Oris W8400 User Manual

ORIS Digital Proofing System™ for Canon
W6400/W8400 printers, using ORIS PearlPROOF™
Publication paper and Canon 6-color ink

SWOP®1 Off-Press Proof Application Data Sheet

I. Manufacturer

CGS Publishing Technologies International
310 Clifton Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
[phone]

II. Product

The ORIS Digital Proofing System™ consists of ORIS Color Tuner™ software, Canon 6-color ink

set and ORIS digital proofing paper together with the following inkjet printers:

Canon imagePROGRAF™ W6400 and W8400

III. Introduction

The Canon printers listed above in section (II) are non-halftone, digital inkjet devices. They utilize
Canon’s Bubble Jet,™ six-chip head (C, M, Y, K, PC, PM) technology which, in combination with the
specified paper and ink, allows them to achieve photo reproduction quality continuous tone proofs.

This document contains CGS ORIS operating procedures for conformance to the SWOP Application
Data Sheet for this system per SWOP specifications. The SWOP Review Committee has approved
the use of off-press proofs as input material to publications. (Please see explanations and

recommendations as outlined on pages 21 and 22 of the 2001 edition of the SWOP Specifications.)

IV. Consumables

In order to closely simulate the appearance of a SWOP press proof, CGS specifies the use of the
following:

● CGS Media

ORIS PearlPROOF™ Publication semi-matte (PSMP) paper, 185 g/m

● Canon Ink

Canon 6-color ink set for Canon W6400/W8400

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CGS Publishing Technologies International LLC

310 Clifton Avenue ● Minneapolis, MN 55403

Tel [phone] ● Fax [phone]

[e-mail] ● www.cgsusa.com

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SWOP® Application Data Sheet ● Page 2

ORIS Digital Proofing System™ for Canon
W6400/W8400 printers, using ORIS PearlPROOF™
Publication paper and Canon 6-color ink

V. System Set-Up

In order to ensure the quality and consistency CGS specifies that a CGS ORIS Digital Proof must be
run in a controlled and calibrated workflow. This workflow is described as follows:

● Examination of device

Using the Canon device control panel, check that the printer nozzles are printing smoothly and
alignment is correct. Please refer to individual Canon manuals for the specific procedures.

● Automatic Printer Calibration of device to Reference Printer Profile

Using the ORIS Color Tuner software application, perform an Automatic Printer Calibration of the
CANON printer to the Reference Printer Profile reference file provided by CGS:

http://www.cgsusa.com/downloads/SWOP/ORIS_SWOP_W6400-W8400_CanonInk.zip

For detailed automatic printer calibration procedures using ORIS Color Tuner™ please refer to the
ORIS Color Tuner User’s Guide, Chapter 4-6 (Color Management).

VI. ORIS Digital Proof Control Strip

All proofs from the printer must print an ORIS Digital Proof Control Strip using ORIS Color Tuner™.
The control strip (figure 1) must fall within the specified CGS ORIS Digital Proof tolerance, defined in
the following section of this document.

The control strip (in TIFF or ORIS-specific DDP format) is available at the CGS USA web site:

http://www.cgsusa.com/downloads/target/ORIS_Certified_Proof_TR001.zip

figure 1

CGS Publishing Technologies International LLC

310 Clifton Avenue ● Minneapolis, MN 55403

Tel [phone] ● Fax [phone]

[e-mail] ● www.cgsusa.com