Page 3 - Table of Contents
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Table of Contents Color Management Guide i Table of Contents 1 Color Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 CMS Option Tool Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 6 - CMS Option Tool Overview; Major Functions of the CMS Option Tool; Generating the calibration adjustment tables
Color Management Overview Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 1-2 Color Management Guide CMS Option Tool Overview The CMS (Color Management System) optional tool is installed using GUI software added to the remote PC. The CMS Option tool has the following features: • Creating a color...
Page 7 - CMS Option Tool Setup; Prerequisites to setting up CMS Option Tool; Color Options; Color Resource Set
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Color Management Overview Color Management Guide 1-3 CMS Option Tool Setup This section describes the setup of the CMS Option Tool. The CMS Option Tool should be installed on a remote PC where the GUI is also present. Prerequisites to setting up CM...
Page 8 - Black Overprint; Printer Name; Print Data
Color Management Overview Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 1-4 Color Management Guide Black Overprint This option is available for PS/PDF. You can choose whether or not to overprint on the black portion of an input color space, without printing the under-color. The Black Overprint...
Page 10 - Saturation; User TRC
Color Management Overview Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 1-6 Color Management Guide Relative (Default of CMYK) After dynamic range compression is done, colors that can not be reproduced will be converted, lightness will be sustained as much as possible, and saturation will be de...
Page 11 - Custom ink settings
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Color Management Overview Color Management Guide 1-7 Pre-Printed Paper Select the output screen characteristics of the pre-printed paper. Select the [ Setting ] button to open the [ Color Characteristics [Upstream] (Print Data) ] dialog box. Custom...
Page 13 - CMS Option Tool; Introduction to the CMS Option Tool; Measuring devices
Color Management Guide 2-1 CMS Option Tool This chapter details the CMS Option Tool. Operations performed with the CMS Option Tool are discussed here. For detailed information on Calibration, please see the remaining chapters of the Color Management Guide. Introduction to the CMS Option Tool Listed ...
Page 14 - Install the CMS Option Tool
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-2 Color Management Guide Install the CMS Option Tool 1. Insert the CMS Option Tool CD into the CD-ROM of the remote PC. 2. Double click [ setup.exe ]. The setup wizard will open. 3. Select [ Next ]. 4. Allow the CMS Option Tool to...
Page 15 - CMS Option tool tab menus
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System CMS Option Tool Color Management Guide 2-3 CMS Option tool tab menus The following tabs are located on the CMS Option Tool window. • Print Colorimetric Pattern • Create Calibration Data • Custom Paper • Custom Ink Characteristic • Paper Information...
Page 16 - Cancelling the installation; Uninstall the CMS Option Tool
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-4 Color Management Guide Cancelling the installation If you wish to cancel the installation process, select [ Cancel ]. Select [ Yes ] to cancel installation. Then select [ Finish ]. The following dialog box will appear. Uninstall...
Page 17 - Using the CMS Option Tool; Print Colorimetric Pattern
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System CMS Option Tool Color Management Guide 2-5 Using the CMS Option Tool The CMS tool can be used for a variety of tasks. The most common task is printing a colorimetric pattern to be used for calibration. The following sections explain how to use the ...
Page 18 - Layout files for the colorimetric patterns
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-6 Color Management Guide Layout files for the colorimetric patterns The layout files for the colorimetric patterns are stored in the same folder where the CMS Option Tool is located. The default location is: C:\Program Files\Xerox...
Page 19 - Selecting a layout file
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System CMS Option Tool Color Management Guide 2-7 Selecting a layout file Each layout file is dependent upon the desired measuring purpose. The layout file chosen will appear on the printed colorimetric pattern. The following table displays the measuring ...
Page 20 - How to Create Calibration Data; Select the paper type
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-8 Color Management Guide Create Calibration Data Use the Create Calibration Data tab to create a table to be used for calibration. This table is generated based on measured colorimetric data. Select [ Resource Set at Destination ]...
Page 21 - Specify data file
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System CMS Option Tool Color Management Guide 2-9 Specify data file Use this option to select a data file to be applied to the desired printer. If you are using a duplex configuration, the first printer is referred to as [ Upstream ], the second printer i...
Page 22 - Custom Paper; Paper Name
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-10 Color Management Guide Custom Paper Use the Custom Paper tab to create a color conversion table to be used for custom paper. This table is based on measured colorimetric values from the data file. A color conversion table can a...
Page 24 - Registering Custom Paper
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-12 Color Management Guide Registering Custom Paper To register custom paper: 1. Enter the Paper Setting. Set Paper Length to 18 inches. 2. Select a colorimetric pattern for color conversion. For color conversion, use Eye-One iSis....
Page 25 - Paper Information
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System CMS Option Tool Color Management Guide 2-13 Custom Ink Characteristic Use the Custom Ink Characteristic tab to specify information for a new custom ink. If you specify the International Color Consortium (ICC) profile and paper to be used, you can c...
Page 28 - Restore of paper information; Color Resource Management
CMS Option Tool Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 2-16 Color Management Guide Restore of paper information Paper information can be restored if it was backed up. If this option is selected, it will overwrite the current information. Select [ Restore ] and a confirmation window will...
Page 30 - Recommended Calibration Conditions
Prepare for Color Calibration Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 3-2 Color Management Guide Recommended Calibration Conditions This section describes the recommended conditions for performing the pre-calibration and color calibration procedures in the following chapters. 1. The prin...
Page 31 - Verify Color Calibration Resources
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Prepare for Color Calibration Color Management Guide 3-3 Verify Color Calibration Resources The purpose of this procedure is to verify that you have all of the files necessary to perform the pre-calibration and color calibration procedures in the l...
Page 34 - \Resource Group Names
Prepare for Color Calibration Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 3-6 Color Management Guide Note The contents of the following directory [ Resource Group Names ] continues onto the next page. \Resource Group Names • \TRC_PRINTER1.cntl • \TRC_PRINTER1_absolute.crd • \TRC_PRINTER1_per...
Page 36 - Copy Color Calibration Resources
Prepare for Color Calibration Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 3-8 Color Management Guide Copy Color Calibration Resources This procedure describes how to copy the contents of the [ Color Calibration Resources ] directory on the Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System ...
Page 38 - Download ColorPort Utility Software
Prepare for Color Calibration Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 3-10 Color Management Guide Download ColorPort Utility Software The purpose of this section is to download the latest documentation-supported version of the ColorPort Utility Software (version 1.5.4). This software is ...
Page 39 - Check for Queue and Imposition Files; Check for Existing Imposition Files; Check for Existing Queues
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Prepare for Color Calibration Color Management Guide 3-11 Check for Queue and Imposition Files The purpose of this section is to determine if any of the imposition files or queues used in chapter 4 have already been created. The following procedure...
Page 42 - Create an Empty Color Resource; For Simplex Systems
Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 4-2 Color Management Guide Create an Empty Color Resource In order to perform the pre-calibration engine density adjustment, a Color Resource must be created with no calibration data associated with it. Thi...
Page 44 - For Duplex Systems
Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 4-4 Color Management Guide For Duplex Systems 1. Ensure that the Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System is powered on and is connected to the PC-UI. 2. On the left-side navigation pane of the X...
Page 46 - Set Up Imposition Files; Import Simplex/Duplex Imposition Files
Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 4-6 Color Management Guide Set Up Imposition Files This section explains how to import either a simplex or duplex imposition file from the [ Color Calibration Resources ] directory copied to the Windows Des...
Page 47 - Manipulate the Imported Simplex Imposition File
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Color Management Guide 4-7 Manipulate the Imported Simplex Imposition File Now that you have imported the simplex imposition file into the PC-UI, you must ensure that the Logical Paper Settings of the impos...
Page 48 - Manipulate the Imported Duplex Imposition File
Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 4-8 Color Management Guide Manipulate the Imported Duplex Imposition File Now that you have imported the duplex imposition file into the PC-UI, you must ensure that the Logical Paper Settings of the imposit...
Page 49 - Create a new Simplex Queue
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Color Management Guide 4-9 Create a New Queue The purpose of this section is to submit the density test pattern using the proper imposition, queue and color settings. We do this by creating a new queue. Ple...
Page 53 - Create a new Duplex Queue
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Color Management Guide 4-13 Create a new Duplex Queue On the left-side navigation pane of the Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System PC-UI, select [Queue Management]. 1. Select [ Queue Manageme...
Page 58 - Color Density Adjustment
Pre-Calibration Engine Density Adjustment Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 4-18 Color Management Guide Color Density Adjustment The purpose of the following procedure is to achieve the proper color density levels for optimum color calibration. Note The following procedure must be ...
Page 62 - Create a TRC File
Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 5-2 Color Management Guide Create a TRC File The purpose of this procedure is to set up a queue for printing the color calibration grids. There is a separate procedure for simplex and duplex systems. Fo...
Page 71 - Regional Settings
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Color Management Guide 5-11 Regional Settings This is to ensure that the ColorPort Utility Software can function properly when measuring targets in the next section. 1. Select [ Start ] and [ Control Pa...
Page 72 - Use ColorPort to Measure Targets
Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 5-12 Color Management Guide Use ColorPort to Measure Targets This is to measure the printed test grids using the ColorPort Utility Software. 1. Open the ColorPort Utility Software (v1.5.4). 2. Select th...
Page 74 - Create TRC File with TRC Viewer
Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 5-14 Color Management Guide Create TRC File with TRC Viewer Depending on whether you have a simplex system or a duplex system, use the appropriate procedure. For Simplex Systems 1. Ensure that the 490/9...
Page 78 - Import TRC File into PC-UI
Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 5-18 Color Management Guide Import TRC File into PC-UI For Simplex Systems 1. On the left-side navigation pane of the Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System PC-UI, select [ Resource Managem...
Page 88 - Post-Calibration Density Check
Color Calibration Process for v1.1.6 Software Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System 5-28 Color Management Guide Post-Calibration Density Check The purpose of the following procedure is to confirm that the proper color density levels have been achieved for optimum color calibration. Not...
Page 92 - Color Calibration; Test Pattern Names
Color Calibration Using ColorPort Utility Software Xerox 490/980 CCF Printing System 6-2 Color Management Guide Color Calibration Before performing color calibration, set the cutter to A3 and ensure that all color settings for both printers are set at 4 (C,M,Y,K). 1. Select the CMS Option Tool icon ...
Page 93 - Using ColorPort for Color Calibration
Xerox 490/980 CCF Printing System Color Calibration Using ColorPort Utility Software Color Management Guide 6-3 Using ColorPort for Color Calibration Open the Colorport software. Select [ Start: Programs: Colorport ] on your PC or select [ Colorport.exe ] on the desktop. 1. Select the [ Measure Targ...
Page 95 - Logical Page Setting; Offset Specification
Printer Operator Guide A-1 Appendix Logical Page Setting The purpose of this appendix is to help you create imposition files in the pre-calibration and color calibration chapters of the Color Management Guide. The Logical Page Setting is one of the necessary properties that needs to be configured wh...
Page 96 - Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Explained
Appendix Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System A-2 Printer Operator Guide Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Explained The two sets of numerical values that make up the Offset Specification and the Logical Page Size are dependent on two variables: 1. The DPI (dots per inch) sel...
Page 97 - Calculate Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Values; To Calculate Logical Page Size Width
Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Appendix Printer Operator Guide A-3 Calculate Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Values The following sample procedure uses the following hypothetical paper stock width, logical page size (image area) and DPI settings: • Paper Stock Width: ...
Page 98 - Table of Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Values
Appendix Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System A-4 Printer Operator Guide Table of Offset Specification and Logical Page Size Values The following table shows the numerical values for the Offset Specification and Logical Page Size for: • Widths of paper stock from 8.3 in (267 mm) to 19...
Page 99 - Print Using LPR
Printer Operator Guide B-1 Appendix Print Using LPR The purpose of this appendix is to help you submit the various test patterns necessary to perform the pre-calibration and color calibration procedures found in this guide to the printer. The following procedure uses LPR (Line Printer Remote) to sub...
