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Splash RPX-i Color Server

Color Guide

45054794 05 May 2006

ONTENTS

CONTENTS

NTRODUCTION

Terminology and conventions

Splash color tools

Splash color correction

ROFILE

Importing proﬁles

ANAGEMENT

Exporting proﬁles

Deleting proﬁles

CMYK press proﬁles

Output proﬁles

CopyCal

Other color management systems

ALIBRATION

Calibrating the Splash RPX-i

Verifying copier color accuracy

AutoGray

Splash Proof

Creating color proﬁle sets

Setting ColorCal preferences

CONTENTS

Editing custom color proﬁles (Be An Expert)

Editing the calibration curve 34

Editing the white point 36

Previewing a proﬁle 38

OLOR

RINT

PTIONS

Splash Color options in the printer drivers

Splash Color default settings on the Splash RPX-i

Splash Color job settings on the Splash RPX-i

Two-Way Communication

Splash Color options

Color Model 46

Printer Mode (Color Mode) 46

RGB Proﬁle 46

Press Simulation 48

CMYK Press Proﬁle 48

Preserve Original GCR 49

Match Spot Colors 49

Use Black Ink Only 49

Overprint Black 49

Rendering Style 49

Output Proﬁle 50

Splash Quality options

Dynamic Image Enhancement 51

Graphics Edge Enhancement 51

Text/Graphics Quality 51

Show Composite Overprints 51

Auto Trapping 52

Splash Proof 52

Gradient Smoothing 52

Apply ColorTuner 52

CONTENTS

Splash Extras options

Separations 53

Print In Own Color 54

Print Progressives 54

Invert Image 54

Print Info Strip 54

Save As TIFF 55

Mirror Image 55

Color Postﬂight 55

Gloss Level option

Color print options in server preferences

Example color print option combinations

OLOR

UNING

Editing colors with ColorTuner

ColorTuner preview

ColorTuner tools

Selecting an area to tune

ColorTuner color modes

Editing in a substitution mode 62

Editing in a global mode 65

Combining global and substitution modes 67

ColorTuner filters

ColorTuner sets

ColorTuner job options

CONTENTS

POT

OLOR

Editing spot colors

Renaming a spot color

Reverting spot color changes

NDEX

DITOR

NTRODUCTION

Terminology and conventions

INTRODUCTION

This document describes how to use the color management tools in the Splash RPX-i Color Server. It also describes the color print options supported by the Splash RPX-i Color Server and the DocuColor 240/250.

This document uses the following terminology and conventions.

Term or convention Refers to

Copier DocuColor 240/250

Mac OS Apple Mac OS 9, Mac OS X

Splash RPX-i Splash RPX-i Color Server

Titles in italics

Windows Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

Splash color tools

The color tools in the Splash RPX-i consist of the following:

Proﬁle management

• easier and more customizable color management. You can also export color proﬁles from the Splash RPX-i. You can manage CMYK proﬁle associations, proﬁle sets for calibration, and associate output proﬁles with speciﬁc media types and screening methods.

•

CopyCal

output of any other color copier.

ColorCal

• most accurate CMYK and RGB color output possible. ColorCal also offers two unique calibration features: AutoGray and Splash Proof. AutoGray adjusts the gray balance of the copier. Splash Proof uses a special set of selected print settings to output a speciﬁc prooﬁng style.

Color Tuner

• document) at the Splash RPX-i without having to reopen and edit the original ﬁle in the original application. You can make color (RGB or CMYK) or grayscale changes globally by adjusting either the overall intensity of a speciﬁc color or the highlights, midtones, or shadows. Direct color substitution changes the selected color to a new color for a single page of a document or the entire document. Smoothed color substitution changes all occurrences of a single color to another color, allowing you to adjust the dominant color in an image.

allows you to import color proﬁles to the Splash RPX-i, providing

allows you to create color proﬁles that enable the copier to simulate the color

allows you to create custom CMYK proﬁles to calibrate the copier to produce the

allows you to make color changes to any document (a single page or the entire

Spot Color Editor

• output for any particular spot color.

Before using any of these tools, you must log on to the Splash RPX-i.

allows you to add and delete spot colors, as well as change the value

INTRODUCTION

Splash color correction

The Splash RPX-i has built-in color correction capabilities that allow you to match the colors of the image on your computer monitor to process inks used on commercial printing presses.

CMYK color correction on the Splash RPX-i is optimized for matching mixed press ink colors. Splash CMYK color correction automatically compensates for differences between press ink colors to accurately simulate the selected press ink proﬁle.

Splash color correction produces the same RGB color results for TIFF and EPS ﬁles. Since color correction is applied by the Splash RPX-i, instead of the application, you can color-correct any print job, whether the job was created with a pre-press application, such as QuarkXPress, or an ofﬁce application, such as Microsoft Word.

Documents that contain both RGB and CMYK graphics are a special problem for color prooﬁng. Correcting color for one type of graphic affects the quality of the other. The Splash RPX-i provides RGB and CMYK color correction that produces accurate, consistent color for both.

ROFILE

ANAGEMENT

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

This chapter describes how to manage color proﬁles and adjust color output on the Splash RPX-i.

Color proﬁles are descriptions of the color characteristics of a device. The Splash RPX-i uses several types of proﬁles to manage color.

•

Output proﬁle

250 in this case. The output proﬁle is associated with a calibration target that deﬁnes the expected density response of the copier.

•

Press proﬁle

device, such as a printing press, that you want the Splash RPX-i to simulate. These color characteristics are speciﬁed in CMYK color space.

describes the color characteristics of a printing device, the DocuColor 240/

, or

simulation proﬁle

, describes the color characteristics of another printing

•

RGB proﬁle

speciﬁed in a source digital image. These colors are speciﬁed in the RGB color space.

The Splash RPX-i comes with several ICC proﬁles installed. The ICC format is an industry standard color proﬁle format developed by the International Color Consortium (ICC) that describes the color capabilities, including the gamut, of a color device based on the differences between an ideal and the current device. The ideal is often provided by the manufacturer as a color reference ﬁle.

is used by the Splash RPX-i to determine the characteristics of the color values

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

Importing proﬁles

You can import an ICC proﬁle to the Splash RPX-i from a ﬁle on your system.

IMPORT

PROFILE

1 Choose Import Color Proﬁle from the Proﬁles menu.

You can import RGB and CMYK proﬁles. A CMYK proﬁle can be used as a press proﬁle or as an output proﬁle.

2Browse to the ﬁle location and select the ﬁle that you want to import.

Information about the selected proﬁle appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

OTE

If you import a proﬁle that has the same ﬁle name as a proﬁle that already exists on the Splash RPX-i, it replaces the existing proﬁle. If you do not want to replace the existing proﬁle, change the ﬁle name before importing.

3 Click Import.

If you selected an RGB proﬁle, the proﬁle is imported.

If you selected a CMYK proﬁle, a dialog box appears that allows you to set the proﬁle type. The proﬁle type determines whether the proﬁle is added to the Splash RPX-i CMYK press proﬁles or to its output proﬁles. For a CMYK press proﬁle, you can further specify whether the proﬁle is classiﬁed as a SWOP, Euroscale, Enhanced, or Custom proﬁle.

For more information about CMYK press proﬁles, see “CMYK press proﬁles” on page 14. For more information about Output Proﬁles, see “Output proﬁles” on page 16.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

4 Select a proﬁle type and click OK.

For a CMYK press proﬁle, the Color Proﬁles dialog box allows you to specify the imported proﬁle as one of the predeﬁned settings for the CMYK Press Proﬁle option.

For an output proﬁle, the Output Proﬁles dialog box allows you to select whether you want the imported proﬁle to be used by default when printing with a speciﬁc media type and printer mode.

5 If desired, choose the appropriate assignment for the new proﬁle.

6 Click OK.

Exporting proﬁles

You can export any RGB, CMYK, or output proﬁle and save it as a ﬁle.

TO EXPORT A PROFILE

1 Choose Export Color Proﬁle from the Proﬁles menu.

2 Select the proﬁle that you want to export.

3 Enter the ﬁle name or leave the default name.

4Browse to the location in which you want to save the ﬁle.

5 Select Macintosh or Windows compatibility.

If you are going to import the proﬁle to another Splash RPX-i, select Macintosh compatibility.

6 Click Export.

NOTE: If you export a custom proﬁle that you created by editing a standard proﬁle in the

ColorCal Expert tool, the edits you made are recognized only if you import the proﬁle to another Splash RPX-i. They are not recognized by other color management systems, such as ColorSync.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

Deleting proﬁles

You can delete any custom RGB, CMYK, or output proﬁle from the Splash RPX-i. You cannot delete the proﬁles that are included with the Splash RPX-i by default.

TO DELETE A PROFILE

1 Choose Delete Color Proﬁles from the Proﬁles menu.

2 Select the type of proﬁle: CMYK, RGB, or Output.

All proﬁles of that type that can be deleted are displayed.

3 Select the proﬁle that you want to delete, click Delete, and then click Delete again

to conﬁrm.

4 Click Done to close the window.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

CMYK press proﬁles

The Splash RPX-i provides standard CMYK press proﬁles. The following are 4D (new style) proﬁles:

•Enterprise CMYK

•Euroscale Coated

•Euroscale Enhanced

•Japanese Press Enhanced

•Japanese Press Inks

• ISO Coated

• ISO Uncoated

•Newsprint Recycled Paper

•Newsprint White Paper

•SWOP Coated

•SWOP Enhanced

•Type D Enhanced

•Type D Inks

• Corel “RGB”

• CGATS SWOP

•Euro-Simulation

•Fogramat

The following are 1D (old style) proﬁles:

• CMYK Enhanced

• CMYK Euroscale

• CMYK SWOP

•Uncalibrated

•Visual Standard EHW

•Visual Standard

You can use these proﬁles as the basis for creating custom proﬁles using the ColorCal Expert tool. For more information, see “Calibration” on page 22.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

When you print a job to the Splash RPX-i from a client computer with Two-Way Communication enabled in the printer driver, you can set the CMYK Press Proﬁle option (see “CMYK Press Proﬁle” on page 48) to any of these proﬁles or any CMYK proﬁle you have imported.

When you print a job to the Splash RPX-i from a client computer that does not have Two-Way Communication enabled in the printer driver, the selections shown for the CMYK Press Proﬁle option are:

•Printer’s default

•SWOP

•Euroscale

•Enhanced

•Custom 1 - Custom 10

• Color Management Off

These selections correspond to actual CMYK proﬁles residing on the Splash RPX-i. By default, the selections are deﬁned as follows:

• CMYK SWOP: CGATS SWOP

• CMYK Euroscale: Euroscale Coated

• CMYK Enhanced: SWOP Enhanced

•Custom 1: Japanese Press Inks

•Custom 2: Euroscale Enhanced

•Custom 3: CMYK SWOP

•Custom 4: CMYK Euroscale

•Custom 5: CMYK Enhanced

•Custom 6: Euro-Simulation

•Custom 7: Fogramat

•Custom 8: Newsprint - White Paper

•Custom 9: Enterprise CMYK

•Custom 10: Uncalibrated

•Pass Thru (Color Management Off): Visual Standard

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

You can change the deﬁnition of any setting in the Color Proﬁles dialog box. To access this dialog box, choose Color Proﬁles from the Proﬁles menu.

To import a new CMYK proﬁle, click Proﬁle Loader and browse for the ﬁle (see “Importing

proﬁles” on page 11). The new proﬁle is added as a selection in the list of proﬁles available for

each setting.

Output proﬁles

When you print a job to the Splash RPX-i with the Output Proﬁle option (see “Output

Proﬁle” on page 50) set to Printer’s default rather than a speciﬁc proﬁle, the Splash RPX-i

determines the output proﬁle to use based on the Media Type and Printer Mode settings of the job. You can set which output proﬁle to use for each combination of Media Type and Printer Mode.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

Printer Mode is either Contone or Screened. Media Type is grouped into Paper, OHP (Transparency), and Extra Heavyweight groups, deﬁned as follows:

Group Media type

Paper Plain

Plain (Side 2)

Recycled

Custom 1

Custom 2

Custom 3

Custom 4

Custom 5

OHP Transparency

Transparency Interleave

Extra Heavyweight

Heavyweight 1

Heavyweight 1 (Side 2)

Coated 1

Coated 1 (Side 2)

Labels 1

Tab Stock 1

Heavyweight 2 (177-220 gsm)

Heavyweight 2 (Side 2) (177-220 gsm)

Heavyweight 2 (221-300 gsm)

Heavyweight 2 (Side 2) (221-300 gsm)

Coated 2 (177-220 gsm)

Coated 2 (Side 2) (177-220 gsm)

Coated 2 (221-280 gsm)

Coated 2 (Side 2) (221-280 gsm)

Labels 2

Tab Stock 2

Extra Heavy Weight

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

You can set the associations of output proﬁles with Media Type group and Printer Mode in the Output Proﬁles dialog box. To access this dialog box, choose Output Proﬁles from the Proﬁles menu.

To import a new output proﬁle, click Load Output Proﬁle and browse for the ﬁle (see

“Importing proﬁles” on page 11). The new proﬁle is added as a selection in the list of proﬁles

available for each setting.

NOTE: The settings in the Output Proﬁles dialog box take effect when the Output Proﬁle

setting for a job is set to Printer’s default. You can also select a speciﬁc output proﬁle for a job, although take care to select a proﬁle that is appropriate for the job. For more information, see

“Output Proﬁle” on page 50.

The Splash RPX-i provides versions of output proﬁles that preserve the original GCR settings of CMYK data. You can select one of these proﬁles with the Preserve Original GCR print option (see page 49).

CopyCal

TO USE COPYCAL

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

CopyCal is a standalone application that creates proﬁles that allow the Splash RPX-i to emulate the output of any color printer. CopyCal is started from the Splash RPX-i server application main window. CopyCal and the Splash RPX-i server application can run at the same time. The copier must be running during the entire proﬁling procedure.

CopyCal proﬁles are proﬁles that combine CMYK and RGB color correction into a single selection. Choosing a CopyCal proﬁle in the CMYK proﬁle list overrides any RGB color correction setting for that job.

The following procedure describes how to create a CopyCal proﬁle for a color printer.

1 Open one of the ﬁles in the Splash Extras/CopyCal Target folder in Adobe Acrobat.

For Letter size output, open CopyCalTarget.pdf. For A4 size output, open CopyCalTarget.A4.pdf.

2 Print the ﬁle on the printer that you want to emulate, using the color correction settings that

give you the desired output.

Pages 2, 3, and 4 of the reference target are printed. Print Page 1 of the reference target from the CopyCal application.

3 Click the CopyCal icon in the Splash RPX-i main window.

The CopyCal main window appears.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

4 Click Calibrate.

5 Select the input tray for printing the calibration target.

The paper size can be 8.5x 11, A4, or larger. Only page sizes large enough to ﬁt the CopyCal target are allowed.

If you select Tray 5/Manual Feed, choose a paper size from the menu that appears and feed that paper size through the bypass tray.

6 Click Next.

7 Select the gloss level and, if you are printing from Tray 5, the media type.

For Tray 5, you must select the media type for printing the calibration target. The default selection is Heavyweight 2 (221-300 gsm). The Tray Default setting is not allowed because the copier setting for Tray 5 does not affect print jobs.

For input trays other than Tray 5, the media type is automatically set to the type of paper in the tray.

8 Click Next.

CopyCal prints Page 1 of the reference target using the normal color correction settings of the copier.

9 Click Scan and follow the instructions that appear.

For step 1 of the on-screen instructions, place Page 1 of the CopyCal reference target facedown on the scanner surface. Match the arrow on the target with the arrow at the back of the copier glass, lining up the short edge of the target with the left side of the copier glass.

If the Color Space option does not appear, contact your system administrator.

If the image size is not recognizable, select the appropriate scan image size on the copier control panel, and press the green Start button on the copier to begin scanning.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

CopyCal scans the target and determines current color performance based on the acquired image.

NOTE: If you edit the other settings in the Splash template before the scan, you might get an

error message. In this case, repeat the scan sequence.

10 Repeat step 9 for pages 2, 3, and 4.

NOTE: If the pages are placed on the glass quickly, it may not be necessary to repeat steps.

NOTE: If the wrong target was placed on the glass, a CopyCal error message appears, stating

that it could not ﬁnd registration marks. Restart the CopyCal procedure.

11 When prompted, name the proﬁle and save it.

You can now select the CopyCal proﬁle created as a custom CMYK proﬁle. If the proﬁle already exists, CopyCal prompts you to replace the proﬁle. If you do not want to overwrite the existing proﬁle, click Cancel.

Other color management systems

You can disable Splash color correction and use a third-party color management system to correct screen-to-print or process ink-to-print jobs.

NOTE: Using a third-party color management system increases processing time.

The Splash RPX-i provides color proﬁles for Apple’s ColorSync color management software. The Splash ColorSync color proﬁles are located in the Splash:Splash Extras:ColorSync folder. These proﬁles enable ColorSync to print to the Splash RPX-i.

NOTE: Disable Splash Color Correction in the print driver before printing with ColorSync

color management software.

For best results with ColorSync, set the Splash Pass Through proﬁle to Visual Standard with the ColorCal application.

For more information about using ColorSync, see the documentation that accompanies the ColorSync software.

CALIBRATION

The color output on any color copier changes over time, producing inconsistent color from day to day, or even hour to hour. ColorCal adjusts these changes, keeping output consistent. Calibration takes only a few minutes, so the copier’s color output can be tested and recalibrated as often as necessary.

You can calibrate using the scanner on the copier or using an ES-1000 spectrophotometer. connected to the Splash RPX-i.

Proﬁle sets allow you to save multiple calibrations for use with speciﬁc printing conditions and print media.

ColorCal also offers AutoGray calibration to improve the gray balance of the calibrated copier and Splash Proof calibration using speciﬁc print option settings intended for prooﬁng.

In the ColorCal Expert interface, you can create and save custom color proﬁles.

CALIBRATION

Calibrating the Splash RPX-i

This section describes how to calibrate the Splash RPX-i with ColorCal using the scanner on the copier or an ES-1000 spectrophotometer connected to the Splash RPX-i. ColorCal runs only on the Splash RPX-i.

For optimal color printing results, calibrate the copier at least once daily. Calibrate several times a day during heavy use.

TO CALIBRATE THE SPLASH RPX-I WITH COLORCAL

1 If you are using an ES-1000 spectrophotometer, make sure it is installed and connected to

the Splash RPX-i.

2 With the copier running, click the ColorCal icon in the toolbar of the Splash RPX-i

main window.

The ColorCal main window appears.

NOTE: You can run the Splash RPX-i server application during calibration. However, you

should stop all processing.

CALIBRATION

3 If you are using an ES-1000 to calibrate, choose Preferences from the ColorCal menu.

Otherwise, skip to step 5.

By default, the calibration procedure uses the copier’s scanner. To use an ES-1000, you must change a ColorCal preference.

4 Select Use ES-1000 and click OK.

The ES-1000 is now the default method for calibration, AutoGray, and Splash Proof.

5 Choose Calibrate Scanner from the Splash menu.

If you are using ColorCal for the ﬁrst time, or if the copier has recently been serviced, we recommend that you calibrate the scanner.

Calibrating the scanner adjusts the copier to compensate for scanning differences that could affect calibration quality. This command affects ColorCal operation only. It does not affect the scanning capability of the copier for other scanning operations.

6 In the ColorCal main window, click Run Calibration.

7 If you have set the ColorCal preference for the calibration to affect only a selected proﬁle

set, a list of the proﬁle sets appears. Choose a proﬁle set and click Next.

For more information about the ColorCal preference that determines which proﬁle sets are affected by calibration, see “Setting ColorCal preferences” on page 33.

8 Select the input tray for printing the calibration target.

If you select Tray 5, choose the paper size as well. For input trays other than Tray 5, the page size is automatically set to the size of the paper in the tray.

9 Click Next.

CALIBRATION

10 Select the gloss level and, if you are printing from Tray 5, the media type.

For input trays other than Tray 5, the media type is automatically set to the type of paper in the tray.

Choose the gloss level setting that you normally use to print.

11 Click Next.

The calibration target is printed.

12 For calibration using the copier’s scanner, refer to “To obtain measurements using the

copier’s scanner” on page 26. For calibration using an ES-1000, refer to “To obtain measurements using the ES-1000” on page 27.

When the calibration target has been measured, ColorCal displays a graphic representation of color performance for the copier.

The Desired Density lines represent accurate CMYK printing for the current CMYK color proﬁle selected from the Verify Against menu in the ColorCal Options dialog box. The Measured Density lines show actual uncalibrated copier performance as measured from the scanned target.

NOTE: The vertical axis for each color curve is in units of Status-T less the paper density.

The horizontal axis is represented as dot percentage from 0% to 100%.

If the Measured Density lines are jagged and do not increase linearly, there has been a measurement error. In this case, do not accept the measurements. Click Cancel (rather than Update Proﬁles), press and hold the Option key, and click Run Calibration. Follow the instructions displayed to measure the target again.

CALIBRATION

13 Click Update Proﬁles to have ColorCal adjust color output to match the Desired Density levels

for your color proﬁles.

ColorCal updates all proﬁles at the same time, even custom proﬁles, so you can use any color proﬁle immediately without repeating color calibration.

A message appears stating that proﬁle updating is complete.

14 Click Verify to check calibration results for the copier, or click Done to return to the ColorCal

main window.

15 To exit ColorCal, choose Quit ColorCal from the ColorCal menu.

After running calibration, you can select any of the standard color proﬁles included with ColorCal for consistent, accurate color.

TO OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS USING THE COPIER’S SCANNER

1Examine the calibration target for printing defects, such as creased paper or uneven or

ﬂaking toner. If any defects appear, click Reprint to print a new calibration target.

2 When the calibration target prints successfully, click Next.

ColorCal prompts you to place the target on the copier glass.

3 Click Scan and follow the instructions that appear.

For step 1 of the instructions, place the Kodak Gray Scale target (provided with the Splash RPX-i) and the calibration target face-down on the copier glass.

The Gray Scale target must cover the grayscale patches in the upper-left corner of the calibration target. To do this, place the Gray Scale target face-down on the glass ﬁrst, and then place the calibration target face-down on top of the Gray Scale target. Position the calibration target with the short edge of the paper along the left side of the scanner glass.

CALIBRATION

NOTE: Handle the Gray Scale target by the edges to avoid smudging the patches. Keep the

target in its protective sleeve when it is not being used. Replace the target if the patches become damaged.

If the Color Space option does not appear, contact your system administrator.

If the image size is not recognizable by the copier, select the appropriate scan image size on the copier control panel, and press the green Start button on the copier to begin scanning again.

NOTE: If you edit the other settings in the ColorCal template before the scan, you might get

an error message and have to repeat the scan sequence.

ColorCal scans the target and determines current color performance based on the acquired image.

TO OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS USING THE ES-1000

1 Retrieve the calibration target from the copier and click OK.

2 Calibrate the ES-1000 by placing it in its cradle and pressing the button on the side of the

instrument.

When you place the ES-1000 in the cradle, white point calibration is used to calibrate the spectrophotometer and compensate for gradual drifts in its measurement. Make sure the sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile on the cradle. If you do not place it correctly in the cradle, the spectrophotometer does not return accurate measurements.

3 Click Scan.

Instructions for measuring the ﬁrst strip of color patches on the calibration target (strip A) appear.

4For a more accurate measurement, place several sheets of plain white paper beneath the

calibration target.

The extra sheets block underlying colors from being read by the instrument.

5 Orient the calibration target so that strips are horizontal and the scan direction (indicated by

the arrow) is left to right.

CALIBRATION

6Position the ruler along the strip.

7 Hold the ES-1000 with its length perpendicular to the scan direction, and place the sample

aperture through the ruler’s track in the white space at the start of the strip.

8Press and hold the button, and slide the ES-1000 at a slow but consistent pace across

the strip.

Take about ﬁve seconds to slide the length of the strip.

9 Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured and you reach the

white space at the end of the strip.

When a strip is measured successfully, instructions for measuring the next strip appear.

10 Repeat steps 6 through 9 for each strip (A-F).

CALIBRATION

Verifying copier color accuracy

To verify the accuracy of the calibration or to determine the amount of change since the last calibration, click Verify Accuracy in the ColorCal main window or click Verify in the dialog box that appears when calibration is complete. See the previous section and follow the steps used to initially calibrate the copier.

When the veriﬁcation process ﬁnishes, ColorCal displays the color performance results. Compare the Desired Density lines with Measured Density lines to determine color printing accuracy. The following example shows that measured output closely matches desired color performance. Recalibration is not necessary.

If the Measured Density levels do not match Desired Density levels, calibrate the copier again (see “Calibrating the Splash RPX-i” on page 23).

If the measured curve does not closely correspond to the target curve during the verify process immediately after calibrating, the copier may require servicing. If the copier is printing unevenly or if the scanner is not accurately calibrated, ColorCal cannot operate properly.

To v erify whether the copier is printing unevenly, print the full area on a page with a C=40%, M=40%, and Y=40% color mix and set the CMYK press proﬁle for this job to Uncalibrated. Examine the printed page to see if the output is smooth with little variation. Repeat the test on the full area of a page with K=40%, and verify that the output is smooth. Signiﬁcant variation indicates that the copier requires servicing. Contact your copier manufacturer representative.

AutoGray

TO PERFORM AUTOGRAY CALIBRATION

CALIBRATION

AutoGray is an additional calibration performed to improve the gray balance of the calibrated copier. The AutoGray calibration procedure is similar to color calibration in that it prints and measures a target and then uses the measurements to automatically adjust the calibrated proﬁle to improve gray balance. You can run AutoGray without preliminary conﬁguration.

NOTE: If a copier has not been calibrated, AutoGray is disabled. For optimal accuracy,

calibrate AutoGray following every color calibration.

To r emove the current AutoGray calibration and reset AutoGray to the default, choose Delete AutoGray in the Splash menu.

After calibrating using ColorCal (see “Calibrating the Splash RPX-i” on page 23), use the following procedure to perform AutoGray calibration.

1 In the ColorCal main window, choose AutoGray from the Splash menu.

2 Go to step 7 of the procedure “To calibrate the Splash RPX-i with ColorCal” on page 23 and

follow the same steps as for color calibration.

Splash Proof

TO PERFORM SPLASH PROOF CALIBRATION

1 In the ColorCal main window, choose Calibrate Splash Proof from the Splash menu.

2 Go to step 11 of the procedure “To calibrate the Splash RPX-i with ColorCal” on page 23 and

CALIBRATION

Splash Proof calibration is used in conjunction with the Splash Proof print option (see “Splash

Proof ” on page 52). Splash Proof calibration is similar to color calibration in that it prints and

measures a target, and then uses the measurements to automatically adjust the calibrated proﬁle to improve the color output of the copier.

The calibration process is the same for Splash Proof as AutoGray and ColorCal. However, you do not have to select an input tray with Splash Proof. It prints from Tray 5 on Coated 2 (221 - 280 gsm) paper. Make sure to feed the correct paper into Tray 5 when you calibrate with Splash Proof.

follow the same steps as for color calibration.

CALIBRATION

Creating color proﬁle sets

A proﬁle set is a calibration that can be associated with one or more paper trays for the media type loaded in that tray. Proﬁle sets allow you to maintain separate calibrations for each media type. However, you should perform calibration for each proﬁle set each time you calibrate the copier.

By default, the Splash RPX-i has one proﬁle set (called Default) for all paper trays. You can create more proﬁle sets and assign each proﬁle set to one or more paper trays. The same proﬁle can be used for multiple trays.

TO CREATE A PROFILE SET

1 With the copier running, click the ColorCal icon in the toolbar of the Splash RPX-i

main window.

The ColorCal main window appears.

2 Choose Edit Color Proﬁle Sets from the Splash menu.

3 Click Add.

4 Enter a name for the proﬁle set and click OK.

The Choose Color Proﬁle Sets dialog box appears.

5 Choose the proﬁle set to use for each paper tray and click OK.

The proﬁle set you just created is available in each list of proﬁles.

6 Click Done to close the window.

You can also display the Choose Color Proﬁle Sets dialog box by choosing Assign Color Proﬁle Sets from the Splash menu (in ColorCal) or by choosing Color Proﬁle Sets from the Proﬁles menu (in the Splash RPX-i main window).

After you create a proﬁle set, you should calibrate it (see “Calibrating the Splash RPX-i” on page 23). In ColorCal preferences, you select which proﬁle sets are affected when you run calibration. For more information, see “Setting ColorCal preferences” on page 33.

CALIBRATION

Setting ColorCal preferences

ColorCal preferences are options that control the operation of the ColorCal functions.

TO SET COLORCAL PREFERENCES

1 Choose Preferences from the ColorCal menu.

The ColorCal Preferences window appears.

2 Select the desired preferences and click OK.

Mirror Image: If you want to calibrate the copier to print to heat-transfer paper (for example,

T-shirt transfers), use the original artwork for the calibration target and select the Mirror Image option before calibrating. This inverts the scanned artwork target to match the ﬁnal transferred piece. Then transfer the printed target to the ﬁnal media and scan it for calibration.

Randomize Patches: Randomizes placement of the patches on the calibration target to

minimize the effects of print density variations on a page.

Print Copies: Speciﬁes the number of copies of the calibration target printed. Printing

multiple copies can prevent problems if the ﬁrst print from the copier is not representative of the normal output.

Verify Against: Sets the calibrated proﬁle ColorCal uses to create the Desired Density lines

during veriﬁcation. For example, if you use the CMYK SWOP proﬁle frequently for printing, select it as the Verify Against proﬁle.

NOTE: Changing the Verify Against proﬁle to something other than Visual Standard causes the

CMYK patches on the right side of the target to not accurately match the black patches.

Use ES-1000: Selects the calibration procedure that uses the ES-1000 spectrophotometer

rather than the copier’s scanner to measure printed color samples. For more information, see

“Calibrating the Splash RPX-i” on page 23.

CALIBRATION

Calibrate Proﬁles: Selects which proﬁle sets are affected by calibration. You deﬁne a proﬁle set

in the ColorCal main window (see “Creating color proﬁle sets” on page 32). Choose from the following settings:

• Active Set Only selects the set deﬁned as the Active Set in the same window.

• Selected Set Only lets the user select a set when running a calibration.

• All Active Sets selects all sets that are assigned to at least one paper tray.

• All Sets selects all proﬁle sets.

Active Set: Deﬁnes the active set for the Calibrate Proﬁles option.

Save TIFF for errors: Saves a bitmap of the scanned calibration target as a TIFF ﬁle in the

Utilities subfolder of the Splash folder. If there are problems with calibration, this is useful for technical support.

Editing custom color proﬁles (Be An Expert)

ColorCal provides expert-level tools for creating custom (user-deﬁned) CMYK proﬁles or modifying the calibrated CMYK proﬁles provided with ColorCal.

You can edit the calibration curve and the white point for a proﬁle. For best results, calibrate a CMYK proﬁle before editing it.

To create a new proﬁle, save an existing proﬁle under a new name and then modify the new proﬁle.

Editing the calibration curve

ColorCal provides the following methods for editing a calibration curve:

•Adjusting gain in shadows, midtones, and highlights

•Editing control points on the calibration curve

•Entering percentages (for new-style proﬁles) or densities (for old-style proﬁles)

1 Color curve 2 Color slider 3Table of color values 4 Control points tool 5 Color palette

CALIBRATION

TO EDIT A PROFILE’S CALIBRATION CURVE

1 Select Be an Expert in the ColorCal main window.

2 Select a proﬁle to edit from the Color Proﬁle list.

NOTE: Factory installed proﬁles cannot be edited. If you select a factory installed proﬁle, the

Save button is disabled. You must choose Save As and enter a new proﬁle name.

3 Select a color curve to edit from the color palette.

The four color curves and the master curve are selectable.

4To edit the curve by adjusting gain, select Highlights, Midtones, or Shadows to choose a

portion of the curve, or Overall to adjust the entire curve, and move the slider to adjust the gain.

5To edit the curve using control points, choose Expert > Edit Control Points (or click the icon

next to the X and Y coordinates) to turn control point editing on, and then click and drag the curve points with the mouse pointer.

NOTE: Control point editing is not available for the master curve.

Output Percentage (0% to 100%) and Input Percentage (0% to 100%) update in the table of X and Y values as a curve point is moved.

•To add a curve point, click anywhere along the curve. ColorCal allows a maximum of 32

control points for an individual color curve.

•To remove a curve point, drag it over another point on the color curve.

•To undo all changes to the curve, click Revert.

CALIBRATION

•To change the curve to a straight diagonal line (X=Y), choose Expert > Set Channel to

Line.

NOTE: The color curves created with the Expert controls are similar to those used in

Photoshop, but cannot be directly exchanged with curves created in Photoshop.

6To edit the curve using percentages, choose Expert > Edit Table (or double-click in the table

of X and Y values), enter new values in the dialog box that appears, and click OK.

NOTE: The table of X and Y values is not available for the master curve.

If an out of range value is entered, it is corrected immediately to the nearest in range value. For new-style, the range is 0.0 to 100.0. For old-style, the range is 0.0 to 2.0. The table does not accept negative numbers.

NOTE: Undo is not supported in the Edit Table dialog box. To undo all changes, close the

table and click Revert.

7 Repeat steps 3 and 6 until all adjustments to all curves are complete.

Each color’s cumulative changes show in its own channel and in the master channel display.

8 Click Save to overwrite the existing proﬁle or Save As to create a new proﬁle.

9 Click Done.

NOTE: If you click Done before saving a proﬁle, ColorCal prompts you to save changes or

cancel. The new proﬁle is automatically calibrated to the last time calibration was run.

NOTE: Revert restores the previously saved proﬁle.

Editing the white point

Use caution when changing the white point, because even a small change can cause a signiﬁcant change in color output. In general, change the white point only after taking measurements on actual media and arriving at a speciﬁc number.

ColorCal provides the following methods of editing the white point:

•Visually selecting a white point from a color graph

•Entering numerical values for each component of the white point

TO EDIT THE WHITE POINT OF A PROFILE

1 Select Be an Expert in the ColorCal main window.

2 Select a proﬁle to edit from the Color Proﬁle list.

NOTE: Factory installed proﬁles cannot be edited. If you select a factory installed proﬁle, the

Save button is disabled. You must choose Save As and enter a new proﬁle name.

CALIBRATION

3 Click White Point.

The White Point graphical display appears.

4To set the white point using numerical values, choose L*a*b*, HSV, RGB, or XYZ for the type

of values, and then enter new values in the ﬁelds.

5To set the white point visually, click and drag the circle to a new location in the color chart.

The color swatch in the upper-right corner updates to show the current white point. Generally, however, only change the white point to a speciﬁc numerical value.

6To set the white point using the ES-1000 spectrometer, click the ES-1000 icon and follow the

on-screen instructions.

This option is available only if the ES-1000 is installed and connected to the Splash RPX-i.

7 Click Save to overwrite the existing proﬁle or Save As to create a new proﬁle.

NOTE: When factory installed proﬁles are selected, Save is the same as Save As.

8 Click Done.

NOTE: If you click Done before saving a proﬁle, ColorCal prompts you to save changes or

cancel. The new proﬁle is automatically calibrated to the last time calibration was run.

NOTE: Revert restores the previously saved proﬁle.

CALIBRATION

Previewing a proﬁle

At any point while editing a proﬁle, you can preview a document (in PDF, PostScript, EPS, or TIFF format) with the edited proﬁle applied by clicking the Preview icon in the upper-right corner of the Be An Expert window. A preview pane appears that allows you to choose a ﬁle to view. You can also drag and drop a ﬁle from the desktop directly into the preview pane.

This preview is intended to show relative change and is not intended as a proof of the ﬁnal color. The only proof is the printed page. Editing a proﬁle is an iterative process. Make a change, print a proof, and then check the proof to see if further changes are needed.

Use Print Page to print a proof. When you print, you can select the Rendering Style and Paper Source to see the effects of those settings used with the proﬁle you have edited.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

This chapter describes the Splash RPX-i color print options and other print options that affect color output. You can control the settings for color print options as follows:

•Set the options for a speciﬁc print job when you print to the Splash RPX-i using the

Splash RPX-i printer description ﬁle.

•Set default values for color print options on the Splash RPX-i. If you set an option to

“Printer’s default” when you print a job, the default value on the Splash RPX-i is used.

•If you send a job to the Hold queue, you can modify the job’s options from the

Splash RPX-i before printing the job.

For more information about print options, see the Printing Guide.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Color options in the printer drivers

The location of the color print options varies with each printer driver.

TO SELECT SPLASH COLOR OPTIONS IN THE MAC OS X PRINTER DRIVER

1From an application, choose Print.

2 Choose Splash Color from the list.

3 Click Expert Settings to view and edit color print options.

TO SELECT SPLASH COLOR OPTIONS IN THE MAC OS 9 PRINTER DRIVER

1 In the Chooser, select the Splash RPX-i as the printer.

2From an application, choose Print.

3 Choose Color from the list.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

TO SELECT SPLASH COLOR OPTIONS IN THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVER

1From an application, choose Print.

2 Select the Splash RPX-i as the printer.

3 Click Properties and then click the Color tab.

4 Click Expert Settings to view and edit color print options.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Color default settings on the Splash RPX-i

The options on the Color tab in the Default Job Settings dialog box allow you to set the default values for color print options.

TO SET DEFAULT SPLASH COLOR OPTIONS

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, choose Edit Defaults from the Jobs menu.

The Default Job Settings dialog box appears.

2 Click the Color tab, select the settings that you want to be the defaults, and then click OK.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Color job settings on the Splash RPX-i

When you edit a job on the Splash RPX-i, you can select new values for color print options.

TO SET SPLASH COLOR OPTIONS FOR A SPECIFIC JOB

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, select the job.

2 Choose Edit Job from the Jobs menu.

3 Click the Color tab, select the settings you want for this job, and then click OK.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Two-Way Communication

Two-Way Communication retrieves the color print option default settings currently selected on the Splash RPX-i and the color proﬁles currently residing on the Splash RPX-i, and displays them in the printer driver when you start the printer driver (Mac OS X) or click Update in the Expert Color Settings window (Windows). Two-Way Communication is available on Mac OS X and Windows if you connect to the Splash RPX-i through a TCP/IP network. The Mac OS 9 printer driver does not support Two-Way Communication.

NOTE: If Two-Way Communication is not enabled, the Printer’s default setting appears for

many print options. The Printer’s default setting means that the setting on the Splash RPX-i is used.

NOTE: On Mac OS X, you must enable Two-Way Communication manually.

TO ENABLE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION ON MAC OS X

1 In the Splash Color window of the printer driver, select the Two-Way Communication option.

A dialog box requests an IP address or DNS name.

NOTE: If the dialog box does not appear automatically, click Conﬁgure.

2Type the Splash RPX-i IP address or DNS name in the dialog box.

If you enter a DNS name, the network must support DNS.

3 Click OK.

On Windows, Two Way Communication is automatically enabled when you print through a TCP/IP port. You can modify the server name or IP address, if necessary.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

TO MODIFY TWO WAY COMMUNICATION ON WINDOWS

1 Windows 2000: Click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Printers.

Windows XP: Click Start and choose Printers and Faxes. Windows Server 2003: Click Start, choose Control Panel, and then choose Printers and Faxes.

2 In the Printers window, select the Splash RPX-i printer driver icon.

3 Choose Printing Preferences from the File menu.

4 Click the Info tab.

5 Modify the Splash RPX-i IP address or DNS name.

6 Click OK.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Color options

The Splash Color options in the printer driver allow four-pass color or grayscale printing with contone or halftone screening and Splash color correction.

Color Model

Select Color (4 pass) or Grayscale (1 pass), for Color Model. Grayscale images produce similar results with either model; however, the Grayscale model images print faster than in Color mode.

Printer Mode (Color Mode)

The Printer Mode (in the printer driver) or Color Mode (on the Splash RPX-i) option switches copier output between Contone (full color) output and Screened output. When Screened is selected, the Splash RPX-i applies halftone screening to the color image.

The screening method is set in the Splash RPX-i preferences. For more information, see

“Color print options in server preferences” on page 56.

RGB Proﬁle

RGB Proﬁle simulates colors on a monitor or scanner. It can accurately color match mixed RGB ﬁle formats independent of the application, platform, or print driver.

Default RGB proﬁles

You can always select the following proﬁles at the Splash RPX-i or a client computer. If other RGB proﬁles are imported, you can select them at the Splash RPX-i or at a client computer in the printer driver with Two Way Communication enabled.

•Apple RGB (default)

•Adobe RGB

•RGB 9300

•RGB D50

•RGB D65

•sRGB

NOTE: If a CopyCal proﬁle is selected as the CMYK Press Proﬁle, the RGB color matching

associated with the CopyCal proﬁle is used instead of the RGB source proﬁle selection. For more information about CopyCal proﬁles, see “CopyCal” on page 19.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

NOTE: Two “identical” but uncalibrated monitors may display an image differently enough to

exceed the ability of a color correction application to closely match them. In addition, the colors on a printed page are affected by the light reﬂecting off the ink and by the particular shade of white in the paper. To produce the closest possible color correction, use a monitor calibrator to compensate for the variations of your individual monitor, the lighting conditions in your ofﬁce, and the white point of your paper.

RGB Custom Setup

If you set RGB Proﬁle to Custom Setup in the printer driver, or Standard in the Color tab of the Default Job Settings on the Splash RPX-i, you can set Gamma and white point values manually. The Gamma and white point adjust Splash color correction to simulate the monitor used to view and work with the document. The default settings satisfy most conﬁguration requirements.

•Gamma describes how a device reproduces tonal gradations. This setting applies to the

input and output device. This option lightens or darkens the RGB content of a particular document to provide a more accurate match with the monitor.

Choose Lightest (1.0), Light (1.4), Normal (1.8), Dark (2.2), or Darkest (2.6). The default is Dark (2.2).

• The white point simulates various lighting conditions for prooﬁng color documents.

Use this option to adjust the RGB content in a particular document relative to the white point of the monitor.

Choose More Yellow (D50 Prooﬁng), Normal (D65), More Blue (9300). The default is More Blue (9300). If ﬂesh tones or red tones are too magenta, skies and other blues too cyan, and grass and greens too dark (almost bluish), choose More Blue. If ﬂesh tones and reds are too yellow, blues too purple, and greens too yellow, choose More Yellow.

RGB Color Management Off

By default, the RGB Proﬁle setting overrides any RGB proﬁle embedded in a print job. If you want to use the RGB proﬁle information in a print job, disable the Override RGB Proﬁles option in the server preferences (see “Color print options in server preferences” on page 56).

If you do not want Splash RGB color management for a job (for example, if you are using a third-party color management system), set RGB Proﬁle to Color Management Off. To make Color Management Off the default setting for jobs, clear the RGB Color Management check box in the Color tab of the Default Job Settings on the Splash RPX-i.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Press Simulation

Press Simulation constrains input RGB colors to the gamut of the selected CMYK press proﬁle to provide closer matching of RGB input to press output. Press output is usually less saturated and vivid than RGB input colors. This option works with either 1D or 4D CMYK press proﬁles. If CMYK color correction is not enabled, this option has no effect.

If the document contains no CMYK data, disable Press Simulation (the default setting in the printer driver). If CMYK color correction is applied to these ﬁles, the RGB colors are restricted to the CMYK proﬁle color gamut and saturated colors may desaturate and hues may shift.

NOTE: Most business application documents contain only RGB data. Disable Press

Simulation when you print these documents.

CMYK Press Proﬁle

The Splash RPX-i provides CMYK color correction proﬁles that simulate commercial press inks in your output when you print CMYK documents to the Splash RPX-i. The proﬁles work with CMYK press color correction to automatically compensate for differences in press ink colors.

To apply CMYK press color correction to a print job, select the appropriate CMYK press proﬁle from the list.

You can download your own CMYK proﬁle to the Splash RPX-i (see “CMYK press proﬁles” on page 14).

If you enable Two Way Communication in your printer driver, the names of the CMYK proﬁles on the Splash RPX-i appear as selections in the CMYK Proﬁle menu. If Two Way Communication is not enabled, the actual proﬁle names cannot be retrieved from the Splash RPX-i. In this case, the selections are listed as SWOP, Euroscale, Enhanced, and Custom 1 - Custom 10, which are placeholders for actual CMYK proﬁles. You can set each of these selections to a speciﬁc CMYK proﬁle at the Splash RPX-i (see page 14).

For more information about Two Way Communication, see page 44.

By default, the CMYK Proﬁle setting overrides any CMYK proﬁle embedded in a print job. If you want to use the CMYK proﬁle information in a print job, disable the Override CMYK Proﬁles option in the server preferences (see page 56).

If you do not want Splash CMYK color management for a job (for example, if you are using a third-party color management system), set CMYK Press Proﬁle to Color Management Off. To make Color Management Off the default setting for jobs, clear the CMYK Color Management check box in the Color tab of the Default Job Settings on the Splash RPX-i.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Preserve Original GCR

Preserve Original GCR causes the CMYK press proﬁle to be applied so the original GCR settings of the CMYK data are preserved. This option only affects color matching with new style 4D proﬁles. Old style proﬁles are automatically GCR preserving.

Match Spot Colors

The Splash RPX-i can simulate PANTONE, Toyo, HKS, or DIC spot colors and tints in documents.

To enable this feature, set Match Spot Colors to On.

For more information about spot colors, see “Spot Color Editor” on page 71.

Use Black Ink Only

Use Black Ink Only substitutes a pure (CMY=0, K=100) black for any RGB black in the document. This option prevents ink buildup on the page and alleviates shadows created by misregistered mixed black. It also allows pages that contain only RGB black to count as black-and-white pages rather than color.

Overprint Black

Overprint Black prevents the “halo” effect which occurs when black is printed on top of another color. Selecting this option tells the Splash RPX-i to print black-only input colors (including those that are black-only because of the Use Black Ink Only option) with no knockout of underlying colors.

Rendering Style

Rendering Style affects how colors outside the copier gamut are mapped into the copier gamut. Choose a Rendering Style that describes how the document was created:

• Graphics: For documents that were primarily created with a computer graphics

application. This option optimizes print jobs with highly saturated color and provides a close screen-to-print match. This style is the same as the ICC Saturation style.

• Photographic: Matches the colors of scanned photographic images. Use this option for

prooﬁng photographic material. This style is the same as the ICC Relative Colorimetric style.

• Presentation: For documents that were created entirely with a computer graphics

application. This option creates bright, close to pure versions of the primary colors, but provides a less accurate match to the screen and is less accurate for photographic images than Graphics. This style does not have an ICC equivalent.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

• Paper Simulation: Matches the RGB input to press output, to accommodate off-white

white point settings or paper. This style is the same as the ICC Absolute Colorimeric style.

• Spot: For documents containing spot colors, or to lighten the RGB color output. This style

is the same as the ICC Perceptual style.

NOTE: The default Rendering Style is Photographic.

Output Proﬁle

The output proﬁle for your copier describes its color characteristics and includes a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the copier. Because the output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the proﬁle you select is the right one for your job.

You can download your own output proﬁles to the Splash RPX-i (see “Output proﬁles” on page 16).

If you enable Two Way Communication in your printer driver, the names of the output proﬁles on the Splash RPX-i appear as selections in the Output Proﬁle menu. If Two Way Communication is not enabled, only the names of the default proﬁles installed on the Splash RPX-i appear.

In the printer driver, the Printer’s default setting means that the setting on the Splash RPX-i is used. However, the Output Proﬁle option also has a Printer’s default setting in the Splash RPX-i’s Default Job Settings. This setting means that the output proﬁle is determined by the Media Type and Printer Mode selections. You conﬁgure the association between output proﬁles, media types, and printer modes at the Splash RPX-i (see “Output proﬁles” on page 16).

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Quality options

The Splash Quality options improve the quality of images, text, and graphics.

Dynamic Image Enhancement

Dynamic Image Enhancement enhances low resolution images (through interpolation) to create a smoother appearance. It has the greatest effect for images with a resolution below 150 dpi.

NOTE: If this option is enabled, printing is slower.

Graphics Edge Enhancement

Graphics Edge Enhancement uses a copier feature to sharpen the edges of text and vector graphics. This option does not affect rendering or printing speed.

Text/Graphics Quality

Text/Graphics Quality enhances text and graphics that contain ﬁne lines, small text, and inverted (white on black) text and graphics. The Best setting provides more improvement than Graphics Edge Enhancement, but requires more processing time.

NOTE: This option affects 100% black text and graphics only if Overprint Black is also

enabled or if CMYK Color Management is off. It affects 100% CMY text and graphics only if CMYK Color Management is off.

Show Composite Overprints

Show Composite Overprints prints composite documents which specify overprints for all colors, including spot colors, with proper color correction applied. RGB colors and spot colors are converted to CMYK values. To see trapping as well as overprinting, you must print the document as separations from the application.

Overprints from the following applications and ﬁle types are supported: Quark Xpress, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe InDesign, PDF (printed or dropped from Adobe Acrobat), and Adobe Illustrator.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Auto Trapping

Auto Trapping automatically traps text and graphics independently of their application. This option affects both composite and separations ﬁles.

NOTE: The Auto Trapping option improves the quality of output from the copier. It does not

serve as a proof of trapping for a printing press.

Splash Proof

Splash Proof provides a single step for selecting a combination of print options intended for prooﬁng. The options combine printing on speciﬁc paper with particular color correction and screening. The print options are as follows:

• Copier Screening: 200 Cluster Dot

•Paper Source: Tray 5

•Media Type: Coated 2 (221 - 280 gsm)

•Printer Mode: Contone

• CMYK Press Proﬁle: SWOP

Gradient Smoothing

Gradient Smoothing improves the smoothness of color gradients but reduces color accuracy. It also ensures that pure input colors (Y, M, C, or K only) are output as pure colors, regardless of the CMYK press proﬁle selected. The output produced with this option might be more visually pleasing but less color-accurate than the output produced without this option.

Apply ColorTuner

The Apply ColorTuner option is available only for jobs that have color tuning (see page 58). Use this option to turn color tuning on and off. You can also use this option to compare output to see the effects of color tuning.

NOTE: Apply ColorTuner does not appear in the printer driver.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Extras options

The Prepress Features of the Extras print options provide better prooﬁng for some press environments.

Separations

Page layout applications, such as Adobe PageMaker and QuarkXPress, can print pages with a single color isolated from the whole image. These pages, called separations, are then copied on ﬁlm image setters so that each page is converted to one or more (usually four) output grayscale pages. Separations printed on a print device that does not have a special Separation feature produce one grayscale page per color on the original page.

The Splash RPX-i can re-composite these individual pages back into multi-color pages to produce a proof equivalent to the proof produced from films by conventional means. The primary beneﬁt of separation is to show overprinted objects with proper colors and to make trapping visible.

The Separations print option prints a composite page from applications that support separation printing.

• Automatic detects separation print jobs, composites the separations, and applies color

correction. This default option supports CMYK plates plus plates in PANTONE, Toyo, HKS, or DIC if these press colors are supported by your separation application. This option supports separation generated by any application. With Automatic selected, the Splash RPX-i supports the full range of PANTONE, Toyo, HKS, or DIC colors and tints.

NOTE: RGB graphics are converted to CMYK by both QuarkXPress prior to version 4.0

and PageMaker. RGB images in versions of Quark and PageMaker and RGB colors in Quark 4.0 and later are converted to grayscale and appear as gray in the output. This is a limitation of these applications.

• Automatic Single Page processes any separation job as a single page job. All color plates are

combined together, including spot color. This allows printing single-page spot color separations from Macromedia Freehand, Deneba Canvas, and Adobe Illustrator.

If a multi-page separation job is sent with this option selected, the pages overlay, resulting in undesirable output.

NOTE: The Automatic and Automatic Single Page settings are compatible with in-RIP

separations for applications that generate in-RIP separations.

• Disabled disables Separations and prints plates as grayscale pages.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

• QuarkXPress 4 Style, QuarkXPress 3 Style, PageMaker Style, FreeHand Style, and Canvas

Style

, the remaining Separations options, use a separation technique from an earlier version of the Splash RPX-i. These options require that the separation job be made up of exactly four process-color plates. These options do not support additional spot color plates. If problems occur in the output when printing separations with Automatic selected, convert the colors in the document to four process plates, then select the separation option that matches your application.

Print In Own Color

If Print In Own Color is selected, the Splash RPX-i prints each plate of a separations ﬁle by itself in its own color. This option only affects jobs printed as separations. It has no effect on composite jobs.

NOTE: This option is not compatible with Print Progressives. If Print In Own Color is

selected, Print Progressives is ignored.

Print Progressives

If Print Progressives is selected, the Splash RPX-i prints up to four separate sheets for a print job. You can conﬁgure this print option to specify which color passes print on each sheet (see

“Color print options in server preferences” on page 56). This allows you to examine the result

of each color pass for a four-color document.

NOTE: For optimal results when creating press proofs using Print Progressives, select one of the

one-dimensional CMYK press proﬁles for the print job. For information about the current CMYK proﬁle settings, contact your Splash RPX-i administrator.

Invert Image

Select Invert Image to invert the CMYK data. When using RGB colors, the Invert Image option inverts the selected color to its opposite. For many of the colors, this results in the color black.

Print Info Strip

Print Info Strip allows you to print a customizable info strip along the edge of the output. The default information on the info strip includes user, job, color and media type. The customizable options are available when you select Print Info from the Server menu in the Splash RPX-i main window.

The info strip is helpful for printing and tracking multiple variants of the same document. You can specify its contents to include color settings, job comment, and other options that identify the job’s characteristics.

NOTE: The Print Info Strip image may overwrite the job image if it occupies the same part of

the page in the output.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Save As TIFF

Save as TIFF saves a rasterized image ﬁle as an up to 600 dpi TIFF ﬁle. The TIFF ﬁle is placed in the TIFF folder within the Splash folder on the Splash RPX-i.

To activate this feature, choose a resolution of 72, 300, or 600 in the DPI list in the printer driver. Or, if you edit a job’s options on the Splash RPX-i, you can enter a resolution value between 3 and 600 dpi.

Mirror Image

Mirror Image inverts the scanned artwork target to match the ﬁnal transferred piece. Use Mirror Image for heat transfer paper used for adhering color output to non-standard media, such as rice paper, rag paper, or T-shirts.

Color Postﬂight

If Color Postﬂight is selected, the Splash RPX-i prints all input colors in tints of speciﬁc primary colors depending on what types of objects and colors the input colors are. This feature can help you diagnose color problems in ﬁles. The color key is printed on each page.

The Color Postﬂight mappings of input colors are as follows:

• CMYK:Cyan

•RGB:Red

•Spot color: Yellow

•Grayscale: Gray

NOTE: This option is not compatible with the following options: Grayscale, Progressives, Print

In Own Color (Separations), and Color Tuner. If you print with both Color Postﬂight and one of these options enabled, the option is ignored.

NOTE: Color Postﬂight might overwrite part of the original page.

Gloss Level option

The Gloss Level print option, which appears in the Page tab of the printer driver under Media Type, affects the color output of a job. If this option is set to Enhanced, the copier operates in a mode that adds gloss to the output and also makes colors denser. If you print using this option, be sure to calibrate the copier with the Gloss Level set to Enhanced.

NOTE: The Gloss Level option reduces printing speed by half.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Color print options in server preferences

The options on the Color tab in the Splash Server Preferences dialog box allow you to set some color print options for all jobs. You cannot modify these options for an individual job either in the printer driver or at the Splash RPX-i.

Copier Screening sets the screening applied to text, graphics, and images.

Setting Text Graphic Image

200 Cluster Dot 200 dot 200 dot 200 dot

200 Rotated Line 200 line 200 line 200 line

Enhanced Text & Graphics 300 dot 300 dot 200 dot

Enhanced Text 300 dot 200 dot 200 dot

NOTE: We highly recommend that you recalibrate all proﬁle sets after changing the Copier

Screening setting. If the Printer Mode option is set to Screened, the Copier Screening option is ignored. Screened jobs are always printed using 600 lpi.

Override RGB Proﬁles sets a job to the RGB settings speciﬁed in Splash Color options.

If Override RGB Proﬁles is selected, Splash Color options are used instead of a document’s RGB proﬁle settings, if the document has any. If Override RGB Proﬁles is cleared, the Splash RPX-i uses the RGB proﬁle information directly from the ﬁle, if there is any. Splash Color options are still applied to any untagged data.

Override CMYK Proﬁles sets a job to the CMYK settings speciﬁed in Splash Color options.

If Override CMYK Proﬁles is selected, Splash Color options are used instead of a document’s CMYK proﬁle settings, if the document has any. If Override CMYK Proﬁles is cleared, the Splash RPX-i uses the CMYK proﬁle information directly from the ﬁle, if there is any. Splash Color options are still applied to any untagged data.

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Grayscale As K in CMYK color corrects any grayscale input data as CMYK black. If this option

is off, grayscale input data is treated as RGB black. In general, use this option for documents created in prepress applications. For documents created in ofﬁce applications, such as Microsoft Word, grayscale data is designed to be treated as an RGB monitor color. Do not use this option for such documents.

Calibration Warning allows you to select a speciﬁc number of days from the last calibration

date to remind you to recalibrate the copier. When the time set in Calibration Warning expires, the date and time listed in the Last Calibrated area of the Splash RPX-i main window is displayed in red.

Progressives sets the output for the Progressives features. When you select the Print

Progressives option for a job, you can print up to four separate color passes per page. Select the number of sheets to print (Sheets 1-4), and then select the number of colors to print on each sheet (C, M, Y, or K).

Example color print option combinations

The factory default settings for Splash color print options are intended to provide a balance between output quality and processing time. If you want higher quality or faster processing speed than the defaults provide, try different settings.

For faster processing:

•Use a 1D CMYK press proﬁle (CMYK SWOP, CMYK Euroscale, or CMYK Enhanced)

•Disable Overprint Black

For higher quality:

•Set Gloss Level to Enhanced

•Set Text/Graphics Quality to Best

•Enable Show Composite Overprints

•Enable Auto Trapping

COLOR TUNING

This chapter describes how to adjust the color output of an individual job using ColorTuner.

The ColorTuner application allows you to adjust the output color of RIPped pages before printing all the copies of a job. You can use ColorTuner to make minimal corrections not remedied by color proﬁles and calibration, or signiﬁcant changes to the color content of a page. You can correct problems caused by incorrect source content, such as printing CMYK colors instead of spot colors.

ColorTuner edits are applied to a job after all simulation proﬁles and an output proﬁle have been applied. If you want to change the proﬁle settings of a job that has been color tuned, you must ﬁrst delete the color tuning (see page 70), make the proﬁle changes, and then color-tune the job again (see “Editing colors with ColorTuner” on page 59).

After you save changes in ColorTuner, the job prints with these color tuning settings. You can also save ColorTuner changes as a set to apply to other jobs.

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Editing colors with ColorTuner

To edit colors in a print job with ColorTuner, use the following procedure.

TO EDIT COLORS IN A JOB USING COLORTUNER

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, select the job in the Hold queue that you want to edit.

2 Start ColorTuner in one of the following ways:

• Choose ColorTuner from the Jobs menu.

• Click the ColorTuner icon in the toolbar.

•Press Apple +T.

• Choose ColorTuner from the arrow menu in the column header.

The ﬁrst page is processed and the ColorTuner main window appears.

ColorTuner processes the job using the following job settings, regardless of the actual job settings:

•1 copy

•Uncollated

•No staple

•No punch

•No duplex

•No booklet

•Forward page order

•No cover page

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•Save as TIFF Off

•Progressives Off

•Text/Graphics Quality Normal

3 If the changes you want to make have already been saved as a ColorTuner set that is available

on the Splash RPX-i, apply the ColorTuner set.

The ColorTuner set is applied to the entire job, not only the ﬁrst page. For more information, see “ColorTuner sets” on page 69.

4 Select the desired color tuning.

For more information, see “ColorTuner color modes” on page 62. Changes you make appear in the After thumbnail.

You can make color changes even if you have applied a ColorTuner set.

5 Apply one or more ﬁlters (optional).

Apply ﬁlters after applying color changes. For more information, see “ColorTuner ﬁlters” on page 68.

6 Click Print Proof to print a proof page.

If another job is printing, the proof page prints after it finishes.

7 If you are satisﬁed with the proof, click Next Page.

ColorTuner processes the next page and displays it in the main window. Color changes from the previous page are automatically applied to the current page.

8 Repeat step 4 through step 7 until you have color tuned all pages.

9 Click Save & Exit to save the changes to the job and return it to the Hold queue.

At any page, you can click Print End of Job to apply the settings of the current page to the rest of the pages in the job and print them. The job is then returned to the Hold queue.

If you click Cancel Job before saving, the job reverts to the last saved color tuning or to an untuned state if no tuning has been saved.

ColorTuner preview

ColorTuner displays Before and After thumbnails, which allow you to view the effect of the changes you make. This preview is intended to show the relative color change being applied and is not intended as a proof of the ﬁnal color. Always use Print Proof to check any changes you make in ColorTuner.

The preview shows the effect of ﬁlters less accurately than for color tuning. You must zoom in to see the effect of ﬁlters. As with color tuning, always proof the printed output.

The ColorTuner main window can be resized. Click the window size control in the upper right corner to change the window size from small to large or from large to small.

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ColorTuner tools

ColorTuner tools are accessed through icons in the ColorTuner main window.

Tool Icon Description

Zoom Click the Zoom icon and then click either thumbnail to zoom in.

Color Picker Click the Color Picker icon to change the cursor to an eye

Global RGB Displays the Global Substitution dialog box for RGB values.

Option-click either thumbnail to zoom out. Allows 10 levels of zoom.

dropper. Click the eye dropper in either thumbnail to select a color. The Color Substitution dialog box appears, allowing you to modify the color.

NOTE: Use the Zoom tool if necessary to help you pick a color at

a precise location.

Available in Global RGB mode for color jobs.

Global CMYK Displays the Global Substitution dialog box for CMYK values.

Available in Global CMYK mode for color jobs.

Global Gray Displays the Global Substitution dialog box for grayscale values.

Available in Global Gray mode for grayscale jobs.

Select Area Select an area in the thumbnail to apply color changes to. See

“Selecting an area to tune” on page 62.

Move Affects the selected area. Click the Move icon, and then click and

drag the selected area to another location.

Resize Affects the selected area. Click the Resize icon to activate handles

on the selected area, and then click and drag a handle to resize the area.

Rotate 180 Click to rotate the Before and After thumbnails.

Freeze Global Change

Click to preserve the current global (CMYK, RGB, or Gray) color change and then edit an individual color using Direct Substitution or Smooth Substitution.

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Selecting an area to tune

When you select an area in the thumbnail, color changes are applied only within that area, rather than to the entire page. You can select a different area for each color change.

To select an area, click and hold the Select Area icon, and then choose one of the following shapes:

•Marquee deﬁnes a rectangle. Click in the After thumbnail and drag to the opposite corner to deﬁne the rectangle.

• Circle deﬁnes an ellipse. Click in the After thumbnail and drag to the opposite corner to deﬁne the ellipse.

• Lasso deﬁnes a polygon. Click in the After thumbnail at each vertex of the polygon, and then double-click or press Return to close the shape.

ColorTuner color modes

ColorTuner operates in the following modes:

•Direct Substitution

•Smoothed Substitution

•Global RGB

•Global CMYK

•Global Gray

In Direct Substitution and Smoothed Substitution modes, you can also select spot colors.

Editing in a substitution mode

The substitution mode changes all occurrences of a single color to any other color.

• Direct Substitution changes all occurrences of a single color to any other color, without constraints. This mode is designed for signiﬁcant color changes to solid color areas. Artifacts (color discontinuities) can and will appear if the color change is signiﬁcant (for instance, from red to blue or from 100% red to 50% red) and if the color occurs in areas other than the solid color area.

• Smoothed Substitution changes all occurrences of a single color to any other color. All colors within a range in CMYK space around the selected color are changed as well. This feature allows you to adjust a dominant color in the image, such as one endpoint of a background gradient, while limiting the range of color changes, to prevent discontinuities.

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TO EDIT COLORS IN DIRECT SUBSTITUTION OR SMOOTHED SUBSTITUTION MODE

1 In the ColorTuner main window, make sure that Direct Substitution or Smoothed Substitution

mode is selected.

2 If you want to restrict the change to a speciﬁc region on the page, select an area.

For details, see “Selecting an area to tune” on page 62.

3 Click the Color Picker icon.

4 Click the end of the dropper on the color you want to change.

The corresponding CMYK values appear in the Color Substitution dialog box.

5 Enter the desired values in the CMYK ﬁelds by clicking the up or down arrows or typing

the numbers.

Color changes are reﬂected in the After thumbnail. To restore the original color if you have not yet saved any changes, click Revert.

6 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog.

7 Repeat step 2 through step 6 for all colors you want to change.

TO SUBSTITUTE A PANTONE SPOT COLOR

1 In the ColorTuner main window, make sure that Direct Substitution or Smoothed Substitution

mode is selected.

2 Click the Color Picker icon.

3 Click the end of the dropper on the color you want to change.

The corresponding CMYK values appear in the Color Substitution dialog box.

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4 Click Spot Colors.

The Spot Colors dialog box appears.

5 Select the PANTONE color and click OK.

The PANTONE color name appears below the new color swatch, and the CMYK values of the PANTONE color appear in the CMYK ﬁelds.

6 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog.

The original color is substituted with the PANTONE color.

NOTE: If you modify the CMYK values of a PANTONE color, it changes to a CMYK color

and the PANTONE name disappears.

TO MODIFY A SAVED COLOR SUBSTITUTION

1 In the ColorTuner main window, click Edit Colors to display the Color Substitution dialog box.

NOTE: Do not use the color picker to pick the same color that you have already substituted.

It creates a new substitution rather than modifying the existing one.

2 Select the color substitution from the drop-down list.

All color substitutions that have been saved for the job are listed, numbered in the order they were created. A color swatch shows the Before and After color values for each substitution.

3 Enter new values in the CMYK ﬁelds.

Color changes are reﬂected in the After thumbnail.

4 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog.

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TO DELETE A SAVED COLOR SUBSTITUTION

1 Click Edit Colors in the ColorTuner main window to display the Color Substitution dialog box.

2 Select the color substitution from the drop-down list.

All color substitutions that have been saved for the job are listed, numbered in the order they were created. A color swatch shows the Before and After color values for each substitution.

3 Click Delete and then click OK to conﬁrm.

4 Click OK to close the window.

Editing in a global mode

The global mode changes the values of the underlying color model to affect all color output on the page.

• Global RGB allows you to manipulate the individual RGB curves to affect all color output on the page. All colors are affected regardless of the type of source data (RGB or CMYK). The curve manipulation controls perform the same functions as the ColorCal Expert tool (see “Editing custom color proﬁles (Be An Expert)” on page 34).

• Global CMYK allows you to manipulate the individual CMYK curves to affect all color output on the page. All colors are affected regardless of the type of source data (RGB or CMYK). The curve manipulation controls perform the same functions as the ColorCal Expert tool (see “Editing custom color proﬁles (Be An Expert)” on page 34).

• Global Gray allows you to manipulate the grayscale curve to affect a grayscale job.

TO EDIT COLORS IN GLOBAL RGB, GLOBAL CMYK, OR GLOBAL GRAY MODE

1 In the ColorTuner main window, make sure Global RGB, Global CMYK, or Global Gray mode

is selected.

Global RGB mode and Global CMYK mode are available only for jobs printed in color mode. You can make equivalent changes in either mode.

NOTE: Global Gray mode is available only for jobs printed in grayscale mode.

2 If you want to restrict the change to a speciﬁc region on the page, select the area.

See “Selecting an area to tune” on page 62.

1Tonal range 2 Color channel 3 Slider 4 Numeric value 5Eraser icon (to revert)

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3 Click the Global RGB, Global CMYK, or Global Gray icon.

The Global Substitution dialog box appears.

4 Select a tonal range (Highlight, Midtone, Shadow) or Overall from the drop-down menu.

5 Select an individual color channel or the composite of all colors, and move the slider or type

a value directly in the ﬁeld.

Once you make a modiﬁcation, a list of the resulting values for all tonal ranges and color channels appears on the left.

6 Repeat step 4 and step 5 for all tones and colors you want to change.

To revert all changes and reset all tonal ranges and color channels to 0, click the Eraser icon.

7 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog.

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TO MODIFY A GLOBAL COLOR SUBSTITUTION

1 Click Edit Global Colors in the ColorTuner main window to display the Global Substitution

dialog box.

2 Select the color change from the drop-down list.

All color changes that have been saved for the job are listed, numbered in the order they were created. When you select a change, a list of the values for all tonal ranges and color channels in that change appears on the left.

3 Enter new values in the CMYK ﬁelds.

Color changes are reﬂected in the After thumbnail.

4 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog.

TO DELETE A SAVED GLOBAL COLOR SUBSTITUTION

1 Click Edit Global Colors in the ColorTuner main window to display the Global Substitution

dialog box.

2 Select the color change from the drop-down list.

3 Click Delete and then click OK to conﬁrm.

4 Click OK to close the window.

Combining global and substitution modes

Global color changes and individual color substitution can be used in combination on the same page. Apply global color changes ﬁrst, and then freeze those changes while editing individual colors.

TO EDIT COLORS USING BOTH GLOBAL AND SUBSTITUTION MODES

1 Make sure Global RGB, Global CMYK, or Global Gray mode is selected.

2 Click the Global RGB, Global CMYK, or Global Gray icon.

3 Edit colors as described in “To edit colors in Global RGB, Global CMYK, or Global Gray mode”

on page 65.

4 Click the Freeze Global Change icon in the tool bar.

5 Edit colors as described in “To edit colors in Direct Substitution or Smoothed Substitution

mode” on page 63.

NOTE: Finalize any global color changes before applying individual color substitutions.

To modify a global color change after you have applied substitutions, you must delete all the substitutions ﬁrst, modify the global color change, and then re-create the substitutions.

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ColorTuner filters

ColorTuner provides a number of predeﬁned ﬁlters that you can apply to create special effects or correct problems in print jobs. Apply a ﬁlter after you have made color substitutions and global color changes. Once you apply a ﬁlter, you cannot make any further color changes.

The following ﬁlters are provided:

• Add Noise produces a rotogravure effect or enhance copier output over large constant areas

• Blur smooths “noisy” or low-resolution print jobs

• Gaussian Blur smooths “noisy” or low-resolution print jobs

• Sharpen enhances detail in sections of a print job

• Sharpen Edges enhances detail in sections of a print job

• Unsharp Mask enhances detail in sections of a print job

TO APPLY A FILTER TO A JOB

1 Click Apply Filter in the ColorTuner main window.

The Filters dialog box appears.

2 Select a ﬁlter from the list.

3Move the Filter Adjustment slider to the right to increase the effect of the ﬁlter, or move it to

the left to decrease the effect of the ﬁlter.

4 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog box.

TO CHANGE THE FILTER(S) APPLIED TO A JOB

1 Click Edit Applied Filters in the ColorTuner main window.

The Filter List dialog box appears.

2 If more than one ﬁlter has been applied, select the one you want to edit from the

drop-down list.

3 Change the ﬁlter selection or the slider value, or click Delete and OK to remove the ﬁlter.

4 Click OK to save changes and close the dialog box.

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ColorTuner sets

To apply the color changes from one job to another, save the current color changes in a job as a set and then apply the set to the other job. The set is saved independently from the job, whether or not you save the color tuning of the job.

The following buttons in the ColorTuner main window allow you to save and apply ColorTuner sets.

• Save Set saves color tuning changes as a ColorTuner set with the name you specify. This option is not available if no color changes have been made in a job.

• Apply Set selects a ColorTuner set and applies it to the job. You can apply further edits to the job in addition to the ColorTuner set. This option is available on the ﬁrst page of a job only, when no color changes have been made or all color changes have been deleted or reverted. For a grayscale job, only ColorTuner sets that contain grays are available. For a color job, only ColorTuner sets that contain colors are available.

NOTE: If a ColorTuner set contains color changes that apply to selected areas rather than the

entire page, undesirable results may occur if you apply the set to a job that has a different page size or orientation from the original job.

You can copy ColorTuner sets from one Splash RPX-i to another using the Import and Export features in the main Splash RPX-i window. You can also delete ColorTuner sets from the Splash RPX-i.

TO EXPORT A COLORTUNER SET

1 Choose ColorTuner Sets > Export Set from the File menu.

2 Select the set to export and click Export.

3 Enter the ﬁle name, browse to the location for the ﬁle, and then click Export.

4 Click Done to close the window.

TO IMPORT A COLORTUNER SET

1 Choose ColorTuner Sets > Import Set from the File menu.

2Browse to the ﬁle, select it, and then click Import.

The ColorTuner set is imported. If it has the same name as an existing set, “copy” is appended to its name.

TO DELETE A COLORTUNER SET

1 Choose ColorTuner Sets > Delete Set from the File menu.

2 Select the set to delete and click Delete.

3 Click Delete again to conﬁrm the deletion.

4 Click Done to close the window.

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ColorTuner job options

You can control the color tuning for a job from the Splash RPX-i main window, without opening the ColorTuner application.

•To delete any color tuning applied to a job, select the job and choose Clear ColorTuner from the Jobs menu.

•To apply a ColorTuner set to a job, select the job and choose Apply ColorTuner Set from the Jobs menu.

•To turn the color tuning of a job on or off, select the job, choose Edit Job from the Jobs menu, and then select or clear the Apply ColorTuner option in the Quality tab. This option does not delete the color tuning.

SPOT COLOR EDITOR

This chapter describes how to edit spot colors on the Splash RPX-i. The Spot Color Editor allows you to edit the output of existing spot colors and add new spot colors, ensuring that the spot colors produced by the Splash RPX-i match those of particular printing devices. The Spot Color Editor can also substitute patterns for spot colors, allowing you to use special effects, such as metallic textures, for selected colors.

Editing spot colors

The Splash RPX-i includes the following spot color families:

Family type Family name

PPANTONE Coated, PANTONE Metallic, and PANTONE Pastels

UPANTONE Uncoated

D DIC

TToyo

HK, HN, HE, HZ HKS

The Splash RPX-i also includes a family for custom spot colors, called Custom. The Custom family is empty initially. You can add custom spot colors to it.

For optimal results, make sure the copier is calibrated before adding or editing spot colors.

Use caution when editing spot colors. No constraints are imposed on the changes that you make, so editing the original values of a color or substituting an EPS that looks very different from the original color can result in signiﬁcant changes to the output of your ﬁle.

SPOT COLOR EDITOR

TO EDIT A SPOT COLOR

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, choose Spot Color Editor from the Server menu.

The Spot Color Editor dialog box appears.

2 Choose a spot color family from the Family list.

3 Double-click a spot color within the family or select the color and click Edit.

The Edit dialog box appears.

4To enter numerical values for the color, choose a color model and edit the values in the

CMYK or L*a*b* ﬁelds.

Editing the CMYK values can provide a more intuitive means of editing colors than directly editing L*a*b* values. It can also help to identify out-of-gamut spot colors (those with a C, M, Y, or K value of 0 or 100). These colors do not output accurately.

NOTE: If you switch from L*a*b* to CMYK and back, there might be slight changes to the

original L*a*b* values, especially if the color is outside of the copier gamut.

SPOT COLOR EDITOR

5To substitute an EPS pattern for a spot color, click Import Pattern and browse for the ﬁle.

Substituting a pattern is useful in creating special effects, such as metallic textures. The size of the EPS is limited to 2" x 2". The pattern is mirrored and repeated across areas larger than the EPS.

NOTE: Spot color patterns only appear in composite ﬁles, not in separations.

To change to a different pattern, or to change back from a pattern to a spot color, remove the current pattern ﬁrst.

6To sample a color with the ES-1000 spectrometer, click ES-1000 and follow the on-screen

instructions.

You can use the ES-1000 to sample a color from a physical object, such as a printed color document. This option is available only if the ES-1000 is installed and connected to the Splash RPX-i. The measurement is taken in L*a*b* values.

7To print a Test Page, click Test Page, enter a grid value, and then click OK.

Verify results by printing a test page and examining the middle patch. The test page prints with the corresponding L*a*b* values shown, not the CMYK values.

TO ADD A SPOT COLOR

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, choose Spot Color Editor from the Server menu.

2 Choose a spot color family from the Family list and click Add.

3Type a name for the color.

4 Enter L*a*b* or CMYK values in the ﬁelds, import an EPS pattern, or use an ES-1000 to

sample a color.

For more information, “To edit a spot color” on page 72.

5 Click OK.

TO DELETE A SPOT COLOR

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, choose Spot Color Editor from the Server menu.

2 Choose a spot color family from the Family list.

3 Select the spot color and click Delete.

4 Click OK to conﬁrm the deletion.

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TO DUPLICATE A SPOT COLOR

1 In the Splash RPX-i main window, choose Spot Color Editor from the Server menu.

2 Choose a spot color family from the Family list.

3 Select the spot color and click Duplicate.

The Spot Color Editor creates a copy of the color, adding “copy” to the name. You can then edit the name and values of the new spot color.

Renaming a spot color

To change the name of a spot color, select the color, click Edit, and then type a new name. The new name must match the name used in the application that deﬁnes the spot color. Use caution when changing the name of a factory spot color because the standard name might be referred to by many documents.

Reverting spot color changes

The Spot Color Editor allows you to revert changed colors back to the original factory settings by clicking Revert. To revert only a selected color, select the Selected Color option in the Revert dialog box. To revert the entire family, select the Selected Family option. Reverting the entire spot color family changes any edited spot colors back to their original values and deletes any new colors added to the family. Use caution when reverting the entire family.

INDEX

Apply ColorTuner option 52 Auto Trapping option 52 AutoGray calibration 30

calibration

AutoGray 30 ColorCal 23 proﬁle sets 32 Splash Proof 31

verifying with ColorCal 29 calibration curve 34 Calibration Warning preference 57 CMYK color management off 48 CMYK Press Proﬁle option

deﬁne settings 16

description 48 CMYK proﬁle

deﬁnition 10

import 16

overriding 56

standard 14 color management

ColorSync 21

Splash 9

third-party 21 Color Mode option

See Printer Mode option Color Model option 46 Color Postﬂight option 55 color preferences on server 56 color settings

server preferences 56

update 44 color substitution

delete 65

modify 64 color tuning options for a job 70 ColorCal

calibration 23

preferences 33 ColorSync color management 21

ColorTuner

apply ColorTuner set 70 area selection 62 combining modes 67 delete color tuning 70 ﬁlters 68 global modes 65 job options 70 preview 60 procedure 59 sets 69 settings for processing job 59 substitution modes 62 turn color tuning on and off 70

CopyCal

printer emulation 19

proﬁle as press proﬁle 46 custom proﬁle 34 Custom Setup for RGB Proﬁle option 47

delete custom proﬁle 13 Direct Substitution mode 62 Dynamic Image Enhancement option 51

edit proﬁle 34 ES-1000 spectrometer

spot color 73

white point 37 example color print options 57 export proﬁle 12

Freeze Global Change 67

Gamma setting 47 Global CMYK mode 65 global color substitution

delete 67

modify 67 Global Gray mode 65

INDEX

global modes in ColorTuner 65 Global RGB mode 65 Gloss Level option 55 Gradient Smoothing option 52 Graphics Edge Enhancement option 51 Grayscale As K in CMYK preference 57

ICC proﬁle 10 import

CMYK proﬁle 16 output proﬁle 18 proﬁle 11

Invert Image option 54

Load Output Proﬁle 18

Match Spot Colors option 49 Media Type for Output Proﬁle 17 Mirror Image option 55

options

accessing 39 Apply ColorTuner 52 Auto Trapping 52 CMYK Press Proﬁle 48 Color Model 46 Color Postﬂight 55 Dynamic Image Enhancement 51 Gloss Level 55 Gradient Smoothing 52 Graphics Edge Enhancement 51 Invert Image 54 Match Spot Colors 49 Mirror Image 55 Output Proﬁle 50 Overprint Black 49 Prepress Features 53 Preserve Original GCR 49 Press Simulation 48 Print In Own Color 54 Print Info Strip 54 Print Progressives 54 Printer Mode 46 Rendering Style 49 RGB Proﬁle 46 Save as TIFF 55

Separations 53

Show Composite Overprints 51

Splash Color 46

Splash Extras options 53

Splash Proof 52

Text/Graphics Quality 51

Use Black Ink Only 49 output proﬁle

deﬁnition 10

import 18 Output Proﬁle option

about 50

Printer’s default 16 Overprint Black option 49 Override CMYK Proﬁles preference 56 Override RGB Proﬁles preference 56

preferences

Calibration Warning 57

ColorCal 33

Grayscale As K in CMYK 57

Override CMYK Proﬁles 56

Override RGB Proﬁles 56

Progressives 57

server 56 Prepress Features 53 Preserve Original GCR option 49 press proﬁle

deﬁnition 10

standard 14 Press Simulation option 48 preview

ColorTuner 60

custom proﬁle 38 Print In Own Color option 54 Print Info Strip option 54 Print Progressives option 54 Printer Mode for Output Proﬁle selection 17 Printer Mode option 46 proﬁle

CMYK proﬁle 10

CopyCal 19

delete 13

editing 34

export 12

ICC 10

import 11

output 10

INDEX

press 10 preview 38

RGB proﬁle 10 Proﬁle Loader 16 proﬁle sets 32 Progressives preference 57

Rendering Style option 49 RGB color management off 47 RGB proﬁle

deﬁnition 10

standard 46 RGB Proﬁle option 46

Save as TIFF option 55 Separations option 53 server preferences 56 Show Composite Overprints option 51 simulation proﬁle

See press proﬁle Smoothed Substitution mode 62 Splash Color options

in job on server 43

in printer driver 40

on server 42 Splash Extras 53 Splash Proof

calibration 31

option 52 Splash Quality options 51 spot color

add 73

color families 71

delete 73

rename 74

substitution 63 Spot Color Editor

CMYK values 72

procedure 71 substitution modes in ColorTuner 62

update color settings 44 Use Black Ink Only option 49

Verify Accuracy 29

white point

custom proﬁle 36 RGB custom setup 47

Text/Graphics Quality option 51 third-party color management 21 Two Way Communication

CMYK press proﬁle settings 15, 48

output proﬁle settings 50 update color settings 44

XEROX 240, 250 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Terminology and conventions

INTRODUCTION

Splash color tools

Splash color correction

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

CopyCal

Other color management systems

CALIBRATION

Verifying copier color accuracy

AutoGray

Splash Proof

Setting ColorCal preferences

Editing the calibration curve

Editing the white point

COLOR PRINT OPTIONS

Splash Color options in the printer drivers

Splash Color options

Color Model

Printer Mode (Color Mode)

Press Simulation

Preserve Original GCR

Match Spot Colors

Use Black Ink Only

Overprint Black

Rendering Style

Splash Quality options

Dynamic Image Enhancement

Graphics Edge Enhancement

Text/Graphics Quality

Show Composite Overprints

Auto Trapping

Splash Proof

Gradient Smoothing

Apply ColorTuner

Splash Extras options

Separations

Print In Own Color

Print Progressives

Invert Image

Print Info Strip

Save As TIFF

Mirror Image

Gloss Level option

Color print options in server preferences

Example color print option combinations

COLOR TUNING

Editing colors with ColorTuner

ColorTuner preview

ColorTuner tools

Selecting an area to tune

ColorTuner color modes

Editing in a substitution mode

Editing in a global mode

Combining global and substitution modes

ColorTuner filters

ColorTuner sets

ColorTuner job options

SPOT COLOR EDITOR

Editing spot colors

Renaming a spot color

Reverting spot color changes

INDEX