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  • Page 1 Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server COLOR GUIDE...
  • Page 2 ™ This manual is part of a set of Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server documentation that About the includes the following manuals for users and system administrators: Documentation • The Quick Start Guide summarizes the steps for configuring the Fiery S300 31C-M Color Server and printing.
  • 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. CE Marking (Declaration of Conformity) This product complies with the following EU directives: 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, and 93/68/EEC directives. This declaration is valid for the area of the European Union.
  • Page 5 License EFI grants you a non-exclusive license to use the software (“Software”) and accompanying documentation (“Documentation”) included with the Product. The Software is licensed, not sold. You may use the Software solely for your own customary business or personal purposes. You may not rent, lease, sublicense or lend the Software.
  • Page 6 U.S. Government Restricted Rights: The Software and Documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents About the Documentation Introduction About this manual Key features of ColorWise Chapter 1: Fiery S300 Color Management Managing color on the Fiery S300 Combine Separations Rendering styles RGB Source Profile RGB Separation CMYK Simulation Profile CMYK Simulation Method 1-10 Output profile 1-10 Pure Black Text/Graphics...
  • Page 8 viii Contents Using Calibrator Starting Calibrator Expert Mode Restoring default calibration measurements 2-10 Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the DTP41 2-10 Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the DTP32 2-15 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 2-17 Setting up the ES-1000 2-17 Setting up the ED-100 2-18...
  • Page 9 ix Contents Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) 3-21 Starting Spot On 3-22 Using the Spot On main window 3-23 Working with existing colors 3-25 Creating custom colors 3-26 Downloading custom color groups 3-28 Uploading custom color groups 3-29 Editing color values 3-30 Using a measurement instrument to target colors...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    xi About this manual This manual explains how to manage color output on the Fiery S300 31C-M Introduction Color Server, and provides information on calibration and color profiles. This manual is part of a set of documentation that includes manuals for users and system administrators.

  • Page 12: Key Features Of Colorwise

    xii Introduction • Appendix A provides information about color measurement instruments, available as separately purchased options. • Appendix B describes the Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which can be used to import toner density measurements from measurement devices. • The Fiery Color Reference Glossary defines words in bold—for example, output...
  • Page 13 xiii Key features of ColorWise • Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better screen matching and provide for better color conversion of 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.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1: Fiery S300 Color Management

    1-1 Managing color on the Fiery S300 The following sections describe the options available from the ColorWise Chapter 1: color management system and explain how to customize the color settings for your Fiery S300 Color particular needs. They provides descriptions of the preset ColorWise default settings Management and cover additional options for users who need to customize ColorWise.
  • Page 16 1-2 Fiery S300 Color Management The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery S300 color management process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options when you send a print job to the Fiery S300. Most of these options and settings are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.
  • Page 17 1-3 Managing color on the Fiery S300 You can specify settings for the following options by selecting print options when you send a job to the Fiery S300. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator during Fiery S300 Setup or using ColorWise Pro Tools. Settings specified using print options override the defaults.
  • Page 18 1-4 Fiery S300 Color Management Fiery S300 color print option Description white point (Other) White Point Applies the specified value to the RGB source color space 5000 K (D50)/5500 K/6500 K (D65)/ definition (see page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as 7500 K/9300 K the RGB Source Profile setting.

  • Page 19: Combine Separations

    1-5 Managing color on the Fiery S300 Fiery S300 color print option Description Black Overprint The On setting overprints black text and text/graphics placed on colored On/Off backgrounds. Overprinting colored backgrounds eliminates white gaps and (Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro reduces halo effects or misregistration of colors.

  • Page 20: Rendering Styles

    1-6 Fiery S300 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 S300 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 S300 RGB Source Profile The RGB source profile setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB data in your document so the appropriate color conversion can occur on the Fiery S300. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and from the ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager.

  • Page 22: Rgb Separation

    1-8 Fiery S300 Color Management • instructs the Fiery S300 to allow the RGB sources you defined elsewhere, None such as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance of colors is not independent of the file type. For example, RGB EPS files will look different from RGB TIFF files.

  • Page 23: Cmyk Simulation Profile

    1-9 Managing color on the Fiery S300 CMYK Simulation Profile The CMYK Simulation Profile print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations. This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to simulate. This option affects CMYK data only. With the Windows printer drivers, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools.

  • Page 24: Cmyk Simulation Method

    1-10 Fiery S300 Color Management CMYK Simulation Method The CMYK Simulation Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK conversion technique. • applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan, Quick magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to pleasant color output from your copier because pure primary colors are not “contaminated”...

  • Page 25: Pure Black Text/Graphics

    1-11 Managing color on the Fiery S300 In certain cases, you may want to customize the default output profile using the ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor to achieve particular color effects (see page 3-10). 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).

  • Page 26: Black Overprint

    1-12 Fiery S300 Color Management Use the Pure Black Text/Graphics option only when printing composites, not when printing separations. Pure Black Text/Graphics Input black color Prints 100% black With the default profile, prints a rich black using all toners. CMYK Prints only with black toner, because CMYK simulations preserve the black channel.

  • Page 27: Spot Color Matching

    1-13 Managing color on the Fiery S300 For example, use this setting with a page that contains black text on a light blue background. The background blue color is CMYK = 40%, 30%, 0%, 0% and the black text is CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%. •...

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

    1-14 Fiery S300 Color Management For PDF jobs that include spot colors and where the spot colors are not included in the built-in table, setting Spot Color Matching to On retains the spot color originally specified. The Fiery S300 references the built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.

  • Page 29: Setting Color Management Print Options For Windows

    1-15 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS For Windows computers, the Fiery S300 driver interface allows you to save combinations of settings for later access. Additionally, you can choose different settings for individual jobs from the applications you use. The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your application and the Fiery S300 print options you selected.
  • Page 30 1-16 Fiery S300 Color Management O SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR INDOWS 1. Access the printer driver options, as described on page 1-14. 2. Click the Fiery Printing tab and choose settings from the ColorWise menu for the print options described on page 1-3.

  • Page 31: Adobe Postscript Printer Driver For Mac Os

    1-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS The Custom Setup dialog box allows you to specify custom RGB source settings (see page 1-7). For most users, the default settings provide the right level of color control. For more information about individual print options, see page 1-3.
  • Page 32 1-18 Fiery S300 Color Management Setting color management print options Choose settings for color print options from the various panes of the AdobePS driver dialog box. To access the initial AdobePS dialog box, choose Print from the File menu of your application. The term “pane”...
  • Page 33 1-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS S300 O SET IERY COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS 1. In the AdobePS Print dialog box, choose Color Matching from the menu. Choose Color Matching 2. Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menu. Choose Color/Grayscale 3.
  • Page 34 1-20 Fiery S300 Color Management If these settings are used regularly, click Save Settings to save them for subsequent jobs. S300 O SET IERY COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS OS X 10.2 FROM OR LATER 1. In the Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the menu. Choose Printer Features 2.

  • Page 35: Chapter 2: Color Calibration

    2-1 An overview of calibration Calibrating the Fiery S300 ensures consistent, reliable color output. This chapter Chapter 2: explains how calibration works and provides instructions for all calibration Color Calibration procedures. You can calibrate the Fiery S300 using ColorWise Pro Tools in combination with any of the following color measurement instruments, available as separately purchased options: •...

  • Page 36: An Overview Of Calibration

    2-2 Color Calibration An overview of calibration Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities (measurements) and the response expected by the output profile. • Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the copier. • Calibration sets are sets of measurements. •...

  • Page 37: Understanding Calibration

    2-3 Understanding calibration Understanding calibration Although most users’ needs are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery S300 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 S300. •...

  • Page 38: Scheduling Calibration

    2-4 Color 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 39: Checking Calibration Status

    2-5 Understanding calibration To monitor print quality, print the following color reference pages: • Color Charts from the Control Panel (see the Configuration Guide) • Color Charts from Command WorkStation (see the Job Management Guide) • Color reference pages included with the user software (see the User Software Installation Guide)

  • Page 40: Using Calibrator

    2-6 Color Calibration Using Calibrator ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery S300 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 Configuration Guide).
  • Page 41 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 here...

  • Page 42: 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 here 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 43 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 44: Restoring Default Calibration Measurements

    2-10 Color Calibration Restoring default calibration measurements Use the following procedure to return to default preset calibration measurements. O RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS 1. In the main Calibrator window, click Restore Device. 2. Click OK to restore the preset default calibration set. Restore Device applies only to the currently selected calibration set.
  • Page 45 2-11 Using Calibrator S300 DTP41 O CALIBRATE THE IERY USING THE 1. Start Calibrator. For instructions on starting Calibrator, see page 2-6. 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.
  • Page 46 2-12 Color Calibration 8. Click Measure. 9. If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu. 10. Click Start Measurements.
  • Page 47 2-13 Using Calibrator 11. Insert the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the page properly. 12. 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 48 2-14 Color Calibration 13. 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 and Next to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement sequence.

  • Page 49: Calibrating The Fiery S300 With The Dtp32

    2-15 Using Calibrator Calibrating the Fiery S300 with the DTP32 Using the DTP32, you can quickly measure color patches and download these measurements to the Fiery S300 using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator. Before using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32 to calibrate the Fiery S300, follow the instructions on page A-11 for calibrating the DTP32 densitometer.
  • Page 50 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. 8.

  • Page 51: 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 52: 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 Cradle 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 53: Calibrating The Fiery S300 With The Es-1000 Or

    2-19 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 or EFI Densitometer ED-100 Calibrating the Fiery S300 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 S300. S300 ES-1000 ED-100 O CALIBRATE THE IERY USING THE...
  • Page 54 2-20 Color Calibration For Page Type, choose either 34 or 21 Sorted Patches, or 34 or 21 Randomized Patches. Sorted patches are printed on the page in the order of their hue and saturation levels. Randomized patches are printed on the page in random order, to help compensate for density inconsistencies on different areas of the page.
  • Page 55 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 56 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 57: Using Autocal And Colorcal

    2-23 Using AutoCal and ColorCal Using AutoCal and ColorCal AutoCal and ColorCal allow you to calibrate the Fiery S300 without the use of an additional spectrophotometer or densitometer. Instead, these methods use the copier’s built-in scanner to measure toner density values. AutoCal and ColorCal have the following differences: •...
  • Page 58 2-24 Color Calibration 3. In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose AutoCal or ColorCal. 4. In the Check Print Settings pane, choose the desired Calibration Set. If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media you will use most often.
  • Page 59 2-25 Using AutoCal and ColorCal If you chose the ColorCal method, an alert message appears, asking if you want to calibrate the copier’s scanner. 10. If you are using ColorCal and want to calibrate the scanner, click Yes. 11. Choose the Input Tray to use for the scanner measurement page and click Print. Retrieve the scanner measurement page from the copier.

  • Page 60: Calibrating From The Control Panel With Autocal Or Colorcal

    2-26 Color Calibration 13. Follow the directions in the dialog box for placing the Gray Scale strip and the AutoCal or ColorCal measurement page on the copier glass. Click Continue. AutoCal ColorCal 14. Click OK in the Calibrator Information dialog box (on your Mac OS or Windows computer).
  • Page 61 2-27 Using AutoCal and ColorCal If you print a measurement page from the Manual Feed tray, you must load the appropriate paper in the tray and select the correct paper size from the copier touch panel display. 3. Choose Calibrate. 4.
  • Page 62 2-28 Color Calibration 10. When prompted to Print Comparison Page (Expert Mode only), choose Yes to print a preview of the selected calibration. Choose from a list of output profiles that use the same calibration set and press OK. This option appears only in Expert Mode calibration. 11.

  • Page 63: Chapter 3: Colorwise Pro Tools

    3-1 Profile Manager ColorWise Pro Tools is designed to give you flexible control of color printing. Chapter 3: It includes the following color management tools: ColorWise Pro Tools • Calibrator (see Chapter • Color Editor • Profile Manager • Spot On (available only if you have installed the Fiery Graphic Arts Package) •...
  • Page 64 3-2 ColorWise Pro Tools • contains printer profiles used to simulate another device on the Simulation Fiery S300. • contains copier profiles that describe the copier. For more information on Output output profiles, see page 1-10. Changing the Fiery S300 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 65: 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 S300, unless you override them using print options. Therefore, the defaults should be the most commonly used profiles. O SPECIFY A DEFAULT PROFILE 1.

  • Page 66: 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 67 3-5 Profile Manager 2. If the desired profile does not appear, click Browse to go to a different directory. Browse to the directory containing the profile you want to download and click OK. 3. When the profile you want to download appears in the list in the main Profile Manager window, select it.

  • Page 68: Editing Profiles

    3-6 ColorWise Pro Tools Editing profiles You can customize the profiles on the Fiery S300 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 “Color Editor”...

  • Page 69: Defining Profiles

    3-7 Profile Manager S300 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 70 3-8 ColorWise Pro Tools O DEFINE A CUSTOM SIMULATION PROFILE 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager. Custom profile created with Color Editor In 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 71 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 72: 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 73 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 74 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 75 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 76 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 77 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 78 3-16 ColorWise Pro Tools GCR), O EDIT A SIMULATION IN UICK OURCE 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 79: Undoing Simulation Edits

    3-17 Color Editor 4. Edit and save the simulation, as described in steps through of the procedure starting on page 3-13. For this new simulation to be automatically applied to a print job, the CMYK Simulation, Simulation Method, and Output Profile settings must be the same as those used when you edited the profile.
  • Page 80 3-18 ColorWise Pro Tools O CORRECT THE GRAY BALANCE OF AN OUTPUT PROFILE 1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Color Editor. 2. Choose Output from the View menu. 3. Select a profile to edit and click Select. Or, open the Profile Manager, select a profile, and then click Edit. 4.
  • Page 81 3-19 Color Editor 6. If the output profile contains no edit points, continue to step 8. If the output profile contains edit points from a previous AutoGray session, choose an action from the following warning. reuses edits points from a previous session in an attempt to make them more Refine accurate.
  • Page 82 3-20 ColorWise Pro Tools 8. In the Print Options dialog box that appears, choose the Input Tray to use for the measurement page and click Print. The Page Type is automatically set to AutoGray Measurement Page. The Paper Size is automatically set to LTR/A4. 9.

  • Page 83: Checking Edited Profiles

    3-21 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) Checking edited profiles To view a printed sample of a profile before you save it to the Fiery S300, 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 84: Starting Spot On

    3-22 ColorWise Pro Tools Starting Spot On You can start Spot On from ColorWise Pro Tools. To work with Spot On, you must first specify the output profile associated with the Spot Color Dictionary that you want to edit. However, you may switch to a different output profile at any time while working with Spot On.

  • Page 85: Using The Spot On Main Window

    3-23 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) Using the Spot On main window The Spot On main window displays a list of color groups which represent libraries of spot colors on the Fiery S300. Tool icons for working with colors appear at the top of the window.
  • Page 86 3-24 ColorWise Pro Tools O OPEN AND CLOSE A COLOR GROUP 1. To open a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name. You can also open a group by double-clicking the blank area to the right of the group name.

  • Page 87: Working With Existing Colors

    3-25 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) Working with existing colors With Spot On, you can view and manage existing groups of colors on the Fiery S300. You can also search for a particular color in the Spot On list. Color groups in the Spot On window appear in order of their priority.

  • Page 88: Creating Custom Colors

    3-26 ColorWise Pro Tools O FIND A SPECIFIC COLOR 1. Choose Find from the Edit menu. The Find dialog box appears. 2. Enter the name of the color you want to find and click OK. Spot On searches for the specified color, starting from the top of the color list. The located color appears selected in the color list.
  • Page 89 3-27 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) O RENAME A CUSTOM COLOR OR COLOR GROUP 1. Select the Color Name or specific color you want to edit. 2. Type the new name exactly as it appears in the print job documents, including upper and lowercase characters and spaces, as needed.

  • Page 90: Downloading Custom Color Groups

    3-28 ColorWise Pro Tools Downloading custom color groups You can download custom color groups from your computer to the Fiery S300. Downloaded groups are added as custom groups to the Spot On color list and are enabled immediately for use on the Fiery S300. O DOWNLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS 1.

  • Page 91: Uploading Custom Color Groups

    3-29 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) Uploading custom color groups You can upload custom color groups from the Fiery S300 to your computer as ICC files. The upload feature allows you to share a group by creating a local copy that can be downloaded to another Fiery S300.

  • Page 92: Editing Color Values

    3-30 ColorWise Pro Tools Editing color values The Spot On Color Search targets the exact CMYK toner equivalents required to simulate a desired spot color on the copier. If an existing spot color is not printing as desired, you can modify the color values as needed to achieve your intended result. Beginning with an approximate color, you can adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of the color until you achieve a desirable match.
  • Page 93 3-31 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) 2. To update the center patch to a neighboring color that more closely matches the target, click the corresponding neighbor patch. Neighboring patches represent variations from the center patch and can be selected if they offer a closer match to the desired color.
  • Page 94 3-32 ColorWise Pro Tools If you use the monitor that is part of the Fiery Advanced Controller Interface option, select the monitor profile that is installed with the option. If you use another monitor, select a profile customized to describe the characteristics of that monitor. 4.
  • Page 95 3-33 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) 6. Click OK to print the patches. The Print Pattern test page prints the following information: • Center patch color CMYK value • Color spacing • Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected • Output profile selected The goal of the Spot On Color Search is to find the color values that make a printed color patch match a target, not the screen simulation of it.

  • Page 96: Using A Measurement Instrument To Target Colors

    3-34 ColorWise Pro Tools The Device Codes option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 255. This option reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery S300 can actually reproduce, and provides finer gradations of color than are possible with Percentages. 3.

  • Page 97: Saving Changes And Exiting Spot On

    3-35 Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package) 3. For Instrument, choose the instrument you will use to take measurements. For Port, choose the serial port connection of the instrument. Click OK. The indicator light on the instrument flashes for a few moments as the connection to Spot On is established.

  • Page 98: Color Setup

    3-36 ColorWise Pro Tools O SAVE THE N COLOR LIST 1. Choose Save from the File menu. 2. Click Close in the upper-right corner of the Spot On main window to exit the utility. Color Setup Use Color Setup to set the default ColorWise settings for the Fiery S300. To access Color Setup, click its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.

  • Page 99: 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 100 A-2 Color Measurement Instruments DTP41 O CONNECT THE TO THE COMPUTER 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 101 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 102 A-4 Color Measurement Instruments For Mac OS computers with a USB port (for example, an iMac), you need an 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 103: 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 S300. You can initiate the calibration sequence in ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator as part of the process of Fiery S300 calibration. The computer may also prompt you that it is necessary to calibrate the spectrophotometer.
  • Page 104 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 105 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 when you are finished. 8. Click Calibrate DTP-41. The Instrument Calibration dialog box appears.

  • Page 106: 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 A-2), and slide the strip into the DTP41 until you feel the...

  • Page 107: Setting Up The Dtp32

    A-9 Color Measurement Instruments Setting up the DTP32 Before you calibrate the Fiery S300 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” on page A-11). For additional information about setting up and using the DTP32, see the separate documentation included with the densitometer.
  • Page 108 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 For Mac OS computers with a USB port (for example, an iMac), you need an adapter to connect the DTP32 to your computer.

  • Page 109: 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 page A-9).

  • Page 111: 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 112: 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 113: 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 115 Index Index Calibrator Expert Mode 2-8 Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 1-6 printing Comparison Page 2-8 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile restoring defaults 2-10 option 3-2 using 2-6 to 2-10 Apple Standard setting, RGB Source profile viewing measurements 2-9 option 1-7 CMYK Simulation Method AutoCal calibration option 1-4, 1-10...
  • Page 116 I-2 Index Combine Separations option 1-3, 1-5 Comparison Page 2-8, 3-21 Full (Output GCR) setting, CMYK composites, printing 1-3, 1-5, 1-12, 1-14 Simulation Method option 1-10 Configuration page 2-5 Full (Source GCR) setting, CMYK Contrast ICC rendering style 1-6 Simulation Method option 1-10 Control Panel calibration from 2-26 Gamma option 1-3...
  • Page 117 I-3 Index Other setting, RGB Source Profile Quick setting, CMYK Simulation Method option 1-7 option 1-10 Output Profile option calibration sets for 2-3, 2-4, 3-10 Relative Colorimetric rendering style 1-6 description 1-4, 1-10 Rendering Style option xii, 1-2, 1-3, 1-6 RGB images PANTONE Coated Color Reference 1-14 defining source profiles for 1-7, 3-1...
  • Page 118 I-4 Index undercolor removal (UCR) 1-8 White Point option 1-4 Windows color management options 1-15 to 1-17...

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