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PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide i Contents 1 Introduction PhaserMatch Software, Version 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 PhaserCal Software, Version 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Requirements . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide ii Managing TekColor Corrections on a Phaser 7760 or Phaser 7750 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Managing TekColor Corrections on a Phaser 7700 Printe r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-1 PhaserMatch Software, V ersion 4.0 PhaserMatch 4.0 is a color management app lication for the Phaser 7760, 7750, and 7700 printers. The PhaserMatch softw are includes both color management and color calibration functionality . This application creates, edits, and manages T ekColor corrections that are u[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-2 Requirements PhaserMatch 4.0 and PhaserCal 4.0 softwa re is av ailable for computers running: ■ Apple Macintosh OS X, version 10.2 and later operating systems (For detailed system requirements, see Macintosh System Requirements on page 7-1.) ■ Microsoft W indows 2000, W indows XP , and later operati[...]

Typical Uses of PhaserMatch Software PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-3 Installing on Windows Systems 1. Insert the PhaserMatch or PhaserCal CD-R OM into your computer's CD-R OM driv e. The CD-R OM automatically runs the installer . 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. Note: T o install additional profiles, se[...]

Typical Uses of PhaserMatch Software PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-4 Creating Custom T e kColor Corrections Y our Phaser printer has a nu mber of T ekColor co rrections built into the printer . Try these color corrections before using PhaserMatch. Usin g the e xisting color corre ctions saves you time since you do not ha ve to create [...]

Typical Uses of PhaserMatch Software PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-5 The follo wing diagram shows the co lor matching elements of the software and the flo w of the software. Creating New Device Link Profiles In order to obtain the best results from PhaserMatch custom colo r corrections, a Phaser printer and target de vice ICC profile [...]

Typical Uses of PhaserMatch Software PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-6 Creating ICC Profiles Y ou can use the target de vice profiles supplied w ith the printer . T o create a new ICC prof ile, you will need a third-party prof ile creation tool. Create ne w profiles when one of the foll owing conditions exists: ■ The Phaser printer pr[...]

Typical Uses of PhaserMatch Software PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 1-7 ■ printing using a custom T ekcolor correction, go to Printing to a Phaser 7760 or Phaser 7750 Printer on page 4-1 or Printing to a Phaser 7700 Printer on page 4-3. ■ managing T ekColor corrections, go to Managing T e kColor Corrections on a Phaser 77 60 or Phase[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 2-1 . Spectrophotometer -Based Calibration There are two methods provided for entering the calibration data v alues measured by a spectrophotometer . The first method allo ws you to use PhaserMatch or PhaserCa l software to control and communicate with a spectrophotometer that is conn ected to your computer[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 2-2 6. Measure the color swatches. Note: The instructions explaining how to ma nually measure the calibration data and create the needed data file are in section Spectrophotometer Calibration Data File on page 7-1. 7. V iew the measurement data. 8. Send the calibration da ta to the printer . For more inform[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 3-1 The Phaser printer should have been calibrated using one of th e methods mentioned previ ously in this document before creating ne w T ekColor corrections. When the pr inter has been color calibrated you can create and use custom T ekColor corrections. T o create a T ekColor correction using a Phaser pr[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 3-2 De vice link profiles are used b y PhaserMatch to create T ekColor corrections. The T ekColor corrections can be sent to a Phaser printer or sav ed in the driv er for the Phaser printer . Note: When creating Phaser printer p rofiles using a third party ICC profile creation application, you sh ould make [...]

Creating Custom TekColor Corrections PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 3-3 Device Link Profile Options Screen The De vice Link Prof ile Options screen has two check boxes. The check boxes are: ■ Pure Black Enhancement ■ Preser ve Paper Color Checking Pure Black Enhancement prev ents colors specified b y your prints as 100% black from be[...]

Creating Custom TekColor Corrections PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 3-4 The Custom T ekColor Corrections selection shows the 10 custom T ekColor correction slots that can be used to store the color corrections. When the printer selected is connected to the computer using TCP/IP , PhaserMatch also sho ws the Short Name and other informati[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 4-1 Printing to a Phaser 7760 or Phaser 7750 Printer Macintosh OS X The T ekColor correc tions created by PhaserMatch work with applications that generate CMYK or RGB color v alues when printing. Computers with TCP/IP Connections to the Printer When using a computer with a TCP/IP connection to the printer ,[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 4-2 Windows 2000 and Windows XP The T ekColor correc tions created by PhaserMatch work with applications that generate CMYK or RGB color v alues when printing. Computers with TCP/IP Connections to the Printer When using a computer with a TCP/IP connection to the printer , the dri ver lists the T ekColor cor[...]

Printing to a Phaser 7700 Printer PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 4-3 7. Ensure the paper in the printer matches the profile you sele cted. 8. Click OK . Note: USB, NetW are, and NetBEUI are not TCP/IP connections. Computers without TCP/IP C onnections to the Printer When using a computer without TC P/IP connection to the printer , the dr[...]

Printing to a Phaser 7700 Printer PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 4-4 The printer dri ver supplied for this OS lists th e custom T ekColor correction selections using the short name of the correction. T o select a custom T ekColor correction: 1. In the Print screen box, from the Copies & Pages menu, s elect Image Quality . 2. Click on[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 5-1 Editing Custom T e kColor Corrections Over view Use Edit Prof ile to make minor color changes in a PhaserMatch custom De vice Link Profile. The edited version of the de vice link profile will become a custom T ekColor correction once it is do wnloaded to the printer . T o begin editing: 1. Launch the Ph[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 5-2 The PhaserMatch editor provides b uttons to edit the de vice link prof ile. The buttons are shown in the follo wing figure. Use the Output Gamma Curves Editing T ool to ma ke changes in the output lookup tables. The changes you make when using this tool are shown in the pre v ie w im age and should mode[...]

Editing Custom TekColor Corrections Overview PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 5-3 Use the Fine T u ne T ool to make small changes to a specific color or range of colors. When you use this tool, you edit the de vice color space so you ma y be editing CMYK or RGB color spaces. T o create a new color edit: 1. Click the Fine T une icon. A warn[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 6-1 Use Do wnload Prof ile to manage the custom colo r corrections associated with a Phaser 7760, Phaser 7750, or Phaser 7700 printer . Managing T ekColor Corrections on a Phaser 7760 or Phaser 7750 Printer When using a Phaser 7760 or 7750 printer, the Download Prof ile b utton is used to download the custo[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 7-1 Macintosh System Requirements ■ Apple Po wer Macintosh computer ■ Macintosh OS X, v ersion 10.2 (v ersion 10.2.3 recommended) op erating system ■ 128 MB RAM required, 256 MB RAM recommended ■ 600 x 800 dpi resolution color monitor with the ability to display thousands of colors ■ Xerox Phaser [...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 7-2 Once the instrument is set up correctly , measure the set of printed color swatches in sequence from top to bottom, readi ng down each column before moving to the ne xt column on the right. When you complete the measurements, sav e th e measured data as a "space-delimited" ASCII text f ile. Th[...]

Additional Information PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide 7-3 Additional Information Resour ce Link F or automated pr inter diagnostics and troub leshooti ng using y our web bro wser , go to the PhaserSMART w ebsite: www .phasersmar t.com F or general suppor t, go to the Xerox suppor t website: www .xerox.com /office/suppor t F or Xerox Phas[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide A-1 Glossar y Calibration The checking, adjusting or standardizing of a de vice. See also Printer Color Calibration . CIE The Commission Inter nationale de l'Eclairage. The main inter nati onal organization concer ned wi th color appearance and color measurement. CIE Lab The CIE L*, a*, b* color space [...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide A-2 ColorSync Profiles See ICC Profiles . Densitometer A de vice that measures the density of colors or images. PhaserMatch does not suppor t a ny densitometer . De vice Link Profiles ICC profiles that describe the color behavior of two CMYK devices: y our Xero x Phaser pr inter and a target device , such a[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide A-3 Lookup T a ble ICC Profiles contain an input lookup ta ble and an output lookup table . These tables are used to implement color transformations per the ICC Profile spec ification f or look up tab les. LUT This is an abbre viation for Lookup T able. P atches See Printe d Color Swatches. PhaserCal Name f[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide B-1 Color management is based on color spaces. The range of colors, or gamut, perceiv ed by the human eye, captured on film, displayed on a comp uter monitor , and rendered by a printer v ary significantly . Each has its o wn color space, a mathematical means of describing its colors. RGB is an additi ve co[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide B-2 Heidelberg. These other v endors can use different algorithms to perform its color con versions. Image Color Mana gement System (ICM), a co lor management system for the W indows operating system, also suppor ts color engines from other vendors. When using PhaserMatch with Macintosh, make sure the defau[...]

PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide Index-1 Index A ASCII text file, 7-2 C calibrating overview, 1-3 using a spectrophotometer, 2-1 visually calibrating, 2-2 color calibration, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2 color calibration data file, 7-2 color managemen t, A-1, B-1 creating custom, 1-4, 1-5 custom TekColor corrections creating, 1-4, 1-5, 3-1, 3-2 editing, [...]

Index PhaserMatch and PhaserCa l 4.0 User Guide Index-2 M Macintosh installing, 1-2 system requirements, 7-2 Macintosh OS X printing to a Phaser 7760 and 7750 printer, 4-1 Microsoft Windows system requirements, 7-2 O output gamma curv es using the editing tool, 5-2 P Phaser 7760 and 7750 printer printing to a, 4-1 Phaser printer profiles using, 3-1[...]