Toshiba GA-1121 User Manual

TOSHIBA GA-1121COLOR GUIDE

AA-2 Color Measurement Instruments3. Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the serial interface connection

AA-3 Color Measurement Instruments4. Attach the connector to the computer.For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable

AA-4 Color Measurement InstrumentsNOTE: For Mac OS computers with a USB port (for example, an iMac), you need an adapter to connect the DTP41 to your

AA-5 Color Measurement InstrumentsMultiple users can be connected to one GA-1121 with ColorWise Pro Tools, but only one user at a time can use the Cal

AA-6 Color Measurement InstrumentsThe Instructions area displays instructions for selecting the port.7. Click Utilities.The Utilities dialog box appea

AA-7 Color Measurement Instruments9. If you have not already done so, remove the shipping spacer from the measurement page slot.10. Insert the end of

AA-8 Color Measurement InstrumentsUsing the X-Rite DTP32 densitometerColorWise Pro Tools are designed to work with the X-Rite DTP32 reflection densito

AA-9 Color Measurement Instruments3. Attach the connector to the computer.For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable

AA-10 Color Measurement Instruments4. Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the side of the X-Rite DTP32 and plug the AC adapter into a w

AA-11 Color Measurement InstrumentsRecalibrate the DTP32 at least once per month. For critical color, calibrate the densitometer every time you calibr

xi About this manualThis manual explains how to manage color output on the Toshiba GA-1121, and provides information on calibration and color profiles

BB-1 Importing density measurementsThis appendix describes Simple ASCII File Format, which can be used to import density measurements from measurement

BB-2 Importing density measurementsExample of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch pageThis file format is used to specify the Status T density measur

BB-3 Importing density measurementsExample of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary pageThis file format is used to specify the Status T density measur

IndexAAbsolute Colorimetric rendering style 1-7Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile option 3-2Apple Standard setting, RGB Source profile option

I-2 IndexColorWise Pro ToolsCalibrator 2-5 to 2-10checking calibration status 2-5Color Editor 3-10 to 3-18Color Setup 3-31Profile Manager 3-2 to 3

I-3 IndexMMac OS color management options 1-18 to 1-21Match Copy setting of CMYK Simulation option 1-3measurements page 2-3NNone setting, RGB Source

I-4 IndexSpot Color Matching option 1-6, 1-10spot colors, matching to CMYK equivalents 1-10, 3-18 to 3-30Spot-On 3-18sRGB, RGB Source Profile option

xii Introduction•The Fiery Color Reference Glossary defines words in bold—for example, output profile—that appear throughout this manual. Color terms

xiii Key features of ColorWise• Define whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the copier/printer or whether it is first converted into t

11-1 Managing color on the GA-1121The following sections describe the options available from the ColorWise color management system and explains how to

11-2 GA-1121 Color Managementcontrol the printing of these mixed-color documents with features that apply specifically to RGB, CMYK, or spot color dat

11-3 Managing color on the GA-1121You can specify settings for the following options by selecting print options when you send a job to the GA-1121. So

11-4 GA-1121 Color ManagementEnable Trapping On/OffSpecify whether or not the job automatically traps text and graphics independently of their applica

11-5 Managing color on the GA-1121(Other) Phosphors Hitachi EBU/Hitachi-Ikegami/NTSC/ Radius Pivot/SMPTE/Trinitron (Default set at Setup or with Color

This manual is part of a set of TOSHIBA GA-1121 (Fiery X3e+) documentation that includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:•Th

11-6 GA-1121 Color ManagementDetailed explanations of how these and other settings affect your print jobs are provided in subsequent sections of this

11-7 Managing color on the GA-1121Rendering StyleThe Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance of images

11-8 GA-1121 Color ManagementNOTE: The rendering styles associated with the PCL driver do not match those associated with the PostScript driver.Pure B

11-9 Managing color on the GA-1121see the application notes. Also, black text and line art defined as RGB = 0, 0, 0 in office applications (such as Mi

11-10 GA-1121 Color Management• With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text or text/graphics is on an edge that has cyan and magenta toners on on

11-11 Managing color on the GA-1121• On—The GA-1121 uses a built-in table or, with the Spot-On (available as Option), the Spot-On color dictionaries (

11-12 GA-1121 Color Management• Other allows you to specify custom RGB source settings. If you choose Other as the RGB Source Profile setting, you mus

11-13 Managing color on the GA-1121If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have Two-Way Communication enabled, the

11-14 GA-1121 Color Management• Full (Source GCR) provides a complete and accurate simulation based on colorimetric transformations. Hues are preserve

11-15 Managing color on the GA-1121NOTE: The RGB Separation print option should be used in conjunction with the Output Profile or CMYK Simulation Prof

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11-16 GA-1121 Color ManagementThe Combine Separations options are:•Off prints each separation individually.•On combines separations as a single, compo

11-17 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OSNOTE: The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many applic

11-18 GA-1121 Color ManagementIf Update does not appear, make sure that Two-Way Communication is set up as described in the User Software Installation

11-19 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OSSetting color management print optionsChoose settings for color print options from the various p

11-20 GA-1121 Color ManagementTO SET GA-1121 COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS1. In the AdobePS Print dialog box, choose Color Matching from the menu.2. Choose

11-21 PostScript printer driver for Windows and Mac OS3. In menu bar, choose desired print functions, and specify the appropriate print options displa

11-22 GA-1121 Color ManagementTO SET GA-1121 COLOR MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FROM MAC OS X V10.2/10.31. In the Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from

22-1 An overview of calibrationCalibrating the GA-1121 ensures consistent, reliable color output. This chapter explains how calibration works and prov

22-2 Color CalibrationNOTE: The procedures described in this chapter are fundamentally the same for Windows and Mac OS computers. The main differences

22-3 Understanding calibrationCalibration allows you to:• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the GA-1121.• Ensure consistent color qualit

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22-4 Color CalibrationTo create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Then measure the patches using either a color measurement instrumen

22-5 Using CalibratorAll these pages include fully saturated color patches and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Images with skin tones

22-6 Color CalibrationStarting CalibratorStart Calibrator from the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.TO CALIBRATE THE GA-1121 USING CALIBRATOR1. Start C

22-7 Using CalibratorThe Calibration window appears in Standard mode.3. Use the Calibrator window to perform the calibration method of your choice.Pro

22-8 Color CalibrationWith the Print Pages option, print a calibration Comparison Page showing the results of the new measurements with any profile as

22-9 Using CalibratorWhen more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against appears in the upper-right corner of the

22-10 Color CalibrationTO RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS1. In the main Calibrator window, click Restore Device.2. Click OK to restore the pr

22-11 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000The following illustration shows the different parts of the ES-1000.Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ES-1000Yo

22-12 Color Calibration5. Choose the appropriate options and click Print.For Page Type, choose either 21 or 34 Sorted Patches, or 21 or 34 Randomized

22-13 Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000The Information dialog box appears.9. Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, and click OK.The EFI Spectr

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22-14 Color Calibration14. Repeat step 10 through step 13 until all the strips have been measured.NOTE: You must take the measurements in the order ou

22-15 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100Calibrating the GA-1121 with the ED-100You can use ColorWise Pro Tools in conjunction with the ED-100 to calibr

22-16 Color Calibration6. Retrieve the measurement page from the copier/printer.7. Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.The Measurement Options

22-17 Using the EFI Densitometer ED-100When you click Start, the Measurements window appears. Directions for measuring the patches appear in the Statu

22-18 Color CalibrationWhen the patch has been measured successfully, a check mark appears in the patch preview in the Measurements window. The window

22-19 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP41Using the ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator application and the DTP41 s

22-20 Color CalibrationPaper Size is automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches, or 11x17/A3 for 34 Sorted Patches. For Input Tray, choose the

22-21 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP4110. Insert the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip.Follow the on-screen instruct

22-22 Color CalibrationA check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the color was measured successfully.C

22-23 Calibrating the GA-1121 with the DTP325. Choose the appropriate options, and click Print.For Page Type, choose either 34 or 21 Sorted PatchesPap

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22-24 Color Calibration9. When the Status field indicates that the measurements were read successfully, click Accept. 10. Click OK in the Measure dial

22-25 Using AutoCal and ColorCalCalibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools and AutoCal, or ColorCalWhen you run ColorCal from ColorWise Pro Tools, you have

22-26 Color CalibrationIf you chose the ColorCal method, an alert message appears, asking if you want to calibrate the copier/printer’s scanner.10. If

22-27 Using AutoCal and ColorCal15. Follow the directions in the dialog box for placing the Gray Scale strip and the measurement page on the copier/pr

22-28 Color Calibration4. For Calibration Mode, choose Standard or Expert, and press Set.With Expert Mode, you can print a Comparison Page (see page 2

22-29 Using AutoCal and ColorCal12. Place the color measurement page face-down over the grayscale strip.Place the page at the upper-left corner of the

22-30 Color CalibrationTO REMOVE CALIBRATION FROM THE CONTROL PANEL1. From the GA-1121 Control Panel, access the Calibration menu as described on page

33-1Designed to give you flexible control of color printing, ColorWise Pro Tools include the following color management tools:• Calibrator (see Chapte

33-2 ColorWise Pro ToolsProfile ManagerProfile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles. In the case of the GA-1121, these profiles are divi

33-3 Profile ManagerIn addition, one or more output profiles are provided with the GA-1121.For information about output profiles, see page 1-15.NOTE:

ContentsAbout the DocumentationIntroductionAbout this manual xiKey features of ColorWise xiiChapter 1: GA-1121 Color ManagementManaging color on the G

33-4 ColorWise Pro ToolsA small icon to the left of a profile name indicates the default profile for each category (RGB Source, Simulation, and Output

33-5 Profile Manager• Windows 2000—Winnt\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color•Windows XP/Server 2003—Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color•Mac OS 9.x—System F

33-6 ColorWise Pro ToolsFor Mac OS computers, this profile must be associated with one of the predefined names (Source-1 through Source-10 for RGB Sou

33-7 Profile Manager4. Click OK when you are notified that the profile was successfully uploaded.Delete profiles to ensure that the wrong profiles are

33-8 ColorWise Pro ToolsTO DEFINE A CUSTOM SIMULATION PROFILE1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager.For the purposes of this example,

33-9 Profile ManagerNOTE: Although you cannot delete a preset profile, you can use the name of a preset profile name for your edited profile when you

33-10 ColorWise Pro ToolsIf you do not define a custom simulation profile, your job will print with CMYK Simulation Profile set to None. If you do not

33-11 Color EditorColor Editor also has several Edit Modes for editing simulations:•Master—Create a custom master simulation that affects all print jo

33-12 ColorWise Pro Tools3. Choose a profile to edit and click Select.Another method is to open the Profile Manager, select a profile, and then click

33-13 Color Editor5. Select the colors you want to edit by turning colors off and on.The Eye icon to the left of each color indicates whether that col

viii ContentsUsing Calibrator 2-5Starting Calibrator 2-6Expert Mode 2-7Restoring default calibration measurements 2-9Using the EFI Spectrometer ES-10

33-14 ColorWise Pro ToolsIf you use Dot Gain values, apply the settings first, so that the curves are deflected from their straight-line positions. Th

33-15 Color EditorNOTE: You should adjust points in this way only after you have entered the Dot Gain and Brightness values.For greater precision, typ

33-16 ColorWise Pro ToolsTO EDIT A SIMULATION IN QUICK, FULL (SOURCE GCR), OR FULL (OUTPUT GCR) MODE1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Color Edito

33-17 Color Editor4. Edit and save the simulation, as described in steps 5 through 10 of the procedure starting on page 3-13.For this new simulation t

33-18 ColorWise Pro ToolsTO CHECK A PROFILE1. Click Test Print from the Color Editor window.2. Select a page to print. If you selected Comparison Page

33-19 Using Spot-OnTO START SPOT-ON1. Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Spot-On.2. Choose the desired output profile and click OK.The Spot-On main w

33-20 ColorWise Pro ToolsBy default, the GA-1121 includes several PANTONE libraries along with a System library. These factory default libraries appea

33-21 Using Spot-OnWhen you open a group, all colors in the group are displayed, and the group icon changes appearance.2. To close a color group, clic

33-22 ColorWise Pro ToolsTO REARRANGE THE PRIORITY OF COLORS1. To rearrange an entire color group, select the desired color group.To rearrange an indi

33-23 Using Spot-On3. To find additional colors based on the same search criteria, choose Find Again from the Edit menu.Creating custom colorsSpot-On

ix ContentsUploading custom color groups 3-24Editing color values 3-25Using a measurement instrument to target colors 3-29Saving changes and exiting S

33-24 ColorWise Pro ToolsDownloading custom color groupsYou can download custom color groups from your computer to the GA-1121. Downloaded groups are

33-25 Using Spot-OnTO UPLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS1. Select the name of the color group you want to upload.2. Choose Upload from the File menu.The Save

33-26 ColorWise Pro Tools2. To update the center patch to a neighboring color that more closely matches the target, click the corresponding neighbor p

33-27 Using Spot-OnSaturation generates neighbor patches based on less saturated to more saturated variations of the original color. This variation is

33-28 ColorWise Pro Tools6. Click OK to print the patches.The Print Pattern test page prints the following information:• Center patch color CMYK value

33-29 Using Spot-OnThe Device Codes option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 255. This option reflects the full range of color values tha

33-30 ColorWise Pro Tools4. Place the ED-100 or ES-1000 over the target color, making sure to center the sample aperture over the color. Press Measure

33-31 Color SetupColor SetupUse Color Setup to set the default ColorWise settings for the GA-1121. To access Color Setup, click its icon in the ColorW

33-32 ColorWise Pro ToolsOnce you have made your changes, you must click OK or Apply for the changes to take effect. Clicking OK sets the new defaults

AA-1 Color Measurement InstrumentsThis appendix explains how to set up and calibrate the following color measurement instruments:• X-Rite DTP41 automa