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Measure the Calibration Accuracy

This section describes how to measure the calibration accuracy by printing the chart as of the time of calibration data reflection.

  1. On the [Calibration Manager] screen, click [Accuracy Measurement].

    The [Accuracy Measurement of Calibration] screen is displayed.

  2. Click [Print].

    The [Print Chart] screen is displayed.

  3. Set the number of copies and select a paper tray.

    • For the number of copies, set a value between 1 and 99 inclusive.

  4. Click [Print].

    Chart printing is executed. The [Accuracy Measurement of Calibration] screen returns after printing has been completed.

  5. Connect the instrument to the computer and click [Start].

    A measurement starts.

    After finishing the measurement, the result of the measurement is displayed in the list, and patches in the preview area are colored.

    • An operation screen for the colorimeter appears. Follow the instructions on the windows that follow.

    • If you measure a wrong line, a warning message appears. You can select either to try again with the correct line or to proceed to the next line.

    • To stop the measurement, click [Stop].

    • After the acquirement of measurement data, [OK] becomes available.

    • Before measurement, patches are displayed in gray, but after the measurement, patches are displayed in color.

    • The value of each patch appears in the measurement result list.

    • When you click a color patch of the preview area, the corresponding line is selected in the measurement result list. On the other hand, when you select the line in the measurement result list, the corresponding color patch is selected in the preview area.

    • If necessary, you can also click or to save the measurement result to the local disk or load the saved measurement result.

  6. Click [OK].

    [Accuracy Measurement of Calibration] screen closes, and the [Calibration Manager] screen returns.

    The measurement result is displayed in the list on the [Calibration Manager] screen.

    • To close the [Accuracy Measurement of Calibration] screen upon discarding the measurement result, select [Cancel]. The screen returns to the [Calibration Manager] screen.

    • The list on the [Calibration Manager] screen displays all measurement results until the [Calibration Manager] screen is closed or reset.