GRAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW – OVERVIEW

There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro colour matching system:

1.Gather or create ICC profiles (see below)

2.Download ICC profiles to the printer hard disk (page 56)

3.Select the ICC profiles in the printer driver when printing (page 58)

STEP 1 - GATHER OR CREATE THE ICC PROFILES

Where can I get the profiles I need?

PROFILE

WHERE TO GET PROFILES

TYPE

 

 

 

RGB Source

Obtain your RGB source profiles from your scanner,

(RGB Input)

camera or monitor manufacturer.

 

 

CMYK

Obtain the simulation profile from the manufacturer of the

Simulation

printer you wish to simulate.

(CMYK input)

 

 

 

Printer

The factory default profiles for your printer are built-in. If

(CMYK Output)

you need greater accuracy, you should create your own

 

printer profile using third-party ICC profile creation

 

software.

 

 

Link Profile

You can create Link profiles using third-party ICC profile

 

creation software.

 

Note that not all ICC profile creation software can create

 

Link profiles.

 

 

STEP 2 - DOWN LOADING ICC PROFILES TO THE PRINTER HARD DISK

You can download profiles to the printer hard disk using the Profile Assistant utility.

Using Profile Assistant

1.Launch Profile Assistant

2.Select a printer

If this is the first time you have used Profile Assistant, you should allow the utility to search for compatible printers.

Select the connection types that you wish to search – USB or Network (TCP/IP), and click [Start].

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