System information

You can calibrate the Fiery Server using different measurement methods. To find out which methods are supported
for your Fiery Server, see Color Printing, which is part of the user documentation set.
If the Fiery Server supports multiple calibrations, you can perform the calibration procedure for each one, using the
appropriate paper type in each case. In this case, the Fiery Server stores different measurement data for each
calibration. However, you may choose to calibrate one time for multiple paper types if the papers are very similar. In
this case, at the end of the calibration procedure, you can apply the same measurement data to selected calibrations
or all calibrations.
Changing a calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the number of people
authorized to perform calibration. By default, only users with Administrator privileges can access calibration.
Only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is using Calibrator, an error
message is displayed.
How calibration is used
Because the color output is affected by the paper type, both calibration and output profiles are typically specific to a
paper type. Every output profile on the Fiery Server is associated with a calibration. The calibration is applied to a job
when the job is printed using the particular output profile that is associated with the calibration.
Note: To see the calibration associated with a particular output profile, check the profile settings. For a calibration
to have an effect, it must be associated with one or more output profiles.
Calibrator modes
Calibrator provides two modes: Standard and Expert. You can perform all essential calibration tasks in Standard
mode. Expert mode offers additional options to print a test page and to view measurement data.
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Print Pages - Enables you to see the effects of the new calibration in printed output. With the Print Pages
option, you can 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 print controller. You can also create a CALIB.PS file by renaming any job in the Hold queue.
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View Measurements - Enables you to examine the measurement data. 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.
When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against is displayed 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.
Calibrate with ColorCal
ColorCal allows you to calibrate the Fiery Server without the use of a measurement instrument. Instead, ColorCal
uses the scanner of the copier/printer to measure density values.
Before you begin
With ColorCal, you can prepare the scanner for ColorCal before calibrating the Fiery Server, using the Color Control
Patches and grayscale strips included in the customer media pack that comes with your Fiery Server. You also need
the grayscale strip to calibrate the Fiery Server.
Note: A measurement instrument can provide more accurate calibration than ColorCal can. Use a measurement
instrument, such as the ES-1000 spectrophotometer, if one is available.
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