Kodak 6B6640 - Manual

Calibrating the Printer 1-2 March 2001 You need to calibrate the printer when you start the system up each day. You also need to calibrate the printer when • you change paper • print quality is questionable • the temperature at the site changes more than 5° F (2.8° C) • if running more than one shif...

Calibrating the Printer March 2001 1-3 The display shows the LED Calibration Application window. Starting the Calibration Application and Exposing a Test Target IMPORTANT: The settings in the configuration file for the selected device determine some of the actions and messages in this procedure. The...

Calibrating the Printer March 2001 1-5 2. Click Yes. The display shows the Choose Start LUT dialog box. NOTE: The highlighted LUT in the dialog box above is the most recent calibration LUT. 3. Click either Load Selected LUT or Load Custom LUT (or Cancel to cancel the calibration process). If you cli...

Calibrating the Printer 1-6 March 2001 Obtaining Densities There are three methods for obtaining densities: • from a file • from a densitometer • from a centralized densitometer (NT only and if the Centralized Densitometer application is installed on your network) The contents of the calibration con...

Calibrating the Printer March 2001 1-7 Using the Densitometer to Read Densities NOTE: For LED Gen I devices, you read only one neutral strip. Do the following to scan the neutral (gray) patches on the processed test print into the densitometer (refer to your densitometer manual for detailed instruct...

Calibrating the Printer 1-10 March 2001 Completing the Calibration 1. If calibration is in tolerance, the display shows the LUT Attributes dialog box. a. Type a name or comment in the dialog box. The comment you enter will appear on the Send LUT to Printer dialog box to identify the LUT file with a ...

March 2001 2-1 2 Troubleshooting This section describes the problems that you may occasionally have when using: • the KODAK Device Calibration Software and the Calibration Software for the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printer • the X-RITE DTP36 Densitometer Calibration Graph The graph below is an indic...

Troubleshooting 2-2 March 2001 Calibration Errors Numeric Calibration Error Codes Code Status Message Possible Cause/Subsystem Possible Solution 1 The following file is locked:_filename_. The system is trying to access a file that is currently in use. Close any other applications that may be accessi...

Troubleshooting March 2001 2-11 Non-Numeric Calibration Error Messages Error Message Possible Cause/Subsystem Possible Solution An underrun error occurred during communications to the following device. • The cable between the printer and the host computer is worn. • One or more of the connections be...

Troubleshooting 2-12 March 2001 Densitometer Errors Code Message Explanation <01> BAD_COMMAND The densitometer does not recognize a command. <02> PRM_RANGE_ERROR One or more data or address parameters is out of range. See the command guide for parameter limits. <03> DISPLAY_OVERFLO...

March 2001 3-1 3 Using Additional Calibration Features The topics covered in this section include: • Installing the Calibration Software • An overview of the Kodak Professional Device Calibration Software • Advanced Features of the LED II Calibration Software • Installing the Densitometer IMPORTANT:...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-2 March 2001 Installation Procedure 1. If you are installing the software from the supplied CD-ROM: a. Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive. b. When the Browser is displayed, select LED Printer. 2. If you are downloading the installation files from the Kodak web ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-3 NOTE: The installation is similar for NT and Macintosh systems. When the instructions say, for example, click Next or Install, the first option is for NT systems and the second is for Macintosh systems. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage, do not co...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-4 March 2001 13. Click Next to install the software on your system. The display shows a dialog box for you to designate where to install the calibration software. 14. Either accept the default path and folder or select another path and folder. 15. Click Finish...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-5 About the Kodak Professional Device Calibration Software The Kodak Professional Device Calibration software manages and launches customized calibration software applications, including the calibration software for the LED 20P and 20R printers. App...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-7 Starting the Device Calibration Software Load the Calibration Software according to the table below. (If needed, see “Installing the Calibration Software” on page 3-1 .) Editing the Log Settings Your Device Calibration application has specific “lo...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-8 March 2001 The display shows the Edit Configuration dialog box with the default settings: 3. Edit the device settings as needed or click Default to refresh the dialog box with the default settings. The log operations/settings include: 4. Click OK to save (or...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-9 Adding, Updating, and Deleting Devices You can: • add new printer calibration devices • update the name or SCSI ID (Target ID) of an existing device • delete devices • update the configuration files for devices Adding a Device 1. Click the New ico...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-10 March 2001 A new printer device icon is displayed on the Device Calibration window. NOTE: If an error message is displayed, refer to Section 2, Troubleshooting . Updating a Device To update the device name or the SCSI information for a device: 1. Select the...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-12 March 2001 Deleting a Device To delete a device and all files associated with the device: 1. Select the device by clicking once on the device icon. 2. Click the Cut icon or select Edit->Cut. The display shows: 3. Click Yes to delete the device and associ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-13 Advanced Features of the LED II Calibration Software The Calibration Software for the KODAK PROFESSIONAL LED II Printer 20P/20R provides automated neutral density printer calibration and is designed to be used without assistance from technical ex...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-14 March 2001 Value Graph

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-15 Difference Graph

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-16 March 2001 History Graph

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-17 To view calibration graphs: 1. From the Device Calibration window, double-click the device for which you want to view graphs. The display shows the LED Calibration Application window. 2. Click the Graphs icon or select View->Graphs. The displa...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-18 March 2001 Applying a Master Balance (NT Systems Only) Master Balance is a method that allows you to temporarily modify printer neutral calibration. This may be desired for customizing a particular job or correcting for a short-term processing shift. It doe...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-19 The display shows the Master Balance dialog box. 3. Click and drag the sliders as needed for Density, Red, Green, or Blue balance. For Density, Red, Green, and Blue, 1 unit of change is equal to 0.01 log exposure or 1 color correction (cc) units....

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-20 March 2001 The display shows the Choose Master Balance LUT dialog box. IMPORTANT: In the next step, do not select the default LUT. 5. Select one of the LUTs from the dialog box and click Load Selected LUT or click Load Custom LUT and follow the prompts to l...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-22 March 2001 Sending Targets The Send Target feature enables you to send any properly formatted target file to the printer without performing a calibration. The target file must contain image data in the format for the Kodak Professional LED II Printer 20P/20...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-23 The display shows the Send Target to Printer dialog box. (The versions for both NT and MACINTOSH Systems are shown.) NT Systems NOTE: Users of NT systems can click Browse to select another file name. The display shows the Open dialog box. Select ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-25 Editing the Device Configuration The Edit Configuration feature allows you to change the printer’s calibration configuration attributes. However, it is recommended that you use the default settings for these attributes for most operations. Edit C...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-27 Editing Information on the Procedure Tab The Procedure tab contains general configuration attributes as shown and described below. The values displayed in the example are the default settings. To edit the configuration information on the Procedur...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-28 March 2001 Editing Information on the Density Source Tab The Density Source tab specifies how the calibration application is to receive density data. The values displayed in the example are the default settings. To edit the configuration information on the ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-29 Editing Information on the Aim Tab The Aim tab specifies: • whether the aims used for calibration are Density Aims or Lightness Aims • whether to apply the Channel-Independent Matrix • which table to use if Copyright Detection is functional The v...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-30 March 2001 Editing Information on the History Tab The History tab specifies information about maintaining calibration history data. The values displayed in the example are the default settings. To edit the configuration information on the History tab: 1. Ch...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-31 Editing Information on the Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to specify the paper being calibrated. The value displayed in the example is the default setting. To edit the configuration information on the Paper tab: 1. Change the Paper Type if ne...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-32 March 2001 Editing Information on the DP2 (NT Systems) or KPIS (MACINTOSH Systems) Tab The DP2 (or for MACINTOSH Systems, KPIS) tab specifies whether to activate DP2 (or KPIS) interoperability, and if so, names the directory and filename designated for the ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-33 Editing KPIS Information (MACINTOSH Systems) If you are using the calibration output files with the KPIS system, it is necessary to activate KPIS and assign a filename and location to the output file. When you click the KPIS tab of the Edit Confi...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-34 March 2001 To edit the configuration information on the KPIS tab: 1. Click the Activate KPIS checkbox (click again to deactivate). The display shows the Edit Configuration window with the default settings for KPIS Location and KPIS Filename. 2. To change th...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-35 The display shows the updated Edit Configuration window with updated File Location of CalDisk:CompositeMachine:Tables:KodakLED. Completing the Edit Configuration When you finish editing the configuration file, click OK to save the attributes. (Cl...

Using Additional Calibration Features 3-36 March 2001 Creating a Density File for Use with Calibration During calibration, you have the option of obtaining density data from a file or by scanning a processed test target through an X-RITE DTP 36 densitometer. The option is determined by the entry in ...

Using Additional Calibration Features March 2001 3-37 Installing the Densitometer This section describes how to install the X-RITE DTP 36 Densitometer, including changing some of the attributes on the Edit Configuration window to accommodate the densitometer. IMPORTANT: The supported densitometers u...

March 2001 4-1 4 Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application IMPORTANT: This chapter pertains only to users of WINDOWS NT Systems. The Centralized Densitometer Application topics covered in this section include: • Installing the application on a WINDOWS NT System • Modifying printe...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application March 2001 4-3 8. After the Welcome screen is displayed, click Next. 9. Read the license agreement. • To accept the terms and continue the installation, click Yes. • Or, to cancel the installation, click No. 10. Read the readme informatio...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 4-4 March 2001 13. Click to check the box next to Kodak Professional Device Calibration – Centralized Densitometer and click Next. 14. Click Next to install the software on your system. The display shows the Setup Status dialog box. You d...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application March 2001 4-5 Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 1. Click the Windows Start button and select Programs -> Eastman Kodak -> KProApplications -> KODAK PROFESSIONAL Device Calibration -> KODAK PROFESSIONAL Centralize...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 4-6 March 2001 Adding a Printer 1. Click the Add Printer icon or select File->New on the Centralized Densitometer Application window. The display shows the Add New Printer dialog box. 2. Either type a path or click Browse and select a ...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application March 2001 4-7 The display shows the Centralized Densitometer Application window with the new printer added. Deleting a Printer 1. Highlight the printer you want to delete. 2. Click the Delete icon or select Edit->Delete Printer on the...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 4-8 March 2001 The display shows the dialog box below. 3. Click Yes to delete the printer. The selected printer is no longer visible in the Centralized Densitometer Application window.

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application March 2001 4-9 Changing Printer Information 1. Highlight the printer for which you want to change the information (location). 2. Click the Printer Info icon or select Edit->Printer Info on the Centralized Densitometer Application windo...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 4-10 March 2001 Changing the Densitometer Port You can change the designation of the port on your host computer to which the densitometer is attached. 1. Select Edit->Edit COM Port on the Centralized Densitometer Application window. Th...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application 4-12 March 2001 Measuring Densities During a Calibration Cycle IMPORTANT: To use the centralized densitometer application for measuring densities for a calibration cycle, the density source of “centralized densitometer” must have been sel...

Installing and Using the Centralized Densitometer Application March 2001 4-13 Viewing Calibration Graphs The View Graphs feature provides access to the available graphs from the most recently completed calibration for the selected printer. For examples of the graphs, see “Viewing Graphs” beginning o...