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Xerox DocuColor 3535 Color Manual

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  • Page 1 Fiery Network Controller for DocuColor 3535 COLOR GUIDE...
  • Page 2 This manual is part of a set of Fiery Network Controller for DocuColor 3535 About the documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system Documentation administrators: • The • The • The • The • The • The •...
  • Page 3 Copyright © 2003 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from Electronics For Imaging, Inc., except as expressly permitted herein.
  • Page 4 FCC Information WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Class A Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 5 Confidentiality You agree to hold the Software in confidence, disclosing the Software only to authorized users having a need to use the Software as permitted by this Agreement and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure to other parties. Remedies and Termination Unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of the Software, or any breach of this Agreement will result in automatic termination of this license and will make available to EFI other legal remedies.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents About the Documentation Introduction About this manual Key features of ColorWise Chapter 1: Fiery Color Management Managing color on the Fiery Combine Separations Rendering styles RGB Source Profile RGB Separation CMYK Simulation Profile CMYK Simulation Method Output profile Pure Black Text/Graphics Black Overprint Spot Color Matching PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS...
  • Page 8 Setting up the ED-100 Calibrating the Fiery with the ES-1000 or ED-100 Using AutoCal or ColorCal Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal or ColorCal Calibrating from the Xerox DocuColor 3535 Chapter 3: ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager Setting the default profiles Downloading profiles...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Appendix A: Color Measurement Instruments Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer Setting up the DTP41 Calibrating the DTP41 Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer Setting up the DTP32 Calibrating the DTP32 Appendix B: Importing Density Measurements Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF) Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    The term “Fiery” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery Network Controller for DocuColor 3535. The name “Aero” is used in illustrations to represent the Fiery. The term “Windows 9x” is used in this manual to represent Windows 98. The term “Windows”...

  • Page 12: Key Features Of Colorwise

    Fiery. For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools include an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the scanning unit that is part of the copier or an optional (see Chapter ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results.
  • Page 13 RGB data with no source information. • Define whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier or whether it is first converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is helpful for making one device behave like another.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Fiery Color Management

    1-1 Managing color on the Fiery The following sections describe the options available from the Chapter 1: color management system and explain how to customize the color settings for your Fiery Color particular needs. They provide descriptions of the preset ColorWise default settings Management and cover additional options for users who need to customize ColorWise.
  • Page 16 1-2 Fiery Color Management Fiery color management generates CMYK data to be sent to the copier. The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery color management process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options when you send a print job to the Fiery.
  • Page 17 1-3 Managing color on the Fiery You can specify settings for the following options by selecting print options when you send a job to the Fiery. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator during Fiery Setup or using ColorWise Pro Tools. Settings specified using print options override the defaults.
  • Page 18 Adjusts CMYK color data to simulate an offset press standard or a custom gamut color defined at your site. The Match Copy setting bypasses Fiery calibration to match a copy made from the copier glass. Choosing None bypasses simulation (see page 1-9).

  • Page 19: Combine Separations

    Automatic/Off/On/Below 90–300 ppi Sharpness Softer/Normal/Sharper Black Detection On/Off Copier Mode Photo/Map Detailed explanations of how these and other settings affect your print jobs are provided in subsequent sections of this chapter. Combine Separations The Combine Separations setting allows you to specify how to print separated CMYK data.

  • Page 20: Rendering Styles

    1-6 Fiery Color Management Rendering styles The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Adobe Photoshop, select the appropriate Rendering Style. The Fiery allows you to select from the four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.

  • Page 21: Rgb Source Profile

    1-7 Managing color on the Fiery RGB Source Profile The RGB source profile data in your document so the appropriate color conversion can occur on the Fiery. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and from the ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager.

  • Page 22: Rgb Separation

    The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted 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 another for RGB data.

  • Page 23: Cmyk Simulation Profile

    Simulation-1 through Simulation-10. For more information on Two-Way Communication, see the The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the copier in its calibrated state, without conversions to simulate another printer. This setting is not generally recommended, unless you want to bypass the conversion by ColorWise and use another color management system.

  • Page 24: Cmyk Simulation Method

    Quick magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to pleasant color output from your copier because pure primary colors are not “contaminated” by other colorants. While it is the fastest simulation method and perfect for drafts, avoid using it for final documents that will be used as press proofs. Other techniques offer more color simulation accuracy, which is expected by proofing applications.

  • Page 25: Pure Black Text/Graphics

    If you do so, the new customized output profile is applied to all data in the print job. Changing the output profile only does not affect its associated calibration target (since the target is based on a copier model). You can edit D-Max values of the calibration target separately (see Use the ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download your own output profile to...

  • Page 26: Black Overprint

    (CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript Level 3 driver for Windows 2000/XP. To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the copier, set the Pure Black Text/Graphics option to On. Black Overprint The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text—...

  • Page 27: Spot Color Matching

    • —The Fiery uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of spot colors your copier can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output profiles.) Spot colors not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.

  • Page 28: Postscript Printer Driver For Windows And Mac Os

    Spot Color Matching setting. • —The Fiery uses a built-in table to generate the best matches of the PANTONE colors that your copier can produce. The PANTONE number is printed below each swatch. • —The Fiery prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by Pantone, Inc.

  • Page 29: Setting Color Management Print Options For Windows

    1-15 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Many applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the printer driver. For information on specific applications, see the Fiery Color Setting color management print options for Windows This section explains how to set Fiery color print options with the Adobe PostScript...

  • Page 30: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Mac Os

    1-16 Fiery Color Management 3. Click Expert Settings. The Expert Color Settings flowchart appears. This window displays additional color settings for the Fiery. Each option includes a menu from which you select settings for your specific 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...
  • Page 31 1-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Before you continue, complete the following procedures, as described in the User Software Installation • Install the AdobePS printer driver and the Fiery PPD. • Select the Fiery in the Chooser and set it up with the Fiery PPD. •...
  • Page 32 1-18 Fiery Color Management data is printed according to all specified CMYK Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation Method settings. When RGB Separation is set to Output, CMYK data is converted to the selected output profile’s CMYK color space. • ColorSync Color Matching This option can be used with PostScript devices such as the Fiery, but it is intended for use with PostScript Level 1 devices.
  • Page 33 1-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 2. Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menu. Choose Color/Grayscale 3. In the Printer Specific Options menus, choose settings for the print options described page 1-3. 4. If these settings are used regularly, click Save Settings to save them for subsequent jobs.
  • Page 34 1-20 Fiery Color Management O SET IERY COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FROM OS X 10.2 OR LATER 1. In the Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the menu. Choose Printer Features...
  • Page 35 1-21 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.

  • Page 37: Chapter 2: Color Calibration

    Fiery. For information on setting up and operating the DTP41 and DTP32, see Another way to obtain measurements is by using the copier’s built-in scanner as part of the AutoCal instrument and can be run from ColorWise Pro Tools.

  • Page 38: An Overview Of Calibration

    • Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the copier. • Calibration sets are sets of measurements. • A calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the copier is contained in each output profile. After you have calibrated the Fiery, a calibration set is stored. This calibration set will be used when it is associated with an output profile.

  • Page 39: Understanding Calibration

    2-3 Understanding calibration Understanding calibration Although most users’ needs are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery allows you to choose a calibration set to customize calibration for specialized jobs. Calibration allows you to: • Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery. •...

  • Page 40: Scheduling Calibration

    Measurements Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by the copier when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of those colors. To create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Then measure the patches using either a color measurement instrument connected to a computer on the network or, if it is available, the print device’s scanner.

  • Page 41: Checking Calibration Status

    If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated with time, show the pages to your copier service technician to determine whether adjusting the copier can improve output. Checking calibration status To verify whether the Fiery is calibrated, which calibration set and output profile were...

  • Page 42: Using Calibrator

    2-6 Color Calibration Using Calibrator ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery using the measurement method of your choice. Changing the calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to control access to calibration (see the Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery with ColorWise Pro Tools, but only one user at a time can use Calibrator.
  • Page 43 2-7 Using Calibrator 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 appear in this menu...

  • Page 44: Expert Mode

    2-8 Color Calibration Expert Mode Calibrator provides two modes: Standard Mode and Expert Mode. You can perform all essential calibration tasks while in Standard Mode. Expert Mode offers two additional options: Print Pages and View Measurements. Calibration methods appear in this menu With the Print Pages option, print a calibration Comparison Page showing the results of the new measurements with any profile associated with the currently selected calibration set.
  • Page 45 2-9 Using Calibrator With the View Measurements option, you can view the current set of measurements as a table or graph that shows both the measurements and the target curves. Output profile name appears here When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against appears in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.

  • Page 46: Restoring Default Calibration Measurements

    Calibrating the Fiery with the DTP41 Using the ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator application and the DTP41 spectrophotometer, you can quickly measure color patches generated by the copier and automatically download these measurements to the Fiery. Before using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP41 to calibrate the Fiery, follow...
  • Page 47 2-11 Using Calibrator O CALIBRATE THE IERY USING THE 1. Start Calibrator. For instructions on starting Calibrator, see 2. Choose X-Rite DTP41 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 use most often. For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or more output profiles.
  • Page 48 2-12 Color Calibration 6. Retrieve the measurement page from the copier. 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 for the DTP41 from the Available Ports...
  • Page 49 2-13 Using Calibrator 10. Insert the measurement page into the DTP41, starting 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, Calibrator instructs you to insert and align the page again for the next color.
  • Page 50 2-14 Color Calibration 12. Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips. A check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the color was measured successfully. Click Previous or Next to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement sequence.

  • Page 51: Calibrating The Fiery With The Dtp32

    2-15 Using Calibrator Calibrating the Fiery with the DTP32 Using the DTP32, you can quickly measure color patches and download these measurements to the Fiery using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator. Before using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32 to calibrate the Fiery, follow the instructions on page A-11 O CALIBRATE THE...
  • Page 52 2-16 Color Calibration For Input Tray, specify the paper source. 6. Retrieve the measurement page from the copier. 7. Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane. The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and Paper Size options.

  • Page 53: Using The Efi Spectrometer Es-1000 Or Efi Densitometer

    2-17 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 9. When the Status field indicates that the measurements were read successfully, click Accept. 10. Click OK in the Measure dialog box. 11. Click Apply in the Calibrator window to implement the new calibration set. 12.

  • Page 54: Setting Up The

    2-18 Color Calibration The following illustration shows the different parts of the ES-1000. Measure button Sample aperture White tile reference Setting up the ED-100 To use the ED-100 for calibration purposes, you must first set it up for use with your computer.

  • Page 55: Calibrating The Fiery With The Es-1000 Or

    2-19 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 Calibrating the Fiery with the ES-1000 or ED-100 You can use ColorWise Pro Tools in conjunction with the ES-1000 or ED-100 to calibrate the Fiery. O CALIBRATE THE IERY USING THE 1.
  • Page 56 Paper Size is automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Patches, or 11 For Input Tray, specify the paper source for printing the measurement page. 6. Retrieve the measurement page from the copier. 7. Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.
  • Page 57 2-21 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the ES-1000 or ED-100 from the Port menu. When you click Start, the Measurements window appears. Directions for measuring the patches appear in the Status area. 9.
  • Page 58 2-22 Color Calibration When the patch has been measured successfully, a check mark appears in the patch preview in the Measurements window. The window identifies and highlights the next patch to be measured. 10. Repeat step 9 to measure each successive patch on the Measurement Page. Start with A1 and continue down Column A.

  • Page 59: Using Autocal Or Colorcal

    • Scanner calibration—ColorCal lets you calibrate the scanner (copier feeder) using the Kodak Color and Gray Scale strips. AutoCal lets you calibrate the copier using the Kodak Gray Scale strip; scanner calibration is not available. • Measurement page—For ColorCal, square black-and-white and color patches are randomly printed on the ColorCal Measurement Page.
  • Page 60 2-24 Color Calibration O CALIBRATE WITH OLOR 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools (on your Mac OS or Windows computer). 2. Start Calibrator. For instructions on starting Calibrator, see 3. In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose AutoCal or ColorCal. 4. In the Check Print Settings pane, choose the desired Calibration Set (Dot Screen or Line Screen).
  • Page 61 Place the Gray Scale strip face down on the copier glass so that it is centered along the top edge of the scanner measurement page. Then place the Color Scale strip face down on the copier glass so it is centered below the Gray Scale strip.
  • Page 62 ColorCal measurement page on the copier glass. Click Continue. AutoCal 19. From the Copier Control Panel, choose Menu >Scan >Job Template. 20. Choose the desired calibration template: AutoCal or ColorCal. Do not use the screen to edit the Template Description or make any other changes.

  • Page 63: Calibrating From The Xerox Docucolor 3535

    2-27 Calibrating from the Xerox DocuColor 3535 21. Press the Xerox DocuColor 3535 Scan button (large green button). 22. Click OK in the Calibrator Information dialog box. 23. Click Apply in the main Calibrator window to implement the new calibration set.
  • Page 64 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 printed test pattern on the copier glass and press Start. 8. When the scanning and calibration is complete, choose Close until the System Settings screen appears.

  • Page 65: Chapter 3: Colorwise Pro Tools

    3-1 Profile Manager Designed to give you flexible control of color printing, ColorWise Pro Tools Chapter 3: include the following color management tools: ColorWise Pro Tools • Calibrator (see • Color Editor • Profile Manager • Color Setup ColorWise Pro Tools for Windows and Mac OS computers are fundamentally the same;...

  • Page 66: Profile Manager

    • contains printer profiles used to simulate another device on the Fiery. Simulation • contains copier profiles that describe the copier. For more information on Output output profiles, see page Changing the Fiery default profiles affects all jobs for all users. Consider limiting the number of people authorized to use ColorWise Pro Tools by setting an Administrator password.

  • Page 67: Setting The Default Profiles

    3-3 Profile Manager Setting the default profiles The default profiles are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery, unless you override them using print options. Therefore, the defaults should be the most commonly used profiles. O SPECIFY A DEFAULT PROFILE 1.

  • Page 68: Downloading Profiles

    3-4 ColorWise Pro Tools 3. In the Profile Settings dialog box, click Default and click Apply. 4. Click OK. In the main Profile Manager window, the target icon appears next to the new default profile you specified. 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each type of profile. If no default is set for RGB Source, the RGB Source print option is set to None.
  • Page 69 Simulation. If you have a custom profile of the copier you print to, download that profile as an Output profile. 4. Click the arrow to download the profile and click OK when the download is complete.

  • Page 70: Editing Profiles

    3-6 ColorWise Pro Tools Editing profiles You can customize the profiles on the Fiery to meet your specific needs and the characteristics of your copier using Color Editor, either directly or through Profile Manager. For more information on editing profiles, see Managing profiles Profile Manager allows you to back up profiles to ensure that no custom profiles are...

  • Page 71: Defining Profiles

    3-7 Profile Manager O DELETE PROFILES FROM THE IERY 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager. 2. Select the profile you want to delete and click Delete. A Warning dialog box asks you to confirm the deletion. You cannot delete preset profiles, profiles that are currently set as default, or profiles that are linked to any of the predefined custom names, for example Simulation-1.
  • Page 72 3-8 ColorWise Pro Tools O DEFINE A CUSTOM SIMULATION PROFILE 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager. For the purposes of this example, assume DIC-new is a custom simulation profile created with Color Editor and, as such, no information is displayed for DIC-new under the heading “Appear in Driver as.”...
  • Page 73 3-9 Profile Manager Although 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. This replaces the preset profile with your own profile. In Profile Settings, you can also change profile descriptions for all non-locked profiles.

  • Page 74: Color Editor

    3-10 ColorWise Pro Tools If you do not 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. Considerations for defining Output Profiles The procedures for defining Output Profiles is similar to the preceding example for defining Simulations profiles.
  • Page 75 3-11 Color Editor Color Editor also has several Edit Modes for editing simulations: • —Create a custom master simulation that affects all print jobs to which it is Master applied, unless a linked simulation exists for the selected combination of simulation profile, simulation method, and output profile.
  • Page 76 3-12 ColorWise Pro Tools 3. Choose a profile to edit and click Select. Another method is to open the Profile Manager, select a profile, and then click Edit. 4. For a simulation profile, choose Master from the Edit Mode menu. For an output profile, choose Custom from the Edit Mode menu.
  • Page 77 3-13 Color Editor 5. Select the colors you want to edit by turning colors off and on. The eye icon to the left of each color indicates whether that color is visible on the graph and will be affected by changes to the curves, brightness, and dot gain controls. You can view and edit all four colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) at once, or in any combination.
  • Page 78 3-14 ColorWise Pro Tools If you use Dot Gain values, apply the settings first, so that the curves are deflected from their straight-line positions. Then make edits to the new curves. When you adjust Dot Gain values, all existing points on the curve are removed. A warning dialog box allows you to cancel Dot Gain settings before they are applied.
  • Page 79 3-15 Color Editor You should adjust points in this way only after you have entered the Dot Gain and Brightness values. For greater precision, type percentages in the Input and Output fields or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust the curve. To use the arrow keys, you must first click the curve to establish an anchor point that serves as a reference.
  • Page 80 3-16 ColorWise Pro Tools O EDIT A SIMULATION IN UICK GCR) UTPUT MODE 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Color Editor. 2. Choose Simulation from the View menu, select the simulation profile to edit, and then click Select. Another method is to open the Profile Manager, select a simulation profile, and click Edit.

  • Page 81: Undoing Simulation Edits

    In many cases, gray tones may contain a bluish or reddish color cast. AutoGray helps shift these tones back toward neutral grays. If you are satisfied with the gray balance of the copier, you do not need to use AutoGray.
  • Page 82 3-18 ColorWise Pro Tools O CORRECT THE GRAY BALANCE OF AN OUTPUT PROFILE 1. On the Copier Control Panel, press the Access button (key icon). 2. Enter your password. 3. Select Confirm. 4. Choose System Settings>System Settings>Scan Mode Setting>Others. 5. For Color_space, select 1 (dRGB).
  • Page 83 fix the situation, it is probably because 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. Clicking Refine more than twice is not recommended.
  • Page 84 18. Choose the desired calibration template: AutoCal or ColorCal. Do not use the screen to edit the Template Description or make any other changes. 19. Press the DocuColor 3535 Scan button (large green button). 20. When the adjustment is complete, click OK (in Color Editor).

  • Page 85: Checking Edited Profiles

    3-21 Color Editor Checking edited profiles To view a printed sample of a profile before you save it to the Fiery, print one of the following: • Comparison Page provided with ColorWise Pro Tools, which shows a comparison of images and colored patches with and without edits •...

  • Page 86: Color Setup

    3-22 ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup Use Color Setup to set the default ColorWise settings for the Fiery. To access Color Setup, click its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window. Setting default ColorWise options Color Setup allows you to configure the default color management settings for the Fiery.
  • Page 87 3-23 Color Setup For those color options that offer multiple choices, make your selection from the menu that appears. For RGB Separation, select the radio button next to the option name. For other options, select 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.

  • Page 89: Appendix A: Color Measurement Instruments

    A-1 Color Measurement Instruments This appendix explains how to set up and calibrate the following color measurement Appendix A: instruments, available as separately purchased options: Color Measurement • X-Rite DTP41 automatic scanning spectrophotometer Instruments • X-Rite DTP32 automatic scanning densitometer Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator supports the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer, a device that measures density and color data.
  • Page 90 A-2 Color Measurement Instruments O CONNECT THE 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Unpack the X-Rite DTP41 and 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.
  • Page 91 A-3 Color Measurement Instruments 4. Attach 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 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.
  • Page 92 A-4 Color Measurement Instruments adapter 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 adapter cable into the power input of the X-Rite DTP41 and plug the AC adapter into the power cord.

  • Page 93: Calibrating The Dtp41

    A-5 Color Measurement Instruments Calibrating the DTP41 For the best color accuracy, calibrate the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer every time you calibrate the Fiery. You can initiate the calibration sequence in ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator as part of the process of Fiery calibration. The computer may also prompt you that it is necessary to calibrate the spectrophotometer.
  • Page 94 A-6 Color Measurement Instruments 4. In 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 displays instructions for selecting the port.
  • Page 95 A-7 Color Measurement 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 Calibration dialog box appears.

  • Page 96: Using The X-Rite Dtp32 Densitometer

    A-8 Color Measurement Instruments 9. If you have not already done so, remove the shipping spacer from the measurement page slot. 10. Insert the end of the Color Reflection Reference strip into the calibration strip entrance on the DTP41. Center the arrow on the strip below the alignment mark (see the diagram on page resistance of the feed mechanism.

  • Page 97: Setting Up The Dtp32

    A-9 Color Measurement Instruments Setting up the DTP32 Before you calibrate the Fiery using the X-Rite DTP32, you need to connect, configure, and calibrate the densitometer to prepare for measuring the printed patches (see “Calibrating the DTP32” up and using the DTP32, see the separate documentation included with the densitometer.
  • Page 98 A-10 Color Measurement Instruments For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of the computer. Unused connector Connect to serial port adapter to connect the DTP32 to your computer. For information on supported adapters, see the X-Rite, Inc.

  • Page 99: Calibrating The Dtp32

    A-11 Color Measurement Instruments Calibrating the DTP32 You will need the black-and-white X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip included with the densitometer. Calibrating the densitometer does not require ColorWise Pro Tools. DTP32 O CALIBRATE THE 1. Connect the densitometer to the computer and supply power (see 2.

  • Page 101: Appendix B: Importing Density Measurements

    B-1 Importing Density Measurements This appendix describes Simple ASCII File Format, which can be used to import Appendix B: density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data Importing from an alternate measurement instrument, record your individual readings in a text Density file and structure it as follows.

  • Page 102: Example Of 1D Status T Density For Efi 34 Patch Page

    B-2 Importing Density Measurements Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last must be 34.

  • Page 103: Example Of 1D Status T Density For An Arbitrary Page

    B-3 Importing Density Measurements Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-defined patch page. The value in the first column is the ink/toner percentage of the patch. The first percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100.

  • Page 105: Index Index

    Index Index Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 1-6 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile option 3-2 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source profile option 1-7 AutoCal calibration 2-24 Black Detection option 1-5 Black Overprint option 1-4, 1-12 black text and line art 1-4, 1-11 to 1-13 Brightness option 1-3 CALIB.PS file 3-21 calibration...
  • Page 106 I-2 Index Comparison Page 2-8, 3-21 composites, printing 1-3, 1-5, 1-12, 1-14 Configuration page 2-5 Contrast ICC rendering style 1-6 custom simulations 1-9 default color controls set in Setup 1-3 densitometer DTP32 2-15 to 2-17, A-8 to A-11 ED-100 2-17 to 2-22 density values about 2-3, 2-5 importing B-1 to B-3...
  • Page 107 I-3 Index PANTONE Coated Color Reference 1-14 passwords for calibration 2-2, 2-6 for profile management 3-2 patches page 2-4 Perceptual ICC rendering style 1-6 Phosphors option 1-3 Photographic rendering style 1-6 PostScript color issues 1-2, 1-8, 1-12, 1-13 PostScript Color Management 1-17 PostScript Color Matching option 1-17 PPD 1-15, 1-17...
  • Page 108 I-4 Index targets, for calibration 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 undercolor removal (UCR) 1-8 White Point option 1-4 Windows color management options 1-15 to 1-16...

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