Kodak CIS-201 Compensation Procedure for Noritsu 1801 Micro Printer, Before You Begin

reference print, and if you use the same paper for channels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, you would input:

10-15 (N)		Range of channels
		Input corrections
0.0Y -1.0M 0.0C 0.0D	Y/N	calculated above.
		Press arrow keys to
		move cursor.

The Channel Balance correction will be made to channels 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

Note: If the Master Balance or Morning Setup channel will use the new paper, you must include CH 00 in the Channel Balance Shift. For example, if channels 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 07, and the Master Balance or Morning Setup channel will use the new paper, you would input the following:

00-07 (N)		Range of channels
0.0Y -1.0M 0.0C 0.0D	Y/N	Input corrections
		calculated above.

This Channel Balance correction will be made to channels 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 07.

Note: If the channels that will use the new paper are not in a continuous range, you will have to make multiple corrections to avoid altering channels that use other paper types.

8.Print a half-button ringaround to fine-tune the correction:

MODE 32 (AUTO RINGAROUND)→ YES→ AUTO RINGAROUND 0(0-2:COLOR 3:DEN)→ 0→ YES

9.Repeat the steps above to match the channels to the reference prints on Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper. When the Normal test print matches the Normal reference print within one button, you can proceed to “Setting the Paper Slope.”

Setting the Paper Slope

After matching the Normal test and Normal reference prints, follow the same procedure you did for balance.

1.Print a ringaround from the Under and Over Printer Setup Negatives.

2.Apply the slope correction to the paper channels that will use the new paper by using the channel shift command:

To correct the Under slope:

MODE 33 (CH SHIFT)→ YES→ CH BALANCE SHIFT→ NO→ CH UNDER

SHIFT→ D-IN→ YES→ SET UNDER NEG→ YES→ input correction

To correct the Over slope:

MODE 33 (CH SHIFT)→ YES→ CH BALANCE SHIFT→ NO→ NO→ CH OVER

SHIFT→ D-IN→ YES→ SET OVER NEG→ YES→ input correction

You do not include CH 00 in the channel range, because slope is switched off for CH 00.

When Channel 00 is set up for EKTACOLOR Edge 8/ ROYAL VIII Paper, you must make a new Morning Setup reference print to use in place of the old Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper reference print. When you have achieved the final balance, make a print on CH 00 and store it to use for Morning Setup.

Compensation Procedure for NORITSU 1801 Micro Printer

Follow this procedure to convert to KODAK EKTACOLOR Edge 8/ROYAL VIII Paper from KODAK EKTACOLOR Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper. This procedure permits conversion without the use of the printer’s built-in densitometer.

Before You Begin

1.Save or record your current setup information. This procedure will erase any corrections that may have been entered.

2.Ensure that the equipment is correctly set up to lab aims. This procedure allows crossover to the new paper without noticeable differences in print quality.

Setup Procedure

Before your supply of EKTACOLOR Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper runs out, be sure that you have a Morning Setup reference print on Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper. If none is available, perform a Morning Setup to make a reference print on the old paper. Then do this:

1.Install the EKTACOLOR Edge 8/ROYAL VIII Paper magazine.

2.Perform a Morning Setup on the new paper, and process the print.

3.Calculate a correction to produce a visual match between the test print on Edge 8/ROYAL VIII Paper and the reference print on Edge 7/ROYAL VII Paper as shown in the example. Use an X-Rite or similar densitometer that has Status A filters (e.g., an X-Rite 881 or 891 densitometer) to measure the print densities.

Example

Densitometer Readings—

Reference and Test Prints

	Cyan	Magenta	Yellow
REFERENCE	75	80	73
TEST	90	87	73
Difference	-15	-7	0

Note: To obtain the difference, subtract the test-print densities from the reference-print densities.

Add the Cyan + Magenta + Yellow difference values to obtain an overall density reading. Then divide by 50 to obtain the density correction:

Density

Correction

Difference -15 -7 0 = -22 -22 / 50 = -0.4

4 Printer Conversion to KODAK EKTACOLOR Edge 8 and EKTACOLOR ROYAL VIII Papers • CIS-201