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Oki ES3640e MFP Color Manual

Manual is about: ES3640e MFP EFI Job Management Guide

Summary of ES3640e MFP

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    Fiery colour guide es3640e mfp.

  • Page 2: About The

    This manual is part of a set of fiery network controller for es3640e mfp, herein referred to as the “fiery,” documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators. Most are available as acrobat pdf (portable document format) files on the user documentation cd. • the u...

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    Contents about the documentation introduction about this manual xi key features of colorwise xii chapter 1: fiery colour management managing colour on the es3640e mfp 1-1 rendering style 1-5 pure black text/graphics 1-6 black overprint 1-7 spot colour matching 1-8 rgb source profile 1-9 cmyk simulat...

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    Iv contents using calibrator 2-6 starting calibrator 2-6 expert mode 2-8 restoring default calibration measurements 2-10 using the efi spectrometer es-1000 2-11 setting up the es-1000 2-11 calibrating the fiery with the es-1000 2-12 using the efi densitometer ed-100 2-14 setting up the ed-100 2-14 c...

  • Page 5: Index

    V contents uploading custom colour groups 3-22 editing colour values 3-23 using a measurement instrument to target colours 3-27 saving changes and exiting spot-on 3-28 colour setup 3-29 setting default colorwise options 3-29 appendix a: colour measurement instruments using the x-rite dtp41 spectroph...

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    Copyright © 2005 electronics for imaging, inc. And oki printing solutions. 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 fr...

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    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 b declaration of conformity this equipment has been tested and found to comply w...

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    Proprietary rights you acknowledge and agree that all rights, title and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and relating to the software, documentation and all modifications and derivative works thereof are solely owned by and shall remain with efi and its suppliers. Except for ...

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    U.S. Government restricted rights: use, duplication, or disclosure of the software by the united states government is subject to restrictions as set forth in far 12.212 or dfars 227.7202-3 - 227.7202-4 and, to the extent required under u.S. Federal law, the minimum restricted rights as set out in fa...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    Xi about this manual this manual explains how to manage colour output on the es3640e mfp, and provides information on calibration and colour profiles. This manual is part of a set of documentation that includes manuals for users and system administrators. The other manuals are available at your site...

  • Page 12: Key Features Of Colorwise

    Xii introduction • the fiery colour reference glossary defines words in bold—for example, output profile—that appear throughout this manual. Colour terms and concepts, such as “colour space,” “spot colour,” “gamut,” and “source profile,” are used throughout this manual. If you are new to desktop col...

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    Xiii key features of colorwise • define whether rgb data is converted into the full gamut of the printer 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. It is also useful for evaluating th...

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    1 1-1 managing colour on the es3640e mfp the following sections describe the options available from the colorwise colour management system and explain how to customize the colour settings for your particular needs. They provide descriptions of the preset colorwise default settings and cover addition...

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    1 1-2 fiery colour management the following diagram illustrates the print options in the es3640e mfp colour management process that affect colour data conversions. You can access these print options when you send a print job to the es3640e mfp. Most of these options and settings are described in sub...

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    1 1-3 managing colour on the es3640e mfp you can specify settings for the following options by selecting print options when you send a job to the es3640e mfp. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator during setup or using colorwise pro tools. Settings specified using print options overr...

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    1 1-4 fiery colour management detailed explanations of how these and other settings affect your print jobs are provided in subsequent sections of this chapter. Pure black text/graphics on/off (default set at setup or with colorwise pro tools) the on setting optimizes the quality of black text and li...

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    1 1-5 managing colour on the es3640e mfp rendering style the rendering style option specifies a crd for colour conversions. To control the appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or rgb photographs from photoshop, select the appropriate rendering style. The es3640e mfp allows y...

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    1 1-6 fiery colour management pure black text/graphics the pure black text/graphics option affects the printout for black text and vector graphics on a page. Under most circumstances, leave this option set to on. When pure black text/graphics is on, black colours generated by applications (for examp...

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    1 1-7 managing colour on the es3640e mfp black overprint the black overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text or text/graphics—defined as rgb = 0, 0, 0, or as cmyk = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%— overprints coloured backgrounds. • text —black text overprints coloured backgrounds, eliminati...

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    1 1-8 fiery colour management spot colour matching the spot colour matching option provides automatic matching of spot colours with their best cmyk equivalents. • on —the fiery uses a built-in table to generate the closest cmyk matches of spot colours your es3640e mfp can produce. (new tables are ge...

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    1 1-9 managing colour on the es3640e mfp rgb source profile the rgb source profile setting allows you to define the characteristics of the rgb data in your document so the appropriate colour conversion can occur on the fiery. Commonly used monitor colour spaces are available from the printer driver ...

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    1 1-10 fiery colour management • none instructs the fiery to allow the rgb sources you defined elsewhere, such as in the application, to be used. When you set rgb source to none, the appearance of colours will not be independent of the file type. For example, rgb eps files will look different from r...

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    1 1-11 managing colour on the es3640e mfp n ote : to properly simulate a printed image that was separated through the use of an icc profile, the same profile must be present on the es3640e mfp. For more information about downloading icc profiles to the es3640e mfp, see “downloading profiles” on page...

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    1 1-12 fiery colour management rgb separation the rgb separation option determines how rgb colours (as well as lab and xyz colours) are converted to cmyk. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, since the option defines the colour spaces that will be used by the es3640e mfp to “separate”...

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    1 1-13 managing colour on the es3640e mfp output profile an output profile consists of a profile for your printer, describing its colour characteristics. In certain cases, you may want to customize the default output profile using the colorwise pro tools color editor to achieve particular colour eff...

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    1 1-14 fiery colour management postscript printer driver for windows and mac os to access the printer driver options described in this section, choose start > settings > printers (windows 98/me/nt/2000) or printers and faxes (windows xp/server 2003), right-click the appropriate printer (ppd) name, a...

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    1 1-15 postscript printer driver for windows and mac os t o set print options for w 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 . 3. Click expert sett...

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    1 1-16 fiery colour management adobe postscript printer driver for mac os this section explains how to set colour management print options with the adobeps printer driver for mac os, a postscript 3 driver that takes full advantage of the colour features of the es3640e mfp and allows you to save a se...

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    1 1-17 postscript printer driver for windows and mac os n ote : if you use the postscript colour matching option, the driver may, depending on the application in use, attach a cmyk source definition to the cmyk data in your document. In such a case, the cmyk data in the document is reseparated using...

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    1 1-18 fiery colour management 2. Choose color/grayscale from the print color menu. 3. In the colorwise menu, choose settings for the print options described on page 1-3 . If these settings are used regularly, click save settings to save them for subsequent jobs. Choose color/grayscale.

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    1 1-19 postscript printer driver for windows and mac os t o set f iery colour management options (m ac os–x) 1. In the print dialog box, choose printer features from the menu. 2. In the colorwise 1, colorwise 2, and colorwise 3 feature set menus, choose settings for the print options described on pa...

  • Page 35: Chapter 2: Colour

    2 2-1 an overview of calibration calibrating the fiery ensures consistent, reliable colour output. This chapter explains how calibration works and provides instructions for all calibration procedures. You can calibrate the fiery using colorwise pro tools in combination with any of the following colo...

  • Page 36: An Overview Of Calibration

    2 2-2 colour 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 colour behavior of the printer. • calibration sets ar...

  • Page 37: Understanding Calibration

    2 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 colour reproduction capabilities of t...

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    2 2-4 colour calibration measurements measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by the printer when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of those colours. To create a measurement file, print a page of colour patches. The...

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    2 2-5 understanding calibration to monitor print quality, print the following colour reference pages: • colour charts from the control panel (see the configuration guide chapter 4) • colour charts from command workstation/command workstation le (see “printing fiery information pages” in the job mana...

  • Page 40: Using Calibrator

    2 2-6 colour 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 calibra...

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    2 2-7 using calibrator 2. Click calibrator. The calibration window appears in standard mode. 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..

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    2 2-8 colour 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. T o u se e xpert m ode • move the sliding button at...

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    2 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. When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called plot against appears in the upper-right corner...

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    2 2-10 colour calibration restoring default calibration measurements the es3640e mfp is shipped with default calibration measurements. You can use these measurements to achieve acceptable colour without calibration. If the measurement device you use does not produce acceptable colour, you can easily...

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    2 2-11 using the efi spectrometer es-1000 using the efi spectrometer es-1000 the efi spectrometer es-1000 is a hand-held spectrophotometer that measures the spectral light reflected from printed output and other coloured materials, as well as the density of printed ink and toner. It uses the density...

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    2 2-12 colour calibration calibrating the fiery with the es-1000 you can use colorwise pro tools in conjunction with the es-1000 to calibrate the fiery. T o calibrate the f iery using the es-1000 1. Start calibrator. For instructions on starting calibrator, see page 2-6 . 2. Choose efi spectrometer ...

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    2 2-13 using the efi spectrometer es-1000 7. In the get measurements pane, click measure. The measurement options dialog box appears. Page type is automatically set to the type that you selected in step 5 . 8. Check the settings, and click measure. The information dialog box appears. 9. Place the es...

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    2 2-14 colour calibration 12. After you hear a beep, slide the es-1000 at a slow but consistent pace across the strip. 13. Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured, and you have reached the white space at the end of the strip. When a strip is measured successfully, the...

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    2 2-15 using the efi densitometer ed-100 calibrating the fiery with the ed-100 you can use colorwise pro tools in conjunction with the ed-100 to calibrate the fiery. T o calibrate the f iery using the ed-100 1. Start calibrator. For instructions on starting calibrator, see page 2-6 . 2. Choose efi d...

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    2 2-16 colour calibration 7. Click measure in the get measurements pane. The measurement options dialog box appears. 8. Choose the appropriate options, and then click start. Page type is automatically set to the measurement page type that you printed in step 5 . Use the arrow buttons next to the cli...

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    2 2-17 using the efi densitometer ed-100 9. Place the ed-100 over the specified patch on the measurement page, making sure to center the sample aperture over the patch. Press measure to take the measurement. N ote : for a more accurate measurement, place several plain sheets of paper beneath the mea...

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    2 2-18 colour calibration calibrating the fiery with the dtp41 using the colorwise pro tools calibrator application and the dtp41 spectrophotometer, you can quickly measure colour patches printed by the es3640e mfp and automatically download these measurements to the fiery. N ote : before using colo...

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    2 2-19 calibrating the fiery with the dtp41 6. Retrieve the measurement page from the printer. 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 por...

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    2 2-20 colour calibration 12. Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips. A check mark appears on the circle of the colour just read, and the status field indicates the colour was measured successfully. Click previous and next to reverse or advance to another step in th...

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    2 2-21 calibrating the fiery with the dtp32 calibrating the fiery with the dtp32 using the dtp32, you can quickly measure colour patches and download these measurements to the fiery using colorwise pro tools calibrator. N ote : before using colorwise pro tools and the dtp32 to calibrate the fiery, f...

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    2 2-22 colour calibration 8. Click measure. In the dialog box that appears, follow the directions for feeding the measurement page through the x-rite dtp32. The status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page through the dtp32 four times, once for each colo...

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    2 2-23 using autocal and colorcal autocal is provided for compatibility with earlier fiery servers. You can perform autocal or colorcal calibration from either colorwise pro tools or the es3640e mfp printer control panel. For troubleshooting during the autocal procedure, see “troubleshooting” in the...

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    2 2-24 colour calibration 6. Make sure that you have loaded the media that you want in a paper tray. Choose the input tray to use for the measurement page, and click print. The page type is automatically set to autocal page or colorcal page. The paper size is automatically set to ltr/a4. 7. Click ok...

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    2 2-25 using autocal and colorcal 12. Place the kodak gray scale strip, kodak colour control patches strip, and scanner measurement page in the correct positions on the copier glass for scanner calibration. Place the gray scale strip face down on the platen glass so that it will be centered along th...

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    2 2-26 colour calibration 17. Click apply in the main calibrator window to implement the new calibration set. 18. Click ok in the information dialog box. This completes the calibration process. Calibrating from the control panel with autocal or colorcal if an administrator password has been set, you...

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    2 2-27 using autocal and colorcal 8. When prompted, choose yes to print the measurement page. This page consists of swatches of colour that will be measured by the es3640e mfp’s scanner and then compared to the target colour values. After the page is printed, the measure page screen appears. 9. Choo...

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    2 2-28 colour calibration t o remove calibration from the c ontrol p anel 1. From the es3640e mfp printer control panel, access the calibration menu as described on page 2-26 . 2. Choose remove calibration. 3. When prompted, verify that you want to proceed with removing calibration. The current meas...

  • Page 63: Chapter 3:

    3 3-1 colorwise pro tools designed to give you flexible control of colour printing, colorwise pro tools include the following colour management tools: • calibrator (see chapter 2 ) • colour editor • profile manager • spot-on • colour setup colorwise pro tools for windows and mac os computers are fun...

  • Page 64: Profile Manager

    3 3-2 colorwise pro tools profile manager profile manager allows you to manage and edit icc profiles. In the case of the fiery, these profiles are divided into rgb source, simulation, and output profiles: • rgb source contains all monitor profiles resident on the fiery. Rgb source profiles are used ...

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    3 3-3 profile manager n ote : when you use profile manager from some windows nt computers, the default colour directory may not be created automatically when colorwise pro tools are installed. Create the colour folder in the appropriate directory (for example, c:\winnt\system32\color) and profile ma...

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    3 3-4 colorwise pro tools if no default is set for rgb source, the rgb source print option is set to none. If no default profile is set for simulation, the cmyk simulation print option is set to none. For more information on print options, see chapter 1 . The output profile always has a default prof...

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    3 3-5 profile manager 3. When the profile you want to download appears in the list in the main profile manager window, select it. If the profile is compatible with the fiery, a green arrow indicates that the profile is available for downloading. Only output device profiles are downloadable to simula...

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    3 3-6 colorwise pro tools managing profiles profile manager allows you to back up profiles to ensure that no custom profiles are lost when the fiery software is updated. You can also upload a copy of a built-in fiery profile to your workstation in order to use it with an icc-aware application, such ...

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    3 3-7 profile manager 3. Click yes to delete the profile. 4. To delete a profile currently set as the default or associated with a custom name, click profile settings and clear the default option. Defining profiles for mac os computers, before you apply any downloaded or edited profile to a print jo...

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    3 3-8 colorwise pro tools n ote : you can define custom profiles only. Default profiles are predefined and cannot be changed. 2. Select dic-new in the simulation list, and click profile settings or double-click dic-new. 3. Select the “appear in driver as” option, choose one of the predefined custom ...

  • Page 71: Colour Editor

    3 3-9 colour editor considerations for defining output profiles the procedures for defining output profiles is similar to the preceding example for defining simulations profiles. However, note these differences: for output profiles, the predefined custom names are output-1 through output-10. When yo...

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    3 3-10 colorwise pro tools colour editor also has several edit modes for editing simulations: • master —create a custom master simulation that affects all print jobs to which it is applied, unless a linked simulation exists for the selected combination of simulation profile, simulation method, and o...

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    3 3-11 colour editor 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. For instructions ...

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    3 3-12 colorwise pro tools 5. Select the colours you want to edit by turning colours off and on. The eye icon to the left of each colour indicates whether that colour 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 f...

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    3 3-13 colour editor n ote : 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 cur...

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    3 3-14 colorwise pro tools the printer driver at any one time. For information on linking custom profiles to the predefined custom profile names, see “defining profiles” on page 3-7. If you are using the printer driver for windows computers, custom profiles will appear in the driver window without b...

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    3 3-15 colour editor n ote : when editing a simulation profile in quick mode, clicking import at the bottom of the colour editor window allows you to import a custom quick simulation created on another fiery using the previous version of colorwise. The current version of colorwise does not allow you...

  • Page 78: Using Spot-On

    3 3-16 colorwise pro tools you can create a custom comparison page and save it as a postscript or encapsulated postscript (eps) file called calib.Ps. Print the file to the hold queue of the fiery from your application, or download it to the hold queue with fiery downloader (see page 2-8 ). T o check...

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    3 3-17 using spot-on 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 colour dictionary that you want to edit. However, you may switch to a different output profile at any time while working with...

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    3 3-18 colorwise pro tools using the spot-on main window the spot-on main window displays a list of colour groups which represent libraries of spot colours on the fiery. Tool icons for working with colours appear at the top of the window. By default, the fiery includes several pantone libraries alon...

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    3 3-19 using spot-on t o open and close a colour group 1. To open a colour 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. When you open a group, all colours in the group are displayed, and the group ico...

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    3 3-20 colorwise pro tools t o rearrange the priority of colours 1. To rearrange an entire colour group, select the desired colour group. To rearrange an individual colour, select the desired colour. Individual spot colours are marked with circular colour icons. 2. To move the selection up or down i...

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    3 3-21 using spot-on creating custom colours spot-on provides a number of default colour groups, such as pantone and dic, in the colour list. You can add your own custom spot colours and groups to the list. T o add a new colour or colour group 1. Select the line in the group or colour list where you...

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    3 3-22 colorwise pro tools downloading custom colour groups you can download custom colour groups from your computer to the fiery. Downloaded groups are added as custom groups to the spot-on colour list and are enabled immediately for use on the es3640e mfp. T o download custom colour groups 1. Sele...

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    3 3-23 using spot-on t o upload custom colour groups 1. Select the name of the colour group you want to upload. 2. Choose upload from the file menu. The save as dialog box appears. 3. Browse to the location where you want to save the file, name the file, and then click save. Editing colour values th...

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    3 3-24 colorwise pro tools t o target a colour using s pot -o n c olour s earch 1. Select a colour icon from a colour group and choose colour search from the edit menu. The spot-on colour search window appears. You can also display this window by double-clicking a colour icon in the colour list. 2. ...

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    3 3-25 using spot-on 3. Use the following techniques to control how neighbouring colour patches are generated: select either lightness or saturation in the colour directions legend. Lightness generates neighbour patches based on darker to lighter shades of the original colour. This variation is disp...

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    3 3-26 colorwise pro tools 6. Click ok to print the patches. The print pattern test page prints the following information: • centre patch colour cmyk value • colour spacing • lightness or saturation neighbours selected • output profile selected the goal of the spot-on colour search is to find the co...

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    3 3-27 using spot-on the device codes option allows you to enter colour values between 0 and 255. This option reflects the full range of colour values that the fiery can actually reproduce, and provides finer gradations of colour than are possible with percentages. 3. Enter the c, m, y, and k values...

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    3 3-28 colorwise pro tools 4. Place the ed-100 or es-1000 over the target colour, making sure to centre the sample aperture over the colour. Press measure to take the measurement. The measured cmyk values are imported into spot-on as follows: • if an individual colour is selected in the colour list,...

  • Page 91: Colour Setup

    3 3-29 colour setup colour setup use colour setup to set the default colorwise settings for the fiery. To access colour setup, click its icon in the colorwise pro tools main window. Setting default colorwise options colour setup allows you to configure the default colour management settings for the ...

  • Page 93: Appendix A:

    A a-1 colour measurement instruments this appendix explains how to set up and calibrate the following colour measurement instruments: • x-rite dtp41 automatic scanning spectrophotometer • x-rite dtp32 automatic scanning densitometer using the x-rite dtp41 spectrophotometer colorwise pro tools calibr...

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    A a-2 colour measurement instruments 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. Instrument button led indicator power input serial interface connection alignment mark calibration strip entrance...

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    A a-3 colour 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 availa...

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    A a-4 colour measurement instruments n ote : 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 t...

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    A a-5 colour measurement instruments calibrating the dtp41 for the best colour 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 compu...

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    A a-6 colour measurement instruments 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..

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    A a-7 colour measurement instruments 7. Click utilities. The utilities dialog box appears. To view version and serial number information, click show dtp-41 info. When you are finished, click done. 8. Click calibrate dtp-41. The instrument calibration dialog box appears. 9. If you have not already do...

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    A a-8 colour measurement instruments 10. Insert the end of the colour reflection reference strip into the calibration strip entrance on the dtp41. Centre 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 resis- tance...

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    A a-9 colour measurement instruments using the x-rite dtp32 densitometer colorwise pro tools are designed to work with the x-rite dtp32 reflection densitometer, which feeds colour measurements to the fiery automatically. N ote : measurements from other densitometers can be input using a simple ascii...

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    A a-10 colour measurement instruments 3. 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 avail...

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    A a-11 colour measurement instruments 4. Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the side of the x-rite dtp32 and plug the ac adapter into a wall outlet. 5. Turn on the computer. 6. Calibrate the dtp32 (see page a-12 ). 7. Calibrate the fiery using colorwise pro tools and the dtp32 (see p...

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    A a-12 colour 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. T o calibrate the x-r ite dtp32 1. Connect the densitometer to the computer and suppl...

  • Page 105: Appendix B:

    B b-1 importing density measurements this appendix describes simple ascii file format, which can be used to import density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data from an alternate measurement instrument, record your individual readings in a text file and structure it...

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    B 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. #!Efi 3 # ef...

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    B 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...

  • Page 109: Index

    Index a absolute colorimetric rendering style 1-5 apple standard setting, rgb source profile option 1-9, 3-2 autocal calibration from colorwise pro tools 2-23 from control panel 2-26 b black overprint option 1-7 black text and line art 1-4 brightness option 1-3 c calib.Ps file 3-15 calibration autoc...

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    I-2 index combine separations option 1-13 comparison page 2-8, 3-15 composites, printing 1-6, 1-8, 1-13 configuration page 2-5 contrast icc rendering style 1-5 control panel calibration from 2-26 removing calibration 2-28 custom simulations 1-10 d default colour controls set in setup 1-3 densitomete...

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    I-3 index output profile option 1-3 output profiles calibration sets for 2-3, 2-4, 3-9 p pantone coated colour reference 1-8 passwords for calibration 2-2, 2-6 for profile management 3-2 patches page 2-4 perceptual icc rendering style 1-5 phosphors option 1-3 photographic rendering style 1-5 postscr...

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    I-4 index u undercolour removal (ucr) 1-10 w white point option 1-3 windows colour management options 1-14 to 1-15.

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