Xerox Fiery EX12, Fiery EX2000d COLOR GUIDE

Fiery EX12/EX2000d

COLOR GUIDE

About the Documentation

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

• The

Quick Start Guide

It also describes how to access the online documentation.

• The

User Software Installation Guide

User Software CD to enable users to print to the Fiery, and also describes setting up printing connections to the Fiery.

• The

Conﬁguration Guide

Fiery for the supported platforms and network environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows NT 4.0, and Novell NetWare servers to provide printing services to users.

• The

Printing Guide

jobs from their computers.

• The

Color Guide

It explains how to calibrate your Fiery and take advantage of the ColorWise® color management system, as well as features in ColorWise Pro Tools™.

• The

Fiery Color Reference

color output of the Fiery and outlines key workﬂow scenarios. In addition, it offers information on printing color documents from popular Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS applications.

summarizes the steps for conﬁguring the Fiery and printing.

describes how to install software from the

explains basic conﬁguration and administration of the

describes the printing features of the Fiery for users who send

provides information on managing the color output of the Fiery.

addresses concepts and issues associated with managing

• The

Job Management Guide

including EFI Command WorkStation™ and Fiery DocBuilder Pro™, and how you can use them to manage jobs and maintain color quality. This manual is intended for an operator or administrator, or a user with the necessary access privileges, who needs to monitor and manage job ﬂow, perform color calibration, and troubleshoot problems that may arise.

•

Customer Release Notes

for some of the problems you may encounter.

explains the functions of the Fiery client utilities,

provide last-minute product information and workarounds

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Contents

About the Documentation

Introduction

About this manual

Key features of ColorWise

Chapter 1: Fiery Color Management

Managing color on the Fiery

Combine Separations 1-5

Rendering styles 1-6 RGB Source Proﬁle 1-7

RGB Separation 1-8

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle 1-9

CMYK Simulation Method 1-10 Output proﬁle 1-10

Pure Black Text/Graphics 1-11

Black Overprint 1-12

Spot Color Matching 1-13

PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS

Setting color management print options for Windows 1-15

Adobe PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 1-17

Chapter 2: Color Calibration

xii

1-1

1-14

An overview of calibration

Understanding calibration

How calibration works 2-3

Scheduling calibration 2-4

Checking calibration status 2-5

2-2

viii Contents

Using Calibrator

Starting Calibrator 2-6

Expert Mode 2-8

Restoring default calibration measurements 2-10

Calibrating the Fiery with the DTP41 2-10

Calibrating the Fiery with the DTP32 2-14

Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 and EFI Densitometer ED-100

Setting up the ES-1000 2-16

Setting up the ED-100 2-17

Calibrating the Fiery with the ES-1000 or ED-100 2-17

Using AutoCal and ColorCal

Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal or ColorCal 2-21

Calibrating from the Control Panel with AutoCal or ColorCal 2-24

Chapter 3: ColorWise Pro Tools

Proﬁle Manager

Setting the default proﬁles 3-3

Downloading proﬁles 3-4

Editing proﬁles 3-6

Managing proﬁles 3-6

Deﬁning proﬁles 3-8

2-5

2-16

2-21

3-1

Color Editor

Editing proﬁles 3-11

Undoing simulation edits 3-18

Correcting gray balance 3-18

Checking edited proﬁles 3-21

3-10

ix Contents

Using Spot On (Fiery Graphic Arts Package option)

Starting Spot On 3-22

Using the Spot On main window 3-24 Working with existing colors 3-26

Creating custom colors 3-27

Downloading custom color groups 3-29 Uploading custom color groups 3-30

Editing color values 3-31 Using a measurement instrument to target colors 3-35

Saving changes and exiting Spot On 3-36

Color Setup

Setting default ColorWise options 3-37

Appendix A: Color Measurement Instruments

Using the X-Rite DTP41 spectrophotometer

Setting up the DTP41 A-1

Calibrating the DTP41 A-5

Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer

Setting up the DTP32 A-8

Calibrating the DTP32 A-11

3-22

3-37

A-1

A-8

Appendix B: Importing density measurements

Simple ASCII Import File Format (SAIFF)

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page B-2

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page B-2

Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page B-3

Glossary

Index

B-1

xi About this manual

Introduction

EX12

EX2000d

This manual explains how to manage color output on the Fiery EX12/EX2000d Color Server™, and provides information on calibration and color proﬁles.

This manual is part of a set of documentation that includes manuals for users and system administrators. The other manuals should be available at your site—refer to them for a complete description of your Fiery EX12/EX2000d Color Server.

OTE

The term “Fiery” is used in this manual to refer to the Fiery EX12/EX2000d

Color Server. The term “copier/printer” is used to refer to the device supported by the Fiery. “Aero” is used in illustrations throughout this manual to represent the Fiery.

This icon speciﬁes information that applies only to the Fiery EX12.

This icon speciﬁes information that applies only to the Fiery EX2000d.

About this manual

This manual is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color output of your Fiery.

• Chapter 1 describes the Fiery print options and how to get the best color results.

• Chapter 2 covers various methods of calibrating the Fiery.

• Chapter 3 takes you through the features of ColorWise Pro Tools. ColorWise Pro Tools include Proﬁle Manager™, used to manage color proﬁles on the Fiery, and Color Editor™, which allows you to customize simulation and output proﬁles. This chapter also describes Spot On, which allows you to deﬁne CMYK equivalents for spot colors.

• Appendix A provides information about color measurement instruments, available as separately purchased options.

• Appendix B describes the Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which can be used to import toner density measurements from measurement devices.

xii Introduction

• The Glossary deﬁnes words in bold—for example, throughout this manual. Color terms and concepts such as “RGB data,” “color space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source proﬁle” are used throughout this manual. If you are new to desktop color, or if any terms are unfamiliar, check the Glossary.

output proﬁle

—that appear

Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise

and designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide great out-of-box color from many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve good quality output without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery.

For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools include a simple-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using either the scanner that comes with the copier/printer or an optional (see Chapter 2).

ColorWise features let you modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs, you can:

•Set the behavior of press standards.

is the

color management system (CMS)

CMYK

printing to emulate

designed and built into the Fiery

spectrophotometer

DIC, Euroscale

densitometer

, and

SWOP

offset

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

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

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

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

color rendering dictionary (CRD)

, also called a rendering style, for

RGB

xiii Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise color management (ColorWise)

offers an open color architecture, letting

users customize the Fiery to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise supports

ICC proﬁles

, which are industry standard color proﬁles that describe the color behavior of a device. Downloading ICC proﬁles to the Fiery enables the Fiery to simulate a custom press (or another copier/printer), as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or a scanner. In addition, you can create customized ICC proﬁles for the copier/printer.

ColorWise also lets you use any

Status T

densitometer by importing data in a standard ﬁle format (see Appendix B). In this case, it is important to note that the quality of the instrument used will determine the quality of the calibration.

1-1 Managing color on the Fiery

Chapter 1: Fiery Color Management

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

Beginning on page 1-14 is a detailed explanation of what a printer driver does, as well as information on the capabilities of various printer drivers and instructions for setting color options with the PostScript drivers for Windows and Mac OS computers.

PostScript

ColorWise

Level 2 or 3

Managing color on the Fiery

To modify the Fiery’s printing behavior, do any of the following:

•Select ColorWise options for an individual print job using menus that appear in the

printer driver.

•Select most ColorWise options as server defaults from the Color Setup application

in ColorWise Pro Tools (see page 3-37). Defaults can also be set from Fiery Setup or from the Control Panel, as described in the apply to all subsequent print jobs unless you override them.

•Select some ColorWise options, particularly default

calibration options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default Simulation Proﬁle (see page 1-9), Simulation Method (see page 1-10), Appear in Driver as (see page 3-8), default Source Proﬁle (see page 1-7), RGB Separation (see page 1-8), and associated calibration set (see page 2-4).

Conﬁguration Guide

ICC proﬁle

. These defaults will

settings and

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

color spaces

1-2 Fiery Color Management

Fiery color management generates CMYK data to be sent to the copier/printer.

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

RGB data

CMYK data

Spot color data

RGB Source Proﬁle

Gamma

Phosphors

White Point

Rendering Style (CRD)

Brightness

Pure Black Text/Graphics

RGB Separation

Output proﬁle

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle

CMYK Simulation Method

Brightness

Pure Black Text/Graphics

Combine Separations

Output proﬁle

Spot Color Matching

Fiery color

processor

Color data sent to copier/printer

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

OTE

For users who are familiar with PostScript 3 color, RGB Source Proﬁle affects all

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

1-3 Managing color on the Fiery

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

Fiery color print option What it does

Color Mode

CMYK/Grayscale or

Print Mode

Standard Color/Expert Color/Grayscale

Combine Separations

On/Off/1–PgAutomatic

EX12

EX2000d

Rendering Style

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

Brightness

85% Lightest to 115% Darkest

RGB Source Proﬁle

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

On/Off

Speciﬁes the output color space of the job. Select CMYK, Standard Color, or Expert Color for a full-color document.

Speciﬁes whether to print separated CMYK data as a single, four-color composite document (see page 1-5). If you have the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option, you can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations along with the CMYK separations.

Applies a Fiery

page 1-6), or to any incoming data with a PostScript

deﬁnition, including CMYK.

Performs a color adjustment on all lighter or darker.

Applies an RGB source space deﬁnition to RGB data (see page 1-7). If you choose the Other setting, you can specify particular settings for Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point. See the corresponding options in this table. This option, along with Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point, only affects DeviceRGB or calibrated RGB color spaces.

color rendering dictionary (CRD

color channels

) to

RGB

data (see

source color space

to make the printed output

(Other) Gamma

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

(Other) Phosphors

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

Applies the speciﬁed gamma value to the RGB source space deﬁnition (see

page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source

setting.

Applies the speciﬁed phosphor (monitor type) information to the RGB source space deﬁnition (see page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source setting.

1-4 Fiery Color Management

Fiery color print option What it does

(Other) White Point

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

RGB Separation

Output/Simulation

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle

SWOP-Coated/DIC/Euroscale/

EX12

Simulation 1-10/Match Copy/None (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

EX2000d

(Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

CMYK Simulation Method

Quick/Full (Source GCR)/Full (Output GCR)/With CRD (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

SWOP-Coated/DIC/Euroscale/ Simulation 1-10/None

Applies the speciﬁed white point value to the RGB source color space deﬁnition (see page 1-7). To use this print option, you must choose Other as the RGB Source setting.

Determines which CMYK color space your original RGB data will be separated into—CMYK for the copier/printer (Output) or CMYK for a speciﬁed simulation (Simulation) (see page 1-8). It is important to note that when RGB Separation is set to Simulation, RGB colors are affected by CMYK Simulation Proﬁle and CMYK Simulation Method.

Adjusts CMYK color data to simulate an offset press standard or a custom color gamut deﬁned at your site. The Match Copy setting bypasses Fiery calibration to match a copy made from the copier glass. Choosing None bypasses simulation (see page 1-9).

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

on the model of copier/printer.

Quick simulation applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output density only. The Full simulations apply colorimetric transformations that adjust hue as well as output density (see page 1-10).

Paper Simulation

No/Yes

Output Proﬁle

Output 1-10 (Default set at Setup or in ColorWise Pro Tools)

Pure Black Text/Graphics

On/Off (Default set at Setup)

Adjusts color output to compensate for the white point value of the paper stock used. This option is only available as part of the Fiery Graphic Arts Package feature set.

The output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job (see page 1-10). User-deﬁned output proﬁles can be downloaded to the Fiery using ColorWise Pro Tools (see Chapter 3).

The On setting optimizes the quality of black text and line art output. (see page 1-11).

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Fiery color print option What it does

Black Overprint

On/Off (Default set at Setup)

Black Overprint Style

Text/Text & Graphics

Spot Color Matching

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

Image Smoothing

Automatic/Off/On/Below 90–300 ppi

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

Combine Separations

The Combine Separations setting speciﬁes how to print separated CMYK data. If you have the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option, you can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations along with the CMYK separations. The Combine Separations options are:

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

Speciﬁes whether black overprinting should apply to text only or to both text and graphics. For this option to take effect, the Black Overprint option must be set to On (see page 1-11).

The On setting enables Fiery-deﬁned matching of spot colors to their best CMYK equivalents. If you have the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option installed, you can use Spot On to manage and edit these spot color matches (see page 3-22). Off instructs the Fiery to match color output to a CMYK combination speciﬁed by the source application for the document (see

page 1-13).

The On setting enhances the print quality of low-resolution images.

• Off prints each separation individually.

• On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and constrains the settings of the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK), Rendering Style (None), Pure Black Text/Graphics (Off), Spot Color Matching (Off ).

• 1–PgAutomatic combines separations as a single, composite-color document,

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overprinting plates in the order deﬁned by the source application.

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Rendering styles

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

Fiery rendering style Best used for

Photographic—Typically results

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

Presentation

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

Relative Colorimetric—Provides

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

—Creates

Photographs, including scans and images from stock photography CDs.

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

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

Equivalent ICC

rendering style

Image, Contrast, and Perceptual

Saturation, Graphics

Relative Colorimetric

Absolute Colorimetric

Provides no white point transformation between the source and destination white points. For example, the bluish gray of a monitor will map to a bluish gray.

—

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

Absolute Colorimetric

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RGB Source Proﬁle

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

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

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

• EFIRGB speciﬁes an EFI-deﬁned color space recommended for users who have no detailed information about their RGB data.

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

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

• Other allows you to specify custom RGB source settings. If you choose Other as the RGB Source setting, you can choose settings for the Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point options.

• Sources 1-10 specify the deﬁnitions you download as RGB source proﬁles. For more information about downloading RGB source proﬁles, see page 3-4.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have two-way communication enabled, the name of each downloaded proﬁle is represented in the RGB Source Proﬁle setting pop-up menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer, downloaded proﬁles appear as Source-1 through Source-10. For more information on two-way communication, see the User Software Installation Guide.

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• None instructs the Fiery to allow the RGB sources you deﬁned elsewhere, such as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance of colors will not be independent of the ﬁle type. For example, RGB EPS ﬁles will look different from RGB TIFF ﬁles.

With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space deﬁnition is converted using the CRD speciﬁed by the Rendering Style option (see page 1-6). Non-PostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that does not contain a source color space deﬁnition are converted using a general undercolor

removal (UCR) conversion method.

RGB Separation

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

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

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

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

Output Proﬁle or CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print options.

• Output converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your copier/printer (when set to the printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your copier/printer (when set to Output 1-10).

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• Simulation converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a speciﬁed simulation (make sure to select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle print option).

CMYK Simulation Proﬁle

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

With the Windows 9x/Me or Windows NT printer driver, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools. On Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS computers, you can view up to 10 Full custom simulations. The number of custom simulations is limited by the disk space on the Fiery.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have two-way communication enabled, the name of each downloaded or custom proﬁle is represented in the CMYK Simulation Proﬁle setting pop-up menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer, downloaded or custom proﬁles appear as Simulation-1 through Simulation-10. For more information on two-way communication, see the User Software Installation Guide.

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

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

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

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

an ICC proﬁle, the same proﬁle must be present on the Fiery. For more information about downloading ICC proﬁles to the Fiery, see “Downloading proﬁles” on page 3-4.

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CMYK Simulation Method

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

• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves that adjust output density in the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black channels.

• Full (Source GCR) provides a more complete and accurate simulation by applying colorimetric transformations that adjust the hue as well as output density of the cyan, magenta, and yellow channels. This option preserves the black amount determined by the simulation proﬁle. Choose this option if you are printing a color proof to simulate output from a device represented by the simulation proﬁle.

• Full (Output GCR) applies the same simulation method as Full (Source GCR), but preserves the black amount determined by the output proﬁle. Choose this option if you are printing ﬁnal output on the Fiery.

You should choose one of the Full options if you are printing an image separated using an optimized black generation (UCR/GCR) setting, either from a scan or from within an application such as Photoshop.

Output proﬁle

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

In certain cases, you may want to customize the default output proﬁle using the ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor to achieve particular color effects (see page 3-10). If you do so, the new customized output proﬁle is applied to all data in the print job. Changing the output proﬁle only does not affect its associated calibration target (since the target is based on a copier/printer model). You can edit D-Max values of the calibration target separately (see page 3-6).

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You can use the ColorWise Pro Tools Proﬁle Manager to download your own output proﬁle to the Fiery (see page 3-4). Downloaded output proﬁles are at ﬁrst associated with the calibration target that is tied to the default output proﬁle. As mentioned above, you can edit calibration target D-Max values separately.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have enabled two-way communication, the name of each downloaded or custom proﬁle is represented in the Output Proﬁle setting pop-up menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer, downloaded or custom proﬁles appear as Output-1 through Output-10. For more information on two-way communication, see the User Software Installation Guide.

Pure Black Text/Graphics

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

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

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

composites, not when printing separations.

Input

black color

RGB

CMYK

Spot

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

RGB = 0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery. These elements are not affected by the Pure Black Text/Graphics option. For details, see the application notes. Also, black text and line art deﬁned as RGB = 0, 0, 0 in ofﬁce applications (such as Microsoft Word) are converted to single-color black (CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript Level 3 driver for Windows 2000/XP. To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the copier/printer, set the Pure Black Text/Graphics option to On.

Prints 100% black With the default proﬁle, prints a rich black using all

On Off

Pure Black Text/Graphics

toners.

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

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

Black Overprint

The Black Overprint option lets you specify whether or not black text—deﬁned as RGB = 0, 0, 0, or as CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%—overprints colored backgrounds.

On—Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and

• reducing halo effects or misregistration of colors. Setting Black Overprint to On automatically activates the Pure Black Text/Graphics option.

• Off—Black text knocks out colored backgrounds.

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NOTE: PostScript applications may perform their own black overprint conversions

before sending the print job to the Fiery.

One example of how you might use this setting is with a page that contains black text on a light blue background. The background blue color is CMYK = 40%, 30%, 0%, 0% and the black text is CMYK = 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.

•With Black Overprint On, the ﬁnal text portions of the page are overprinted, or combined with the underlying colors. This results in CMYK = 40%, 30%, 0%, 100% for the color used for the text. There is no transition in the cyan and magenta toners, and the quality of the output is improved since it will not show artifacts near the edges of the text. The option also works with text deﬁned in the RGB color space, that is RGB = 0, 0, 0.

•With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text is on an edge that has cyan and magenta toners on one side (outside the text) and black toner on the other side (inside the text). This transition may cause visible artifacts because of the practical limitations of the copier/printer.

Spot Color Matching

The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents.

• On—The Fiery uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of spot colors your copier/printer can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output proﬁles.) If you have the Graphics Art option installed, the Fiery uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot On (see page 3-22).

NOTE: Spot colors not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.

• Off—The Fiery uses CMYK equivalents deﬁned by the spot color manufacturer, such as PANTONE. These are the same CMYK equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.

For jobs that include spot colors, set Spot Color Matching to On unless you are printing press simulations. In that case, set Spot Color Matching to Off and choose the appropriate CMYK Simulation setting (see page 1-9).

NOTE: You can use the Spot Color Matching option only when printing composites,

not when printing separations.

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Spot Color Matching and the PANTONE Coated Color Reference

The PANTONE Coated Color Reference (described in the Fiery Color Reference) prints differently depending on the Spot Color Matching setting.

• On—The Fiery uses a built-in table or, if you have the Fiery Graphic Arts Package option, the Spot On color dictionaries (see page 3-22) to generate the best matches of the PANTONE colors that your copier/printer can produce. The PANTONE number is printed below each swatch.

• Off—The Fiery prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by Pantone, Inc. (and used by applications that provide PANTONE color libraries). The CMYK values used to generate the color, as well as the PANTONE number of the color, are printed below each swatch. These CMYK values are printed through the selected CMYK Simulation and Output Proﬁle settings.

PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS

You can access the printer driver options described in this section by choosing Start\Settings\Printers, right-clicking the appropriate PPD name, and choosing Properties (Windows 9x/Me), Document Defaults (Windows NT), or Printing Preferences (Windows 2000/XP) from the pop-up menu. To access the Mac OS driver options, choose Print from the File menu of your application. These settings are also accessible from the Print Setup or Page Setup dialog boxes of most applications.

For Windows computers, the Fiery driver interface enables you to save combinations of settings that you can later access. Additionally, you can choose different settings for individual jobs from the applications you use.

The printer driver writes a PostScript ﬁle containing the instructions generated by your application and the Fiery print options you chose. The printer driver sends the PostScript ﬁle to the Fiery. The Fiery then performs PostScript processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the print device.

NOTE: The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications.

Many applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the printer driver. For information on speciﬁc applications, see the

Fiery Color Reference.

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Setting color management print options for Windows

This section explains how to set Fiery color print options with the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver for Windows. This driver is a PostScript 3 printer driver that takes full advantage of the color features of the Fiery. Before you proceed, make sure you have completed the following procedures:

•Install the Adobe PostScript Printer Driver and the Fiery PPD (see the User Software

Installation Guide).

•Set up the Fiery for printing (see the Conﬁguration Guide).

•Install the ICC output proﬁle for the Fiery on your Windows computer (see

page 3-4).

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS

1. Access the printer driver option, as described on page 1-14.

2. Click the Fiery Printing tab, and choose settings from the ColorWise menu for the print options described on page 1-3.

Choose ColorWise

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3. Click Expert Settings.

Click Expert Settings

to access additional

ColorWise options

The Expert Color Settings ﬂowchart appears. This window displays additional color settings for the Fiery. Each option includes a menu from which you can select settings for your speciﬁc job.

4. Click Update to display the current Fiery settings.

If Update does not appear, make sure that two-way communication is set up as described in the User Software Installation Guide.

5. To specify custom RGB source settings, choose Other for the RGB Source Proﬁle, and then click Custom Setup.

The following dialog box allows you to specify custom RGB source settings (see page 1-7).

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