Konica Minolta FIERY X3E FOR CF9001 User Manual

Fiery X3e

COLOR GUIDE

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Model Number: Fiery X3e CF9001

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Compliance Test Report Date: September 13, 2000

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Contents

Introduction

About the documentation Key features of ColorWise

Chapter 1: Fiery X3e Color Management

Managing color on the Fiery X3e

Rendering styles 1-5 RGB Source Proﬁle 1-6 RGB Separation 1-7 CMYK Simulation Proﬁle 1-8 CMYK Simulation Method 1-8 Output Proﬁle 1-9 Pure Black Text/Graphics 1-9 Black Overprint 1-11 Spot Color Matching 1-12

Printer Drivers and Print Options

What a printer driver does 1-13 PostScript printer driver for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 1-14 Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 1-18

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xix

1-1

1-13

Chapter 2: Simple and Advanced Workﬂows

Workﬂow concepts

Short-run printing versus color prooﬁng 2-1 RGB, CMYK, and PANTONE colors 2-2 Desktop versus Fiery X3e color management 2-3

2-1

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Simple workﬂows

Select your colors wisely 2-4 Select a short workﬂow 2-5

Advanced workﬂows

Short-run printing examples 2-8 Color prooﬁng examples 2-12

Chapter 3: Color Calibration

Introduction Understanding calibration

How calibration works 3-3 Scheduling calibration 3-4 Checking calibration status 3-5

Using a spectrophotometer

Setting up the spectrophotometer 3-5

Calibrating the spectrophotometer Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and DTP41 Using a densitometer

Setting up the densitometer 3-24

2-4

2-8

3-1

3-2

3-5

3-10

3-15

3-24

Calibrating the densitometer Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools

Expert Mode 3-32

Calibrating from the Control Panel using AutoCal2

Removing calibration 3-36

3-26

3-27

3-34

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Chapter 4: ColorWise Pro Tools

Proﬁle Manager

Setting the default proﬁles 4-3 Downloading proﬁles 4-5 Editing proﬁles 4-7 Managing proﬁles 4-7 Deﬁning proﬁles 4-8

Color Editor

Editing Proﬁles 4-12 Undoing simulation edits 4-19 Checking edited proﬁles 4-21

Color Setup

Setting default ColorWise options 4-22

Chapter 5: Working with Color in Applications

Working with color

Color reference pages 5-2

Ofﬁce applications

Choosing colors in ofﬁce applications 5-4

PostScript applications

Choosing colors in PostScript applications 5-5 Default output proﬁle 5-8 CMYK simulation 5-8

4-1

4-12

4-22

5-1

5-3

5-4

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Chapter 6: Ofﬁce Applications

Working with ofﬁce applications

Deﬁning colors 6-1 Working with imported ﬁles 6-1 Selecting options when printing 6-2 Output proﬁles 6-2

Chapter 7: Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop 5.x

Photoshop 5.x color settings 7-1 ColorSync defaults 7-6 Deﬁning colors 7-7 Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents 7-7 Selecting options when printing 7-9 Printing tips for advanced users 7-11

Photoshop 4.x

Deﬁning colors 7-13 Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents 7-13 Selecting options when printing 7-15

6-1

7-1

7-13

Chapter 8: Page Layout Applications

Working with page layout applications

Deﬁning colors 8-1 Importing images 8-2 CMYK simulation 8-3

Adobe PageMaker 6.5 for Mac OS and Windows

Importing images 8-4 Selecting options when printing 8-5 Optional Color Management from PageMaker 8-6

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8-4

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QuarkXPress 4.x for Mac OS and Windows

Importing images 8-7 Selecting options when printing 8-8 Optional Color Management from QuarkXPress 8-9

QuarkXPress 3.32 for Mac OS and Windows

Importing images 8-9 Selecting options when printing 8-10

Chapter 9: Illustration Applications

Working with illustration applications

Deﬁning colors 9-1 Importing images 9-2 CMYK simulation 9-2

Adobe Illustrator 8.x for Windows and Mac OS

Deﬁning colors 9-3 Importing images 9-3 Optional Color Management in Illustrator 9-3 Selecting options when printing 9-4 Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents 9-6

Macromedia FreeHand 8.x for Windows and Mac OS

Deﬁning colors 9-6 Importing images 9-7 Selecting options when printing from FreeHand 9-8 Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents 9-10 Optional Color Management in FreeHand 9-10

8-7

8-9

9-1

9-3

9-6

CorelDRAW for Windows and Mac OS

Deﬁning colors 9-10 Importing images 9-11 Selecting options when printing 9-11 Saving ﬁles for importing into other documents 9-12 Optional Color Management in CorelDRAW 9-12

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Appendix A: Desktop Color Primer

The properties of color

The physics of color A-1 CIE color model A-2 Hue, saturation, and brightness A-3 Additive and subtractive color systems A-3

Printing techniques

Halftone and continuous tone devices A-6

Using color effectively

A few rules of thumb A-7 Color wheel A-7 Color and text A-8

Raster images and vector images Optimizing ﬁles for processing and printing

Resolution of raster images A-10 Scaling A-12

A-1

A-5

A-6

A-9

A-10

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Appendix B: Color Management

Controlling printed color

Maintaining copier consistency B-2 Print device gamut B-2

Basics of color management

Color conversion B-4

Appendix C: Importing densitometer measurements

Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF)

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page C-2 Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page C-2 Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page C-3

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

B-1

B-3

C-1

xvii About the documentation

Introduction

Welcome to the issues associated with printing to the Fiery X3e CF9001™. It outlines key workﬂow scenarios, provides information on calibration and color proﬁles, and contains application notes that explain how to print to the Fiery X3e CF9001 from popular Windows and Mac OS applications.

This manual is one book in a set of documentation that also includes manuals for users and system administrators. All the other manuals should be available at your site— refer to them for a complete description of your Fiery X3e CF9001.

The term “Fiery X3e” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery X3e CF9001.

Color Guide

. This manual introduces you to the concepts and

About the documentation

The

Color Guide

color output of your Fiery X3e. Chapter 1 discusses the Fiery X3e’s print options and how to get the best color results, and Chapter 2 describes several effective workﬂows. ColorWise Pro Tools are discussed in the next two chapters. Chapter 3 covers Calibrator and other methods used to calibrate the copier, and Chapter 4 takes you through the features of Proﬁle Manager, used to manage color proﬁles on the Fiery X3e, and Color Editor, which lets you customize simulation and output proﬁles. Succeeding chapters offer tips for printing from business and graphics applications. Finally, the appendixes offer information about color theory and color management.

is organized to supply you with key information about managing the

Words in bold, for example, bibliography at the end of this manual provides sources for further investigation of color printing issues.

Color terms and concepts such as “RGB data,” “color space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source proﬁle” are used throughout this manual. If you are new to desktop color or if any terms are unfamiliar, be sure to read Appendixes A and B or check the glossary.

output proﬁle

, are terms that appear in the glossary. The

xviii Introduction

This manual is part of a set of Fiery X3e documentation that also includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:

• The

Conﬁguration Guide

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the Fiery X3e for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT, and NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to clients.

•

Getting Started

describes how to install software to enable users to print to the Fiery X3e. Speciﬁcally, it describes installation of PostScript printer drivers, printer description ﬁles, and other user software provided on the User Software CD. It also explains how to connect each user to the network.

• The

Printing Guide

describes the printing features of the Fiery X3e for users who

send jobs via remote workstations on the network.

• The

Job Management Guide

explains the functions of the Fiery X3e client utilities, including the Command WorkStation, and how they can be used to manage jobs. This book is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job ﬂow and troubleshoot problems that may arise.

•

Release Notes

provide last-minute product information and workarounds for some of

the problems you may encounter.

xix Key features of ColorWise

Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise

designed to provide both casual and expert users the best color output for a variety of purposes. The ColorWise default settings were speciﬁcally selected to provide great out-of-box color from many applications and Windows and Mac OS platforms. This means that casual users can get good quality output without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery X3e.

To get consistent color you should be sure that the Fiery X3e is calibrated on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools include a simple-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the scanner that comes with the copier or optional densitometer (see Chapter 3).

There are a number of features that can be used to modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs, you can:

• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC, Euroscale, and SWOP offset press standards

• Match PANTONE colors for the best match when printed using four-color press conditions or when printed using presses with extra, custom plates

• Select a printing. CRDs allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation graphics; smooth, accurate printing of photographs; and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for specialized needs

is the

color management system

color rendering dictionary

(CMS) built into the Fiery X3e and

(CRD), also called a rendering style, for RGB

• Deﬁne the source of incoming RGB color data for better screen matching, and you can provide for better color conversion of RGB data with no source information

• Deﬁne whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier or whether it is ﬁrst converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is very helpful for making one device behave like another. It is also useful for evaluating the appearance of the RGB ﬁle under different printing conditions without having to reprocess the RGB data each time.

xx Introduction

ColorWise offers an open color architecture, letting users customize the Fiery X3e to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise supports ICC proﬁles, which are industry standard color proﬁles that deﬁne the color behavior of a device. By downloading ICC proﬁles to the Fiery X3e, it can simulate a custom press (or another copier) as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or a particular scanner. In addition, you can create customized ICC proﬁles for the copier.

ColorWise also lets you use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a standard ﬁle format (see Appendix C). In this case, it is important to note that the quality of the instrument used will determine the quality of the calibration.

1-1 Managing color on the Fiery X3e

Chapter 1: Fiery X3e Color Management

The ﬁrst part of this chapter describes the options available from the ColorWise color management system and explains how you can customize the color settings for your particular needs. It provides descriptions of the preset default settings of ColorWise and covers additional options for users who need to customize ColorWise.

Beginning on page 1-13 is a detailed explanation of what a PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 printer driver does, as well as information on the capabilities of various printer drivers and instructions for setting color options with the PostScript drivers for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 95/98, and Mac OS.

Managing color on the Fiery X3e

There are three ways to modify the Fiery X3e’s printing behavior:

• You can select ColorWise options for an individual print job using menus that appear from the printer driver.

• You can select most ColorWise options as server defaults from Fiery X3e Setup or from the Control Panel, as described in the apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you override them.

• You can select some ColorWise options, particularly default and calibration options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default Simulation Proﬁle (see page 1-8), Appear in Driver as (see page 4-8), default Source Proﬁle (see page 1-6), and associated calibration set (see page 3-4).

Conﬁguration Guide

ICC proﬁle

. These defaults will

settings

Applications can generate color data for the Fiery X3e in many different The most common type of color data produced from ofﬁce applications is RGB, while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop applications can also generate spot colors such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a single page may contain a mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery X3e lets users control the printing of these mixed-color documents with features that apply speciﬁcally to RGB, CMYK, or spot color data.

color spaces

1-2 Fiery X3e Color Management

Fiery X3e color management generates CMYK data to be sent to the copier; additional processing may then be performed before printing begins.

The diagram below illustrates the print options in the Fiery X3e color management process that affect color data conversions. You access these print options when you send a print job to the Fiery X3e. Most of these options and settings are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.

RGB data

CMYK data

Spot color data

RGB Source Proﬁle

Gamma Phosphors

White Point Rendering Style (CRD) Brightness Pure Black Text/Graphics Black Overprint RGB Separation Output proﬁle

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle CMYK Simulation Method Brightness Pure Black Text/Graphics Black Overprint Combine Separations Output proﬁle

Spot Color Matching

Fiery X3e

color

processor

Color data sent to copier

RGB Source Proﬁle is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data. The other options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ, and other calibrated color spaces.

OTE

For users who are familiar with PostScript 3.0 color, RGB Source Proﬁle affects

all CIEBasedABC color spaces (if the source space is RGB). Also, if you send CMYK data to the Fiery X3e in CIEBasedDEFG format, for example, by choosing PostScript Color Management in Adobe Photoshop, the Fiery X3e’s Rendering Style selection— which normally affects only RGB data—will also affect this CMYK data.

1-3 Managing color on the Fiery X3e

Settings for the following options can be speciﬁed via print options when you send a job to the Fiery X3e. Some can also be set as defaults by the administrator during Fiery X3e Setup. Settings speciﬁed via print options override the defaults.

Fiery X3e color print option: What it does:

Brightness

85% Lightest to 115% Darkest

Rendering Style

Photographic/Presentation/Relative Colorimetric/Absolute Colorimetric (Default set at Setup)

RGB Source Proﬁle

EFIRGB/sRGB (PC)/Apple Standard/Other/ Source 1–10/None (Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro Tools)

(Other) Gamma

1.0/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3.0

(Other) Phosphors

Hitachi EBU/Hitachi-Ikegami/NTSC/ Radius Pivot/SMPTE/Trinitron

(Other) White Point

5000 K (D50)/5500 K/6500 K (D65)/ 7500 K/9300 K

RGB Separation

Output/Simulation

Performs a color adjustment on all color channels to make the printed output lighter or darker.

Applies a Fiery X3e color rendering style (CRD) to RGB data (see page 1-5), or to any incoming data with a PostScript source color space deﬁnition, including CMYK.

Applies an RGB source space deﬁnition to RGB data (see page 1-6). If you choose the Other setting, you can specify particular settings for gamma, phosphors, and white point. See the corresponding options in this table. This option, along with Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point, are the only ColorWise options that affect only DeviceRGB or calibrated RGB color spaces.

Applies the speciﬁed gamma value to the RGB source space deﬁnition (see page 1-6). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source setting.

Applies the speciﬁed phosphor (monitor type) information to the RGB source space deﬁnition (see page 1-6). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source setting.

Applies the speciﬁed white point value to the RGB source color space deﬁnition (see page 1-6). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source setting.

Determines which CMYK color space your original RGB data will be separated into—CMYK for the copier (Output) or CMYK for a speciﬁed simulation (Simulation) (see page 1-7). It is important to note that when RGB Separation is set to Simulation, RGB colors are affected by CMYK Simulation Proﬁle and CMYK Simulation Method.

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle

SWOP-Coated/DIC/Euroscale/Simulation 1–10/Match Copy/None (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

Adjusts CMYK color data to simulate an offset press standard or a custom color gamut deﬁned at your site. The Match Copy setting bypasses Fiery X3e calibration to match a copy made from the copier glass. Choosing None bypasses simulation (see page 1-8).

OTE: Some of the Simulation settings have slightly different names depending

on the model of copier.

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Fiery X3e color print option: What it does:

CMYK Simulation Method

Quick/Full (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

Output Proﬁle

default output proﬁle/Output 1–10 (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

Pure Black Text/Graphics

On/Off (Default set at Setup)

Black Overprint

On/Off (Default set at Setup)

Spot Color Matching

On/Off (Default set at Setup or with ColorWise Pro Tools)

Detailed explanations of how these and other settings affect your print jobs are provided in subsequent sections of this chapter.

Quick simulation applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output density only. Full simulation applies colorimetric transformations that adjust hue as well as output density (see page 1-8).

The Output Proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job (see page 1-9). Userdeﬁned output proﬁles can be downloaded to the Fiery X3e with ColorWise Pro Tools (see Chapter 4).

The On setting optimizes the quality of black text and line art output (see page 1-9).

The On setting overprints black text placed on colored backgrounds; it automatically activates the Pure Black Text/Graphics option (see page 1-11).

The On setting enables Fiery X3e matching of PANTONE colors; Off instructs the Fiery X3e to match color output to a Pantone-speciﬁed CMYK combination (see page 1-12).

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Rendering styles

The Rendering Style option speciﬁes a CRD for color conversions. You can modify the Rendering Style option to control the appearance of images, such as prints from ofﬁce applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop. The Fiery X3e lets you select from the four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC proﬁles.

Equivalent

Fiery X3e rendering style: Best used for:

ICC rendering

style:

Photographic—Typically results in less

saturated output than presentation rendering when printing out-of-gamut colors. It preserves tonal relationships in images.

Presentation

but does not match printed colors precisely to displayed colors. In-gamut colors such as ﬂesh tones are rendered well, similar to the Photographic rendering style.

Relative Colorimetric

white-point transformation between the source and destination white points. For example, the bluish gray of a monitor will map to neutral gray. You may prefer this style to avoid visible borders when not printing fullbleed.

Absolute Colorimetric

white point transformation between the source and destination white points. For example, the bluish gray of a monitor will map to a bluish gray.

—Creates saturated colors

—Provides

—Provides no

Photographs, including scans and images from stock photography CDs.

Artwork and graphs in presentations. In many cases it can be used for mixed pages that contain both presentation graphics and photographs.

Advanced use when color matching is important but you prefer white colors in the document to print as paper white. It may also be used with PostScript color management to affect CMYK data for simulation purposes.

Situations when exact colors are needed and visible borders are not distracting. It may also be used with PostScript color management to affect CMYK data for simulation purposes.

Image, Contrast, and Perceptual

Saturation, Graphics

Same

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RGB Source Proﬁle

The RGB Source Proﬁle setting allows you to deﬁne the characteristics of the RGB data in your document so that the appropriate color conversion can occur on the Fiery X3e. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the driver and from the ColorWise Pro Tools Proﬁle Manager. In addition, for special needs you can use ColorWise Pro Tools to download custom monitor or scanner proﬁles.

When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source Proﬁle, the Fiery X3e overrides source color space deﬁnitions or proﬁles that other color management systems may have speciﬁed. For example, if you speciﬁed a ColorSync System Proﬁle on your Mac OS computer, the RGB Source Proﬁle setting overrides it. In cases where you do not want this setting to override another speciﬁed source color space, choose the None setting.

When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source Proﬁle—since the color space deﬁnitions are overridden—the prints from the Fiery X3e will be consistent across platforms. Below are the Fiery X3e’s RGB Source Proﬁle options.

• EFIRGB speciﬁes an EFI-deﬁned color space recommended for users who have no

detailed information about their RGB data.

• sRGB (PC) speciﬁes the industry standard deﬁnition for a generic Windows PC

monitor.

• Apple Standard speciﬁes the deﬁnition of all standard Mac OS computer monitors.

• Other allows you to specify custom RGB source settings. If you choose Other as the

RGB Source setting, you can choose settings for the Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point options.

• Sources 1-10 specify the deﬁnitions you download as RGB source proﬁles. (For

more information about downloading RGB source proﬁles, see Chapter 4.)

• None instructs the Fiery X3e to allow the RGB sources you deﬁned elsewhere, such

as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance of colors will not be independent of the ﬁle type. For example, RGB EPS ﬁles will look different from RGB TIFF ﬁles.

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With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space deﬁnition is converted using the CRD speciﬁed by the Rendering Style option (see page 1-5). NonPostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that does not contain a source color space deﬁnition is converted using a general undercolor removal conversion method.

RGB Separation

The RGB Separation option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, since the option deﬁnes the color spaces that will be used by the Fiery X3e to “separate” the RGB data into CMYK values.

The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier (Output) or whether it is ﬁrst converted into the gamut of another digital printer or a press standard (Simulation). This feature is helpful for making one device behave like another for RGB data. For example, if a high-quality ICC proﬁle is available for another print device, the copier can simulate the behavior of that device.

RGB Separation is also useful for prepress applications. For example, it lets you experiment with the appearance of an RGB scan under different press printing conditions without having to convert the RGB data to CMYK data for each printing condition. When the desired printing condition is found, you can then convert the ﬁle to CMYK, if desired, using the same CMYK simulation proﬁle that was used during the experimentation.

NOTE: The RGB Separation print option should be used in conjunction with the

Output Proﬁle or CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print options.

• Output converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your copier (when the

Output Proﬁle option is set to Printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your copier (when the Output Proﬁle option is set to Output 1-10).

• Simulation converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a speciﬁed

simulation (make sure to select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option).

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CMYK Simulation Proﬁle

The CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations. This setting speciﬁes the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.

You can view up to 10 Quick and 10 Full custom simulations from the printer driver. The number of custom simulations is limited by the disk space on the Fiery X3e.

The CMYK Simulation Proﬁle setting you should specify depends on the press standard for which the CMYK data was separated.

• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced with an ICC proﬁle), choose the corresponding proﬁle on the Fiery X3e with the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle setting.

• For images that were separated for SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle setting.

NOTE: To properly simulate a printed image that was separated through the use of an

ICC proﬁle, the same proﬁle must be present on the Fiery X3e. For more information about downloading ICC proﬁles to the Fiery X3e, see “Downloading proﬁles” on page 4-5.

• The Match Copy setting bypasses Fiery X3e calibration to simulate the color of a copy produced by the copier. Use this setting when you print images scanned with the Fiery Scan plug-in set to Match Copy.

CMYK Simulation Method

The CMYK Simulation Method setting speciﬁes the quality of simulation to perform.

• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output density only.

• Full provides a more complete and accurate simulation by applying colorimetric transformations that adjust hue as well as output density. The Full Simulation option also maintains the integrity of the black channel by adjusting it independently. This is especially important for images separated using an optimized black generation (UCR/GCR) setting either from a scan or from within an application such as Photoshop.

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Output Proﬁle

The output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job, so make sure the selected proﬁle is right for your job. The default output proﬁle consists of both a proﬁle for your copier, describing its color characteristics, and a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the copier.

In certain cases you may wish to customize the default output proﬁle using ColorWise Pro Tools’ Color Editor to achieve particular color effects (see page 4-12). If so, the new customized output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job. Changing only the output proﬁle does not affect its associated calibration target (since the target is based on a copier model). If you wish, you can edit D-Max values of the calibration target separately (see page 4-7).

You can also use ColorWise Pro Tools’ Proﬁle Manager to download your own output proﬁle to the Fiery X3e (see page 4-5). Downloaded output proﬁles are at ﬁrst associated with the calibration target that is tied to the default output proﬁle. As mentioned above, you can edit calibration target D-Max values separately.

Pure Black Text/Graphics

The Pure Black Text/Graphics option affects the printout for black text and vector graphics on a page. Under most circumstances it is preferable to leave this option set to the On position. When Pure Black Text/Graphics is on, black colors generated by applications are printed using 100 percent black-only toner (for example, RGB = 0, 0, 0; CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%; or K = 100%). This means the black text and line art will not exhibit halftone artifacts and will not be misregistered, since there is only one toner used. In addition, this setting eliminates blasting. This option is automatically set to On when the Black Overprint option is set to On.

For some jobs it is preferable to turn this option Off, for example, if the page includes gradient ﬁlls that use black. The table below describes the behavior of the Pure Black Text/Graphics option with black data deﬁned in different color spaces.

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NOTE: The Pure Black Text/Graphics option can be used only when printing

composites, not when printing separations.

Input

black

color:

RGB

CMYK

Prints 100% black

Spot

NOTE: PostScript applications, such as QuarkXPress, may convert elements deﬁned as

RGB = 0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery X3e. These elements are not affected by the Pure Black Text/Graphics option. See the application notes for details. Also, black text and line art deﬁned as RGB = 0, 0, 0 in ofﬁce applications (such as Microsoft Word) are converted to single-color black (CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript Level 2 driver for Windows NT 4.0. To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the copier, set the Pure Black Text/Graphics option to On.

On Off

Pure Black Text/Graphics:

With the default proﬁle, prints a rich black using all toners.

Prints only with black toner, because CMYK simulations preserve the black channel. The actual amount of toner used depends on the current simulation and the calibration state of the copier.

Prints only with black toner, because spot color simulations preserve the black channel. The actual amount of toner used depends on the current simulation and the calibration state of the copier.

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