Scheduling Calibration - Xerox DocuColor 12 Color Manual

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2-4 Color Calibration
Output profiles and calibration sets
Output profiles and calibration sets define desired calibration results. One or more
output profiles and one or more calibration sets are provided with the Fiery. When you
calibrate the Fiery, you can select the calibration set that corresponds to the typical
printing jobs at your site. This same calibration set can be associated with one or more
output profiles. (For more information on output profiles, 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 if the
copier/printer is subject to wide fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate
every few hours. For the best performance, calibrate whenever there is a noticeable
change in print quality.
If you need to split a print job into two or more batches to be printed at different
times, it is especially important to calibrate 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
printed approximately 50 pages before you calibrate.
Since printed output from the copier/printer is very sensitive to changes in
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temperature and humidity, the copier/printer should not be installed near a window
or in direct sunlight, or near a heater or air conditioner. Paper is sensitive to climate
changes, as well. It should be stored in a cool, dry, stable environment, and reams
should remain sealed until they are needed.
Print color reference pages. You can print Color Charts from the Control Panel (see the
Configuration Guide) or Command WorkStation (see the Job Management Guide), and
the color reference pages included with the user software (see the User Software
Installation Guide ). All of these pages include fully saturated color patches and pale
tints of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Images with skin tones offer a very good
basis for comparison. You can save and compare pages you printed at different times.
If there is a noticeable change in appearance, calibrate the Fiery.