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Edition: 2010-09
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................5 Basic system configuration.......................................................................6 Why calibration...........................................................................................7 Main steps in calibration...........................................................................8 Chapter 2 Check the print quality.......................................................................................9 2.0 Check the print quality.......................................................................10 Chapter 3 Controller calibration........................................................................................11 3.1 Calibrate the EFI controller ...............................................................12 Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 2 - system 8.2)..............13 Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9).................18 Calibration procedures for the EFI controller (software version 3 system 9).............................................................................................18 Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9)...........19 Create a custom calibration set and output profile.........................23 Use the calibration results in print jobs............................................26 3.2 Calibrate the Creo controller.............................................................28 3.3 Calibrate the Oc PRISMAsync controller........................................31 3.4 Check the print quality.......................................................................39 Chapter 4 Printer calibration.............................................................................................41 4.1 Perform the adjustment operation...................................................42 4.2 Adjust the white point (gamma offset).............................................45 4.3 Calibrate the controller......................................................................49 4.4 Check the print quality.......................................................................50 Chapter 5 Advanced calibration (EFI controller system 9).............................................51 Introduction...............................................................................................52 5.1 Print a calibration chart......................................................................53 5.2 Save the measurements....................................................................54 5.3 Measure the calibration chart ..........................................................56 5.4 Create a custom calibration set and output profile.........................58 5.5 Restore the saved measurements....................................................60 5.6 Set up the calibration target..............................................................61 5.7 Create a custom output profile.........................................................64
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5.8 Import the custom output profile to the EFI controller...................65 5.9 Delete temporary output files...........................................................67 5.10 Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9).........68
Chapter 1 Introduction
Do not use the ColorCal / Off-the-glass method as described in the controller documentation.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Why calibration
Why calibration
The printer is calibrated for a screen at installation and at every next service visit. The default screen is Dot 1. The Oc CS550/CS6xx Pro will hold on to the calibrated level of print quality by automatically performed adjustments. In normal circumstances there is no need to do additional calibrations. External circumstances, for example temperature, humidity and consumables change over time. These changes effect the colour reproduction. You can perform a calibration as described in this document to eliminate the effect of the external circumstance on the colour reproduction. There is no need or use to calibrate the scanner.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Main step
Sub-step
2.0 Check the print quality on page 10 3.1 Calibrate the EFI controller on page 12 or 3.2 Calibrate the Creo controller on page 28 or 3.3 Calibrate the Oc PRISMAsync controller on page 31 3.4 Check the print quality on page 39
Continue only if the colour reference chart does not meet your requirements.
The result of the controller calibration as checked in 3.2 normally meets the required print quality. If the print quality still does not meet your requirements, you can consider to proceed with the printer calibration. 3. Calibrate the printer 4.1 Perform the adjustment operation on page 42 1 4.2 Adjust the white point (gamma offset) on page 45
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4.3 Calibrate the controller on page 49 2 4.4 Check the print quality on page 50
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Calibration of your copy process only requires step 4.1 and 4.2.
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Calibration of the printer requires calibration of the controller because the controller takes the printer settings into account at controller calibration.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Reference media is the media that you use mostly (bulk). The Oc reference media is Oc Top Color 90 g/m2.
Result The Oc CS550/CS6xx Pro is warmed up and ready to evaluate the print quality.
Print the Oc Color Reference chart 1. Print the file 'Oc Color Reference Chart.pdf'.
Result The result is a printed Oc Color Reference chart to evaluate the print quality.
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Print the calibration chart 1. From 'Command Workstation', click 'Server' - 'Manage color...'. 2. Click 'Calibrator'.
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5. Click 'Print...' to set the print options and print the sorted patches chart.
6. Select the following settings. At 'Page Type', select '34 Sorted patches' for A3/Tabloid (recommended). Select '21 Sorted Patches' for A4/Letter. At 'Paper Size', select the setting according to the previous step. At 'Input tray', select the tray that contains the selected paper type and size. At 'Number of copies', select 5. Use the last print to calibrate.
At 'Show Advanced Options', check at 'Halftone' the correct screening. The default is 'Dot1'.
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Result The printer performs an automatic calibration adjustment and prints the sorted patches chart.
Measure the calibration chart 1. Place 5 blank sheets below the last print to calibrate the controller. 2. Click 'Measure...' to start the measurement.
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5. Follow the instructions in the EFI Spectrometer window precisely. Perform the following actions per colour. Position the spectrometer at the blinking red cross above the column with coloured patches. Hold down the spectrometer button and wait for the beep. Scan the column with patches slowly.
6. Click 'OK'.
7. Apply the calibration. Check 'Apply to all calibration sets' to use this calibration for all media.
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Click 'Apply'.
8. Click 'OK'.
9. To calibrate per media, return to step 3 of the 'Print the patches chart' .
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Media
The paper is recommended for the supplied output profile The paper is simular to the paper that is recommended for the supplied output profile
Use the supplied output profile See Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9) on page 19 Use the supplied output profile. If the output profile does not meet the required colour quality, you must create a calibration set or custom profile. See Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9) on page 19. Use the supplied output profile to calibrate the controller See Create a custom calibration set and output profile on page 23. Create a custom calibration set and custom profile. See Use the calibration results in print jobs on page 26.
The paper is simular to the paper that is recommended for the supplied output profile but uses different print settings The paper does not meet the desired colour quality with any supplied output profile
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2. At 'Select Measurement Method', select 'EFI Spectrometer ES-1000'. 3. At 'Calibration Set', select the media type for calibration. 4. Switch to 'Expert'.
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At 'Page Type', select '34 Sorted patches' for A3/Tabloid (recommended). At 'Paper Size', select the setting according to the previous step. At 'Input tray', select the tray that contains the selected paper type and size. At 'Number of copies', select 5. Use the last print to calibrate.
3. Turn on the engine calibration once. Click 'Show Advanced Options' At 'Engine Calibration', select ''On'. Note: if required, calibrate the engine. The engine calibration takes several minutes.
Result The printer performs an automatic calibration adjustment and prints the sorted patches chart.
Measure the calibration chart 1. Place 5 blank sheets below the last print to calibrate the controller.
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5. Follow the instructions in the EFI Spectrometer window precisely. Perform the following actions per colour. Position the spectrometer at the blinking red cross above the column with coloured patches. Hold down the spectrometer button and wait for the beep.
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6. Click 'OK'.
Note:
Only one media type is calibrated. Calibrate again for other media types.
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Create a custom calibration set and output profile 1. From 'Command Workstation 5', click 'Calibrate'.
3. Create a custom calibration set. At 'Calibration Set', select an existing calibration set Select or change the required settings The characters '_1' are added to the original name of the calibration set.
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Click 'Save'.
4. Save the custom calibration set. At 'Calibration Set Name:', enter the name of the custom calibration set. At 'Output profile:', select an output profile. Click 'OK'.
Result The custom calibration set is ready for use. Continue with the procedure Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9) on page 19
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From the 'Manage...' window, you can also delete a calibration set. Be careful because the calibration set is deleted immediately without a confirmation warning.
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Use the calibration results in print jobs 1. From the 'Properties' window, open the 'Colour' tab.
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4. Define the following settings. 'Page Type' 'Paper Weight' 'Screen' 'Glossy (on/off)' 5. Print the document.
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Calibrate the Creo controller 1. Click 'Tools' - 'Calibration'. The 'Color Calibration' window opens. 2. Print the calibration chart. At 'Tray', select the location of the media you use mostly. At 'Media Type:', define the media you use mostly. At 'Screening:', define the screening you use. The default is 'Dot1' At 'Number of copies:', select 5. Use the last print to calibrate. Click 'Print' The printer performs an automatic calibration adjustment and makes the prints.
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3. Follow the instructions in the 'Color Calibration' window to perform the measurement.
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The list of media families appears. 2. Select the 'Media family' you want to calibrate and press 'OK'.
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You can not select a media family that has no media defined.
The list of halftones for the selected media family appears. 3. Press the required halftone and press 'OK'.
[35] Halftones
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[36] Media
The printer is now adjusting. 6. Please wait and check the progress at the upper left corner of the operator panel.
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Result The printer prints a calibration chart for the selected media family, halftone and media.
Calibrate the Oc PRISMAsync controller 1. Press 'Calibrate meter' and follow the instructions.
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Place the X-Rite i1 meter in the holder. Press the button of the meter. Please wait until the meter is calibrated.
3. Put 4 sheets of the same media as the calibration chart under the calibration chart.
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Put the meter in the square at the left side of the first row. Press and hold the button of the meter until you hear a beep. Move the meter across the row of patches. Release the button of the meter. If the scan failed, select the current colour again on the operator panel and repeat the scan. If the can passed, repeat the previous actions for all other colours.
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Press 'Yes' to continue with the calibration procedure for another media family. Press 'No' to stop the calibration procedure.
Result The controller is calibrated for the selected media family, halftone and media. Repeat the calibration for every media family, halftone and media you use.
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Print the Oc Color Reference chart 1. Print the file 'Oc Color Reference Chart.pdf'.
Result The result of the controller calibration as checked normally meets the required print quality. If the print quality still does not meet your requirements, you can consider to proceed with the printer calibration. The printer calibration can give a better result when the print quality of light colours and gradients is critical.
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Only perform the printer calibration if the result after controller calibration does not meet your requirements. In most cases the controller calibration will give the required result.
Perform the adjustment operation 1. Select the following buttons to open the 'Expert Adjustment Menu'. Utility / counter (key). '03 Machine Admin.Setting' '01 System Setting' '05 Expert Adjustment' 2. Select '08 Execute Adjust Operation'.
3. Select the following buttons to define the adjustment items. 'Automatic Gamma Adj' 'Color Registration Adj.'
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'OK'
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Result The automatic adjustment takes approximately 4 minutes. The machine displays 'Ready to print' when the adjustment is completed.
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Check and adjust the colour gradation 1. Select the following buttons to open the 'Expert Adjustment Menu'. Utility / counter (key). '03 Machine Admin.Setting' '01 System Setting' '05 Expert Adjustment' 2. Select '07 Quality Adjustment'.
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5. Press 'Copy'. 6. Make sure the correct reference paper is selected (A4 or 8.5 X 11) and press the green 'Start' key. The calibration chart is printed.
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In the column below 1, no colours must be visible. In the column below 2, all colours must be slightly visible.
8. If the colour gradation does not meet the conditions mentioned in step 7, adjust the corresponding colours. The setting range is -128 (lighter) to +127 (darker). If a colour is visible in column 1 enter a lower (negative) value with the numeric buttons and press '<< SET'. If a colour is not visible in column 2 enter a higher (positive) value with the numeric buttons and press '<< SET'. 9. Repeat step 5 - 8 until the conditions mentioned in step 7 are met.
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Check and adjust the background density 1. Check the grey radiation pattern at 1.
2. If there is a colour cast at 1, then define the colour and adjust the value of the corresponding colour. 3. Press 'Copy'. 4. Make sure the correct reference paper is selected (A4 or 8.5 X 11) and press the green 'Start' key. The calibration chart is printed. 5. Repeat step 1 - 4 until the colour cast is gone.
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Print the Oc Color Reference chart 1. Print the file 'Oc Color Reference Chart.pdf'.
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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction If none of the supplied output profiles meets the required colour quality, you must create the following items.
Attention:
Attention:
Each output profile must contain a calibration target. If there is no calibration target at import, the calibration target of the default output profile is added to the imported output profile.
Step
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5.1 Print a calibration chart on page 53 5.2 Save the measurements on page 54 5.3 Measure the calibration chart on page 56 5.4 Create a custom calibration set and output profile on page 58 5.5 Restore the saved measurements on page 60 5.6 Set up the calibration target on page 61 5.7 Create a custom output profile on page 64 5.8 Import the custom output profile to the EFI controller on page 65 5.9 Delete temporary output files on page 67 5.10 Calibrate the EFI controller (software version 3 - system 9) on page 68
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Make sure the printer is calibrated before you print a calibration chart.
Create a calibration chart 1. Load the media in the printer. 2. Locate the file for the calibration chart. Select the file according to your measurement device and paper type like ES1000_A3 for example. The files are located in Photoshop and Other Applications folder inside the following user_sw folders. Windows Color Files\Calibration Files\Halftone Calibration Files Mac Color Files: Calibration Files: Halftone Calibration Files 3. Import the file into the Hold-queue of 'Command Work Station'. 4. In 'Command Station 5', double-click the job to set the job properties. Set the appropriate media settings for your paper (e.g. paper type and paper tray). At 'ColorWise', turn the 'CMYK/Grayscale Source' off to print without calibration. If available, select the desired halftone setting 5. Print the job.
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Each output file requires a measurement. If the output file has no measurement at import, the measurement of the output profile is added to the imported profile.
Save the measurements 1. From 'Command Work Station 5', click 'Calibrate'. 2. Save the measurement.
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You can skip this step if there is no need to preserve the existing measurements.
Select the 'Expert' mode. Make a note of the selected calibration set. You can use any calibration set for this procedure. Click 'Save to File...'
[52] Measurements
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5. Follow the instructions in the EFI Spectrometer window precisely. Perform the following actions per colour. Position the spectrometer at the blinking red cross above the column with coloured patches. Hold down the spectrometer button and wait for the beep.
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6. Apply the calibration. Check 'Apply to all calibration sets' to use this calibration for all media. Click 'Apply'. 7. Click 'OK'.
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at 'Calibration Set', step 3 - bullet 3, make sure you select the same name that you used for measurement.
Attention:
at 'Output profile:', step 4 - bullet 2, you can select any output profile you like. The output profile is only used temporary.
Create a custom calibration set and output profile 1. From 'Command Workstation 5', click 'Calibrate'.
3. Create a custom calibration set. At 'Calibration Set', select an existing calibration set Select or change the required settings The characters '_1' are added to the original name of the calibration set.
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Click 'Save'.
4. Save the custom calibration set. At 'Calibration Set Name:', enter the name of the custom calibration set. At 'Output profile:', select an output profile. Click 'OK'.
Result
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2. Select the file with the saved measurements and click 'OK'.
3. Click 'Apply'
[66] Apply
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5. Select the created output profile and click 'Edit'. This profile is used temporary to set de D-Max values for your custom output profile.
[70] Profiles
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Result The output profile you changed is the default profile now.
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When you use EFI Color Profiler Suite, create output profiles without calibration targets. 4. Save the custom output profile to the default folder for profiles.
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3. Import the custom output profile Select the custom output profile At 'Import Profile As' select 'Output'. Click 'Import'. The custom output profile is imported to the Fiery. The Output Profile Settings window appears. The calibration target of the default output profile is copied to the custom output profile.
4. In the 'Output Profile Settings Window' window, confirm that your custom calibration set is selected. When the custom output profile is imported, the calibration set of the default output profile is associated to the custom output profile.
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Do not select any of the 4 media type's in the above window. 5. Click 'OK' to save the changes.
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Result The custom output profile now has the correct calibration target and is associated to the custom calibration set. You can now delete the temporary default output profile the controller.
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Index
Index
Calibration Creo controller ...............................................28 EFI controller .................................................13 main steps .........................................................8 Oc PRISMAsync controller ...........................31 why ...................................................................7 Color reference chart Color reference chart ......................................10 Configuration Configuration ...................................................6
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Print quality Print quality ...................................................10 after controller calibration ...............................39 after printer calibration ...................................50 at start ............................................................10
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Warm up Warm up ........................................................10
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