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your printer to produce the best possible color response. In simplest terms, printer calibration adjusts the response of the printer so that a specific data input value yields a specific color density output. When a printer is properly calibrated, it generates the correct density for each given data value. Calibration considers only a single primary color at a time and measures the density for the primary color.
Density is one color aspect that can be easily and reliably measured, so calibrating the Kodak Professional 8670 PS printer(8670 printer) is easy and straightforward.
calibration utility (calibration utility) allows
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The calibration utility lets you select either a visual calibration process or a more accurate densitometer calibration.

System Requirements

To use the calibration utility, your system must have the following hardware and software:

Macintosh Systems

Recommended System Configuration
•
a 68040 or PowerPC processor
•
Apple Operating System 7.5 or higher software
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16 MB of RAM
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color monitor
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export module for the 8670 printer
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densitometer if you will be doing the densitometer calibration procedure
Minimum System Configuration
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68030 processor
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Apple Operating System 7.1
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8 MB of RAM
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standard color or black and white monitor (minimum resolution 640 x 400 pixels
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export module for the 8670 printer
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densitometer if you will be doing the densitometer calibration
NOTE: The export module software for Macintosh systems is included on
the software CD that came with your printer. Windows Systems
Recommended System Configuration
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486 or Pentium processor
•
MS-DOS version 6.22 or later
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Microsoft Windows for workgroups 3.11 or Windows 95 software
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16 MB of RAM
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4 MB of hard disk space
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color monitor
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export module for the 8670 printer
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densitometer if you will be doing the densitometer calibration
Minimum System Configuration
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386 processor
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MS-DOS version 5.0 or later
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Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for workgroups 3.11, or Windows 95 software
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8 MB of RAM
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4 MB or hard disk space
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standard color or black and white monitor (standard VGA; minimum resolution 640 x 480 pixels)
NOTE: The export module software for Windows systems is included on
the software CD that came with your printer.

Installing the Software for the Calibration Utility

The software for the calibration utility and the export module are included on the CD that came with your printer. Install the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and use the browser to locate and install the software.
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Getting Started with the Calibration Utility

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Before you use the calibration utility, you should be thoroughly familiar with how to operate the printer. If you plan to use the densitometer calibration, you should be familiar with densitometr y and how to operate and calibrate your densitometer.

How Often To Calibrate

Calibrate your printer whenever the density or color balance of the prints do not look correct. You may also want to calibrate your printer after it has been serviced. Be sure that you calibrate for the correct media installed. Calibrating your printer means calibrating the printing system—printer and media.

Calibration Methods

The visual calibration components of the calibration utility include Easy Cal, Visual Gray Balance, and Visual Linearity. While these methods do not yield as accurate a result as a densitometer calibration, they can make significant improvements in the consistency of results.
Easy Cal
Visual Gray Balance calibration. Ref running an Easy Cal calibration.
—a five-step process to quickly calibrate your printer using the
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neutral gray. Visual Gray Balance calibration ensures that the correct percentages of cyan, magenta, and yellow dye are printed over the entire tonal range to produce a neutral gray. Use the Visual Gray Balance calibration if the color balance of your prints is not correct. Ref
“Visual Gray Balance” for instructions on running a Visual Gray Balance
calibration.
—calibrates your printer so that it produces a
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Visual Linearity
darkness. Visual Linearity ensures that your printer produces an accurate representation of the requested density values over the entire tonal range. Use the Visual Linearity calibration if the color balance is correct, but the density is too dark or light. Ref instructions on running a Visual Linearity calibration.
—calibrates your printer for the correct lightness/
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Densitometer Calibration

A densitometer calibration calibrates your printer’s response based on the densitometer reading for selected patches on a test print. Calibrating your printer with a densitometer yields the most accurate calibration results for color balance and density. Ref instructions on running a Densitometer calibration.
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Starting the Calibration Utility

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The following steps describe how to start the calibration utility:
NOTE: The illustrations in this chapter show Macintosh system dialog
boxes. The dialog boxes for Windows are similar and have identical functionality.
1.
Double-click on the icon for the calibration utility. The calibration utility selection box opens.
2.
Do one of the following:
•
Click on
or
•
Click on procedures.
Begin Easy Cal
Launch Normal Utility
to launch Easy Cal,
to use the other calibration
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For infor mation about the Normal Utility, ref
Utility to Calibrate Your Printer.” For more infor mation on the
calibration utility selection box, ref
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er to “Option Descriptions.”
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er to “Using the Normal
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Using the Normal Utility to Calibrate Your Printer

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The Normal Utility allows you to create a new calibration document or start from a previously-saved calibration document.
When you click on selection box, the Normal Utility calibration procedure starts up; and the Printer Calibration Utility window opens.
NOTE: If this is the first time you have run the calibration utility, or there
are no printers on the Select Printer menu, or the Preferences files have been deleted, you must select and open the export module.
For infor mation about creating a new calibration table, ref
“Creating a New Calibration Document.” For information about
opening an existing calibration document, ref
Calibration Table as the Star ting Point.”
Launch Normal Utility
in the Calibration Utility
er to
er to “Using an Existing
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Easy Cal

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Easy Cal provides you with the steps to guide you through the process of calibrating your printer based on a Visual Gray Balance calibration.
NOTE: You cannot use Easy Cal to calibrate a printer with a black-only
ribbon.
For a description of the dialog boxes used in Easy Cal, ref
Descriptions.”
When you click on dialog box, the Easy Cal calibration procedure starts up.
The Easy Cal dialog box appears.
•
Click on
Proceed
Begin Easy Cal
.
in the Calibration Utility selection
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Easy Cal Step 1

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The Easy Cal Step1of 5 dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to select the printer model you wish to calibrate and locate the folder containing the expor t module.
1.
Select the printer from the Printer Model drop-down list.
NOTE: If the printer you want to calibrate does not appear on the menu,
you must locate and select the expor t module for that printer.
2.
Click on
3.
In the file selection box that appears, locate and open the folder that contains the export module:
Locate Export Modules Folder
.
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On Macintosh systems, use the path System Folder:Applications Support:Kodak:Plug-ins (Printing).
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On Windows systems, use the path C:\Windows\Kodak\Plugins (Printing).
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4.
Select the export module, and click on Easy Cal Step 1 of 5 dialog box.
5.
Click on
Next.
Open
. You are returned to the

Easy Cal Step 2

The Easy Cal Step 2 of 5 dialog box appears.
1.
If you want to calibrate a different printer than the one that appears in the Printer box, go to Step 2 in this procedure. If you do not need to
Next
select a new printer, click on
to go to Easy Cal Step 3 of 5.
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2.
Click on
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A dialog box appears that allows you to select the printer you wish to calibrate.
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Macintosh systems
If the 8670 printer:
•
has a network connection, click on
Network
in the Select a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
In the selection box that opens, choose the correct 8670
OK
printer. Click on to return to the Select a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
•
has a SCSI connection, click on the radio button for the correct 8670 printer.
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For Windows systems

If the 8670 printer:
•
has a SCSI connection, click on the radio button for the correct 8670 printer.
•
has a network connection, click on
Network Browse
correct printer in the Browse for Printer dialog box that opens.
•
has a parallel connection, click on the radio button for either LPT1 or LPT2 to select the printer.
Click on
NOTE: If your computer has more than one SCSI host adapter, pull down
.Click on
. Locate the
OK
in the Select a Printer dialog box.
the SCSI Host Adapter list. Select the por t address for the SCSI host adapter for the selected 8670 printer.
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Click on Next in the Easy Cal Step 2 of 5 dialog box.
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Easy Cal Step 3

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The Easy Cal Step 3 of 5 dialog box appears.
1.
Make sure that the ribbon and paper type information is correct.
NOTE: If you do not need to change the setup, click on
2.
Click on
Change Setup
.
Next
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The Printer Setup for Calibration dialog box appears.
NOTE: Your Printer Setup dialog box may be different depending on your
printer export module.
3. Make the necessary changes in the Printer Setup dialog box.
OK
4. Click on
5. Click on
.
Next
in the Easy Cal Step 3 of 5 dialog box.
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Easy Cal Step 4

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The Easy Cal Step 4of 5 dialog box appears.
.
1. Make sure that the Printer and Printer Setup information are correct.
IMPORTANT: Clicking on Next sends the default calibration table to the
printer and overwrites the previous table.
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2. Click on
table is overwritten. The Send and Print dialog box appears.
NOTE: The Send and Print dialog box may be different depending on
3. Click on
The calibration test print is printed on the specified printer.
Next
. The default table is sent to the printer, and the previous
your printer’s export module.
Print
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Easy Cal Step 5

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The Easy Cal Step 5 of 5 dialog box appears.
1. Use the test print to calibrate your printer in the Easy Cal Step 5 of 5
dialog box. Look at the test print, and decide which grayscale cluster appears the most neutral gray.
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2. Enter the number of the most neutral grayscale cluster in the Cluster
Number text box.
NOTE: If you want to print an updated test print, you can click on
return to the Easy Cal Step 4 of 5 dialog box.
If cluster number 225 on the updated test print is the most neutral gray, then the calibration is successful. Type 225 in the Cluster Number text box, and go to Step 3 of this procedure.
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3. Click on
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Done
.
The printer calibration begins. When calibration completes, the Easy Cal dialog box appears.
Quit
4. Click on
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Using the Preferences Dialog Box

You can specify the folders that contain the export and import modules (used for densitometer settings) in the Preferences dialog box.
1. Pull down the File menu, and select “Preferences”.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
2. Click on
the folders containing the expor t module and the impor t module. Your selections are saved.
Select
, and use the file selection box that appears to locate
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Selecting and Setting Up a Printer

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1. Pull down the Printer menu, and highlight “Select Printer”.
2. Select “8670 Thermal Printer”

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If the 8670 printer:
• has a network
connection, click on
Network
a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
In the selection box that opens, chose the correct 8670 printer. Click on to the Select a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
in the Select
OK
to return
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• has a SCSI connection, click on the radio button for the correct 8670
printer.
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For Windows systems

If the 8670 printer:
• has a SCSI
connection, click on the radio button for the correct 8670 printer. Click on
OK
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• has a network
connection, click
Network
on
Browse
on locate the correct printer in the Browse for Printer dialog box that opens. Click on Select a Printer dialog box.Click on
• has a parallel connection, click on the radio button for LPT1 or LPT2.
Click on
NOTE: If your host computer has more than one SCSI host adapter
installed, pull down the SCSI Host Adapter list. Select the por t address for the SCSI host adapter for the selected 8670 printer.
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, and
OK
.Click
OK
.
in the Network Printer dialog box to return to the
OK
again.
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3. Pull down the Printer menu, and select “Printer Setup”.
The Printer Setup dialog box appears.
NOTE: The configuration of the Printer Setup dialog box may be different
depending on the selected printer.
4. Select the ribbon and paper type for which you are calibrating.
OK
5. Click on
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Creating a New Calibration Document

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The following steps describe how to create a new calibration document to use as a starting point for your calibration:
New
1. Pull down the File menu, and select
The Calibration Table dialog box appears.
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NOTE: If the correct paper and ribbon do not appear, click on
Setup
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to change the paper and ribbon you wish to calibrate for.
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Change
2. Select a starting point for the calibration document:
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Read Current Table from Printer
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the starting point.
NOTE: The “Read Current Table from Printer” starting point is not
available with Windows systems.
Use Printer’s Default Table
•
Copy Table from File
•
calibration table. Click on appears which allows you to find and open the folder that contains the calibration table you want to use as the star ting point.
NOTE: For more infor mation on the Calibration Table dialog box, ref
“Option Descr iptions.”
3. Click on OK.
—uses a previously-created and saved
Select File
—uses the printer’s current table as
—uses the printer’s default table.
, and a file selection dialog box
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A Calibration Document window appears.
4. Make sure that the information in the Printer Setup Information box is
correct and that you are creating a calibration table for the correct ribbon and paper.
You can now calibrate your printer by running the Visual Gray Balance and Visual Linearity calibration procedures.
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If you have a densitometer, you can run just the Densitometer calibration procedure. You do not need to do Visual Gray Balance and Visual Linearity calibrations.
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NOTE: If you are using a black ribbon, you cannot use the Visual Gray
Balance calibration procedure. Go directly to the Visual Linearity calibration procedure.

Using an Existing Calibration Table as the Starting Point

Follow the steps below only if you have previously created and saved a calibration table. If the table you select as a starting point does not contain printer setup information, ref
Printer.”
1. Select “Copy
Table from File” in the Starting Point box.
2. Click on
.
File
Select
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An open file dialog box appears.
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3. Find and open the folder
that contains the calibration document you want to use as the starting point for your new document.
NOTE: The data in the document selected as a starting point is specific
to the ribbon and paper selected when the document was created.
4. Click on
Open.
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The file selection dialog box closes. The selected calibration document appears after the
5. Click on
OK
.
Copy Table from File
radio button.
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A Calibration Document window appears.

Opening an Existing Calibration Table

1. Pull down the File menu, and select “Open”.
2. Find and open the folder that contains the calibration table you want
to use in the file selection box that appears.
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3. Click on
A Calibration Document window appears.
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Open
.

Using the Calibration Document Window

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Use the Calibration Document window to set up and run Visual Gray Balance, Visual Linearity, and Densitometer calibrations.
1. Make sure that the information in the Printer Setup Information box is
correct and that you are creating a calibration table for the ribbon and paper you want to use.
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2. Enter the information for the printer you are calibrating in the Printer
Description text box.
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3. Enter the information about the ribbon and paper you are calibrating
for in the Media Description text box.
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NOTE: Entries in the Printer Description and Media Descr iption text
boxes are optional and do not appear on the test print.

Calibrating Y our Printer

If you have a densitometer, you can run the Densitometer Calibration procedure. If you run the Densitometer Calibration procedure, you do not have to do Visual Gray Balance and Visual Linearity calibrations.
If you do not have a densitometer, you can calibrate your printer by running the Visual Gray Balance or Visual Linearity Calibration procedures.
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Visual Gray Balance

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Visual Gray Balance calibrates your printer so that it produces a neutral gray. The calibration utility allows you to select from three Visual Gray Balance calibration prints. Each of these prints presents 49 numbered grayscale clusters. Each cluster is made up of four boxes of varying densities. A Visual Gray Balance calibration print looks similar to the following example:
The clusters on the three prints include a range of colors. Clusters in the upper left corner have a green hue. Clusters in the lower right corner have a magenta hue. Three different calibration prints allow you to choose the degree of color shift.
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Fine—offers the least degree of difference between clusters. This print is useful when it is difficult to choose between clusters on the normal calibration print.
For example, you printed a normal pr int and find that the most neutral­looking clusters are next to each other, but one still looks slightly green while the other still looks slightly magenta. You can print a fine calibration print to get more choices within a smaller range of colors.
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Normal—offers a moderate degree of difference between clusters. The amount of correction in this print is appropriate for most calibration jobs.
Coarse—offers the greatest degree of difference in clusters. This print is useful when neutral areas in prints appear very green or very magenta.
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Running a Visual Gray Balance Calibration

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1. Pull down the Calibration menu, and select “Visual Gray Balance” and
then “Setup Visual Gray Balance”. The Calibration Setup—Visual Gray Balance dialog box appears.
NOTE: For a description of the dialog boxes used in the Visual Gray
Balance Calibration, ref
2. Select the amount of correction. Click on OK.
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You return to the Calibration Document window.
3. Click on
Send & Print
.
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The Send and Print dialog box appears.
NOTE: The Send and Print dialog box may be different depending on
your printer’s export module.
4. Click on
You return to the Calibration Document window. The calibration test print is printed on the specified printer.
5. View the calibration test print, and determine which cluster appears
the most neutral.
Print
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If the number of the cluster that appears to be the most neutral ends in 25, the printer is already calibrated. Do a Visual Linear ity calibration. If the number of the most neutral cluster does not end in 25, recalibrate your printer to the most neutral cluster number.
Input
6. Click on
The Input Test Print Values dialog box appears.
7. Enter the number of the most neutral cluster in the box.
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NOTE: If you enter a value that ends in 25, the calibration table does not
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8. Click on
The calibration table data is updated, and the Calibration Table window appears.
9. Click on
the neutral in the cluster you selected, and you do not want to look at another calibration print.
A confirmation box appears.
10. Click on
Recompute the Table
Send
in the Calibration Table window if you are satisfied with
Send
in the confirmation box.
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The recomputed table is sent to the printer, and the following message appears.
OK
11. Click on
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The calibration table is computed using the specified values, and you return to the Calibration Document window. You should now perform a Visual Linearity calibration.
NOTE: You should make another test print to verify your input value
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Visual Linearity

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Visual Linearity calibrates your printer so that it produces the correct density. Use the Reference Card (reference card) included with the calibration utility to select a cluster for each of the six density ranges. Visual Linearity calibration prints look similar to the following examples.
NOTE: For best results, do a Visual Gray Balance calibration before you
start the Visual Linearity calibration.
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Using the Reference Card

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Use the reference card which comes with your printer to perform Visual Linearity calibrations. The following steps describe how to use the reference card:
1. Lay the reference card with the name at the top on the
first row of the calibration test print.
2. Slide the reference card across each path in the row,
and determine which of the nine patches in the row most closely matches the darkness on the reference card.
NOTE: It may not be possible to find a cluster in which all
six gray levels exactly match the reference card. Select the cluster that is the closest match. Match the darkness on the reference card and not the color.
3. Repeat Step 2 for each row on the calibration print.
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Running a Visual Linearity Calibration

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After you have run a Visual Gray Balance calibration, run the Visual Linearity calibration to recompute the current calibration table using values from the test print.
1. Pull down the Calibration menu, and select “Visual Linearity”.
You return to the Calibration Document window.
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2. Click on
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The Send and Print dialog box appears.
NOTE: Your Send and Print dialog box may be different depending on
your printer’s export module.
For a description of the dialog boxes used in the Visual Linearity Calibration, ref
3. Click on
You return to the Calibration Document window. The calibration test print is printed on the specified printer.
Print
.
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4. Click on Input in the Calibration Document window,
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The Input Test Print Values dialog box appears.
One, three, or four density value columns appear in the Input Test Print Values dialog box depending upon the ribbon that is in the printer.
5. Use the calibration utility reference card to select a box number.
If all of the Visual Linearity numbers on the test print are box number 5, the printer is already calibrated. If the Visual Linear ity numbers on the test print are not all box number 5, you must recalibrate the printer. Go to Step 6.
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6. Type in the values you selected from the test print in the text boxes.
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Recompute the Table
button.
The calibration table is computed using the specified values, and the Calibration window appears.
Send
7. Click on
to send the table to the printer.
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Densitometer Calibration

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The Densitometer Calibration corrects the printer’s response based on a densitometer reading for selected patches on a test print. If you have a densitometer, you do not need to run Visual Gray Balance and Visual Linearity calibrations. You only need to do a Densitometer Calibration.
With the Densitometer Calibration procedure, you make a test print and measure the density values for each of the patches on the test print with the densitometer. You then enter the density results for each of the patches in the Densitometer Input Test Print Values dialog box.
The printer can print either a 15 or a 38-step test print. Using the 38-step target yields the best calibration results; however, calibration time is increased if you use a manual densitometer. The Densitometer Calibration test prints look similar to the following examples depending on the media you are calibrating for :
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Running a Densitometer Calibration

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1. Make sure your densitometer is calibrated and set up according to
the manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Pull down the Calibration menu, and select “Densitometer”.
3. Pull down the Calibration menu, and select “Setup Densitometer”.
The Calibration Setup — Densitometer dialog box appears.
NOTE: For a description of the dialog boxes used in the Densitometer
Calibration, ref
4. Select a densitometer status in the Densitometer box.
5. Pull down the Number of Squares menu in the test Print box, and
select the number of squares you want in your test print.
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OK
6. Click on
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The Calibration Document window appears.
7. Click on
Send & Print
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The Send and Print dialog box appears.
NOTE: Your Send and Print dialog box may be different depending on
your printer’s export module.
Print
Input
.
.
8. Click on
You return to the Calibration Document window. The specified printer prints the test print.
9. Click on
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The Input Test Print Values dialog box appears.
One, three, or four density value columns appear depending upon the ribbon that is in the printer.
For manual densitometers only, valid characters in this dialog box include numbers from 0 to 9 and decimal points. The valid range is 0 to 3.000. Move from cell to cell using the arrow keys. You can copy and paste any group of contiguous fields in a rectangular pattern.
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10. Type the test print values in the text boxes in the Input Test Print
Values dialog box.
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NOTE: You can impor t data from a densitometer automatically with an
import module. If your densitometer has an associated import module, the densitometer readings are imported directly into the dialog box. If your densitometer does not have an import module,
er to “Using the Kodak Digital Science File Reader.”
ref
11. Click on
The calibration table is computed using the specified values, and the Calibration Document window appears.
Recompute the Table
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Option Descriptions

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This section describes the calibration utility menus and dialog box options.

File Menu

This section describes the options on the File pulldown menu.
New—accesses the Calibration Document window so that you can select options for the current printer setup.
Open—accesses a file open dialog box so you can select an existing calibration table from which to start.
Close—closes the current calibration document.
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Save—saves changes to the current calibration document. When you name a calibration document, you may want to include characters that indicate the selected paper types. Saving a document in this way allows you to select it later to use as a starting point for a new calibration document.
Save As—accesses a dialog box in which you can specify a new name and location for the current calibration settings. When you name a calibration document, you may want to include characters that indicate the selected paper type. Naming a document in this way allows you to select it later to use as a starting point for a calibration document.
Revert—returns a calibration document to its original state. All recomputations are discarded.
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Preferences—accesses a dialog box that allows you to specify the folder containing the export module and the folder containing the import modules.
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Use the following default paths for locating the folder containing the export module:
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• On Macintosh systems—System Folder:Applications
Support:Kodak:Plug-ins (Printing).
• On Windows systems— C:\Windows\Kodak\Plug-ins (Printing)
Use the following default paths for locating the folder containing the import modules:
• On Macintosh systems— Kodak DS Calibration Utility:Densitometer
Import Modules
• On Windows systems—C:\Kodakcal\Densitom
Quit—exits the Calibration Utility.
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Edit Menu

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The Edit menu is enabled only when the Calibration Table window is open.
NOTE: The options in the Edit menu are enabled only when you enter
text in the Printer Description and Media Description boxes.

Calibration Menu

The Calibration menu is enabled when the Calibration Table window is open. You can choose to calibrate based on your input to the Visual Gray Balance, Visual Linearity, and Densitometer dialog boxes.
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Calibration Setup — Visual Gray Balance

This dialog box allows you to specify the degree of correction to apply with the current calibration table.
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Amount of Correction
Amount of Correction
The difference between the neutrals in the calibration print:
Fine—the calibration print offers the least degree of difference in neutrals between the cluster in the upper left corner and the cluster in the lower right corner. The cluster in the upper left corner is only slightly green and the cluster in the lower right corner is only slightly magenta.
Select Fine to get the smallest hue range. The hue differences between clusters will be small so that you can fine-tune by choosing between similar neutrals.
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Normal—the calibration print offers a moderate degree of difference in neutrals between the cluster in the upper left corner and the cluster in the lower right corner. The cluster in the upper left corner is somewhat green and the cluster in the lower right corner is somewhat magenta.
Select Normal to get a larger hue range than “Fine.” This means that the hue differences between clusters are slightly larger and that adjacent clusters are less similar.
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Coarse—the calibration print offers the greatest degree of difference in neutrals between the cluster in the upper left corner and the cluster in the lower right corner. The cluster in the upper left corner is distinctly green, and the cluster in the lower right corner is distinctly magenta.
Select Coarse to get the largest hue range. This means that the hue differences between clusters are easily discernible and adjacent clusters are distinctly different.
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Calibration Setup—Densitometer

NOTE: Make sure that your densitometer is calibrated before you try to
calibrate your printer with the densitometer values.
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Densitometer—This setting allows you to specify what type of density data (Status A or Status T) your densitometer provides. The Calibration Utility calculates the table data using the density type that the export module needs for the current calibration slot.
Test Print — Number of Squares
The Number of Squares menu in the Test Print box allows you to specify the number of squares (15 or 38) in your test print.
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Printer Menu

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The Printer menu allows you to select a printer or set up the printer from the menu bar.
Select Printer—a menu with the printer types that you can select from appears. Selecting a printer type opens a dialog box that allows you to choose the specific printer you wish to calibrate.
Printer Setup—the Printer Setup for Calibration dialog box appears so that you can select the ribbon and paper installed in the printer.

Easy-Cal Menu

The Easy-Cal menu allows you to start the Easy Cal calibration procedure from the menu bar.
Begin—the Easy Cal calibration procedure starts up.
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Begin with Previous Settings—the Easy Cal Step 4 dialog box appears.
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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Calibration Utility Dialog Box

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When you launch the Calibration Utility for the first time, the Calibration Utility dialog box appears.
You can click on
Launch Normal Utility
or Densitometer calibration procedures.
NOTE: If you want to go directly to the Normal Utility without this dialog
box opening each time you start the Calibration Utility, select “At start-up launch nor mal utility and don’t show this screen”.
To use Easy Cal from within the Nor mal Utility, pull down the Easy-Cal menu, and select “Begin” or “Begin with Previous Settings”.
Begin Easy Cal
to go to the Visual Gray Balance, Visual Linearity,
to start up Easy Cal, or you can click on
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Calibration Table Dialog Box

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Pull down the File menu and select ”New” to access a dialog box that allows you to create a new calibration table.
Printer Setup
The Printer Setup box lists information about the ribbon and paper type for which the printer will be calibrated.
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Click on Change Setup to change the ribbon and paper settings.
Change Setup—accesses the Printer Setup for Calibration dialog box so that you can select options that match the paper in the printer you are calibrating.
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Starting Point

The Starting Point box allows you to select the data that will act as a base for the new calibration table.
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Read Current Table From Printer—allows you to retrieve and begin with the table currently in the printer. After the table is loaded, you can edit it and recalibrate the printer. This option is not always available as a starting point.
NOTE: The Read Current Table From Printer is not available if the printer
cannot return this information. For example, many printers with a parallel connection have this item deselected.
Use Printer’s Default Table—default data in the printer acts as the starting point for the new calibration document.
Copy Table from File—the calibration table you select with the Select File button acts as the starting point for the new calibration document.
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Select File—opens a file open box so you can choose an existing calibration document from which to start.
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OK
OK
The window. Refer to Ref information.
Cancel
The calibration document.
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button closes the dialog box and opens the Calibration Table
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Cancel
button closes the dialog box without creating a new
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Calibration Document Window

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The Calibration Document window allows you to specify information about the calibration table.
Printer Description
The Printer Description text box allows you to enter information that describes the printer you are calibrating. The text you enter is used to describe the specifics of a particular calibration table. This text is not printed on the test print. An entry is optional.
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Media Description
The Media Description text box allows you to enter information that describes the paper and the ribbon for which the calibration table will be used. The text you enter is used to help describe the specifics of a particular calibration table. This text is not printed on the test print. An entry is optional.
Calibration T ools
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Calibration Tools offers handling options for the calibration table.
Send & Print—sends the current calibration table to the printer. A calibration print is generated so you can evaluate the results.
Input—accesses the Input Test Print Values dialog box so you can enter visual gray balance, visual linearity, and densitometer data.
Send—sends the current calibration table to the printer without generating a calibration print. This button is usually used after you have created a test print and recomputed the calibration table.
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Using the Kodak Digital Science File Reader

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The calibration utility includes the that you can import data into the Input Test Print Values screen from a densitometer. To use the file reader, you need the following software:
• a utility to capture the values from the densitometer. If software is not
provided with your densitometer, you may use a terminal program.
NOTE: The values from the densitometer should have no more than 3
decimal places.
• an application such as Microsoft Excel or SimpleText to save the data
as a text file.
The following steps describe how to use the file reader:
1. Create a document to capture the data from the densitometer. Be
sure to save the document as a text file.
2. Select "Kodak File Reader" from the Import Modules menu.
3. Click on
Import
.
Kodak Digital Science
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The Kodak Digital Science File Reader dialog box opens.
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4. Specify the end-of-field character used in your densitometer file:
“space,” “comma,” “tab,” “CR” (carriage return), “CR-LF” (carriage return/line feed), “LF” (line feed), and “Semi-colon.”
5. Specify the end-of-record character used in your densitometer file:
“space,” “comma,” “tab,” “CR” (carriage return), “CR-LF” (carriage return/line feed), “LF” (line feed), and “Semi-colon.”
6. Click on
data from your densitometer. When the file opens, the data will be imported into the Input Test Print Values window.
7. Complete the Densitometer Calibration procedure. Ref
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Open
. Locate the document you wish to use to capture the
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