Prepare for Color Calibration

Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System

Recommended Calibration Conditions

This section describes the recommended conditions for performing the pre-calibration and color calibration procedures in the following chapters.

1.The printer should be properly maintained in accordance with supplied Xerox documentation.

2.The paper stock used to perform the pre-calibration and color calibration should be the same paper stock used for jobs that will be submitted after the pre-calibration and color calibration have been successfully performed.

Note

The lamp specification given in the following condition is only a recommendation, not a requirement.

D50 Ra=99, Color rendering AAA, 5000K Extra neutral white fluorescent bulb.

3.The printer is located in an environment comparable to the B-Zoneof the table below:

Environmental Zone

Temp. Range

Rel. Humidity Range

Comments

 

 

 

 

B-Zone

59° F to 86° F

30% to 65% RH

The 490/980 CCF

 

15° C to 30° C

 

Printing System will

 

 

 

deliver optimal

 

 

 

performance in this

 

 

 

zone.

 

 

 

 

C-Zone

50° F to 82° F

65% - 85% RH

The 490/980 CCF

 

15° C to 27° C

 

Printing System will

 

 

 

deliver degraded

 

 

 

performance in this

 

 

 

zone.

 

 

 

 

A-Zone

59° F to 90° F

15% to 30%

The 490/980 CCF

 

15° C to 32°

 

Printing System will

 

 

 

deliver degraded

 

 

 

performance in this

 

 

 

zone.

 

 

 

 

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Color Management Guide

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