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Fiery EX12/EX2000d

COLOR GUIDE

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Page 1: ...Fiery EX12 EX2000d COLOR GUIDE...

Page 2: ...lor Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery It explains how to calibrate your Fiery and take advantage of the ColorWise color management system as well as features in Colo...

Page 3: ...hips Splash Velocity Velocity Balance Velocity Build Velocity Design Velocity Estimate Velocity Scan and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging Inc All other terms and product names may b...

Page 4: ...It is the user who is responsible for compliance of his particular installation Dieses Ger t wurde sowohl einzeln als auch in einer Anlage die einen normalen Anwendungsfall nachbildet auf die Einhalt...

Page 5: ...EFI WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY IN ADDITION USE MODIFICATION AND OR REPAIR OF THE PRODUCT OTHER THAN AS AUTHORIZED BY EFI WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY EFI MAKES AN...

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Page 7: ...rofile 1 9 CMYK Simulation Method 1 10 Output profile 1 10 Pure Black Text Graphics 1 11 Black Overprint 1 12 Spot Color Matching 1 13 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 1 14 Setting col...

Page 8: ...2 17 Calibrating the Fiery with the ES 1000 or ED 100 2 17 Using AutoCal and ColorCal 2 21 Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal or ColorCal 2 21 Calibrating from the Control Panel with Au...

Page 9: ...t On 3 36 Color Setup 3 37 Setting default ColorWise options 3 37 Appendix A Color Measurement Instruments Using the X Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer A 1 Setting up the DTP41 A 1 Calibrating the DTP41 A...

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Page 11: ...n specifies information that applies only to the Fiery EX2000d About this manual This manual is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color output of your Fiery Chapter 1 des...

Page 12: ...otometer or densitometer see Chapter 2 ColorWise features let you modify printing results Depending on your particular needs you can Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC Euroscale and SWOP...

Page 13: ...e Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery enables the Fiery to simulate a custom press or another copier printer as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or a scanner In addition you...

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Page 15: ...Pro Tools see page 3 37 Defaults can also be set from Fiery Setup or from the Control Panel as described in the Configuration Guide These defaults will apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you o...

Page 16: ...r calibrated color spaces NOTE For users who are familiar with PostScript 3 color RGB Source Profile affects all CIEBasedABC color spaces if the source space is RGB If you send CMYK data to the Fiery...

Page 17: ...CRD to RGB data see page 1 6 or to any incoming data with a PostScript source color space definition including CMYK Brightness 85 Lightest to 115 Darkest Performs a color adjustment on all color chann...

Page 18: ...sses Fiery calibration to match a copy made from the copier glass Choosing None bypasses simulation see page 1 9 NOTE Some of the Simulation settings have slightly different names depending on the mod...

Page 19: ...cation Black Overprint On Off Default set at Setup The On setting overprints black text placed on colored backgrounds it automatically activates the Pure Black Text Graphics option see page 1 11 Black...

Page 20: ...similar to the Photographic rendering style Artwork and graphs in presentations In many cases it can be used for mixed pages that contain both presentation graphics and photographs Saturation Graphics...

Page 21: ...space definitions are overridden the prints from the Fiery will be consistent across platforms The Fiery RGB Source Profile options are EFIRGB specifies an EFI defined color space recommended for use...

Page 22: ...available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier printer output or is first converted into the gamut of another digital printer or press standard Sim...

Page 23: ...ws computer and have two way communication enabled the name of each downloaded or custom profile is represented in the CMYK Simulation Profile setting pop up menu If you are printing with the AdobePS...

Page 24: ...al output on the Fiery You should choose one of the Full options if you are printing an image separated using an optimized black generation UCR GCR setting either from a scan or from within an applica...

Page 25: ...cation see the User Software Installation Guide Pure Black Text Graphics The Pure Black Text Graphics option affects the printout for black text and vector graphics on a page Under most circumstances...

Page 26: ...verprint The Black Overprint option lets you specify whether or not black text defined as RGB 0 0 0 or as CMYK 0 0 0 100 overprints colored backgrounds On Black text overprints colored backgrounds eli...

Page 27: ...de inside the text This transition may cause visible artifacts because of the practical limitations of the copier printer Spot Color Matching The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching...

Page 28: ...appropriate PPD name and choosing Properties Windows 9x Me Document Defaults Windows NT or Printing Preferences Windows 2000 XP from the pop up menu To access the Mac OS driver options choose Print f...

Page 29: ...proceed make sure you have completed the following procedures Install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver and the Fiery PPD see the User Software Installation Guide Set up the Fiery for printing see t...

Page 30: ...job 4 Click Update to display the current Fiery settings If Update does not appear make sure that two way communication is set up as described in the User Software Installation Guide 5 To specify cust...

Page 31: ...Chooser and set it up with the Fiery PPD Install the ICC output profile for the Fiery on your Mac OS computer see page 3 4 NOTE The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applica...

Page 32: ...our document In such a case the CMYK data in the document is reseparated using a Fiery CRD The destination color space for the CRD is determined by the RGB Separation print option When RGB Separation...

Page 33: ...er driver for Windows and Mac OS TO SET FIERY COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 1 In the AdobePS Print dialog box choose Color Matching 2 Choose Color Grayscale from the Print Color menu Choose Color Matching...

Page 34: ...y Color Management 3 In the Printer Specific Options menus choose settings for the print options described on page 1 3 4 If these settings are used regularly click Save Settings to save them for subse...

Page 35: ...s built in scanner and calibrate using AutoCal or ColorCal which do not require the use of a measurement instrument and can be run from ColorWise Pro Tools or the Control Panel This chapter explains h...

Page 36: ...ut profile is used NOTE Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users so you may want to limit the number of people authorized to perform calibration You can set an Administr...

Page 37: ...l measured and desired target density values These calibration curves are the graphic equivalent of transfer functions which are mathematical descriptions of changes that will be made to the data you...

Page 38: ...before printing each batch You should also calibrate the Fiery after copier printer maintenance However because the copier printer may be less stable immediately after maintenance wait until you have...

Page 39: ...and when the copier printer was last calibrated Print a Configuration page or Test Page from the Control Panel or Command WorkStation Select a calibration set in Calibrator the last calibration and th...

Page 40: ...y NOTE Spot On is only available if you have installed the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option For instructions on configuring the connection to the Fiery see the User Software Installation Guide NOTE I...

Page 41: ...The Calibrator window appears You can use the Calibrator window controls to perform the calibration method of your choice Procedures for each calibration method are described in sections later in this...

Page 42: ...ts of the new measurements with any profile associated with the currently selected calibration set You can also create a custom comparison page and save it as a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript E...

Page 43: ...same target an additional menu called Plot Against appears in the upper right corner of the dialog box It lists all output profiles that use that same calibration set Selecting an output profile from...

Page 44: ...Tools Calibrator application and the DTP41 spectrophotometer you can quickly measure color patches generated by the copier printer and automatically download these measurements to the Fiery NOTE Befo...

Page 45: ...dialog box appears 5 Choose the Page Type Paper Size and Input Tray to use for the measurement page and click Print In the Page Type menu choose either 34 or 21 Sorted Patches In the Paper Size menu...

Page 46: ...rements The Measurements dialog box appears 10 Feed the measurement page into the DTP41 starting with the cyan strip Align the page in the measurement page slot of the DTP41 so the appropriate color c...

Page 47: ...cle of the color just read and the Status field indicates that color was measured successfully You can use the Previous and Next buttons to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement sequen...

Page 48: ...set for the type of media you will use most often NOTE For this calibration to take effect the calibration set must be associated with one or more output profiles The default calibration set is alread...

Page 49: ...or feeding the measurement page through the X Rite DTP32 The Status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page through the DTP32 four times once for each color...

Page 50: ...toner Like the DTP32 the ED 100 is a reflection densitometer that you can use to calibrate the Fiery The ES 1000 and the ED 100 are available as separately purchased options Setting up the ES 1000 To...

Page 51: ...alibrate the Fiery TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY USING THE ES 1000 OR ED 100 1 Start Calibrator For instructions on starting Calibrator see page 2 6 2 Choose EFI Spectrometer ES 1000 or EFI Densitometer ED 1...

Page 52: ...patches are printed on the page in order of their hue and saturation levels Randomized patches are printed on the page in random order to help compensate for density inconsistencies on different areas...

Page 53: ...ant to hear a confirmation tone each time a measurement is recorded A single tone indicates a successful measurement two tones indicate a measurement error If you have specified multiple clicks per pa...

Page 54: ...hlights the next patch to be measured 10 Repeat step 9 to measure each successive patch on the Measurement Page To retake a measurement first select the desired patch preview in the Measurements windo...

Page 55: ...utoCal or ColorCal When you run ColorCal from ColorWise Pro Tools you have the option to calibrate the copier s scanner before calibrating the Fiery itself This option is not available for AutoCal TO...

Page 56: ...LTR A4 6 Retrieve the Measurement Page from the copier 7 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane If you chose the AutoCal method skip to step 11 If you chose the ColorCal method an alert message a...

Page 57: ...0 5 inch between the two strips Finally place the scanner measurement page face down over the strips To perform the scanner calibration click Continue in the dialog box that appears After the scanner...

Page 58: ...sword is set on the Fiery enter it and press OK 3 For Calibration Mode choose Standard or Expert Expert Mode adds the option to print a Comparison Page see page 2 8 4 For Tray choose the paper source...

Page 59: ...Close the platen glass cover being careful not to move the grayscale strip and color measurement page 11 On the Control Panel choose OK Status messages display the progress of scanning and calculating...

Page 60: ...NEL 1 From the Fiery Control Panel access the Calibration menu as described on page 2 24 2 Choose Remove Calibration 3 When prompted verify that you want to proceed with removing calibration The curre...

Page 61: ...ion on installing and configuring a connection to ColorWise Pro Tools see the User Software Installation Guide NOTE If the connection to the Fiery from Command WorkStation which also allows for access...

Page 62: ...ault profiles affects all jobs for all users You may want to limit the number of people authorized to use ColorWise Pro Tools by setting an Administrator password The following profiles are provided w...

Page 63: ...cates that the profile cannot be deleted and can be edited only if saved under a new name Only Simulation and Output profiles can be edited A small icon to the left of a profile name indicates the def...

Page 64: ...one For more information on print options see Chapter 1 The Output profile always has a default profile You can change the Output default by selecting a preset profile you want as the default and clic...

Page 65: ...ry Browse to the directory containing the profile you want to download and click OK 3 When the profile you want to download appears in the list in the main Profile Manager window select it If the prof...

Page 66: ...on or Output 1 through Output 10 for Output or set as the default before it can be used For Windows computers all profiles can appear in the printer driver by their profile descriptions see Defining p...

Page 67: ...not included additional dialog boxes appear 4 Click OK when you are notified that the profile was successfully uploaded Delete profiles to make sure no one uses the wrong profile and to free up disk...

Page 68: ...puters all profiles appear by their actual names in the printer driver These fixed names are used in the PPD so you can select profiles for each job even if your driver does not have the capability to...

Page 69: ...s would be Output 1 through Output 10 NOTE While you cannot delete a preset profile you can use the name of a preset profile name for your edited profile when you select the Appear in Driver as option...

Page 70: ...define a custom simulation profile your job will print with CMYK Simulation Profile set to None If you do not define a custom RGB Source or Output profile the default profile is used Color Editor Col...

Page 71: ...lations Master Create a custom master simulation that affects all print jobs to which it is applied unless a linked simulation exists for the selected combination of simulation profile simulation meth...

Page 72: ...Pro Tools and click Color Editor 2 Choose Simulation or Output from the View menu Simulation lists the simulation profiles resident on the Fiery and Output lists the output profiles resident on the F...

Page 73: ...box to view or edit profiles The graph allows you to view and manipulate color output values NOTE When editing an output profile in Custom mode clicking Import at the bottom of the Color Editor window...

Page 74: ...two colors at a time helps you fine tune your adjustments To turn off a color click its Eye icon In the following example cyan and magenta are visible and can be edited 6 To adjust the dot gain value...

Page 75: ...adjust the curves directly click and drag points on the curve or enter numbers into the input and output boxes The graph maps the input percentage to the output percentage These percentages refer to t...

Page 76: ...name as part of the new target name for example DIC new to help you remember the source of the new target NOTE Preset default profiles are locked and must be saved with a new name For Mac OS computers...

Page 77: ...Mode menu and choose an output profile with which your edited simulation will be linked from the Link with menu The edited simulation will be linked with the output profile you choose from the Link w...

Page 78: ...elect a custom profile for which the output ink percentage is greater than 0 and the input ink percentage is 0 the Use Master print option will have no effect Undoing simulation edits You can undo the...

Page 79: ...ILE 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Color Editor 2 Choose Output from the View menu 3 Select a profile to edit and click Select You can also open the Profile Manager select a profile and then cl...

Page 80: ...Click OK to confirm printing of the measurement page 8 Retrieve the page from the copier printer The AutoGray dialog box appears 9 Follow the directions in the dialog box for placing the Gray Scale s...

Page 81: ...tom comparison page and save it as a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript EPS file called CALIB PS Print the file to the Hold Queue of the Fiery from your application or download it to the Hold Queue...

Page 82: ...equivalents The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as Spot Color Dictionaries Spot On lets you maintain multiple Spot Color Dictionaries one for each output profile on the Fiery...

Page 83: ...rWise Pro Tools and click Spot On The Select Output Profile dialog box appears 2 Choose the desired output profile and click OK The Spot On main window appears The CMYK values you see in the window ar...

Page 84: ...a System library The DIC HKS and TOYO libraries are available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option These factory default libraries appear marked with the default group icon You can also a...

Page 85: ...o the right of the group name When you open a group all colors in the group are displayed and the group icon changes appearance 2 To close a color group click the icon to the left of the group name or...

Page 86: ...o rearrange an entire color group select the desired color group To rearrange an individual color select the desired color Individual spot colors are marked with circular color icons 2 To move the sel...

Page 87: ...nd additional colors based on the same search criteria choose Find Again from the Edit menu Creating custom colors Spot On provides a number of default color groups such as PANTONE and DIC in the colo...

Page 88: ...GROUP 1 Select the Color Name or specific color you want to edit 2 Type the new name exactly as it appears in the print job documents including upper and lowercase characters and spaces as needed NOT...

Page 89: ...OLOR GROUPS 1 Select the line in the color list where you want to add the downloaded group 2 Choose Download from the File menu The Select File dialog box appears 3 Locate and select the desired color...

Page 90: ...color group must be saved to the Fiery before you can upload it to your computer To upload a factory default group first copy and paste the group as a new custom group You can then upload the group as...

Page 91: ...oup and choose Color Search from the Edit menu The Spot On Color Search window appears You can also display this window by double clicking a color icon in the color list The current color appears in t...

Page 92: ...e original color remaining in the center of the middle group Saturation generates neighbor patches based on less saturated to more saturated variations of the original color This variation is displaye...

Page 93: ...k OK to print the patches The Print Pattern test page prints with following information Center patch color CMYK value Color spacing Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected Output profile selected T...

Page 94: ...st whole or half percentage The Device Codes option lets you enter color values between 0 and 255 This option reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery can actually reproduce and provides...

Page 95: ...d data from the ED 100 or ES 1000 see the documentation included with the instrument TO IMPORT COLOR MEASUREMENTS INTO SPOT ON 1 Make sure you have installed and set up the ED 100 or ES 1000 for use w...

Page 96: ...he measured values are imported into the CMYK entry fields 5 When you are finished taking color measurements choose Stop from the Instrument menu Spot On closes the connection to the instrument Saving...

Page 97: ...changing settings in the printer driver These default settings can also be overridden using Command WorkStation or Fiery WebSpooler Color Setup maintains a connection to the Fiery so changes made in...

Page 98: ...selecting a check box next to the option name Once you have made your changes you must click OK or Apply for the changes to take effect Clicking OK sets the new defaults and closes the Color Setup win...

Page 99: ...upports the X Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer a device that measures density and color data The DTP41 communicates directly with the Calibrator application in ColorWise Pro Tools sending measurements to...

Page 100: ...remove the spacer from the measurement page slot 3 Plug the square end of the interface cable looks like a modular phone plug into the serial interface connection on the side of the X Rite DTP41 Inst...

Page 101: ...the interface cable into the 9 pin DB9 Connector cable adapter Insert the 9 pin end into the COM1 or COM2 port on the computer and tighten the screws If the available port on your computer is 25 pin...

Page 102: ...apter to connect the DTP41 to your computer For information on supported adapters see the X Rite Inc web site www x rite com 5 Use the AC adapter to provide power Plug the small connector on the adapt...

Page 103: ...nt button on the DTP41 For more information on this method see the documentation that came with the X Rite DTP41 Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery server with ColorWise Pro Tools but only o...

Page 104: ...the Get Measurements pane click Measure 5 In the Measurement Options dialog box click Measure 6 Choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu The Instructions area displ...

Page 105: ...pears To view version and serial number information click Show DTP 41 Info and then click Done when you are finished 8 Click Calibrate DTP 41 The Instrument Calibration dialog box appears 9 If you hav...

Page 106: ...on your computer prompts you When the prompt message appears click Calibrate Now and follow the instructions starting with step 8 on page A 7 After calibrating the DTP41 calibrate the Fiery see page 2...

Page 107: ...ach the connector to the computer For a Windows computer insert the 8 pin mini DIN end of the interface cable into the 9 pin DB9 Connector cable adapter Insert the 9 pin end into the COM1 or COM2 port...

Page 108: ...he DTP32 to your computer For information on supported adapters see the X Rite Inc web site www x rite com 4 Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the side of the X Rite DTP32 and plug th...

Page 109: ...L STRIP 4 Insert the arrow end of the X Rite Auto Cal Strip into the 35mm slot on the front of the X Rite DTP32 until it stops or the roller starts pulling the strip Reading appears momentarily follow...

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Page 111: ...alue Comments may be on any line in the file and these lines start with a pound sign followed by a space A line with a pound sign followed by any character other than a space has been reserved Comment...

Page 112: ...0 0 0800 0 0700 3 0 1000 0 1000 0 1000 0 1000 more data 33 1 6700 1 3400 0 8900 1 6700 34 1 7200 1 4300 0 9300 1 7500 Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page This file format is used to s...

Page 113: ...lumn is the ink toner percentage of the patch The first percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100 The percentages must increase in between EFI 3 EFI ColorWise 2 0 Data type 1DST percnt...

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Page 115: ...ts per pixel CMYK images bitmap An image comprised of small squares arranged in a grid Each square in the grid is a pixel The number of pixels per inch defines the resolution of a bitmap blasting An u...

Page 116: ...t Fiery ICC open color management solution which is an easy to use system that addresses the needs of both casual and experienced color management users composite printer Any output device that can pr...

Page 117: ...IC A Japanese standard of specifications for separations proofs and color printing EPS or EPSF Encapsulated PostScript A PostScript file format designed to be embedded in another PostScript stream Eur...

Page 118: ...y component replacement GCR In shadow midtone and quarter tone areas where all three process colors C M Y overprint the gray components of those colors are reduced and replaced by black This improves...

Page 119: ...amed color A color that is defined according to a custom color system For example PANTONE 107 C is a named color office applications Software applications commonly used for business purposes including...

Page 120: ...es saturated colors but does not match printed colors precisely to displayed colors It is appropriate for bright saturated colors used in illustrations and graphs process colors The four colors used i...

Page 121: ...ument commonly used in the graphic arts industry to measure spectral light according to a specified standard spot color A color that is printed on its own separation plate when separations are specifi...

Page 122: ...These mathematical definitions are interpreted by an image language such as PostScript Vector graphics include artwork created with illustration applications such as Illustrator or FreeHand and page...

Page 123: ...ches 2 3 restoring defaults 2 10 scanner 2 22 scheduling 2 4 targets 2 2 2 3 viewing measurements 2 9 Calibrator Expert Mode 2 8 printing Comparison Page 2 8 restoring defaults 2 10 using 2 5 to 2 10...

Page 124: ...ith 2 10 instrument calibration A 5 setup A 2 E ED 100 calibrating with 2 17 importing measurements with 3 35 overview 2 17 EFI Densitometer see ED 100 EFI Spectrometer see ES 1000 EFIRGB RGB Source P...

Page 125: ...vers Mac OS 1 17 to 1 20 two way communication 1 7 1 9 1 11 Windows 1 15 to 1 17 Profile Manager backing up profiles 3 7 defining profiles 3 8 deleting profiles 3 7 downloading profiles 3 5 setting de...

Page 126: ...5 1 13 sRGB RGB Source Profile option 1 7 3 2 Status T B 1 SWOP setting CMYK Simulation Profile option 1 9 3 2 T targets for calibration 2 3 Test Page 2 5 transfer functions 2 3 two way communication...

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