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Using Calibrator

Use the Calibrator window to perform the calibration method of your choice.

Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of
this chapter.

Calibration methods
appear in this menu

Summary of Contents for DocuColor 3535

Page 1: ...Fiery Network Controller for DocuColor 3535 COLOR GUIDE...

Page 2: ...from their computers The Color Guide provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery It explains how to calibrate your copier and take advantage of the ColorWise color management syste...

Page 3: ...ks Print Me Everywhere You Go RIPChips Splash Velocity Velocity Balance Velocity Build Velocity Design Velocity Estimate Velocity Scan and VisualCal are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging Inc All o...

Page 4: ...geschirmte Ausf hrungen ben tzt werden F r die Beschaffung richtiger Ausf hrungen ist der Betreiber verantwortlich Software License Agreement YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITI...

Page 5: ...EEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AND EFI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS Limita...

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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: ...he Fiery with the ES 1000 or ED 100 2 19 Using AutoCal or ColorCal 2 23 Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal or ColorCal 2 23 Calibrating from the Xerox DocuColor 3535 2 27 Chapter 3 Color...

Page 9: ...ing the X Rite DTP32 densitometer A 8 Setting up the DTP32 A 9 Calibrating the DTP32 A 11 Appendix B Importing Density Measurements Simple ASCII Import File Format SAIFF B 1 Example of 1D Status T den...

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Page 11: ...in illustrations to represent the Fiery The term Windows 9x is used in this manual to represent Windows 98 The term Windows is used to refer to Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows...

Page 12: ...d expert users with the best color output for a variety of purposes The ColorWise default settings provide high quality out of box color from many Windows and Mac OS applications This allows casual us...

Page 13: ...l for evaluating the appearance of the RGB file under different printing conditions without having to reprocess the RGB data each time ColorWise color management ColorWise offers an open color archite...

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Page 15: ...s see page 3 22 Defaults can also be set from Fiery Setup as described in the Configuration Guide These defaults will apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you override them Select some ColorWise...

Page 16: ...XYZ and other 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 t...

Page 17: ...on including CMYK Brightness 85 Lightest to 115 Darkest Performs a color adjustment on all color channels to make the printed output lighter or darker RGB Source Profile EFIRGB sRGB PC Apple Standard...

Page 18: ...me of the Simulation settings have slightly different names depending on the model of copier CMYK Simulation Method Quick Full Source GCR Full Output GCR Default in Setup or ColorWise Pro Tools Quick...

Page 19: ...ructs the Fiery to match color output to a CMYK combination specified by the source application for the document see page 1 13 Text and Graphics Enhancement On Off The On setting sharpens the edges of...

Page 20: ...milar 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 R...

Page 21: ...initions are overridden the output from the Fiery is consistent across platforms The Fiery RGB Source Profile options are EFIRGB specifies an EFI defined color space recommended for users who have no...

Page 22: ...ted into the full gamut of the copier output or is first converted into the gamut of another digital printer or press standard simulation This feature is helpful for making one device behave like anot...

Page 23: ...stom profiles appear as Simulation 1 through Simulation 10 For more information on Two Way Communication see the User Software Installation Guide The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the...

Page 24: ...GCR is also a complete and accurate simulation method based on colorimetric transformations Hues are preserved even for primary colors With this method the Gray Component Replacement GCR level that w...

Page 25: ...represented in the Output Profile setting menu If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer downloaded or custom profiles appear as Output 1 through Output 10 For more informatio...

Page 26: ...rprint The Black Overprint option allows you to 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...

Page 27: ...the text and black toner on the other side inside the text This transition may cause visible artifacts because of the practical limitations of the copier NOTE If you set Black Overprint Style to Text...

Page 28: ...of the color are printed below each swatch These CMYK values are printed through the selected CMYK Simulation and Output Profile settings PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS To access th...

Page 29: ...th the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows This driver is a PostScript 3 printer driver that takes full advantage of the color features of the Fiery Before you proceed complete the following p...

Page 30: ...ettings select Other for the RGB Source Profile and click Custom Setup The Custom Setup dialog box allows you to specify custom RGB source settings see page 1 7 For most users the default settings pro...

Page 31: ...r application NOTE The term pane is used to describe the different pages that appear in the driver dialog box when you make selections from the menu at the upper left corner of the dialog box Each pan...

Page 32: ...tion can be used with PostScript devices such as the Fiery but it is intended for use with PostScript Level 1 devices If you use this option you must specify the Fiery ICC profile as the Printer Profi...

Page 33: ...ose Color Grayscale from the Print Color menu 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 Sett...

Page 34: ...11 20 Fiery Color Management TO SET FIERY COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FROM MAC OS X V10 2 OR LATER 1 In the Print dialog box choose Printer Features from the menu Choose Printer Features...

Page 35: ...11 21 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 2 In the Printer Features menus choose settings for the print options described on page 1 3...

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Page 37: ...n setting up and operating the DTP41 and DTP32 see Appendix A Another way to obtain measurements is by using the copier s built in scanner as part of the AutoCal or ColorCal methods which do not requi...

Page 38: ...This calibration set will be used when it is associated with an output profile Every output profile has an associated calibration set If you have not specified one the calibration set associated with...

Page 39: ...ning optimal toner densities The density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface By carefully regulating toner densities you obtain consistent printed color Even with a calibrated system ton...

Page 40: ...rofiles see page 1 10 Scheduling calibration In general you should calibrate the Fiery at least once a day depending on the volume of print jobs If it is very important to maintain consistent color or...

Page 41: ...isible even though they may be very faint in the five percent and two percent range Each color s patch set should show uniform gradation from patch to patch as the color lightens from 100 percent to z...

Page 42: ...ro Tools but only one user at a time can use Calibrator An error message appears if you try to calibrate when another user is using ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate Starting Calibrator Start Calibrato...

Page 43: ...brator 3 Use the Calibrator window to perform the calibration method of your choice Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of this chapter Calibration methods appe...

Page 44: ...f 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 EPS f...

Page 45: ...me 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 th...

Page 46: ...alibration set NOTE Restore Device applies only to the currently selected calibration set Calibrating the Fiery with the DTP41 Using the ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator application and the DTP41 spectr...

Page 47: ...calibration set must be associated with one or more output profiles There is no need to make any new associations for the default calibration set since it is already associated with the default outpu...

Page 48: ...r 7 In the Get Measurements pane click Measure The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and Paper Size options 8 Click Measure 9 If necessary choose the appropriate COM port...

Page 49: ...g with the cyan strip Follow the on screen instructions to align the page properly 11 Click Read Strip The DTP41 pulls the measurement page through automatically After the measurement page is read Cal...

Page 50: ...ssfully Click Previous or Next to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement sequence 13 When the Status field indicates that all four color strips have been read successfully click Accept...

Page 51: ...3 In the Check Print Settings pane choose the desired calibration set If more than one option appears choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media you will use most often NOTE For this...

Page 52: ...easurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and Paper Size options 8 Click Measure In the dialog box that appears follow the directions for feeding the measurement page through the...

Page 53: ...ES 1000 accurately measures both the density and color of printed output it is an effective tool for calibrating the Fiery The EFI Densitometer ED 100 is a hand held instrument that measures the dens...

Page 54: ...urposes you must first set it up for use with your computer For complete instructions on setting up the ED 100 see the documentation that is included with the instrument The following illustration sho...

Page 55: ...meter ED 100 as the measurement method 3 In the Check Print Settings pane choose the desired calibration set Choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media you will use most often NOTE F...

Page 56: ...Measurement Options dialog box appears 8 Choose the appropriate options and then click Start Page Type is automatically set to the measurement page type that you printed in step 5 Click the arrow but...

Page 57: ...n the Measurement Page making sure to center the sample aperture over the patch Press Measure to take the measurement NOTE For a more accurate measurement place several plain sheets of paper beneath t...

Page 58: ...Column A proceed to Column B in the same manner until all columns have been measured To retake a measurement select the desired patch preview in the Measurements window and measure the patch on the pa...

Page 59: ...patches are randomly printed on the ColorCal Measurement Page This allows ColorCal to be less influenced by copier conditions providing greater accuracy in color reproduction and calibration You can...

Page 60: ...easurement Method pane choose AutoCal or ColorCal 4 In the Check Print Settings pane choose the desired Calibration Set Dot Screen or Line Screen 5 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane 6...

Page 61: ...ip Kodak Color Control Patches strip and scanner measurement page in the correct positions on the copier glass for scanner calibration Place the Gray Scale strip face down on the copier glass so that...

Page 62: ...AutoCal or ColorCal Get Measurements pane 18 Follow the directions in the dialog box for placing the Gray Scale strip and the AutoCal or ColorCal measurement page on the copier glass Click Continue 1...

Page 63: ...hoose Confirm 4 Choose System Settings System Settings Scan Mode Setting Others 5 For Color_space select 0 sRGB 6 Choose Close until the System Settings screen appears Then choose Exit Calibrating fro...

Page 64: ...1 or Network Controller 2 to calibrate the Dot Screen calibration set 6 Follow the on screen instructions to load the print media and press Start 7 Follow the on screen instructions to place the prin...

Page 65: ...ally the same differences are noted in this chapter The windows and dialog boxes illustrated are the Windows versions For information on installing and configuring a connection to ColorWise Pro Tools...

Page 66: ...vice on the Fiery Output contains copier profiles that describe the copier For more information on output profiles see page 1 10 NOTE Changing the Fiery default profiles affects all jobs for all users...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...gs Or create a new default under a new name by selecting a preset profile and specifying your choice of the calibration set in the Use Calibration Set menu and a new name in the Profile Description me...

Page 69: ...ou want the Fiery to match in terms of color output characteristics Output profiles should be profiles only for the copier to which you print Although you can download CMYK printer profiles as Simulat...

Page 70: ...next to them Locked profiles cannot be deleted but most can be backed up TO BACK UP PROFILES 1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager 2 Select the profile on the Fiery to upload The arrow...

Page 71: ...computers before you apply any downloaded or edited profile to a print job that profile must be linked to one of the predefined custom names or you can set the profile as the default for all print job...

Page 72: ...NOTE You can define custom profiles only Default profiles are predefined and cannot be changed 2 Select DIC new in the Simulation list and click Profile Settings or double click DIC new 3 Select the...

Page 73: ...eplaces the preset profile with your own profile In Profile Settings you can also change profile descriptions for all non locked profiles 4 Click OK Simulation 1 now appears under the Appear in Driver...

Page 74: ...easurements are used For more information about calibration sets see page 2 3 Color Editor Color Editor allows you to customize simulation and output profiles Access Color Editor directly by clicking...

Page 75: ...thod for which you have created a custom linked simulation that simulation is applied automatically to the job If you choose a simulation method or output profile for which there is no custom linked s...

Page 76: ...R or Full Output GCR mode see page 3 16 You can use this dialog box to view or edit profiles The graph allows you to view and manipulate color output values NOTE When you edit an output profile in Cus...

Page 77: ...colors at a time allows you to 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 78: ...ges to the brightness are reflected in the curve s 8 To 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 percenta...

Page 79: ...ider including the original 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 n...

Page 80: ...dit 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 Lin...

Page 81: ...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 changes you made to simulations master and lin...

Page 82: ...Settings Scan Mode Setting Others 5 For Color_space select 1 dRGB 6 Choose Close until the System Settings screen appears and then choose Exit 7 Start ColorWise Pro Tools on your Mac OS or Windows co...

Page 83: ...ecause your test document is not correctly addressing the output profile or because the output profile that you are editing does not adequately describe the actual copier and printing conditions Click...

Page 84: ...lor 3535 Scan button large green button 20 When the adjustment is complete click OK in Color Editor Color Editor displays the adjusted output profile curve New edit points have been inserted by AutoGr...

Page 85: ...the Hold queue You can create a custom 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 applicat...

Page 86: ...y changing settings in the printer driver These default settings can also be overridden using Command WorkStation Fiery Spooler or Fiery WebSpooler Color Setup maintains a connection to the Fiery so c...

Page 87: ...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 window Clicking Apply set...

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Page 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 you must use the 8 pin to 25 pin adapter For a Mac OS computer connect...

Page 92: ...com 5 Use the AC adapter to provide power Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the power input of the X Rite DTP41 and plug the AC adapter into the power cord Plug the power cord into a...

Page 93: ...ith the X Rite DTP41 Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery with ColorWise Pro Tools but only one user at a time can use the Calibrator module An error message appears if you try to calibrate wh...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...Instruments 7 Click Utilities The Utilities dialog box appears To view version and serial number information click Show DTP 41 Info and then click Done 8 Click Calibrate DTP 41 The Instrument Calibrat...

Page 96: ...n strip through automatically A message appears in the Status area when the calibration is finished 12 Click Done 13 Close the Utilities window This completes DTP41 calibration When the DTP41 requires...

Page 97: ...TO THE COMPUTER 1 Turn off the computer 2 Plug the square end of the interface cable looks like a modular phone plug into the I O port on the side of the X Rite DTP32 3 Attach the connector to the co...

Page 98: ...2 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 the AC ad...

Page 99: ...s INSERT CAL STRIP 4 Insert the X Rite Auto Cal Strip into the 35mm slot on the front of the X Rite DTP32 arrow end first until it stops or the densitometer starts pulling the strip Reading appears mo...

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Page 101: ...e 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 Comments m...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...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 105: ...rt Mode 2 8 printing Comparison Page 2 8 restoring defaults 2 10 using 2 6 to 2 10 viewing measurements 2 9 CMYK Simulation Method option 1 4 1 10 CMYK Simulation Profile option 1 4 1 9 Color Editor A...

Page 106: ...le option 1 7 3 2 ES 1000 2 17 Euroscale CMYK Simulation option 3 2 F Full Output GCR setting CMYK Simulation Method option 1 10 Full Source GCR setting CMYK Simulation Method option 1 10 G Gamma opti...

Page 107: ...Pure Black Text Graphics option 1 4 1 11 Q Quick setting CMYK Simulation Method option 1 10 R Relative Colorimetric rendering style 1 6 Rendering Style option 1 3 rendering styles xiii 1 2 1 3 1 6 RGB...

Page 108: ...libration 2 3 Test Page 2 5 Text and Graphics Enhancement option 1 5 transfer functions 2 3 two way communication 1 7 1 9 1 11 U undercolor removal UCR 1 8 W White Point option 1 4 Windows color manag...

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