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Note: A measurement instrument can provide more accurate calibration than ColorCal can. Use a measurement
instrument, such as a spectrophotometer, if one is available.
ColorCal measurement consists of these tasks:
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Prepare the scanner for ColorCal.
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Measure the calibration page using the scanner.
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View and save the measurements.
Prepare the scanner
When you prepare the scanner for ColorCal, you use the scanner to measure patches on a color control patches
strip, a gray scale strip, and the ColorCal Scanner page that you printed. The color control patches and gray scale
strips are included in the customer media pack that came with your Fiery Server.
Scanner preparation is optional, but we recommend that you prepare the scanner after maintenance or service, or
whenever the printer output has been altered.
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Scanner preparation is enabled for ColorCal calibration by default. You can disable scanner preparation for
ColorCal calibration by clearing the Prepare scanner for ColorCal calibration checkbox in Preferences.
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When you perform ColorCal calibration, you can skip scanner preparation and go directly to measurement by
clicking Skip.
Note: Some types of Fiery Server support the preparation of the scanner even if the gray scale strip is missing. In this
case, the Fiery Server uses the measurements from the previous scanner preparation or, if this is the first ColorCal
calibration, a default set of measurements. However, for best results, prepare the scanner using a gray scale strip.
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Place the gray scale strip, color control patches strip, and ColorCal Scanner page in the correct positions on the
glass (platen) as indicated in the instructions displayed on the screen.
a) Place the gray scale strip face down on the glass (platen) so that it will be centered along the top edge of the
ColorCal Scanner page.
b) Place the color control patches strip face down on the glass (platen) so it is centered below the gray scale strip,
keeping a distance of 0.25 inch to 0.5 inch (0.635 cm to 1.27 cm) between the two strips.
c) Finally, place the ColorCal Scanner page face down over the strips.
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Click Continue to start scanner preparation.
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Click OK to proceed to measure the calibration page.
Measure the ColorCal calibration page
When you measure color patches in ColorCal, use the gray scale strip along with the ColorCal calibration page that
you printed. The gray scale strip is included in the customer media pack that came with your Fiery Server.
Measure the ColorCal calibration page after you prepare the scanner, unless you skipped scanner preparation.
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If you have just prepared the scanner, remove the ColorCal Scanner page and the color control patches strip.
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Place the gray scale strip face down on the glass (platen). Place the strip along the top edge of the glass (platen)
and center it along the top edge of the calibration page.
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