1. Special Color chart

Special Color chart - Operations

Add a special color chart definition file

Special Color Chart Add Screen
  1. Select the printer in the pull-down menu to the left of chart name on the [Special Color chart] screen.
  • A color chart can be created using the special color inks for the printer selected.
  1. Enter the name of the new color chart definition file to be created in the input box on the right.
  1. Select the number of base colors from the [Base colors] list, then click the [Additional Icons] icon.
    Three different charts can be created, depending on the number of base colors.
  • [1 base colors]

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Creates a special color chart based on one base color with color components varied in three directions across height, width, and pages.

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  • [2 base colors]

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Varies two base colors across the width direction. Also creates a special color chart with color components varied in two directions across height and pages.

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  • [4 base colors]

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Varies four base colors across the width and height directions.
Also creates a special color chart with color components varied across pages.

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  • If a color chart definition file with the same name already exists, an overwrite confirmation dialog will appear.
    Overwriting will change all of the values.

Edit a special color chart definition file

Special Color Chart Add Screen
  1. Select the name of the color chart definition file to be set in the pull-down menu for chart definition file name on the [Special Color chart] screen.
  1. Select or deselect the [Apply profile ink limit] check box.

Apply profile ink limit

Selecting this applies the ink limit set in the device profile.
This enables ink overflowing to be minimized.

  • [Apply profile ink limit] will always be enabled if the inkset has three or more slots for special color inks.
  1. Enter the ink density in the Color settings base color input boxes.
  • The square to the right of the input boxes changes to the color input.
  • Clicking the square displays the [Color Collection] dialog.
    Click the desired color from the color collection displayed to set the base color.
    Color Correction Dialog Screen
  1. Set the value in the [Width direction] patches input box.
  • This varies the number of patches in the width direction on the color chart.
  • If only one base color was set, the ink density (%) to be varied in the width direction is set.
  1. Set the value in the [Height direction] patches input box.
  • This varies the number of patches in the height direction on the color chart.
  • If one or two base colors were set, the ink density (%) to be varied in the height direction is set.
  1. Set the value in the [Page direction] pages input box.
  • This varies the number of color chart pages.
  • The ink density (%) to be varied in the page direction is set.
  1. Configure the various settings for the color chart patches in [Patch].

Various patch settings screen

 

[Size]

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Sets the size (width and height) of each patch.

 

[Interval]

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Sets the spacing (width and height) between patches.

  1. Sets the color chart page margins (top, bottom, left, right) in [Margin].
  1. To set base color marks to be printed, enable the [Print base color mark] check box in [Option].
  • If enabled, a color chart is printed with the △ symbol added to the base color.
  • The base color △ symbol is displayed in the chart preview regardless of the [Print base color mark] setting.
  • Clicking [Update] on the [Special Color chart] screen once the settings have been completed updates the color chart definition file.

Import a special color chart PDF as a job

Automatically imports a special color chart PDF as a job.

  1. Select [Create Job] in the [File] menu on the [Special Color chart] screen.
  • The [Select condition to print] dialog appears.
    Selecting the [Fit size on fixed form] check box allows the special color chart PDF media size and orientation to be selected.
Screen to select the conditions to be printed
  1. Select one [Favorite], then click [OK].
  • The special color chart PDF will be imported as a RasterLink7 job.
  • The imported job will be the same as a job created by importing a typical multi-page PDF.
  • The imported job has color replacement set on the Color Replacement screen.

Delete a special color chart definition file

  1. Select the name of the special color chart definition file in the pull-down menu for chart definition file name on the [Special Color chart] screen.
  1. Click the [Delete icon] icon.
  • The special color chart definition file is deleted.