KODAK Photo Printer Visual Calibration Utility User Manual Part No.
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Table of Contents Installing the Calibration Utility ........................................................................................................................... 1 Launching the Calibration Utility.......................................................................................................................... 2 From the WINDOWS Printer Driver ............................................................................................................... 2 From the WINDOWS Desktop ....
Calibrating the Printer The KODAK Photo Printer Visual Calibration Utility (Calibration Utility) lets your Kodak printer produce the best possible color response. Calibration adjusts the response of the printer so that a specific data input value yields a specific color density output. The printer is shipped with default factory calibration values. You can set up your printer and print right away without having to calibrate the printer.
Calibrating the Printer Launching the Calibration Utility From the WINDOWS Printer Driver 1. For your operating system, do the following: WINDOWS VISTA WINDOWS XP Select Start>Control Panel>Hardware Select Start>Printers and and Sound>Printer. Faxes. 2. Click KODAK Photo Printer. 3. Select File>Properties. 4. Click the Printer Calibration tab. 5. Click KODAK Photo Printer Visual Calibration Utility... The KODAK Photo Printer Visual Calibration Utility dialog box opens.
Calibrating the Printer From the WINDOWS Desktop 1. Click Start>Programs>KODAK Photo Printer>KODAK Photo Printer Calibration Utility. NOTE: If you have more than one Kodak printer that uses the Calibration Utility, the following dialog box may appear. 2. Select a printer to calibrate, and click OK. The KODAK Photo Printer Visual Calibration Utility dialog box opens. The name of the printer and the paper installed appear in the upper left of the dialog box. From the MACINTOSH OS 10.4 Desktop 1.
Calibrating the Printer Using the Calibration Utility Calibrate your printer whenever the color balance of the prints does not look right. You may also want to calibrate the printer after it has been serviced. IMPORTANT: Setting the printer to factory defaults returns the printer’s calibration to known values. 1. Click Set Printer to Factory Defaults.
Calibrating the Printer 2. Click Print Test Image. The printer prints the test print.
Calibrating the Printer 3. Examine the test print from the printer to determine the most neutral gray patch. Then click the patch in the Calibration Utility screen that corresponds with the most neutral patch on the test print. IMPORTANT: Only do Step 4 if you want to adjust the highlights so that your prints meet your personal preference. After adjusting the highlights, check your prints to make sure that they look the way you want. 4. Move the slider to adjust the highlights.
Calibrating the Printer Uninstalling the Calibration Utility WINDOWS XP Operating System 1. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. 2. Select the KODAK Visual Calibration Utility. 3. Click Remove. WINDOWS VISTA Operating System 1. Select Start>Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall a program. 2. Select the KODAK Visual Calibration Utility. 3. Click Uninstall. MACINTOSH OS 10.4 1. Drag the KODAK Visual Calibration Utility folder from /Library/Printers/Kodak to the Trash. 2.
