Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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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 Data 1 Open the Color Measurement sheet. 2 Select the printer you want to measure the color chart on from the Printer list. iPF6400 Acquiring Color Measurement Data For Any Color Chart (Mac OS X)User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 821
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) iPF6400 User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 822
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 reducing the gap between the piecesof a color chart when the chart is printed split into pieces.Media TypeSelect the type of paper.Print PriorityChoose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing.For details on the settings, see "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors forPrinting."→P.61Print QualityChoose the print quality.For details on the settings, see "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors forPrinting."→P.61Extend print passUneven printing may occur when printing with the Highest setting in Print Quality. Selectingthis check box may improve the uneven printing. However, the printing speed will be reduced.Paper SourceSelects the paper source.Automatic CuttingSelects how to cut the paper when Acquire Color Measurement Data finishes.Print LabelsSelect this check box to print the color chart printing information.7 Configure the color measurement settings and drying settings, and then click Next. iPF6400 Acquiring Color Measurement Data For Any Color Chart (Mac OS X)User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 823
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 Color Measurement Env. sheet in the Preferences dialog boxhas elapsed, color measurement proceeds without performing any further drying with the venti-lation fan.Specify a time that offers sufficient drying by air drying in the Preferences dialog box. If youperform color measurement while the ink is not dry, the measurements may not be correct.The Preferences dialog box is displayed when you click Preferences in the imagePROGRAFColor Calibration Management Console menu.If the number of patterns is small, drying will finish in a shorter amount of time than the timeconfigured in the Preferences dialog box. If this happens, the drying time will not be reducedeven if the Reduce Drying Time check box is selected.IlluminationSelect the illumination from D50, D65, and A.Observer AngleSelects the observer angle.UV CutSelects whether or not UV cut is used.Color Measurement ValueSaves the color measurement data for the color measurement values where the check box isselected.The Lab check box cannot be cleared. Note •If you want to enlarge the color chart pattern or configurethe color chart drying settings in detail, click the Settingsbutton to display the Color Measurement Preferences di-alog box.Setting ItemDetailsPattern SizeSelects the pattern size of the color chart.We recommend Larger when you want to prioritize the color measurement preci-sion.Drying MethodChoose Ventilation Fan to dry using the ventilation fan or Air Drying to dry withoutusing the ventilation fan.Ventilation FanConfigures the drying time and airflow for the ventilation fan.TimeConfigures the drying time for the ventilation fan for each pattern.The number of lines that are dried at one time by the ventilation fan varies depend-ing on the size selected in Pattern Size.As the time increases, the adhesion of the ink improves and the color tones becomemore stable.Reduce Drying TimeSelecting this check box reduces the drying time.Once the time configured in the Color Measurement Env. sheet in the Preferen-ces dialog box has elapsed, color measurement proceeds without performing anyfurther drying with the ventilation fan. Acquiring Color Measurement Data For Any Color Chart (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 824
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 drying timewill not be reduced even if the Reduce Drying Time check box is selected.AirflowSelects the airflow of the ventilation fan.Air DryingSets the period between the color chart being printed and the color measurementstarting.If the Dry Separated Chart check box is selected, printing and air drying are repea-ted for each separated color chart. This makes it harder for the color charts to be-come scratched or soiled, but also increases the time taken by the operation.If the Dry Separated Chart check box is clear, printing and air drying the color chartare performed once. This reduces the time taken by the operation, but may scratchor soil the end of the color chart and paper. However, this does not affect the colormeasurement results.Position of Ventilation FanIf you are using paper that has a tendency to curl or paper that does not dry easily,select High so that the paper does not come into contact with the paper presser.Note that when High is selected, we recommend that you set the Time longer andthe Airflow stronger compared with when Standard is selected because of the larg-er distance between the ventilation fan and paper.8 The View Settings window is displayed. Check the de- tails of the settings and click the OK button. Note •Click the Add to Favorites button to display the Add to Favorites dialog box, which allows you to add the settingdetails to favorites.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. iPF6400 Acquiring Color Measurement Data For Any Color Chart (Mac OS X)User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 825
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 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, the calibration adjustment values are applied even if Use Adj. Value is setto Disabled in the Control Panel menu. Executing Color Check (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 826
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- photometer unit. iPF6400 Executing Color Check (Mac OS X)User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 827
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 "Executing Color Calibration.")→P.818 Executing Color Check 1 Open the Color Measurement sheet. 2 Select the printer you want to execute color check on from the Printer list. Executing Color Check (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 828
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. iPF6400 Executing Color Check (Mac OS X)User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 829
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 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 Exe- cution Logs in the main window ( Color Measurement sheet). 2 Click the Log Details button. Registering Execution Logs in Favorites (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Color Management Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X) 830