1.
Introduction
1.1. pressSIGN Main Features
pressSIGN Showing a CMYK Job
2. Setup
2.1. pressSIGN Versions
2.1.1. User Permissions Levels
2.1.2. Multi-Site and Single Site
Example Multi-Site Selection Window
Job Settings Window showing ‘Global’ options
Job Settings Window for a Single Site Dongle
2.2. A Single Site Layout for pressSIGN-Pro
2.3. Global Print Management Server
2.4. Firewalls / Network Ports
3. Installation
3.1. Mac Installation
pressSIGN Mac Installer
Choose to install the client or server or both
Installing pressSIGN Client and Server
3.1.1. pressSIGN Mac Client Install
3.1.2. pressSIGN Mac Server Install
3.2. Windows Installation
pressSIGN Installer on PC
Activating pressSIGN
3.3. pressSIGN Server Dongle
3.4. Activation Codes
Activation Code web page
pressSIGN Dongle ID
4. Initial Startup
4.1. Setting defaults
Launching pressSIGN Client
4.1.1.
4.1.2.
Logging in
4.1.3. Multi Site or Single Site settings
Choosing an existing site or adding a new one
4.1.4. Adding to a site
Adding a press and selecting a default target.
4.2. Adding Operators
Creating new users
4.3. Upgrading pressSIGN from Older Versions
pressSIGN Upgrade Window
Upgrade Success
4.4. Logging into pressSIGN
Login screen in pressSIGN
4.5.
5. Starting a New Job
New Job Window
5.5.1. Site
5.5.2. Job Name or ID
5.5.3. Template
5.5.4. Standard
5.5.5. Adjust Target Lab Values Relative to Paper
Target Lab Values adjusted relative to paper
Paper Measurement
Uncoated Press Sheet
Target Lab Values Adjusted Relative to Paper.
Adjustment disabled in the target standard
5.5.6. Ink & Paper
5.5.7. Press
5.5.8. Allocating Colours to a Job
Printer Preview
Colour Allocation
Colour Assignment List
Choose a Colour Library
Choosing a Spot Colour
Colour Bar Preview
De-Selecting a Colour from a Strip
Strip preview with Cyan and Magenta de-selected
5.5.9. Colour Bar
5.5.10. Wet or Dry Sheet
5.5.11. Operators
Selecting Operator as an Administrator
A Standard Operator can only create jobs for themselves
5.5.12. Category and Subcategory
5.5.13. Softproof image
5.5.14. Client
A GPM client will transmit the job and all measurements to the clients server
5.5.15. Client Reference
5.5.16. Full Sheet
5.5.17. Run Length
5.5.18. Comments
6. Job Templates
6.1. Creating a Job Template
New Job window with Template selected
Saving a Template
6.2. Editing a Template
Editing a Template
6.3. Exporting and Importing Templates
7. Adding Target Press Standards
Adding a standard
7.1. Standard
7.1.1. Paper Type
7.1.2. TVI (Dot Gain) Curves
7.1.3. Substrate Backing
7.1.4. Target Tonal Value Increase %
7.1.5. Custom Targets
A Custom target
Editable target Lab values
7.1.6. Custom Grey Balance
Grey Balance separations adjusted to match a Heidelberg control strip
7.2.
7.2.1.
Paper Colour Adjustment
Colour Bar Tab
Re-calculated grey balance
7.3. Create a Target from a Measured Sheet
Create a target from a measured sheet
7.4. Colour Tolerances & Scoring
Tolerances / Scoring (Lab) panel
7.4.1. Colour Difference Calculation
7.4.2. Tolerances
7.4.3. Setting the Scoring
pressSIGN scoring
Error indications
7.5. Density Tolerances and Scoring
Tolerances / Scoring (Density) panel
Overprint Trapping % Targets and Points Score
Dot Gain (TVI) Tolerances and Scoring
Midtone Spread Tolerance and Scoring
Production Mode Score
7.6. Grading
Grading
8.
Job Settings Window
8.1.
Adding a 4 Colour Press
8.1.1.
Adding a 10 colour long perfecting press
8.1.2.
A Flopped colour bar
Another Flopped Colour bar
8.1.3.
Typical Unit Allocation for a 6 Colour Press
Incorrect Spot Colour unit allocation when importing a Measurement File
Correct Spot Colour unit allocation when importing a Measurement File
8.1.4.
The X-Rite i1 Pro will not be able to read this strip during Pass 1
The X-Rite i1 Pro will read this strip perfectly during Pass 1
9. Spot colour libraries.
9.1. Creating new spot colour libraries
Add a custom spot colour library
Enter a name and site allocation for the spot colour library
Empty spot colour library
9.2. Adding new spot colours into custom libraries.
The Add Spot Colour Window
9.2.1. TVI Display of colours with spectral values
TVI Display
9.2.2. TVI Display without spectral values
TVI and colour list without spectral values
9.2.3. Colour List
Colour List
9.2.4. Colour Previews
Colour Previews
9.2.5. Adding a colour by measurement
Measure a Paper Colour
Measure a Solid Colour
Spot Colour preview
9.2.6. Measuring Spot Colour Tints
Set Dot %
A Measured 50% tint
9.2.7.
9.2.8. Adding a colour manually
Adding a Custom colour
9.2.9. Editing and saving the colour
The new spot colour
9.3. Importing and Exporting Spot Colour Libraries
Importing and exporting spot colour libraries
9.4. Visually Linear Tint (VLT)
Un-adjusted spot colour print
Spot colour images adjusted using VLT
VLT is in use for this job
10. pressSIGN colour bars.
10.1. Included pressSIGN colour bars
Chart folder
10.2. Importing Colour Bar Layouts
10.3. Creating a New Colour Bar
Creating a New Colour Bar
10.3.1. Select the Colour Bar Standard
Colour Bar Standard
Default Tints / Grey Balance Tints / Grey Balance patches from a custom standard
10.3.2. Types of patches
10.3.3. Adding Patches to a Colour Bar
Patch List
Colour Bar Preview
10.3.4. Adding Custom Patches
Adding a Custom Patch
10.3.5. Creating Repeat Patterns
Creating Repeat Patterns
10.3.6. Deleting Patches
10.3.7. Patch and Colour Bar Size
Colour Bar size
10.3.8. Single Line Colour Bars
Colour bar style
10.3.9. Multi row Colour Bars
Change the number of rows in the colour bar.
10.3.10. Paper Patch
Missing Paper Patch
10.3.11. Saving the Colour Bar to the Server
Saving a Colour Bar
10.4. Exporting a Colour Bar
Generating a single colour bar
10.4.1. Single / Multiline Strips
pressSIGN Colour bar with labels
pressSIGN_Colourbar without labels
pressSIGN 5 colour bar with labels
pressSIGN 4CX Colour Bar
10.4.2. Full press sheet strips
Generating a full 4, 5 or 6 colour press sheet bar
Colour bar styles
10.4.3.
10.5. Positioning colour bars on a Litho press sheet
Press sheet with valid pressSIGN colour bar positions
Full sheet colour bar with labels below
closeup of 1 pressSIGN 5 colour bar with ink zone marking, centre mark and Eye One Spot colour contrast bars
10.6. Colour Bars for 2 Pass Printing with an i1 Pro
The Colour Bar Strip Editor showing a layout for a CMYK 2 Pass bar
11. Preferences
11.1. Editing Preferences
Preferences Window
11.1.1. Changing Language
11.1.2. Measurement Units
11.1.3. Open PDF Report after creation
11.1.4. Text Line Ending Format
11.1.5. Density Options
11.1.6. 4CX
11.1.7. Hotfolder Options
11.1.8. Closed Loop File
Closed Loop File Export Options
List of Supported File Exports
11.2. Managing Lists
The “Manage Lists” window
12. Measurement Devices
12.1. X-Rite Intellitrax S
12.1.1.
12.1.2.
12.1.3. Pump or Solenoid
12.1.4.
12.1.5.
12.1.6.
12.2. EasyTrax S
12.2.1.
12.2.2.
12.2.3.
12.2.4.
12.2.5.
12.3. X-Rite eXact
12.3.1. Connect Via USB
12.3.2.
12.3.3. Calibration
12.3.4.
12.3.5. Strip Measurement
12.4. X-Rite 530
12.5. X-Rite SpectroEye
12.5.1.
12.6. X-Rite Eye One Pro
12.6.1.
12.6.2.
12.7. Techkon
Installation of the Techkon Device Service
12.7.1.
12.7.2.
12.7.3.
12.7.4.
12.7.5.
12.7.6.
12.8.
12.9.
12.9.1.
12.9.2.
12.9.3.
12.9.4.
12.9.5.
12.9.6.
12.9.7.
12.9.8.
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12.10.
12.10.1.
12.10.2.
12.10.3.
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12.11.
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12.12.
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12.12.3.
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12.12.5.
13. Measuring a printed sheet
Full Sheet
13.1. Measuring a Colour Bar In Strip Mode
pressSIGN PRO Full Strip Preview
13.1.1. Measuring a Single Line Colour Bar
pressSIGN Print Buyers/pressSIGN Standard strip preview
13.1.2. pressSIGN PRO Density / Lab Previews
Makeready preview showing relative density
Makeready Preview showing Lab Adjustment
13.1.3. pressSIGN PRO Production / OK Sheet View
Ink Zone View showing adjustment to the target standard
Ink Zone View showing adjustment to the OK sheet
13.1.4. Measuring a 2 Pass Job
New Job Window
1st Pass Scan showing only 2 measured inks
2nd Pass Scan showing all 4 measured inks
13.1.5. Measuring a Multi Line Colour Bar
Multi Line Colour Bar Preview
13.2. Measuring single Patches
Single Patch Measurement
13.2.1. Lab / Density Comparison
Lab / Density panel
Auto Target On
Dryback applied to a singe measurement
Auto Target Off
Comparing colours across a press sheet
13.2.2. Dot Area
Dot Area panel
Ink colour selection
13.2.3. Finding the Closest Spot Colour
Closest Spot Colour
13.3. Measurement Device Strip Preview
14. File Based Measurements
14.1. X-Rite Intellitrax / Komori PDCS-II systems
Intellitrax / PDCS-II Launcher
14.1.1. Importing Ink Colour Targets into Intellitrax
Intellitrax Editor
14.1.2. Importing Colour bars into Intellitrax / PDCS-II
Importing Colour Bars
14.1.3. Creating a project template for Intellitrax
Project Templates
14.1.4. Setting Intellitrax to export data after every scan
14.1.5.
