About printer profile
Measure the hue that can be reproduced by the machine for a certain paper type, and calculate the CMYK values to be used to produce the desired color. Use that result to create a printer profile as definition.
To prevent color reproducibility from varying by paper type, it is recommended that you prepare a printer profile for each paper type (colored paper, coated paper, etc.) and use them separately.
The following two methods are available to create a printer profile.
Using Color Centro
Using the touch panel
Meaning and Purpose of Output Profiles
The result (hue, shade, tinge) may be different for different paper types even when the same printing conditions are applied. This is due to the differences in toner fusing, paper whiteness, light reflectance, and other properties among paper types.
Using the appropriate output profile, you can minimize the variation and influence of such properties specific to a paper type and print in colors close to the standard.
Tips
The following five types of profiles can be managed via Color Centro:
RGB source profile, CMYK target profile, printer profile, RGB-CMYK device link profile, CMYK-CMYK device link profileFor details about the frequently output job settings, refer to About Color Configuration.
There are profiles that are provided by the manufacturer and those that can be downloaded from the Internet.
Profiles other than RGB source profiles can be created.
When to perform
When certain paper types are used frequently
When you wish to produce colors more accurately than the printer profile in use
When the desired hue is not obtained by calibration or using the method described in Adjustment Flow when changing the screen, Regular adjustment flow: Normal, or Regular adjustment flow: High Precision
Workflow
When using Color Centro
When using the touch panel
Related Section
Precautions
To reproduce stable colors, in addition to regular calibration, make other pre-output image quality adjustments as necessary, such as when changing screens or papers or when hue is important. For details, refer to Adjustment Flow when changing the screen, Regular adjustment flow: Normal and Regular adjustment flow: High Precision.