Datacolor SpyderPRINT User Manual

User Guide

Introduction: ...................................................................................................... 3

What’s in the Box: ............................................................................................. 3

System Requirements: ...................................................................................... 3

Serialization and Activation ............................................................................... 4

Software layout ................................................................................................. 6

SpyderPRINT Software ..................................................................................... 7

Welcome Screen............................................................................................... 7

Before You Begin .............................................................................................. 8

Print Quality Check ........................................................................................... 9

Media Settings Check ..................................................................................... 10

Begin Profiling ................................................................................................. 11

Profiling – Print Target .................................................................................... 12

Printing the Target .......................................................................................... 13

Spectro Calibration ......................................................................................... 15

Profiling – Create Measurement File............................................................... 16

SpyderProof View ........................................................................................... 22

Advanced Editiing ........................................................................................... 23

Save Profile .................................................................................................... 24

Process Complete........................................................................................... 25

Begin Profiling – Selecting an existing Measurement File .............................. 26

Introduction:

Thank you for purchasing your new Spyder®PRINT. This document will offer a
step by step guide for using your SpyderPRINT to get the best possible colors
from your printer.

What’s in the Box:

▪ SpyderPRINT Spectrocolorimeter
▪ Sensor Base
▪ SpyderGuide
▪ USB cable
▪ Welcome Card - Including serial number, warranty information, and download

instructions

System Requirements:

▪ USB Port
▪ Windows 7 32/64, Windows 8.0, 8.1 32/64, Windows 10 32/64
▪ Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
▪ Monitor Resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24 recommended),

1 GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk space

▪ Internet connection for software download

Serialization and Activation

First, download and install the SpyderPRINT software from the Datacolor website
(follow the link included in the package).

Next, make sure that your SpyderPRINT is plugged into a USB port on your
computer; make sure it is a direct port, not on a keyboard, hub, or extension
cable.

Enter your serial number located on the welcome card, or license code from your
email if you have already registered the software on another machine. With the
easy automated activation, please make sure that your computer is connected to
the internet and that no firewall blocks your software from communicating with
the Datacolor activation server.

Save the email with the license code. You will need either this or the original
serial number from the card in the SpyderPRINT package if you want to use the
device on another computer.

Software layout

The software that comes with your SpyderPRINT is a wizard, which will walk you
through the process step by step. We have outlined the steps below to help you
through the process. There are a few differences between the Windows and
Mac versions that will be highlighted when necessary.

SpyderPRINT Software

Welcome Screen

When you run the SpyderPRINT software you will be greeted with the Welcome

Screen. Here you have two choices, to “Learn about Color Management” or to
“Profile Your Printer”. If you are new to Color Management you may want to go
through the “Learn about Color Management” section to learn more about the

process and familiarize yourself with the terms and concepts before getting

started. Once you are confident you can click on the “Profile Your Printer” and

click "Next".

Before You Begin

Printer description and other options:

Here you can enter the name of your printer, type of paper and ink used and any
driver media settings you may be using. This information will be printed
automatically at the bottom of the profiling "target" sheets to help keep track of
the settings that you will eventually use when actually printing the target sheets.
It is not necessary to fill in all of the fields, but can be useful down the road.