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Color Management Options

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The Kodak Professional 8670 PS thermal printer (8670 printer) produces accurate and consistent color across software applications and computer platforms. Since the 8670 printer produces such accurate and consistent color, you may not need to use the printer’s color management features. However, if you wish to use color management, the 8670 printer has two color management options, the Kodak Professional Colorflow ICC color
Color.
connector (color connector) and PANTONE
®*

Color Connector

When you use applications such as Adobe Photoshop or QuarkXPress, the colors you see on your monitor may appear differently from the colors in the output from your printer. In addition, both may appear differently from your original image. White clouds in a scanned photograph may appear yellow on your computer monitor and change to a greenish tint on your printed copy.
This inconsistency occurs because the methods used to reproduce color vary significantly. Monitors and scanners represent colors as a combination of red, green, and blue (RGB), while printers produce color by using various combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). Input and output devices are also limited by the range of colors they can produce.
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Color connector is a stand-alone application that allows you to make prints that match the colors produced by an input device such as a scanner or monitor. It also allows you to simulate a job as if it were printed on a commercial printing press.
You do this by combining transforms to create documents which contain color management information specific to the input device you are using such as a scanner, digital camera, or your monitor, and your output device such as the 8670 printer.

Creating Color Connector Files

You create color connector files by extracting source transforms, simulation transforms, and destination transfor ms from ICC profiles.
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These transforms are represented as “puzzle pieces.” Drag each selected puzzle piece to an empty socket in the color connector template for your job. Each type of transform is represented by a particular shape. Match the shape of the transform with the shape of the socket in the template.
With color connector you can color manage multiple source images on a single page. The template contains six sockets to allow separate color management for the six different kinds of source images.
The color connector file you create can be applied to your print job or stored in the printer as a default.
er to Using Color Connector for complete instructions on how to use
Ref
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PANTONE® Color

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The CD included with the printer contains PANTONE calibrated palette files for a number of Macintosh and Windows desktop publishing and graphic design applications. If you do not find a palette file for an application you are using, there is a PANTONE Calibrated color chart in EPS and TIFF for mats that you can use to bring custom colors into these applications.
For more information on using PANTONE® Color, ref
PANTONE® Color.”
er to “Using
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Using Color Connector

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This section describes how to use the Kodak Professional Colorflow ICC color connector (color connector) as an assembly tool to create color connector files.

System Requirements

Listed below are the hardware and software necessary to run color connector.

Macintosh Systems

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60 MHz PowerPC or higher processor with a minimum of 16 MB of memory. (A 150 MHz PowerPC 604e processor with 32 MB of memory is recommended.)
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Macintosh operating system 7.6.1 or higher operating system. (Macintosh operating system 8.0 is recommended.)
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a monitor with a minimum spatial resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
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a video system with a minimum resolution of 256 colors.

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60 MHz Pentium processor with a minimum of 16 MB of memory. (A 100 MHz Pentium processor with 32 MB of memory is recommended.)
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Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, or Windows NT 4.0 Server.
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a monitor with a minimum spatial resolution of 640 x 480 pixels standard VGA).
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a video system with a minimum color resolution of 256 colors.
ICC Profiles
The color management information you need to create color connector files is contained in the ICC Profiles. The profiles, an industry standard format for color management, are defined by the International Color Consortium. They contain multiple pieces of color information for input, output, and display devices. This information is individually extracted from the profiles and appears as puzzle pieces in the Transforms list box in the color connector window.
ICC profiles are included on the software CD that came with your printer. The profiles for the 8670 printer for each media combination are installed automatically with the color connector application. Other common ICC profiles are also included on the CD. Copy the profiles you wish to use to the folder containing the profiles that were installed with the color connector application. See the readme file for color connector for a listing of the ICC Profiles included on the CD.
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Steps to Create Color Connector Files

Run color
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connector application
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Select and drag transforms to template
Select desired color connector options
Save the color connector file
Send color connector file to printer as a default
or
Print using color connector file
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Color Connector Window

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When you access the color connector application, the color connector window appears. From this window you can create your color connector files. For descriptions of the menu items and dialog boxes used in the color connector application, ref
er to “Menus and Dialog Boxes.”
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Getting Ready to Use Color Connector

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The following steps describe how to get started with color connector.
NOTE: The illustrations in this section show Windows dialog boxes. The
dialog boxes for Macintosh are similar and have identical functionality.
1.
Install the software for color connector and the printing software including the export module. The software is included on the CD that came with your printer.
IMPORTANT: For Macintosh users, if you upgrade to ColorSyncTM 2.5,
when
you restart the color connector application, a dialog box appears that explains that the profiles shipped with the 8670 printer were moved to the new ColorSync Profiles folder. Select the new ColorSync Profiles folder as the default location for the ICC Profiles
2.
Put any additional ICC Profiles in the folder containing your ICC Profiles that were shipped with the printer. The default folder for the ICC Profiles is:
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for Windows systems, Windows\System\Color.
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for Macintosh systems:
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if you are using ColorSyncTM 2.1, System Folder:Preferences:ColorSync
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if you are using ColorSyncTM 2.5, System Folder:ColorSync Profiles.
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NOTE: Before you use color connector for the first time, you may wish to
complete the tutorial that is included on the CD.
3.
Start the color connector application.
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The color connector window appears.
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4.
Pull down the File menu, and select “Preferences”.
5.
Click on Macintosh) in the Printer export modules folder portion of the Preferences dialog box. A file selection dialog box appears.
6.
Locate the Plug-ins (Printing) folder, and select the export module for the 8670 printer.
Browse (Select
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Follow the procedures on the following screens to build your own color connector files.
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Creating a Color Connector File

1.
Select puzzle pieces from the list of transforms (on the left side of the color connector window) that represent the sources of color data.
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The puzzle pieces are extracted from the ICC Profiles. Drag the pieces to the appropriate Source Transforms sockets in the template on the right side of the color connector window.
The template has six sockets for source transforms. You can apply independent color management to up to six different kinds of sources in one Postscript job:
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RGB, CMYK, and grayscale pixel images such as TIFF files or scanned photographs.
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RGB, CMYK, and grayscale graphic images such as EPS files or text.
IMPORTANT: If your file contains a source that uses PANTONE® Color,
leave the socket empty for that color space.
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After you drag the first source transform to the template, the source puzzle piece appears in its socket indicating that the minimum requirement for source transforms is complete.
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NOTE: If you wish to change the transform you placed in the socket:
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select a new transform; and drag it to the socket. It replaces the previously-selected transform.
To delete a transform from a color connector socket:
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select the transform.
•
pull down the Transforms menu, and select “Delete Transform” on Windows systems or “Clear Transform” on Macintosh systems.
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2.
Scroll through the list of transforms, and select a destination transform that matches your output device.
Drag the green puzzle piece for the destination transf orm to the Destination Transform socket in the color connector template.
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The destination puzzle piece then appears over its place holder indicating that the requirement for a destination transform is complete.
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3.
Using a simulation transform from the Transforms list is optional. For instructions on using the Simulation option,
er to “Simulating Another
ref Output Device.”
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4.
You may enter a description of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box. Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing.
5.
Pull down the File menu, and select “Save”.
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Matching Your Monitor to Your Printer’s Output

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The following steps describe how to build a connector file so that the colors in your computer monitor match the output from your printer.
NOTE: Monitors vary with model, age, and manufacturer. For optimum
results, make sure that the ICC Profile for your specific monitor model is in the Transforms list.
Your monitor should be calibrated. Refer to the documentation that came with your monitor for instructions on how to calibrate it.
1.
In the Connector file options box:
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make your selection for Gamut alarm. Ref
“Using Gamut Alar m.”
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select the rendering intent that is appropriate for your job. Ref
Rendering Intents.”
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From the T ransf orms list, select a pink triangle puzzle piece that matches the name of your monitor.
3.
Drag and drop the pink triangle puzzle piece to the appropriate Source Transforms socket. The piece appears in the RGB or Gray socket. You will hear a click.
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NOTE: If you wish to add a simulation transform to the template so that
the job matches the output from another printing system, ref
“Simulating Another Output Device.”
4. From the Transforms list,
select a green puzzle piece that matches your output device and media combination.
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5. Drag and drop the green
puzzle piece to the Destination Transform socket.
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NOTE: If you selected a destination transform that was extracted from an
ICC Profile other than one that came with the 8670 printer, the Select Printer dialog box appears.
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Use the Printer model pull-down list to select the model of the
OK
printer you are using. Click on A dialog box similar to the one below appears that allows you to
select the media for the printer.
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The Printer Setup screen may appear differently depending on the printer you are using.
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Make your media choices.
OK
Click on
6. You may enter a description
of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box. Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing.
7. Pull down the File menu, and select “Save”.
8. To send the connector file to the printer to save as a default, ref
“Expor ting a Color Connector to the Printer as a Default.”
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Color Managing Multiple Sources

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The following steps describe how to build a connector file that applies color management to multiple sources in one PostScript job.
NOTE: You can apply color management to up to six different types of
source transforms:
• RGB, CMYK, and grayscale pixel images such as TIFF files or
scanned photographs.
• RGB, CMYK, and grayscale graphic images such as EPS files
or text.
You cannot apply color management to multiple images from different sources in the same color space. For example, you cannot apply color management separately to two pixel RGB images.
1. In the Connector file options
box:
• make your selection for
Gamut alarm. Ref
“Using Gamut Alar m.”
• select the rendering intent
that is appropriate for your job. Ref
Rendering Intents.”
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2. From the Transforms list, select
the pink puzzle pieces that match the images or objects to which you wish to apply color management.
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NOTE: Make sure that the images or objects you select have not had any
previous color management applied to them.
If your file contains a source that uses PANTONE the socket empty for that color space.
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3. Drag and drop the pink puzzle
pieces to the appropriate sockets in the Source Transforms section of the template.
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NOTE: If you wish to add a simulation transform to the template so that
the job matches the output from another printing system, ref
“Simulating Another Output Device.”
4. From the Transforms list, select
a green arrowhead-shaped puzzle piece that matches your output device and media combination.
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5. Drag and drop the puzzle
piece to the Destination Transform socket in the template.
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NOTE: If you selected a destination transform that was extracted from an
ICC Profile other than one that came with the 8670 printer, click
Select
on window.
The Select Printer Model dialog box appears.
in the Printer setup portion of the color connector
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Use the Printer model pull-down list to select the printer model. A dialog box similar to the one below appears allowing you to
select the media for the printer.
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NOTE: The Printer Setup dialog box may appear differently depending
on the export module you are using.
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OK
6. Select the correct media for the printer. Click on
7. You may enter a description
of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box. Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing.
8. Pull down the File menu, and select “Save”.
9. To send your connector file to the printer to save as a default, ref
“Expor ting a Color Connector to the Printer as a Default.”.
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Simulating Another Output Device

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The following steps describe how to build a color connector file to produce colors that simulate the look of other printing systems such as SWOP or Euroscale.
1. In the Connector file options
box, select “Use simulation”.
2. Create a color connector file by selecting and dragging the
appropriate source and destination transform puzzle pieces to the template. To create a color connector file that matches your monitor to the printer’s output, ref
Printer’s Output.” To create a color connector file that manages
multiple sources, ref
er to “Matching Your Monitor to Your
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3. From the Transforms list, select
a yellow puzzle piece that matches the name of the output device you wish to simulate.
4. Drag and drop the puzzle piece
in the Simulation Transform socket of the template.
NOTE: To send your color
connector file to the printer as a default, ref
“Expor ting a Color Connector to the Printer as a Default.”
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Using Gamut Alarm

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Gamut alarm is a feature that allows you to determine if the simulation or destination devices you selected for your connector file are capable of accurately reproducing the colors of the previous device.
When you select one of the gamut alarm modes, any areas of your image that are out of gamut are printed in black. All other areas are printed in white.
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NOTE: When you set gamut alarm to
either “Destination” or “Simulation”, the puzzle pieces in the sockets are black.
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To set gamut alarm:

NOTE: To use gamut alarm in the
Simulation mode, be sure that you select the “Use simulation” check box.
1. Pull down the Gamut alarm list,
and select either:
• “Simulation” to determine if the colors of the source transform are
out of the gamut of the simulation device
or
• “Destination” to determine if the colors of the simulation or source
device are out of the gamut of the destination device.
2. Create your color connector file. Ref
Sources.” When you print the file, any out-of-gamut areas are printed
in black.
3. To adjust the color representation in any out-of-gamut areas, ref
“Setting Render ing Intents.”
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Setting Rendering Intents

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Rendering intents control the ways in which color connector translates the colors from the source transform to the simulation transform and the source or simulation transform to the destination transform when they are out of gamut. The rendering intent deals with the color differences between the transforms. For example, if the color of a scanned image is out of the gamut of the destination device, the destination device cannot reproduce that color. The color must be represented by another color that is close to the desired color. Rendering intents deter mine how out-of­gamut colors are substituted.

Automatic Rendering

You can let color connector set Rendering for you by selecting one of the automatic settings from the Rendering drop-down list box. The automatic settings set rendering intents for the individual transforms by comparing their color gamuts. Both of these settings give a pleasing look but not necessarily the most accurate reproduction.

Custom Rendering

To more closely control the way in which color connector adjusts the differences in color representation, use the Custom Rendering option.This option allows you to set the rendering intents individually for all the source and simulation transforms.
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Setting Automatic Rendering

To set automatic rendering intents: Pull down the Rendering drop-down list, and select either:
• “Auto—Photographic” for
scanned photographs. Color connector attempts to maintain the correct hue by adjusting the color saturation for the out-of-gamut colors
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• “Auto—Presentation” for
computer-generated graphics, charts, graphics. Color connector tries to maintain saturation at the expense of the correct hue for the out-of­gamut colors.
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Setting Custom Rendering

Do the following steps to set custom rendering.
NOTE: If you wish to set custom rendering for more than one puzzle
piece in the template, you need to repeat this procedure for each piece.
1. Pull down the Rendering
drop-down list box, and select “Custom”.
2. Build the connector file you need for your job. Ref
Managing Multiple Sources.”
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3. Double-click on the source or simulation puzzle piece in the color
connector socket in the template for which you wish to set custom rendering.
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The Transform Information dialog box appears.
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A Recommendation box gives you two recommended settings based on a comparison of gamuts. If you select a different rendering intent, the Effect box changes to describe the expected results.
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4. Pull down the Rendering intent list box, and select a rendering intent
from the following options:
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• Perceptual—compresses the gamut of the image while maximizing
the color. Use this rendering intent for photographic images.
• Saturation—compresses the gamut of the image while maximizing
the color saturation. Use this rendering intent for presentation graphics.
• Relative Colorimetric—compresses the gamut of the image for
brightness, and clips the gamut for color. Use this rendering intent when you wish to match a particular color.
• Absolute Colorimetric—Clips the gamut of the image. Use this
rendering intent when you wish to match a particular color and simulate the background of the paper.
OK
5. Click on
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Exporting a Color Connector to the Printer as a
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Color Connector Memory Locations in Printers

Printers that support color connector contain color management memor y locations. These memory locations store color management information, and are defined by a media combination for ribbon and paper.
For example, if a printer has two ribbon types and two paper types, the printer might have four memory locations:
• Commercial paper with a CMYK ribbon
• Commercial paper with a black ribbon
• Publication paper with a CMYK ribbon
• Publication paper with a black ribbon
When you send a job to the printer that uses the media combination for that memory location, the default connector file is applied if you do not select another connector file.
Exporting a connector file as a default stores frequently-used color management information permanently in the printer. This eliminates the need for individual users to apply color management to their jobs as long as they use the default media combinations.
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Exporting a Color Connector File to be a Printer Default

After you create your connector file, do the following steps to send it to the printer as a default:
1. Make sure that you save the file.
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2. From the File menu, select “Expor t As Printer’s Default”.
The “Select Printer Model” dialog box appears.
3. Select the printer model from the drop-down list.
OK
4. Click on
NOTE: If this is the first time you have created a connector file, a dialog
box appears asking you to locate the media file. Click on Select “8670 Media V150” in the dialog box that appears. Click on
Open
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OK
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Selecting a Printer

Macintosh systems
If the 8670 printer:
• has a network
connection, click on
Network
Select a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
In the selection box that opens, choose the correct 8670 printer. Click on to return to the Select a Kodak Professional 8670 thermal printer dialog box.
• has a SCSI connection to your computer, click on the radio button for
the correct 8670 printer.
in the
OK
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Windows systems
If the 8670 printer:
• has a SCSI
connection, click on the radio button f or the correct 8670 printer.
• has a network
connection, click on
Network Browse
the correct printer in the Browse for Printer dialog box that opens. Click on Network Printer dialog box to return to the Select a Printer dialog box.
• has a parallel connection, click on the radio button for either LPT1 or
LPT2 to select the printer.
. Click on
, and locate
OK
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NOTE: If your host computer has more than one SCSI host adapter
installed, pull down the SCSI Host Adapter list. Select the port address for the SCSI host adapter connected to the 8670 printer.
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The Printer Default Connector Files dialog box appears.
NOTE: If you hav e more than
one 8670 printer, click on
Printer
correct printer for exporting.
Select
to locate the
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5. Click on
Set as Printer
Default.
If your printer has a bi­directional connection such as SCSI or AppleTalk, the memory location for the connector file you exported will be added to the list in the Printer default connector files window. If the connector file does not appear, click on
If your printer has a parallel connection, this information does not appear in the Printer default connector files window.
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NOTE: You are prompted if the connector file you are sending to the
printer as a default has the same media combination as another default connector file. If you wish to send a connector file to the printer as a default for a media combination that already exists, delete all the default connector files before you send the new default to the printer. You can then resend the other default connector files to the printer. Ref
Files.”
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Deleting Color Connector Files

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Clicking on Printer Default Connector Files dialog box deletes all the default color connector files stored in the 8670 printer.
Delete All
in the
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Exporting a Color Connector File as an ICC DeviceLink Profile
You can export a color connector file as a DeviceLink profile so that it can be used with other color management applications.
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NOTE: The color connector file that you export as a DeviceLink profile
can contain only one source transform.
1. From the File menu, select “Expor t As ICC DeviceLink Profile”.
2. In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the color connector
file. Select the folder where you want the file to reside.
OK
3. Click on
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Using PANTONE® Color

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A printer calibrated by PANTONE Inc. has custom-developed CMYK combinations for every color in the PANTONE® MATCHING SYSTEM (coated stock only and excluding specialty colors such as metallics, fluorescents and double impressions). While some PANTONE®* colors may not be achievable on every printer, the closest possible simulation for each is found.
PANTONE® provides a calibrated table and a collection of palette files for
PS
use with the Kodak Professional 8670 enable you to load the color table calibrated for the 8670 printer as a usable color palette in the most popular PANTONE®-licensed desktop publishing programs.
printer (8670 printer). The files
IMPORTANT: The palette files provided are calibrated only f or this printer.
If you create color separations, recolor the graphics using the built-in PANTONE PANTONE
There are many variables in the process reproduction of colors generated by the 8670 printer, any one of which may affect the quality of the PANTONE® color simulation including:
• type of paper used
®
-licensed application.
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color tables supplied by the
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• type of ink film used
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• effective final resolution
• dot structures/halftones
For optimal results, we recommend that you use the following materials:
• Kodak Ektatherm XLS four-color ribbon/CMYK
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• Kodak Ektatherm XLS print paper/commercial grade/9.5 x 14 inches
• Kodak Ektatherm XLS print paper/publication grade/9.5 x 14 inches

Installing the Tables and Palette Files

The File Library folder on the CD contains a collection of application­specific, visually-calibrated palettes for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Locate the file for the applications and platform you are using. Copy the palettes from the File Library folder on the CD to the appropriate application folder on your hard drive, or use them from the CD.

EPSF, TIFF, and Acrobat Charts

Ready-to-use calibrated palettes for a variety of applications are included on the CD. For applications not supported, a PANTONE® calibrated color chart in EPS and TIFF formats is included on the CD. You can bring your custom colors into these applications by using any of the appropriate color chart formats. The application must have a tool that you can use to pick up colors from an imported graphic. Use this approach if your custom color palette contains colors that are similar.
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Loading the Palette Files

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The instructions in this section describe how to load the PANTONE® Palettes for the 8670 printer into the supported applications.

Adobe Illustrator

Load the color palette for Adobe Illustrator through the Open command from the File menu (version 4.x) or the Import Style command (Macintosh version 5.x or higher) on the File menu. Once opened, the colors are available in the Paint Styles dialog box. After you save a file, open Adobe Illustrator and the custom palette. The custom colors are added to the color palette.
To open a color palette in Adobe Illustrator Version 6 or lower:
1. Select “Import Styles” or “Open” from the File menu.
2. Locate the color palette for Adobe Illustrator.
NOTE: The color palette has an .ai extension and an Adobe Illustrator
icon to its left in the Get File dialog box.
3. Select the color palette. Click on
palette name. The custom color palette is available in the Paint Styles dialog box
after you select the custom color option.
Open
, or double-click on the color
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To open a color palette in Adobe Illustrator version 7:
Select “Window” and then “Swatch Libraries - Other Library” from the menu bar.
To use colors from your color palette:
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1. Draw or select an item to color.
2. Select “Paint Style” from the Object menu.
The Paint Style window appears.
Custom color square
3. Click on the custom color square (the underlined square, third from
the right) in the Custom area. The color list appears in the scrolling window.
4. Select any color from the alphabetical list.
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Adobe Photoshop

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In Adobe Photoshop you cannot define the names for colors—just the colors themselves. If you are working with an extensive palette or you want to see the color names, ref Make sure that your image is set to CMYK Color.
To open a color palette in Adobe Photoshop version 3:
1. Select “Palettes”, “Show Swatches” from the Window menu if the
palette swatches are not displayed.
2. Select “Load Swatches” by clicking the arrow in the upper right corner
of the Swatches window.
3. Select the color palette you wish to import. Click on
To use a color from your color palette:
1. Click on the Paint Bucket tool.
2. Select one of the custom colors in the Swatches window.
3. Click anywhere on an object to fill it with the selected color.
4. Make sure that the image is set to CMYK Color mode before you
apply the calibrated colors.
er to “EPSF, TIFF, and Acrobat Charts.”
Open
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Macromedia FreeHand

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To open a color palette in FreeHand 3.x
1. Open an existing document, or create a new document.
2. Select "Window" from the View menu. Choose “Colors” from the
Window menu.
3. Click on the arrow on the right of the Colors window, and select
“Import”.
4. Select the color palette you saved,
and click on
To use colors from your color palette:
1. Select the object you want to color.
Open
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2. Select the Fill box from the Colors window.
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3. Choose: – “Fill” if you want to fill the object. – “Line” if you want to fill the line (border). – “Both” if you want to fill both the object and its border.
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4. Select a color in the Colors window to apply the color to the selected
object.

Macromedia FreeHand 4.0—7.0

Macromedia FreeHand versions 4.0—7.0 support Binar y Color Format (BCF) and ASCII Color Format (ACF).
You can store the color palette anywhere. For Macintosh you can store the palette in the Color folder in the Adobe folder or in your System folder. For Windows, you can store the palette in the Color folder in the Usenglish folder or in the FreeHand folder. If you store the palette in the Color folder, it appears on the Options menu in the Color List dialog box the next time you open FreeHand. After you bring an ACF palette into FreeHand, the program automatically creates a BCF file for you.
To open a color palette in FreeHand 4.0—7.0:
1. Create a new document, or open an existing FreeHand document.
2. Select "Color List" from the Window menu.
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3. Open the Options menu in the Color list palette that opens. If you
stored your color palette anywhere else, select “Impor t” from the Options menu. Select your color palette, and click on
To use colors in FreeHand 4.0—7.0:
Open
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1. Drag the color square you want onto the object to which you want to
apply the color from the Color List dialog box.
2. Drag the color square into the center of the object to fill the object
with the selected color or onto the border of an object to apply the selected color to the border.

Adobe PageMaker 5.0/6.0/6.5

Store the color palettes in the following folders: Adobe PageMaker 5.x on Macintosh—Color folder in the System folder Adobe PageMaker 5.x on Windows—PM5\Usenglish\Color folder Adobe PageMaker 6.x on Macintosh—Colors folder inside the RSRC
folder in the PM6 folder. Adobe PageMaker 6.x on Windows—RSRC\Usenglish\Color folder
To open a color palette in Adobe PageMaker 5.x and 6.x:
1. Select “Define Colors” from the Element menu.
New
2. Click on
to add colors In the Define Colors dialog box.
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3. In the Edit Color dialog box, click on the Libraries arrow.
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4. Select the color palette that you defined for use in Adobe PageMaker
5.x or 6.x. Click on
5. Select the colors you want to work with in your document.
6. Click
To open a color palette in Adobe PageMaker 6.5:
1. Select “Define Colors” from the Window menu.
2. Ref
for the remainder of the procedure.
To use colors from your color palette:
1. Select “Color Palette” from the Window menu.
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on OK to apply the colors to your working colors palette.
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2. Select the object in your Adobe PageMaker document to which you
wish to add color.
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3. Select: – “Fill” in the Colors window if you want to apply the color to the
object.
– “Line” to apply color to the line (border). – “Both” to apply color to the object and its border.
4. Select a color in the Colors window to apply the color to the selected
object.

Deneba Canvas 3.5/3.5.3

You can import color palettes for use in Canvas as either Canvas color palettes or as EPSF Charts.
To open a color palette in Canvas:
1. Open an existing document, or create a new document.
2. Select “PANTONE® Colors” from the Window menu.
3. Select "Load" in the Color Sets box.
4. Select the color palette you saved. Click on
Open
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Your colors appear in the PANTONE® Colors dialog box in the order you created them.
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To use colors from your color palette:
1. Select the object that you want to color in the Canvas document.
2. Open the Fill and Line menus, and click on a color.
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QuarkXPress 3.3 and Higher

You must import an EPS file to add colors to a QuarkXPress color palette. After the colors are in the color list in QuarkXPress, you may use the colors in your document.
NOTE: Do not rename PANTONE® Colors in QuarkXPress. Removing
the leading space in front of the color name causes QuarkXPress to redefine the color from its built-in values.

CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW 7 has built-in application-level color correction which must first be disabled. Refer to the CorelDraw documentation for more information.
To open a color palette in CorelDRAW:
1. Click on the Fill tool.
2. Click on the Palette icon.
3. Select “Open Palette” from the right arrow popup window next to the
Custom Palette.
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4. In the Open Palette window, in the List Files of Type box, select
“Process palette (*.pal)”.
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OK
5. Select the color palette for use in CorelDraw!. Click on
.

Micrografx Designer

To open a color palette in Micrografx Designer:
1. Select the Palette icon.
2. Click on
3. Open the color palette you created.
4. Select the color palette you created for use in Micrografx Designer.
5. Double-click on the palette name.
6. Click on
OK
again.
To use your colors in Micrografx Designer:
1. Select the object to which you want to apply the color.
2. Select the color you want to use from the Color Palette Bar.
Import
OK
in the Palette Manager dialog box.
to return to the Palette Manager dialog box, and click on
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Fractal Design Painter

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To open a color palette in Painter:
1. Open an existing Painter document, or select “New” from the File
menu.
2. Select “Open Color Set” from the Options menu.
3. Select the color palette for use in Painter.
4. Click on
To use colors from the color palette:
1. Select “Color Set” from the Windows menu.
2. Select a color.
3. Select the paint brush tool, and start painting.
Open
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PANTONE® ColorDrive

To open a color palette in PANTONE® ColorDrive
1. Drag a copy of the PANTONE® File into the PANTONE® ColorDrive
Library folder.
2. Start PANTONE ColorDrive.
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3. Access the PANTONE® Palette from the Library menu, or select
“Open” from the File menu to open the palette.
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Menus and Dialog Boxes

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This section describes the menus and dialog box options used in the Kodak Professional Colorflow ICC color connector (color connector). The Windows menus and dialog boxes that are shown are similar to the Macintosh screens and have identical functionality.

File Menu

This section describes the options on the File menu.
New—opens a new connector file. Open—accesses a file open dialog box so you can select an existing
connector file.
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Close—closes the current connector file.
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Save—saves changes to the current connector file. Save As—accesses a dialog box in which you can specify a new name
and location for the current connector file. Export As Printer’s Default—accesses a dialog box that allows you to
select a default printer for the connector file. Export As ICC DeviceLink Profile—saves the transforms in a connector
file as a DeviceLink profile so that they can be used with other color management applications.
Preferences—accesses a dialog box that allows you to mute the sound, and select the folder for the export module, the default settings for Gamut alarm and Rendering, and the type of transforms that display in the Transforms list.
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Quit—exits the color connector application.
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Edit Menu

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The Edit menu is enabled when the Connector file description dialog box contains editable text.

Transform Menu

The Transform menu is enabled when a color connector window is open.
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View Info and Options—accesses the Transform Information window for the selected transform in the Transforms list.
Clear T ransform—Removes the selected transform from a socket in the color connector template.
Show by Profile File Name—Displays the transforms in the Transform list and the color connector template by the ICC Profile that the transform was extracted from.
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Show by Profile Description—Displays the transforms in the Transform list and the color connector template by their description.
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Colorflow Color Connector Window
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Use the Colorflow color connector window to create new and edit existing connector files.
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Access a new connector file by pulling down the File menu and selecting “New”. Open an existing color connector file by selecting “Open” from the File menu and then locating the file from the file selection box that opens.
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Transforms

The Transforms list displays the transforms contained in the ICC profiles in the currently-selected profiles folder. The transforms are listed by type and represented by icons:
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• RGB source—Triangle
• CMYK source—Square
• Grayscale source—Circle
• Simulation Puzzle Piece
• Destination Puzzle Piece

Show T ransf orms of Type

This list allows you to select the transforms to display in the list of Transforms. The choices are “All”, “Source Only”, “Simulation Only”, and “Destination”.
Profiles Folder
Clicking on which allows you to select the folder containing the ICC Profiles you wish to display in the Transforms list.
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Browse (Select
in Macintosh) accesses a file selection box
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Connector File Options
This portion of the color connector window displays the options you can select for your color connector file.
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Use Simulation
Checking the Use simulation check box opens the Simulation Transform socket in the template and allows you to drag a simulation transform puzzle piece to that socket. If the Use simulation check box is not checked, the simulation portion of the template is hidden.
Gamut Alarm
Gamut alarm causes any prints made with a color connector file to print only the portions of the image that are out of the gamut of the selected source or destination transform. The choices are “Off”, “Simulation”, and “Destination”.
When you select “Simulation” or “Destination”, the puzzle piece for a simulation or destination transform is black indicating that you are using Gamut alarm. If the Use simulation checkbox is not checked, Use simulation is not available.
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Connector File Description
Allows you to enter a description of your connector file to help you identify the file when printing.
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Rendering
Rendering is the approach color connector uses to translate the colors of the image to the color gamut of a destination or simulation transform. The choices for this option are “Auto-Photographic”, “Auto-Presentation”, or “Custom”. You can let color connector set Render ing for you by selecting either “Auto-Photographic” or “Auto-Presentation”.
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Select “Custom” to choose your own rendering intent. If a transform in the source or simulation socket of a color connector is editable, double-clicking on it accesses the Transform Information dialog box.
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The dialog box gives you a recommended intent and the effect it will produce on your output.
The options in the Simulation-to-destination pull-down list are:
• Perceptual
• Saturation
• Relative Colorimetric
• Absolute Colorimetric
OK
Clicking on cancels your selections and closes the Transform Information dialog box.
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sets the rendering intent you selected. Clicking on
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Connector File
The Connector file window contains the template. Drag the puzzle pieces selected in the Transforms list to the sockets in the template.
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Source T ransf orms
The Source Transforms sockets of the template only accepts transforms from the Transforms list with the corresponding shape. A connector file must contain at least one source transform.
Simulation T ransf orm
Using simulation is optional. Check the Use Simulation check box in the Connector file options box for the Simulation Transform socket to be visible.
Destination T ransform
A connector file requires a destination transform.
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If the destination transform is extracted from an ICC Profile provided on the CD for the printer, the “Printer model” and “Media” fields contain a description of the printer and media for the printer.
If the destination transform is from a profile that was not included on the CD, the Printer model and Media fields are empty, and the Select button is enabled. Clicking on Use the pull-down list to select the model of your printer.
Select
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