Chapter 6: Simulation; Understanding Simulations - EFI RIP STATION 5000 User Manual

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6-1 Understanding simulations

Chapter 6:
Simulation
This chapter describes how to work with simulations, accepted industry standards for
simulating output of a press. You can print to the RIP Station and your printed output
simulates the range of colors a press would produce.
Changing the RIP Station default simulation affects all jobs for all users, so you
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might want to limit the number of people authorized to use the Fiery Print Calibrator.
With Windows computers, you cannot use the Fiery Print Calibrator with the parallel
port. Also, you cannot use the Fiery Print Calibrator with Windows 3.1x.
The Fiery Print Calibrator for Mac OS and Windows computers are
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fundamentally the same; differences are noted in this chapter. The windows and dialog
boxes you see illustrated are the Windows 95/Windows NT version. You'll see the
Mac OS version only when it is substantially different from the Windows version.
Understanding simulations
Using press simulations when you print, you can:
• Ensure consistent color quality across time.
• Produce consistent output across RIP Station servers connected to the same kind of
printer.
• Use your RIP Station as a proofing system.
• Achieve better color matches when you reproduce spot colors, such as PANTONE
colors.