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Fiery EXP8000 Color Server

SERVER & CONTROLLER SOLUTIONS

Color Printing
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7

Terminology and conventions 7

About this document 8

Key features of ColorWise 9

COLORWISE PRO TOOLS 10

About this chapter 11

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer 12

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools 12
Installing the ICC profiles 13
Configuring the connection 15
Editing the configuration 17

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer 17

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer 17
Installing MRJ 18
Uninstalling MRJ 19
Installing the ColorSync profiles 19
Configuring the connection 21
Editing the configuration 23

Using ColorWise Pro Tools 23

Using Calibrator 23
Using Color Editor 23
Using Profile Manager 25
Using Spot-On 30
Using Color Setup 31
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CALIBRATION 33

About this chapter 33

Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator 34

Starting Calibrator 34
Expert mode 35
Restoring default calibration measurements 37
Calibrating with the DTP32 37
Calibrating with the DTP41 39
Calibrating with the ES-1000 42

Calibrating for custom halftone screens 45

Understanding calibration 46
An overview of calibration 46
How calibration works 47
Scheduling calibration 48
Checking calibration status 49

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS 50

About this chapter 50

Managing color on the Fiery EXP8000 51

ColorWise print options 52

Black Detection 52
Black Overprint 52
CMYK Simulation Profile 53
CMYK Simulation Method 54
Combine Separations 55
Output profile 55
Black Text/Graphics 55
Rendering Styles 57
RGB Separation 58
RGB Source Profile 59
Spot Color Matching 60
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Printer drivers and print options 61

Setting print options for Windows 61
Setting color management print options for Mac OS 63
Using Expert Color Settings to enable Device Link Profiles 65

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS 67

Using the DTP32 67

Setting up the DTP32 67
Calibrating the DTP32 69

Using the DTP41 70

Setting up the DTP41 70
Calibrating the DTP41 72

Using the ES-1000 75

Setting up the ES-1000 75
Calibrating the ES-1000 75

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS 76

Simple ASCII Import File Format 76

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page 77
Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page 77
Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page 78

INDEX 79
 INTRODUCTION 7

INTRODUCTION
This document explains how to manage color output on the Fiery EXP8000 Color Server
and provides information about calibration and color profiles.

This document is part of a set that includes documents for users and system administrators.
See the other documents available at your site for a complete description of your
Fiery EXP8000 Color Server.

Terminology and conventions

This document uses the following terminology and conventions.

Term or convention Refers to

Aero Fiery EXP8000 (in illustrations and examples)

Digital press DocuColor 8000/7000 digital press

Fiery EXP8000 Fiery EXP8000 Color Server

Mac OS Apple Mac OS X

Titles in italics Other documents in this set

Windows Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server

2003

Topics for which additional information is available

by starting Help in the software

Tips and information

Important information

Important information about issues that can result in physical

harm to you or others

N OTE : Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition is also known as

Command WorkStation LE.
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About this document

This document is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color
output of your Fiery EXP8000.

This document covers the following topics:

• Installing and configuring ColorWise Pro Tools.
• Using Color Editor, Profile Manager, and ColorSetup Tools.
• Overview of calibration and description of how to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using
various ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator methods.
• Setting ColorWise print options from Windows and Mac OS computers
• Overview of color measurement instruments, available as separately purchased options.
• Descriptions of Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which can be used to import toner
density measurements from measurement devices.

N OTE : The Glossary defines words in bold, for example, output profile, that appear
throughout this document. Color terms and concepts, such as “color space,” “spot color,”
“gamut,” and “source profile,” are used throughout this document. If you are new to
desktop color, or if any terms are unfamiliar, see the Glossary.
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Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the Fiery EXP8000 and
designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety
of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality, out-of-box color from
many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output
without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery EXP8000.

For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro Tools
includes an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using an optional
spectrophotometer or densitometer (see “Calibration” on page 33).

ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs,
you can:
• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC, Euroscale, SWOP and so on, offset
press standards.
• Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printing using
four-color press conditions or presses with extra, custom plates.
• Select a color rendering dictionary (CRD), also called a rendering style, for RGB
printing. CRDs allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation graphics, smooth,
accurate printing of photographs, and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for
specialized needs.
• Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better screen matching and provide for
better color conversion of RGB data with no source information.
• Determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the digital press or is first
converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is useful
for making one device behave like another. It also allows you to evaluate the appearance of
the RGB file under different printing conditions without having to reprocess the RGB
data each time.

ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture, allowing

users to customize the Fiery EXP8000 to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise
supports ICC profiles, which are industry standard color profiles that describe the color
behavior of a device. Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery EXP8000 enables the
Fiery EXP8000 to simulate a custom press (or another digital press), as well as accurately print
colors from a particular monitor or scanner. In addition, you can create customized ICC
profiles for the digital press.

ColorWise also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a standard
file format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 76). In this case, it is important
to note that the quality of the instrument used determines the quality of the calibration.
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COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality out-of-box color from many Windows
and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing
about or changing color settings on the Fiery EXP8000. The ColorWise color management
system (CMS) also allows expert users to obtain the best color output. ColorWise Pro Tools
allows users to customize settings to achieve the best output for a variety of purposes.

Designed to give flexible control of color printing, ColorWise Pro Tools includes the
following color management tools:
• Calibrator (calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 in various ways)
• Color Editor (customize simulation and output profiles)
• Profile Manager (manage profiles)
• Spot-On (define CMYK equivalents for spot colors)
• Color Setup (set defaults for ColorWise print options)
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About this chapter

This chapter describes the procedures for installing, configuring, and using ColorWise Pro
Tools on Windows and Mac OS computers.

Platform To do this See

Windows Install ColorWise Pro Tools page 12

Install the ICC profiles page 13

Configure the connection page 15

Modify the configuration page 17

Mac OS Install ColorWise Pro Tools page 17

Install MRJ page 18

Install the ColorSync profiles page 19

Configure the connection page 21

Modify the configuration page 23

Windows and Mac OS Use Calibrator page 23

Use Color Editor page 23

Use Profile Manager page 25

Use Spot-On page 31

Use Color Setup page 31

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Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer

The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and how to
configure the connection on a Windows computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools

To install the software, you must have Service Pack 4 installed on a Windows 2000 computer,
or Service Pack 1 on a Windows XP computer. If not, a warning message alerts you to install
the Service Pack.

To use ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer, you must install the “sj141_02.exe”
file. If this file is not installed on your computer, the ColorWise Pro Tools installer
automatically initiates the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions.

All installation of user software on a Windows computer is done through the Master Installer.
The procedures in Utilities describe installing from the User Software and Documentation
DVD or over the network.

TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION DVD
1 Insert the User Software and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive of your computer.

The Welcome screen of the installer is displayed.

2 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

If your computer does not have a DVD drive, you can install the user software from the
Fiery EXP8000 over the network. Ask your network administrator for the IP address or the
DNS server name of the Fiery EXP8000.

TO INSTALL USER SOFTWARE ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER OVER THE NETWORK

1 Browse for the Fiery EXP8000 over the network, using either the IP address or the DNS
server name.

2 Type user name and password if required.

Consult with your network administrator for this information.

3 Double-click the PC_User_SW directory.

4 Double-click the Master Installer icon.

5 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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Installing the ICC profiles

You can download additional ICC profiles from the server to your computer. Use the ICC
profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Adobe Photoshop. For most
ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Color in the
System Folder. For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, copy the files to a folder of your choice.

TO INSTALL THE ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER

1 Right-click Network Neighborhood or My Network Places, and select Find computer or Search
for Computers.

2 Type the name of the Fiery EXP8000 or the IP address and click Search Now. If you cannot
locate the Fiery EXP8000, contact your network administrator.

3 Double-click the name of the Fiery EXP8000, and then double-click PC_User_SW.

4 Open the ICC folder.

5 Windows 2000: Copy the profiles to the Winnt\System32\Color folder.

N OTE : If a folder named “Color” does not exist in the System32 folder, create one and copy
the profiles into it.
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: Right-click the profile that you want, and then click
Install Profile.

N OTE : The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color

folder on your computer.
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Other color files

You can copy additional color files from the server. Many of the files are PostScript files that
you can download and print using Downloader or Command WorkStation.

Windows Color Files CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file
folder (inside used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.
PC_User_SW\
PANTONE Book.ps: A 19-page, Letter-size PostScript file that
Windows Color Files
indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that
the Fiery EXP8000 and your digital press model can produce.
The method used to print the Pantone.ps file differs depending
on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more information, see
“ColorWise Print Options” on page 50.
RGB page 01.doc: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97
or later to view available RGB colors.
RGB page 02.ppt: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or
later to view available RGB colors.

PS Files folder (inside Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Stand21.ps, and Stand34.ps:

the Windows Color PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
Files: Calibration
The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on
Files folder)
the page. The Custom files allow you to download measurement
patches that incorporate the current calibration set of the digital
press. The Standard files allow you to download standard
measurement patches that bypass the current calibration set of
the digital press.
N OTE : These files are provided for expert users and should not be
used for day-to-day calibration.
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Configuring the connection

The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the
Fiery EXP8000.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery EXP8000.

This page contains information you need when configuring the connection, such as the IP
address. For TCP/IP installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the
Fiery EXP8000 instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery EXP8000 is listed in a DNS
used by your network. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your
Windows system.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools.

2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK.

3 If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add.

4 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery EXP8000.

Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery EXP8000. This name does not have to match the actual
Server Name of the Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>

N OTE : Fiery utilities are not supported over IPX/SPX. Command WorkStation is supported
on Windows computers over TCP/IP.
Server Name: Type the IP address (or DNS name) of the Fiery EXP8000.

New Device: Type the name: DC8000-DC7000.

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N OTE : This term is case-sensitive, type DC8000-DC7000 exactly as shown.

5 When you have typed all the information, click Add.

6 With the device name (DC8000-DC7000) selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery EXP8000 appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the entry displays
the nickname you assigned the Fiery EXP8000, followed by the protocol you chose.
The second line displays the device name.

7 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration

Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery EXP8000 or network occurs, such as
a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery EXP8000 Setup information
before you configure the connection.

TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION

1 To add a new Fiery EXP8000, click Add. Configure the Add New Server dialog box as outlined
in steps 4 through 6 in the previous procedure.

2 To remove a Fiery EXP8000, select the Fiery EXP8000 by its nickname and click Remove.

3 To modify information, select the Fiery EXP8000 by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit the information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

N OTE : The nickname cannot be modified.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer

The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and how to
configure the connection on a Mac OS computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer

Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your
hard disk. Otherwise, the software is placed in the “Fiery” folder by default.

Use the following procedure to install ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer.

TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A MAC OS COMPUTER FROM THE USER SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION DVD
1 Insert the User Software and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive of your computer.

2 Browse to the OS X folder.

3 Double-click the installer icon for ColorWise Pro Tools.

4 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A MAC OS COMPUTER OVER THE NETWORK

1 Browse for the Fiery EXP8000 over the network, using either the IP address or the DNS
server name.

2 Type the user name and password if required.

Consult with your network administrator for this information.

3 Double-click the icon for the Mac_User_SW directory.

4 Open the OS X folder.

5 Double-click the installer icon for ColorWise Pro Tools.

6 Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

Installing MRJ
If MRJ is not installed, the ColorWise Pro Tools installer automatically initiates the MRJ
installation process.

N OTE : MRJ 2.2.5 is provided on the User Software and Documentation DVD. For
Mac OS X, Classic mode is also supported.

To install manually, use the following procedure.

TO INSTALL MAC OS RUNTIME FOR JAVA

1 Open the MRJ folder on the User Software and Documentation DVD.

2 Double-click Installer.

3 Read the Apple Computer Inc. License Agreement and click Agree.

4 Click Install.

The MRJ files are installed.

5 Click Quit.

We recommend that you use the version of MRJ provided on the User Software and
Documentation DVD with ColorWise Pro Tools.
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Uninstalling MRJ
If a newer version of MRJ (such as v2.2.5) is installed on your computer and you experience
difficulty using ColorWise Pro Tools, remove or relocate the MRJ files currently installed and
reinstall the version of MRJ provided on the User Software and Documentation DVD (see
the following procedure).

TO UNINSTALL MAC OS RUNTIME FOR JAVA

1 Open the System Folder on your hard disk.

2 Inside the Extensions folder, locate MRJ Libraries, and then remove or move it to
another folder.

3 Inside the Apple Extras folder, locate Mac OS Runtime Java, and then remove or move it to
another folder.

4 Restart your computer.

Installing the ColorSync profiles

You can download additional ICC profiles from the server or from the User Software and
Documentation DVD to your computer. Use the ICC profiles with applications that support
ICC standards, such as Photoshop. For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the
files in a folder named Profiles in the <Startup disk>: Library: ColorSync folder.

For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, you can copy the files to a folder of your choice.

TO INSTALL THE COLORSYNC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER

1 Insert the User Software and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive.

2 Open the ColorSync folder.

3 Install the profiles into <Startup disk>: Library: ColorSync: Profiles.

Once you install the ColorSync files, see the ColorSync documentation for setting ColorSync
profiles, such as EFIRGB.
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Other color files

You can copy additional color files from the User Software and Documentation DVD. Many
of the files are PostScript files that you can download and print using Downloader or
Command WorkStation.

Mac Color Files CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file to
folder (inside use for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.
Mac_User_SW)
PANTONE Book.ps: A 19-page, Letter-size PostScript file that indicates
the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the
Fiery EXP8000 and your particular digital press model can produce.
The method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps file differs
depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more
information, see “ColorWise Print Options” on page 50.

RGB page 01: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later to
view available RGB colors.

RGB page 02: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or later to
view available RGB colors.

PS Files folder Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Stand21.ps, and Stand34.ps: PostScript

(inside the Mac files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
Color Files:
The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on the
Calibration Files
page. The Custom files are provided to allow you to download
folder
measurement patches that incorporate the currently installed
calibration set. The Standard files are provided to allow you to
download standard measurement patches that bypass the currently
installed calibration set.

These files are provided for expert users and should not be used for
day-to-day calibration.
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Configuring the connection

The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the
Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : ColorWise Pro Tools is supported only over TCP/IP networks.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery EXP8000.

This page contains information you need when you configure the connection. For TCP/IP
installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the Fiery EXP8000
instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery EXP8000 is listed in a DNS used by your
network. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies your Macintosh
system.

TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

1 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools icon.

The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears.

2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK. If the Choose Printer Device dialog
box appears, click Add.
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3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery EXP8000.

Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery EXP8000. It does not have to match the actual server
name of the Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " ' <space> <tab>
Protocol: TCP/IP is the only supported network protocol, so no selection is required.

Server Name: Type the IP address (or DNS or host name) of the Fiery EXP8000.

New Device: Type the name of the device the Fiery EXP8000 is connected to: DC8000-DC7000.
This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration page.

N OTE : This term is case-sensitive, type DC8000-DC7000 exactly as shown.

4 When you have typed all the information, click Add.

5 With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery EXP8000 appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the entry displays
the nickname you assigned the Fiery EXP8000, followed by the protocol. The second line
displays the device name.

6 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration

Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery EXP8000 or network occurs, such
as a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery EXP8000 Setup information
before you configure the connection.

TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION

1 To add a new Fiery EXP8000, click Add. Configure the Add Server dialog box as outlined in
steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure.

2 To remove a Fiery EXP8000, select the Fiery EXP8000 by its nickname and click Remove.

3 To modify information, select the Fiery EXP8000 by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

N OTE : The nickname cannot be modified.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

Using ColorWise Pro Tools

ColorWise Pro Tools gives you flexible control of color printing by allowing you to calibrate
the Fiery EXP8000, customize simulation and output profiles, manage profiles on the
Fiery EXP8000, manage spot colors, and set default values for ColorWise print options.

Using Calibrator
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using one of a
number of measurement methods. For information about calibrating the Fiery EXP8000, see
page 33.

Using Color Editor

ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor allows you to create custom profiles by editing existing
simulation or output profiles, and then saving the changes as a new profile. Use Color Editor
to fine-tune a profile on the Fiery EXP8000 to meet your exact specifications. Access Color
Editor directly, by clicking its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window, or indirectly,
through the Profile Manager.

N OTE : You cannot edit source profiles. Only simulation and output profiles can
be customized.
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TO USE COLOR EDITOR

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000.

2 Click Color Editor.

Simulation lists the simulation profiles resident on the Fiery EXP8000. Output lists the
output profiles resident on the Fiery EXP8000.
3 Select a profile and click Select.
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For more information about Color Editor, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.

Using Profile Manager

ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles.

TO USE PROFILE MANAGER

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000.

2 Click Profile Manager.

1 Output profiles

For more information about Profile Manager, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.
For information about the Use Media Defined Profile option, see the following section.
For more information about using Device Link Profiles, see page 27.
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Setting the default profiles

Use Profile Manager to set a default RGB source profile, simulation profile, or output profile.
The default RGB source and simulation profiles that you set are applied to all print jobs sent
to the Fiery EXP8000, unless you override them using print options. The same is true of the
default output profile that you set, unless you select the Use Media Defined Profile option.

The Use Media Defined Profile option indicates whether or not the output profiles predefined
for the media types in your print jobs are applied automatically. For more information, see the
following section.

Using media-defined output profiles

Instead of having Profile Manager apply a default output profile to all your print jobs, you can
keep the Use Media Defined Profile option selected. This option automatically applies the
output profile predefined for the media type in your print job. If your job contains mixed
media, this option can apply different output profiles predefined for the different media.

The Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager is selected by default. It is applied
to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP8000, unless a user overrides it for an individual job by
changing settings in the printer driver.

TO USE MEDIA-DEFINED OUTPUT PROFILES

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager.

2 Select Use Media Defined Profile in the Output bar of Profile Manager.

Changing the setting for the Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager
automatically changes the same setting in Color Setup. For more information, see
“Using Color Setup” on page 31.
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About Device Link Profiles

The Fiery EXP8000 supports the use of Device Link Profiles. Device Link Profiles are used to
describe the color space of a single device, and are typically used to convert between one
device and a device-independent color space. Device Link Profiles are restricted because they
only define a process, which is the process of converting a source device to a destination
device. ColorWise supports two kinds of device links: RGB Source to CMYK destination and
CMYK source to CMYK destination.

When you use a Device Link Profile, it bypasses most Fiery Color Management since the
information needed to convert from the source to destination is fully contained in a Device
Link Profile. When you print using a Device Link Profile, many of the ColorWise settings are
bypassed.

N OTE : Depending on your job’s workflow, you may not need to use Device Link Profiles.

Installing Device Link Profiles

Administrators can manage Device Link Profiles using Profile Manager. If you are an
administrator, you can download Device Link Profiles to the server using Profile Manager and
then assign the source and output.

N OTE : When you select a Device Link Profile, most Fiery Color Management does not
take effect.

You can enable Device Link Profiles in three ways:

• Using ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup defaults
• Using Expert Color Settings in the Fiery EXP8000 printer driver’s on a job by job basis
• Using Command WorkStation Job Properties on a job by job basis

For more information about enabling Device Link Profiles using Color Setup, see page 31.
For more information about enabling Device Link Profiles using Expert Color Settings in the
Fiery EXP8000 printer driver see page 65.
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TO DOWNLOAD DEVICE LINK PROFILES USING PROFILE MANAGER

1 In Profile Manager, if you do not see the Device Link Profile in the Description list, select the
folder that contains the Device Link Profile by clicking Browse in the upper left corner.

2 Click OK to add the folder contents to the Description list.

The Device Link Profile is added to the Description list.

3 To add the Device Link Profile to the Device Link panel, select the Device Link Profile in the
Description list and click the green arrow pointing to the Device Link panel.

1 Device Link Panel

The Device Link Profile Settings dialog box appears. To assign settings, see the following
procedure.
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Assigning Device Link Profile settings

The following Device Link Profile Settings dialog box images depict an RGB Source profile
description. If you use CMYK Simulation, the screen will reflect CMYK Simulation profile
description instead of an RGB Source profile description.

TO ASSIGN DEVICE LINK PROFILE SETTINGS

1 After you download the Device Link Profile using Profile Manager and add it to the Device
Link Profile panel, select the source and output profiles for this Device Link Profile in the
Device Link Profile Settings dialog box.

If the Device Link Profile already has a source and output referenced, the Output and Source
Profiles automatically appear.
If the source or output profile referenced in the Device Link Profile is not found on the server,
the source profile will show “Unassigned” and a message appears, stating that the source or
output profile cannot be found.

Click Information to find out more about the missing profile.

If you install the source or output profile to the server that matches the missing profile
referenced in the Device Link Profile, the “Unassigned” setting is automatically updated.

N OTE : If the source or the output setting is unassigned, the Device Link Profile cannot be
used. You must make the selection settings.
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2 If the Device Link Profile does not have a source or output assigned, select a Profile
Description name, and the source and output profiles for the Device Link Profile.

3 When you are finished assigning settings to the Device Link Profile, click OK.

Modifying Device Link Profiles

You can modify Device Link Profile settings.

TO MODIFY A DEVICE LINK PROFILE SETTING

1 Double-click the Device Link Profile in the Device Link panel.

The Device Link Profiles Settings dialog box appears.

2 Enter the new Source and Output profiles.

3 Click Apply and then OK.

N OTE : You cannot edit the Device Link Profile in ColorWise Pro Tools. You must use the
application that was used to create the Device Link Profile.

Using Spot-On
ColorWise Pro Tools Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their
CMYK equivalents. For more information about Spot-On, see Graphic Arts Package.
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Using Color Setup

ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup allows you to set the default values for the ColorWise print
options and print settings for the Fiery EXP8000.

These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP8000, unless a user overrides
them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. These default settings
can also be overridden using Command WorkStation. In addition, the defaults set in Color
Setup are automatically reflected in other Fiery EXP8000 tools that list default settings.

The options in Color Setup are arranged in a pattern representing the flow of color processing
that takes place on the Fiery EXP8000. To reset the Fiery EXP8000 to its factory default
settings, click Factory Default in the lower-left corner of the Color Setup window.

TO USE COLOR SETUP

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000.

2 Click Color Setup.

For information about the Control Bar, configurable Auto Trapping, Halftone Screens, and
the Progressives features in Color Setup, see Graphic Arts Package.
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Using Color Setup to enable Device Link Profiles

You can enable device link profiles by using Color Setup.

For information about installing and assigning Device Link Profiles, see page 27.

TO USE COLORWISE COLOR SETUP TO ENABLE DEVICE LINK PROFILES

1 Open Color Setup from ColorWise Pro Tools.

2 Select the RGB Source profile or the CMYK Output profile and the Destination Source.

When you select an output source and destination source combination that is defined in a
Device Link Profile, then the Device Link Profile is automatically activated.
When the Device Link Profile is selected, the Color Process workflow updates and some of the
Fiery print options may not appear.
You will see the message “Device Link Profile in use” under the RGB Source Profile or CMYK
Simulation Profile.

1 Device Link Profile in use

3 Click OK to exit Color Setup.

4 Click OK to send your job.

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CALIBRATION
Calibrating the Fiery EXP8000 ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibrate
the Fiery EXP8000 using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with a densitometer or
spectrophotometer.

N OTE : This document uses the following terminology for color measurement instruments:

Term Refers to

DTP32 X-Rite DTP32 automatic densitometer

DTP41 X-Rite DTP41 automatic spectrophotometer

ES-1000 Spectrometer ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer

About this chapter

This chapter describes the procedures for calibrating the Fiery EXP8000 using ColorWise Pro
Tools Calibrator with various color measurement instruments. The following table provides
the location of each procedure.

Calibration method See

DTP32 with Calibrator page 37

DTP41 with Calibrator page 39

ES-1000 with Calibrator page 42

This chapter also describes important concepts and suggestions for understanding calibration.
The following table provides the location of each description.

For more information about See

An overview of calibration page 46

How calibration works page 47

Scheduling calibration page 48

Checking calibration status page 49

N OTE : The procedures described in this chapter are fundamentally the same for Windows and
Mac OS computers. Illustrations from a Windows computer are used in this chapter.
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Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator

ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using the
measurement method of your choice.

Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the
number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to
control access to calibration (see Configuration and Setup).

N OTE : Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery EXP8000 with ColorWise Pro Tools, but
only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is using
ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate, an error message appears.

Starting Calibrator
Start Calibrator from the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP8000 USING CALIBRATOR

1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP8000.

For information about configuring the connection to the Fiery EXP8000, see pages 15
and 21.
2 Click Calibrator.
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3 Choose a method from the Select Measurement Method menu.

1 Calibration methods

Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.

Expert mode
Calibrator provides two modes: Standard and Expert. You can perform all essential calibration
tasks while in Standard mode. Expert mode offers two additional options: Print Pages and
View Measurements.

1 Calibration methods

1
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With the Print Pages option, print Comparison Pages showing the results of the new
measurements with any profile associated with the currently selected calibration set. You can
create a custom Comparison Page and save it as a PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
file called CALIB.PS. Next, print the file to the Hold queue of the Fiery EXP8000 from your
application, or download it to the Hold queue with Fiery Downloader. You can also create a
CALIB.PS file by renaming any job in the Hold queue using Command WorkStation (see
Utilities).

With the View Measurements option, you can view the current set of measurements as a table
or graph that shows both the measurements and the target curves.

1 Output profile name

When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against
appears in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. It lists all output profiles that use that
same calibration set. Selecting an output profile from this menu displays the target curves
associated with that profile. If each output profile contains a unique calibration target, the
curves displayed also change when you switch profiles.
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Restoring default calibration measurements

Use the following procedure to return to factory default calibration measurements.

TO RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS

1 In the Calibrator dialog box, click Restore Device.

2 Click OK to restore the preset default calibration set.

N OTE : Restore Device applies only to the currently selected calibration set.

Calibrating with the DTP32

Using the DTP32 densitometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital press
and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32 to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000,
follow the instructions on page 69 to calibrate the DTP32.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP8000 USING THE DTP32

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 34.

2 In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose X-Rite DTP32.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of screen
and media you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

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5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.

Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches, or 11x17/A3 for
34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Specify the paper source.

6 Retrieve the measurement page from the digital press.

7 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and
Paper Size options.
8 Click Measure.

Follow the on-screen instructions to feed the measurement page through the DTP32.
The Status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page
through the DTP32 four times, once for each color strip.

9 When the Status field indicates that the measurements were read successfully, click Accept.

10 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.

11 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.

12 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the calibration process.

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Calibrating with the DTP41

Using the DTP41 spectrophotometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital
press and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP41 to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000,
follow the instructions on page 72 to calibrate the DTP41.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP8000 USING THE DTP41

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 34.

2 Choose X-Rite DTP41 as the measurement method.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of screen
and media you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.

Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches or 11x17/A3 for
34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Choose the paper source for printing the measurement page.

6 Retrieve the measurement page from the digital press.

7 In the Get Measurements pane, click Measure.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and
Paper Size options.
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8 Click Measure.

9 If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu,
and then click Start Measurements.

10 Feed the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip.

Align the page in the measurement page slot of the DTP41 so that the appropriate color
column is centered below the alignment mark (see the diagram on page 70). Insert the page
about three inches, past the front idler rollers, until it rests against the rear drive rollers and
you feel resistance.
11 Click Read Strip.

The DTP41 pulls the measurement page through automatically.

After the measurement page is read, Calibrator instructs you to insert and align the page again
for the next color.
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12 Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips.

A check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the
color was measured successfully.
Use the Previous and Next buttons to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement
sequence.
13 When the Status field indicates that all four color strips have been read successfully, click
Accept Measurements.

14 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.

15 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.
16 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery EXP8000 calibration process.

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Calibrating with the ES-1000

Use ColorWise Pro Tools in conjunction with the ES-1000 spectrometer to calibrate
the Fiery EXP8000.

N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the ES-1000 to calibrate the
Fiery EXP8000, follow the instructions on page 75 to set up and calibrate the ES-1000.

TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP8000 USING THE ES-1000

1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 34.

2 Choose EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 as the measurement method.

3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of screen
and media you use most often.

N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or
more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches or 21 or 34 Randomized Patches. Sorted patches

are printed on the page in the order of their hue and saturation levels. Randomized patches
are printed on the page in random order, to help compensate for density inconsistencies on
different areas of the page.
Page Size: Automatically set to LTR (if the Fiery EXP8000 is set up for US standards) or A4
(if the Fiery EXP8000 is set up for metric standards) for 21 patches, or 11x17 (US) or A3
(metric) for 34 patches.
Input Tray: Automatically set to Auto Select.
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6 Retrieve the printed measurement page from the digital press.

7 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box appears.

Page Type is automatically set to the type that you selected in step 5.
8 Check the settings and click Measure.

The Information dialog box appears.

9 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle.

When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to
calibrate the spectrometer and compensate for gradual drifts in the instrument. Make sure the
sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile on the calibration cradle. If you do not
place it correctly in the calibration cradle, the spectrometer does not return accurate
measurements.
10 Click OK.

The EFI Spectrometer Measurements dialog box appears. Instructions for measuring the
strips appear in the Status field.
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11 For a more accurate measurement, place several sheets of plain white paper beneath the
Measurement Page.

The extra sheets block underlying colors from being read by the instrument.
12 Orient the Measurement Page so that strips are horizontal and the scan direction (indicated
by the arrows at the beginning of each strip) is left to right.

13 Hold the ES-1000 with its length perpendicular to the scan direction, and place the sample
aperture in the white space at the start of the specified color.

14 Press and hold the Measure button and wait for a beep.

N OTE : To hear a beep with a Windows compatible computer, you must install a sound card
and speaker(s). You may have to turn up the volume on your computer to hear the beep.
15 After you hear a beep, slide the ES-1000 at a slow but consistent pace across the strip.

Take about five seconds to slide the length of the strip.

16 Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured and you reach the
white space at the end of the strip.

When a strip is measured successfully, the cross hair moves to the next color.
If the strip is not measured successfully, a message directs you to try again.
17 Repeat steps 13 through 16 until all the strips are measured.

N OTE : You must measure in the order outlined in the Status field.
18 When all the patches have been read successfully, click Accept.

19 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box.

The new calibration measurement is applied.

20 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery EXP8000 calibration process.

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Calibrating for custom halftone screens

To correct problems with color quality when using a halftone screen, such as too much
magenta in the printed image, make sure that the Fiery EXP8000 is calibrated for the
particular halftone screen you use. This is important if you expect to compare a continuous
tone page printed from a calibrated Fiery EXP8000 to a halftone printed page.

Changing halftone screens usually modifies the color response of a printer. With most printers
that offer standard multiple halftone screens, ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator lets you select
the halftone screen to calibrate. A measurement calibration set is maintained for each printer
color response that is produced by different halftones coupled with other parameters, such as
media and resolution. The best color is achieved when you specify a calibrated response and
its corresponding output profile by setting print options at print time.

However, when user-defined halftones are specified, the Fiery EXP8000 does not have
adequate information about the resulting color response. You must consider the halftone
screen for separate calibration and profiling.

When your custom halftone changes the color response of your printer, you need a custom
output profile. Perform the following custom profile creation procedure only once.

Use the following procedure to calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 for custom halftone screens.

TO CALIBRATE FOR CUSTOM HALFTONE SCREENS

1 Determine the measurement instrument you use for calibration.

2 Open the Halftone Calibration Files folder on the User Software and Documentation DVD.

This folder contains images of the calibration pages for various instruments and page sizes.
If you print halftone screens only from Photoshop, open the Photoshop folder. Otherwise,
open the Other Applications folder.
3 Locate the image file that corresponds to the patch page for your instrument and paper size.

These images were prepared at the final sheet page size. In your application, place them using
no margins. Ignore warnings that the image may be clipped. Do not “color manage” these files
when you open or print them.
4 Open a blank document in the application you use for generating screened print jobs.

5 Place the image of the calibration pages into the document.

This document is now the custom calibration page.

6 Print this custom calibration page, using your application-specific halftone settings and
Fiery EXP8000 print option settings.

You must print with the CMYK Simulation Profile option set to Off, which produces an
uncalibrated patch page.
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N OTE : When you print the CMYK patches to the digital press, other Fiery EXP8000 print
options are ignored. To increase the speed and reliability of the calibration, print your custom
calibration page with the appropriate settings for the ColorWise print options to a PostScript
file and download it to the Fiery EXP8000. Retaining this file in the Hold queue makes the
calibration process even faster.
7 Open any output profile with Calibrator.

8 Resave the profile under a new name descriptive of your custom halftone.

9 Use Profile Manager to associate this profile with the proper calibration set.

For information about Profile Manager, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.
10 Use Calibrator to perform the calibration.

N OTE : Do not use the Print button to generate the patch page. Use the custom calibration
page that you just printed.
For information about calibration procedures, see page 34.

Understanding calibration
The following sections describe important concepts and suggestions for understanding
calibration.

An overview of calibration
Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities
(measurements) and the response expected by the output profile.
• Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the digital press.
• Calibration sets are sets of measurements that combine screen and media options provided
for Calibrator.
• Each output profile contains a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the
digital press.

After you calibrate the Fiery EXP8000, a calibration set is stored. This calibration set is used
when it is associated with an output profile. Every output profile has an associated calibration
set. If you have not specified one, the calibration set associated with the default output profile
is used.

If you change the calibration after a saved job has been processed (RIPped), you do not have
to reprocess (reRIP) the job. The new calibration affects the job without reprocessing.

N OTE : Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider
limiting the number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator
password in Fiery EXP8000 Setup to control access to calibration (see Configuration and
Setup).
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How calibration works

Although the needs of most users are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery EXP8000
allows you to choose a calibration set to customize calibration for specialized jobs.

Calibration allows you to:

• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery EXP8000.
• Ensure consistent color quality over time.
• Produce consistent output across Fiery EXP8000 servers.
• Achieve better color matches when reproducing spot colors, such as PANTONE colors or
other named color systems.
• Optimize the Fiery EXP8000 for using ColorWise rendering styles (CRDs), CMYK
simulations, and ICC profiles.

Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the Fiery EXP8000 depends on many
factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner densities.
The density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating toner
densities, you obtain consistent printed color.

Even with a calibrated system, toner density is affected by the settings of digital press,
humidity, and temperature. Density also tends to drift over time. Uneven toner density on
paper affects calibration results. Regular measurement detects day-to-day variations in density,
gradation, and color reproduction, and calibration corrects them.

Calibration works by creating calibration curves on the Fiery EXP8000 that compensate for
the difference between actual (measured) and desired (target) density values. These calibration
curves are the graphic equivalent of transfer functions, which are mathematical descriptions of
changes that are made to the initial data. Transfer functions are often graphed as input or
output curves.

The Fiery EXP8000 generates calibration curves after comparing measured values to the final
target values for each of the four toner colors. The target values are based on the output profile
specified.
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Measurements
Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by
the digital press when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of
those colors.

To create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Measure the patches using a color
measurement instrument connected to a computer on the network The new measurements
are automatically downloaded to the Fiery EXP8000.

Output profiles and calibration sets

Output profiles and calibration sets define desired calibration results. One or more output
profiles and calibration sets are provided with the Fiery EXP8000. When you calibrate the
Fiery EXP8000, select the calibration set that corresponds to the typical printing jobs at your
site. This same calibration set can be associated with one or more output profiles. For more
information about output profiles, see page 55.

Scheduling calibration
Calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs.
If it is very important to maintain consistent color, or your digital press is subject to wide
fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every few hours. For optimal performance,
calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing results are not as
expected.

If you must split a print job into two or more batches to print at different times, it is
important to calibrate before you print each batch. You should also calibrate the
Fiery EXP8000 after digital press maintenance. However, because the digital press may be less
stable immediately after maintenance, wait until you have printed approximately 50 pages
before you calibrate.

N OTE : Because printed output from the digital press is very sensitive to changes in
temperature and humidity, do not install the digital press near a window, in direct sunlight, or
near a heater or air conditioner. Paper is also sensitive to climate changes. Store it in a cool,
dry, stable environment, and keep reams sealed until they are used.
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To monitor print quality, print the following color pages:

• Color Charts from Command WorkStation (see Utilities)
• Color reference pages included on the server or User Software and Documentation DVD
(see pages 14 and 20)

These pages include fully saturated color patches and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black. Images with skin tones offer a good basis for comparison. Save and periodically
compare the pages you print. If a noticeable change in appearance occurs, calibrate the
Fiery EXP8000.

When you examine the Test Page, all color patches should be visible, even though they may be
very faint in the five to two percent range. Each patch set should show uniform gradation
from patch to patch as the color lightens from 100% to zero.

If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated over
time, show the pages to your digital press service technician to determine whether adjusting
the digital press can improve output.

Checking calibration status

To verify whether the Fiery EXP8000 is calibrated, which calibration set and output profile
were used, and when the digital press was last calibrated, perform the following:
• Print a Configuration page or Test Page from Command WorkStation.
• Select a calibration set in Calibrator. The last calibration and the user who performed it
are displayed.
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COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

The ColorWise color management system provides print options that affect the output of
objects in various color spaces. By specifying the appropriate settings for each print option,
you can obtain the expected results for your jobs.

About this chapter

This chapter provides an overview of the ColorWise management system that controls color
on the Fiery EXP8000 (see page 51) and detailed explanations of each print option. See the
following table for the location of each print option.

ColorWise print option See

Black Detection page 52

Black Overprint page 52

Combine Separations page 55

CMYK Simulation Profile page 53

CMYK Simulation Method page 54

Output Profile page 55

Black Text/Graphics page 55

Rendering Styles page 57

RGB Separation page 58

RGB Source Profile page 59

Spot Color Matching page 60

This chapter also provides information about PostScript printer drivers and instructions for
setting the ColorWise print options for Windows and Mac OS computers. For information
about printer drivers, see page 61.
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Managing color on the Fiery EXP8000

To modify Fiery EXP8000 printing behavior, do any of the following:
• Specify ColorWise options for an individual print job using the menus that appear in the
printer driver.
• Specify most ColorWise options as server defaults from Color Setup in ColorWise Pro
Tools (see page 31). You can also set default values from Fiery EXP8000 Setup, as
described in Configuration and Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print jobs unless
you override them.
• Specify ColorWise options, particularly default ICC profile settings and calibration
options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default Simulation Profile (see
page 53), Simulation Method (see page 54), default Source Profile (see page 59), RGB
Separation (see page 58), and associated calibration set (see page 48).

Applications allow you to generate color data for the Fiery EXP8000 in many different color
spaces. The most common type of color data produced from office applications is RGB,
while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop applications also generate
spot colors, such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a single page may contain a
mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery EXP8000 allows you to control the printing
of mixed-color documents with features that apply specifically to RGB, CMYK, or spot color
data.

The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery EXP8000 color management
process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options when you send a
print job to the Fiery EXP8000. Most of these options and settings are described in
subsequent sections of this chapter.

RGB data RGB Source Profile

Rendering Style (CRD)
Brightness
Black Text/Graphics
RGB Separation
Output profile
Fiery EXP8000 Color data sent
CMYK data CMYK Simulation Profile to digital press
color processor
CMYK Simulation Method
Brightness
Black Text/Graphics
Combine Separations
Output profile

Spot color data Spot Color Matching

RGB Source Profile is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data. The other
options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ, and other calibrated
color spaces.
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N OTE : With PostScript 3 color, RGB Source Profile affects all CIEBasedABC color spaces
(if the source space is RGB). For example, if you send CMYK data to the Fiery EXP8000 in
CIEBasedDEFG format by choosing PostScript Color Management in Photoshop, the setting
for the Rendering Style print option, which normally affects only RGB data, also affects this
CMYK data.

ColorWise print options

The following sections provide detailed explanations of the ColorWise print options and how
these options affect print jobs.

N OTE : For information about the following print options, see Graphic Arts Package.

• Halftone Screen
• Paper Simulation
• Substitute Colors

Black Detection
The Black Detection option allows you to specify whether or not to detect black-and-white
pages before printing your job. To use this option, set Color Mode to CMYK, Standard Color,
or Expert Color.
• Off: Select Off if your job consists of black-only text pages combined with a significant
number of color pages.
• On: Select On if you are printing a predominantly black-and-white job.

Black Overprint
The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text, defined as
RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%, overprints colored backgrounds.
• Text: Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the
halo effect or misregistration of colors. Choosing this setting automatically activates the
Black Text/Graphics option.
• Text & Graphics: Black text and graphics overprint colored backgrounds, eliminating
white gaps and reducing halo effects or misregistration of colors. Choosing this setting
automatically activates the Black Text/Graphics option.
• Off: Black text or text/graphics knocks out colored backgrounds.

N OTE : Before sending the print job to the digital press, PostScript applications may perform
their own black overprint conversions.
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One example of how you might use this setting is a page that contains black text on a light
blue background. The background blue is CMYK=40%, 30%, 0%, 0%. The black text is
CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.
• With Black Overprint set to Text or Text & Graphics, the final text or text/graphic
portions of the page are overprinted, or combined with the underlying color. Black colors
generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are
printed using the black toner. This means that black text and line art does not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the digital press is calibrated correctly). No transition in cyan
and magenta toners occurs. The quality of the output is improved, since it does not show
artifacts near the edges of the text defined in the RGB color space (RGB=0, 0, 0).
• With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text or text/graphics is on an edge that has
cyan and magenta toners on one side (outside the text) and black toner on the other side
(inside the text). This transition may cause visible artifacts due to the practical limitations
of the digital press.

N OTE : Setting Black Overprint to Text/Graphics allows black text or graphics to overprint
color backgrounds (see “CMYK Simulation Method” on page 54).

N OTE : The reproduction of CMYK components is affected by the CMYK Simulation setting
and calibration curve when CMYK is not 0%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

CMYK Simulation Profile

The CMYK Simulation Profile print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations.
This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to
simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.

With Windows printer drivers, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full
simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools. On Mac OS computers, you can view up to
10 Full custom simulations. The number of custom simulations is limited by the available
disk space on the Fiery EXP8000.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have Two-Way
Communication enabled, the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the
CMYK Simulation Profile menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS
computer, downloaded or custom profiles appear as Simulation-1 through Simulation-10.
For more information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.

The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the digital press in its calibrated state,
without conversions to simulate another printer. The ColorWise Off setting sends your
original CMYK data to the digital press in an uncalibrated state, without conversions to
simulate another printer.
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The CMYK Simulation Profile setting you specify depends on the press standard for which
the CMYK data was separated.
• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced
with an ICC profile), choose the corresponding profile on the Fiery EXP8000 with the
CMYK Simulation Profile setting.
• For images that were separated for SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK Simulation Profile
setting.

To properly simulate a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same profile
must be present on the Fiery EXP8000. For more information about downloading ICC
profiles to the Fiery EXP8000, see page 13.

CMYK Simulation Method

The CMYK Simulation Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK
conversion technique.
• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to eye-pleasing color output
from your digital press because pure primary colors are not “contaminated” by other
colorants. While it is the fastest simulation method and perfect for drafts, avoid using it
for final documents that are used as press proofs. Other techniques offer the color
simulation accuracy required by proofing applications.
• Full (Source GCR) provides a complete and accurate simulation based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. The Gray Component
Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original (source) document is also
preserved for K-only text and graphics. Processed black expressed in CMY is reproduced
using CMY toner. Full (Source GCR) is recommended for the highest quality press
proofing applications.
• Full (Output GCR) is a complete and accurate simulation method based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. With this method, the Gray
Component Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original document is not
preserved. Instead, all CMYK data is reseparated using the GCR level specified by the
output profile. This simulation technique is similar to traditional ICC color matching
methods and is more appropriate than Full (Source GCR) for full color printing designed
for the press, but reproduced on your digital press.

N OTE : The black color of your print job is preserved when C=M=Y=0. K-only text and
graphics are reproduced using K toner only. Processed black expressed in CMY is reproduced
using CMY toner, which expresses richer black than you can achieve with Full (Source GCR).

N OTE : When you specify On for Pure Black Text/Graphics and Full (Output GCR) for
CYMK Simulation Method, the black text and graphics in your document are printed with
100% black-only toner.
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Combine Separations
The Combine Separations setting specifies how to print separated CMYK data. With Graphic
Arts Package, you can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations along with the
CMYK separations.
• Off prints each separation individually.
• On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically makes
the settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK), Black Text/Graphics
(Normal), or Spot Color Matching.

For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such as
Photoshop, see Fiery Color Reference.

Output profile
Because the output profile is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the profile you
select is the right one for your job. The default output profile consists of a profile for your
digital press that describes its color characteristics and a calibration target that describes the
expected behavior of the digital press.

Use the ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download your own output profile to the
Fiery EXP8000 (see “Using Profile Manager” on page 25). Downloaded output profiles are at
first associated with the calibration target that is tied to the default output profile. You can
edit calibration target D-Max values separately.

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have enabled
Two-Way Communication, the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the
Output Profile menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer,
downloaded or custom profiles appear as Output-1 through Output-10. For more
information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.

Black Text/Graphics
The Black Text/Graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. Under most
circumstances, set this option to Pure Black On. When Black Text/Graphics is set to Pure
Black On, black colors generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%,
0%, 0%, 100%) are printed using black toner only. The black text and line art do not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the digital press is calibrated correctly) and are not misregistered,
since one toner is used. In addition, this setting eliminates blasting. This option is
automatically set to Pure Black On when the Black Overprint option is set to On.

For some jobs, it is preferable to clear this option, for example, if the page includes gradient
fills that use black. The following table describes the behavior of the Black Text/Graphics
option with black data defined in different color spaces.
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N OTE : Use the Black Text/Graphics option only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.

Color Black Text/Graphics set to Rich Black On Black Text/Graphics set to Pure Black On

RGB=0,0,0 RGB=0,0,0 is printed according to the definition RGB=0,0,0 is printed as K-only, using the black
for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may toner. All other RGB values are unaffected by
(all other RGB values are
be a rich black using all toners if the output the Black Text/Graphics setting.
unaffected by the Black Text/
profile specifies a rich black, or may be K-only
Graphics setting)
if the output profile specifies K-only for
RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by the
calibration curve.

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% may be printed as CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as K-only,

K-only or as a rich black using all toners, using the black toner, regardless of the CMYK
(all other CMYK values are
depending on the CMYK Simulation Profile Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation
unaffected by the Black Text/
and CMYK Simulation Method settings. Method settings. All other CMYK values are
Graphics setting)
For Quick and Full (Source GCR), unaffected by the Black Text/Graphics setting.
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as K-only
If CMYK Simulation is set to ColorWise Off,
and the amount of black toner is limited by
it disables the simulation profile and the
the simulation profile and the calibration curve.
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
For Full (Output GCR), is not limited by the calibration curve.
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as K-only
and the amount of black toner is limited by
the simulation profile and the calibration curve.
If CMYK Simulation is set to ColorWise Off,
it disables the simulation profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.

Spot Colors Standard spot color processing Standard spot color processing
(unaffected by the Black Text/
Graphics setting)

N OTE : PostScript applications, such as QuarkXPress, may convert elements defined as

RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery EXP8000. These
elements are not affected by the Black Text/Graphics option. For more information, see the
Fiery Color Reference. Also, black text and line art defined as RGB=0, 0, 0 in office
applications, such as Microsoft Word, are converted to single-color black (CMYK=0%, 0%,
0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript 3 printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003.
To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the digital press, set Black
Text/Graphics to Pure Black On.
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Rendering Styles
The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance
of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop, select
the appropriate rendering style. The Fiery EXP8000 allows you to choose from the four
rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.

Fiery EXP8000 Best used for Equivalent ICC

rendering style rendering style

Photographic: Typically results Photographs, including scans and Image, Contrast,

in less saturated output than images from stock photography and Perceptual
presentation rendering when CDs and digital camera images.
printing out-of-gamut colors.
This style preserves tonal
relationships in images.

Presentation: Creates saturated Artwork and graphs in Saturation,

colors but does not match printed presentations. In many cases, this Graphics
colors precisely to displayed colors. style can be used for mixed pages
In-gamut colors, such as flesh that contain presentation graphics
tones, are rendered well. and photographs.
This style is similar to the
Photographic rendering style.

Relative Colorimetric: Provides Advanced use when color matching Relative

white-point transformation between is important, but you prefer white Colorimetric
the source and destination white colors in the document to print
points. For example, the bluish as paper white. This style may
white color (gray) of a monitor is also be used with PostScript color
replaced by paper white. This style management to affect CMYK
avoids visible borders between data for simulation purposes.
blank spaces and white objects.

Absolute Colorimetric: Provides Situations when exact colors are Absolute

no white point transformation needed and visible borders are not Colorimetric
between the source and destination distracting. This style may also be
white points. For example, the bluish used with PostScript color
white color (gray) is not replaced management to affect CMYK
by paper white. data for simulation purposes.
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RGB Separation
The RGB Separation option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are
converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, since the option
defines the color spaces that are used by the Fiery EXP8000 to “separate” the RGB data into
CMYK values.

The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the
full gamut of the digital press (output) or is first converted into the gamut of another digital
printer or press standard (simulation). This feature helps make one device behave like
another for RGB data. For example, if a high-quality ICC profile is available for another print
device, the digital press can simulate the behavior of that device.

RGB Separation is also useful for prepress applications. For example, it allows you to
experiment with the appearance of an RGB scan under different press printing conditions,
without having to convert the RGB data to CMYK data for each condition. When the desired
printing condition is found, convert the file to CMYK, using the same CMYK simulation
profile you used during the experimentation.

N OTE : Use the RGB Separation print option in conjunction with the Output Profile or
CMYK Simulation Profile print options.
• Output converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your digital press (when
set to the printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your digital press
(when set to Output 1-10).
• Simulation converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a specified simulation
(select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Profile print option).
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RGB Source Profile

The RGB source profile setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB data in
your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the Fiery EXP8000.
Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and the
Fiery EXP8000. For others, use ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download custom
monitor or scanner profiles.

When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source Profile, the Fiery EXP8000
overrides source color space definitions or profiles that other color management systems may
have specified. For example, if you specified a ColorSync System Profile on your Mac OS
computer, the RGB Source Profile setting overrides it. In cases where you do not want this
setting to override another specified source color space, choose None.

When you specify a setting other than None, since the color space definitions are overridden,
the output from the Fiery EXP8000 is consistent across platforms. The Fiery EXP8000 RGB
Source Profile options are as follows:
• EFIRGB specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed
information about their RGB data.
• sRGB (PC) specifies the definition of a Windows computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Apple Standard specifies the definition of a Mac OS computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Adobe RGB (1998) is an Adobe-defined color space, used in pre-press as the default
working space in Photoshop 5. You must enable Two-Way Communication to select this
profile in the printer driver. For more information about Two-Way Communication, see
Printing from Windows.
• Sources 1-10 specify the definitions you download as RGB source profiles.
If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and enabled
Two-Way Communication, the name of each downloaded profile appears in the RGB
Source Profile setting menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS
computer, downloaded profiles appear as Source-1 through Source-10. For more
information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
• None instructs the Fiery EXP8000 to allow the RGB sources you defined elsewhere, such
as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the appearance of
colors is not independent of the file type. For example, RGB EPS files looks different from
RGB TIFF files.
With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space
definition is converted using the CRD specified by the Rendering Style option (see
“Rendering Styles” on page 57). Non-PostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that
does not contain a source color space definition are converted using a general undercolor
removal (UCR) conversion method.
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Spot Color Matching

The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents.
• On: The Fiery EXP8000 uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of
spot colors your digital press can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new
output profiles.)
• Off: The Fiery EXP8000 processes the spot color as CMYK data and uses CMYK
equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer, such as PANTONE. These are the
same CMYK equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.

N OTE : Spot colors that are not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.

For jobs that include spot colors, set Spot Color Matching to On unless you are printing press
simulations. In that case, set Spot Color Matching to Off and choose the appropriate CMYK
Simulation setting (see page 53).

For a PDF job that includes spot colors that are not included in the built-in table, setting Spot
Color Matching to On retains the original spot colors. The Fiery EXP8000 references the
built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.

N OTE : Use Spot Color Matching only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.

Spot Color Matching and the PANTONE Coated Color Reference

The PANTONE Coated Color Reference prints differently depending on the Spot Color
Matching setting (see Fiery Color Reference).
• On: The Fiery EXP8000 uses a built-in table or the Spot-On color dictionaries to generate
the best matches for the PANTONE colors that your digital press can produce. The
PANTONE number is displayed below each swatch.
• Off: The Fiery EXP8000 prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by
Pantone, Inc. (and used by applications that provide PANTONE color libraries). The
CMYK values used to generate the color, as well as the PANTONE number of the color,
are printed below each swatch. These CMYK values are printed through the selected
CMYK Simulation and Output Profile settings.
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Printer drivers and print options

The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your
application and the settings for the ColorWise print options you selected. The printer driver
then sends the PostScript file to the Fiery EXP8000. The Fiery EXP8000 performs PostScript
processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to the digital press.

Setting print options for Windows

This section explains how to set color management print options with the Adobe and
Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, PostScript 3 printer drivers that take full
advantage of the color features of the Fiery EXP8000.

Before you proceed, do the following:

• Install the Adobe or Microsoft PostScript printer driver and the Fiery EXP8000 PPD (see
Printing from Windows).
• Set up the Fiery EXP8000 for printing (see Printing from Windows).

N OTE : The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many
applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and
CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the
printer driver. For information about specific applications, see Fiery Color Reference.

Use the following procedure to set the color options for Windows computers.

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS

1 Choose Print in your application.

2 Select Fiery EXP8000 as your printer and click Properties.

In the Properties dialog box, the Fiery Printing tab is displayed.

3 Click the ColorWise print option bar.

4 Specify the settings for the print options in the ColorWise pane.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 52.

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5 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

The Expert Color Settings dialog box appears.

This dialog box displays most of the ColorWise print options for the Fiery EXP8000.
6 Click Update to display the current Fiery EXP8000 settings.

If the Update button does not appear, make sure that Two-Way Communication is set up.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
7 Specify the settings for the main ColorWise print options.

For most users, the default settings provide adequate color control. For information about
individual print options, see page 52.
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Setting color management print options for Mac OS

This section explains how to set color management print options with the AdobePS printer
drivers for Mac OS, the PostScript 3 drivers that take full advantage of the color features of
the Fiery EXP8000.

Before you proceed, do the following:

• Install the AdobePS printer driver and the Fiery EXP8000 PPD (see Printing from
Mac OS).
• Set up the Fiery EXP8000 for printing (see Printing from Mac OS).

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS COMPUTERS

1 Choose Print in your application.

The print dialog box appears.

2 In the Print dialog box, choose Printer Features from the Copies and Pages menu.

The Printer Features pane appears.

3 From the Feature Sets menu, select the appropriate print options for your print job.

4 For Mac OS X v10.3, choose ColorSync from the Printer Features (default: Copies & Pages)
menu.

The ColorSync pane appears.

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5 Choose In Printer from the Color Conversion menu.

6 Choose ColorWise from the ColorSync (default: Copies and Pages) menu.

The ColorWise pane appears.

7 Select Two-Way Communication.

For information about enabling Two Way Communication, see Printing from Mac OS.
8 Specify the settings for print options in the ColorWise pane.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 52.

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9 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

The ColorWise Expert Settings dialog box appears.

10 Choose settings for the main ColorWise print options.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 52.

11 Click OK.

The ColorWise pane reappears.

12 Click Print.

Using Expert Color Settings to enable Device Link Profiles

When you print a job, you can enable Device Link Profiles by using the Fiery EXP8000
printer driver if you have two-way communication enabled. When you enable a Device Link
Profile, you will be able to see the Device Link Profile in use in Expert Color.

N OTE : If you do not have Two-Way Communication enabled, and you select an RGB Source
Profile and Output Profile that corresponds to a Device Link Profile, the Device Link Profile
will be activated, although you will not see the Device Link Profile in use in Expert Color.

For information about installing and assigning Device Link Profiles, see page 32.

N OTE : The procedures for enabling Device Link Profiles using Expert Color Settings for
Windows and Mac OS X are similar. The following illustrations use Windows screens. Any
differences are noted.
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TO USE THE FIERY EXP8000 PRINTER DRIVER TO ENABLE DEVICE LINK PROFILES.
1 Enable Two-Way Communication.

For more information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows
or Printing from Mac OS.
2 Choose print from your application.

3 Click the ColorWise print option bar in the Fiery EXP8000 printer driver.

4 Select Expert Color.

5 Choose the Source Profile and the Output Profile.

When you choose an Source Profile and Output Profile source combination that is defined in
a Device Link Profile, the Device Link Profile is automatically enabled.
When the Device Link Profile is chosen, the Color Process workflow updates and some
options may not appear. You will see the message “Device Link Profile in use” under the RGB
Source Profile or CMYK Simulation Profile.

1 Device Link Profile in use

6 Click OK to exit Expert Color.

7 Click OK to send your job.

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COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

This chapter explains how to set up and calibrate the following color measurement
instruments, available as separately purchased options:
• DTP32 densitometer
• DTP41 spectrophotometer
• ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer

Using the DTP32

ColorWise Pro Tools is designed to work with the DTP32 densitometer, which feeds color
measurements to the Fiery EXP8000 automatically.

N OTE : You can input measurements from other densitometers using a simple ASCII file
format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 76).

Setting up the DTP32

Before you calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using the DTP32, you must connect, configure, and
calibrate the DTP32 to prepare for measuring the printed patches (see “Calibrating the
DTP32” on page 69). For additional information about setting up and using the DTP32,
see the documentation that accompanies the DTP32.

TO CONNECT THE DTP32 TO THE COMPUTER

1 Turn off the computer.

2 Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the I/O
port on the side of the DTP32.

1 Square connector

1
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3 Attach the connector to the computer.

For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable into the 9-pin
DB9 Connector cable adapter. Insert the 9-pin end into the COM1 or COM2 port on the
computer and tighten the screws. If the available port on your computer is 25-pin, you must
use the 8-pin-to-25-pin adapter.

1 Connect to computer
2 Unused connector
3 Connect to adapter
4 Square connector 4
5 Interface cable 1
2

3 5

For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of
the computer.

1 Unused connector
2 Connect to serial port

N OTE : For Mac OS computers with a USB port, you need an adapter to connect the DTP32
to your computer. For information about supported adapters, see the X-Rite, Inc. web site
(www.x-rite.com).
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4 Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the side of the DTP32 and plug the
AC adapter into a wall outlet.

1 Small connector
2 AC adapter

2
1

5 Turn on the computer.

6 Calibrate the DTP32 (see the following section).

7 Calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32 (see page 37).

Calibrating the DTP32

You need the black-and-white X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip included with the DTP32.
Calibrating the DTP32 does not require ColorWise Pro Tools.

TO CALIBRATE THE DTP32

1 Connect the DTP32 to the computer and supply power (see page 67).

2 From the Main Menu on the DTP32 display, press the p1 key once to reach p2.

3 Press the cal key.

Calibrating motor speed is displayed, followed by INSERT CAL STRIP.

4 Insert the arrow end of the X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip into the 35mm slot on the front of the
DTP32 until it stops or the roller starts pulling the strip.

Reading appears momentarily, followed by the density values and CALIBRATION OK. The
DTP32 automatically returns to the MAIN MENU.
If UNRECOGNIZABLE STRIP appears, repeat the process or try cleaning the strip (see the DTP32
Operating Manual).
Recalibrate the DTP32 at least once per month. If it is important to maintain consistent
color, calibrate the DTP32 every time you calibrate the Fiery EXP8000. The DTP32 may also
warn periodically that it requires calibration.
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Using the DTP41

ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator supports the DTP41 spectrophotometer, a device that
measures density and color data. The DTP41 communicates directly with ColorWise Pro
Tools Calibrator, sending measurements to the Fiery EXP8000 automatically.

Setting up the DTP41

Before you calibrate the Fiery EXP8000, you must connect, configure, and calibrate the
DTP41 to prepare for measuring the printed patches. For additional information about
setting up and using the DTP41, see the documentation that accompanies the DTP41.

TO CONNECT THE DTP41 TO THE COMPUTER

1 Turn off the computer.

2 Unpack the DTP41 and remove the spacer from the measurement page slot.

3 Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the serial
interface connection on the side of the DTP41.

1 Measurement page slot

2 Alignment mark
3 Calibration strip entrance
4 Instrument button
5 LED indicator
6 Serial interface connection 2
5
7 Power input 1 7
3
4
6

4 Attach the connector to the computer.

For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable into the 9-pin
DB9 Connector cable adapter. Insert the 9-pin end into the COM1 or COM2 port on the
computer and tighten the screws. If the available port on your computer is 25-pin, you must
use the 8-pin-to-25-pin adapter.

1 Connect to computer
2 Unused connector
3 Connect to adapter
4 Square connector
5 Interface cable 1 4
2

3
5
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For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of
the computer.

1 Unused connector
2 Connect to serial port

N OTE : For Mac OS computers with a USB port (for example, an iMac), you need an adapter
to connect the DTP41 to your computer. For information about supported adapters, see the
X-Rite, Inc. web site (www.x-rite.com).
5 Use the AC adapter to provide power.

Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the power input of the DTP41 and plug
the AC adapter into the power cord. Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.

1 AC adapter
2 Power cord
3 Small connector

1 2

6 Turn on the computer.

7 Calibrate the DTP41 using ColorWise Pro Tools (see the following section).

8 Calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP41 (see page 39).
 COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS 72

Calibrating the DTP41

For the best color accuracy, calibrate the DTP41 every time you calibrate the Fiery EXP8000.
Initiate the calibration sequence in ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator as part of the process of
Fiery EXP8000 calibration. The computer may also prompt you to calibrate the DTP41.

You can also initiate calibration of the DTP41 using the Instrument button on the DTP41.
For more information about this method, see the documentation that accompanies the
DTP41.

Multiple users can connect to one Fiery EXP8000 server with ColorWise Pro Tools, but only
one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is already using
Calibrator, an error message appears.

You need the Color Reflection Reference strip that is included with the DTP41. Remove the
strip from the protective envelope, handling it by the edges only. Keep the strip free of dust
and smudges and always store it in the protective envelope.

TO CALIBRATE THE DTP41

1 Connect the DTP41 to the computer and supply power (see page 70).

2 Start Calibrator.

For instructions on starting Calibrator, see page 34.

3 Choose DTP41 as the measurement method.

4 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

5 Click Measure in the Measurement Options dialog box.

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6 Choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu.

The Instructions field displays instructions for selecting the port.

7 Click Utilities.

The Utilities dialog box appears.

To view version and serial number information, click Show DTP-41 Info, and then
click Done.
8 Click Calibrate DTP-41.

The Instrument Calibration dialog box appears.

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9 If you have not already done so, remove the shipping spacer from the measurement
page slot.

10 Insert the end of the Color Reflection Reference strip with the arrow into the calibration strip
entrance on the DTP41, centering it below the alignment mark (see the diagram on page 70).

Insert the strip about 3 inches, past the front idler rollers, until it rests against the rear
drive rollers.
11 Click Read Reference.

The DTP41 pulls the calibration strip through automatically.

A message appears in the Status area when calibration is finished.
12 Click Done to close the Instrument Calibration dialog box.

13 Close the Utilities dialog box.

This completes DTP41 calibration.

Your computer prompts you when the DTP41 requires calibration. When the prompt
message appears, click Calibrate Now and follow the instructions, starting with step 8 on
page 73.

After calibrating the DTP41, calibrate the Fiery EXP8000 (see page 39).
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Using the ES-1000

The ES-1000 is a hand-held spectrophotometer that measures the spectral light reflected
from printed output and other colored materials. Since the ES-1000 accurately measures
both the density and color of printed output, it is an effective tool for calibrating the
Fiery EXP8000.

The ES-1000 is available as a separately purchased option.

Setting up the ES-1000

To use the ES-1000 for calibration purposes, you must set it up for use with your computer.
For complete instructions on setting up and calibrating the ES-1000, see the documentation
that accompanies the ES-1000.

The following illustration shows the different parts of the ES-1000.

1 Measure button
2 Sample aperture
1
3 White tile reference
4 Cradle
2

Calibrating the ES-1000

When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to
calibrate the spectrometer. Make sure the sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile
on the calibration cradle.
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IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

This chapter describes Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which you can use to import
density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data from
an alternate measurement instrument, record your individual readings in a text file, and then
structure the file as follows.

Simple ASCII Import File Format

This format describes Status T measurement data for import into the ColorWise Pro Tools
Calibrator. The three possible file formats are:
• 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
• 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
• 1D Status T density for other pages (maximum of 256 patches per ink)

The file format is ASCII and has no tabs. A single space or multiple spaces are used
as delimiters. Blank lines are not allowed. Each line in the file represents four patches
(C, M, Y, K) of a specific ink value. Comments may be on any line in the file. Comment lines
must start with a pound sign (#) followed by a space. (A line with a pound sign followed by
any character other than a space has been reserved.) Comments must be on a line by
themselves.

Each line of data contains five values. The first number is the sequential patch number (for
EFI 21 and EFI 34 pages) or the ink value percentage (for other pages). The four values that
follow are the density values of C, M, Y, and K of the corresponding patch. Lines are ordered
either by increasing sequential patch numbers, or by increasing the ink percentage.

For Windows computers, the file extension must be .cm1. For Mac OS computers, the file
type must be ‘TEXT’.

Measurement data in EFI 21 and EFI 34 are paper-relative. For other pages, if the first line
corresponds to zero ink value, the Calibrator assumes that the measurement data is absolute
and adjusts it to become paper-relative by subtracting the density values of the first line from
the remaining patches.
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Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 21 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 21.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST21
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
20 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
21 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 34.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST34
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
33 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
34 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
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Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page

This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-defined patch
page. The value in the first column is the ink/toner percentage of the patch. The first
percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100. The percentages must increase in
between.

#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST
# percnt Cyan Magent Yellow Black
0.0000 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
0.3922 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
1.1765 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
(…more data…)
98.0000 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
100.0000 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500
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INDEX
A color reference files
Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 57 for Windows users 14
Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile Color Reference pages 49
option 59 color rendering dictionary (CRD) 9, 57
Color Setup 31
B color space 51
Black Detection 52 ColorWise
Black Overprint option 52 key features 9
Black Text/Graphics option 55 print options 31, 60
workflow diagram 51
C ColorWise Pro Tools
calibration Calibrator 23, 34, 46
checking status 49 checking calibration status 49
Comparison Page 36 Profile Manager 46
curves 36, 47 Combine Separations option 55
DTP32 37 Comparison Page 36
DTP41 39 composites, printing 55, 56, 60
ES-1000 42 Configuration page 15, 21, 49
importing density measurements 76 connection, configuring 15, 17, 21, 23
measurement page 48 Contrast ICC rendering style 57
measurements 46 CRD 9, 57
overview 46 custom simulations 53
patches 48 Custom21.ps 14, 20
restoring defaults 37 Custom34.ps 14, 20
scheduling 48
targets 46, 47 D
viewing measurements 36 densitometer
Calibration Files folder 20 DTP32 37, 67
Calibrator 46 ED-100 75
ColorWise Pro Tools 46 density 47, 49
Expert mode 35 importing 76
printing Comparison Page 36 Device Link Profiles
restoring defaults 37 about 27
using 23, 34 assigning settings 29
viewing measurements 36 enabling using Color Setup 32
CMYK Color Reference.ps 14, 20 enabling using Expert Color Settings 65
CMYK Simulation Method option 54 installing 27
CMYK Simulation Profile option 53, 54 device name 16, 22
Color Chart 49 DNS name 15, 21
Color Editor 23 Domain Name Server 21
color management system (CMS) 9
color profiles 10
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DTP32 N
calibrating with 37 None setting, RGB Source Profile option 59
instrument calibration 69
setup 67 O
DTP41 Output Profile option 55
calibrating with 39 output profiles 47, 48
instrument calibration 72
setup 70 P
PANTONE book.ps 14
E PANTONE Coated Color Reference 60
EFIRGB, RGB Source Profile option 59 passwords, for calibration 34, 46
ES-1000 75 patches page 48
calibrating with 42 Perceptual ICC rendering style 57
instrument calibration 75 Photographic rendering style 57
overview 75 PostScript color issues 52, 56, 59
ES-1000, importing measurements with 31 PowerPoint, RGB color reference file 20
PPD 61, 63
F Presentation rendering style 57
Fiery utilities, configuring the connection print options
for 17, 23 Mac OS 63
Full (Output GCR) setting, CMYK Simulation setting defaults 31
Method option 54 Windows 61
Full (Source GCR) setting, CMYK Simulation printer drivers
Method option 54 Mac OS 63
Two-Way Communication 53
G two-way communication 55, 59
Graphic Arts Package Windows 61
unlimited separations 55 Profile Manager
Graphics ICC rendering style 57 ColorWise Pro Tools 46
downloading profiles 26
H using 25
Halftone Screen
profiles 10
calibrating 45
CustomHalftonesCalibration folder 45 Q
Quick setting, CMYK Simulation Method
I option 54
ICC profiles 10
defined 9 R
downloading 26 Relative Colorimetric rendering style 57
editing 23 rendering styles 9, 52, 57
rendering styles 57 RGB images
Image ICC rendering style 57 defining source profiles for 59
PostScript and non-PostScript
M conversion 59
Mac OS color management options 63
RGB page 01.doc 14
Mac OS, uninstalling software 19
RGB page 02.ppt 14
measurements page 48
RGB Separation option 58
RGB Source Profile option 51, 59
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S
SAIFF format 76
Saturation ICC rendering style 57
separations
printing 55, 56, 60
target color space 58
simulations, custom 53
Source 1-10 setting, RGB Source Profile
option 59
spectrometer, see spectrophotometer
spectrophotometer
DTP41 39, 70
ES-1000 75
Spot Color Matching option 60
spot colors, CMYK equivalents 60
sRGB, RGB Source Profile option 59
Stand21.ps 14, 20
Stand34.ps 14, 20
Status T 76
SWOP 54

T
targets, for calibration 47
terminology 7, 33
Test Page 49
transfer functions 47
Two-Way Communication 53, 55, 59

U
undercolor removal (UCR) 59
uninstalling, Mac OS software 19

W
Windows Color Files folder 14
Windows, print options 61
Word, RGB color reference file 20