Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual

Getting the Printer Ready
1
Confirm whether the paper to be loaded can be used for acquiring color measurement data.
2
Load the paper.
 (See " Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder .")
→P.531
 (See " Loading Rolls in the Printer .")
→P.534
Note
•If Adj. Quality has not been executed even once on the paper you are using, execute Adj. Quality in the controlpanel menu. (See "Automatic Banding Adjustment.")→P.7383
Select the White/Black Backing Plate color.
Acquiring Color Measurement...

3
 
Click the  Color Measure  button.
4
 
Check the color chart measurement procedure in the
procedure description window and then click  Start.
5
 
Select  New in Favorites  and then click  Next.
Note
•To perform color chart measurement using the setting values when executed previously, select the execution log inthe Favorites sheet or History sheet.
 
  
Acquiring Color Measurement Data For Any Color Chart (Mac OS X)...

6
 
Select the color chart, configure the color chart print
settings, and then click  Next.
Setting ItemDetailsChartSelects the color chart to print. If the color chart you want to print is not displayed in the list,click the Browse button and then select the color chart.You can only select color charts that are CGATS format RGB.Roll Paper WidthClick the Acquire Info. button to display the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer.Conserve PaperSelecting this check box allows you to conserve paper by...

Setting ItemDetailsColor Measurement PreferencesConfigures the pattern size to print the color charts and the drying settings for the printed colorcharts.Choose Standard to print at the standard pattern size and dry using the standard setting val-ues.Click the Settings button to display the Color Measurement Preferences dialog box, whichallows you to configure the pattern size and drying method in detail.Reduce Drying TimeSelecting this check box reduces the drying time.Once the time configured in the...

Setting ItemDetailsReduce Drying TimeSpecify a time that offers sufficient drying by air drying in the Preferences dialogbox. If you perform color measurement while the ink is not dry, the measurementsmay not be correct.The Preferences dialog box is displayed when you click Preferences in the image-PROGRAF Color Calibration Management Console menu.If the number of patterns is small, drying will finish in a shorter amount of time thanthe time configured in the Preferences dialog box. If this happens, the...

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.11
 
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...

Setting the Color Check Threshold Value
1
 
Double-click the printer you want to execute the color
check on in the  Printer list.
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-...

2
Load the paper.
 (See " Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder .")
→P.531
 (See " Loading Rolls in the Printer .")
→P.534
Note
•If Adj. Quality has not been executed even once on the paper you are using, execute Adj. Quality in the controlpanel menu. (See "Automatic Banding Adjustment.")→P.7383
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...

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 .")
→P.818
5
Click the OK button.
6
 
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.818
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...