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CPD-8407 EPSON Color Calibrator User ’ s Guide.
Color Ca libra tor All rights reserve d. No p art of this pub lica t ion may be re produced , sto red in a retri ev al syst em, or tra nsmi t ted in a ny form or by a ny means, el ectron i c, me chanic a l, photoc opyi ng, record ing, or othe rwise, w ithout the pri or wr i tten permissi on of S EIKO E PSON CORPO RATI ON.
ii Dec larat io n of Co nfor mity Acc ordi ng to I SO /I EC G ui de 22 and EN 45014 Man uf actur er: SEIKO E P SON CO RPORA T I O N Addres s: 3- 5, Owa 3-chome, Su wa-s hi, Nagano-ken 392- 8502 Japan Represen tative: EPSON EUROPE B .V. Add ress: Prof .
iii FCC Compliance Statement Fo r Unit ed Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce, pursu an t to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. Thes e limits a re desig ned to p rovid e reas onable protec ti on agains t harmfu l int erfere nce in a reside nti a l i n stall ation.
iv Dec larat io n of Co nfor mity Ac cor ding t o 47C FR , Part 2 a nd 15 for Clas s B Pe rsonal Comput ers and Per ipher als; and/ or CPU B oard s and Po wer Sup pli es used wi th Cla ss B Pers onal Co mpu te rs: We: EPSO N AMERICA, I N C.
C on ten ts v Co nte nts I ntroducti on Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Ins tru ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ENE RGY STAR Compliance .
vi Con te nt s Cha pt er 4 Calibrat i ng You r Syste m to Another Modi fy ing th e I CC P rofile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -1 Prepa ring to mea s ure the stand ard co lor char t . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Measurin g the chart and upd a ting the profile .
Introduction 1 In tr oduc ti on Features The EP SON Color Cal ibrator r es tores your EP SO N Stylus ® Pro 5000 or 9000 pri nter t o its origin all y design ed color settin g s. By cr eati ng a col or pr ofil e f or you r prin ter a nd th en i mplem ent ing i t on yo ur EPSO N RS-5000 Fiery ® R I P version 1.
2 Intr oducti on Safe ty Instru ctions Rea d the s e in st ruc tions before usi ng yo ur C olo r Cal ibra to r, an d sav e th em f or la ter r eferen ce. Fo llo w al l warn ings and ins tructi ons in th is User’s G uide . ❏ Unpl ug the AC adap ter befo r e c leanin g.
Introduction 3 ❏ If you p lan to use t he AC adapter in Germany, obs er v e the fol lowing: To pr ovide adeq uate shor t-cir cuit p rote ction an d over- cu rre nt pr ote cti o n fo r th is A C ad ap ter, th e buil ding install at ion must b e protec t ed by a 1 6 Am p circuit breaker.
4 Intr oducti on Sy stem R equi re men t s Be fore u sing this prod uct, m ak e su re th a t your system mee ts th e foll owing re qu ire men ts. For W ind ow s Us er s System: Micros oft ® Win do ws ® 95, Window s 98, or Window s NT 4.
Introduction 5 For Mac intosh User s Wher e to Get Help EPS O N pro v ides tec hni cal s upp o rt and i nform ation on th e inst allati on , c on figur ation, a nd operat ion of profe s si on a l graph ics arts pro duct s t hrou gh th e E PSON Pr efer red Pr otecti on Plan.
6 Intr oducti on.
Unpacking the Color Calibrator 1-1 1 Cha p ter 1 Unp acking the Colo r Calibr at or Cont ents W he n unp ackin g your EPS O N C o lor C a libra tor, m ake su re th e fol lowing item s are inc luded: c.
1-2 Unpa cking the Co lo r C ali brato r Parts Calibrator Y-cable se nsor tip me as u r e bu t ton mo du la r p l ug DC co nnec tor se rial c onne cto r.
Setting up Your C o lor Calib ra tor 2-1 2 Cha p ter 2 Sett ing up Y ou r Color Calibr a tor To set up you r ca l ibr ato r you nee d t o c o n nect it to yo ur c omp uter, then in stall the u tility software. Note: ❏ Before you install th e c alibra tor so ft ware, the RS-5 000 v ersion 1.
2-2 Setting up Your Color Calibra t or Conn ectin g t he Calib rator to You r Compu ter Fol low th e st ep s be l ow to con nect th e ca lib rator to yo ur com put er: 1. Make s ure yo ur co mpu ter is turn ed off . 2. If y ou are u sing a PC, c onnec t the Mac-PC serial co nverter t o the Y-cable as s hown below.
Setting up Your C o lor Calib ra tor 2-3 2 If you are u sing a Maci ntosh, connect th e Y -cable t o your mod em p or t. 3. Co nne ct th e Y -c abl e’ s 8 -pi n con nec to r to th e b ack of the cal.
2-4 Setting up Your Color Calibra t or 4. Con n ec t the DC c onnecto r to th e AC adapte r. 5. In sert the AC adapter in to a properly g rounded o u tlet. 6. P ress the measure button at the top of the calibr at or. The sen sor tip o f the ca lib rato r f las he s lig ht if t he cali brato r is p ro per ly c onn ec ted to you r com put er .
Setting up Your C o lor Calib ra tor 2-5 2 Inst a lling the Utility Software Follow t he steps b elow to ins tall th e calib r ator s oftware: 1. Tu rn o n yo ur c omp ute r . 2. In s ert t he softwa re CD-ROM incl u d ed w ith y our Color Ca l ibra tor int o y o ur dri v e.
Calibrating Y o ur Printing Syste m 3-1 3 Cha p ter 3 Ca lib ratin g Your Pr inting Sy ste m Us e your C olo r Cal i b rato r to cali b ra te y o ur EPS O N S ty lu s P ro pr i n ting syste m a t the .
3-2 Calibrating Y our P rinting System Calibra ting the EPSON Color Calibrator Measure the in cluded col or pad to cali b rat e your Colo r Calibra tor. Follo w the steps below: 1. Doub le-cli ck the EP SON Col or Ca l ibr ato r fo l de r . 2. Dou ble-cli c k t he P rinte r Cali brato r utili ty icon .
Calibrating Y o ur Printing Syste m 3-3 3 4. P lace the color pad incl u d ed with you r cali brator on a fla t surf ace. Then place the se nso r tip of the cali brat or o n the blac k circ le in the p ad. Note: Make sur e th e sensor tip is place d fl at and firm l y on the pad .
3-4 Calibrating Y our P rinting System 5. Cli ck t h e C a lib r a t io n button, or press the measure butt on a t th e top of t he ca l ibra to r to m ea su re th e co l or. Note: Do not mea sure t he p ad un der strong light o r direct daylight as this may ren der the m easu rement inaccura te.
Calibrating Y o ur Printing Syste m 3-5 3 Pr inting a Ca libration Sheet Be fore y ou st art, m ak e su re yo u h a ve co ated o r g los sy pa per lo aded i n you r prin ter. Cu t sh eet pa pe r is rec omm ende d if yo u’re using the EPSON Stylu s Pro 9000.
3-6 Calibrating Y our P rinting System 3. Cli ck the Calibrator butt on. The foll owing dial og box appears: 4. Ma ke su re EP SON C o l o r Ca libr ator is sel ected in t he list box un der Sele ct Meas urem ent Me tho d. Then selec t a pape r type from t he Calibra tion Set li s t box.
Calibrating Y o ur Printing Syste m 3-7 3 6. Cho os e the Paper Size a nd Input T ray (or Paper Sourc e) for pr in ti ng , t he n cl ic k t h e Print butto n t o p ri nt the cali brati o n sheet.
3-8 Calibrating Y our P rinting System Crea ting a Co lor Pr ofile To ma ke a co l or pr o file, yo u m us t us e the c alibrat ion sh e et you prin ted in th e previ ous secti on.
Calibrating Y o ur Printing Syste m 3-9 3 4. Clic k the Cal i br at io n butto n, or pres s the m ea sure butto n a t th e top of t he ca l ibra to r to meas ure th e co l or. Note: Do not m easu re th e sh eet u nd er strong light or direc t da y l ig ht; otherw ise the measurem ent may be in accura te.
3-1 0 Ca libra ting Your Print i ng S y stem Imp le menting Your Pro file To implement the profile y ou made in the l as t section, fo llow th e st ep s b e low : 1.
C alib rat in g Y ou r P r in ting S ys te m 3 -11 3 3. Clic k the Ca lib rator button. T he follo w ing dial og box appe ar s : 4. Clic k the From File bu tton und e r G e t M e a sure m ents . 5. Selec t the f ile you saved in t h e last section , then cl ick the Open b utton .
3-1 2 Ca libra ting Your Print i ng S y stem.
4 C alib rat in g Y ou r Sy s tem to An ot he r 4-1 Cha p ter 4 Calib ratin g Yo ur S ystem to A nothe r Mo difyin g the ICC Pro fi l e To cali b rat e you r RS- 5000 or RS-510 0 to the pr inter y ou will ultim ate ly use fo r y our f inal p ro duct , you n eed to o btain a pr i n tout fro m y our ve ndo r.
4-2 Ca librat ing You r S y s t e m to An ot he r 2. St art EPSON Profile Updat er. You see a dialog box like the follow ing: 3. Selec t t h e ICC profile t hat your printin g vendor used from the Base Prof ile lis t .
4 C alib rat in g Y ou r Sy s tem to An ot he r 4-3 5. Clic k the Ca lib ration b utt o n . 6. Pla ce t he co lor pa d pac ked w i th y our c alibra tor on a fl a t surfac e. Plac e the sen sor tip of the c ali b r ator on th e c olor pad’ s bla ck circl e .
4-4 Ca librat ing You r S y s t e m to An ot he r Measuring the chart and updatin g the profile Follo w these steps to comple te the profile m odificat ion process : 1. Pla ce th e prin tout o f the s tand ard colo r cha rt y o u rec eiv ed f r om you r prin ting vendor on a flat sur face with th e in clu ded black b ase pa per b ehind it.
4 C alib rat in g Y ou r Sy s tem to An ot he r 4-5 After t he measurement file is s aved, the fi le name is s hown on the s creen . 6. Clic k the Up d at e Pr of ile but to n. 7. G ive a name to your new profile an d select the app ropriate f o lde r, a s in di ca t ed b e lo w.
4-6 Ca librat ing You r S y s t e m to An ot he r If th e prof ile i s u pd a ted co rrec tl y, th e prof ile cu rve char t appears. 8. Cli ck OK . You are no w re ady to ap ply you r n ew p rofile. S ee “A pplyin g th e Modif ied ICC Prof ile” on page 4-8.
4 C alib rat in g Y ou r Sy s tem to An ot he r 4-7 The fol lowing di alog b ox appear s: Be fore m ea sur i ng t he cu st om c ha rt, y ou need to e nt er inf orm ation abo ut t he ch a rt i n th i s d ialog b ox . 3. En t e r th e number of color densit y steps b etw een 0% and 100 % in your chart .
4-8 Ca librat ing You r S y s t e m to An ot he r Apply ing th e Modified IC C Profile Follo w the steps below t o implement your new prof ile: 1. St art the Color Wise Pr o Tools ap plic ation.
4 C alib rat in g Y ou r Sy s tem to An ot he r 4-9 4. Clic k the name of y our cu stom profile in the D escription b ox on the lef t. 5. Clic k t h e green trian g le at the c enter of th e Profile Man ag er window. A m essage ap pears confirm ing tha t your cust om profile w as downloaded succ essfully .
4-1 0 Ca libra ting Your Sys tem to An ot he r 8. Cli ck the Profile Settin gs bu tton in th e r ig ht wi nd ow. T he Simul ation Profil e Settings dialog box appears : 9. Selec t Appe a r in D rive r as , then choose a s et ting f r om SIMU LATION- 1 to SI M ULA TI O N -10 an d cl ic k Ap pl y .
Index 1 Index A AC a da pter , 1-1 , 2- 4 B Blac k base p aper , 1-1 , 3-8 , 4- 4 C Calibra t i ng Color C alibrato r , 3-2 to 3-4 RI P to pri n ter , 3- 1 t o 3- 11 RI P to vendo r ’s printe r , 4-.
2 Inde x Se rial co nv e r t er , 1- 1 , 2- 2 So ftw ar e CD -RO M , 1- 1 , 2- 5 Sta ndard colo r c h ar t , 4- 1 to 4- 6 SWO P , 1 , 4- 2 Syst em requirements Mac int osh , 5 Win dow s , 4 T Tec hnic.
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