Installation Guide

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS
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Spot Color Matching
The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents.
On: The Fiery EXP8000/50 uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of
spot colors your digital press can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new
output profiles.)
With Spot-On, the Fiery EXP8000/50 uses the CMYK matches determined through
Spot-On (see page 48).
Off: The Fiery EXP8000/50 processes the spot color as CMYK data and uses CMYK
equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer, such as PANTONE. These are the
same CMYK equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.
NOTE: Spot colors that are not included in the built-in table are treated as CMYK.
For jobs that include spot colors, set Spot Color Matching to On unless you are printing press
simulations. In that case, set Spot Color Matching to Off and choose the appropriate CMYK
Simulation setting (see page 76).
For a PDF job that includes spot colors that are not included in the built-in table, setting Spot
Color Matching to On retains the original spot colors. The Fiery EXP8000/50 references the
built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.
NOTE: Use Spot Color Matching only when printing composites, not when printing
separations.
Spot Color Matching and the PANTONE Coated Color Reference
The PANTONE Coated Color Reference prints differently depending on the Spot Color
Matching setting (see Fiery Color Reference).
On: The Fiery EXP8000/50 uses a built-in table or, with Spot-On, the Spot-On color
dictionaries to generate the best matches for the PANTONE colors that your digital press
can produce. The PANTONE number is displayed below each swatch.
For more information about Spot-On, see page 48.
Off: The Fiery EXP8000/50 prints swatches using the CMYK values recommended by
Pantone, Inc. (and used by applications that provide PANTONE color libraries). The
CMYK values used to generate the color, as well as the PANTONE number of the color,
are printed below each swatch. These CMYK values are printed through the selected
CMYK Simulation and Output Profile settings.