Canon iPF6400S User Manual page 739

iPF6400S
Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) allows you to perform higher precision color calibration than the sen-
sor built into the printer.
For a detailed explanation, see the following.
Color Calibration Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option)
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Managing Color Precision Using Color Check
Color check prints and automatically measures the colors of a built-in pattern, and calculates the color difference
from a Calibration Target (standard color values registered in the printer). We recommend that you execute color
calibration if the color difference exceeds the threshold value set by the customer.
By using the CCMC scheduler settings, color check can be executed at the designated time even at times when
there are no people around, such as at night, and the need to execute color calibration can be self-diagnosed. Col-
or calibration can be executed automatically depending on the diagnosis result.
For a detailed explanation, see the following.
Color Checks Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option)
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Color calibration on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper
• When executing on a printer with a Spectrophotometer Unit mounted
Although there are limitations on the paper that you can execute color calibration on using the printer sensor, if
you use the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) you can execute color calibration on paper other than genuine
Canon paper and feed certified paper.
In order to perform color calibration on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper, a Cali-
bration Target needs to be created and registered in the printer and computer by using this printer with a
Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) mounted and the included Media Configuration Tool (MCT).
In order to create a Calibration Target for paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper,
you need to register a media information file in advance using Add Custom Paper.
For details on the supported paper, see the following.
Types of Paper
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For details on creating a Calibration Target, see the following.
Create Calibration Target (Windows)
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Create Calibration Target (Mac OS)
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• When executing on a printer without a Spectrophotometer Unit mounted
You can also reduce the variations in printed color tones when using paper other than genuine Canon paper
and feed certified paper by creating a Calibration Target by using this printer with a Spectrophotometer Unit
(optional) mounted and the included MCT.
You can also execute color calibration even if you are using paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed
certified paper by registering a Custom Media Information File that contains this Calibration Target using the
included MCT on a printer (8-color model) that supports calibration link without a spectrophotometer unit
mounted.
Furthermore, it is also possible to execute color calibration on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed
certified paper even on remote printers (8-color models) that support calibration link by sending the Custom
Media Information File that contains the Calibration Target by e-mail.
This allows you to operate efficiently and at reduced cost because you can perform calibration operations on
the paper you are using that unify color tones across workplaces.
The following procedure using MCT is needed in order to perform color calibration on paper other than genu-
ine Canon paper and feed certified paper using a printer (8-color model) that supports calibration link without a
Spectrophotometer Unit mounted.
1
Register the media information using Add Custom Paper.
2
Add the Calibration Target information in Create Calibration Target to the created custom paper.
3
Save as a Custom Media Information File that contains the Calibration Target.
User's Guide
Color Management Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Optional)
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