Corrects slight differences in how colors appear (color calibration) (iPF9400) (iPF9400S)
29-Nov-2012
8201658700
Solution
Color calibration improves color consistency by compensating for slight differences in how color appears when printing due to individual variations or aging among the printers.
Executing color calibration will print a test pattern, which will be read automatically by a sensor built in the printer.
By this operation, a calibration adjustment value reflecting the print result of the test pattern is set automatically.
IMPORTANT
- When executing color calibration, keep the temperature and humidity conditions the same each time for better color consistency.
If you execute color calibration under various conditions of temperature and humidity, correct adjustment may not be possible.
- Before color calibration, ensure the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight or other strong sources of light.
If the printer is exposed to strong sources of light, correct adjustment may not be possible.
We recommend color calibration in the following situations.
- After initial printer installation
- After Printhead replacement
- If colors seem different from before, despite using the same printing environment, under the same conditions
- To ensure uniform colors when printing on multiple printers (however, be sure to use the same version of firmware and printer driver, under the same settings)
- When the Execution Guide is displayed
- Prepare the printer
1.You can confirm whether the paper to be loaded can be used in color calibration.
2.Load the paper.
- Executing Color Calibration
1.On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press 
or 
to select 
( Settings/Adj. tab).
or to select ( Settings/Adj. tab).
NOTE
- If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.
2.Press the OK button.
Set./Adj. Menu is displayed.
3.Press 
or 
to select Adjust Printer, and then press the OK button.
or to select Adjust Printer, and then press the OK button.4.Press 
or 
to select Calibration, and then press the OK button.
or to select Calibration, and then press the OK button.5.Press 
or 
to select Auto Adjust, and then press the OK button.
or to select Auto Adjust, and then press the OK button.After the environment measurements and paper are confirmed, and color calibration is executed, the calibration adjustment value is set automatically.
The application of the calibration adjustment value when printing can be set in the printer driver or on the menu of the Control Panel.
However, when the setting value of the printer driver and the setting value of the Control Panel differ, the setting of the printer driver is prioritized.
| How to apply | How to operate |
| Configure on the printer driver menu. (Windows) | Configure Calibration Value. |
| Configure on the printer driver menu. (Mac OS X) | Configure Calibration Value. |
| Configure on the menu of the Control Panel. | From Set./Adj. Menu, select Adjust Printer > Calibration > Use Adj. Value. |
NOTE
- After executing color calibration, you can also adjust colors as desired in the printer driver.
You can confirm information of color calibration such as the execution date and executed paper type by the following method.
| How to check | How to operate |
| Confirm it on the Control Panel of the printer. | From Set./Adj. Menu, select Adjust Printer > Calibration > Calibration Log. |
| Print information about the printer. | From Set./Adj. Menu, select Test Print > Status Print. |
| Confirm with imagePROGRAF Status Monitor. (Windows) | On the Information sheet of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor, click the View Calibration Log button. |
| Confirm this in the Printer Information dialog box of the printer driver. (Mac OS X) | In the Printer Information dialog box, click the Information tab, and click the View Calibration Log button. |
Execution Guide is a function in which a guide is displayed on the Control Panel, imagePROGRAF Status Monitor (Windows), imagePROGRAF Printmonitor (Mac OS X), or RemoteUI when you execute color calibration.
If you enable this function, an Execution Guide is displayed in the following cases.
- When a new Printhead has been installed
- When a certain amount of printing has been executed after color calibration is executed
- When the data of color calibration has been initialized
To enable the function, set "Set Exec. Guide" to On on the menu of the Control Panel.