Color Density Control: Each Paper Type Color Adjustment
About Each Paper Type Color Adjustment
You can measure and register the density adjustment data corresponding to each paper type.
* Perform optionally this adjustment as needed.
* When Integrated Color Care Unit IQ-501 is mounted on the machine, adjustment is made automatically.
When this machine is not equipped with Integrated Color Care Unit IQ-501, a chart measurement is required using an external spectrophotometer (i1Pro, i1Pro2 and i1iSisXL, or FD-5 BT and FD-9).
Also, the dedicated application is required to measure test charts. The application varies depending on your spectrophotometer. For i1Pro/i1Pro2 and i1iSisXL, use X-rite Measure Tool. For FD-5 BT and FD-9, use FD-S2w. Install the tool in advance.
You can download X-rite Measure Tool free of charge at the following Web site. After installing the tool, restart the computer.
ProfileMaker 5 v5.0.10:
https://xritephoto.com/ph_product_overview.aspx?ID=757&Action=Support&SoftwareID=931
To use the spectrophotometer, i1iSisXL, perform Step 14 (select Chart from the menu) followed by the procedure of For the spectrophotometer, i1iSisXL.
Measuring the chart using a spectrophotometer
On the touch panel of the main body, press Adjustment on the MACHINE screen.
The Adjustment Menu is displayed.
Press Quality Adjustment on the Adjustment Menu.
Press Color Density Control.
Press the Each Paper Type Color Adj. of Expert Setting.
Select the number where the output density control value is to be registered and press Print Mode.
supplementary explanationIf you select the registered number, the adjusted value is overwritten.
supplementary explanationFD-9 QR Code
i1iSisXL: OFF
FD-9: ON
Enter the registered name of the color control for each paper type, and press OK.
On the PRINT MODE screen, press Quality Adj..
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of Screen Pattern. After the selection, press Close.
After selecting the tray on the PRINT MODE screen, press Start on the control panel.
supplementary explanationTo set the output tray, press Output Setting at the upper right of the PRINT MODE screen.
The color chart is output for measurement using the spectrophotometer.
supplementary explanationTo use FD-5 BT or FD-9, use FD-S2w. For details on operations, refer to the user's guide supplied with FD-S2w.
Start the computer where the X-rite Measure tool has been installed, select Start - All Programs - X-Rite - ProfileMaker Pro 5.0.10 - MeasureTool.
X-rite Measure tool starts.
supplementary explanationThe following description uses screen examples in English. To display menus and messages in English, select Language - English on the Measure Tool toolbar, and then restart the X-rite Measure tool.
When the following message is displayed, click OK.
Connect the instrument to the computer. From the menu, click Device/Port.
The Instrument Configuration screen is displayed.
In Instrument, select the spectrophotometer to use. When OK is displayed, close the screen.
Example: Eye-One Pro (i1Pro2) is selected.
From the menu, click Chart.
supplementary explanationThe subsequent operations are described for the case where the spectrophotometer i1Pro2 is used. For measurement using the spectrophotometer i1iSisXL, refer to For the spectrophotometer i1iSisXL.
From Test Chart, select Custom.
Specify the Columns and Rows, and click OK.
Specify them according to the size of the chart.
supplementary explanationFor the spectrophotometer i1Pro2 / Large size (3 sheets of checking charts): Columns = 4, Rows = 11
supplementary explanationFor the spectrophotometer i1Pro2 / Middle size (4 sheets of checking charts): Columns = 4, Rows = 8
Click Start.
When the following message is displayed, horizontally place the spectrophotometer on the calibration dock and click OK.
Stack 10 sheets of blank paper whose type is the same as that of the paper where chart has been printed, and place the printed chart on top of it.
supplementary explanationTo eliminate the influence of the color of the table, place 10 sheets of paper of the same type as the chart underneath the chart to be measured.
When the following screen is displayed, place the spectrophotometer on the patch at the top in the upper left, and press the button for the spectrophotometer. The scanned patch is displayed on the screen, and the scan range frame moves to the next scan position.
Continuously, place the spectrophotometer on the next right patch, and press the button for the spectrophotometer. Measure all the patches in the same operation.
supplementary explanationMeasure the rest of the patch rows by sliding the instrument the same way.
supplementary explanationIf you place the spectrophotometer on the wrong place (patch), click the
button to go back to the previous patch position.
When you are finished with the chart measurement, click Close.
Each time the chart measurement is finished, the message is displayed to prompt you to feed the next chart. Save the measurements for each sheet.
supplementary explanationContinuously, go to Saving the measured data, and save the measurement data.
For spectrophotometer i1iSisXL
To use the spectrophotometer i1iSisXL, perform Step 14 (from the menu, select Chart) followed by the procedure below.
From Test Chart, select Open.
Select the script data for measurement according to the paper size, and click Open.
There are some script data items particular for each chart size or type. For details, contact your service representative.
On the following screen, click Start.
When the following message is displayed, insert the chart into i1iSisXL.
supplementary explanationCut off the left side of the chart using scissors or such other tools so that the length between the left end of the chart and the black diamond symbol (◆) becomes about 10 mm.
supplementary explanationAlign the left end of the paper to the left end of the insert opening of i1iSisXL, and automatically feed the paper one by one. When correctly inserted, the chart is pulled in a few centimeters and comes back a little, and then after a little while, reading starts.
supplementary explanationLet the machine automatically feed the paper one by one from the black diamond symbol.
Measurement automatically starts.
Saving the measured data
You can save the data of the output density measured with the spectrophotometer to a USB device such as a USB memory stick or to the computer on the network used by the machine.
From the File menu, select Save As.
NOTICE
If you use Export Lab, an error occurs when registering the color adjustment data. When saving the data, always use Save As.
Specify the destination to save.
Specify USB memory or the computer connected to the machine via the network.
Stored
Description
USB Memory
Connect the USB memory to the computer.
-For AccurioPress C3080
Create a folder named \C3080\ADJUST_DATA in the root (immediately below) of the USB memory, and specify it as a storage destination.
Computer on the network
Open the computer connected to the network used by the machine, and specify a desired folder.
Enter the file name to save the measured data and click Save.
supplementary explanationSpecify the 4-character identification number printed on the chart.
Example: 0431.txt, 0432.txt, 0433.txt
The measured data of the color density control is saved.
Repeat the same process to save all the measured data.
Registering the adjusted value in the machine
You can register the measured data (color density value for each paper type) saved in the USB memory or the computer on the network into the machine.
Place to save measured data | Operation |
|---|---|
Measured data saved in the USB memory | Connect the USB memory device and register the data using the control panel of the main body. Refer to Registering the measured data saved in the USB memory. |
Measured data saved in the computer on the network | Send (upload) the measured data using Web Utilities from the Web browser and then register the data. For details about Web Utilities, refer to Web Utilities Screen. Refer to Registering the measured data saved in the computer on the network. |
Registering the measured data saved in the USB memory
On the touch panel of the main body, press Adjustment on the MACHINE screen.
The Adjustment Menu is displayed.
Press Quality Adjustment on the Adjustment Menu.
Press Color Density Control.
Press the Each Paper Type Color Adj. of Expert Setting.
Select the number that was registered when outputting the chart, and press USB Flash Drive.
supplementary explanationFor the registered number, Waiting measured data loading is displayed.
The following screen is displayed. Connect the USB memory where the measured data has been saved to the main body, and press OK.
Select the file name of the measured data to be registered and press OK.
supplementary explanationMultiple files corresponding the checking chart are selected at a time. (You cannot select the files individually.)
The adjusted value of the output density is registered in the machine.
Registering the measured data saved in the computer on the network
On the computer on the network where the measured data has been saved, open a Web browser.
supplementary explanationIt is recommended that you log in to Web Utilities from the computer where the measured data has been saved.
In the URL field, enter http://IP address of the machine (or the host name):30091 and press the Enter key.
supplementary explanationIf the controller of EFI is implemented, :30091 at the end of the IP address is unnecessary.
The main page of the Web Utilities is displayed.
Click on Machine Manager Setting.
Enter the User Name and Password and click OK.
Click on ColorMeasuring data Input.
Specify the File Name and File Path and click Upload.
supplementary explanationFile name (Example: 0131.txt)
supplementary explanationClick Browse of the File Path and select the measured data saved in the computer.
Repeat the same process to upload all the measured data.
On the touch panel of the machine, press Adjustment on the MACHINE screen, and then press Color Density Control in Quality Adjustment on the Adjustment Menu screen.
Refer to Steps 1 and 3 of Registering the measured data saved in the USB memory.
Press the Each Paper Type Color Adj. of Expert Setting.
Select the number that was registered when outputting the chart, and press Engine Archived Data.
Select the file name of the measured data to be registered and press OK.
Multiple files corresponding the checking chart are selected at a time. (You cannot select the files individually.)
The adjusted value of the output density is registered in the machine.
Applying the registered adjusted color density to the machine
You can apply the registered adjusted color density to the machine.
On the touch panel of the main body, press Paper Setting.
The Paper Setting screen will be displayed.
Select the tray to which the adjusted color density is applied, and press Change Set.
Press Color Density.
Press Registered Adj. Data.
Select the adjusted value to be applied from the list and press OK.
supplementary explanationTo use FD-5 BT or FD-9, use FD-S2w. For details on operations, refer to the user's guide supplied with FD-S2w.