User guide

1.4 Getting started

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Â Click Configure device to modify configuration settings as desired. See “Device

configuration” on page 20 for details.

If using a supplied profile choose the

Best option from the Quality menu,

because the supplied profiles were created using this setting.

Ã Choose a profile from the ProofReady menu that matches the currently selected

ink/paper type. The correct resolution for the profile is automatically selected

and should not be changed.

For example,

(HP Heavy Coated 300) is a profile for HP DesignJet Heavy-

weight Coated Paper based on a resolution of 300 x 300 dpi. See “Supplied pro-

files” on page 18 for a full list of ProofReady profiles.

Note: When you select a ProofReady profile, a default

(ProofReady) color

setup is automatically selected in the

Color menu. Choose (None) from the

ProofReady menu if you wish to use a ColorPro color setup that you have cre-

ated, as described in Section 1.9 on page 46.

Ä Choose CMYK Composite from the Style menu if you are using a color device. If

using a monochrome device, choose either

Monochrome or CMYK Separa-

tions

Å For color devices, check in the Edit Style dialog box that screening is set to its

default value of

HDS Super F.

To open the Edit Style dialog box,

click the Separations Manager

icon. Click

Edit in the Separations

Manager and check the screening

option in the

Dot shape menu. Click

OK twice to return to the Page

Setup dialog box.

Æ Choose (None) from the

Calibration menu.

Note: Selecting a

ProofReady profile includes a default calibration profile. For

optimum results you can choose a calibration set that has been generated for the

actual printer rather than for a reference printer. See “Calibrating the printer” on

page 40 for details.