66-1 Understanding calibration
Calibrating your Fiery SI ensures consistent, reliable color output. You can calibrate
the Fiery SI in several ways:
• Scan a page from the copier glass and use automatic calibration (AutoCal™).
• Connect a densitometer to your Fiery SI and calibrate it from the Control Panel.
• Connect a densitometer to your Macintosh or IBM PC-compatible and download
calibration to your Fiery SI with the Fiery XJ Print Calibrator.
This chapter describes the function of calibration and describes how to calibrate your
Fiery SI.
NOTE:Changing calibration affects all jobs for all users, so you may want to limit the
number of people authorized to calibrate the Fiery SI and use Fiery XJ Print
Calibrator.
Understanding calibration
Calibration allows you to:
• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery SI
• Ensure consistent color quality across time
• Produce consistent output across Fiery SI servers of the same kind
• Optimize your Fiery SI for use with EFICOLOR color management software
• Use your Fiery SI as a proofing system
• Achieve better color matches when you’re reproducing spot colors, such as
PANTONE colors or other named color systems
• Linearize your Fiery SI while maintaining the currently available density range
• Create custom calibration targets and custom calibration curves