Konica PROOFREADY User Manual
ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color
HP Printers- Quick Reference
Guide
1 Introduction
The ProofReady plugin for 6-Color HP printers, version 1.0, is supplied with
calibration profiles and pre-configured color setups that allow instant color
management, hence the name ProofReady.
This document contains the following sections:
• “Supplied profiles” details the calibration profiles and color profiles
provided with the plugin.
• “Getting Started” describes how to produce color managed output
using the supplied profiles.
• “Calibration” explains how to improve the quality of output by re-calibrating for the actual printer.
For further details on how to use the plugin, refer to the full manual, entitled
ProofReady Plugin for 6-Color HP Printers.
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2 Supplied profiles
The following table lists the paper types for which calibration profiles and
color profiles have been provided. The profiles
600 x 600 dpi. Y ou can use the profiles to output in both the 4-color and 6-color
modes for selected paper types.
If you need to use the printer in another configuration, you must obtain your
own calibration and color profiles.
The name of the profile appearing in the Harlequin RIP
appears in code format in the
Paper Type
column followed by the resolution, all
enclosed in parentheses. For example, a profile for HP DesignJet Photo Gloss
Paper at 600 x 600 dpi is
(HP Photo Gloss 600)
are available for a resolution of
™
is the text that
Paper Type Part Number HP 5000 series
Heavyweight Coated Paper
HP Heavy Coated
Photo Gloss Paper
HP Photo Gloss
C6030B
C6963A
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The way in which you create a page setup depends on the Harlequin RIP version that you are using. In the Eclipse Release
™
or later of the Harlequin RIP,
instant color management is possible by simply selecting a ProofReady
profile. See Section 3.2 on page 6 for details.
In former RIPs, instant color management is possible by selecting a supplied
calibration profile that includes a default color setup. See Section 3.1 below for
details.
3.1 Creating a page setup in pre Eclipse Release RIPs
To create a ProofReady page setup in versions of the Harlequin RIP prior to
the Eclipse Release, you need to select a supplied calibration profile that
includes a default color setup, as described in the procedure below.
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For each numbered step of the procedure the corresponding numbers in
Figure 3.1 highlight where choices are made in the New Page Setup dialog
box.
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3
6
5
7
8
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Figure 3.1 Creating a page setup in pre Eclipse Release RIPs
➀
Open the Page Setup Manager and click
➁
Choose the device required from the
➂
Click
Configure device
the full manual for details of options.
➃
Choose the desired resolution from the
taking care to select the required units.
➄
Choose
device type or
CMYK Composite
PhotoInk Composite
to modify configuration settings as desired. See
from the
10
New
.
Device
Style
if using a 6-color device type.
menu.
Vertical
list if you are using a 4-color
and
Horizontal
menus,
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