes information about using printer fonts and a checklist for initial printing setup Chapter 4 PC Setup covers install...

Page 19: ...ronments Appendix B Warranty Information covers both the warranty and the effects consumables can have on your warranty Appendix C ICC Profile and Profile Tool Sources lists third party sources for pr...

Page 20: ...sinesses either keep these books in stock or can order them for you About Your Controller The Accel a Graphix CT4 is available in models that support from one to four printers With the multiple printe...

Page 21: ...custom curve control ensure color quality across different devices and ink media combinations XANT s Trapping Mode allows low cost pre press color trap proofing The results of color separation trappi...

Page 22: ...ot have to send software commands or manually set hardware switches when a different interface is used Controller Features Your versatile Accel a Graphix CT4 controller offers many outstanding feature...

Page 23: ...o a user defined RAM disk for faster throughput Auto reduction to shrink large images to a specific media size Paper conserving features that identify the best horizontal and vertical fit size on avai...

Page 24: ...que Times Italic Courier Oblique Times Roman Helvetica Symbol Helvetica Bold ITC ZapfChancery M e d i u m I t a l i c Helvetica BoldOblique ITCZapfDingbats Helvetica Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica...

Page 25: ...se be sure to fill out and either fax or mail the warranty sheet included with your controller to XANT Returning this sheet registers your controller and entitles you to a free subscription to XANT s...

Page 26: ...1 12 Introductionbb ________________________________________...

Page 27: ...Unpacking the Controller Installing Options Connecting the Power Cord Starting the Controller Selecting an Interface Connecting in a Macintosh Environment Connecting in a PC Environment Connecting to...

Page 28: ...2 2 Installationbb_________________________________________ Notes...

Page 29: ...ble of supporting the controller s weight Sufficient clearance for operation and maintenance A temperature of 50 to 90 5 Fahrenheit 10 to 32 5 Celsius without rapid changes A relative humidity between...

Page 30: ...and other software on disks Note If you order optional internal hard disks or RAM upgrades with your controller they will be installed before the controller ships If you order them later the Installin...

Page 31: ...lk Output Ports Accel a Graphix CT4 to printer Serial Parallel Ethernet Input Ports Host Computer to Accel a Graphix CT4 Fig 2 1 Front and Rear Views of the Controller Unpacking the Controller Various...

Page 32: ...from multiple printers simultaneously we recommend that you add a minimum of 16 MB per each additional printer RAM upgrades speed the image processing and allow the controller to handle larger more co...

Page 33: ...ack until it is free from the controller fig 2 3 and set it aside You now have access to the controller board and the hard disk bays Fig 2 3 Remove the Body case 5 Install the new option s in the cont...

Page 34: ...nd all banks must be full before you install a 32 MB SIMM If you mix 16 and 32 MB RAM SIMMs the 32 MB SIMMs must be installed in the lowest numbered SIMM banks followed by 16 MB SIMMs For example if y...

Page 35: ...right with the notched corner down over the appropriate bank fig 2 6 Then insert the SIMM into the bank s connector 45 90 Notch Fig 2 6 Install the SIMM Upgrade Caution A SIMM only fits in one directi...

Page 36: ...t disk added should have termination resistors installed See your SCSI disk documentation for details on assigning the ID number and installing the resistors The instructions in this section cover ins...

Page 37: ...lide the disk into the bay making sure the disk s screw holes align with holes on the side of the bay fig 2 7 Then secure the disk with two screws Note The bay features multiple holes to help ensure t...

Page 38: ...rd disk by pulling the header straight out from the hard disk connector fig 2 8 Ribbon Cable Header Latches Ribbon Cable Header Fig 2 8 Disconnect the Ribbon Cable from the Controller and Hard Disk No...

Page 39: ...nsert the ribbon cable header into the controller board connector fig 2 9 You may have to hold the connector latches out to do this and then make sure they close securely Caution A header only fits in...

Page 40: ...hese headers fig 2 10 have tabs on the bottom so they can be installed only one way 11 Select any one of the power cable s free pigtail ends turn the header tab down and plug it into the new disk s po...

Page 41: ...ack of the controller and gently slide the case on until it fits snugly fig 2 11 Fig 2 11 Replace the Body Case on the Controller 2 Replace the six body case securing screws fig 2 12 Fig 2 12 Replace...

Page 42: ...s are available through most office supply and computer stores Starting the Controller To start the controller 1 Locate the power switch on the front of the controller 2 Press the power switch to turn...

Page 43: ...ws you to access the controller through multiple ports at the same time The controller prints the first incoming job When the first job finishes the next job in the order received prints and so forth...

Page 44: ...nector Fig 2 14 Connecting to the LocalTalk port To connect your controller via the LocalTalk port 1 Turn off your controller and computer 2 Plug the DIN 8 connector on one LocalTalk connector box int...

Page 45: ...ontroller and computer 7 Select the Chooser from the Apple menu on your Macintosh computer The Chooser window opens fig 2 16 Chooser Accel a Graphix CT4 On Off AppleTalk Active Inactive 7 5 PSPrinter...

Page 46: ...d 25 ft 7 6 m from the controller or if your PC requires two way communication with the controller If you are connecting via the serial port skip to Connecting to the Serial Port later in this chapter...

Page 47: ...o connect your PC and controller fig 2 18 The serial port on the rear of the controller uses a 25 pin DB 25 connector The serial port on your PC uses either a 25 pin connector or a 9 pin connector DB...

Page 48: ...ting environments Note Your controller always uses 8 data bits See your computer manual for details on checking and setting the serial interface settings The controller s baud rate flow control and pa...

Page 49: ...channel for PostScript Level 2 Changing Serial Communication Settings To change serial communications easily use the controller s front panel or Command Center You can also change settings by creatin...

Page 50: ...nter to a network using two common types of network cabling unshielded twisted pair UTP or 10BaseT and thin coaxial cable thinnet or 10Base2 Examples of transceivers for both types of cabling are illu...

Page 51: ...r to a UTP cabled Ethernet network 1 Turn off the controller 2 Plug the transceiver s MAUI connector fig 2 19 into the Ethernet port on the controller 3 Plug one end of the UTP cable into the RJ 45 so...

Page 52: ...ntroller 2 Plug the transceiver s MAUI connector fig 2 19 into the Ethernet port on the controller 3 Connect the transceiver to one end of the coaxial cable To do this use one of the following procedu...

Page 53: ...n the default name supplied by your router you can do this by creating and downloading a PostScript file to the controller You can use the Adobe Font Downloader in the XANT Utilities to send this file...

Page 54: ...with your controller 7 Open the Utilities folder 8 Double click the Downloader icon to open that utility 9 Choose Download PostScript File from the File menu 10 Locate the Set Zone ps file which you c...

Page 55: ...ector To Controller Fig 2 22 The Parallel Cable To connect your controller and printer using the parallel port 1 Plug the 25 pin connector end of the parallel cable into one of the parallel ports on t...

Page 56: ...nitialize the disk and then downloading this file to the controller s hard disk using the Adobe Downloader in the XANT Utilities Caution Make sure the controller is selected in the Chooser before init...

Page 57: ...8 Double click the Downloader icon to open that utility 9 Choose Download PostScript File from the File menu 10 Locate the Initialize Disk ps file which you created in step 3 11 Select the Initialize...

Page 58: ...0 the first disk in your controller To initialize a different disk change the number 0 in the disk0 string to the SCSI ID for the disk you want to initialize 1 Open any DOS editor such as Edlin or Edi...

Page 59: ...rivers Using Auto Setup Using Manual Setup Installing XANT Utilities Macintosh Readme File Utilities Folder Downloads Folder Drivers Folder PSPrinter Driver and User Guide Installing XANT Command Cent...

Page 60: ...3 2 Macintosh Setupbb ____________________________________ Notes...

Page 61: ...ntation Check the Readme file on the XANT Utilities disk for the Macintosh This file contains information and updates to drivers PPD s features or procedures Configuring Your Controller Before using y...

Page 62: ...the appropriate PSPrinter icon in the Chooser window fig 3 1 A list of available printers and controllers appears to the right including your new controller fig 3 1 Note On a network with many printer...

Page 63: ...controller you selected Close the Chooser window The configuration of your PPD is complete Note If the Auto Setup feature does not properly select and configure the PPD for your controller go to the...

Page 64: ...port settings c We suggest you leave the rest of the option settings False the default mode until you finish the initial setup For details on these options see Using the Controller s PPD and Using th...

Page 65: ...ersion of XANT Utilities shipped with your printer This section briefly describes the utilities and how to use or install them Before you load the utilities create a new folder on your Macintosh hard...

Page 66: ...e Installing XANT s Linearizer later in this chapter Downloads Folder The Downloads folder contains the following PostScript files to set up your controller for your working environment Initialize Dis...

Page 67: ...s that you update your applications to the latest version Aldus PPD Folder This folder contains PPDs PostScript Printer Description files which provide printer specific information for older Aldus app...

Page 68: ...older This folder contains default curves created by XANT for some common media and ink combinations If you use your printer to create files that will be printed on an offset printing press these curv...

Page 69: ...eside in the controller s ROM cannot be renamed or deleted Reboot Printer allows you to reboot the controller Novell Print Server allows you to set various Novell parameters such as adding or deleting...

Page 70: ...ur new Accel a Graphix CT4 controller package includes the XANT Linearizer Tool with the utilities The Linearizer helps ensure accurate color calibration of equipment It directly interfaces with many...

Page 71: ...disk survive a power cycle When downloaded fonts are resident on the controller for fast access Caution Downloading PostScript fonts to memory uses the controller s virtual memory If a document genera...

Page 72: ...g on where you want to download the font s Note If you have more than one optional hard disk and you select Disk a drop down menu allows you to designate the desired disk 4 In the left hand window loc...

Page 73: ...een Printer Fig 3 4 Listing Downloaded Fonts 3 Choose Screen to see the list of fonts on the screen or Printer to produce a hardcopy of the list of fonts The Font Directory screen appears 4 Select Mem...

Page 74: ...g appears Fonts Ameri AmeriBol AmeriExtBol AmeriIta AvantGarBoo AvantGarBooObl AvantGarDem AvantGarDemObl BenguBol BenguBoo Bodon BodonBol BodonBolIta BodonPos BookmDem Eject Outline Fonts Available A...

Page 75: ...initial printing setup before you start the first regular print job General Pre Printing Procedures The pre printing procedures prepare different parts of your system for the initial setup 1 Make sure...

Page 76: ...3 18 Macintosh Setupbb ____________________________________...

Page 77: ...mand Center Command Center Setup Windows 3 1 or 3 11 Command Center Setup Windows 95 Windows Setup Printing the Windows Driver Guide Installing the Driver in Windows 3 1 or 3 11 Setting up the Driver...

Page 78: ...4 2 PC Setupbb __________________________________________ Notes...

Page 79: ...your DOS and mouse documentation Note Because XANT is constantly improving our products you may find new utilities feature upgrades or changes in file locations since this manual was printed Please c...

Page 80: ...es This section covers the files The subdirectories are covered in following sections ADOBEPS DRV is the Adobe PostScript driver for your controller Files used by the Installer include the ADOBEPS HP...

Page 81: ...COPY A PS_FILES C PS_FILES The following list briefly describes the PostScript files in the PS_FILES directory D PS contains a Control D PostScript s end of job marker for use with applications that...

Page 82: ...covers both setups Once Command Center is installed see chapter 6 for details on using Novell NetWare and TCP IP software Command Center Setup Windows 3 1 or 3 11 1 With your Command Center disk in d...

Page 83: ...r User s Guide This section explains how to print the User s Guide how to install and setup the driver for Windows 3 1 or 3 11 and how to perform the automatic installation and setup of the driver for...

Page 84: ...g command in the Run dialog box substituting a different drive letter if necessary A SETUP 5 Click OK Then click Skip to postpone viewing the Readme file 6 Click Continue to continue installation Note...

Page 85: ...are using Then click Connect 4 Locate the Time out seconds box and change Device Not Selected to 300 Transmission Retry to 900 5 Make sure the Fast Printing Direct to Port is not enabled Then click OK...

Page 86: ...e Main Group icon Then double click the Control Panel icon 3 Double click the Adobe PostScript Printer icon The Adobe PostScript Printers dialog box appears 4 Locate the Drivers box and select the dri...

Page 87: ...lect Yes the readme file appears When you quit the readme file a new message window appears 7 Select Yes to copy or No to not copy the setup program to your local disk We recommend Yes since this allo...

Page 88: ...strator If you get a message that says Not a Win 95 Host click Next and skip to step 14 13 Make your local port selection using the following procedure a In the Available Ports dialog box choose the p...

Page 89: ...ters This opens the Printers Control Panel 3 Highlight the new controller using the right mouse button 4 Click Properties using the left mouse button The Printer Properties window appears 5 Click the...

Page 90: ...nting the Windows Driver Guide earlier in this chapter Deleting Previous Driver Versions Normally you do not have to delete previous versions of the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows or any...

Page 91: ...M PSINSTDV EXE WINDOWN EXE PS_ENUM DOWN DLL DWN HLP 3 Restart Windows 4 Use Notepad or another ASCII text editor to delete the following entries from the WIN INI file in the WINDOWS directory Only del...

Page 92: ...aded it may be due to insufficient memory In this case it may be necessary to download the font to an additional internal hard disk to remove unused fonts from RAM or to add RAM to the controller Note...

Page 93: ...your controller and current margin settings for your controller Novell allows you to set various Novell parameters such as adding or deleting file servers enabling or disabling polling of servers for...

Page 94: ...ing adding or deleting or renaming most of these files A few files which reside in the controller s ROM cannot be renamed or deleted Transfer Curve allows you to create and control files to calibrate...

Page 95: ...nter Settings The Main Menus The Print Menu The Printer Menus The Screen Menu The Cascade Menu The Across Menu The Best Fit Menu The Orientation Menu The Automatic Reduction Menu The Maximum Width Men...

Page 96: ...5 2 Configurationbb ______________________________________ The Interface Menu The RS232 Menu The Parallel Menu The LocalTalk EtherTalk and LinePrinter Menus The Novell Print Server Menu Notes...

Page 97: ...ation on using applications see the specific application documentation and appendix A Application Notes in this manual For information on XANT Utilities check the Table of Contents and Index for the s...

Page 98: ...job a number with a twiddle rotating and characters appears in the far right end of the display window if there are enough free character spaces For example you might see 5 and then 5 on the display T...

Page 99: ...controller s menu structure Front Panel Keys The six front panel keys provide a quick convenient way for you to carry out routine operations such as changing the controller s measurements from English...

Page 100: ...cond it is used to scroll forward through the current menu and to raise numeric values The Menu Structure The menus allow you to set up your controller through the front panel Through this menu struct...

Page 101: ...use the following procedure 1 Make sure the controller is on and idle 2 Press the Menu key to enter the menu structure You will be in the Main menu at this point 3 The main menu has four options label...

Page 102: ...l SETUP MISC the Miscellaneous menu appears in the display window 3 Press the Enter key to select the Miscellaneous menu 4 Press the Menu key until MISC UNITS appears in the display window 5 Press the...

Page 103: ...The Main Menus Your controller contains four main configuration menus fig 5 2 the Print menu SETUP PRINT the Job menu SETUP JOB the Miscellaneous SETUP MISC menu and the Interface SETUP I F menu which...

Page 104: ...nus PRINTER1 PRINTER2 PRINTER3 PRINTER4 SCREEN CASCADE ACROSS BEST FIT ORIENT Orientation AUTOREDUCE Automatic reduction of oversized jobs MAXWIDTH Maximum width of jobs SAVE MEDIA MARGINS Printer sub...

Page 105: ...WI PRINTER1 MATTE PRINTER1 HPPAL PRINT PRINTER1 MARGINS EXPANDED margins normal PRINT MARGINS MENU ENTER SETUP PRINT Fig 5 3 The Print Menu The Printer Menus The Printer menus PRINT PRINTER1 PRINT PRI...

Page 106: ...YES to enable the designated printer The HP Palette Menu The HP Palette menu PRINTER1 HPPAL allows you to enable YES or to disable NO the controller s HP format of interpreting data When this feature...

Page 107: ...Valid matte sizes range from 0 to 2 0 to 55 mm The factory default setting is 1 0 The Screen Menu The Screen menu PRINT SCREEN allows you to select different screening and error diffusion techniques...

Page 108: ...S or to disable NO this feature The factory default is YES Cascade Disabled No Cascade Enabled Yes Job 1 Copy 5 Job 1 Copy 1 Job 1 Copy 2 Job 1 Copy 3 Job 1 Copy 4 Job 1 Copy 6 Job 1 Copy 5 Job 1 Copy...

Page 109: ...all or narrow image across the page Options are to enable YES or to disable NO this feature The factory default is YES Note We recommend you use custom page sizes set to the actual dimensions of your...

Page 110: ...cts is busy it sends the job to the printer with the next best fit This menu directs the controller to hold the job until the initially selected printer is available Options are to enable YES or to di...

Page 111: ...age if necessary to send the shortest edge to the printer first The None selection sends the page to the printer as it is received from the application with no rotation The factory default is LANDSCAP...

Page 112: ...Printer 1 Printer 1 Fig 5 9 The Automatic Reduction Feature The Maximum Width Menu The Maximum Width menu PRINT MAXWIDTH allows you to set what the maximum width of jobs will be You can choose any si...

Page 113: ...for the buffer for other purposes On some jobs this change can dramatically speed up print times The Save Media Menu The Save Media menu PRINT SAVE MEDIA allows you to save media when the image s pri...

Page 114: ...s expands the imageable area of the paper Options are Normal and Expanded The factory default is EXPANDED Note Dotted lines represent page size chosen in application Solid lines represent actual print...

Page 115: ...TER2 HOLD PRINTER2 RESUME PRINTER2 RESTART PRINTER2 CANCEL JOB PRINTER2 PRINTER3 HOLD PRINTER3 RESUME PRINTER3 RESTART PRINTER3 CANCEL JOB PRINTER3 PRINTER4 HOLD PRINTER4 RESUME PRINTER4 RESTART PRINT...

Page 116: ...has received all files from a color separation If a color separation was not created through an application the controller receives an individual image file rather than the set of files required to r...

Page 117: ...menu PRINTER1 RESTART allows you to restart the print job on printer 1 from the beginning This option can be used with or without using the Hold option first Once you are in the Restart menu press the...

Page 118: ...no MISC INITIAL JOB MENU ENTER SETUP MISC timeout 20 sec TIMEOUT 40 SEC timeout 60 sec timeout 300 sec timeout never MISC TIMEOUT Maximum RAM disk size depends on amount of memory installed in the CT...

Page 119: ...MISC TIMEOUT allows you to select the number of seconds the controller waits for additional incoming data before cancelling a job and returning to the idle state This prevents the controller from bei...

Page 120: ...ctions in this menu require the controller to be cycled turned off and on before they take effect The Raster Mode Menu The Raster Mode menu MISC RASTERMODE allows you to select the processing method u...

Page 121: ...rface menu SETUP I F controls settings for the controller s I O ports and includes the following submenus RS232 Serial PARALLEL LTALK LocalTalk ETALK EtherTalk LPR LinePrinter NVL PSRV Novell print se...

Page 122: ...BLE MODE PS STD mode ps bin mode ps tbcp RS232 MODE baud rate 1200 BAUD RATE 9600 baud rate 19200 RS232 BAUD RATE PARITY NONE parity odd parity even parity mark parity space RS232 PARITY MENU MENU ENT...

Page 123: ...u RS232 PARITY allows you to select none even odd mark or space parity The factory default parity is NONE The Flow Control Menu The Flow Control menu RS232 FLWCNTL allows you to select XON XOFF softwa...

Page 124: ...32 interface The factory default is NO See Using the Spooler in chapter 6 for more details The Parallel Menu The Parallel menu I F PARALLEL allows you to configure the parallel interface The Parallel...

Page 125: ...binary PostScript PS TBCP for tagged binary communication protocol PostScript The Buffer Menu The Buffer menu PARALLEL BUFFER allows you to reserve a buffer area in the controller s RAM to hold incomi...

Page 126: ...enus include the following submenus ENABLE SPOOL MENU ENTER I F XXXX ENABLE YES enable no XXXX ENABLE XXXX SPOOL spool yes SPOOL NO Fig 5 18 The LocalTalk EtherTalk and LinePrinter Menus Note The XXXX...

Page 127: ...tory default is NO See Using the Spooler in chapter 6 for more details The Novell Print Server Menu Use the Novell Print Server menu I F NVL PSRV to configure the Ethernet interface for Novell See the...

Page 128: ...ter The factory default is NO The Protocol Menu The Novell Protocol menu NVL PSRV PRTOCOL allows you to select between Novell protocol frame types 802 3 and 802 2 The factory default is 802 3 The Spoo...

Page 129: ...Novell NetWare Software Novell NetWare Software Print Server Name Login Name Password Print Server Configuration Setting up for Novell Using Command Center Setting the Controller as a Novell 3 x Queu...

Page 130: ...6 2 Routine Operationsbb __________________________________ Notes...

Page 131: ...ties If a single option can be set through more than one of these devices the PPD settings usually have priority followed by utility settings and then the front panel settings The PPD allows you to sp...

Page 132: ...rt Summarize on Screen displays an error message to the screen No Special Reporting does not generate an error message or report for review Print Detailed Report sends a report to the printer identify...

Page 133: ...to True for that printer to be recognized on the network Note All Printer s default options allow you to use whatever setting the printer already is using You can check current printer settings throug...

Page 134: ...ss the controller features in PageMaker select Features from the print dialog box 2 From the PrinterX 1 2 3 or 4 Page Width menu select the paper width of your media Note If the actual exact width is...

Page 135: ...ter s default None 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 25 50 and 100 None uses the application s copy count The factory default is Printer s default which is one copy Note The fastest way to print a large number...

Page 136: ...ller determines the longest side of the page and rotates it if necessary to begin printing at that edge For the Auto Orient option the controller first compares the longedge of the page to the largest...

Page 137: ...isable and Enable The factory default is Printer s default Note Enabling both Auto Orient and Auto Reduce can save time when printing an image that is larger than the available media The controller fi...

Page 138: ...re Printer s default True and False True enables the option while false disables it The factory default is Printer s default Fig 6 5 The Across Options Cascade The Cascade options can be set through t...

Page 139: ...t is Printer s default Spot screening uses a clustered dot technique X Screening uses a stochastic dispersed dot technique The Diffuse options allow you to choose one of three error diffusion filters...

Page 140: ...irects the controller to process the entire image before sending the job to the printer With the Smart option the controller compares the time required to process data to the time required to print th...

Page 141: ...idirectional printing may result in inconsistent application of ink to the media Fig 6 9 The Print Speed Options Bidirectional The Bidirectional options can be set only through the PPD This menu allow...

Page 142: ...gs they are used for monochrome printing All eight modes can be used in color printing The three enhanced modes work best for continuous tone images or ones with heavy fills Fig 6 11 The Print Quality...

Page 143: ...de This mode is designed to use for a draft copy of heavy graphic images with large fill areas rather than for final high end media printing Quality depends upon the chosen media and the type of graph...

Page 144: ...able See The Clear Trap Mode Menu in chapter 5 for information on clearing the controller from a Trapping mode Fig 6 13 The Trapping Options Best Fit The Best Fit options can be set through the PPD or...

Page 145: ...enu allows you to save processed files to the controller s hard drive Spooling must be enabled from the front panel or the Command Center to use this feature Options are Printer s default True and Fal...

Page 146: ...ions are Printer s default Disable Poster and Enable Poster The factory default is Printer s default Note Disable this option unless you are tiling a job This prevents excess small strips from printin...

Page 147: ...llows you to select a specific CRD from the library on your controller to use on a job by job basis Options are Printer s Default None and the list of CRDs in your controller s CRD library See CRDs in...

Page 148: ...fault None Printer 1 only Printer 2 only Printer 3 only Printer 4 only Printer 1 2 Printer 1 3 Printer 1 4 Printer 2 3 Printer 2 4 Printer 3 4 Printer 1 2 3 Printer 1 2 4 Printer 2 3 4 and Printer All...

Page 149: ...inform the controller of the paper size in the designated printer The options are Printer s default None 10 inch 12 inch and 60 inch None allows the controller to use whatever page width the job speci...

Page 150: ...sired horizontal and vertical space between multiple copies of a print job Options include Printer s default None 0 inch 0 10 inch 0 20 inch 0 30 inch and 2 00 inch None allows the controller to use w...

Page 151: ...to the printer at the start of every job This information is not sent if False is chosen HP palette information is necessary for HP and CalComp printers but not for the NOVAJET If you send palette inf...

Page 152: ...false disables it The factory default is Printer s default Fig 6 23 The Mirror Print Options Negative Print The Negative Print option must be set in the PPD not from the controller front panel or your...

Page 153: ...d False True enables the option while false disables it The factory default is Printer s default Fig 6 25 The Paper Save Options Expanded Margin The Expanded Margin options can be set through the PPD...

Page 154: ...panel Note See appendix A Application Notes for details on specific applications Also should any application notes become available after this manual is printed they will be on a drop in sheet includ...

Page 155: ...T PPD for Windows the communication selection is set automatically to LPT1 parallel You can change this to COM1 serial communication using the following procedure 1 Start your Windows application 2 Op...

Page 156: ...cturers of the EtherTalk controller for your Macintosh You select the Phase 2 driver by clicking the Network Icon in the Macintosh Control Panel Desk accessory and then clicking the Phase 2 driver s i...

Page 157: ...function on a Novell file server and prints jobs from the queues on your Accel a Graphix CT4 controller XANT s print server monitors the print queue s on the file server and prints jobs as they are su...

Page 158: ...n replaced with an underline _ character so your default print server name is Accel a Graphix_CT4_PS However you can select your own name as long as it follows Novell NetWare naming conventions This n...

Page 159: ...erator from the XanteProcs ProcSet Note The login name is not case sensitive This name is automatically changed to all uppercase by the controller when the name is entered Password The password must b...

Page 160: ...s Command Center You cannot set the commands on LPT1 if it is connected to a queue or on a network XANT s Command Center should have been installed following the procedure in chapter 4 The following p...

Page 161: ...4 to run as a queue server on a Novell network version 3 x However before you do this make sure the following statement is in the AUTOEXEC NCF on the Novell file server before proceeding to PCONSOLE t...

Page 162: ...Before the controller can advertise on the network using the name entered in step 4 in the Connection Information screen you must configure the controller for Novell Pserver Operation The next sectio...

Page 163: ...lf of this setup This driver should have been installed during Windows setup following the procedure in chapter 4 1 Open Windows 2 Go to Control Panels in the Main Window 3 Click PRINTERS 4 Highlight...

Page 164: ...o PCONSOLE to set up the queue server Set allow unencrypted passwords on Note You must have supervisory rights on the file server to set up the Accel a Graphix CT4 as a queue server in PCONSOLE 1 Logi...

Page 165: ...s F4 for bindery mode Before the controller can advertise on the network using the name entered in step 4 in the Connection Information screen you must configure the controller for Novell Pserver Oper...

Page 166: ...n installed before doing the second half of this setup This driver should have been installed during Windows setup following the procedure in chapter 4 1 Open Windows 2 Go to Control Panels in the Mai...

Page 167: ...etwork Creating an address file which includes the IP address the broadcast address and the network mask Downloading the address file to the printer Note Check with your system administrator on how to...

Page 168: ...ID 7 Bits Host ID 24 Bits B Class 2 Bits Net ID 14 Bits Host ID 16 Bits C Class 3 Bits Net ID 21 Bits Host ID 8 Bits Accel a Graphix CT4 Default TCP IP Address 192 9 200 201 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1...

Page 169: ...lowing table and should not be used as a device address Reserved IPAddresses Net ID Host ID Meaning all 0 s all 0 s This host all 0 s host ID A host on this network all 1 s all 1 s Limited broadcast l...

Page 170: ...Address File When you create the address file it must include the IP address the broadcast address and the network mask The IP and broadcast addresses are covered earlier in the Classes of Networks se...

Page 171: ...e restart the printer If you omit these lines you need to add a D Ctrl D line at the end of the file then after the file is sent down to the controller you need to restart the controller If you do not...

Page 172: ...Macintosh or PC and put them into a temporary holding area located on your controller s hard disk or in a RAM disk that contains jobs waiting to be printed This provides the following benefits It fre...

Page 173: ...ob a Job ID and puts the job at the end of the spooler s job queue Note that jobs can be spooled at the same time that normal PostScript processing is going on When the controller is READY IDLE that i...

Page 174: ...ling through the front panel Note This example enables the spooling feature on the parallel interface 1 Press the Menu key until SETUP IF appears in the window Then select the Enter key to select that...

Page 175: ...cessed and being held If the job is stored on the controller s hard disk disk and a number from 1 to 7 displays for the Device If the job is spooled to a RAM disk which allows you to send the job fast...

Page 176: ...pool device make sure to make it big enough to handle the largest file to be spooled otherwise a spool device full error occurs and the job does not spool We recommend at least a 10 MB RAM disk To sel...

Page 177: ...ct I O Interfaces to Spool window appears fig 6 32 Fig 6 32 The Select I O Interfaces to Spool Window 5 Select the interface you wish to use for spooling Then click OK You return to the Spooler window...

Page 178: ...hard disk disk and a number from 1 to 7 displays for the Device If the job is spooled to RAM disk which allows you to send the job faster from your computer it disappears from the job queue when the c...

Page 179: ...at least a 10 MB RAM disk In a PC environment the computer and controller must be directly connected using either a serial or parallel cable You cannot use Command Center on a PC over a network connec...

Page 180: ...File menu to exit Command Center Using a SCSI Disk The XANT controller has six available bays to add extra internal hard disks For example you may want to add disks to gain the space needed to print...

Page 181: ...an just across a room Remove all interface cables and the power cord Lift the controller with care We recommend that you have help lifting it and putting it in the shipping carton Pack the controller...

Page 182: ...wing procedure to clean the controller 1 Turn off your controller and disconnect it from the power source 2 Disconnect any printers attached to the controller 3 Clean the controller s exterior using a...

Page 183: ...es Color Theory Ink Density Variables Applications Variables Media Variables Setting Variables Color Gamut Variables Human Variables Color Measuring Linearization Spectrophotometer Colorimeter Densito...

Page 184: ...7 2 Imaging Basics _______________________________________ Notes...

Page 185: ...ormat to a format understood by the second device Note Variations not only occur between device types such as monitors and printers but also within device classes For example with printers inkjet tech...

Page 186: ...n and device specific The system was restricted to the color gamut of a specific device and the features of specific software Now system level CMSs with open architecture and device independence are a...

Page 187: ...cause the cones in the retina of the human eye are more sensitive to either red blue or green these colors are the basis on which we perceive and describe color All colors that are visible to the unai...

Page 188: ...ction and absorption capabilities of the media can affect the output See Media Variations later in this chapter for more details To compensate for density ink media differences and printer conditions...

Page 189: ...is required what method is used to define colors and which level of PostScript is supported PostScript Level 1 provides features such as scaling rotating and filling PostScript Level 2 refines those f...

Page 190: ...The presentation type paper is available with color backgrounds and is used often for marketing point of purchase signs and courtroom displays Polyester film media is used in several ways One way is...

Page 191: ...Note A Kelvin is the unit of light measurement used as a standard by the printing industry Color Gamut Variables A color gamut is the range of colors that can be produced by a device such as a color m...

Page 192: ...s such as the portion of the retina on which the image falls To compensate for these differences the CIE defined a standard observer which represents the average human color vision This standard is us...

Page 193: ...a calibration strip is printed using XANT s Command Center This color output from the printer is measured against a standard using a calibrated color measuring device such as a spectrophotometer color...

Page 194: ...cement of dots on media so that the image is perceived as a continuous expanse of color rather than a collection of individual dots Spot screening is the conventional halftone screening method also ca...

Page 195: ...ion algorithm introduced by Floyd and Steinberg This algorithm reproduces midtone gray levels well but creates some artifacts repetitive patterns and sharpens the image Diffuse 2 is the Minimum Averag...

Page 196: ...al side of printing but also the elements of page design Your controller with true Adobe PostScript takes care of most of the mechanical side allowing you such freedom as scaling rotating and filling...

Page 197: ...typefaces include those which have combinations of serif and sans serif designs as well as graphic type characters such as arrows hearts squares or Greek symbols Each typeface category lends itself to...

Page 198: ...emi NewCenturySchlbk Roman ITC AvanteGarde DemiOblique Palatino Bold Palatino BoldItalic Miscellaneous Palatino Italic Symbol Palatino Roman ZapfDingbats Times Bold Times BoldItalic Times Italic Times...

Page 199: ...on and end up with a cluttered appearance Other Elements of Design Other elements of design include orientation pitch point size and spacing Orientation The terms portrait and landscape orientations c...

Page 200: ...scender the downward stoke within a character set fig 7 5 6Point 8 Point 10 Point 12 Point 14 Point 18 Point 24 Point 54 Point Ready 72 Point PostScript Ascender x Height Descender Fig 7 5 Point Sizes...

Page 201: ...For example the letter l needs less space than a w Except for Courier the rest of your controller s resident PostScript typefaces are proportionally spaced Proportional spacing is more legible better...

Page 202: ...g of the next All capitalized text is much harder to read than mixed case text Vary paragraph lengths to help readers keep track of where they are on the page Keep most paragraphs to five lines or les...

Page 203: ...r Printer Calibration Sending a Transfer Curve to the Controller Printing a Calibration Strip Using the Colortron II Linearizing the Colortron Data Creating a Custom Transfer Curve Monitor Calibration...

Page 204: ...8 2 Color Managementbb __________________________________ Notes...

Page 205: ...media It describes linearization its importance and how to accomplish it using XANT s Linearizer in conjunction with a popular color measurement device Monitor calibration using the Colortron II is di...

Page 206: ...he ColorSync Profiles folder in the Preferences folder of the Macintosh System folder In Windows 95 the ICC profiles are stored in the WINDOWS SYS directory Applications vary in the robustness of thei...

Page 207: ...ther manufacturer s inks and media These profiles are available for free download on XANT s Bulletin Board System BBS and via the company s Internet WEB page CRDs CRDs convert RGB data produced by sca...

Page 208: ...ary on a job by job basis See CRD Selection under Using the Controller s PPD in chapter 6 for details Using XANT Command Center you can add delete and rename CRDs to create and manage a library of CRD...

Page 209: ...exit and return to Command Center s main menu Transfer Curves You can further ensure the accuracy of color transformations from your monitor s RGB data to your printer s CMYK data by using transfer c...

Page 210: ...curve instead of the transfer curve assigned to the specific printer Until custom curves are downloaded the controller uses the default transfer curve in ROM Note If the screen method settings differ...

Page 211: ...and Save As commands are particularly useful if you print to multiple engines or if the controller is being accessed by multiple users Once you have generated a curve that works for your specific need...

Page 212: ...e window Print Current Color Fountain from Controller prints the fountain of the selected color for all transfer curves in the controller Print All Fountains from Sliders prints the fountains for all...

Page 213: ...ring for Printer Calibration Printer calibration is done after you load the printer drivers and install PDFs Always prime the printer s before calibrating to make sure all ink heads are firing correct...

Page 214: ...connected 2 From the Controller menu choose Select Product then choose the Accel a Graphix CT4 3 Select Transfer Curves from the Color menu Macintosh or Transfer Curve from the Controller menu PC Comm...

Page 215: ...portion of the selected curve is displayed in the Transfer Curves window fig 8 4 6 From the Controller menu select Send Default Transfer Curves The selected transfer curve file is downloaded to the c...

Page 216: ...dow appears Macintosh PC Fig 8 5 The Linearize Windows 2 Select the Number of Patches to print If you use a Colortron we recommend you select 11 Check the device documentation to determine the number...

Page 217: ...olortron II Calibrate the Colortron II before using it to compute dot area on a calibration strip To connect to the Colortron II 1 Connect the Colortron to your computer 2 Open the Colortron program N...

Page 218: ...the Macintosh a Make the following preferences selections Color space for E computation CIE Lab Frequency of calibration reminders Weekly Export Clipboard data as Tab delimited Color Data to export c...

Page 219: ...omputation CIE Lab Frequency of calibration reminders Weekly Check Show Tool Names in Toolbox Window b Click the Color Data tab the Color Data Preferences menu appears Fig 8 9 Colortron Color Data Tab...

Page 220: ...e Illuminant D65 Illuminant Measurements Absolute Reflective To set absolute references for your Colortron II The absolute references are the base points for black and white for Colortron These refere...

Page 221: ...on aperture over the square opening on top of the Colortron Black Trap calibration box fig 8 12 Fig 8 12 Place the Colortron over the Black Trap Box 3 Hold the foot closed until your computer beeps an...

Page 222: ...ch by holding the aperture over the patch until the computer beeps and Colortron s red indicator light turns to green Click Done to return to the Colortron Control window for more details see your Col...

Page 223: ...measure ink printed on paper choose reflective paper mode when you measure film or transparencies that are backlit choose transmissive mode 3 Set the references for each color before making measureme...

Page 224: ...e Colortron is through measuring The Set References for Dot Area Calculation reappears with the Measure the solid 100 tint swatch section highlighted Set Paper White 0 tint Set Solid Color 100 tint Fi...

Page 225: ...n patch 6 Record each Colortron reading in the chart you set up in step 4 7 Repeat steps 3 5 and 6 for each remaining color on the baseline calibration strip There will be 44 items in the untitled fol...

Page 226: ...line of text The insertion point appears as a heavy line underneath the color where you wish to insert a color measurement Also you can overwrite a previously read color by highlighting it as indicate...

Page 227: ...vice menu The device window for the Colortron II appears fig 8 19 b For a PC 1 Select the Colortron II from the Device menu Fig 8 18 The PC Select Device Window 2 The device window for the Colortron I...

Page 228: ...file that contains the measurement data and the transfer curve file used to print the calibration strip The custom curve adjusts your printer performance specifically to the conditions printer enviro...

Page 229: ...hard disk The Linearize option becomes active 6 Click Linearize to create a new transfer curve and send it to your controller The new curve replaces the default or printer curve that you selected in...

Page 230: ...nearization again beginning at Sending a Default Transfer Curve to the Controller Monitor Calibration Note Because of current Window ICM Image Color Management limitations monitor calibration is not a...

Page 231: ...and other variables We suggest you calibrate your monitor monthly if not more frequently Always calibrate when You first use your measuring device If you move your monitor If you change monitor settin...

Page 232: ...Managementbb __________________________________ To calibrate your monitor in a Macintosh environment 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu The Control Panels menu appears Fig 8 21 The Control Pa...

Page 233: ...rate from the bottom section of the main screen fig 8 22 All active monitors available to your system appear on this screen 4 Select a target white point for the monitor from the Target White Point me...

Page 234: ...ard measurement foot and install the monitor calibration foot in its place fig 8 24 See your Colortron documentation for details on changing these feet Fig 8 24 Remove the Measurement Foot and Install...

Page 235: ...een fig 8 25 Fig 8 25 Attach the Colortron to the Monitor Screen 10 Click Continue to begin calibration and watch the Calibration status screen fig 8 26 until the Calibration Successful message appear...

Page 236: ...f you do not want to calibrate another monitor skip to step 17 Note At this point you can change the Target White Point or Target Gamma without recalibration if desired 16 Select the next monitor to c...

Page 237: ...cut off 1 Open Photoshop and select new from the File menu The following window appears Fig 8 27 Photoshop s New Window 2 Enter the image size and select the desired resolution in the New window Fig 8...

Page 238: ...top A icon converts to a page size area enter the exact image width and height sizes Fig 8 29 Enter the Image Width and Height 6 Click Screen When the Halftone Screens window appears make sure Use Pr...

Page 239: ...4 must be selected in the Chooser and its PPD selected for all the controller PPD options to be active in the bottom of the Print Options window Fig 8 32 The Print Options Window 10 Make sure the foll...

Page 240: ...e Details If you want to sharpen the overall image to bring out more details use Photoshop s Unsharp Mask feature with the recommended settings in the following illustration Fig 8 33 The Unsharp Mask...

Page 241: ...curve on all four colors by the same value You can do this using Photoshop s Adjust Curves feature to lighten the midtones of these curves Fig 8 34 Increase the Gamma Curve If you want to darken the...

Page 242: ...in the color model space Also hue control should be avoided because it changes the colors completely Unless you are seeking a special effect you should not adjust the hue control Choose a Color Model...

Page 243: ...lor while red is its complementary color Yellow and blue are complementary as are green and magenta A primary color is inversely related to its complementary color In other words when you increase the...

Page 244: ...ive colors and CMY are subtractive colors For example since red is an additive color increasing its gamma will make the overall image more red Think of it as adding more red On the other hand since cy...

Page 245: ...ur recommended settings fig 8 38 work well for most jobs Because inks are never pure if you mix cyan yellow and magenta you get a muddy rather than true black You compensate for this by adjusting the...

Page 246: ...e strongly recommend an 80 black ink limit because the ink percentage is media dependent If it is too low for the media output appears dull and lifeless If too much ink is laid down it can literally r...

Page 247: ...sages Controller Status Messages Preliminary Troubleshooting The General Checkup Macintosh Environment Checkup PC Environment Checkup ENCAD NovaJet Troubleshooting The NovaJet General Checkup Specific...

Page 248: ...9 2 Troubleshootingbb_____________________________________ Notes...

Page 249: ...nal section provides specifics on XANT Technical Support and how to place a service call Status Messages Often you can solve questions by checking the display window on your controller s front panel f...

Page 250: ...troller board is firmly attached Then turn the controller on again You can use Command Center s Get Info feature to view information about your controller s hard disk NO PRINTERS The controller is on...

Page 251: ...e and not working within the menu structure WAITING The controller is waiting to receive more data on a job before printing PreliminaryTroubleshooting Preliminary troubleshooting covers both a general...

Page 252: ...ng resistors See Connecting in a Macintosh Environment in chapter 2 for details Make sure you select the correct PSPrinter icon and your controller and verify that LocalTalk is active in the Chooser M...

Page 253: ...f job See PS_FILES Directory in chapter 4 for details ENCAD NovaJet Troubleshooting This section cover NovaJet troubleshooting starting with a general checkup of the printer and then covering specific...

Page 254: ...the computer or the network Try printing the file from several different applications directly to the printer or over the network If the file does not print from one application but does print from s...

Page 255: ...is clean and the carriage is not blocked in any way Check the drive belt to be sure it is not loose or slipping Make sure the media is in good shape and feeding correctly through the printer Gradiatio...

Page 256: ...ntroller on line If you work in a Macintosh environment make sure the controller is selected in the Chooser All the lights on the controller are staying on Possible Solution Be patient Each time you t...

Page 257: ...lected Continue printing as usual The Controller does not show up on the Chooser Possible Solutions Check for proper termination on all LocalTalk cables and boxes See Connecting in a Macintosh Environ...

Page 258: ...mation The current controller firmware version Command Center s Get Info and Print Info options provide this information The type of computer and the operating system version number you are using The...

Page 259: ...ian XANT Fax Support You have an option of 24 hour fax support XANT s Technical Support fax number is 334 342 4635 If you decide to use our fax support be sure to include the information listed under...

Page 260: ...9 14 Troubleshootingbb_____________________________________...

Page 261: ...____________________________________ Application Notes A 1 Appendix A Application Notes...

Page 262: ...A 2 Application Notesbb ___________________________________ Notes...

Page 263: ...on file see the Windows Setup section in chapter 4 for details on installing this file In a Macintosh Environment If you work in a Macintosh environment FreeHand uses files known as PPD files PostScri...

Page 264: ...default size is letter 7 Choose the desired size The pop up menu closes and the selected size appears in the Paper Size field 8 Select the Optimized Screen box and hold the mouse button down A pop up...

Page 265: ...desired size The pop up menu closes and the selected size appears in the Paper box 8 Click the Halftone Screen box and hold the mouse button down A pop up menu appears with available combinations of...

Page 266: ...ile from the utilities disk to the XPRESS PDF subdirectory To do this type the following C COPY A PDF XTAGROM1 PDF C XPRESS PDF In a Macintosh Environment If you work in a Macintosh environment QuarkX...

Page 267: ...PPD4 subdirectory in the Aldus directory To do this type the following C COPY A XTAGROM1 PPD C Aldus USENGLSH PPD4 In a Macintosh Environment If you work in a Macintosh environment PageMaker works wit...

Page 268: ...nstall the PPD file for your version of PageMaker use the following procedure to select the desired PPD file 1 Open your PageMaker document 2 Choose Print from the File menu The print dialog box appea...

Page 269: ...stion Then the question Do you wish to append a Z appears 7 Select NO The question Is your PostScript device connected to a S erial or P arallel port appears 8 Select the port the controller is connec...

Page 270: ...lt Information Accel a Graphix CT4 Scale To Fit OK Cancel Help Paper Size and Orientation Device and Default Selection Pen Parameters Pen Assignment Optimization Additional Parameters Views Window Fil...

Page 271: ...lect OK Now you are ready for plotting your document to the controller Refer to your AutoCAD manual for further details on printing from AutoCAD AutoCAD Tip To make the controller the default so that...

Page 272: ...4 0 Adobe Specifications The PPD files are in the PM 5 0 PPDs folder on the Macintosh XANT Utilities that comes along with the printer Choose the PPDs without the PM50 extensions and copy them into an...

Page 273: ..._________________________________ Warranty Information B 1 Appendix B Warranty Information...

Page 274: ...B 2 Warranty Infromationbb ________________________________ Notes...

Page 275: ...t freight prepaid to us during the warranty period Please attach your name address telephone number a description of the problem and proof of date of original purchase This warranty does not apply if...

Page 276: ...IVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED Effect of Parts on Warranty We recommend you use only XANT parts in your controller To order parts call XANT at 800 540 7091 in the US...

Page 277: ...____________________ ICC Profile and Profile Tool Sources C 1 Appendix C ICC Profile and Profile Tool Sources...

Page 278: ...C 2 ICC Profile and Profile Tool Sources _____________________ Notes...

Page 279: ...ville MN 55337 for scanners monitors and printers Phone 1 800 662 6567 Macintosh compatible Color Solutions ColorBlind generates ICC profiles Encinitas CA 92007 for scanners monitors and printers Phon...

Page 280: ...C 4 ICC Profile and Profile Tool Sources _____________________...

Page 281: ...___________________________________________ Glossary G 1 Glossary...

Page 282: ...G 2 Glossarybb __________________________________________ Notes...

Page 283: ...puters and or peripheral devices which are connected and adhere to the AppleTalk communication protocol Application Software Any software program such as a desktop publishing program word processing p...

Page 284: ...y See also Typeface and Family Characterization The color characteristics of a device such as a monitor based on the average characteristics of several identical devices Color Gamut The range of color...

Page 285: ...a color device interprets and reproduces color using it s own technology Colorimeter A device to measure reflected or transmitted light It then calculates the measurements compared to a common standar...

Page 286: ...and then measure an entity s such as a printer s ability to transmit or reflect light compared to a common density standard Density A measurement of the ability to let light through or let light refle...

Page 287: ...t of measure These settings can be changed through applications utilities printer commands and the controller s front panel See also Default Settings Family The group name of the typeface which identi...

Page 288: ...one device to the closest matching color of another device For example monitors can produce rich vibrant blues not available in a printer s CMYK color gamut In this case the Color Management System su...

Page 289: ...crisp pattern than absorbed ink which spreads out causing dot gain See also Dot Gain Interface Cable A cable that connects two computer devices so that they can communicate The common forms of commun...

Page 290: ...accept or accepting data from the computer The On Line key LED is lit The controller has to be on line to accept and print a job Parallel See Centronics Parallel PDF File Printer Description File A sp...

Page 291: ...er specific information which is needed by some applications such as Adobe Illustrator Adobe Separator FreeHand and Adobe PageMaker so that the applications work smoothly with a printer or the control...

Page 292: ...ormation stored in RAM is lost when the computer s power is turned off Registration Exact alignment of printing plates to print a crisp clear image Resident Typefaces Typefaces permanently stored in t...

Page 293: ...is slower than parallel interfacing SIMM Single In Line Memory Module A small compact circuit board containing RAM Random Access Memory chips See also RAM Spectrophotometer A device that measures the...

Page 294: ...tween printer output and a color standard The transfer curves are used by the controller to adjust the printer output for hardware ink and media anomalies to produce predictable standardized output Tr...

Page 295: ...g XANT s new method of using a dispersed dot screen also referred to as stochastic screening It varies the distance between individual ink dots in a seemingly random pattern Areas with greater numbers...

Page 296: ...G 16 Glossarybb __________________________________________...

Page 297: ...ess Macintosh A 6 QuarkXPress PC A 6 Application software G 3 Application variables 7 7 Applications Macintosh 6 26 Auto reduction 1 9 AutoCAD A 8 Configuring A 9 Default printer A 11 Printing from A...

Page 298: ...olor management system 7 4 Color measuring 7 10 Color printing 7 3 Color profile G 4 Color rendering dictionaries 7 6 Color separations 8 42 G 5 Photoshop 8 42 Color space G 5 Color spaces 7 3 8 40 CM...

Page 299: ...D 5 5 Default settings G 6 Default transfer curve 8 7 Densitometer 7 12 G 6 Density G 6 Design elements 7 17 Diagnostic tests 2 18 5 4 DIN8 2 20 Display window Error messages 5 4 Menus 5 4 Service mes...

Page 300: ...o 5 6 Spool menu Parallel 5 31 Spool menu RS232 5 30 Stop Bits menu RS232 5 29 Units menu 5 25 Fax phone number 9 13 FCC compliance iv Features printer 1 6 1 8 File server 6 29 6 30 Name 6 29 Polling...

Page 301: ...5 25 Initializing hard disk 2 32 Macintosh 2 32 PC 2 34 PC file 2 34 Initializing status message 5 4 9 4 Ink density 7 6 Ink limit Black 8 44 Ink limit total 8 44 Ink saver mode 6 15 Interface menu 5...

Page 302: ...edures 3 3 Troubleshooting 9 6 XANT Utilities 3 7 Macintosh Utilities Drivers folder 3 9 Parmdump ps 3 8 Readme file 3 7 Sysprams ps 3 8 Main directory PC utilities 4 4 ADOBEPS DRV 4 4 README WRI 4 4...

Page 303: ...configuration 6 28 File server 6 29 Login name 6 31 Password 6 29 6 31 PCONSOLE 6 36 Print server 6 29 6 30 6 32 Protocol 1 9 Pserver 6 34 6 37 Queues 6 29 6 30 Software 6 29 Username 6 29 Version 3...

Page 304: ...nu 5 31 Mode menu 5 31 Spool menu 5 31 Parallel port Cable 2 22 2 31 Connecting to 2 22 2 23 2 32 Host 2 22 2 31 Printer 2 22 2 31 Parameters Persistent G 10 Volatile G 14 Parity 2 24 2 25 2 26 Even 2...

Page 305: ...le G 11 PrePrint driver 3 9 Primary colors 8 41 Print PPD feature 6 4 Print menu 5 9 5 10 Across menu 5 15 Automatic Reduction menu 5 17 Best Fit menu 5 15 Cascade menu 5 14 Margins menu 5 19 Maximum...

Page 306: ...NITDSK PS 4 5 PARMDUMP PS 4 5 SYSPARMS PS 4 5 Pserver 6 34 6 37 Q Quality mode 6 15 QuarkXPress A 6 Application notes A 6 Driver 3 9 QuarkXPress Folder 3 9 Queue G 12 Queue server 6 33 6 36 R RAM 1 9...

Page 307: ...2 22 Service call 9 12 Setup menu Print menu 5 10 Shipment Contents 2 4 Damage 2 4 Missing parts 2 4 SIMM G 13 Simultaneous interfacing 1 9 Software proprietary iii Source profile 8 4 Spacing characte...

Page 308: ...lt 5 25 Options 5 25 Total ink limit Media 8 44 Total ink limits 8 44 Trademarks ii Transfer curve 4 18 G 14 Transfer curves 1 8 3 11 7 7 8 3 8 7 Custom 8 26 Troubleshooting Cables 9 5 Cannot print 9...

Page 309: ...es PC ADOBEPS DRV 4 4 D PS 4 5 INITDSK PS 4 5 Main directory 4 4 PARMDUMP PS 4 5 PS_FILES directory 4 4 README WRI 4 4 SYSPARMS PS 4 5 XTAGROM1 PPD 4 4 UTP cable 2 27 V Variables Application 7 7 Color...

Page 310: ...acintosh 1 9 1 10 3 7 PC 1 9 1 10 4 3 XANT Utilities Macintosh Downloads folder 3 8 Drivers folder 3 9 Parmdump ps 3 8 Readme 1st file 3 7 Sysprams ps 3 8 Utilities folder 3 7 XANT Utilities PC ADOBEP...

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