Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS | Toshiba GA-1121

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GA-1121 Color Management

If Update does not appear, make sure that Two-Way Communication is set up as

described in the User Software Installation Guide.

5.To specify custom RGB source settings, select Other for the RGB Source Profile and click Custom Setup.

The Custom Setup dialog box allows you to specify custom RGB source settings (see page 1-11).

For most users, the default settings provide the right level of color control. For more information about individual print options, see page 1-3.

Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS

This section explains how to set color management print options with the AdobePS printer driver for Mac OS, a PostScript 3 driver that takes full advantage of the color features of the GA-1121 and allows you to save a set of print option settings.

Before you continue, complete the following procedures, as described in the User Software Installation Guide:

•Install the AdobePS printer driver and the GA-1121 PPD.

•Select the GA-1121 in the Chooser and set it up with the GA-1121 PPD.

•Install the ICC output profile for the GA-1121 on your Mac OS computer (see the User Software Installation Guide).

NOTE: The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the printer driver. For information on specific applications, see the Fiery Color Reference.

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Toshiba manual Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS, 11-18 GA-1121 Color Management

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 Viii Contents Using Calibrator Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Using Spot -On Contents Color SetupUsing the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerPage About this manual IntroductionAbout this manual Key features of ColorWise Xii Introduction Xiii Key features of ColorWise Page 11-1 Managing color on the GA-1121 Chapter GA-1121 Color ManagementManaging color on the GA-1121 11-2 GA-1121 Color Management RGB data Cmyk data Spot color data 11-3 Managing color on the GA-1121 GA-1121 color print option What it does Automatic/Off/On/Below 90-300 ppi Output profile is applied to all data in the print job see EFIRGB/sRGB PC Rendering Style 11-7 Managing color on the GA-1121 Pure Black Text/Graphics 11-8 GA-1121 Color ManagementInput Pure Black Text/Graphics Off Black Overprint 11-9 Managing color on the GA-1121 Spot Color Matching 11-10 GA-1121 Color Management RGB Source Profile Cmyk Simulation Profile 11-12 GA-1121 Color Management Cmyk Simulation Method 11-13 Managing color on the GA-1121 RGB Separation 11-14 GA-1121 Color Management 11-15 Managing color on the GA-1121 Output profileCombine Separations 11-16 GA-1121 Color Management PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OSToner Reduction 11-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS Setting color management print options for WindowsClick Update to display the current GA-1121 settings Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 11-18 GA-1121 Color Management Setting color management print options 11-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS 11-20 GA-1121 Color Management Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menuPage Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the menu 11-22 GA-1121 Color Management Chapter 22-1 An overview of calibration 22-2 Color Calibration An overview of calibrationUnderstanding calibration How calibration works 22-3 Understanding calibration Scheduling calibration 22-4 Color Calibration Checking calibration status Using Calibrator22-5 Using Calibrator Starting Calibrator 22-6 Color CalibrationStart ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the GA-1121 Click Calibrator Expert Mode 22-7 Using Calibrator 22-8 Color Calibration Restoring default calibration measurements 22-9 Using Calibrator Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Setting up the ES-1000 22-11 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ES-1000Start Calibrator Generate Measurement Page pane, click Print Check the settings, and click Measure 22-13 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, and click OK Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Setting up the ED-100 22-15 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ED-100 Choose the appropriate options, and then click Start 22-17 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100 22-18 Color Calibration Repeat to measure each successive patch on the Measurement Choose the appropriate options, and click Print Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP4122-19 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41 22-20 Color Calibration Click Read Strip Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP32 22-22 Color Calibration 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 When prompted, choose Yes to print the measurement With Expert Mode, you can print a Comparison Page see On the Control Panel, press Set To Remove Calibration from the Control Panel Chapter ColorWise Pro Tools 33-1 Profile Manager 33-2 ColorWise Pro Tools Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager Setting the default profiles33-3 Profile Manager Downloading profiles 33-4 ColorWise Pro ToolsRepeat steps 2 through 4 for each type of profile Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click the Profile Manager 33-5 Profile Manager 33-6 ColorWise Pro Tools Editing profilesManaging profiles Defining profiles To Define a Custom Simulation Profile 33-9 Profile Manager Color Editor 33-10 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-11 Color Editor Page Page Use the plus and minus buttons to adjust brightness 33-14 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-15 Color Editor ColorWise Pro Tools Undoing Cmyk simulation edits Checking edited profiles Using Spot-On Starting Spot-On33-18 ColorWise Pro Tools Click Test Print from the Color Editor window Using the Spot-On main window 33-19 Using Spot-On 33-20 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-21 Using Spot-On Working with existing colors Choose Find from the Edit menu Enter the name of the color you want to find and click OK Creating custom colors New color group entry or color entry appears as Untitled Downloading custom color groups Uploading custom color groups33-24 ColorWise Pro Tools Locate and select the desired color group, and click Open 33-25 Using Spot-On Editing color values 33-26 ColorWise Pro Tools 33-27 Using Spot-On Select how you want to enter the Cmyk values ColorWise Pro Tools Click OK to print the patchesClick the center patch in the Spot-On Color Search window Choose Start from the Instrument menu Using a measurement instrument to target colors33-29 Using Spot-On Saving changes and exiting Spot-On 33-31 Color Setup Color SetupSetting default ColorWise options 33-32 ColorWise Pro Tools Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer Setting up the DTP41Appendix 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 Calibrate DTP-41 AA-6 Color Measurement InstrumentsClick Utilities Click Done Close the Utilities window AA-8 Color Measurement Instruments Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerSetting up the DTP32 Interface cable Calibrating the DTP32 AA-11 Color Measurement Instruments Page BB-1 Importing density measurements Appendix BSimple Ascii Import File Format Saiff BB-2 Importing density measurements Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patchExample of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary BB-3 Importing density measurementsPage Index Index DTP41 DTP41 2-19 to 2-22, A-1 to A-7 Index