Page 1 User Manual Release Note PhaserMatch Copyright © Tektronix, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Tektronix, Inc. November 1996 ™...
Page 2: Other Features
New features and updates Installing the PhaserMatch application Refer to the following table to locate the instructions in this release note for installing and using your printer with the PhaserMatch application. Printer Macintosh installation instructions Phaser 480X page 2 Phaser 450...
Page 3 Installing the PhaserMatch application: Macintosh Phaser 480X, Phaser 450, Phaser 300X, and Phaser 600 printers The PhaserMatch application for Macintosh is compatible with Apple Macintosh II computers, or later, including PowerPCs. Refer to the instructions in your printer’s manuals for installation instructions.
Page 4 Installing the PhaserMatch application: Windows Phaser 480X, Phaser 450, and Phaser 300X printers Use the following instructions to install PhaserMatch for Windows for these printers: Phaser 480X printers Phaser 300X printers Phaser 450 printers Note If you have an older version of the PhaserMatch application installed on your computer, you should delete its icon from the existing Phaser Tools Group, then delete the Phaser Tools Group.
Page 5 In the Select Installation Drive dialog box, select the drive to install the software to, then click OK . In the Setup dialog box, select the directory to install the software in. Use the default C:\PHSRMTCH , or type a new path name. Then click OK .
Page 6 In the Icon Installation dialog box, click one of the buttons to determine the group where you want the PhaserMatch application to reside. You can change your mind and return to this dialog box. Click the Use Existing Group button to use an existing group. The Installer looks for an existing PhaserTool s group.
Page 7 At the Installation Complete message, click Yes to exit the installation program and open a README document about this procedure; click No to exit the installation program. The PhaserMatch application is available in the group you speciﬁed. The ﬁles created by the PhaserMatch application are stored in the following locations: Windows 95: PhaserMatch ﬁles are stored in the WIN95/PHSRMTCH directory.
Page 8 The PhaserMatch application for Windows is compatible with Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. The installer program on the Phaser 600 printer’s CD-ROM installs the PhaserMatch application. Refer to the instructions in the Phaser 600 Color Printer User Manual for installation instructions.
Page 9 Special notes for Phaser 300X and Phaser 600 printers The Paper Color command in the Proﬁle menu is not available (grayed-out) for Phaser 300X and Phaser 600 printers; all other Proﬁle menu commands are available. All of the calibration commands in the File menu and in the Calibrate menu are grayed-out.
Page 10 Phaser 450: standard version of the printer With the standard version of the printer, you can use only the calibration options with the PhaserMatch application. Refer to Chapter 3, “Calibrating the Printer,” in the PhaserMatch...
Page 11 Easy Calibration mode is sufﬁcient and easier to use. The Calibration Curves feature is not a proﬁle editor. Use the options in the Proﬁle menu to adjust the printer’s colors to match a speciﬁc printing press. Use the Calibration Curves feature to perform a more complete calibration on the printer than available with the Easy Calibration mode, to produce a neutral gray and linear gray.
Page 12 To change the position of a point along a curve, delete an existing point and add a new one. Macintosh: Select the point so it turns black, then press the Delete key. Windows: Click on the point with the right mouse button. It is possible to select any point on a curve at 5 percent intervals: 5, 10, 15, and so on.
Page 13 Using the Send Proﬁle command Note Use the Send Proﬁle dialog box to send a proﬁle to the printer to change the printer’s default color proﬁle. For Phaser 480X, Phaser 450, and Phaser 300X printers: Make sure DIP Switches 8 and 9 on the printer’s rear panel are in the up position.
Page 14 Densitometry Test EPS (Macintosh) and TESTPRNT.EPS (PC) are EPS ﬁles for use in making a test print on the target output device, such as a printing press. The ﬁles are located with the PhaserMatch software on your printer’s CD-ROM. To use the test prints, import the EPS ﬁle into an application that can make prints on your target output device.
Page 15: User Manual
User Manual PhaserMatch ™ First printing June 1995 070-9270-00...
Page 16 Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. The printer contains an implementation of the LZW algorithm licensed under U.S. Patent 4,558,302. Portions copyright Sequel Imaging, 1995. Other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.
Page 17: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction to PhaserMatch™ Calibration 1-1 Profiles 1-2 Learning to use PhaserMatch 1-3 Tutorial on Phaser 480X CD-ROM 1-3 Getting Started PhaserMatch for the Macintosh 2-1 Locating the software 2-1 System requirements 2-1 Installing the software 2-2 Starting the application 2-3 Using the application 2-4 PhaserMatch for Windows 2-5 Locating the software 2-5...
Page 18 Adjusting the curve settings 3-18 Controlling calibration files 3-21 Loading existing calibration settings 3-21 Saving calibration settings 3-22 Sending calibration settings to the printer 3-23 Deleting existing calibration settings 3-24 Exporting calibration settings 3-25 Importing calibration settings 3-26 Selecting calibration preferences 3-27...
Page 19 Specifying paper or background color 4-15 Using edited profiles 4-22 Controlling profiles 4-23 Loading existing profiles 4-23 Saving a profile 4-24 Sending a profile to the printer 4-25 Deleting existing profiles 4-26 Exporting profile settings 4-27 Importing profile settings 4-28 Selecting profile preferences 4-29...
Page 20 Technical Notes If you get an error when making a test print 5-1 If some users cannot use the CD-ROM 5-2 Software files 5-3 Values for IT8.7-3 Basic Color Target test pattern 5-4 Values for IT8.7-3 Color Standard Chart test pattern 5-7 Index PhaserMatch...
Page 21: Introduction To Phasermatch
PhaserMatch PhaserMatch™ is an application for Macintosh and Windows users that provides a simple visual approach to calibrating the printer and editing color proﬁles. PhaserMatch provides an Easy Calibration user mode for step-by-step calibration requiring no training or special measurement equipment.
Page 22: Profiles
Proﬁles Note A proﬁle is a TekColor color correction that attempts to match the printer’s output to a speciﬁc reference, such as a printing press. Editing proﬁles is an advanced feature used to modify standard TekColor proﬁles (SWOP Press, SNAP Press, Commercial Press, and Euroscale Press) to improve color matching.
Page 23: Learning To Use Phasermatch
Learning to use PhaserMatch Tutorial on Phaser 480X CD-ROM The Phaser 480X CD-ROM includes an on-line tutorial for using PhaserMatch. This interactive program uses a simple visual approach to lead you through the application’s features. Insert the Phaser 480X CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Page 24 Introduction to PhaserMatch™ PhaserMatch...
Page 25: Getting Started
Works best with monitors having 256 or more colors. Optional: CD-ROM drive. To use PhaserMatch, you must have the Tektronix driver for your printer installed on your hard disk. Refer to the drivers and utilities manual for your printer to install the driver. User Manual...
Page 26: Installing The Software
Installing the software To install PhaserMatch on a Macintosh, follow these steps: CD-ROM: a. Insert the Phaser 480X CD-ROM into your computer’s b. Open the PhaserMatch folder. Floppy diskette: Insert the PhaserMatch for Macintosh diskette into your computer’s disk drive. Double-click the PhaserMatch Installer icon.
Page 27: Starting The Application
File , Calibrator , Proﬁle , and Help menus. If the currently selected printer is not a Phaser 480X, a Phaser 480, or a Phaser 440, a message appears instructing you to select one of these printers in the Chooser.
Page 28: Using The Application
Using the application Calibration and Proﬁles Refer to Chapter 2, “Calibrating the Printer,” and Chapter 3, “Editing Proﬁles” for step-by-step instructions on using PhaserMatch. Help text in PhaserMatch Help text in the PhaserMatch application is arranged as a list of topics that are always available for selection whenever the Help dialog box is opened.
Page 29: Phasermatch For Windows
To use PhaserMatch, you must have the Tektronix driver for Windows 3.1 installed for a Phaser 480X, a Phaser 480, or a Phaser 440 printer. Refer to the drivers and utilities manual for your printer to install the driver. Getting Started...
Page 30: Installing The Software
Installing the software To install PhaserMatch on a PC with Windows 3.1, follow these steps: CD-ROM: a. Insert the Phaser 480X CD-ROM into your computer’s b. Open the PHSRMTCH directory. Floppy diskette: Insert the PhaserMatch for Windows diskette into your computer’s disk drive. Start Windows.
Page 31: Starting The Application
Calibrator, Proﬁle, and Help menus. If your Windows default printer is not a Phaser 480X, a Phaser 480, or a Phaser 440, the Select Printer dialog box appears. In the Select Printer dialog box, select your Phaser dye sublimation printer and the type of transfer roll installed in the printer, then click OK.
Page 32: Using The Application
Using the application Calibration and Proﬁles Refer to Chapter 2, “Calibrating the Printer,” and Chapter 3, “Editing Proﬁles” for step-by-step instructions on using PhaserMatch. Help text in PhaserMatch Help text in the PhaserMatch application is arranged as a list of topics that are always available for selection whenever the Help dialog box is opened.
Page 33: Selecting A User Mode
Calibration menu and in the Proﬁle menu are available. Use this mode when you want a ﬁner degree of control over calibration settings, or if you want to edit printer color proﬁles to modify a printer’s output to more accurately match a given printing reference.
Page 34 The box is checked on by default. 2-10 PhaserMatch Check the box on to see all warning messages, including messages regarding changes to the printer’s settings. Check the box off to display only the most critical warning messages.
Page 35: Phasermatch At A Glance
Proﬁle Prefs** Quit * The Select Printer command is available only in the Windows PhaserMatch application. ** These options are available only with a Phaser 480X printer. *** The Help menu is available in the Windows PhaserMatch application. In the Macintosh PhaserMatch application, open Help from the question mark icon on the right side of the menu bar.
Page 36 Getting Started 2-12 PhaserMatch...
Page 37: Calibrating The Printer
Calibrating the Printer Overview The PhaserMatch application allows you to adjust the gray balance and gray linearity values in the printer for individual transfer rolls to ensure consistency in your printed images. When to use PhaserMatch For most applications, the factory default calibration settings should work well.
Page 38: How To Use Phasermatch
ﬁner degree of control over printer calibration settings. See page 2-9 for instructions on selecting a user mode. The calibration values are stored in the printer’s memory and are retained even when the printer is turned off.
Page 39: Setting Gray Balance Values
CMY/gray scale print density range of the printer. Adjust for neutral gray to help ﬁne-tune printer colors if you see a hue shift in your prints. Specify the neutral grays for each gray level.
Page 40 To adjust Gray Balance values, follow these steps: Start the PhaserMatch application. From the Calibrate menu, select either Easy Calibration or Gray Balance. The following dialog box appears: PhaserMatch...
Page 41 Click the Print button to print the Gray Balance test print. The printer automatically scales the image to ﬁt on the media loaded in the printer’s paper tray. The Gray Balance test print reﬂects the current calibration settings known by the PhaserMatch application.
Page 42 Windows: The PhaserMatch application uses the last calibration settings you made for that printer. Your last calibration settings are used for making the Gray Balance test print, and are used as the starting point for making modiﬁcations to the calibration settings.
Page 43 Note You may have received more than one Gray Balance Reference Card. Make sure you use the card for your printer. 063-2384-00 Calibrating the Printer PhaserMatch ™...
Page 44 When you have isolated the cell with the neutral gray closest to the Gray Balance Reference Card, do the following: a. Click the button to select 5% Gray. b. Click the corresponding cell number in the cluster diagram in Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for the remaining percentages on the test print.
Page 45 Make a second test print with the new values. Clicking the Print button changes the values in the printer so the new test print reﬂects the new values. The values in the Gray Balance dialog box are displayed as zeros, indicating that the gray shown in the center cell (00) of the test print now reﬂects the new gray you have chosen.
Page 46: Setting Gray Linearity Values
Setting Gray Linearity values Use the Gray Linearity dialog box to do the following: Adjust the printer for overall lightness/darkness of all colors. Adjust cyan, magenta, yellow, and black equally at various densities to assure linear behavior (smooth, uniformly spaced changes in lightness) from 0 to 100 percent.
Page 47 Click the Print button to print the Gray Linearity test print. The printer automatically scales the image to ﬁt on the media loaded in the printer’s paper tray. The Gray Linearity test print reﬂects the current calibration settings known by the application.
Page 48 Windows: The PhaserMatch application uses the last calibration settings you made for that printer. Your last calibration settings are used for making the Gray Linearity test print, and are used as the starting point for making modiﬁcations to the calibration settings.
Page 49 In the dialog box, click the 5% Gray button. c. Click the corresponding square in the CMY and Black rows. The number in the CMY and Black columns change to reﬂect your selection. d. Repeat this procedure for all of the rows. Calibrating the Printer 3-13 User Manual...
Page 50 PhaserMatch Make a second test print with the new values. Clicking the Print button changes the values in the printer so the test print reﬂects the new values. The values in the Gray Linearity dialog box are displayed as 5, indicating that the grays shown in the center (5) box of the test print now show your new settings.
Page 51: Adjusting Calibration Curves
Caution Use the Calibration Curves dialog box to do the following: Edit the printer’s calibration values at different points for each color on the transfer roll, or reset all values to the nominal default. Adjust the density of each primary color to correct color shifts.
Page 52: How Values Are Displayed
Windows: The PhaserMatch application uses the last calibration settings you made for that printer. Your last calibration settings are used for making the Calibration Curves test print, and are used as the starting point for making modiﬁcations to the calibration...
Page 53 Curve selection display Each Curve Selection designates a color on the installed transfer roll: If you have a 4-Color Transfer Roll installed in the printer, all Curve Selections are available: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, CMY, and CMYK. If you have a 3-Color Transfer Roll installed, the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and CMY Curve Selections are available;...
Page 54: Adjusting The Curve Settings
Adjusting the curve settings To adjust the Calibration Curves, follow these steps: Start the PhaserMatch application. Select Calibration Curves from the Calibrate menu. The following dialog box appears: 3-18 PhaserMatch...
Page 55 Gray Linearity but allows for more ﬁne tuning. In the Curve Data ﬁeld, adjust the calibration settings as desired: Click the Restore Default button to return all values to the printer’s factory defaults. Drag points on color curves (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, CMY, or CMYK).
Page 56 OK. Click Restore Defaults to return the values in the dialog box to the factory defaults. Click OK to send the default values to the printer. If you are satisﬁed with the adjustments, click OK to send the new calibration settings to the printer.
Page 57: Controlling Calibration Files
Calibration user mode. Refer to page 2-9 for instructions on selecting this user mode. Sending to the printer (see page 3-23). Editing the values (see pages 3-3, 3-10, and 3-15). Exporting to a ﬂoppy diskette or other location (see page 3-25).
Page 58: Saving Calibration Settings
25 characters long. Click OK to save the new calibration setting in your computer. The last values you sent to the printer are saved in the printer until you change them. Saved settings are available in the Load Calibration dialog box.
Page 59: Sending Calibration Settings To The Printer
Use the calibration setting currently in your computer’s memory, or load a calibration setting to send to the printer. a. Select Load Calibration from the File menu. b. Select a calibration setting to load, and click OK.
Page 60: Deleting Existing Calibration Settings
Deleting existing calibration settings Note Use the Delete Calibration dialog box to remove a set of calibration settings saved in the calibration data base for the PhaserMatch application on your computer. Select Delete Calibration from the File menu. In the Delete Calibration dialog box, select the name in the list you want to delete from your calibration data base.
Page 61: Exporting Calibration Settings
In the Calibrations Settings name ﬁeld, type a new ﬁle name for saving the settings. Click OK. The Save Calibration command (also used for Export) is available only in the Expert Calibration user mode. Refer to page 2-9 for instructions on selecting this user mode. Calibrating the Printer 3-25 User Manual...
Page 62: Importing Calibration Settings
Importing calibration settings Note You can import calibration setting ﬁles for use on your computer. Select Load Calibration from the File menu. Click Import; the Import Calibration dialog box appears. Select the location (Drives/Directories) you want to import settings from. Select the name of the calibration settings you want to import from the File Name list.
Page 63: Selecting Calibration Preferences
Gray Balance dialog box. The User deﬁned area lets you select individual percentages as desired. For example, selecting 5%, 50%, and 90% would let you adjust colors in highlight, midtone, and shadow areas. Calibrating the Printer 3-27 User Manual...
Page 64 Calibrating the Printer 3-28 PhaserMatch...
Page 65: Editing Profiles
SNAP Press (Speciﬁcations for Non-Heat Advertising Printing) SWOP Press (Speciﬁcation for Web Offset Publications) These proﬁles allow the printer’s colors to emulate the color behavior of a particular printing press. Editing these standard proﬁles lets you adjust for variations between your printer’s colors and a speciﬁc printing press you want to emulate.
Page 66: Deciding Which Profile Menu Command To Use
The Densitometry dialog box allows you to create an edited proﬁle that attempts to match the density values on a speciﬁc Phaser printer to the density values of the target press. Paper Color Paper Color is the background color of the paper you are going to print on.
Page 67 Problems with using multiple procedures Modifying values in more than one Proﬁle menu dialog box has different effects. In all of the following cases, where a subsequent operation would cause a loss of detail in the changes you have already made, a warning message appears asking you to conﬁrm your actions before the changes you made in the second dialog box take effect.
Page 68: Adjusting For Dot Gain
Adjusting for Dot Gain Note A printing press creates an image with halftone dots. The round dots of ink touch and overlap, covering a percentage of the page. The printed dots usually increase in size as they are absorbed by the paper, covering a larger area of the page than expected.
Page 69 Start the Phaser Calibrator application. Select Modify Dot Gain from the Proﬁle menu. The following dialog box appears: In the Select a base proﬁle ﬁeld, select the standard proﬁle you want to modify. Or, to edit a previously saved, user-deﬁned proﬁle, follow these steps: a.
Page 70 Setting the 50% dot gain does not affect the density of fully saturated primaries. If fully saturated cyan, magenta, yellow, and black seem darker on your Phaser printer than on your target printing press, you can reduce the values in the maximum density settings to lighten those colors.
Page 71 Editing Profiles Where to go from here: Click Save Proﬁle to save the edited proﬁle as is; give it a name you can select it under in a Tektronix driver. Click OK to hold these proﬁle settings in memory, and go on to page 4-15 to add paper color information to this proﬁle.
Page 72: Editing Profile Curves
Editing proﬁle curves Note Use the Proﬁle Curves dialog box to set dot gain or dot area at more percentage points than in the Dot Gain dialog box. Start with a base or standard printing press proﬁle. Create a modiﬁed proﬁle to match a speciﬁc printing press, then save the proﬁle for use in the Tektronix driver.
Page 73 Start the Phaser Calibrator application. Select Adjust Curves from the Proﬁle menu. The following dialog box appears: Under Select a base proﬁle, select the standard proﬁle you want to modify. The Curve Viewer information and the Curve Data percentage value boxes can be displayed in two ways: as Dot Gain or Dot Area, depending on the selection you make in the Proﬁle Preferences dialog box.
Page 74 For example, if cyan is printing too dark on the new transfer roll, (resulting in a cyanish-black from equal amounts of CMY) you can set the printer to print less cyan. Select Black, CMY, or CMYK to change the relative lightness/darkness of all colors.
Page 75 IT8.7-3 test patterns that you can compare with equivalent test patterns printed on your target printer. Refer to the following pages for test pattern values: IT8.7-3 Basic Color Target, see page 5-4. IT8.7-3 Color Standard Chart, see page 5-7.
Page 76: Making Densitometry Measurements
SWOP Press. Measure the density of each color swatch on a pair of test prints, one made on your selected target output device (such as a printing press) and the other made on your Phaser printer. Use ﬁlters for each color. Start the Phaser Calibrator application.
Page 77 Make test prints: a. Click the Print button to print a test print on the selected printer. The test print shows swatches of color at each value. b. A PostScript ﬁle is provided on the installation diskette or CD-ROM, that you can use to make the same print on your target printer.
Page 78 Print a second set of test prints to verify your measurements. Or, just make another test print on Phaser printer to compare again with the target print. Where to go from here:...
Page 79: Specifying Paper Or Background Color
Specifying paper or background color Note You can select, modify, create or delete paper or background colors to compensate for white and off-white papers in your printing press proﬁles. Use the Paper Color dialog box to select paper color information to add to a proﬁle.
Page 80 Print a test print, if desired, to see a sample of available paper colors. The test print shows printer-speciﬁc swatches and samples. Select a paper color from the list in the dialog box If the paper color you want isn’t in the list, click Add and go to page 4-17.
Page 81 Adding or creating a paper color To create a new paper color to add to the list of available paper colors, follow these steps: Select Paper Color from the Proﬁle menu. Click Add; the Add Paper Color dialog box appears. In the Paper Color ﬁeld, type in a name for the new paper color.
Page 82 To use the new paper color, do one of the following: To add the paper color information to the proﬁle you are currently modifying, select your new paper color in the list in the Paper Color dialog box, and click OK. This proﬁle can be one of the following: To add the new paper color to the list in the Paper Color dialog box without modifying the current proﬁle, click Cancel.
Page 83 Modifying an existing paper color To modify or change an existing paper color in the list of available paper colors, follow these steps: Select Paper Color from the Proﬁle menu. Select a paper color from the list in the dialog box. Click Modify;...
Page 84 To use the modiﬁed paper color, do one of the following: To add the paper color information to the proﬁle you are currently modifying, select your new paper color in the list in the Paper Color dialog box, and click OK. This proﬁle can be one of the following: To add the modiﬁed paper color to the list in the Paper Color dialog box without modifying the current proﬁle, click Cancel.
Page 85 Deleting a paper color To delete a paper color you no longer want in the list of available paper colors, follow these steps: Select Paper Color from the Proﬁle menu. Select a paper color from the list you want to delete. Click Delete to remove the paper color from the list of available paper colors.
Page 86: Using Edited Profiles
Using edited proﬁles Once you have modiﬁed and saved a proﬁle, you can select it in the Tektronix driver for your printer. The proﬁles are added to the Color Corrections list in the TekColor Options dialog box. Open the Chooser and select the appropriate driver and printer.
Page 87: Controlling Profiles
Calibration user mode. Refer to page 2-9 for instructions on selecting this user mode. Sending to the printer (see page 4-25). Editing the values (see pages 4-4, 4-8, 4-15, and 4-12). Exporting to a ﬂoppy diskette or other location (see page 4-27).
Page 88: Saving A Profile
The name can be up to 25 characters long. This proﬁle name appears in the list of color corrections in the Tektronix driver for your printer. Click OK to save. 4-24 PhaserMatch The Save Proﬁle command is available only in the Expert...
Page 89: Sending A Profile To The Printer
Sending a proﬁle to the printer Note Use the Send Proﬁle dialog box to send a proﬁle to the printer to change the printer’s default behavior. Use the proﬁle currently in your computer’s memory, or load a proﬁle to send to the printer.
Page 90: Deleting Existing Profiles
Deleting existing proﬁles Note Use the Delete Proﬁle dialog box to remove a proﬁle saved in your Proﬁle Database for the PhaserMatch application on your computer. Select Delete Proﬁle from the File menu. In the Delete Proﬁle dialog box, select the proﬁle in the list you want to delete.
Page 91 Exporting proﬁle settings Note You can export saved proﬁles to another location, such as a ﬂoppy diskette or to a shared network directory, for someone else to import to another computer or platform. Select Save Proﬁle from the File menu. Click Export;...
Page 92: Importing Profile Settings
Load Proﬁle dialog box, under the name they had when they were imported. The imported proﬁle appears in the list of color corrections in the Tektronix driver for your printer. 4-28 PhaserMatch The Load Proﬁle command is available only in the Expert Calibration user mode.
Page 93: Selecting Profile Preferences
Selecting proﬁle preferences Note Use the Proﬁle Preferences dialog box to change the appearance of the curves in the Proﬁle Curves dialog box. Start the Phaser Calibrator application. From the File menu, select Preferences, then select Proﬁle Preferences. The following dialog box appears: The Proﬁle Preferences command is available only in the Expert Calibration user mode.
Page 94 Under Curve Type, select one of the following options. These selections affect the values boxes and the way the curves are displayed in the Proﬁle Curves dialog box. Under Editable Values, select one of the options. The ﬁrst row of numbers is the default setting. Make another selection as desired.
Page 95: If You Get An Error When Making A Test Print
Macintosh At startup, the PhaserMatch application checks the printer for the currently installed transfer roll type. If the transfer roll in the printer is changed while the application is running, the error page is printed when you request a test print from any of the dialog boxes.
Page 96: If Some Users Cannot Use The Cd-Rom
If some users cannot use the CD-ROM If some Macintosh users of this printer cannot use the CD-ROM for installing the PhaserMatch software, you can make a ﬂoppy diskette copy of the PhaserMatch Installer with Apple’s DiskCopy application. Insert the Phaser 480X CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Page 97 Calibration data base ﬁles (one per printer) Proﬁle data base ﬁles; speciﬁc to printer family, not to a speciﬁc printer; use these ﬁles with the Import/Export features in the File menu. Saved calibration ﬁles Saved proﬁles...
Page 98: Values For It8.7-3 Basic Color Target Test Pattern
Values for IT8.7-3 Basic Color Target test pattern Use the values (percentages) in the following table with the color grid in the upper right corner of the Dot Gain and Proﬁle Curves test prints. Locate the grid number of the color you want, for example A-1, then use the table to look up the C, M, Y, and K components for that color.
Page 99 Grid E 11 E 13 F 10 F 12 G 11 G 13 H 10 H 12 I 11 I 13 Grid E 10 E 12 F 11 F 13 G 10 G 12 H 11 H 13 I 10 I 12 User Manual Technical Notes...
Page 100 Grid J 10 J 12 K 11 K 13 L 10 L 12 M 11 M 13 N 10 N 12 PhaserMatch Grid J 11 J 13 K 10 K 12 L 11 L 13 M 10 M 12 N 11 N 13...
Page 101: Values For It8.7-3 Color Standard Chart Test Pattern
Values for IT8.7-3 Color Standard Chart test pattern The following table shows the CMYK half of the Color Standard Chart on the Dot Gain and Proﬁle Curves test prints. The second half of the chart (RGB and CMY-mix) has the same percentages as the following table, but in reverse order.
Page 102 Technical Notes PhaserMatch...
Page 103 Index Basic Color Target test print values 5-4 calibration Calibration Curves overview 3-2 using 3-15 Easy Calibration 3-2 Gray Balance overview 3-2 using 3-3 Gray Linearity overview 3-2 using 3-10 lightness/darkness 3-10 neutral grays 3-3 overview 1-1 preferences 3-27 transfer roll 3-3 3-10 user modes 2-9 Calibration Curves...
Page 104 Gray Linearity notes 3-12 Help Text 2-4 installing 2-2 locating the software 2-1 menu bar 2-3 selecting printer in Chooser 2-3 starting the application 2-3 system requirements 2-1 using the application 2-4 messages, warning, displaying 2-10 mode, User Mode 2-9 modiﬁed proﬁles in driver, using 4-22...
Page 105 Windows 2-7 User Mode 2-10 using the application Macintosh 2-4 Windows 2-8 when to use 3-1 PHSRMTCH, Windows 2-6 printer drivers, selecting edited or modiﬁed proﬁles 4-22 prints, test Calibration Curves 3-19 Densitometry 4-13 Dot Gain 4-6 errors 5-1 Gray Balance 3-4...
Page 106 Gray Balance 3-7 Save Calibration dialog box 3-22 Save Proﬁle dialog box 4-24 Select Printer dialog box, Windows 2-7 Send Calibration dialog box 3-23 Send Proﬁle dialog box 4-25 software Macintosh CD-ROM 2-1 diskettes 2-1 Windows CD-ROM 2-5 diskettes 2-5 Tektronix drivers, selecting edited or modiﬁed...

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