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9
 
The  Output Color Measurement Data  dialog box is
displayed.
Select the file to save the color measurement data into
and click the  OK button.
10
 
The  Acquire Color Measurement Data  dialog box is
displayed. Click the  Execute button.
The color chart is printed and color measurement be-
gins.
Note
•You can exit the acquire color measurement data operation in the middle by clicking the Cancel button. However, itmay take some time to end.
 
 
 
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Click the  OK button.
Once the color measurement has finished, the color
measurement data is saved on the computer.
Executing Color Check
Executing Color Check
When a color check is executed, a built-in pattern is printed, the color difference from a calibration target registered in
the printer is calculated, and the check results are displayed.
Note
•This step can be executed when a printer that has a spectrophotometer unit installed is selected.•When printing the color check adjustment pattern,...

2
 
Click the  Settings button for  Color Check  in the Print-
er Information  dialog box.
3
 
Enter the color check threshold value in  ΔE and click the
OK  button.
Getting the Printer Ready
1
Confirm whether the paper to be loaded can be used for color checks.
Paper for color check is paper that can be used with the  Auto Adjust (High Precision) setting on the spectro-
photometer unit.
2
Load the paper.
 (See " Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder .")
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3
Select the White/Black Backing Plate color.Note
•For the color of the White/Black Backing Plate, select the color from when color calibration was executed using thespectrophotometer unit. (See "Executing Color Calibration.")→P.782
Executing Color Check
1
 
Open the  Color Measurement  sheet.
2
 
Select the printer you want to execute color check on
from the  Printer list.
  
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3
 
Click the  Color Check  button.
4
 
The  Execute Color Check  dialog box is displayed.
Select  Pattern Size .
To increase the precision of the color check, we recom-
mend that you configure the same settings as when Auto Adjust (High Precision)  was executed in color
calibration.   (See "Executing Color Calibration .")
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5
Click the OK button.
 
 
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When the  Execute Color Check  dialog box is dis-
played, check the details.
7
 
Click the  Execute button.
The color check is executed.
Note
•You can exit the color check in the middle by clicking the Cancel button. However, it may take some time to end.8
 
Check the results.
Note
•We recommend that you execute color calibration if the results exceed the threshold values. (See "Executing Color Calibration.")→P.782
 
  
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Registering Execution Logs in Favorites
Registering Execution Logs in Favorites
You can register frequently used execution logs in favorites for 
Acquire Color Measurement Data. Registering an op-
eration in favorites allows you to attach a separate name for easily recalling the operation.Note
•This step can be executed when a printer that has a spectrophotometer unit installed is selected.•You can register up to 30 execution logs in the favorites.1
 
Select the execution log to register in favorites in...

4
 
Enter the name in  Name. Enter a comment in  Comment
if needed.
5
Click the  OK button.
Deleting Execution Logs From Favorites
Deleting Execution Logs From Favorites
You can delete 
Acquire Color Measurement Data  execution logs from the favorites.
Note
•This step can be executed when a printer that has a spectrophotometer unit installed is selected.1
 
Click the  Favorites  button in the main window ( Color
Measurement  sheet).
 
 
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2
 
Select execution log that you want to delete in  Favor-
ites  and click the  Delete from Favorites  button.
3
Click the OK button.
Saving Execution Logs on the Computer
Saving Execution Logs on the Computer
You can save 
Acquire Color Measurement Data  execution logs on the computer.
Note
•This step can be executed when a printer that has a spectrophotometer unit installed is selected.1
 
Select the execution log to save on the computer in  Ex-
ecution Logs  in the main window ( Color Measure-
ment...

3
 
Enter the file name and save.
Switching Display Units
Switching Display Units
The units displayed in the Color Calibration Management Console can be switched between millimeters and inches.
1
Select 
Preferences  from the File menu.
2
 
Select the display units in the  Units sheet in the  Prefer-
ences  dialog box and then click the  OK button.
Getting Audio Notification of Color Calibration Finished
Getting Audio Notification of Color Calibration Finished
You can be notified by sound when color...