AA-11 Color Measurement Instruments | Toshiba GA-1121 guide

AA-11

Color Measurement Instruments

Recalibrate the DTP32 at least once per month. For critical color, calibrate the densitometer every time you calibrate the GA-1121. The DTP32 may also warn periodically that it requires calibration.

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Toshiba GA-1121 manual AA-11 Color Measurement Instruments

Contents

Toshiba GA-1121 About the Documentation Part Number Avis de Conformation Classe a de l’Industrie Canada Software License Agreement Limitation of Liability Contents Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Viii Contents Using CalibratorUsing the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Using Spot -On Color Setup ContentsUsing the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerPage About this manual IntroductionAbout this manual Xii Introduction Key features of ColorWise Xiii Key features of ColorWise Page Managing color on the GA-1121 Chapter GA-1121 Color Management11-1 Managing color on the GA-1121 RGB data Cmyk data Spot color data 11-2 GA-1121 Color Management GA-1121 color print option What it does 11-3 Managing color on the GA-1121 Automatic/Off/On/Below 90-300 ppi Output profile is applied to all data in the print job see EFIRGB/sRGB PC 11-7 Managing color on the GA-1121 Rendering Style 11-8 GA-1121 Color Management Pure Black Text/GraphicsInput Pure Black Text/Graphics Off 11-9 Managing color on the GA-1121 Black Overprint 11-10 GA-1121 Color Management Spot Color Matching RGB Source Profile 11-12 GA-1121 Color Management Cmyk Simulation Profile 11-13 Managing color on the GA-1121 Cmyk Simulation Method 11-14 GA-1121 Color Management RGB Separation Combine Separations Output profile11-15 Managing color on the GA-1121 Toner Reduction PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS11-16 GA-1121 Color Management Click Update to display the current GA-1121 settings Setting color management print options for Windows11-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 11-18 GA-1121 Color Management Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 11-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Setting color management print options Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menu 11-20 GA-1121 Color ManagementPage 11-22 GA-1121 Color Management Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the menu 22-1 An overview of calibration Chapter Understanding calibration An overview of calibration22-2 Color Calibration 22-3 Understanding calibration How calibration works 22-4 Color Calibration Scheduling calibration 22-5 Using Calibrator Using CalibratorChecking calibration status 22-6 Color Calibration Starting CalibratorStart ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the GA-1121 Click Calibrator 22-7 Using Calibrator Expert Mode 22-8 Color Calibration 22-9 Using Calibrator Restoring default calibration measurements Setting up the ES-1000 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ES-1000 22-11 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000Start Calibrator Generate Measurement Page pane, click Print Check the settings, and click Measure Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, and click OK 22-13 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Setting up the ED-100 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ED-100 22-15 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Choose the appropriate options, and then click Start 22-17 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Repeat to measure each successive patch on the Measurement 22-18 Color Calibration 22-19 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41Choose the appropriate options, and click Print 22-20 Color Calibration Click Read Strip 22-22 Color Calibration Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP32 Click Measure Using AutoCal and ColorCal 22-25 Using AutoCal and ColorCal 22-26 Color Calibration Calibrating from the Control Panel with AutoCal or ColorCal With Expert Mode, you can print a Comparison Page see When prompted, choose Yes to print the measurement On the Control Panel, press Set To Remove Calibration from the Control Panel 33-1 Chapter ColorWise Pro Tools 33-2 ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager 33-3 Profile Manager Setting the default profilesStart ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager 33-4 ColorWise Pro Tools Downloading profilesRepeat steps 2 through 4 for each type of profile Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Profile Manager 33-5 Profile Manager Managing profiles Editing profiles33-6 ColorWise Pro Tools Defining profiles To Define a Custom Simulation Profile 33-9 Profile Manager 33-10 ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor 33-11 Color Editor Page Page 33-14 ColorWise Pro Tools Use the plus and minus buttons to adjust brightness 33-15 Color Editor ColorWise Pro Tools Checking edited profiles Undoing Cmyk simulation edits Starting Spot-On Using Spot-On33-18 ColorWise Pro Tools Click Test Print from the Color Editor window 33-19 Using Spot-On Using the Spot-On main window 33-20 ColorWise Pro Tools Working with existing colors 33-21 Using Spot-On Enter the name of the color you want to find and click OK Choose Find from the Edit menu New color group entry or color entry appears as Untitled Creating custom colors Uploading custom color groups Downloading custom color groups33-24 ColorWise Pro Tools Locate and select the desired color group, and click Open Editing color values 33-25 Using Spot-On 33-26 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-27 Using Spot-On Click the center patch in the Spot-On Color Search window ColorWise Pro Tools Click OK to print the patchesSelect how you want to enter the Cmyk values 33-29 Using Spot-On Using a measurement instrument to target colorsChoose Start from the Instrument menu Saving changes and exiting Spot-On Setting default ColorWise options Color Setup33-31 Color Setup 33-32 ColorWise Pro Tools Setting up the DTP41 Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometerAppendix a Color Measurement Instruments AA-1 Color Measurement Instruments LED indicator Unused connector Connect to serial port Calibrating the DTP41 AA-5 Color Measurement Instruments Click Utilities AA-6 Color Measurement InstrumentsClick Calibrate DTP-41 Click Done Close the Utilities window Setting up the DTP32 Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerAA-8 Color Measurement Instruments Interface cable Calibrating the DTP32 AA-11 Color Measurement Instruments Page Simple Ascii Import File Format Saiff Appendix BBB-1 Importing density measurements Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patchBB-2 Importing density measurements BB-3 Importing density measurements Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitraryPage Index DTP41 Index DTP41 2-19 to 2-22, A-1 to A-7 Index