EFI Fiery Color Server for Xerox DocuColor 242/252/260

Color Printing
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 CONTENTS 3

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7

Terminology and conventions 7

About this document 8

Key features of ColorWise 8

COLORWISE PRO TOOLS 10

About this chapter 11

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer 11

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools 11
Installing the ICC profiles 12
Configuring the connection 14
Editing the configuration 16

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer 16

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer 16
Installing the ColorSync profiles 17
Configuring the connection 19
Editing the configuration 21

Using ColorWise Pro Tools 21

Using Calibrator 21
Using Color Editor 21
Using Profile Manager 27
Using Spot-On 32
Using Color Setup 33
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CALIBRATION 35

About this chapter 35

Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator 36

Starting Calibrator 36
Expert mode 37
Importing calibration data from a file 38
Applying measurements to multiple calibration sets 39
Restoring default calibration measurements 40
Calibrating with ColorCal 40
Calibrating with the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II 44
Calibrating with the DTP41 46
Calibrating with the ES-1000 50

Calibrating from the copier touch panel 54

Calibrating with ColorCal 54

Understanding calibration 56
An overview of calibration 56
How calibration works 56
Scheduling calibration 58
Checking calibration status 58

SPOT-ON 59

Using Spot-On 59
Starting Spot-On 60
Spot-On main window 61
Working with existing colors 62
Creating custom colors 63
Downloading custom color groups 64
Uploading custom color groups 65
Editing color values 65
Using a measurement instrument to target colors 69
Reverting default colors to factory settings 70
Saving changes and exiting Spot-On 70
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Spot-On with Substitute Colors 71

Creating a color for substitution 71
Defining the color values for a substitute color 73
Printing a job with substitute colors 75
Substitute Color dialog box 76
Principles for Substitute Colors 77
Uploading and downloading a substitute color group 80

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 81

About this chapter 81

Managing color on the Fiery Color Server 82

ColorWise print options 83

Auto Trapping 83
Black Overprint 84
Black Text/Graphics 85
CMYK Simulation Profile 86
CMYK Simulation Method 87
Combine Separations 87
Composite Overprint 88
Output Profile 89
Print Gray using Black Only 89
Rendering Styles 90
RGB Separation 90
RGB Source Profile 91
Spot Color Matching 92
Substitute Colors 93

Printer drivers and print options 94

Setting print options for Windows 94
Setting color management print options for Mac OS 95
Using Expert Color Settings to enable Device Link Profiles 97
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IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS 99

Simple ASCII Import File Format 99

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page 100
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page 100
Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page 101

INDEX 103
 INTRODUCTION 7

INTRODUCTION
This document explains how to manage color output on the EFI Fiery Color Server for Xerox
DocuColor 242/252/260 and provides information about calibration and color profiles.

This document is part of a set of documentation that includes documents for users and
system administrators. For a complete description of your EFI Fiery Color Server for Xerox
DocuColor 242/252/260, see the other manuals available at your site.

For more information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see
Welcome.

Terminology and conventions

This manual uses the following terminology and conventions.

Term or convention Refers to

Aero Fiery Color Server (in illustrations and examples)

Command WorkStation Command WorkStation, Windows Edition and

Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition

Copier DocuColor 242/252 and DocuColor 260

Fiery Color Server EFI Fiery Color Server for Xerox DocuColor 242/252/260

Mac OS Apple Mac OS X

Titles in italics Other documents in this set

Windows Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server

2003

Topics for which additional information

is available by starting Help in the software

Tips and information

Important information

Important information about issues that can result

in physical harm to you or others
 INTRODUCTION 8

About this document

This document is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color
output of your Fiery Color Server.

This document covers the following topics:

• Installing and configuring ColorWise Pro Tools
• Using Color Editor, Profile Manager, and Color Setup
• Overview of calibration and description of how to calibrate the Fiery Color Server using
various ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator methods
• Using Spot-On to manage spot colors
• Setting ColorWise print options from Windows and Mac OS computers
• Descriptions of Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which can be used to import toner
density measurements from measurement devices

N OTE : The Glossary defines words in bold, for example, output profile, that appear
throughout this manual. Color terms and concepts, such as “color space,” “spot color,”
“gamut,” and “source profile,” are used throughout this manual. If you are new to desktop
color, or if any terms are unfamiliar, see the Glossary.

Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the Fiery Color Server and
designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety
of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality, out-of-box color from
many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output
without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery Color Server.

For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery Color Server on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools
includes an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the scanning unit
that is part of the copier or an optional spectrophotometer or densitometer
(see “Calibration” on page 35).

ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs,
you can:
• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC, Euroscale, SWOP, and other offset
press standards.
• Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printing using
four-color press conditions or presses with extra, custom plates.
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• Select a color rendering dictionary (CRD), also called a rendering style, for RGB printing.
CRDs allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation graphics, smooth, accurate
printing of photographs, and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for specialized
needs.
• Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better color conversion of RGB data
with no source information.
• Determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier or is first
converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is useful
for making one device behave like another for RGB data. It also allows you to evaluate the
appearance of an RGB file under different printing conditions without having to convert
the RGB file to CMYK first.

ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture, allowing

users to customize the Fiery Color Server to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise
supports ICC profiles, which are industry standard color profiles that describe the color
behavior of a device. Note that ICC specification version 4 profiles (profile version [Link])
are supported as well as version 2. Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery Color Server
enables the Fiery Color Server to simulate a custom press (or another copier), as well as
accurately print colors from a particular monitor or scanner. In addition, you can create
customized ICC profiles for the copier.

ColorWise also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a standard
file format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 99). In this case, it is important
to note that the quality of the instrument used determines the quality of the calibration.
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COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality out-of-box color from many Windows
and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing
about or changing color settings on the Fiery Color Server. The ColorWise color
management system (CMS) also allows expert users to obtain the best color output.
ColorWise Pro Tools allows users to customize settings to achieve the best output for a variety
of purposes.

Designed to give flexible control of color printing, ColorWise Pro Tools includes the
following color management tools:
• Calibrator (calibrate the Fiery Color Server in various ways)
• Color Editor (customize simulation and output profiles)
• Profile Manager (manage profiles)
• Spot-On (define CMYK equivalents for spot colors)
• Color Setup (set defaults for ColorWise print options)
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About this chapter

This chapter describes the procedures for installing, configuring, and using ColorWise Pro
Tools on Windows and Mac OS computers.

Platform To do this See

Windows Install ColorWise Pro Tools page 11

Install the ICC profiles page 12

Configure the connection page 14

Modify the configuration page 16

Mac OS Install ColorWise Pro Tools page 16

Install the ColorSync profiles page 17

Configure the connection page 19

Modify the configuration page 21

Windows and Mac OS Use Calibrator page 21

Use Color Editor page 21

Use Profile Manager page 27

Use Spot-On page 32

Use Color Setup page 33

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer

The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and
configure the connection on a Windows computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools

All installation of user software on a Windows computer is done through the Fiery User
Software Installer. The procedures in Utilities describe installing from the User Software DVD
or the network.

To use ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer, you must install Sun Java 5. If this file
is not installed on your computer, the ColorWise Pro Tools installer automatically initiates
the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Installing the ICC profiles

You can copy additional ICC profiles from the Fiery Color Server to your computer. Use the
ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Adobe Photoshop. For
most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Color. For use with
ColorWise Pro Tools, copy the files to a folder of your choice.

TO INSTALL THE ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER

1 Browse for the Fiery Color Server over the network, using either the IP address or the DNS
server name.

2 Enter user name and password if required.

Check with your Network Administrator to see if this is required.

3 Double-click the PC_User_SW directory.

4 Open the ICC folder.

5 Right-click the profile that you want, and then click Install Profile.

The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder

(Windows XP) or WINNT\System32\spool\drivers\color folder (Windows 2000) on your
computer.
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Color files
You can copy additional color files from the following folders in the PC_User_SW folder on
the Fiery Color Server or the User Software DVD. Many of the files are PostScript files that
you can download and print using Command WorkStation.
Windows Color CMYK Color [Link]: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file
Files folder used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.

PANTONE [Link]: A 20-page, Letter-size PostScript file that

indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that
the Fiery Color Server and your copier model can produce.
The method used to print the PANTONE [Link] file differs
depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more
information, see “Spot Color Matching” on page 92.

RGB page [Link]: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97
or later to view available RGB colors.

RGB page [Link]: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or
later to view available RGB colors.
Color Bars folder [Link]: Used for the Control Bar option. For more
(inside the Windows information about Control Bar, see Graphic Arts Package.
Color Files folder) Can be used to print a color control bar.
PS Files folder [Link], [Link], [Link], and [Link]:
(inside the PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
Windows Color
The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on
Files\Calibration
Files folder) the page. The Custom files allow you to download measurement
patches that incorporate the current calibration set of the copier.
The Standard files allow you to download standard measurement
patches that bypass the current calibration set of the copier.

N OTE : These files are provided for expert users and should not be
used for day-to-day calibration.
Halftone Calibration Images of measurement pages for various calibration instruments
Files folder and page sizes, used for calibrating the Fiery Color Server for
(inside the different halftone screens. Files are provided for Adobe
Windows Color Photoshop and for other applications. For more information
Files\Calibration about halftone calibration, see Graphic Arts Package.
Files folder)
N OTE : For the X-Rite DTP32 Series II densitometer, use the
calibration file for the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer.
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Configuring the connection

The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the
Fiery Color Server.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Configuration page from the copier touch panel and note the IP address of the
Fiery Color Server.

or
Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery Color Server.

This page contains information you need when configuring the connection, such as the
IP address. For TCP/IP installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of
the Fiery Color Server instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery Color Server is listed in a
DNS used by your network. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies
your Windows system.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools.

2 If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add.

3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery Color Server.

Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery Color Server. This name does not have to match the
actual Server Name of the Fiery Color Server.
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N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>
Server Name or Server IP address: Type the IP address (or DNS name) of the
Fiery Color Server.
New Device: Type the device name for the Fiery Color Server: DC250 or DC260.

4 When you have typed all the information, click Add.

5 With the device name (DC250 or DC260) selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery Color Server appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the entry
displays the nickname you assigned the Fiery Color Server, followed by the protocol.
The second line displays the device name.

6 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

7 If you are prompted for the server password, type the password and click OK.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration

Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery Color Server or network occurs,
such as a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery Color Server Setup
information before you configure the connection.

TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION

1 To add a new Fiery Color Server, click Add. Configure the Add New Server dialog box as
outlined in steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure.

2 To remove a Fiery Color Server, select the Fiery Color Server by its nickname and
click Remove.

3 To modify information, select the Fiery Color Server by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit the information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer

The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and
configure the connection on a Mac OS computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer

Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your
hard disk. Otherwise, the software is placed in the “Fiery” folder by default.

TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE DVD
1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.

2 Browse to the folder for your operating system.

3 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools installer icon.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

5 If prompted, click Quit to close the installer.

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TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A MAC OS COMPUTER OVER THE NETWORK

1 Choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.

2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the Fiery Color Server and click Connect.

If you cannot locate your Fiery Color Server, contact your network administrator.
3 Enter user name and password if required.

Check with your Network Administrator to see if this is required.

4 Double-click the icon for the Mac_User_SW directory.

5 Open the OS X folder.

6 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools installer icon.

7 Follow the on-screen instructions.

8 If prompted, click Quit to close the installer.

Installing the ColorSync profiles

You can copy additional ICC profiles from the Fiery Color Server to your computer,
if desired. Use the ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as
Photoshop. For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named
Profiles in the Library: ColorSync folder. For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, you can copy
the files to a folder of your choice.

TO INSTALL THE COLORSYNC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER

1 Choose Connect to Server from the Go menu.

2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the Fiery Color Server and click Connect.

If you cannot locate your Fiery Color Server, contact your network administrator.
3 Enter user name and password if required.

Check with your Network Administrator to see if this is required.

4 Double-click the Mac_User_SW directory.

5 Open the ColorSync folder.

6 Copy the profiles into Library: ColorSync: Profiles.

After you install the ColorSync files, see the ColorSync documentation for setting ColorSync
profiles, such as EFIRGB.
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Color files
You can copy additional color files from the following folders in the Mac_User_SW folder on
the Fiery Color Server or the User Software DVD. Many of the files are PostScript files that
you can download and print using Command WorkStation.

Mac Color CMYK Color [Link]: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file to

Files folder use for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.

PANTONE [Link]: A 20-page, Letter-size PostScript file that indicates

the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the Fiery
Color Server and your particular copier model can produce. The
method used to print the PANTONE [Link] file differs depending
on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more information, see
“Spot Color Matching” on page 92.

RGB page [Link]: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or
later to view available RGB colors.

RGB page [Link]: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or later to
view available RGB colors.

Color Bars folder [Link]: Used for the Control Bar option. For more
(inside the Mac information about Control Bar, see Graphic Arts [Link] be used
Color Files folder) to print a color control bar.

PS Files folder [Link], [Link], [Link], and [Link]:

(inside the Mac PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
Color Files:
Calibration Files The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on the
page. The Custom files allow you to download measurement patches
folder)
that incorporate the currently installed calibration set. The Standard
files allow you to download standard measurement patches that
bypass the currently installed calibration set.

N OTE : These files are provided for expert users and should not be
used for day-to-day calibration.

Halftone Calibration Images of measurement pages for various calibration instruments and
Files folder page sizes, used for calibrating the Fiery Color Server for different
(inside the Mac halftone screens. Files are provided for Adobe Photoshop and for
Color Files: other applications. For more information about halftone calibration,
Calibration Files see Graphic Arts Package.
folder)
N OTE : For the X-Rite DTP32 Series II densitometer, use the
calibration file for the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer.
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Configuring the connection

The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the Fiery
Color Server.

N OTE : ColorWise Pro Tools is supported only over TCP/IP networks.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Configuration page from the copier touch panel and note the IP address of the
Fiery Color Server

or
• Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery Color Server.

This page contains information you need when you configure the connection. For TCP/IP
installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the Fiery Color Server
instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery Color Server is listed in a DNS used by your
network. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your Macintosh
system.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

1 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools icon.

The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears.

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2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK. If the Choose Printer Device dialog
box appears, click Add.

3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery Color Server.

Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery Color Server. It does not have to match the actual server
name of the Fiery Color Server.

N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>
Server name or Server IP address: Type the IP address (or DNS or host name) of the
Fiery Color Server.
New Device: Type the device name for the Fiery Color Server: DC250 or DC260. This device
name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page.
4 When you have typed all the information, click Add.

5 With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery Color Server appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the entry
displays the nickname you assigned the Fiery Color Server, followed by the protocol.
The second line displays the device name.

6 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration

Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery Color Server or network occurs, such
as a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery Color Server Setup
information before you configure the connection.

TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION

1 To add a new Fiery Color Server, click Add. Configure the Add Server dialog box as outlined in
steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure.

2 To remove a Fiery Color Server, select the Fiery Color Server by its nickname and
click Remove.

3 To modify information, select the Fiery Color Server by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

Using ColorWise Pro Tools

ColorWise Pro Tools gives you flexible control of color printing by allowing you to calibrate
the Fiery Color Server, customize simulation and output profiles, manage profiles on the
Fiery Color Server, manage spot colors, and set default values for ColorWise print options.

Using Calibrator
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery Color Server using a
number of measurement methods. For information about calibrating the Fiery Color Server,
see page 35.

Using Color Editor

ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor allows you to create custom profiles by editing existing
simulation or output profiles, and then saving the changes as a new profile. Use Color Editor
to fine-tune a profile on the Fiery Color Server to meet your exact specifications. Access Color
Editor directly, by clicking its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window, or indirectly,
through the Profile Manager.

N OTE : You cannot edit source profiles. Only simulation and output profiles can be
customized.
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TO USE COLOR EDITOR

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Color Editor.

Simulation lists the simulation profiles resident on the Fiery Color Server. Output lists the
output profiles resident on the Fiery Color Server.
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3 Select a profile and click Select.

For more information about Color Editor, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.

Adjusting gray balance

The AutoGray feature allows you to use the copier’s built-in scanner as a measurement device
for adjusting the gray balance of output profiles. Gray balance refers to the quality of neutral
gray tones in a profile. In many cases, gray tones may contain a bluish or reddish color cast.
AutoGray helps shift these tones back toward neutral grays. If you are satisfied with the gray
balance of the copier, you do not need to use AutoGray.
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TO CORRECT THE GRAY BALANCE OF AN OUTPUT PROFILE

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Color Editor.

2 Choose Output from the View list.

3 Select a profile to edit and click Select.

Or, you can open the Profile Manager, select a profile, and then click Edit, which starts
Color Editor.

4 Choose Custom from the Edit Mode menu.

5 Click AutoGray.
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6 If the output profile contains no edit points, continue to step 8. If the output profile
contains edit points from a previous AutoGray session, choose Refine or New.

Refine reuses edits points from a previous session in an attempt to make them more accurate.
Refine is optional; use it only if the gray balance in your test document still needs
improvements after the first AutoGray session. If two Refine applications cannot fix the
situation, it is probably because your test document is not correctly addressing the output
profile, or because the output profile that you are editing does not adequately describe the
actual copier and printing conditions. Applying Refine more than twice is not recommended.
New starts a new AutoGray session by first removing all edit points from a previous session.
New is recommended when you have performed more than two Refine applications.
7 If the output profile contains edit points that were entered by a user, choose Proceed to
remove the points and continue with the AutoGray adjustment.

Proceed starts a fresh AutoGray session by first removing all user edit points. This is because
AutoGray cannot modify user-entered points.
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8 In the Print Options dialog box that appears, choose the Input Tray to use for the
measurement page and click Print.

The Page Type is automatically set to AutoGray Measurement Page.

The Paper Size is automatically set to LTR/A4.
9 Click Show Advance Options if you want to set the Gloss Level and Halftone options.

10 Click Print to print of the measurement page.

11 Retrieve the measurement page and instruction page from the copier.

12 Follow the instructions in the instruction page and on the screen for placing the Kodak Gray
Scale strip and the AutoGray measurement page on the copier glass and initiating the scan.

Messages display the progress of the gray balance adjustment.

13 When the adjustment is complete, click OK.

Color Editor displays the adjusted output profile curve. New edit points have been inserted by
AutoGray to modify the gray balance, in much the same way an expert user would have done
manually.
14 To make edits to the output profile curve, click AutoGray again.

15 Choose Refine to fine-tune the curve, or New to acquire a new curve for editing.

For more information about these steps, see page 25.

16 To accept the AutoGray adjustment and save the results as a new profile, click Save.

17 Click Done to close Color Editor.

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Using Profile Manager

ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles.

TO USE PROFILE MANAGER

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Profile Manager.

The Profile Manager window appears.

1 Output profiles

3 Click any profile to select it.

Information about the profile, such as its creation date and ICC specification version, appears
at the bottom of the window. Note that ICC specification version 4 profiles (profile version
[Link]) are supported, as well as version 2.
For more information about Profile Manager, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.
For information about the Use Media Defined Profile option, see “Using media-defined
output profiles” on page 28.
For more information about using Device Link Profiles, see page 28.
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Setting the default profiles

Use Profile Manager to set a default RGB source profile, simulation profile, or output profile.
The default RGB source and simulation profiles that you set are applied to all print jobs sent
to the Fiery Color Server, unless you override them using print options. The same is true of
the default output profile that you set, unless you select the Use Media Defined Profile
option.

The Use Media Defined Profile option indicates whether or not to automatically apply the
output profile associated with the media type used in a print job. For more information,
see the following section.

Using media-defined output profiles

Instead of having Profile Manager apply a default output profile to all your print jobs, you can
keep the Use Media Defined Profile option selected. This option automatically applies the
output profile predefined for the media type in your print job. If your job contains mixed
media, this option can apply different output profiles predefined for the different media.

The Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager is selected by default. It is applied
to all print jobs sent to the Fiery Color Server, unless a user overrides it for an individual job
by changing settings in the printer driver.

TO USE MEDIA-DEFINED OUTPUT PROFILES

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager.

2 Select Use Media Defined Profile in the Output bar of Profile Manager.

Changing the setting for the Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager
automatically changes the same setting in Color Setup. For more information, see
“Using Color Setup” on page 33.

About Device Link Profiles

The Fiery Color Server supports the use of Device Link Profiles. A Device Link Profile
describes the conversion from one color space to another. Device Link Profiles are restrictive
because they define the complete conversion from a source device to a destination device.
When you print using a Device Link Profile, you do not choose a source profile or an output
profile because the Device Link Profile specifies both. ColorWise supports two kinds of
Device Link Profiles: RGB source to CMYK destination and CMYK source to CMYK
destination.

A Device Link Profile bypasses most ColorWise color management because the information
needed to convert from the source to destination is fully contained in a Device Link Profile.

To create a Device Link Profile, use profile-generating software such as EFI Color Profiler
Suite.

N OTE : Depending on your job’s workflow, you may not need to use Device Link Profiles.
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Installing Device Link Profiles

If you are an administrator, you can download Device Link Profiles to the Fiery Color Server
using Profile Manager. You must associate a Device Link Profile with the following settings:
• An RGB Source Profile or a CMYK Simulation Profile setting and
• An Output Profile setting

The Device Link Profile is enabled when these two settings are selected.

You can enable a Device Link Profile in three locations:

• In ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup, select the default settings for RGB Source Profile,
CMYK Simulation Profile, and Output Profile. These settings apply to all jobs unless
overridden for a particular job.
• Use Expert Color Settings in the Fiery Color Server printer drivers to select the settings for
RGB Source Profile, CMYK Simulation Profile, and Output Profile when you print a job.
• Use Command WorkStation Job Properties to override the settings for RGB Source
Profile, CMYK Simulation Profile, and Output Profile for a specific job.

For more information about enabling Device Link Profiles using Color Setup, see page 34.
For more information about enabling Device Link Profiles using Expert Color Settings in the
Fiery Color Server printer driver see page 97.

TO DOWNLOAD DEVICE LINK PROFILES USING PROFILE MANAGER

1 In Profile Manager, if you do not see the Device Link Profile in the Description list, select the
folder that contains the Device Link Profile by clicking Browse in the upper-left corner.

2 Click OK to add the folder contents to the Description list.

The Device Link Profile is added to the Description list.

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3 To add the Device Link Profile to the Device Link panel, select the Device Link Profile in the
Description list and click the green arrow pointing to the Device Link panel.

1 Device Link Panel

The Device Link Profile Settings dialog box appears. To assign settings, see the following
procedure.

Assigning Device Link Profile settings

The following Device Link Profile Settings dialog box images depict an RGB Source profile
description. If you use a CMYK Simulation profile, the screen will reflect a CMYK
Simulation profile description instead of an RGB Source profile description.
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TO ASSIGN DEVICE LINK PROFILE SETTINGS

1 After you download the Device Link Profile using Profile Manager and add it to the Device
Link Profile panel, select the source and output profiles for this Device Link Profile in the
Device Link Profile Settings dialog box.

If the Device Link Profile already has a source and output referenced, the Output and Source
Profiles automatically appear.
If the source or output profile referenced in the Device Link Profile is not found on the Fiery
Color Server, the source profile will show “Unassigned” and a message appears, stating that
the source or output profile cannot be found.

Click Information to find out more about the missing profile.

If you install the source or output profile to the Fiery Color Server that matches the missing
profile referenced in the Device Link Profile, the “Unassigned” setting is automatically
updated.

N OTE : If the source or output setting is unassigned, the Device Link Profile cannot be used.
You must assign settings.
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2 If the Device Link Profile does not have a source or output assigned, select a Profile
Description name, and the source and output profiles for the Device Link Profile.

3 When you are finished assigning settings to the Device Link Profile, click OK.

Modifying Device Link Profiles

To modify the Device Link Profile settings, use the following procedure.

TO MODIFY DEVICE LINK PROFILE SETTINGS

1 Double-click the Device Link Profile in the Device Link panel.

The Device Link Profiles Settings dialog box appears.

2 Enter the new Source and Output profiles.

3 Click Apply and then click OK.

N OTE : You cannot edit the Device Link Profile in ColorWise Pro Tools. You must use the
application that was used to create the Device Link Profile.

Using Spot-On
Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents.
The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as Spot Color Dictionaries.
Spot-On allows you to maintain multiple Spot Color Dictionaries for each output profile on
the Fiery Color Server. For more information about Spot-On, see page 59.
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Using Color Setup

ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup allows you to set the default values for the ColorWise print
options and print settings for the Fiery Color Server.

These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery Color Server, unless a user
overrides them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. These default
settings can also be overridden using Command WorkStation. In addition, the defaults set in
Color Setup are automatically reflected in other Fiery Color Server tools that list default
settings.

The options in Color Setup are arranged in a pattern representing the flow of color processing
that takes place on the Fiery Color Server. To reset the Fiery Color Server to its factory default
settings, click Factory Default in the lower-left corner of the Color Setup window.

TO USE COLOR SETUP

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Color Setup.

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The Control Bar, configurable Auto Trapping, Progressives, and Halftone Screens features in
Color Setup are offered as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition option.
For information on these feature, see Graphic Arts Package.

Using Color Setup to enable Device Link Profiles

You can enable Device Link Profiles using Color Setup.

For information about installing and assigning Device Link Profiles, see page 29.

TO USE COLORWISE COLOR SETUP TO ENABLE DEVICE LINK PROFILES

1 Open Color Setup from ColorWise Pro Tools.

2 Select the RGB Source profile or the CMYK Simulation Profile and the Output Profile.

When you select a source and output combination that is defined as a Device Link Profile, the
Device Link Profile is automatically activated.
When the Device Link Profile is selected, the Color Process workflow updates and some of
the Fiery print options may not appear.
You will see the message “Device Link Profile in use” under the RGB Source Profile or CMYK
Simulation Profile.

1 Device Link Profile in use

3 Click OK to exit Color Setup.

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CALIBRATION
Calibrating the Fiery Color Server ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibrate
the Fiery Color Server using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with the copier’s built-in
scanner, a densitometer or a spectrophotometer.

This document uses the following terminology for color measurement instruments:

Term Refers to

ColorCal with Calibrator Calibration method that uses the copier’s built-in scanner to
measure toner density values. You can use Calibrator in
ColorWise Pro Tools to perform ColorCal calibration.

DTP32 or DTP32 Series II X-Rite DTP32 or DTP32 Series II automatic densitometer

DTP41 X-Rite DTP41 automatic spectrophotometer

ES-1000 Spectrophotometer ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer

ColorCal from the copier Calibration method that uses the copier’s built-in scanner to
touch panel measure toner density values. You can use the copier touch
panel to perform ColorCal calibration.

About this chapter

This chapter describes the procedures for calibrating the Fiery Color Server using ColorWise
Pro Tools Calibrator with various color measurement instruments or calibrating from the
copier touch panel. The following table provides the location of each procedure.

Calibration method See

ColorCal with Calibrator page 40

DTP32 or DTP32 Series II with Calibrator page 44

DTP41 with Calibrator page 46

ES-1000 with Calibrator page 50

ColorCal from the copier touch panel page 54

If you defined a custom halftone screen, you must calibrate the Fiery Color Server for
that halftone screen before you print a job with it. For more information, see Graphic Arts
Package.
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This chapter also describes important concepts and suggestions for understanding calibration.
The following table provides the location of each description.

For more information about See

An overview of calibration page 56

How calibration works page 56

Scheduling calibration page 58

Checking calibration status page 58

N OTE : The procedures described in this chapter are fundamentally the same for Windows and
Mac OS computers. Illustrations from a Windows computer are used in this chapter.

Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator

ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery Color Server using the
measurement method of your choice.

Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the
number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to
control access to calibration (see Configuration and Setup).

N OTE : Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery Color Server with ColorWise Pro Tools,
but only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is
using ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate, an error message appears.

Starting Calibrator
Start Calibrator from the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY COLOR SERVER USING CALIBRATOR

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

For information about configuring the connection to the Fiery Color Server, see pages 14
and 19.
2 Click Calibrator.
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3 Choose a method from the Select Measurement Method menu.

1 Calibration methods

Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.

Expert mode
Calibrator provides two modes: Standard and Expert. You can perform all essential calibration
tasks while in Standard mode. Expert mode offers two additional options: Print Pages and
View Measurements.

1 Calibration methods

1
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With the Print Pages option, print Comparison Pages showing the results of the new
measurements with any profile associated with the currently selected calibration set. You can
create a custom Comparison Page and save it as a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
file called [Link]. Next, print the file to the Hold queue of the Fiery Color Server from
your application. You can also create a [Link] file by renaming any job in the Hold queue
using Command WorkStation (see Utilities).

With the View Measurements option, you can view the current set of measurements as a table
or graph that shows both the measurements and the target curves.

1 Output profile name

When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against
appears in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. It lists all output profiles that use that
same calibration set. Selecting an output profile from this menu displays the target curves
associated with that profile. If each output profile contains a unique calibration target, the
curves displayed also change when you switch profiles.

Importing calibration data from a file

If you wish, you can import density measurements for calibration into Calibrator from an
ASCII text file, rather than take the measurements in Calibrator. The file must be formatted
and named as described in Importing Density Measurements.

TO IMPORT MEASUREMENT DATA FROM A FILE

1 In the Calibrator main window, click From File under Get Measurements.

2 Select the file and click Open.

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Applying measurements to multiple calibration sets

Calibrator provides an option (Apply to All Calibration Sets) that allows you to copy the
measurements from the calibration you are currently performing to all calibrations sets on the
server. This option is only available if the Fiery Color Server has more than one calibration set.
It is selected by default.

If you deselect Apply to All Calibration Sets, you can choose to apply the current calibration
to a selected subset of the calibration sets on the server. You specify which sets by clicking
Customize next to the Apply to All Calibration Sets option, which displays the Apply To
window.

Click to select or deselect individual calibration sets and then click OK.

If any of the selected calibration sets are not associated with an output profile, you receive a
warning but can choose to apply the calibration measurements to that set anyway.

The calibration measurements are copied to the specified calibration sets at the end of the
calibration process when you click Apply.
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Restoring default calibration measurements

Use the following procedure to return to factory default calibration measurements.

TO RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS

1 In the Calibrator dialog box, click Restore Device.

2 Click OK to restore the preset default calibration set.

N OTE : If Apply to All Calibration Sets is selected, all calibration sets on the server are restored.
If Apply to All Calibration Sets is not selected, Restore Device applies only to the calibration
sets selected under Customize.

Calibrating with ColorCal

ColorCal allows you to calibrate the Fiery Color Server without the use of an additional
spectrophotometer or densitometer. Instead, ColorCal uses the copier’s built-in scanner to
measure toner density values.

ColorCal has the following features:

• Scanner calibration: ColorCal lets you calibrate the scanner (copier feeder) using the
Kodak Color and Gray Scale strips.
• Measurement page: For ColorCal, square black-and-white and color patches are randomly
printed on the ColorCal Measurement Page. This allows ColorCal to be less influenced by
copier conditions, providing greater accuracy in color reproduction and calibration.

N OTE : To calibrate using ColorCal, you will need the Kodak Gray Scale strip included in the
customer media pack that came with your Fiery Color Server. You also need the Kodak Gray
Scale strip and Kodak Color Control Patches strip to calibrate the scanner of the copier for
ColorCal.

When you run ColorCal from ColorWise Pro Tools, you have the option to calibrate the
copier’s scanner before calibrating the Fiery Color Server itself. It is recommended to calibrate
the scanner for ColorCal when the copier output has been adjusted, such as after maintenance
or service.
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TO CALIBRATE WITH COLOR WISE PRO TOOLS AND COLORCAL

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions on starting Calibrator, see page 36.

2 In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose ColorCal.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose an appropriate calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media
you will use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile, so there is no need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

5 Choose the Page Type.

• ColorCal Page prints one of the 256 ColorCal patterns chosen at random.
• Single Pattern prints a specific pattern. Enter the pattern number in the Patch Page
Number field.
The Paper Size is automatically set to LTR/A4.
6 Choose the Input Tray to use for printing the measurement page.

7 To select the Halftone and Gloss Mode, click Show Advance Options.
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8 Choose the Gloss Level for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Gloss Level set to Enhanced, choose Enhanced. Otherwise,
choose Normal.
9 Choose the Halftone for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Printer Screen Mode set to 200 Rotated Line, choose Line.
Otherwise, choose Dot.
10 To print the instructions page as well as the measurement page, select Print instructions for
scanning.

Clear this option if you already have the instructions page.

11 To print the scanner measurement page and calibrate the scanner before calibrating the
Fiery Color Server, select Print scanner calibration page.

If you clear this option, the ColorCal Measurement Page is printed, and the scanner
calibration is skipped.
We recommend that you always calibrate the scanner before calibrating the
Fiery Color Server.
12 Click Print.

A message appears stating the status of your print job.

13 Click OK to continue.

14 Retrieve the ColorCal measurement page (and the scanner measurement page and the
instruction page, if you selected them) from the copier.

15 If you are skipping scanner calibration, go to step 20.

16 Follow the instructions in the instruction page for placing the Kodak Gray Scale,
Kodak Color Patches, and Scanner Calibration measurement page on the copier glass
and initiating the scan.
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17 After the scan is complete, click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

A dialog appears indicating that you must scan the scanner measurement page before
proceeding.

18 Click Continue to start the scanner measurement.

When the measurement process completes, the information dialog box appears.

19 Click Continue to complete scanner calibration.

A dialog appears indicating that you must scan the ColorCal measurement page before
proceeding.

20 Follow the instructions in the instruction page for placing the Kodak Gray Scale and ColorCal
measurement page on the copier glass and initiating the scan.

21 Click Continue to start the ColorCal measurement.

When the measurement process completes, the Measurement dialog box appears.

22 Click OK to complete calibration.

23 Click Apply to apply the ColorCal calibration.

24 Click Done to close Calibrator.

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Calibrating with the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II

Using the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II densitometer, you can measure color patches generated
by the copier and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery Color Server.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate the Fiery Color Server, set up and
calibrate the DTP32 or DTP32 Series II. For instructions, see the documentation that
accompanies the instrument.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY COLOR SERVER USING THE DTP32 OR DTP32 SERIES II
1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 36.

2 In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose X-Rite DTP32 or X-Rite DTP32 Series II.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media
you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

5 Choose the appropriate options.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.

Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches. Choose 11x17/A3 or
12x18/SRA3 for 34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Specify the paper source.

6 To select the Halftone and Gloss Mode, click Show Advance Options.
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7 Choose the Gloss Level for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Gloss Level set to Enhanced, choose Enhanced. Otherwise,
choose Normal.
8 Choose the Halftone for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Printer Screen Mode set to 200 Rotated Line, choose Line.
Otherwise, choose Dot.
9 Click Print.

A message appears stating the status of your print job.

10 Click OK to continue.

11 Retrieve the measurement page from the copier.

12 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and
Paper Size options.
13 Click Measure.

Follow the on-screen instructions to feed the measurement page through the DTP32.
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N OTE : The DTP32 Series II does not have an edge guide for the page. Position the page so
that the strip to be measured is lined up directly under the alignment mark.
The Status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page
through the DTP32 four times, once for each color strip.

DTP32

DTP32 Series II

14 When the Status field indicates that the measurements were read successfully, click Accept.

15 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.

16 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.

17 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the calibration process.

Calibrating with the DTP41

Using the DTP41 spectrophotometer, you can measure color patches generated by the copier
and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery Color Server.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate the Fiery Color Server, set up and
calibrate the DTP41. For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the
instrument.
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TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY COLOR SERVER USING THE DTP41

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 36.

2 Choose X-Rite DTP41 as the measurement method.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media
you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

5 Choose the appropriate options.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.

Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches. Choose 11x17/A3 or
12x18/SRA3 for 34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Choose the paper source for printing the measurement page.

6 To select the Halftone and Gloss Mode, click Show Advance Options.
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7 Choose the Gloss Level for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Gloss Level set to Enhanced, choose Enhanced. Otherwise,
choose Normal.
8 Choose the Halftone for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Printer Screen Mode set to 200 Rotated Line, choose Line.
Otherwise, choose Dot.
9 Click Print.

A message appears stating the status of your print job.

10 Click OK to continue.

11 Retrieve the measurement page from the copier.

12 In the Get Measurements pane, click Measure.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and Paper Size
options.
13 Click Measure.

14 If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu,
and then click Start Measurements.
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15 Feed the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip.

Align the page in the measurement page slot of the DTP41 so that the appropriate color
column is centered below the alignment mark. Insert the page about three inches, past the
front idler rollers, until it rests against the rear drive rollers and you feel resistance.
16 Click Read Strip.

The DTP41 pulls the measurement page through automatically.

After the measurement page is read, Calibrator instructs you to insert and align the page again
for the next color.
17 Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips.

A check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the
color was measured successfully.
Use the Previous and Next buttons to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement
sequence.
18 When the Status field indicates that all four color strips have been read successfully, click
Accept Measurements.

19 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.

20 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.

21 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery Color Server calibration process.

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Calibrating with the ES-1000

Use ColorWise Pro Tools in conjunction with the ES-1000 spectrophotometer to calibrate
the Fiery Color Server.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate the Fiery Color Server, set up and
calibrate the ES-1000. For instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the
instrument.

N OTE : Do not disconnect and reconnect the ES-1000 while ColorWise Pro Tools is running,
otherwise communication between the ES-1000 and ColorWise Pro Tools might become
unreliable.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY COLOR SERVER USING THE ES-1000

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 36.

2 Choose ES-1000 as the measurement method.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of media
you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

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5 Choose the appropriate options.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches or 21 or 34 Randomized Patches. Sorted patches

are printed on the page in the order of their hue and saturation levels. Randomized patches
are printed on the page in random order, to help compensate for density inconsistencies on
different areas of the page.
Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 patches. Choose 11x17/A3 or
12x18/SRA3 for 34 patches.
Input Tray: Automatically set to Auto Select.

6 To select the Halftone and Gloss Mode, click Show Advance Options.

7 Choose the Gloss Level for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Gloss Level set to Enhanced, choose Enhanced. Otherwise,
choose Normal.
8 Choose the Halftone for printing the measurement page.

If you will be printing with Printer Screen Mode set to 200 Rotated Line, choose Line.
Otherwise, choose Dot.
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9 Click Print.

A message appears stating the status of your print job.

10 Click OK to continue.

11 Retrieve the printed measurement page from the copier.

12 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box appears.

Page Type is automatically set to the type that you selected in step 5.
13 Check the settings and click Measure.

The Information dialog box appears.

14 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle.

When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to
calibrate the spectrophotometer and compensate for gradual drifts in the instrument. Make
sure the sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile on the calibration cradle. If you
do not place it correctly in the calibration cradle, the spectrophotometer does not return
accurate measurements.
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15 Click OK.

The Measurements dialog box appears. Instructions for measuring the strips appear in the
Status field.

16 For a more accurate measurement, place several sheets of plain white paper beneath the
Measurement Page.

The extra sheets block underlying colors from being read by the instrument.
17 Orient the Measurement Page so that strips are horizontal and the scan direction (indicated
by the arrows at the beginning of each strip) is left to right.

18 Hold the ES-1000 with its length perpendicular to the scan direction, and place the sample
aperture in the white space at the start of the specified color.

19 Press and hold the Measure button and wait for a beep or wait for the background color in the
dialog to change from green to white.

N OTE : To hear a beep with a Windows compatible computer, you must install a sound card
and speaker(s). You may have to turn up the volume on your computer to hear the beep.
20 After you hear a beep or see the dialog background color change, slide the ES-1000 at a slow
but consistent pace across the strip.

Take about five seconds to slide the length of the strip.

21 Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured and you reach the
white space at the end of the strip.

When a strip is measured successfully, the dialog background color changes to green, and the
cross hair moves to the next color. If the strip is not measured successfully, the dialog
background color changes to red, and a message directs you to try again.
22 Repeat steps 18 through 21 until all the strips are measured.

N OTE : You must measure in the order outlined in the Status field.
23 When all the patches have been read successfully, click Accept.

24 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box.

The new calibration measurement is applied.

25 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery Color Server calibration process.

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Calibrating from the copier touch panel

You can also calibrate the Fiery Color Server from the copier touch panel using ColorCal,
without using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator.

Calibrating with ColorCal

If an Administrator password has been set, you will need it to perform calibration from the
copier touch panel. For instructions on using the copier touch panel, see Configuration and
Setup.

TO USE COLORCAL FROM THE COPIER TOUCH PANEL

1 Press the All Services button to display the main screen, and then press Web Applications in
the screen.

2 Press Calibrate.

3 If a password is set on the Fiery Color Server, enter it and press Login.
4 Select the calibration set by selecting the media, and press Continue.

5 For Tray, select the paper source for printing the measurement page.

The measurement page consists of swatches of color that will be measured by the copier’s
scanner and then compared to the target color values.
Choose Auto Select or Tray 5. The Page Size is automatically set to LTR/A4.

N OTE : If you print a measurement page from Tray 5, you must load the appropriate paper in
the tray and select the correct paper size from the copier touch panel.
6 To print the instructions page as well as the measurement page, select Print instructions for
scanning.

Clear this option if you already have the instructions page.

7 To print the scanner measurement page and calibrate the scanner before calibrating the
Fiery Color Server, select Print scanner calibration page.

If you clear this option, the ColorCal Measurement Page is printed, and the scanner
calibration is skipped. In this case, skip to step 16.
We recommend that you always calibrate the scanner before calibrating the
Fiery Color Server.
8 Press Print.

Or, press Skip Printing if you already have the pages you need and want to proceed to
scanning.
9 Retrieve the measurement page (and instructions page, if you selected it) from the copier.

10 Following the scanner calibration instruction page, place the Kodak Gray Scale strip and
Kodak color patches strip face-down on the copier glass.
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11 Place the measurement page face-down over the strips and close the platen glass cover.

Be careful not to move the strips and the measurement page.

12 On the copier touch panel, choose the settings as indicated on the instructions page, and
then press the green Start button to start scanning.

13 When scanning is complete (indicated by a beep), press All Services to display the main
screen, press Web Applications, and then press Calibrate.

You return to the same screen as before scanning.

14 Press Measure Page.

When the measurement is done, you return to the same screen as before scanner calibration.
15 Clear the Print scanner calibration page option.

16 Press Print to print the ColorCal measurement page (and instructions page, if you
selected it).

Or, press Skip Printing if you already have the pages you need and want to proceed to
scanning.
17 Retrieve the measurement page (and instructions page, if you selected it) from the copier.

18 Following the ColorCal calibration instruction page, place the Kodak Gray Scale strip
face-down on the copier glass.

Place the Gray Scale strip along the top edge of the copier so that it is centered between the
paper width marks on the copier.

1 Place grayscale strip

face down
2 Place color measurement
page face down over
grayscale strip
1 2

19 Place the measurement page face-down over the strips and close the platen glass cover.

Be careful not to move the strip and color measurement page.

20 On the copier touch panel, choose the settings as indicated on the instructions page, and
then press the green Start button to start scanning.

21 When scanning is complete (indicated by a beep), press All Services to display the main
screen, press Web Applications, and then press Calibrate.

You return to the same screen as before scanning.

22 Press Measure Page.

A message appears when the measurement is done, indicating that the measurement was
successful.
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23 To print a comparison page, press Print.

The comparison page shows how the copier will print with the calibration.
24 If you are satisfied with the calibration, press Apply, and press Yes to confirm.

The calibration measurements are saved.

Understanding calibration
The following sections describe important concepts and suggestions for understanding
calibration.

An overview of calibration
Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities
(measurements) and the response expected by the output profile.
• Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the copier.
• Calibration sets are sets of measurements that combine media options provided for
Calibrator.
• Each output profile contains a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of
the copier.

After you calibrate the Fiery Color Server, a calibration set is stored. This calibration set is
used when it is associated with an output profile. Every output profile has an associated
calibration set. If you have not specified one, the calibration set associated with the default
output profile is used.

If you change the calibration after a saved job has been processed (RIPped), you do not have
to reprocess (reRIP) the job. The new calibration affects the job without reprocessing.

N OTE : Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider
limiting the number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator
password in Fiery Color Server Setup to control access to calibration (see Configuration and
Setup).

How calibration works

Although the needs of most users are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery Color Server
allows you to choose a calibration set to customize calibration for specialized jobs.

Calibration allows you to:

• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery Color Server.
• Ensure consistent color quality over time.
• Produce consistent output across Fiery Color Server servers.
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• Achieve better color matches when reproducing spot colors, such as PANTONE colors or
other named color systems.
• Optimize the Fiery Color Server for using ColorWise rendering styles (CRDs), CMYK
simulations, and ICC profiles.

Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the Fiery Color Server depends on many
factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities.
The density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating toner
densities, you obtain consistent printed color.

Even with a calibrated system, toner density is affected by the settings of copier, humidity,
and temperature. Density also tends to drift over time. Uneven toner density on paper affects
calibration results. Regular measurement detects day-to-day variations in density, gradation,
and color reproduction, and calibration corrects them.

Calibration works by creating calibration curves on the Fiery Color Server that compensate
for the difference between actual (measured) and desired (target) density values.
These calibration curves are the graphic equivalent of transfer functions, which are
mathematical descriptions of changes that are made to the initial data. Transfer functions are
often graphed as input or output curves.

The Fiery Color Server generates calibration curves after comparing measured values to the
final target values for each of the four toner colors. The target values are based on the output
profile specified.

Measurements
Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by
the copier when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of those
colors.

To create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Measure the patches using a color
measurement instrument connected to a computer on the network, or if it is available, the
print device’s scanner. The new measurements are automatically downloaded to the Fiery
Color Server.

Output profiles and calibration sets

Output profiles and calibration sets define desired calibration results. One or more output
profiles and calibration sets are provided with the Fiery Color Server. When you calibrate the
Fiery Color Server, select the calibration set that corresponds to the typical printing jobs at
your site. This same calibration set can be associated with one or more output profiles. For
more information about output profiles, see page 89.
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Scheduling calibration
Calibrate the Fiery Color Server at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs.
If it is very important to maintain consistent color, or your copier is subject to wide
fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every few hours. For optimal performance,
calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing results are not as
expected.

Because the copier may be less stable after a period of idleness or immediately after
maintenance, we recommend that you print approximately 50 pages before you calibrate.

If you must split a print job into two or more batches to print at different times, it is
important to calibrate before you print each batch. You should also calibrate the
Fiery Color Server after copier maintenance.

N OTE : Because printed output from the copier is very sensitive to changes in temperature and
humidity, do not install the copier near a window, in direct sunlight, or near a heater or air
conditioner. Paper is also sensitive to climate changes. Store it in a cool, dry, stable
environment, and keep reams sealed until they are used.

To monitor print quality, print the following color pages:

• Color Charts (from Command WorkStation or the copier touch panel)
• Color reference pages included in the User Software DVD (see pages 13 and 18)

These pages include fully saturated color patches and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black. Images with skin tones offer a good basis for comparison. Save and periodically
compare the pages you print. If a noticeable change in appearance occurs, calibrate the
Fiery Color Server.

When you examine the Test Page, all color patches should be visible, even though they may
be very faint in the five to two percent range. Each patch set should show uniform gradation
from patch to patch as the color lightens from 100% to zero.

If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated over
time, show the pages to your copier service technician to determine whether adjusting the
copier can improve output.

Checking calibration status

To verify whether the Fiery Color Server is calibrated, which calibration set and output
profile were used, and when the copier was last calibrated, perform the following:
• Print a Configuration page or Test Page from the copier touch panel or Command
WorkStation.
• Select a calibration set in Calibrator. The last calibration and the user who performed it
are displayed.
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SPOT-ON
The Spot Color Matching print option automatically matches spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents so that spot colors can be simulated using the CMYK toner of the copier.
However, you may want to adjust the default CMYK equivalents to achieve a better match for
your specific printing conditions. You can modify spot colors using Spot-On.

In addition to managing “named” colors, Spot-On allows you to create a list of “substitute”
colors. These are colors that, when called for in a document by their RGB or CMYK values,
are substituted with a different color having the CMYK values from the Spot-On color
dictionary. This permits exact color control and overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.

Using Spot-On
Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents.
The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as Spot Color Dictionaries.
Spot-On allows you to maintain multiple Spot Color Dictionaries for each output profile on
the Fiery Color Server.

N OTE : To use the Spot-On features with named colors, you must enable the Spot Color
Matching print option. For more information about this option, see page 92.

N OTE : Spot colors identified by names are printed with their defined CMYK values. The edits
to the output profile made with Color Editor do not affect how spot colors print.

Some Spot-On features require that a job be displayed with correct colors on your monitor.
To display the colors correctly on your monitor, you must set up the monitor display
according to the manufacturer’s recommendations, and specify the correct monitor profile for
your monitor.

Specify the following settings for the monitor display:

• At the monitor: Brightness, Contrast, and Temperature
• From the control panel of the operating system: Resolution, Refresh rate, and Number
of colors

For more information about setting up your monitor and the monitor profile, see the
documentation that accompanies the monitor.

N OTE : The edits to a job made with the color adjustment features in ImageViewer affect all
colors in the job, including spot colors. For more information about ImageViewer, see
Graphic Arts Package.
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Starting Spot-On
To use Spot-On, you must specify the output profile associated with the Spot Color
Dictionary that you want to edit.

If you select Output profile X and redefine PANTONE 123 from 30%M to 50%M using
Spot-On, you will get 50%M when you print a job with Output profile X. If you print a job
with Output profile Y, you will get the original value. If you select Output profile X and create
a custom color named “My Purple” and define it as 80C 40M, ColorWise automatically
calculates the Lab values using Output profile X and creates new CMYK values for use with
Output profile Y.

N OTE : The Fiery Color Server allows only one user to connect to Spot-On at a time.

TO START SPOT-ON
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Spot-On.

The Select Output Profile dialog box appears.

3 Choose an output profile and click OK.

1 Current output profile

2 Output profiles to link 1

The Spot-On main dialog box appears. The CMYK values displayed in the dialog box are
calculated with respect to the specified profile.

N OTE : When you print a job, choose the same output profile from the printer driver as the
one that is selected in the Select Output Profile dialog box. Otherwise, color adjustments
based on Spot-On have no effect.
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Spot-On main window

The Spot-On main window list color groups that represent libraries of spot colors on the Fiery
Color Server. Tool icons for working with colors appear at the top of the window.

1
1 Output profile
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2 Save
3 Upload
4 Download
5 Cut
6 Copy 12
7 Paste
8 Close All
9 Print 13
10 Up
11 Down
12 Custom color group
13 Default color group

By default, the Fiery Color Server includes several PANTONE libraries along with a System
library. These factory default libraries appear marked with the default group icon ( ).

The DIC, HKS, and TOYO libraries are also available with Spot-On.

You can add custom color groups and colors to the Spot-On window (see page 63). Added
groups appear marked with the custom group icon ( ). Both default and custom groups
can be opened to display included colors.
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TO OPEN AND CLOSE A COLOR GROUP

1 To open a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name.

When you open a group, all the colors in the group are displayed, and the group icon changes
appearance.

2 To close a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name.

3 To close all the color groups in the list, choose Close All from the Edit menu.

Working with existing colors

Spot-On allows you to view and manage existing groups of colors on the Fiery Color Server
and search for a particular color in the Spot-On list.

Color groups in the Spot-On window appear in order of their priority. Highest priority is
assigned to color groups at the top of the list. For instance, if two colors from two different
color groups have the same name, the Fiery Color Server uses the color from the higher group
and disregards the other color. By managing the priority of colors in this way, you can
maintain several CMYK variants for the same spot color.

TO REARRANGE THE PRIORITY OF COLORS

1 To rearrange an entire color group, select the desired color group.
To rearrange an individual color, select the desired color.

Individual spot colors are marked with circular color icons.

2 To move the selection up or down in the list, click the Up or Down icon in the toolbar.

3 To paste the selection in a different location in the list, click the Cut or Copy icon in
the toolbar.

N OTE : The Cut operation is available only for custom colors.

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4 Click the location in the list where you want to paste the cut or copied selection, and then
click the Paste icon in the toolbar.

When you paste a default PANTONE color or group, a warning message appears asking you
to rename the selection because of the multiple prefixes and suffixes for the PANTONE colors
and groups. Use the menus to choose the desired prefix and suffix for the new name, and then
click OK. The pasted selection becomes a custom color or group with the specified name.

TO FIND A SPECIFIC COLOR

1 Choose Find from the Edit menu.

The Find dialog box appears.

2 Enter the name of the color that you want to find and click OK.

Spot-On searches for the specified color, starting from the top of the color list. Once located,
the color appears selected in the color list.
3 To find additional colors based on the same search criteria, choose Find Again from the
Edit menu.

Creating custom colors

Spot-On provides a number of default color groups in the color list. You can add your own
custom spot colors and groups to the list.

TO ADD A NEW COLOR OR COLOR GROUP

1 Select the location in the group or color list where you want the addition to be placed.

2 Choose New Group from the Edit menu to insert a new group, or choose New Color to insert a
new color.

A new color group entry or color entry appears as Untitled.

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TO RENAME A CUSTOM COLOR OR GROUP

1 Select the specific color or group that you want to rename.

2 Double-click the name of the color or group.

3 Type the new name exactly as it appears in the job, including uppercase and lowercase
characters and spaces, as needed.

This new name is supplied by the source application (such as Adobe Illustrator or
QuarkXPress) to your PostScript job.
If you do not have access to the source document, use Postflight to view the list of the exact
color names used in your job. A Postflight Detailed Report prints all the named colors used in
a document. For more information about using Postflight, see Graphic Arts Package.

N OTE : Default groups or colors (such as PANTONE) cannot be renamed.

Downloading custom color groups

You can download custom color groups from your computer to the Fiery Color Server.
Downloaded groups are added as custom groups to the Spot-On color list and are
immediately enabled for use on the Fiery Color Server.

TO DOWNLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS

1 Select the location in the color list where you want to add the downloaded group.

2 Choose Download from the File menu.

The Select file dialog box appears.

N OTE : Although many ICC profiles may be shown, you can only download an ICC Named
Color Profile.
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3 Locate and select the desired color group, and then click Open.

The downloaded group is added to the specified location in the Spot-On list. If you did not
specify a location, the group is added to the top of the list.
If the downloaded group has the same name as an existing group in the list, you are prompted
to rename the downloaded group.

Uploading custom color groups

You can upload custom color groups from the Fiery Color Server to your computer as ICC
files. The upload feature allows you to share a group by creating a local copy that can be
downloaded to another Fiery Color Server.

You must save a color group to the Fiery Color Server before you can upload it to your
computer. To upload a factory default group, copy and paste the group as a new custom
group, and then upload the group as required.

TO UPLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS

1 Select the name of the color group you want to upload.

2 Choose Upload from the File menu.

The Save As dialog box appears.

3 Browse to the location where you want to save the file, name the file, and then click Save.

Editing color values

If an existing spot color is not printing as intended, edit the color values as needed to achieve
your intended result. Edit color values by entering the exact CMYK values in the Spot-On
main window or in the Set Center Patch Color dialog box, or using the Spot-On Color
Search feature.

Use the following procedures to edit a named color by entering the exact CMYK values.
To target a color using Spot-On Color Search, see page 67.
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TO EDIT A COLOR IN THE SPOT-ON MAIN WINDOW

1 Select the color you want to edit.

2 Double-click the value under C, M, Y, and K, and enter a new number for each color channel.

The edited color appears in the color list.

N OTE : The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.

TO EDIT A COLOR IN THE SET CENTER PATCH COLOR DIALOG BOX

1 Select the color you want to edit.

2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the selected color in the center.
3 Click the center patch.

The Set Center Patch Color dialog box appears.

4 Indicate whether you want to enter CMYK values as percentages or Device Codes.

The Percentages option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 100%, in increments
of 0.5. Values out of this range are rounded to the nearest whole or half percentage.
The Device Codes option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 255. This option
reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery Color Server can reproduce and provides
finer gradations of color than are possible with Percentages.
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5 Enter the C, M, Y, and K values of your specific color in the appropriate fields.

Use the Tab key to move from field to field. As you enter each new value, the preview patch
updates to reflect the old and new colors.
6 Click OK.

The new color is displayed in the center of the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
7 Click OK.

The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.

Use the following procedure to target a color using the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
Beginning with an approximate color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box, adjust the hue,
saturation, and lightness of the color until you achieve an acceptable match.

TO TARGET A COLOR USING SPOT-ON COLOR SEARCH

1 Select the color that you want to edit.

2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the current color in the center.

3 To update the center patch to a neighboring color that more closely matches the target, click
the corresponding neighbor patch.

Neighboring patches represent variations from the center patch and can be selected if they
offer a closer match to the desired color. Clicking one of these patches updates the center
patch to the new color and provides a new selection of neighboring colors. These patches are
either lightness or saturation neighbors, depending on the option you choose in the following
step.

N OTE : When you select certain colors, an exclamation point icon may appear in the
upper-right corner of the dialog box. This icon indicates that one or more colorants have
reached their maximum values.
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4 Use the following techniques to control how neighboring color patches are generated:

Select Lightness or Saturation in the Color Directions Legend.

Lightness generates neighbor patches based on darker to lighter shades of the original color.
This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color remaining in the center of
the middle group.
Saturation generates neighbor patches based on less saturated to more saturated variations
of the original color. This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color
remaining in the center of the middle group.
Choose a setting from the Color Spacing menu to control the closeness of the neighbor
patches.

A higher setting generates neighbor patches that differ more noticeably from the center color.
As you get closer to your target color, reduce the color spacing to a smaller value.
Select Monitor Compensation to simulate how all the on-screen color patches will appear
when printed on paper.

This simulation depends on the monitor profile that has been configured for your monitor.
To specify the monitor profile, choose Preferences from the Edit menu in the Spot-On
main window.
Make sure that you set your monitor according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and
select the correct monitor profile for your monitor, including the FACI monitor.
5 Continue adjusting the color patch controls and clicking neighbor patches until the color you
want appears in the center patch.

6 Click Print Pattern.

N OTE : It is very difficult to accurately match spot colors on a monitor. You should always test
print to get the proper color match.
7 Choose the appropriate settings from the Output Style, Paper Size, and Paper Tray menus.

For Output Style, choose Color Search Pattern or Color Neighbor Pattern. Color Search
Pattern prints patches with the same pattern as displayed in the Color Search dialog box.
Color Neighbor Pattern prints patches in a three column by eight row format.
For Paper Size, choose the size of the paper that you want to use for printing the patches.
For Paper Tray, specify the paper source for the paper that you want to use.
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8 Click OK to print the patches.

The Print Pattern test page provides the following information:

• Center patch color CMYK value
• Color spacing
• Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected
• Output profile selected
The goal of Spot-On Color Search is to find the color values that make a printed color patch
match a target, not its screen simulation of it. Printing a Print Pattern of neighbor color
patches allows you to compare the printed patches to the color target. After you compare the
printed patches and find the one that matches most closely, you can select the corresponding
patch on-screen.
9 Select the desired target color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box and click OK.

The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.

Using a measurement instrument to target colors

If you have the Spectrophotometer ES-1000, you can import measured color values directly
into Spot-On. This feature allows you to target matches based on the actual colors of
immediate objects, such as the red of a printed logo or the yellow of a packaging envelope.

TO IMPORT COLOR MEASUREMENTS INTO SPOT-ON

1 Install and set up the ES-1000 for use with your computer.

For installation and setup instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the
instrument.
2 Choose Start from the Instrument menu in the Spot-On main window.

The Choose Instrument dialog box appears.

3 For Instrument, choose the instrument you will use to take measurements. For Port, choose
the serial port connection of the instrument. Click OK.

4 Place the ES-1000 over the target color, making sure to center the sample aperture over the
color. Press Measure to take the measurement.

The measured CMYK values are imported into Spot-On as follows:

• If an individual color is selected in the color list, it updates to the measured color.
• If a group is selected in the color list, a new color with the measured values is created
within the group.
• If the Spot-On Color Search dialog box is open, the center patch updates with the
measured values, and the neighbor patches update accordingly.
• If the Set Center Patch Color dialog box is open, the measured values are imported into
the CMYK entry fields.
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5 When you are finished taking color measurements, choose Stop from the Instrument menu.

Spot-On closes the connection to the instrument.

Reverting default colors to factory settings

You can revert default colors to their factory default settings. Revert all colors within a default
color group, or revert one or more specific colors within a default color group, so that only
those colors are reset to the factory default settings.

TO REVERT ALL COLORS WITHIN A DEFAULT COLOR GROUP TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

1 Click the icon to the left of the name of the group that you want to revert.

2 Choose Revert Group from the File menu.

A warning message appears.

3 Click OK.

TO REVERT SPECIFIC COLORS WITHIN A DEFAULT COLOR GROUP TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

1 Click the icon to the left of the name of the group that contains the colors you want to revert.

2 Select the colors that you want to revert to the factory defaults.

To select more than one color, Shift-click to select an adjacent color or Control-click to select
a nonadjacent color.
3 Choose Revert Factory Color from the File menu.

A warning message appears.

4 Click OK.

Saving changes and exiting Spot-On

To enable your spot color matches for use with the Fiery Color Server, save your edits before
you exit Spot-On. This ensures that all your changes to Spot-On color definitions are stored
on the Fiery Color Server and available for use when printing documents that contain spot
colors.

The following edits do not require saving to take effect:

• Rearranging the priority level of a color group
• Downloading a color group
• Clearing or deleting a color group
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TO SAVE THE SPOT-ON COLOR LIST

1 Choose Save from the File menu.

2 Click Close in the upper-right corner of the Spot-On main window to exit the utility.

Spot-On with Substitute Colors

The Substitute Colors workflow involves defining the substitute color values with Spot-On,
and then printing a document with the Substitute Colors print option set to On from the
printer driver. You can also override the print option setting using Command WorkStation.

N OTE : Color substitutions affect only text, vector, and line art. They have no effect on
raster images.

N OTE : When a color is defined as a substitute color, the settings for an RGB color (such as
RGB Source, Rendering Style, and RGB Separation) or CMYK color (such as CMYK
Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation Method) have no effect. The color is converted
with a process similar to spot color conversion.

N OTE : You cannot use the Substitute Colors and Postflight features at the same time.
These print options are constrained from the printer driver.

Creating a color for substitution

Use the following procedure to add a new substitute color in a substitute group and specify
the value-name for a color to substitute.

N OTE : A new substitute color can be added only to a substitute group.

TO ADD A NEW SUBSTITUTE COLOR AND SPECIFY THE VALUE-NAME FOR SUBSTITUTION
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

Start ColorWise Pro Tools from a stand-alone application or Command WorkStation, at your
computer or at the monitor connected to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Spot-On.

The Select Output Profile dialog box appears.

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3 Select an output profile and click OK.

The Spot-On main window appears.

1
1 Output profile
2 Save
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
3 Upload
4 Download
5 Cut
6 Copy
7 Paste
8 Close all
9 Print
10 Up
11 Down

4 Select the location in the group list where you want the addition to be placed.

5 Choose New Substitute Group from the Edit menu.

A new substitute group entry appears as Untitled.

6 Double-click Untitled and type a new name.

7 Select the substitute group and choose New Substitute Color from the Edit menu.

N OTE : If the substitute group already contains substitute colors, select the color above the
location where you want to add a new substitute color.
The Add Substitute Color dialog box appears.

8 Select a color mode for the substitute color.

9 Select a tolerance degree for the substitute color.

For information about Tolerance, see page 77.

10 Type the values for the color that you want to substitute.

11 Click OK.

The substitute color appears at the specified location.

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Defining the color values for a substitute color

After you specify the original color to substitute, define CMYK values for the substitute color
by typing the exact CMYK values in the Spot-On main window or Set Center Patch Color
dialog box, or use Spot-On Color Search.

For instructions on defining a substitute color by typing the exact CMYK values, see the
following sections. To define a substitute color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box,
see page 75.

TO DEFINE A SUBSTITUTE COLOR IN THE SPOT-ON MAIN WINDOW

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery Color Server.

2 Click Spot-On.

The Select Output Profile dialog box appears.

3 Select an output profile and click OK.

The Spot-On main dialog box appears.

4 Select the color that you want to substitute.

1
1 Output profile

5 Double-click the value under C, M, Y, and K, and type a new number for each color channel.

The new values for the substitute color appear in the color list.

N OTE : The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.
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TO DEFINE A SUBSTITUTE COLOR IN SET CENTER PATCH COLOR

1 Select the color that you want to substitute.

2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the selected color in the center.

1 Center patch

3 Click the center patch.

The Set Center Patch Color dialog box appears.

4 Type values for each C, M, Y, and K color channel.

For information about using Set Center Patch Color, see page 66.
5 Click OK.

The new color appears in the center in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
6 Click OK.

The new color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.

N OTE : The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.

Use the following procedure to target a substitute color using the Spot-On Color Search
dialog box.
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TO DEFINE A SUBSTITUTE COLOR USING SPOT-ON COLOR SEARCH

1 Select the color that you want to substitute.

2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears, displaying the current color in the center.

1 Neighboring patch
1

3 Click neighboring patches until you find the color that you want to use for the substitution.

For information about using Spot-On Color Search, see page 67.
4 Click OK.

The new substitute color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.

N OTE : The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.

Printing a job with substitute colors

After you define CMYK values for substitution in Spot-On, you can print a document and
specify in the printer driver that the substitute color be used. You can also specify this print
option for an existing print job by overriding the job’s properties in Command WorkStation.

N OTE : When you print the job, select an Output Profile setting from the printer driver that
matches the output profile you selected in Spot-On to define the color substitution.
Otherwise, the color substitutions that are defined on Spot-On have no effect.

N OTE : The procedures for printing a job from a Mac OS and a Windows computer
are similar.
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TO PRINT A JOB WITH A SUBSTITUTE COLOR

1 Open a document in your application.

2 Choose Print.

3 Click Copies & Pages and choose ColorWise from the menu.

The ColorWise pane appears.

4 Select Substitute Colors.

5 Click Print.

The job is printed with the substitute you defined in Spot-On.

Substitute Color dialog box

You can define the color mode and tolerance range for a substitute color in the Add Substitute
Color or Rename Substitute Color dialog box.
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N OTE : The Add Substitute Color dialog box appears when you choose Edit > New Substitute
Color after selecting a substitute color group in the list. The Rename Substitute Color dialog
box appears when you double-click the bracketed section of a substitute color.

N OTE : The Add Substitute Color and Rename Substitute Color dialog boxes offer the same
control in defining a substitute color.
• Substitute Color: Select the following color modes for a substitute color:
– CMYK (0-100%)
– RGB (Device Code 0-255)
– RGB (0-100%)
• Tolerance: Select the following tolerance ranges for a substitute color:
– Small (indicated in lowercase)
– Large (indicated in uppercase)

To avoid entry errors, the Add Substitute Color and Edit Substitute Color dialog boxes
display the values in the following predefined formats. The dialog boxes also display uppercase
or lowercase characters and a “%” symbol, depending on the selections.
• CMYK (0-100%) mode
– Small: <“0”%c, “0”%m, “0”%y, “0”%k>
– Large: <“0”%C, “0”%M, “0”%Y, “0”%K>
• RGB (Device Code 0-255) mode
– Small: <“0”r, “0”g, “0”b>
– Large: <“0”R, “0”G, “0”B>
• RGB (0-100%) mode
– Small: <“0”%r, “0”%g, “0”%b>
– Large: <“0”%R, “0”%G, “0”%B>

Principles for Substitute Colors

In setting the values for Substitute Colors, keep in mind the following principles.

Tolerance range
The accuracy of the substitute color is affected by various elements, such as applications,
operating systems, printer drivers, and distilling processes. To accommodate the “errors” that
occur because of the rounding rules between the numbers entered by users and the numbers
received by the Fiery Color Server, the options of the small and large tolerance ranges are
provided for color substitution.
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The following table provides Small and Large substitution tolerance ranges for each
color mode.

Color mode Small tolerance range Large tolerance range

CMYK (0-100%) +/- 0.25% +/- 0.5%

RGB (Device Code 0-255) +/- 0.25 +/- 1

RGB (0-100%) +/- 0.25% +/- 0.5%

N OTE : Values for tolerance ranges are approximate.

• CMYK (0-100%)
– Small: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/- 0.25% of
the color value entered.
– Large: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/- 0.5% of the
color value entered.
• RGB (Device Code 0-255)
– Small: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/- 0.25 of the
color value entered.
– Large: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/- 1 of the
color value entered.
• RGB (0-100%)
– Small: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/-0.25% of the
color value after scaling.
– Large: A substitute color replaces any color that falls within the nearest +/-0.5% of the
color value after scaling.

Color substitution
A color substitution takes place when a substitute color is defined with a different set of
CMYK values for the same value-name as the original color.

The following color examples show how a substitution works.

• Original color: <100, 0, 0, 0> for the CMYK values (cyan)
• Substitute 1: <0, 100, 100, 0> (red)
• Substitute 2: <100, 0, 100, 0> (green)

N OTE : In the examples, the extreme values and terms “red” and “green” are used for illustrative
purposes only. In practice, color substitution is not used for extreme color shifts.
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The following table shows color substitution with different sets of CMYK values assigned to
the same original color.

Substitution CMYK Before After

value-name values substitution substitution

Original color — <100, 0, 0, 0> — —

Substitute 1 <100.0c, 0.0m, 0.0y, 0.0k> <0, 100, 100, 0> cyan red

Substitute 2 <100.0c, 0.0m, 0.0y, 0.0k> <100, 0, 100, 0> cyan green

Priority scheme
If two substitute colors are defined with the same value-names, but with different sets of
CMYK values and different tolerance ranges, Spot-On resolves the priority of substitution
according to the order of color in the group.

Spot-On process color substitution is based on the order of color in the group. The color
entries at the top of the list have priority over the colors at the bottom of the list. Spot-On
scans the list from top to bottom and processes substitution in linear order. When a color is
remapped, it is not overridden by any subsequent substitution call.

The following color examples show how the priority scheme works.
• Original color: <100, 0, 0, 0> for the CMYK values (cyan)
• Substitute 3: <0, 100, 100, 0> (red) with a small tolerance
• Substitute 4: <100, 0, 100, 0> (green) with a large tolerance

N OTE : In the examples, the extreme values and terms “red” and “green” are used for illustrative
purposes only.

Order of the colors

• Case 1: Substitute 3 (red) is higher than Substitute 4 (green) in the list.
• Case 2: Substitute 4 (green) is higher than Substitute 3 (red) in the list.

The following table shows the scheme of priority when the same value-names are assigned to
the original color with different sets of CMYK values and different tolerance ranges.

Color Substitution CMYK values Before After

order value-name substitution substitution

Original color <100, 0, 0, 0>

Case 1 Substitute 3 <100.0c, 0.0m, 0.0y, 0.0k> <0, 100, 100, 0> cyan red
Substitute 4 <100.0C, 0.0M, 0.0Y, 0.0K> <100, 0, 100, 0> (see the following)

Case 2 Substitute 4 <100.0C, 0.0M, 0.0Y, 0.0K> <100, 0, 100, 0> cyan green
Substitute 3 <100.0c, 0.0m, 0.0y, 0.0k> <0, 100, 100, 0> (see the following)
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Substitute 3 and Substitute 4 have the same value-names, but depending on their order in the
list, Spot-On produces different results.
• In Case 1, Substitute 3, red, is given higher priority because it is higher in the list. All
occurrences of the original color, cyan, within the Small tolerance range are substituted
with red. Occurrences of cyan within the Large tolerance range but not within the Small
tolerance range are substituted with Substitute 4, green.
• In Case 2, Substitute 4, green, is given higher priority because it is higher in the list.
Substitute 3, red, can only substitute for occurrences of the original color, cyan, within the
Small tolerance range, and those occurrences have already been substituted with green.
Therefore, no substitution with red takes place.

Uploading and downloading a substitute color group

Like named color groups, you can upload or download a substitute color group as an ICC
profile. The substitute color definitions are saved with private tags as part of an ICC profile,
allowing you to export the Substitution Group definitions between multiple print servers.
However, Substitution Group definitions are recognized only by the Fiery Color Server with
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition enabled.
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COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

The ColorWise color management system provides print options that affect the output of
objects in various color spaces. By specifying the appropriate settings for each print option,
you can obtain the expected results for your jobs.

About this chapter

This chapter provides an overview of the ColorWise management system, which controls
color on the Fiery Color Server (see page 82), and detailed explanations of each print option.
For the location of each print option, see the following table.

ColorWise print option See

Auto Trapping page 83

Black Overprint page 84

Black Text/Graphics page 85

CMYK Simulation Profile page 86

CMYK Simulation Method page 87

Combine Separations page 87

Composite Overprint page 88

Output Profile page 89

Print Gray using Black Only page 89

Rendering Styles page 90

RGB Separation page 90

RGB Source Profile page 91

Spot Color Matching page 92

Substitute Colors page 93

This chapter also provides information about PostScript printer drivers and instructions for
setting the ColorWise print options for Windows and Mac OS computers. For information
about printer drivers, see page 94.

N OTE : Many of the color management features described in this chapter are available only
with the PostScript driver, not with the PCL driver.
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Managing color on the Fiery Color Server

To modify Fiery Color Server printing behavior, do any of the following:
• Specify ColorWise options for an individual print job using the menus that appear in the
printer driver.
• Specify most ColorWise options as server defaults from Color Setup in ColorWise Pro
Tools (see page 33). You can also set default values from Fiery Color Server Setup, as
described in Configuration and Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print jobs unless
you override them.
• Specify ColorWise options, particularly default ICC profile settings and calibration
options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default Simulation Profile
(see page 86), Simulation Method (see page 87), default Source Profile (see page 91),
RGB Separation (see page 90), and associated calibration set (see page 36).

Applications allow you to generate color data for the Fiery Color Server in many different
color spaces. The most common type of color data produced from office applications is
RGB, while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop applications also
generate spot colors, such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a single page may
contain a mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery Color Server allows you to control
the printing of mixed-color documents with features that apply specifically to RGB, CMYK,
or spot color data.

The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery Color Server color
management process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options
when you send a print job to the Fiery Color Server. Most of these options and settings are
described in subsequent sections of this chapter.

RGB data RGB Source Profile

Print Gray using Black Only
(RGB)
Rendering Style (CRD)
Brightness
Black Text/Graphics
RGB Separation
Output Profile

Fiery Color Color data sent

CMYK data CMYK Simulation Profile Server to copier
CMYK Simulation Method color processor
Print Gray using Black Only
(CMYK)
Brightness
Black Text/Graphics
Combine Separations
Output Profile

Spot color data Spot Color Matching

RGB Source Profile is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data. The other
options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ, and other calibrated
color spaces.
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N OTE : With PostScript 3, a PostScript job can include calibrated CMYK (or
CIEBasedDEFG) data. The Rendering Style print option, which normally affects only RGB
data, affects calibrated CMYK data as well. The RGB Source Profile setting does not affect
calibrated CMYK data.

ColorWise print options

The following sections provide detailed explanations of the ColorWise print options and how
these options affect print jobs.

N OTE : For information about the following print options, see Graphic Arts Package.

• Halftone Screen
• Paper Simulation
• 2-Color Print Mapping

Auto Trapping
Trapping is a technique where the size of objects is modified so that colors printed next to
each other overlap slightly, to prevent white spaces between two colors. These white spaces, or
“halos,” can be caused by factors such as misregistration, the physical properties of the toners,
and the stiffness of the media. This illustration shows the same image with and without
trapping.

If you enable the Auto Trapping option, trapping is applied to all the objects in a job.

The Fiery Color Server is shipped with trapping values that are optimized for a Fiery-driven
print device using regular paper. If these values do not provide the results necessary for the
media that you use, and if Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition is configured on the
Fiery Color Server, you can modify the values to meet your requirements. For more
information, see Graphic Arts Package.
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Black Overprint
The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text or black text and
graphics, defined as RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%, overprints colored
backgrounds.
• Text: Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the
halo effect or misregistration of colors. You can choose this setting only if the Black Text/
Graphics option is set to Pure Black On.
• Text & Graphics: Black text and graphics overprint colored backgrounds, eliminating
white gaps and reducing halo effects or misregistration of colors. You can choose this
setting only if the Black Text/Graphics option is set to Pure Black On.
• Off: Black text or text/graphics knocks out colored backgrounds.

N OTE : Before sending the print job to the copier, PostScript applications may perform their
own black overprint conversions.

One example of how you might use this setting is a page that contains black text on a light
blue background. The background blue is CMYK=40%, 30%, 0%, 0%. The black text is
CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.
• With Black Overprint set to Text or Text & Graphics, the final text or text/graphic
portions of the page are overprinted, or combined with the underlying color. Black colors
generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are
printed using the black toner. This means that black text and line art does not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the copier is calibrated correctly). No transition in cyan and
magenta toners occurs. The quality of the output is improved, because it does not show
artifacts near the edges of the text defined in the RGB color space (RGB=0, 0, 0).
• With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text or text/graphics is on an edge that has
cyan and magenta toners on one side (outside the text) and black toner on the other side
(inside the text). This transition may cause visible artifacts due to the practical limitations
of the copier.

N OTE : Setting Black Overprint to Text/Graphics allows black text or graphics to overprint
color backgrounds (see “CMYK Simulation Method” on page 87).

N OTE : The reproduction of CMYK components is affected by the CMYK Simulation setting
and calibration curve when CMYK is not 0%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

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Black Text/Graphics
The Black Text/Graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. Under most
circumstances, set this option to Pure Black On. When Black Text/Graphics is set to Pure
Black On, black colors generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%,
0%, 0%, 100%) are printed using black toner only. The black text and line art do not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the copier is calibrated correctly) and are not misregistered, since
one toner is used. In addition, this setting eliminates blasting. This option must be set to Pure
Black On if you want to set the Black Overprint option to Text or Text/Graphics.

For some jobs, it is preferable to clear this option, for example, if the page includes gradient
fills that use black. The following table describes the behavior of the Black Text/Graphics
option with black data defined in different color spaces.

N OTE : Use the Black Text/Graphics option only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.

Color Black Text/Graphics = Normal Black Text/Graphics = Pure Black On or

Rich Black On

RGB=0,0,0 RGB=0,0,0 is printed according to the definition RGB=0,0,0 is printed as K-only, using the black
for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may toner (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50%
(all other RGB values are
be a rich black using all toners if the output Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan
unaffected by the Black Text/
profile specifies a rich black, or may be K-only toners. All other RGB values are unaffected by
Graphics setting)
if the output profile specifies K-only for the Black Text/Graphics setting.
RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by the
calibration curve.

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% may be printed as CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as K-only,

K-only or as a rich black using all toners, using the black toner (Pure Black On) or 100%
(all other CMYK values are
depending on the CMYK Simulation Profile K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black
unaffected by the Black Text/
and CMYK Simulation Method settings. and cyan toners, regardless of the CMYK
Graphics setting)
Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation
For Quick and Full (Source GCR),
Method settings. All other CMYK values are
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as K-only
unaffected by the Black Text/Graphics setting.
and the amount of black toner is limited by
the simulation profile and the calibration curve. Setting CMYK Simulation to ColorWise Off
disables the simulation profile and the
For Full (Output GCR),
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as K-only
is not limited by the calibration curve.
and the amount of black toner is limited by
the simulation profile and the calibration curve.
Setting CMYK Simulation to ColorWise Off
disables the simulation profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.

Spot Colors Standard spot color processing Standard spot color processing
(unaffected by the Black Text/
Graphics setting)
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N OTE : PostScript applications, such as QuarkXPress, may convert elements defined as

RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery Color Server.
These elements are not affected by the Black Text/Graphics option. For more information, see
Fiery Color Reference. Also, black text and line art defined as RGB=0, 0, 0 in office
applications, such as Microsoft Word, are converted to single-color black (CMYK=0%, 0%,
0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript 3 printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003.
To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the copier, set Black Text/
Graphics to Pure Black On.

CMYK Simulation Profile

The CMYK Simulation Profile print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations.
This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to
simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.

N OTE : If a document contains an embedded CMYK profile, the embedded profile is applied
to CMYK data and the CMYK Simulation Profile option is ignored.

With Windows printer drivers, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full
simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools. On Mac OS computers, you can view up to
10 Full custom simulations. The number of custom simulations is limited by the available
disk space on the Fiery Color Server.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver and have Two-Way Communication enabled,
the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the CMYK Simulation Profile
menu. If Two-Way Communication is not enabled, downloaded or custom profiles appear as
Simulation-1 through Simulation-10. For more information about Two-Way
Communication, see Printing from Windows or Printing from Mac OS.

The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the copier in its calibrated state, without
conversions to simulate another printer. The ColorWise Off setting sends your original
CMYK data to the copier in an uncalibrated state, without conversions to simulate another
printer. This setting is not generally recommended, unless you want to bypass the ColorWise
conversion and use another color management system.

The CMYK Simulation Profile setting you specify depends on the press standard for which
the CMYK data was separated.
• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced
with an ICC profile), choose the corresponding profile on the Fiery Color Server with the
CMYK Simulation Profile setting.
• For images that were separated for SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK Simulation Profile
setting.

To properly simulate a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same profile
must be present on the Fiery Color Server. For more information about downloading ICC
profiles to the Fiery Color Server, see page 12.
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N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

CMYK Simulation Method

The CMYK Simulation Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK
conversion technique.
• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to eye-pleasing color output
from your copier because pure primary colors are not “contaminated” by other colorants.
While it is the fastest simulation method and perfect for drafts, avoid using it for final
documents that are used as press proofs. Other techniques offer the color simulation
accuracy required by proofing applications.
• Full (Source GCR) provides a complete and accurate simulation based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. The Gray Component
Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original (source) document is also
preserved for K-only text and graphics. Processed black expressed in CMY is reproduced
using CMY toner. Full (Source GCR) is recommended for the highest quality press
proofing applications.
• Full (Output GCR) is a complete and accurate simulation method based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. With this method, the Gray
Component Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original document is not
preserved. Instead, all CMYK data is reseparated using the GCR level specified by the
output profile. This simulation technique is similar to traditional ICC color matching
methods and is more appropriate than Full (Source GCR) for full color printing designed
for the press, but reproduced on your copier.

N OTE : When you specify Pure Black On for Black Text/Graphics and Full (Output GCR) for
CMYK Simulation Method, the black text and graphics in your document are printed with
100% black-only toner.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

Combine Separations
The Combine Separations setting specifies how to print separated CMYK data. It supports:
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and one or more spot colors.

With the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, you can combine an unlimited
number of spot color separations along with the CMYK separations. For information, see
Graphic Arts Package.
• Off prints each separation individually.
• On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically makes
the settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK), Black Text/Graphics
(Normal), Black Overprint (Off ), and Spot Color Matching (Off ).
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The results of combining the multiple plates are predictable and accurate, regardless of the
original application used. This feature also fully supports DCS 2.0 file formats when included
in a PostScript print job from a page layout application.

The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility
with the Combine Separations option:
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• Macromedia FreeHand
• QuarkXPress

For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such as
Photoshop, see Fiery Color Reference.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

Composite Overprint
When overlapping objects are printed, the foreground object can either overprint or knock
out the background object. With overprinting, the color of the background object shows
through the foreground object where they overlap, and the resulting color is a combination of
the colors of the two objects. With a knock-out, the foreground object hides the background
object where they overlap.

The Composite Overprint print option allows you to print overprinted objects as specified in
the source file. By default, the Composite Overprint print option is off and overlapping
objects print as knockouts.

The Composite Overprint print option is supported for PostScript and PDF jobs produced
by the following applications:
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Macromedia FreeHand
• QuarkXPress
• Corel Draw

If Composite Overprint is enabled for a job that contains spot colors, Spot-On must be
enabled on the Fiery Color Server.

A job with more than 32 spot colors may not print as expected.
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Output Profile
Because the output profile is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the profile you
select is the right one for your job. The default output profile consists of a profile for your
copier that describes its color characteristics and a calibration target that describes the
expected behavior of the copier.

Use the ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download your own output profile to the
Fiery Color Server (see “Using Profile Manager” on page 27). Downloaded output profiles are
at first associated with the calibration target that is tied to the default output profile. You can
edit calibration target D-Max values separately.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver and have enabled Two-Way Communication,
the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the Output Profile menu. If Two-
Way Communication is not enabled, downloaded or custom profiles appear as Output-1
through Output-10. For more information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing
from Windows or Printing from Mac OS.

Select the Use Media Defined Profile setting to automatically apply the output profile
associated with the media type used in a print job rather than setting a specific output profile.
For more information, see “Using media-defined output profiles” on page 28.

Select the Use Server’s Default setting to use the default Output Profile set in Color Setup. For
more information about Color Setup, see “Using Color Setup” on page 33.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

Print Gray using Black Only

When Print Gray using Black Only is enabled, any gray (any color where R=G=B or C=Y=M,
or any K-only color) in a job is printed using only black toner instead of processed black.

You can choose to apply the Print Gray using Black Only option to either Text and Graphics
or to Text, Graphics, and Images.

The following limitations apply:

• The Print Gray using Black Only option has no effect on a job that is pre-separated, except
that if Print Gray using Black Only (CMYK) is off, each separation, which is a grayscale
image, is printed in a 4-color gray.
• If CMYK Simulation Method is set to Full (Source GCR) or Quick, the Print Gray using
Black Only (CMYK) setting does not affect the output.
• If RGB Separation is set to Simulation, the Print Gray using Black Only (RGB) option is
disabled. Likewise, if the Print Gray using Black Only (RGB) option is enabled, you
cannot set RGB Separation to Simulation.
• If Black Text/Graphics is set to Pure Black On or Rich Black On, it takes precedence over
Print Gray using Black Only for 100% black text and graphics.
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• If a gray is specified as a spot color, the Print Gray using Black Only option does not affect
that gray.

Rendering Styles
The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance
of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop, select
the appropriate rendering style. The Fiery Color Server allows you to choose from the four
rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.

Fiery Color Server Best used for Equivalent ICC

rendering style rendering style

Photographic: Typically results Photographs, including scans and Image, Contrast,

in less saturated output than images from stock photography and Perceptual
presentation rendering when CDs and digital camera images.
printing out-of-gamut colors. This
style preserves tonal relationships in
images.

Presentation: Creates saturated Artwork and graphs in Saturation,

colors but does not match printed presentations. In many cases, this Graphics
colors precisely to displayed colors. style can be used for mixed pages
In-gamut colors, such as flesh that contain presentation graphics
tones, are rendered well. This style is and photographs.
similar to the Photographic
rendering style.

Relative Colorimetric: Provides Advanced use when color matching Relative

white-point transformation between is important, but you prefer white Colorimetric
the source and destination white colors in the document to print
points. For example, the bluish as paper white. This style may
white color (gray) of a monitor is also be used with PostScript color
replaced by paper white. This style management to affect CMYK
avoids visible borders between data for simulation purposes.
blank spaces and white objects.

Absolute Colorimetric: Provides Situations when exact colors are Absolute

no white point transformation needed and visible borders are not Colorimetric
between the source and destination distracting. This style may also be
white points. For example, the bluish used with PostScript color
white color (gray) is not replaced management to affect CMYK
by paper white. data for simulation purposes.

RGB Separation
The RGB Separation option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are
converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, because the option
defines the color spaces that are used by the Fiery Color Server to “separate” the RGB data
into CMYK values.
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The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the
full gamut of the copier (output) or is first converted into the gamut of another digital printer
or press standard (simulation). This feature helps make one device behave like another for
RGB data. For example, if a high-quality ICC profile is available for another print device, the
copier can simulate the behavior of that device.

RGB Separation is also useful for prepress applications. For example, it allows you to
experiment with the appearance of an RGB scan under different press printing conditions,
without having to convert the RGB data to CMYK data for each condition. When the desired
printing condition is found, convert the file to CMYK, using the same CMYK simulation
profile that you used during the experimentation.

N OTE : Use the RGB Separation print option in conjunction with the Output Profile or
CMYK Simulation Profile print options.
• Output converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your copier (when set to the
printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your copier (when set to
Output 1-10).
• Simulation converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a specified simulation
(select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Profile print option).

RGB Source Profile

The RGB source profile setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB data in
your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the Fiery Color Server.
Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and the Fiery
Color Server. For others, use ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download custom
monitor or scanner profiles.

When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source Profile, the Fiery Color
Server overrides source color space definitions or profiles that other color management
systems may have specified. For example, if your document contains an embedded RGB
profile, the RGB Source Profile setting overrides it. In cases where you do not want this setting
to override another specified source color space, choose None.

When you specify a setting other than None, because the color space definitions are
overridden, the output from the Fiery Color Server is consistent across platforms. The Fiery
Color Server RGB Source Profile options are as follows:
• EFIRGB specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed
information about their RGB data.
• sRGB (PC) specifies the definition of a Windows computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Apple Standard specifies the definition of a Mac OS computer monitor profile used as the
default.
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• Adobe RGB (1998) is an Adobe-defined color space, used in pre-press as the default
working space in Photoshop 5.
• ECI-RGB is the European Color Initiative (ECI) recommended space for use as an RGB
working color space and color data exchange format for ad agencies, publishers,
reproduction and printing houses.
• Fiery RGB is an EFI-defined color space recommended for users of office applications. This
color space is similar to EFIRGB but is larger and can provide a more desirable blue
output.
• Sources 1-10 specify the definitions you download as RGB source profiles.
If you are printing with the PostScript driver and have enabled Two-Way Communication,
the name of each downloaded profile appears in the RGB Source Profile setting menu. If
Two-Way Communication is not enabled, downloaded profiles appear as Source-1
through Source-10. For more information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing
from Windows or Printing from Mac OS.
• None instructs the Fiery Color Server to allow the RGB sources you defined elsewhere,
such as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance
of colors is not independent of the file type. For example, RGB EPS files looks different
from RGB TIFF files.
With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space
definition is converted using the CRD specified by the Rendering Style option (see
“Rendering Styles” on page 90). Non-PostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that
does not contain a source color space definition are converted using a general undercolor
removal (UCR) conversion method.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

Spot Color Matching

The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents.
• On: The Fiery Color Server uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of
spot colors your copier can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output
profiles.)
With Spot-On, the Fiery Color Server uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot-
On (see page 59).
• Off: The Fiery Color Server processes the spot color as CMYK data and uses CMYK
equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer, such as PANTONE. These are the
same CMYK equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.

N OTE : Spot colors that are not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.
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For jobs that include spot colors, set Spot Color Matching to On unless you are printing press
simulations. In that case, set Spot Color Matching to Off and choose the appropriate CMYK
Simulation setting (see page 86).

For a PDF job that includes spot colors that are not included in the built-in table, setting Spot
Color Matching to On retains the original spot colors. The Fiery Color Server references the
built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.

N OTE : Use Spot Color Matching only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.

Spot Color Matching and the PANTONE Coated Color Reference

The PANTONE Coated Color Reference prints differently depending on the Spot Color
Matching setting (see Fiery Color Reference).
• On: The Fiery Color Server uses a built-in table or, with Spot-On, the Spot-On color
dictionaries to generate the best matches for the PANTONE colors that your copier can
produce. The PANTONE number is displayed below each swatch.
For more information about Spot-On, see page 59.
• Off: The Fiery Color Server prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by
Pantone, Inc. (and used by applications that provide PANTONE color libraries). The
CMYK values used to generate the color, as well as the PANTONE number of the color,
are printed below each swatch. These CMYK values are printed through the selected
CMYK Simulation and Output Profile settings.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

Substitute Colors
Spot-On allows you to create a list of substitute colors. These are colors that, when called for
in a document by their RGB or CMYK values, are substituted with a different color having
the CMYK values from the Spot-On color dictionary. This permits exact color control and
overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.

To enable substitute colors for a job, select the Substitute Colors option.

For more information about creating and using substitute colors, see “Spot-On with
Substitute Colors” on page 71.

N OTE : This feature is not available with the PCL driver.

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Printer drivers and print options

The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your
application and the settings for the ColorWise print options you selected. The printer driver
then sends the PostScript file to the Fiery Color Server. The Fiery Color Server performs
PostScript processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the copier.

Setting print options for Windows

This section explains how to set color management print options with the Adobe and
Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, PostScript 3 printer drivers. These printer
drivers take full advantage of the color features of the Fiery Color Server.

Before you proceed, do the following:

• Install the printer driver and the Fiery Color Server PPD (see Printing from Windows).
• Set up the Fiery Color Server for printing (see Printing from Windows ).

N OTE : The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many
applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and
CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the
printer driver. For information about specific applications, see Fiery Color Reference.

Use the following procedure to set the color options for Windows computers.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS

1 Choose Print in your application.

2 Select Fiery Color Server as your printer and click Properties.

In the Properties dialog box, the Fiery Printing tab is displayed.

3 Click the ColorWise icon.
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4 Specify the settings for the print options in the Color window.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 83.

5 Click Expert Settings.

The Expert Color Settings dialog box appears.

This dialog box displays most of the ColorWise print options for the Fiery Color Server.
6 Click Update to display the current Fiery Color Server settings.

If the Update button does not appear, make sure that Two-Way Communication is set up.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
7 Specify the settings for the main ColorWise print options.

For most users, the default settings provide adequate color control. For information about
individual print options, see page 83.
8 Click OK to exit Expert Color Settings.

9 Click OK to close the Properties window, and then click OK to send your job.

Setting color management print options for Mac OS

This section explains how to set color management print options with the printer drivers for
Mac OS.

Before you proceed, do the following:

• Install the Fiery Color Server PPD (see Printing from Mac OS ).
• Set up the Fiery Color Server for printing (see Printing from Mac OS ).
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TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS X COMPUTERS

1 Choose Print in your application.

The Print dialog box appears.

2 Choose ColorSync from the drop-down list.

The ColorSync pane appears.

3 Choose In Printer from the Color Conversion menu.

4 Choose ColorWise from the drop-down list.

The ColorWise pane appears.

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5 Select Two-Way Communication.

For information about enabling Two Way Communication, see Printing from Mac OS.
6 Specify the settings for the print options in the ColorWise pane.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 83.

7 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

The ColorWise Expert Settings dialog box appears.

8 Choose settings for the main ColorWise print options.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 83.

9 Click OK.

The ColorWise pane reappears.

10 Click Print.

Using Expert Color Settings to enable Device Link Profiles

When you print a job, you can enable Device Link Profiles by using the Fiery Color Server
printer driver if you have Two-Way Communication enabled. When you enable a Device
Link Profile, you will be able to see the Device Link Profile in use in Expert Color.

N OTE : If you do not have Two-Way Communication enabled, and you select an RGB Source
Profile and Output Profile that corresponds to a Device Link Profile, the Device Link Profile
will be activated, although you will not see the Device Link Profile in use in Expert Color.

For information about installing and assigning Device Link Profiles, see page 28.

N OTE : The procedures for enabling Device Link Profiles using Expert Color Settings for
Windows and Mac OS X are similar. The following illustrations use Windows screens. Any
differences are noted.
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TO USE THE FIERY COLOR SERVER PRINTER DRIVER TO ENABLE DEVICE LINK PROFILES
1 Enable Two-Way Communication.

For more information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows
or Printing from Mac OS.
2 From your application, select Print.

3 Select Fiery Color Server as your printer and click Properties.

4 Click the Color icon.

5 Click Expert Settings.

6 Select the Source Profile and the Output Profile.

When you select a Source Profile and Output Profile combination that is defined in a Device
Link Profile, the Device Link Profile is automatically enabled.
When the Device Link Profile is selected, the Color Process workflow updates and some
options may not appear. You will see the message “Device Link Profile in use” under the RGB
Source Profile or CMYK Simulation Profile.

1 Device Link Profile in use

7 Click OK to exit Expert Color Settings.

8 Click OK to close the Properties window, and then click OK to send your job.
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IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

This chapter describes Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which you can use to import
density measurements from measurement devices into ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator. To
use your own measurement data from an alternate measurement instrument, rather than
make measurements directly in Calibrator, record your individual readings in a text file,
structured as described in this chapter. You can then import the data into Calibrator by
clicking From File under Get Measurements in the Calibrator main window.

Simple ASCII Import File Format

This format describes Status T measurement data for import into the ColorWise Pro Tools
Calibrator. The three possible file formats are:
• 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
• 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
• 1D Status T density for other pages (maximum of 256 patches per ink)

The file format is ASCII and has no tabs. A single space or multiple spaces are used
as delimiters. Blank lines are not allowed. Each line in the file represents four patches
(C, M, Y, K) of a specific ink value. Comments may be on any line in the file. Comment lines
must start with a pound sign (#) followed by a space. (A line with a pound sign followed by
any character other than a space has been reserved.) Comments must be on a line by
themselves.

Each line of data contains five values. The first number is the sequential patch number (for
EFI 21 and EFI 34 pages) or the ink value percentage (for other pages). The four values that
follow are the density values of C, M, Y, and K of the corresponding patch. Lines are ordered
either by increasing sequential patch numbers, or by increasing the ink percentage.

For Windows computers, the file extension must be .cm1. For Mac OS computers, the file
type must be ‘TEXT’.

Measurement data in EFI 21 and EFI 34 are paper-relative. For other pages, if the first line
corresponds to zero ink value, the Calibrator assumes that the measurement data is absolute
and adjusts it to become paper-relative by subtracting the density values of the first line from
the remaining patches.
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Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 21 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 21.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST21
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
20 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
21 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 34.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST34
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
33 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
34 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
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Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-defined patch
page. The value in the first column is the ink/toner percentage of the patch. The first
percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100, and the percentages between these
numbers must increase.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST
# percnt Cyan Magent Yellow Black
0.0000 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
0.3922 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
1.1765 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
98.0000 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
100.0000 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
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INDEX
A color management system (CMS) 8
Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 90 color profiles 10
Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile color reference files
option 91 for Windows users 13
Auto Trapping option 83 Color Reference pages 58
AutoGray 24 color rendering dictionary (CRD) 9, 90
Color Setup 33
B color space 82
Black Overprint option 84 ColorWise
Black Text/Graphics option 85 key features 8
print options 33
C workflow diagram 82
calibration ColorWise Pro Tools
checking status 58 Calibrator 21, 36
ColorCal 54 checking calibration status 58
Comparison Page 38 Combine Separations option 87
curves 38, 57 Comparison Page 38
DTP32 44 Composite Overprint option 88
DTP41 47 composites, printing 85, 87, 93
ES-1000 50 Configuration page 14, 19, 58
from Control Panel 54 connection, configuring 14, 16, 19, 21
importing density measurements 99 Contrast ICC rendering style 90
measurement page 57 Control Panel
measurements 56 calibration from 54
overview 56 CRD 9, 90
patches 57 custom simulations 86
restoring defaults 40 [Link] 13, 18
scheduling 58 [Link] 13, 18
targets 56, 57
viewing measurements 38 D
Calibration Files folder 13, 18 densitometer
Calibrator DTP32 44
Expert mode 37 density 57, 58
printing Comparison Page 38 importing 99
restoring defaults 40 Device Link Profiles
using 21, 36 about 28
viewing measurements 38 assigning settings 30
CMYK Color [Link] 13, 18 enabling using Color Setup 34
CMYK Simulation Method option 87 enabling using Expert Color Settings 97
CMYK Simulation Profile option 86 installing 29
Color Chart 58 device name 15, 20
Color Editor 21 DNS name 14, 19
AutoGray 24 Domain Name Server 19
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DTP32 O
calibrating with 44 output profile
DTP41 Spot-On 32, 59, 60, 69, 72, 73, 75
calibrating with 47 Output Profile option 89
output profiles 57
E
EFIRGB, RGB Source Profile option 91 P
ES-1000 PANTONE [Link] 13, 18
calibrating with 50 PANTONE Coated Color Reference 93
ES-1000, importing measurements with 69 passwords, for calibration 36, 56
patches page 57
F Perceptual ICC rendering style 90
Fiery utilities, configuring the connection Photographic rendering style 90
for 16, 21 Postflight
[Link] 13, 18 named colors 64
Full (Output GCR) setting, CMYK Simulation PostScript color issues 83, 84, 86, 92
Method option 87 PowerPoint, RGB color reference file 18
Full (Source GCR) setting, CMYK Simulation PPD 94, 95
Method option 87 Presentation rendering style 90
Print Gray using Black Only option 89
G
print options
Graphic Arts Package
Mac OS 95
unlimited separations 87
setting defaults 33
Graphics ICC rendering style 90
Windows 94
gray balance, correcting 24
printer drivers
Mac OS 95
I
two-way communication 86, 89, 92
ICC profiles 10
Windows 94
defined 9
Profile Manager
downloading 28
downloading profiles 28
editing 21
using 27
gray balance, correcting 24
profiles 10
rendering styles 90
Image ICC rendering style 90
Q
Quick setting, CMYK Simulation Method
L
option 87
Lightness, Spot-On 68
R
M
Relative Colorimetric rendering style 90
Mac OS color management options 95
rendering styles 9, 83
measurements page 57
Rendering Styles option 90
monitor compensation
RGB images
Spot-On 68
defining source profiles for 91
N PostScript and non-PostScript
None setting, RGB Source Profile option 92 conversion 92
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RGB page 01 18 [Link] 13, 18

RGB page [Link] 13 [Link] 13, 18
RGB page 02 18 Status T 99
RGB page [Link] 13 Substitute Colors
RGB Separation option 90 accuracy 77
RGB Source Profile option 82, 91 adding substitute colors 72, 76
CMYK (0-100%) mode 77
S color substitution 78
SAIFF format 99 defining 73
Saturation Set Center Patch Color 74
Spot-On 68 Spot-On Color Search 75
Saturation ICC rendering style 90 Spot-On main window 73
separations downloading substitute groups 80
printing 85, 87, 93 new 71
target color space 90 new substitute group 72
simulations, custom 86 principles 77
Source 1-10 setting, RGB Source Profile printing 75
option 92 priority scheme 79
spectrophotometer renaming substitute colors 76
DTP41 46 RGB (0-100%) mode 77
Spot Color Dictionaries 32, 59 RGB (Device Code 0-255) mode 77
Spot Color Matching option 92 tolerance 77
spot colors, CMYK equivalents 92 tolerance range 77
spot colors, matching to CMYK uploading substitute groups 80
equivalents 32, 59 vs. Postflight 71
Spot-On 32, 59 workflow 71
adding color 63 Substitute Colors option 93
Color Spacing 68 SWOP 86
downloading color group 64
editing 65 T
Set Center Patch Color 66 targets, for calibration 57
Spot-On Color Search 67 terminology 7, 35
Spot-On main window 66 Test Page 58
ES-1000 69 transfer functions 57
factory defaults 70 Two-Way Communication 86, 89, 92
Lightness 68
main window 61 U
monitor compensation 68 undercolor removal (UCR) 92
named colors 59
output profile 60, 72, 73 W
rearranging color group 62 Windows Color Files folder 13
renaming color 64 Windows, print options 94
RGB or CMYK values 59 Word, RGB color reference file 18
Saturation 68
Spot Color Matching 59
substitute colors 59
uploading color group 65
using measurement instruments 69
sRGB, RGB Source Profile option 91