System information

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An output profile describes the color characteristics of the copier/printer when printing to a specific media type.
An output profile is associated with a calibration that describes the expected color output densities of the copier/
printer. The output profile and its associated calibration are applied to all color data in a print job.
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A device link profile describes the conversion from a specific source color space to an output color space. With
device link profiles, the complete conversion from the source device to the destination device is defined, and the
Fiery Server does not calculate the conversion.
The Fiery Server supports two kinds of device link profiles: RGB source to CMYK destination and CMYK source
to CMYK destination.
A device link profile must be associated with a source profile setting (CMYK/Grayscale Device Link for a
CMYK-to-CMYK device link profile or RGB/Lab Device Link for an RGB-to-CMYK device link profile) and an
Output Profile setting, otherwise the device link profile cannot be selected for a job.
View profile properties
Profile Manager in Command WorkStation displays information (such as device or paper type) for the profiles on
the Fiery Server.
A green check mark to the left of a profile name indicates that the profile is the default profile. For example, a green
check mark next to the sRGB (PC) profile under RGB Source Profiles means that sRGB (PC) is the default setting for
the RGB/Lab Source option. You can change the default profile in the Color Management window.
A lock icon to the left of the profile name indicates that the profile is factory-installed and cannot be deleted or
edited.
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In Device Center, click the Resources tab and then click Profiles.
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In Profile Manager, click the profile to select it. The properties of the selected profile are shown on the right side
of the window.
Compare profile gamuts
If Fiery Color Profiler Suite is installed on your computer, you can use Fiery Profile Inspector to compare the gamuts
of two profiles. Profile Inspector displays the gamuts in three-dimensional models, allowing you to see the colors that
do and do not overlap between the two gamuts. For example, one profile might have a wider range in the blue hues.
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In Device Center, click the Resources tab, click Profiles and select a profile.
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While pressing the Ctrl key, select the second profile (both profiles are selected).
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Right-click either profile and select Compare Profiles.
Profile Inspector opens in a separate window. For more information, click the Help icon in Profile Inspector.
Import or export profiles
Profile Manager in Command WorkStation allows you to import profiles to the Fiery Server to make the profiles
available for printing jobs on the Fiery Server. Use the export function to back up profiles, so that no custom profiles
are lost, for example, when the Fiery Server software is updated.
You can also export a profile to your computer to use it with an ICC-aware application, such as Adobe Photoshop.
Fiery Command WorkStation
Managing color
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