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Fiery® EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server
SERVER & CONTROLLER SOLUTIONS

Color Printing

© 2005 Electronics for Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered
under Legal Notices for this product.
45049060
15 March 2005

CONTENTS

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

Terminology and conventions

About this manual

Key features of ColorWise

COLORWISE PRO TOOLS

About this chapter

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools

Installing the ICC profiles

Configuring the connection

Editing the configuration

Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools

Installing MRJ

Uninstalling MRJ

Installing and setting the ColorSync profiles

Configuring the connection

Editing the configuration

Using ColorWise Pro Tools

Using Calibrator

Using Color Editor

Using Profile Manager

Using Spot-On

Using Color Setup

CONTENTS

CALIBRATION

About this chapter

Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator

Starting Calibrator

Expert mode

Restoring default calibration measurements

Calibrating with the DTP32

Calibrating with the DTP41

Calibrating with the ES-1000

Calibrating for custom halftone screens

Understanding calibration

An overview of calibration

How calibration works

Scheduling calibration

Checking calibration status

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

About this chapter

Managing color on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000

ColorWise print options

Black Detection

Black Overprint

Combine Separations

CMYK Simulation Profile

CMYK Simulation Method

Output profile

Pure Black Text/Graphics

Rendering Styles

RGB Separation

RGB Source Profile

Spot Color Matching

CONTENTS

Printer drivers and print options

Setting print options for Windows

Setting color management print options for Mac OS

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
Using the DTP32

76
76

Setting up the DTP32

Calibrating the DTP32

Using the DTP41

Setting up the DTP41

Calibrating the DTP41

Using the ES-1000

Setting up the ES-1000

Calibrating the ES-1000

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS
Simple ASCII Import File Format

INDEX

85
85

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page

Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
This manual explains how to manage color output on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
Color Server and provides information about calibration and color profiles.
This manual is part of a set of documentation that includes manuals for users and system
administrators. For a complete description of your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server,
see the other manuals available at your site.

Terminology and conventions
This manual uses the following terminology and conventions.
Term or convention

Refers to

Aero

Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 (in illustrations and examples)

ColorWise Pro Tools

EFI Fiery ColorWise Pro Tools

Command WorkStation

EFI Command WorkStation, Windows Edition and
EFI Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition

Digital press

DocuColor 6060/5252/2060/2045

Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000

Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Color Server

Titles in italics

Other books in this documentation set

Windows

Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Topics for which additional information is available
by starting Help in the software
Tips and information

Important information

Important information about issues that can result in physical
harm to you or others

N OTE : Command WorkStation, Macintosh Edition is also known as Command
WorkStation LE.

INTRODUCTION

About this manual
This manual is organized to supply you with key information about managing the color
output of your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
• ColorWise Pro Tools describes the installation and configuration of ColorWise Pro Tools,
and explains how to use Color Editor, Profile Manager, and Color Setup tools.
• Calibration provides an overview of calibration and describes how to calibrate the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using various methods with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator.
• ColorWise Print Options describes the ColorWise print options and how to set them from
Windows or Mac OS computers.
• Color Measurement Instruments provides information about color measurement
instruments, available as separately purchased options.
• Importing Density Measurements describes the Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which
can be used to import toner density measurements from measurement devices.
Color terms and concepts, such as “color space,” “spot color,” “gamut,” and “source profile”
appear in bold throughout this manual. If you are new to desktop color, or if any terms are
unfamiliar, see Glossary, which is a separate document in this set.
N OTE : This manual uses Fiery EXP6000 screen captures. The interface may vary slightly

depending on whether you are using Fiery EXP5000 or Fiery EXP6000. Major differences
are noted.

INTRODUCTION

Key features of ColorWise
ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
and designed to provide both casual and expert users with the best color output for a variety
of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality, out-of-box color from
many Windows and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output
without knowing about or changing any color settings on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
For consistent color, calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 on a regular basis. ColorWise Pro
Tools includes an easy-to-use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using an optional
spectrophotometer or densitometer (see “Calibration” on page 40).
ColorWise features allow you to modify printing results. Depending on your particular needs,
you can:
• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate DIC, Euroscale, and SWOP offset
press standards.
• Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printing using
four-color press conditions or presses with extra, custom plates.
• Select a color rendering dictionary (CRD), also called a rendering style, for RGB
printing. CRDs allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation graphics, smooth,
accurate printing of photographs, and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for
specialized needs.
• Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better screen matching and provide for
better color conversion of RGB data with no source information.
• Determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the digital press or is first
converted into the gamut of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is useful
for making one device behave like another. It also allows you to evaluate the appearance of
the RGB file under different printing conditions without having to reprocess the RGB
data each time.
ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture, allowing
users to customize the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to meet new printing needs as they arise.
ColorWise supports ICC profiles, which are industry standard color profiles that describe the
color behavior of a device. Downloading ICC profiles to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
enables the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to simulate a custom press (or another digital press),
as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or scanner. In addition, you can
create customized ICC profiles for the digital press.
ColorWise also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a standard
file format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 85). In this case, it is important
to note that the quality of the instrument used determines the quality of the calibration.

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The ColorWise default settings provide high-quality out-of-box color from many Windows
and Mac OS applications. This allows casual users to achieve quality output without knowing
about or changing color settings on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. The ColorWise color
management system (CMS) also allows expert users to obtain the best color output.
ColorWise Pro Tools allows users to customize settings to achieve the best output for a
variety of purposes.
Designed to give flexible control of color printing, ColorWise Pro Tools includes the
following color management tools:
• Calibrator (calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 in various ways)
• Color Editor (customize simulation and output profiles)
• Profile Manager (manage profiles)
• Spot-On (define CMYK equivalents for spot colors)
• Color Setup (set defaults for ColorWise print options)

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About this chapter
This chapter describes the procedures for installing, configuring, and using ColorWise Pro
Tools on Windows and Mac OS computers.
Platform

To do this

See

Windows

Install ColorWise Pro Tools

page 12

Install the ICC profiles

page 12

Configure the connection

page 14

Modify the configuration

page 16

Install ColorWise Pro Tools

page 17

Install MRJ

page 17

Install the ColorSync profiles

page 18

Configure the connection

page 21

Modify the configuration

page 23

Use Calibrator

page 24

Use Color Editor

page 24

Use Profile Manager

page 25

Use Spot-On

page 27

Use Color Setup

page 39

Mac OS

Windows and Mac OS

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Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer
The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and how to
configure the connection on a Windows computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools
To install the software, you must have Service Pack 4 installed on a Windows 2000 computer,
or Service Pack 1 on a Windows XP computer. If not, a warning message alerts you to install
the Service Pack.
To use ColorWise Pro Tools on a Windows computer, you must install the “sj141_02.exe”
file. If this file is not installed on your computer, the ColorWise Pro Tools installer
automatically initiates the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions.
TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER
1 Open the ColorWise Pro Tools folder on the User Software CD.
2 Double-click the Setup.exe icon.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Installing the ICC profiles
You can copy additional ICC profiles from the User Software CD to your computer. Use
the ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Adobe Photoshop.
For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named Color in the
System Folder. For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, copy the files to a folder of your choice.
TO INSTALL THE ICC PROFILES ON A WINDOWS COMPUTER
1 Insert the User Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2 Open the ICC folder.
3 Windows 98/Me: Copy the profiles to the Windows\System\Color folder.
Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000: Copy the profiles to the Winnt\System32\Color folder.

N OTE : If a folder named “Color” does not exist in the System32 folder, create one and copy

the profiles into it.
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: Right-click the profile that you want, and then click
Install Profile.

N OTE : The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color

folder on your computer.

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Other color files
You can copy additional color files from the User Software CD. Many of the files are
PostScript files that you can download and print using Command WorkStation.
Windows Color
Files folder
(inside
Windows_User_SW)

CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file

used for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.
PANTONE Book.ps: A 19-page, Letter-size PostScript file that

indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and your digital press model can
produce. The method used to print the Pantone.ps file differs
depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more
information, see “ColorWise Print Options” on page 58.
Rgb page 01.doc: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97

or later to view available RGB colors.
Rgb page 02.ppt: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or

later to view available RGB colors.
Calibration Files
folder (inside
Windows Color
Files folder)

Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Stand21.ps, and Stand34.ps.:

PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.
The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on
the page. The Custom files allow you to download measurement
patches that incorporate the current calibration set of the digital
press. The Standard files allow you to download standard
measurement patches that bypass the current calibration set of
the digital press.
N OTE : These files are provided for expert users and should not be

used for day-to-day calibration.

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Configuring the connection
The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

This page contains information you need when configuring the connection, such as the IP
address. For TCP/IP installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
is listed in a DNS used by your network. For more information, see the documentation that
accompanies your Windows system.
TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools.
2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK.
3 If the Choose Printer Device dialog box appears, click Add.
4 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. This name does not have to match

the actual Server Name of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " '
Protocol: Choose the type of network protocol you are using from the menu.
N OTE : Fiery utilities are not supported over IPX/SPX. Command WorkStation is supported

on Windows computers over TCP/IP.
Server Name: Type the IP address (or DNS name) of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
New Device: Type the name of the device the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is connected to:
DC6060 or DC5252.

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N OTE : This term is case-sensitive, type DC6060 or DC5252 exactly as shown.

5 When you have typed all the information, click Add.
6 With the device name (DC6060 or DC5252) selected in the Devices list, click OK.

The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 appears in the list of Available Servers. The first line of the
entry displays the nickname you assigned the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, followed by the
protocol you chose. The second line displays the device name.

7 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration
Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 or network
occurs, such as a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 Setup information before you configure the connection.
TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION
1 To add a new Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, click Add. Configure the Add New Server dialog box as
outlined in steps 4 through 6 in the previous procedure.
2 To remove a Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, select the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 by its nickname and
click Remove.
3 To modify information, select the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit the information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

N OTE : The nickname cannot be modified.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

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Setting up ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer
The following sections describe how to install ColorWise Pro Tools and other files and how to
configure the connection on a Mac OS computer.

Installing ColorWise Pro Tools
Before you begin each installation, determine where you want to install each item on your
hard disk. Otherwise, the software is placed in the “Fiery” folder by default.
Use the following procedure to install ColorWise Pro Tools on a Mac OS computer.
TO INSTALL COLORWISE PRO TOOLS ON A MAC OS COMPUTER
1 Insert the User Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools installer icon.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
4 If prompted, click Quit to close the installer.

Installing MRJ
If MRJ is not installed, the ColorWise Pro Tools installer automatically initiates the MRJ
installation process.
N OTE : MRJ 2.2.5 is provided on the User Software CD. For Mac OS X, Classic mode only

is supported.
To install manually, use the following procedure.
TO INSTALL

MAC OS RUNTIME FOR JAVA

1 Open the MRJ folder on the User Software CD.
2 Double-click Installer.
3 Read the Apple Computer Inc. License Agreement and click Agree.
4 Click Install.

The MRJ files are installed.
5 Click Quit.

We recommend that you use the version of MRJ provided on the User Software CD with
ColorWise Pro Tools.

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Uninstalling MRJ
If a newer version of MRJ (such as v2.2.5) is installed on your computer and you experience
difficulty using ColorWise Pro Tools, remove or relocate the MRJ files currently installed and
reinstall the version of MRJ provided on the User Software CD (see the following procedure).
TO UNINSTALL MAC OS RUNTIME FOR JAVA
1 Open the System Folder on your hard disk.
2 Inside the Extensions folder, locate MRJ Libraries, and then remove or move it to
another folder.
3 Inside the Apple Extras folder, locate Mac OS Runtime Java, and then remove or move it to
another folder.
4 Restart your computer.

Installing and setting the ColorSync profiles
You can copy additional ICC profiles from the User Software CD to your computer. Use the
ICC profiles with applications that support ICC standards, such as Photoshop. For most
ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in a folder named ColorSync Profiles in the
System Folder. For use with ColorWise Pro Tools, you can copy the files to a folder of your
choice.
TO INSTALL THE COLORSYNC PROFILES ON A MAC OS COMPUTER
1 Insert the User Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2 Open the ColorSync folder.
3 ColorSync 2.5: Install the profiles to the System Folder:ColorSync Profiles folder.
An earlier version of ColorSync: Install the profiles to the System Folder:Preferences:
ColorSync Profiles folder.

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TO SET THE COLORSYNC PROFILES
1 Choose Control Panels:ColorSync from the Apple menu.
2 Choose EFIRGB ICC v1f from the System Profile menu.

When you select it as the ColorSync system profile, EFIRGB ICC v1f sets the optimal source
color space for printing to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. The color space set by the EFIRGB
ICC v1f profile is the same as that set by the EFIRGB setting of the RGB Source Profile print
option.
N OTE : The RGB Source Profile print option setting overrides the ColorSync system

profile setting.
3 Close the ColorSync dialog box.

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Other color files
You can copy additional color files from the User Software CD. Many of the files are
PostScript files that you can download and print using Command WorkStation.
Mac Color
Files folder
(inside
Mac_User_SW)

CMYK Color Reference.ps: An 11-page, Letter-size PostScript file to

use for reference when defining CMYK colors in applications.
PANTONE Book.ps: A 19-page, Letter-size PostScript file that

indicates the closest equivalent of PANTONE coated colors that the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and your particular digital press model
can produce. The method used to print the PANTONE Book.ps file
differs depending on the Spot Color Matching setting. For more
information, see “ColorWise Print Options” on page 58.
RGB page 01: A file you can print from Microsoft Word 97 or later

to view available RGB colors.
RGB page 02: A file you can print from PowerPoint 6.0 or later to

view available RGB colors.
Calibration
Files folder
(inside the
Mac Color
Files folder)

Custom21.ps, Custom34.ps, Stand21.ps, and Stand34.ps.:
PostScript files of color patches for obtaining measurements.

The numbers in the file names refer to the number of patches on the
page. The Custom files are provided to allow you to download
measurement patches that incorporate the currently installed
calibration set. The Standard files are provided to allow you to
download standard measurement patches that bypass the currently
installed calibration set.
These files are provided for expert users and should not be used for
day-to-day calibration.

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Configuring the connection
The first time you start ColorWise Pro Tools, you must configure the connection to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : ColorWise Pro Tools is supported only over TCP/IP networks.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Print the Configuration page from Command WorkStation and note the IP address of the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

This page contains information you need when you configure the connection. For TCP/IP
installations, you can use the Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 instead of the IP address. Make sure the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is listed in a
DNS used by your network. For more information, see the documentation that accompanies
your Macintosh.
TO CONFIGURE THE CONNECTION FOR COLORWISE PRO TOOLS
1 Double-click the ColorWise Pro Tools icon.

The Choose Printer Device dialog box appears.

2 If the No Servers Configured dialog box appears, click OK. If the Choose Printer Device
dialog box appears, click Add.

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3 Enter the appropriate information for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
Nickname: Type a name for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. It does not have to match the
actual server name of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

N OTE : The nickname cannot contain the following characters:

[ ] _ " '
Protocol: TCP/IP is the only supported network protocol, so no selection is required.
Server Name: Type the IP address (or DNS or host name) of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
New Device: Type the name of the device the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is connected

to: DC6060 or DC5252. This device name appears in the Printer Setup section of the
Configuration page.
N OTE : This term is case-sensitive, type DC6060 or DC5252 exactly as shown.
4 When you have typed all the information, click Add.
5 With the device name selected in the Devices list, click OK.

6 With the device name selected in the list of Available Servers, click Select.

The ColorWise Pro Tools main window appears.

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Editing the configuration
Edit the configuration whenever a change to your Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 or network
occurs, such as a server name or IP address change. Change the specific Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 Setup information before you configure the connection.
TO EDIT THE CONFIGURATION
1 To add a new Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, click Add. Configure the Add Server dialog box as
outlined in steps 3 through 5 in the previous procedure.
2 To remove a Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, select the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 by its nickname and
click Remove.
3 To modify information, select the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 by its nickname and click Modify.
Edit information in the Modify Server Settings dialog box and click OK.

N OTE : The nickname cannot be modified.

The list of Available Servers reflects your modifications.

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Using ColorWise Pro Tools
ColorWise Pro Tools gives you flexible control of color printing by allowing you to calibrate
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, customize simulation and output profiles, manage profiles
on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, manage spot colors, and set default values for ColorWise
print options.

Using Calibrator
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
using one of a number of measurement methods. For information about calibrating the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, see page 40.

Using Color Editor
ColorWise Pro Tools Color Editor allows you to create custom profiles by editing existing
simulation or output profiles, and then saving the changes as a new profile. Use Color Editor
to fine-tune a profile on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to meet your exact specifications.
Access Color Editor directly, by clicking its icon in the ColorWise Pro Tools main window, or
indirectly, through the Profile Manager.
N OTE : You cannot edit source profiles. Only simulation and output profiles can

be customized.
TO USE COLOR EDITOR
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

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2 Click Color Editor.

Simulation lists the simulation profiles resident on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Output
lists the output profiles resident on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
3 Select a profile and click Select.

For more information about Color Editor, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.

Using Profile Manager
ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager allows you to manage and edit ICC profiles.

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TO USE PROFILE MANAGER
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

2 Click Profile Manager.
1

Output profiles

For more information about Profile Manager, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.
For information about the Use Media Defined Profile option, see the following section.
Setting the default profiles
Use Profile Manager to set a default RGB source profile, simulation profile, or output profile.
The default RGB source and simulation profiles that you set are applied to all print jobs sent
to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, unless you override them using print options. The same is
true of the default output profile that you set, unless you select the Use Media Defined Profile
option.
The Use Media Defined Profile option indicates whether or not the output profiles predefined
for the media types in your print jobs are applied automatically. For more information, see the
following section.

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Using media-defined output profiles
Instead of having Profile Manager apply a default output profile to all your print jobs, you can
keep the Use Media Defined Profile option selected. This option automatically applies the
output profile predefined for the media type in your print job. If your job contains mixed
media, this option can apply different output profiles predefined for the different media.
The Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager is selected by default. It is applied
to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, unless a user overrides it for an
individual job by changing settings in the printer driver.
TO USE MEDIA-DEFINED OUTPUT PROFILES
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and click Profile Manager.
2 Select Use Media Defined Profile in the Output bar of Profile Manager.

Changing the setting for the Use Media Defined Profile option in Profile Manager
automatically changes the same setting in Color Setup. For more information, see
“Using Color Setup” on page 39.

Using Spot-On
Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents.
The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as Spot Color Dictionaries.
Spot-On allows you to maintain multiple Spot Color Dictionaries for each output profile on
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : To use the Spot-On features with named colors, you must enable the Spot Color

Matching print option. For more information about this option, see page 67.
N OTE : Spot colors identified by names are printed with their defined CMYK values.

The edits to the output profile made with Color Editor do not affect how spot colors print.
Starting Spot-On
To use Spot-On, you must specify the output profile associated with the Spot Color
Dictionary that you want to edit.
If you select Output profile X and redefine PANTONE 123 from 30%M to 50%M using
Spot-On, you will get 50%M when you print a job with Output profile X. If you print a job
with Output profile Y, you will get the original value. If you select Output profile X and create
a custom color named “My Purple” and define it as 80C 40M, ColorWise automatically
calculates the Lab values using Output profile X and creates new CMYK values for use with
Output profile Y.
N OTE : The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 allows only one user to connect to Spot-On at a time.

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TO START SPOT- ON
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

2 Click Spot-On.

The Select Output Profile dialog box appears.
3 Choose an output profile and click OK.
1
2

Current output profile
Output profiles to link
1
2

The Spot-On main dialog box appears. The CMYK values displayed in the dialog box are
calculated with respect to the specified profile.
N OTE : When you print a job, choose the same output profile from the printer driver as the

one that is selected in the Select Output Profile dialog box. Otherwise, color adjustments
based on Spot-On have no effect.

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Spot-On main window
The Spot-On main window lists color groups that represent libraries of spot colors on the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Tool icons for working with colors appear at the top of the
window.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Output profile
Save
Upload
Download
Cut
Copy
Paste
Collapse All
Print
Up
Down
Custom color group
Default color group

1
2

By default, the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 includes several PANTONE libraries along with a
System library. The DIC, HKS, and TOYO libraries are also available. These factory default
libraries appear marked with the default group icon (
).
You can add custom color groups and colors to the Spot-On window (see page 32). Added
groups appear marked with the custom group icon (
). Both default and custom groups
can be opened to display included colors.

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TO OPEN AND CLOSE A COLOR GROUP
1 To open a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name.

When you open a group, all the colors in the group are displayed, and the group icon changes
appearance.

2 To close a color group, click the icon to the left of the group name.
3 To close all the color groups in the list, choose Close All from the Edit menu.

Working with existing colors
Spot-On allows you to view and manage existing groups of colors on the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 and search for a particular color in the Spot-On list.
Color groups in the Spot-On window appear in order of their priority. Highest priority is
assigned to color groups at the top of the list. For instance, if two colors from two different
color groups have the same name, the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 uses the color from the
higher group and disregards the other color. By managing the priority of colors in this way,
you can maintain several CMYK variants for the same spot color.

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TO REARRANGE THE PRIORITY OF COLORS
1 To rearrange an entire color group, select the desired color group.
To rearrange an individual color, select the desired color.

Individual spot colors are marked with circular color icons.
2 To move the selection up or down in the list, click the Up or Down icon in the toolbar.
3 To paste the selection in a different location in the list, click the Cut or Copy icon in
the toolbar.

N OTE : The Cut operation is available only for custom colors.
4 Click the location in the list where you want to paste the cut or copied selection, and then
click the Paste icon in the toolbar.

When you paste a default PANTONE color or group, a warning message appears asking you
to rename the selection because of the multiple prefixes and suffixes for the PANTONE colors
and groups. Use the menus to choose the desired prefix and suffix for the new name, and then
click OK. The pasted selection becomes a custom color or group with the specified name.

TO FIND A SPECIFIC COLOR
1 Choose Find from the Edit menu.

The Find dialog box appears.
2 Type the name of the color that you want to find and click OK.

Spot-On searches for the specified color, starting from the top of the color list. Once located,
the color appears selected in the color list.
3 To find additional colors based on the same search criteria, choose Find Again from the
Edit menu.

Creating custom colors
Spot-On provides a number of default color groups in the color list. You can add your own
custom spot colors and groups to the list.

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TO ADD A NEW COLOR OR COLOR GROUP
1 Select the location in the group or color list where you want the addition to be placed.
2 Choose New Group from the Edit menu to insert a new group, or choose New Color to insert a
new color.

A new color group entry or color entry appears as Untitled.
TO RENAME A CUSTOM COLOR OR GROUP
1 Select the specific color or group you want to rename.
2 Double-click the name of the color or group.
3 Type the new name exactly as it appears in the job, including uppercase and lowercase
characters and spaces, as needed.

This new name is supplied by the source application (such as Adobe Illustrator or
QuarkXPress) to your PostScript job.
N OTE : Default groups or colors (such as PANTONE) cannot be renamed.

Downloading custom color groups
You can download custom color groups from your computer to the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000. Downloaded groups are added as custom groups to the Spot-On color list and
are immediately enabled for use on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
TO DOWNLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS
1 Select the location in the color list where you want to add the downloaded group.
2 Choose Download from the File menu.

The Select file dialog box appears.

N OTE : The supported file format for download is ICC Named Color Profile.

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3 Locate and select the desired color group, and then click Open.

The downloaded group is added to the specified location in the Spot-On list. If you did not
specify a location, the group is added to the top of the list.
If the downloaded group has the same name as an existing group in the list, you are prompted
to rename the downloaded group.
Uploading custom color groups
You can upload custom color groups from the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to your computer as
ICC files. The upload feature allows you to share a group by creating a local copy that can be
downloaded to another Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
You must save a color group to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 before you can upload it to your
computer. To upload a factory default group, copy and paste the group as a new custom
group, and then upload the group as required.
TO UPLOAD CUSTOM COLOR GROUPS
1 Select the name of the color group you want to upload.
2 Choose Upload from the File menu.

The Save As dialog box appears.

3 Browse to the location where you want to save the file, name the file, and then click Save.

Editing color values
If an existing spot color is not printing as intended, edit the color values as needed to achieve
your intended result. Edit color values by entering the exact CMYK values in the Spot-On
main window or in the Set Center Patch Color dialog box, or using the Spot-On Color Search
feature.
Use the following procedures to edit a named color by entering the exact CMYK values. To
target a color using Spot-On Color Search, see page 35.

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TO EDIT A COLOR IN THE SPOT-ON MAIN WINDOW
1 Select the color you want to edit.
2 Double-click the value under C, M, Y, and K, and enter a new number for each color channel.

The edited color appears in the color list.
N OTE : The edited color is not saved until you choose Save from the File menu.

TO EDIT A COLOR IN THE SET CENTER PATCH COLOR DIALOG BOX
1 Select the color you want to edit.
2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the selected color in the center.
3 Click the center patch.

The Set Center Patch Color dialog box appears.

4 Indicate whether you want to enter CMYK values as percentages or Device Codes.

The Percentages option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 100%, in increments
of 0.5. Values out of this range are rounded to the nearest whole or half percentage.
The Device Codes option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 255. This option
reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 can reproduce and
provides finer gradations of color than are possible with Percentages.

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5 Type the C, M, Y, and K values of your specific color in the appropriate fields.

Use the Tab key to move from field to field. As you enter each new value, the preview patch
updates to reflect the old and new colors.
6 Click OK.

The new color is displayed in the center of the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
7 Click OK.

The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.
Use the following procedure to target a color using the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
Beginning with an approximate color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box, you can adjust
the hue, saturation, and lightness of the color until you achieve an acceptable match.
TO TARGET A COLOR USING SPOT- ON COLOR SEARCH
1 Select the color that you want to edit.
2 Double-click the color icon.

The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the current color in the center.

3 To update the center patch to a neighboring color that more closely matches the target, click
the corresponding neighbor patch.

Neighboring patches represent variations from the center patch and can be selected if they
offer a closer match to the desired color. Clicking one of these patches updates the center
patch to the new color and provides a new selection of neighboring colors. These patches are
either lightness or saturation neighbors, depending on the option you choose in the following
step.
N OTE : When you select certain colors, an exclamation point icon may appear in the

upper-right corner of the dialog box. This icon indicates that one or more colorants have
reached their maximum values.

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4 Use the following techniques to control how neighboring color patches are generated:
Select Lightness or Saturation in the Color Directions Legend.

Lightness generates neighbor patches based on darker to lighter shades of the original color.
This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color remaining in the center of
the middle group.
Saturation generates neighbor patches based on less saturated to more saturated variations
of the original color. This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color
remaining in the center of the middle group.
Choose a setting from the Color Spacing menu to control the closeness of the neighbor
patches.

A higher setting generates neighbor patches that differ more noticeably from the center color.
As you get closer to your target color, reduce the color spacing to a smaller value.
Select Monitor Compensation to simulate how all the on-screen color patches will appear
when printed on paper.

This simulation depends on the monitor profile configured for your monitor. To specify the
monitor profile, choose Preferences from the Edit menu in the Spot-On main window.
Make sure that you set your monitor according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and
select the correct monitor profile for your monitor (including the FACI monitor).
5 Continue adjusting the color patch controls and clicking neighbor patches until the color you
want appears in the center patch.
6 Click Print Pattern.

N OTE : It is very difficult to accurately match spot colors on a monitor. You should always test

print to get the proper color match.
7 Choose the appropriate settings from the Output Style, Paper Size, and Paper Tray menus.

For Output Style, choose Color Search Pattern or Color Neighbor Pattern. Color Search
Pattern prints patches with the same pattern as displayed in the Color Search dialog box.
Color Neighbor Pattern prints patches in a three column by eight row format.
For Paper Size, choose the size of the paper that you want to use for printing the patches.
For Paper Tray, specify the paper source for the paper that you want to use.

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8 Click OK to print the patches.

The Print Pattern test page provides the following information:
• Center patch color CMYK value
• Color spacing
• Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected
• Output profile selected
The goal of Spot-On Color Search is to find the color values that make a printed color patch
match a target, not its screen simulation of it. Printing a Print Pattern of neighbor color
patches allows you to compare the printed patches to the color target. After you compare the
printed patches and find the one that matches most closely, you can select the corresponding
patch on-screen.
9 Select the desired target color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box and click OK.

The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.
Using a measurement instrument to target colors
If you have the EFI Spectrometer ES-1000, you can import measured color values directly
into Spot-On. This feature allows you to target matches based on the actual colors of
immediate objects, such as the red of a printed logo or the yellow of a packaging envelope.
TO IMPORT COLOR MEASUREMENTS

INTO SPOT- ON

1 Install and set up the ES-1000 for use with your computer.

For installation and setup instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the
instrument.
2 Choose Start from the Instrument menu.

The Choose Port dialog box appears.
3 For Instrument, choose the instrument you will use to take measurements. For Port, choose
the serial port connection of the instrument. Click OK.
4 Place the ES-1000 over the target color, making sure to center the sample aperture over the
color. Press Measure to take the measurement.

The measured CMYK values are imported into Spot-On as follows:
• If an individual color is selected in the color list, it updates to the measured color.
• If a group is selected in the color list, a new color with the measured values is created
within the group.

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• If the Spot-On Color Search dialog box is open, the center patch updates with the
measured values, and the neighbor patches update accordingly.
• If the Set Center Patch Color dialog box is open, the measured values are imported into
the CMYK entry fields.
5 When you are finished taking color measurements, choose Stop from the Instrument menu.

Spot-On closes the connection to the instrument.
Reverting default colors to factory settings
You can revert default colors to their factory default settings. Revert all colors within a default
color group, or revert one or more specific colors within a default color group, so that only
those colors are reset to the factory default settings.
TO REVERT ALL COLORS WITHIN A DEFAULT COLOR GROUP TO FACTORY DEFAULTS
1 Click the icon to the left of the name of the group that you want to revert.
2 Choose Revert Group from the File menu.

A warning message appears.
3 Click OK.

TO REVERT SPECIFIC COLORS WITHIN A DEFAULT COLOR GROUP TO FACTORY DEFAULTS
1 Click the icon to the left of the name of the group that contains the colors you want to revert.
2 Select the colors that you want to revert to the factory defaults.

To select more than one color, Shift-click to select an adjacent color or Control-click to select
a nonadjacent color.
3 Choose Revert Factory Color from the File menu.

A warning message appears.
4 Click OK.

Saving changes and exiting Spot-On
To enable your spot color matches for use with the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, save your edits
before you exit Spot-On. This ensures that all your changes to Spot-On color definitions are
stored on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 and available for use when printing documents that
contain spot colors.
The following edits do not require saving to take effect:
• Rearranging the priority level of a color group
• Downloading a color group
• Clearing or deleting a color group

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TO SAVE THE SPOT- ON COLOR LIST
1 Choose Save from the File menu.
2 Click Close in the upper-right corner of the Spot-On main window to exit the utility.

Using Color Setup
ColorWise Pro Tools Color Setup allows you to set the default values for the ColorWise print
options and print settings for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
These settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, unless a user
overrides them for an individual job by changing settings in the printer driver. These default
settings can also be overridden using Command WorkStation.
TO USE COLOR SETUP
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

2 Click Color Setup.

For information about the Control Bar, configurable Auto Trapping, and the Progressives
features in Color Setup, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.

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CALIBRATION
Calibrating the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 ensures consistent and reliable color output.
Calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with a
densitometer or spectrophotometer.
N OTE : This manual uses the following terminology for color measurement instruments:
Term

Refers to

DTP32

X-Rite DTP32 automatic densitometer

DTP41

X-Rite DTP41 automatic spectrophotometer

ES-1000

EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer

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About this chapter
This chapter describes the procedures for calibrating the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator with various color measurement instruments. The following
table provides the location of each procedure.
Calibration method

See

DTP32 with Calibrator

page 45

DTP41 with Calibrator

page 47

ES-1000 with Calibrator

page 49

If you have defined a custom halftone screen, you must calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 for that halftone screen before you print a job with it. For more information,
see page 53.
This chapter also describes important concepts and suggestions for understanding calibration.
The following table provides the location of each description.
For more information about

See

An overview of calibration

page 55

How calibration works

page 55

Scheduling calibration

page 57

Checking calibration status

page 57

N OTE : The procedures described in this chapter are fundamentally the same for Windows and

Mac OS computers. Illustrations from a Windows computer are used in this chapter.

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Calibrating with ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator allows you to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using
the measurement method of your choice.
Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting
the number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to
control access to calibration (see Configuration and Setup).
N OTE : Multiple users can be connected to one Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 with ColorWise Pro

Tools, but only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user
is using ColorWise Pro Tools to calibrate, an error message appears.

Starting Calibrator
Start Calibrator from the ColorWise Pro Tools main window.
TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000 USING CALIBRATOR
1 Start ColorWise Pro Tools and connect to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

For information about configuring the connection to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000,
see pages 14 and 21.
2 Click Calibrator.

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3 Choose a method from the Select Measurement Method menu.
1

Calibration methods

Procedures for each calibration method are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.

Expert mode
Calibrator provides two modes: Standard and Expert. You can perform all essential calibration
tasks while in Standard mode. Expert mode offers two additional options: Print Pages and
View Measurements.
1

Calibration methods

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With the Print Pages option, 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 EXP6000/EXP5000
from your application, or download it to the Hold queue. You can also create a CALIB.PS file
by renaming any job in the Hold queue using Command WorkStation (see Utilities).
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.
1

Output profile name

When more than one profile uses the same target, an additional menu called Plot Against
appears 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.

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Restoring default calibration measurements
Use the following procedure to return to factory default calibration measurements.
TO RESTORE DEFAULT CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS
1 In the Calibrator dialog box, click Restore Device.
2 Click OK to restore the preset default calibration set.

N OTE : Restore Device applies only to the currently selected calibration set.

Calibrating with the DTP32
Using the DTP32 densitometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital press
and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32 to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/

EXP5000, follow the instructions on page 78 to calibrate the DTP32.
TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000 USING THE DTP32
1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 42.
2 In the Select Measurement Method pane, choose X-Rite DTP32.
3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of screen
and media you use most often.
N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or

more output profiles. The default calibration set is already associated with the default output
profile. You do not need to make any new associations.
4 Click Print in the Generate Measurement Page pane.

The Print Options dialog box appears.

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5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.
Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches, or 11x17/A3 for

34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Specify the paper source.

6 Retrieve the measurement page from the digital press.
7 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and
Paper Size options.
8 Click Measure.

Follow the on-screen instructions to feed the measurement page through the DTP32.
The Status field displays instructions for selecting the port and feeding the measurement page
through the DTP32 four times, once for each color strip.

9 When the Status field indicates that the measurements were read successfully, click Accept.
10 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.
11 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.
12 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the calibration process.

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Calibrating with the DTP41
Using the DTP41 spectrophotometer, you can measure color patches generated by the digital
press and automatically download the measurements to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP41 to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/

EXP5000, follow the instructions on page 81 to calibrate the DTP41.
TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000 USING THE DTP41
1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 42.
2 Choose X-Rite DTP41 as the measurement method.
3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

The Print Options dialog box appears.
5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches.
Paper Size: Automatically set to LTR/A4 for 21 Sorted Patches or 11x17/A3 for

34 Sorted Patches.
Input Tray: Choose the paper source for printing the measurement page.
6 Retrieve the measurement page from the digital press.
7 In the Get Measurements pane, click Measure.

The Measurement Options dialog box displays the specified Page Type and Paper
Size options.

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8 Click Measure.
9 If necessary, choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu,
and then click Start Measurements.

10 Feed the measurement page into the DTP41, starting with the cyan strip.

Align the page in the measurement page slot of the DTP41 so that the appropriate color
column is centered below the alignment mark (see the diagram on page 79). Insert the page
about three inches, past the front idler rollers, until it rests against the rear drive rollers and
you feel resistance.
11 Click Read Strip.

The DTP41 pulls the measurement page through automatically.
After the measurement page is read, Calibrator instructs you to insert and realign the page for
the next color.

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12 Repeat the measurement process for the magenta, yellow, and black strips.

A check mark appears on the circle of the color just read, and the Status field indicates the
color was measured successfully.
Use the Previous and Next buttons to reverse or advance to another step in the measurement
sequence.
13 When the Status field indicates that all four color strips have been read successfully, click
Accept Measurements.
14 Click OK in the Measure dialog box.
15 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box to implement the new calibration set.
16 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 calibration process.

Calibrating with the ES-1000
Use ColorWise Pro Tools in conjunction with the ES-1000 spectrometer to calibrate
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : Before you use ColorWise Pro Tools and the ES-1000 to calibrate the

Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, follow the instructions on page 84 to set up and calibrate
the ES-1000.
TO CALIBRATE THE FIERY EXP6000/EXP5000 USING THE ES-1000
1 Start Calibrator.

For instructions, see page 42.
2 Choose EFI Spectrometer ES-1000 as the measurement method.
3 In the Check Print Settings pane, choose a calibration set.

If more than one option appears, choose the appropriate calibration set for the type of screen
and media you use most often.

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N OTE : For this calibration to take effect, the calibration set must be associated with one or

The Print Options dialog box appears.
5 Choose the appropriate options and click Print.

Page Type: Choose 21 or 34 Sorted Patches or 21 or 34 Randomized Patches. Sorted patches

are printed on the page in the order of their hue and saturation levels. Randomized patches
are printed on the page in random order, to help compensate for density inconsistencies on
different areas of the page.
Page Size: Automatically set to LTR (if the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is set up for US

standards) or A4 (if the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is set up for metric standards) for
21 patches, or 11x17 (US) or A3 (metric) for 34 patches.
Input Tray: Automatically set to Auto Select.
6 Retrieve the printed measurement page from the digital press.
7 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.

The Measurement Options dialog box appears.

Page Type is automatically set to the type that you selected in step 5.

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8 Check the settings and click Measure.

The Information dialog box appears.

9 Place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle.

When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to
calibrate the spectrometer and compensate for gradual drifts in the instrument. Make sure the
sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile on the calibration cradle. If you do not
place it correctly in the calibration cradle, the spectrometer does not return accurate
measurements.
10 Click OK.

The EFI Spectrometer Measurements dialog box appears. Instructions for measuring the
strips appear in the Status field.

11 For a more accurate measurement, place several sheets of plain white paper beneath the
Measurement Page.

The extra sheets block underlying colors from being read by the instrument.
12 Orient the Measurement Page so that strips are horizontal and the scan direction (indicated
by the arrows at the beginning of each strip) is left to right.
13 Hold the ES-1000 with its length perpendicular to the scan direction, and place the sample
aperture in the white space at the start of the specified color.
14 Press and hold the Measure button and wait for a beep.

N OTE : To hear a beep with a Windows compatible computer, you must install a sound card

and speaker(s). You may have to turn up the volume on your computer to hear the beep.

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15 After you hear a beep, slide the ES-1000 at a slow but consistent pace across the strip.

Take about five seconds to slide the length of the strip.
16 Release the button when all the patches in the strip have been measured and you reach the
white space at the end of the strip.

When a strip is measured successfully, the cross hair moves to the next color.
If the strip is not measured successfully, a message directs you to try again.
17 Repeat steps 13 through 16 until all the strips are measured.

N OTE : You must measure in the order outlined in the Status field.
18 When all the patches have been read successfully, click Accept.
19 Click Apply in the Calibrator dialog box.

The new calibration measurement is applied.
20 Click OK in the Information dialog box.

This completes the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 calibration process.

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Calibrating for custom halftone screens
To correct problems with color quality when using a halftone screen, such as too much
magenta in the printed image, make sure that the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is calibrated for
the particular halftone screen you use. This is important if you expect to compare a
continuous tone page printed from a calibrated Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to a halftone
printed page.
Changing halftone screens usually modifies the color response of a printer. With most printers
that offer standard multiple halftone screens, ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator lets you select
the halftone screen to calibrate. A measurement calibration set is maintained for each printer
color response that is produced by different halftones coupled with other parameters, such as
media and resolution. The best color is achieved when you specify a calibrated response and
its corresponding output profile by setting print options at print time.
However, when user-defined halftones are specified, the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 does not
have adequate information about the resulting color response. You must consider the halftone
screen for separate calibration and profiling.
When your custom halftone changes the color response of your printer, you need a custom
output profile. Perform the following custom profile creation procedure only once.
Use the following procedure to calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for custom
halftone screens.
TO CALIBRATE FOR CUSTOM HALFTONE SCREENS
1 Determine the measurement instrument you use for calibration.
2 Open the CustomHalftonesCalibration folder on the User Software CD.

This folder contains images of the calibration pages for various instruments and page sizes.
If you print halftone screens only from Photoshop, open the Photoshop folder. Otherwise,
open the Other Applications folder.
3 Locate the image file that corresponds to the patch page for your instrument and paper size.

These images were prepared at the final sheet page size. In your application, place them using
no margins. Ignore warnings that the image may be clipped. Do not “color manage” these files
when you open or print them.
4 Open a blank document in the application you use for generating screened print jobs.
5 Place the image of the calibration pages into the document.

This document is now the custom calibration page.
6 Print this custom calibration page, using your application-specific halftone settings and
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 print option settings.

You must print with the CMYK Simulation Profile option set to Off, which produces an
uncalibrated patch page.

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N OTE : When you print the CMYK patches to the digital press, other Fiery EXP6000/

EXP5000 print options are ignored. To increase the speed and reliability of the calibration,
print your custom calibration page with the appropriate settings for the ColorWise print
options to a PostScript file and download it to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Retaining this
file in the Hold queue makes the calibration process even faster.
7 Open any output profile with Calibrator.
8 Resave the profile under a new name descriptive of your custom halftone.
9 Use Profile Manager to associate this profile with the proper calibration set.

For information about Profile Manager, see ColorWise Pro Tools Help.
10 Use Calibrator to perform the calibration.

N OTE : Do not use the Print button to generate the patch page. Use the custom calibration

page that you just printed.
For information about calibration procedures, see page 42.

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Understanding calibration
The following sections describe important concepts and suggestions for understanding
calibration.

An overview of calibration
Calibration generates curves that adjust for the difference between the actual toner densities
(measurements) and the response expected by the output profile.
• Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the digital press.
• Calibration sets are sets of measurements that combine screen and media options provided
for Calibrator.
• Each output profile contains a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the
digital press.
After you calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, a calibration set is stored. This calibration
set is used when it is associated with an output profile. Every output profile has an associated
calibration set. If you have not specified one, the calibration set associated with the default
output profile is used.
If you change the calibration after a saved job has been processed (RIPped), you do not have
to reprocess (reRIP) the job. The new calibration affects the job without reprocessing.
N OTE : Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider

limiting the number of people authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator
password in Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup to control access to calibration (see
Configuration and Setup).

How calibration works
Although the needs of most users are met by the default calibration set, the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 allows you to choose a calibration set to customize calibration for specialized jobs.
Calibration allows you to:
• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
• Ensure consistent color quality over time.
• Produce consistent output across Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 servers.
• Achieve better color matches when reproducing spot colors, such as PANTONE colors or
other named color systems.
• Optimize the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for using ColorWise rendering styles (CRDs),
CMYK simulations, and ICC profiles.

CALIBRATION

Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 depends on
many factors. Among the most important are establishing and maintaining optimal toner
densities. The density is the measure of the light absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating
toner densities, you obtain consistent printed color.
Even with a calibrated system, toner density is affected by the settings of digital press,
humidity, and temperature. Density also tends to drift over time. Uneven toner density on
paper affects calibration results. Regular measurement detects day-to-day variations in density,
gradation, and color reproduction, and calibration corrects them.
Calibration works by creating calibration curves on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 that
compensate for the difference between actual (measured) and desired (target) density values.
These calibration curves are the graphic equivalent of transfer functions, which are
mathematical descriptions of changes that are made to the initial data. Transfer functions are
often graphed as input or output curves.
The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 generates calibration curves after comparing measured values
to the final target values for each of the four toner colors. The target values are based on the
output profile specified.
Measurements
Measurement files contain numerical values that correspond to the toner density produced by
the digital press when it prints solid cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and graduated tints of
those colors.
To create a measurement file, print a page of color patches. Measure the patches using a color
measurement instrument connected to a computer on the network. The new measurements
are automatically downloaded to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
Output profiles and calibration sets
Output profiles and calibration sets define desired calibration results. One or more output
profiles and calibration sets are provided with the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. When you
calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, select the calibration set that corresponds to the
typical printing jobs at your site. This same calibration set can be associated with one or more
output profiles. For more information about output profiles, see page 63.

CALIBRATION

Scheduling calibration
Calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 at least once a day, depending on the volume of print
jobs. If it is very important to maintain consistent color, or your digital press is subject to wide
fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every few hours. For optimal performance,
calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing results are not as
expected.
If you must split a print job into two or more batches to print at different times, it is
important to calibrate before you print each batch. You should also calibrate the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 after digital press maintenance. However, because the digital press
may be less stable immediately after maintenance, wait until you have printed approximately
50 pages before you calibrate.
N OTE : Because printed output from the digital press is very sensitive to changes in

temperature and humidity, do not install the digital press near a window, in direct sunlight, or
near a heater or air conditioner. Paper is also sensitive to climate changes. Store it in a cool,
dry, stable environment, and keep reams sealed until they are used.
To monitor print quality, print the following color pages:
• Color Charts from Command WorkStation (see Utilities)
• Color reference pages included in the User Software CD (see pages 13 and 20)
These pages include fully saturated color patches and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow,
and black. Images with skin tones offer a good basis for comparison. Save and periodically
compare the pages you print. If a noticeable change in appearance occurs, calibrate the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
When you examine the Test Page, all color patches should be visible, even though they may be
very faint in the five to two percent range. Each patch set should show uniform gradation
from patch to patch as the color lightens from 100% to zero.
If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated over
time, show the pages to your digital press service technician to determine whether adjusting
the digital press can improve output.

Checking calibration status
To verify whether the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is calibrated, which calibration set and
output profile were used, and when the digital press was last calibrated, perform the following:
• Print a Configuration page or Test Page from Command WorkStation.
• Select a calibration set in Calibrator. The last calibration and the user who performed it
are displayed.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS
The ColorWise color management system provides print options that affect the output of
objects in various color spaces. By specifying the appropriate settings for each print option,
you can obtain the expected results for your jobs.

About this chapter
This chapter provides an overview of the ColorWise management system that controls color
on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 (see page 59) and detailed explanations of each print
option. See the following table for the location of each print option.
ColorWise print option

See

Black Detection

page 60

Black Overprint

page 60

Combine Separation

page 61

CMYK Simulation Profile

page 61

CMYK Simulation Method

page 62

Output Profile

page 63

Pure Black Text/Graphics

page 64

Rendering Styles

page 65

RGB Separation

page 66

RGB Source Profile

page 66

Spot Color Matching

page 67

This chapter also provides information about PostScript printer drivers and instructions for
setting the ColorWise print options for Windows and Mac OS computers. For information
about printer drivers, see page 69.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

Managing color on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
To modify Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 printing behavior, do any of the following:
• Specify ColorWise options for an individual print job using the menus that appear in the
printer driver.
• Specify most ColorWise options as server defaults from Color Setup in ColorWise Pro
Tools (see page 39). You can also set default values from Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 Setup,
as described in Configuration and Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print jobs
unless you override them.
• Specify ColorWise options, particularly default ICC profile settings and calibration
options, from ColorWise Pro Tools. These options include default Simulation Profile (see
page 61), Simulation Method (see page 62), default Source Profile (see page 66), RGB
Separation (see page 66), and associated calibration set (see page 56).
Applications allow you to generate color data for the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 in many
different color spaces. The most common type of color data produced from office
applications is RGB, while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop
applications also generate spot colors, such as PANTONE colors. To complicate matters, a
single page may contain a mix of RGB, CMYK, and spot colors. The Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 allows you to control the printing of mixed-color documents with features that
apply specifically to RGB, CMYK, or spot color data.
The following diagram illustrates the print options in the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 color
management process that affect color data conversions. You can access these print options
when you send a print job to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Most of these options and
settings are described in subsequent sections of this chapter.
RGB data

RGB Source Profile
Gamma
Phosphors
White Point
Rendering Style (CRD)
Brightness
Pure Black Text/Graphics
RGB Separation
Output profile

CMYK data

CMYK Simulation Profile
CMYK Simulation Method
Brightness
Pure Black Text/Graphics
Combine Separations
Output profile

Spot color data

Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000
color processor

Color data sent
to digital press

Spot Color Matching

RGB Source Profile is the only color option that applies strictly to RGB color data. The other
options that affect RGB color also affect the more rarely used Lab, XYZ, and other calibrated
color spaces.

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N OTE : With PostScript 3 color, RGB Source Profile affects all CIEBasedABC color spaces

(if the source space is RGB). For example, if you send CMYK data to the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 in CIEBasedDEFG format by choosing PostScript Color Management in
Photoshop, the setting for the Rendering Style print option, which normally affects only RGB
data, also affects this CMYK data.

ColorWise print options
The following sections provide detailed explanations of the ColorWise print options and how
these options affect print jobs.
N OTE : For information about the following print options, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package.

• Halftone Screen
• Paper Simulation
• Substitute Colors

Black Detection
The Black Detection option allows you to specify whether or not to detect black-and-white
pages before printing your job. To use this option, set Color Mode to CMYK, Standard Color,
or Expert Color.
• Off: Select Off if your job consists of black-only text pages combined with a significant
number of color pages.
• On: Select On if you are printing a predominantly black-and-white job.

Black Overprint
The Black Overprint option allows you to specify whether or not black text, defined as
RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%, overprints colored backgrounds.
• Text: Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the
halo effect or misregistration of colors. Choosing this setting automatically activates the
Pure Black Text/Graphics option.
• Text & Graphics: Black text and graphics overprint colored backgrounds, eliminating
white gaps and reducing halo effects or misregistration of colors. Choosing this setting
automatically activates the Pure Black Text/Graphics option.
• Off: Black text or text/graphics knocks out colored backgrounds.
N OTE : Before sending the print job to the digital press, PostScript applications may perform

their own black overprint conversions.

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One example of how you might use this setting is a page that contains black text on a light
blue background. The background blue is CMYK=40%, 30%, 0%, 0%. The black text is
CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.
• With Black Overprint set to Text or Text & Graphics, the final text or text/graphic
portions of the page are overprinted, or combined with the underlying color. Black colors
generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are
printed using the black toner. This means that black text and line art does not exhibit
halftone artifacts (as long as the digital press is calibrated correctly). No transition in cyan
and magenta toners occurs. The quality of the output is improved, since it does not show
artifacts near the edges of the text defined in the RGB color space (RGB=0, 0, 0).
• With Black Overprint Off, the border of the text or text/graphics is on an edge that has
cyan and magenta toners on one side (outside the text) and black toner on the other side
(inside the text). This transition may cause visible artifacts due to the practical limitations
of the digital press.
N OTE : Setting Black Overprint to Text/Graphics allows black text or graphics to overprint

color backgrounds (see “CMYK Simulation Method” on page 62).
N OTE : The reproduction of CMYK components is affected by the CMYK Simulation setting

and calibration curve when CMYK is not 0%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

Combine Separations
The Combine Separations setting specifies how to print separated CMYK data. With Fiery
Graphic Arts Package, you can combine an unlimited number of spot color separations along
with the CMYK separations.
• Off prints each separation individually.
• On combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically makes
the settings for the following print options: Color Mode (CMYK), Rendering Style
(None), Pure Black Text/Graphics (Off ), and Spot Color Matching.
For information about using the Combine Separations option with applications such as
Photoshop, see Fiery Color Reference.

CMYK Simulation Profile
The CMYK Simulation Profile print option allows you to print press proofs or simulations.
This setting specifies the offset press standard or other color printing device that you want to
simulate. This option affects CMYK data only.
With Windows printer drivers, you can also view an unlimited number of custom Full
simulations created using ColorWise Pro Tools. On Mac OS computers, you can view up to
10 Full custom simulations. The number of custom simulations is limited by the available
disk space on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have Two-Way
Communication enabled, the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the
CMYK Simulation Profile menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS
computer, downloaded or custom profiles appear as Simulation-1 through Simulation-10.
For more information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
The CMYK Simulation Profile setting you specify depends on the press standard for which
the CMYK data was separated.
• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced
with an ICC profile), choose the corresponding profile on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
with the CMYK Simulation Profile setting.
• For images that were separated for SWOP, choose SWOP as the CMYK Simulation Profile
setting.
N OTE : To properly simulate a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same

profile must be present on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
The None setting sends your original CMYK data to the digital press in its calibrated state,
without conversions to simulate another printer.
The ColorWise Off setting sends your original CMYK data to the digital press in an
uncalibrated state, without conversions to simulate another printer. This setting is not
generally recommended, unless you want to bypass the ColorWise conversion and use
another color management system.

CMYK Simulation Method
The CMYK Simulation Method allows you to define your preferred CMYK-to-CMYK
conversion technique.
• Quick applies one-dimensional transfer curves to adjust output densities in the cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black channels. This technique leads to eye-pleasing color output
from your digital press because pure primary colors are not “contaminated” by other
colorants. While it is the fastest simulation method and perfect for drafts, avoid using it
for final documents that are used as press proofs. Other techniques offer the color
simulation accuracy required by proofing applications.
• Full (Source GCR) provides a complete and accurate simulation based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. The Gray Component
Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original (source) document is also
preserved for K-only text and graphics. Processed black expressed in CMY is reproduced
using CMY toner. Full (Source GCR) is recommended for the highest quality press
proofing applications.

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• Full (Output GCR) is a complete and accurate simulation method based on colorimetric
transformations. Hues are preserved, even for primary colors. With this method, the Gray
Component Replacement (GCR) level that was specified in the original document is not
preserved. Instead, all CMYK data is reseparated using the GCR level specified by the
output profile. This simulation technique is similar to traditional ICC color matching
methods and is more appropriate than Full (Source GCR) for full color printing designed
for the press, but reproduced on your digital press.
N OTE : The black color of your print job is preserved when C=M=Y=0. K-only text and

graphics are reproduced using K toner only. Processed black expressed in CMY is reproduced
using CMY toner, which expresses richer black than you can achieve with Full (Source GCR).
N OTE : When you specify On for Pure Black Text/Graphics and Full (Output GCR) for

CYMK Simulation Method, the black text and graphics in your document are printed with
100% black-only toner.

Output profile
Because the output profile is applied to all data in the print job, make sure the profile you
select is the right one for your job. The default output profile consists of a profile for your
digital press that describes its color characteristics and a calibration target that describes the
expected behavior of the digital press.
In certain cases, you may want to customize the default output profile using the ColorWise
Pro Tools Color Editor to achieve particular color effects. If you do so, the new customized
output profile is applied to all data in the print job. Changing the output profile only does not
affect its associated calibration target (since the target is based on a digital press model). You
can edit calibration target D-Max values separately.
Use ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download your own output profile to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. Downloaded output profiles are at first associated with the
calibration target that is tied to the default output profile. You can edit calibration target
D-Max values separately.
For more information about Use Media Defined Profiles, see “Using media-defined output
profiles” on page 27.
If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and have enabled
Two-Way Communication, the name of each downloaded or custom profile appears in the
Output Profile menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS computer,
downloaded or custom profiles appear as Output-1 through Output-10. For more
information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

Pure Black Text/Graphics
The Pure Black Text/Graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. Under most
circumstances, set this option to On. When Pure Black Text/Graphics is set to On, black
colors generated by applications (for example, RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)
are printed using black toner only. The black text and line art do not exhibit halftone artifacts
(as long as the digital press is calibrated correctly) and are not misregistered, since one toner is
used. In addition, this setting eliminates blasting. This option is automatically set to On
when the Black Overprint option is set to On.
For some jobs, it is preferable to clear this option, for example, if the page includes gradient
fills that use black. The following table describes the behavior of the Pure Black Text/Graphics
option with black data defined in different color spaces.
N OTE : Use the Pure Black Text/Graphics option only when printing composites, not when

printing separations.
Color

Pure Black Text/Graphics Off

Pure Black Text/Graphics On

RGB=0,0,0

RGB=0,0,0 is printed according to the definition
for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may
be a rich black using all toners if the output
profile specifies a rich black, or may be K-only
if the output profile specifies K-only for
RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by the
calibration curve.

RGB=0,0,0 is printed as K-only, using the black
toner. All other RGB values are unaffected by
the Pure Black Text/Graphics setting.

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% may be printed as
K-only or as a rich black using all toners,
depending on the CMYK Simulation Profile
and CMYK Simulation Method settings.

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as K-only,
using the black toner, regardless of the CMYK
Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation
Method settings. All other CMYK values are
unaffected by the Pure Black Text/Graphics
setting.

(all other RGB values are
unaffected by the Pure Black
Text/Graphics setting)

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100%
(all other CMYK values are
unaffected by the Pure Black
Text/Graphics setting)

For Quick and Full (Source GCR),
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as K-only
and the amount of black toner is limited by
the simulation profile and the calibration curve.
For Full (Output GCR), CMYK=0%,0%,
0%,100% prints as K-only and the amount of
black toner is limited by the simulation profile
and the calibration curve.

Setting CMYK Simulation to ColorWise Off
disables the simulation profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.

If CMYK Simulation is set to ColorWise Off,
it disables the simulation profile and the
calibration curve. In this case, the black toner
is not limited by the calibration curve.
Spot Colors
(unaffected by the Pure Black
Text/Graphics setting)

Standard spot color processing

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

N OTE : PostScript applications, such as QuarkXPress, may convert elements defined as

RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000. These elements are not affected by the Pure Black Text/Graphics option. For more
information, see Fiery Color Reference. Also, black text and line art defined as RGB=0, 0, 0 in
office applications, such as Microsoft Word, are converted to single-color black (CMYK=0%,
0%, 0%, 100%) by the Microsoft PostScript 3 printer driver for Windows 2000/XP/Server
2003. To print this single-color black at the maximum toner density of the digital press, set
Pure Black Text/Graphics to On.

Rendering Styles
The Rendering Style option specifies a CRD for color conversions. To control the appearance
of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Photoshop, select
the appropriate rendering style. The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 allows you to choose from the
four rendering styles currently found in industry standard ICC profiles.
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
rendering style

Best used for

Equivalent ICC
rendering style

Photographic: Typically results
in less saturated output than
presentation rendering when
printing out-of-gamut colors.
This style preserves tonal
relationships in images.

Photographs, including scans and
images from stock photography
CDs and digital camera images.

Image, Contrast,
and Perceptual

Presentation: Creates saturated
colors but does not match printed
colors precisely to displayed colors.
In-gamut colors, such as flesh
tones, are rendered well.
This style is similar to the
Photographic rendering style.

Artwork and graphs in
presentations. In many cases, this
style can be used for mixed pages
that contain presentation graphics
and photographs.

Saturation,
Graphics

Relative Colorimetric: Provides
white-point transformation between
the source and destination white
points. For example, the bluish
white color (gray) of a monitor is
replaced by paper white. This style
avoids visible borders between
blank spaces and white objects.

Advanced use when color matching
is important, but you prefer white
colors in the document to print
as paper white. This style may
also be used with PostScript color
management to affect CMYK
data for simulation purposes.

Relative
Colorimetric

Absolute Colorimetric: Provides
no white point transformation
between the source and destination
white points. For example, the bluish
white color (gray) is not replaced
by paper white.

Situations when exact colors are
needed and visible borders are not
distracting. This style may also be
used with PostScript color
management to affect CMYK
data for simulation purposes.

Absolute
Colorimetric

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RGB Separation
The RGB Separation option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are
converted to CMYK. The name of this option is meant to be descriptive, since the option
defines the color spaces that are used by the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to “separate” the RGB
data into CMYK values.
The two choices available for this option determine whether RGB data is converted into the
full gamut of the digital press (output) or is first converted into the gamut of another digital
printer or press standard (simulation). This feature helps make one device behave like
another for RGB data. For example, if a high-quality ICC profile is available for another print
device, the digital press can simulate the behavior of that device.
RGB Separation is also useful for prepress applications. For example, it allows you to
experiment with the appearance of an RGB scan under different press printing conditions,
without having to convert the RGB data to CMYK data for each condition. When the desired
printing condition is found, convert the file to CMYK, using the same CMYK simulation
profile you used during the experimentation.
N OTE : Use the RGB Separation print option in conjunction with the Output Profile or

CMYK Simulation Profile print options.
• Output converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space of your digital press (when
set to the printer’s default), or a customized CMYK color space for your digital press
(when set to Output 1-10).
• Simulation converts all RGB colors into the CMYK color space for a specified simulation
(select the desired simulation with the CMYK Simulation Profile print option).

RGB Source Profile
The RGB source profile setting allows you to define the characteristics of the RGB data in
your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000. Commonly used monitor color spaces are available from the printer driver and the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. For others, use ColorWise Pro Tools Profile Manager to download
custom monitor or scanner profiles.
When you specify a setting other than None for the RGB Source Profile, the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 overrides source color space definitions or profiles that other color management
systems may have specified. For example, if you specified a ColorSync System Profile on your
Mac OS computer, the RGB Source Profile setting overrides it. In cases where you do not
want this setting to override another specified source color space, choose None.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

When you specify a setting other than None, since the color space definitions are overridden,
the output from the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 is consistent across platforms. The
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 RGB Source Profile options are as follows:
• EFIRGB specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed
information about their RGB data.
• sRGB (PC) specifies the definition of a Windows computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Apple Standard specifies the definition of a Mac OS computer monitor profile used as the
default.
• Other allows you to specify custom RGB source settings. If you choose Other as the RGB
Source setting, you must choose settings for the Gamma, Phosphors, and White Point
options.
• Sources 1-10 specify the definitions you download as RGB source profiles.
If you are printing with the PostScript driver from a Windows computer and enabled
Two-Way Communication, the name of each downloaded profile appears in the RGB
Source Profile setting menu. If you are printing with the AdobePS driver from a Mac OS
computer, downloaded profiles appear as Source-1 through Source-10. For more
information about Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
• None instructs the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 to allow the RGB sources you defined
elsewhere, such as in the application, to be used. When you set RGB Source to None, the
appearance of colors is not independent of the file type. For example, RGB EPS files looks
different from RGB TIFF files.
With RGB Source set to None, PostScript RGB data that contains a source color space
definition is converted using the CRD specified by the Rendering Style option (see
“Rendering Styles” on page 65). Non-PostScript RGB data and PostScript RGB data that
does not contain a source color space definition are converted using a general undercolor
removal (UCR) conversion method.

Spot Color Matching
The Spot Color Matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best
CMYK equivalents.
• On: The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 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 the Fiery Graphic Arts Package, the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 uses the CMYK
matches determined through Spot-On (see “Using Spot-On” on page 27).
• Off: The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 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.

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N OTE : 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 61).
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 EXP6000/EXP5000
references the built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of the original spot color.
N OTE : 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 EXP6000/EXP5000 uses a built-in table or 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 “Using Spot-On” on page 27.
• Off: The Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 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.

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Printer drivers and print options
The printer driver writes a PostScript file containing the instructions generated by your
application and the settings for the ColorWise print options you selected. The printer driver
then sends the PostScript file to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. The Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 performs PostScript processing and color conversions and sends raster color data to
the digital press.

Setting print options for Windows
This section explains how to set color management print options with the Adobe and
Microsoft PostScript printer drivers for Windows, PostScript 3 printer drivers that take full
advantage of the color features of the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
Before you proceed, do the following:
• Install the Adobe or Microsoft PostScript printer driver and the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000
PPD (see Printing from Windows).
• Set up the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for printing (see Printing from Windows).
N OTE : The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many

applications, such as Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and
CorelDRAW, have other color management options in addition to those presented in the
printer driver. For information about specific applications, see Fiery Color Reference.
Use the following procedure to set the color options for Windows computers.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR WINDOWS COMPUTERS
1 Choose Print in your application.
2 Select Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 as your printer and click Properties.

In the Properties dialog box, the Fiery Printing tab is displayed.
3 Click the ColorWise print option bar.

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4 Specify the settings for the print options in the ColorWise pane.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 60.
5 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

The Expert Color Settings dialog box appears.

This dialog box displays most of the ColorWise print options for the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000.
6 Click Update to display the current Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 settings.

If the Update button does not appear, make sure that Two-Way Communication is set up.
For information about enabling Two-Way Communication, see Printing from Windows.
7 Specify the settings for the main ColorWise print options.

N OTE : To specify custom settings for the RGB Source Profile print option, choose Other and

click Custom Setup.
For most users, the default settings provide adequate color control. For information about
individual print options, see page 60.

Setting color management print options for Mac OS
This section explains how to set color management print options with the AdobePS printer
drivers for Mac OS, the PostScript 3 drivers that take full advantage of the color features of
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
Before you proceed, do the following:
• Install the AdobePS printer driver and the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 PPD (see Printing
from Mac OS).
• Set up the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 for printing (see Printing from Mac OS).

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

Setting color management print options for Mac OS 9
Choose settings for color print options from the various panes of the AdobePS driver
dialog box. To access the initial AdobePS dialog box, choose Print from the File menu of
your application.
N OTE : The term “pane” is used to describe the different pages that appear in the driver

dialog box when you make selections from the menu in the upper-left corner of the
dialog box. Each pane presents a particular set of print options.
The AdobePS driver includes the following Color Matching options.
• Color/Grayscale enables ColorWise to provide all color conversions on the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. In general, use this option when printing to the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
• PostScript Color Matching enables a color conversion to use a color rendering dictionary
(CRD) that is downloaded with a print job, and can be used with PostScript devices, such
as the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000. This option requires that the file is saved as an EPS with
PostScript Color Management selected.
N OTE : If you use the PostScript Color Matching option, the driver may attach a CMYK

source definition to the CMYK data in your document, depending on the application you
use. In this case, the CMYK data in the document is reseparated using a Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000 CRD. The destination color space for the CRD is determined by the RGB
Separation print option. When RGB Separation is set to Simulation, CMYK data is
printed according to all specified CMYK Simulation Profile and CMYK Simulation
Method settings. When RGB Separation is set to Output, CMYK data is converted to
the CMYK color space of the selected output profile.
• ColorSync Color Matching: Provides for color conversion on the host computer. You can
use this option with PostScript devices, such as the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, but it is
intended for use with PostScript Level 1 devices. If you use this option, you must specify
the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 ICC profile as the Printer Profile.
N OTE : ColorSync Color Matching is not a recommended color matching method because

it does not work in conjunction with all applications and requires that you disable features
of ColorWise on the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : The following illustrations and instructions do not apply to all applications. Many

applications, such as PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and CorelDRAW, have
other color management options in addition to those presented in the printer driver. For
information about specific applications, see Fiery Color Reference.
Use the following procedure to set the color options for Mac OS computers.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS COMPUTERS (MAC OS 9)
1 Choose Print in your application.

The print dialog box appears.

2 Choose Color Matching from the General menu.
3 Choose Color/Grayscale from the Print Color menu.

4 Select Colorwise from the Printer Specific Options menu to choose ColorWise print
option settings.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

For information about each ColorWise print option, see page 60.
To select other print options, see Printing from Mac OS.
5 Click Save Settings.

The settings are saved for subsequent jobs.
TO SET PRINT OPTIONS FOR MAC OS COMPUTERS (MAC OS X)
1 Choose Print in your application.

The print dialog box appears.

2 Mac OS X v10.3: Choose ColorSync from the Copies & Pages menu.

The ColorSync pane appears.
3 Choose In Printer from the Color Conversion menu.

4 Choose ColorWise from the ColorSync (default: Copies and Pages) menu.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

The ColorWise pane appears.

5 Select Two-Way Communication.

For information about enabling Two Way Communication, see Printing from Mac OS.
6 Specify the settings for the print options in the ColorWise pane.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 60.
7 Click Expert Settings in the Print Mode pane.

The ColorWise Expert Settings dialog box appears.

8 Choose settings for the main ColorWise print options.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 60.
9 Click OK.

The ColorWise pane reappears.

COLORWISE PRINT OPTIONS

10 Choose Printer Features from the ColorWise (default: Copies and Pages) menu.

The Printer Features pane appears.
11 Choose ColorWise 1 from the Feature Sets menu.

12 Specify the setting(s) for the print option(s) from the ColorWise 1 menu.

For information about ColorWise print options, see page 60.

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
This chapter explains how to set up and calibrate the following color measurement
instruments, available as separately purchased options:
• DTP32 densitometer
• DTP41 spectrophotometer
• ES-1000 hand-held spectrophotometer

Using the DTP32
ColorWise Pro Tools is designed to work with the DTP32 densitometer, which feeds color
measurements to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 automatically.
N OTE : You can input measurements from other densitometers using a simple ASCII file

format (see “Importing Density Measurements” on page 85).

Setting up the DTP32
Before you calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using the DTP32, you must connect,
configure, and calibrate the DTP32 to prepare for measuring the printed patches (see
“Calibrating the DTP32” on page 78). For additional information about setting up and using
the DTP32, see the documentation that accompanies the DTP32.
TO CONNECT THE DTP32 TO THE COMPUTER
1 Turn off the computer.
2 Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the I/O
port on the side of the DTP32.
1

Square connector

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

3 Attach the connector to the computer.

For a Windows computer, insert the 8-pin mini-DIN end of the interface cable into the 9-pin
DB9 Connector cable adapter. Insert the 9-pin end into the COM1 or COM2 port on the
computer and tighten the screws. If the available port on your computer is 25-pin, you must
use the 8-pin-to-25-pin adapter.
1
2
3
4
5

Connect to computer
Unused connector
Connect to adapter
Square connector
Interface cable

4
1
2

For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of
the computer.
1
2

Unused connector
Connect to serial port

1
2

N OTE : For Mac OS computers with a USB port, you need an adapter to connect the DTP32

to your computer. For information about supported adapters, see the X-Rite, Inc. web site
(www.x-rite.com).

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

4 Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the side of the DTP32 and plug the
AC adapter into a wall outlet.
1
2

Small connector
AC adapter

5 Turn on the computer.
6 Calibrate the DTP32 (see the following section).
7 Calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP32
(see page 45).

Calibrating the DTP32
You need the black-and-white X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip included with the DTP32.
Calibrating the DTP32 does not require ColorWise Pro Tools.
TO CALIBRATE THE DTP32
1 Connect the DTP32 to the computer and supply power (see page 76).
2 From the Main Menu on the DTP32 display, press the p1 key once to reach p2.
3 Press the cal key.

Calibrating motor speed is displayed, followed by INSERT CAL STRIP.
4 Insert the arrow end of the X-Rite Auto-Cal Strip into the 35mm slot on the front of the
DTP32 until it stops or the roller starts pulling the strip.

Reading appears momentarily, followed by the density values and CALIBRATION OK. The
DTP32 automatically returns to the MAIN MENU.

If UNRECOGNIZABLE STRIP appears, repeat the process or try cleaning the strip (see the
DTP32 Operating Manual).
Recalibrate the DTP32 at least once per month. If it is important to maintain consistent
color, calibrate the DTP32 every time you calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
The DTP32 may also warn periodically that it requires calibration.

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

Using the DTP41
ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator supports the DTP41 spectrophotometer, a device that
measures density and color data. The DTP41 communicates directly with ColorWise Pro
Tools Calibrator, sending measurements to the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 automatically.

Setting up the DTP41
Before you calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000, you must connect, configure, and
calibrate the DTP41 to prepare for measuring the printed patches. For additional information
about setting up and using the DTP41, see the documentation that accompanies the DTP41.
TO CONNECT THE DTP41 TO THE COMPUTER
1 Turn off the computer.
2 Unpack the DTP41 and remove the spacer from the measurement page slot.
3 Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the serial
interface connection on the side of the DTP41.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Measurement page slot
Alignment mark
Calibration strip entrance
Instrument button
LED indicator
Serial interface connection
Power input

2
5

3
4

4 Attach the connector to the computer.

Connect to computer
Unused connector
Connect to adapter
Square connector
Interface cable
1

3
5

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

For a Mac OS computer, connect the 8-pin mini-DIN plug directly into the serial port of
the computer.
1
2

Unused connector
Connect to serial port

1
2

N OTE : For Mac OS computers with a USB port (for example, an iMac), you need an adapter

to connect the DTP41 to your computer. For information about supported adapters, see the
X-Rite, Inc. web site (www.x-rite.com).
5 Use the AC adapter to provide power.

Plug the small connector on the adapter cable into the power input of the DTP41 and plug
the AC adapter into the power cord. Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
1
2
3

AC adapter
Power cord
Small connector

6 Turn on the computer.
7 Calibrate the DTP41 using ColorWise Pro Tools (see the following section).
8 Calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 using ColorWise Pro Tools and the DTP41
(see page 47).

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

Calibrating the DTP41
For the best color accuracy, calibrate the DTP41 every time you calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/
EXP5000. Initiate the calibration sequence in ColorWise Pro Tools Calibrator as part of the
process of Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 calibration. The computer may also prompt you to
calibrate the DTP41.
You can also initiate calibration of the DTP41 using the Instrument button on the DTP41.
For more information about this method, see the documentation that accompanies the
DTP41.
Multiple users can connect to one Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 server with ColorWise Pro
Tools, but only one user at a time can use Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user
is already using Calibrator, an error message appears.
You need the Color Reflection Reference strip that is included with the DTP41. Remove the
strip from the protective envelope, handling it by the edges only. Keep the strip free of dust
and smudges and always store it in the protective envelope.
TO CALIBRATE THE DTP41
1 Connect the DTP41 to the computer and supply power (see page 79).
2 Start Calibrator.

For instructions on starting Calibrator, see page 42.
3 Choose DTP41 as the measurement method.
4 Click Measure in the Get Measurements pane.
5 Click Measure in the Measurement Options dialog box.

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

6 Choose the appropriate COM port for the DTP41 from the Available Ports menu.

The Instructions field displays instructions for selecting the port.

7 Click Utilities.

The Utilities dialog box appears.

To view version and serial number information, click Show DTP-41 Info, and then
click Done.
8 Click Calibrate DTP-41.

The Instrument Calibration dialog box appears.

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

9 If you have not already done so, remove the shipping spacer from the measurement
page slot.
10 Insert the end of the Color Reflection Reference strip with the arrow into the calibration strip
entrance on the DTP41, centering it below the alignment mark (see the diagram on page 79).

Insert the strip about 3 inches, past the front idler rollers, until it rests against the rear
drive rollers.
11 Click Read Reference.

The DTP41 pulls the calibration strip through automatically.
A message appears in the Status area when calibration is finished.
12 Click Done to close the Instrument Calibration dialog box.
13 Close the Utilities dialog box.

This completes DTP41 calibration.
Your computer prompts you when the DTP41 requires calibration. When the prompt
message appears, click Calibrate Now and follow the instructions, starting with step 8 on
page 82.
After calibrating the DTP41, calibrate the Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000 (see page 47).

COLOR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS

Using the ES-1000
The ES-1000 is a hand-held spectrophotometer that measures the spectral light reflected
from printed output and other colored materials. Since the ES-1000 accurately measures
both the density and color of printed output, it is an effective tool for calibrating the
Fiery EXP6000/EXP5000.
N OTE : The ES-1000 is available as a separately purchased option.

Setting up the ES-1000
To use the ES-1000 for calibration purposes, you must set it up for use with your computer.
For complete instructions on setting up and calibrating the ES-1000, see the documentation
that accompanies the ES-1000.
The following illustration shows the different parts of the ES-1000.
1
2
3
4

Measure button
Sample aperture
White tile reference
Cradle

Calibrating the ES-1000
When you place the ES-1000 in the calibration cradle, white point calibration is used to
calibrate the spectrometer. Make sure the sample aperture is in full contact with the white tile
on the calibration cradle.

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS
This chapter describes Simple ASCII File Format (SAIFF), which you can use to import
density measurements from measurement devices. To use your own measurement data from
an alternate measurement instrument, record your individual readings in a text file, and then
structure the file as follows.

Simple ASCII Import File Format
This format describes Status T measurement data for import into the ColorWise Pro Tools
Calibrator. The three possible file formats are:
• 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
• 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
• 1D Status T density for other pages (maximum of 256 patches per ink)
The file format is ASCII and has no tabs. A single space or multiple spaces are used
as delimiters. Blank lines are not allowed. Each line in the file represents four patches
(C, M, Y, K) of a specific ink value. Comments may be on any line in the file. Comment lines
must start with a pound sign (#) followed by a space. (A line with a pound sign followed by
any character other than a space has been reserved.) Comments must be on a line by
themselves.
Each line of data contains five values. The first number is the sequential patch number (for
EFI 21 and EFI 34 pages) or the ink value percentage (for other pages). The four values that
follow are the density values of C, M, Y, and K of the corresponding patch. Lines are ordered
either by increasing sequential patch numbers, or by increasing the ink percentage.
For Windows computers, the file extension must be .cm1. For Mac OS computers, the file
type must be ‘TEXT’.
Measurement data in EFI 21 and EFI 34 are paper-relative. For other pages, if the first line
corresponds to zero ink value, the Calibrator assumes that the measurement data is absolute
and adjusts it to become paper-relative by subtracting the density values of the first line from
the remaining patches.

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 21 patch page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 21 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 21.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST21
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000

(…more data…)
20 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
21 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500

Example of 1D Status T density for EFI 34 patch page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of the EFI 34 patch
page. The value in the first column is the patch number. The first patch must be 1 and the last
must be 34.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST34
# Cyan Magent Yellow Black
1 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
2 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
3 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000

(…more data…)
33 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
34 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500

IMPORTING DENSITY MEASUREMENTS

Example of 1D Status T density for an arbitrary page
This file format is used to specify the Status T density measurements of a user-defined patch
page. The value in the first column is the ink/toner percentage of the patch. The first
percentage must be 0 and the last percentage must be 100. The percentages must increase in
between.
#!EFI 3
# EFI ColorWise 2.0 Data
type: 1DST
# percnt Cyan Magent Yellow Black
0.0000 0.0300 0.0400 0.0200 0.0400
0.3922 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0700
1.1765 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000

(…more data…)
98.0000 1.6700 1.3400 0.8900 1.6700
100.0000 1.7200 1.4300 0.9300 1.7500

INDEX

INDEX
A
Absolute Colorimetric rendering style 65
Apple Standard setting, RGB Source Profile
option 67

B
Black Detection 60
Black Overprint option 60

C
Calibrat folder 13
calibration
checking status 57
Comparison Page 44
curves 44, 56
DTP32 45
DTP41 47
ES-1000 49
importing density measurements 85
measurement page 56
measurements 55
overview 55
patches 56
restoring defaults 45
scheduling 57
targets 55, 56
viewing measurements 44
Calibration folder 20
Calibrator 54
ColorWise Pro Tools 54
Expert mode 43
printing Comparison Page 44
restoring defaults 45
using 24, 42
viewing measurements 44
CMYK Color Reference.ps 20
CMYK Simulation Method option 62
CMYK Simulation Profile option 61, 62
Cmyk_ref.ps 13
Color Chart 57
Color Editor 24
color management system (CMS) 9
color profiles 10

color reference files
for Windows users 13
Color Reference pages 57
color rendering dictionary (CRD) 9, 65, 71
Color Setup 39
color space 59
ColorSync Color Matching option 71
ColorWise
key features 9
print options 39, 68
workflow diagram 59
ColorWise Pro Tools
Calibrator 24, 42, 54
checking calibration status 57
Profile Manager 54
Combine Separations option 61
Comparison Page 44
composites, printing 61, 64, 68
Configuration page 14, 21, 57
connection, configuring 14, 16, 21, 23
Contrast ICC rendering style 65
CRD 9, 65
custom simulations 61
Custom21.ps 13, 20
Custom34.ps 13, 20

D
densitometer
DTP32 45, 76
ED-100 84
density 56, 57
importing 85
device name 15, 22
DNS name 14, 21
Domain Name Server 21
DTP32
calibrating with 45
instrument calibration 78
setup 76
DTP41
calibrating with 47
instrument calibration 81
setup 79

INDEX

EFIRGB, RGB Source Profile
option 67
ES-1000 84
calibrating with 49
instrument calibration 84
overview 84
ES-1000, importing measurements
with 37

Other setting, RGB Source Profile option 67
output profile
Spot-On 27, 28, 37
Output Profile option 63
output profiles 56

F
Fiery Graphic Arts Package
Spot-On 67
unlimited separations 61
Fiery utilities, configuring the
connection for 16, 23
Full (Output GCR) setting, CMYK
Simulation Method option 63
Full (Source GCR) setting, CMYK
Simulation Method option 62

G
Graphics ICC rendering style 65

H
Halftone Screen
calibrating 53
CustomHalftonesCalibration folder 53

I
ICC profiles 10
defined 9
downloading 27
editing 24
rendering styles 65
Image ICC rendering style 65

L
Lightness, Spot-On 36

M
Mac OS color management options 70
Mac OS, uninstalling software 18
measurements page 56
monitor compensation
Spot-On 36

N
None setting, RGB Source Profile option 67

P
PANTONE Book.ps 20
PANTONE Coated Color Reference 68
PANTONE.ps 13
passwords, for calibration 42, 55
patches page 56
Perceptual ICC rendering style 65
Photographic rendering style 65
PostScript color issues 60, 65, 67
PostScript Color Management 71
PostScript Color Matching option 71
PowerPoint, RGB color reference file 20
PPD 69, 70
Presentation rendering style 65
print options
Mac OS 70
setting defaults 39
Windows 69
printer drivers
Mac OS 70
two-way communication 62, 63, 67
Windows 69
Profile Manager
ColorWise Pro Tools 54
downloading profiles 27
using 25
profiles 10
Pure Black Text/Graphics option 64

Q
Quick setting, CMYK Simulation Method
option 62

R
Relative Colorimetric rendering style 65
rendering styles 9, 60, 65
RGB images
defining source profiles for 66
PostScript and non-PostScript
conversion 67
RGB page 01 20

INDEX

RGB page 02 20
RGB Separation option 66
RGB Source Profile option 59, 66
Rgb_01.doc 13
Rgb_02.ppt 13

sRGB, RGB Source Profile option 67
Stand21.ps 13, 20
Stand34.ps 13, 20
Status T 85
SWOP 62

SAIFF format 85
Saturation
Spot-On 36
Saturation ICC rendering style 65
separations
printing 61, 64, 68
target color space 66
simulations, custom 61
Source 1-10 setting, RGB Source
Profile option 67
spectrometer, see spectrophotometer
spectrophotometer
DTP41 47, 79
ES-1000 84
Spot Color Dictionaries 27
Spot Color Matching option 67
spot colors, CMYK equivalents 67
spot colors, matching to CMYK
equivalents 27
Spot-On 27, 67
adding color 32
Color Spacing 36
downloading color group 32
editing 33
Set Center Patch Color 34
Spot-On Color Search 35
Spot-On main window 34
ES-1000 37
factory defaults 38
Lightness 36
main window 29
monitor compensation 36
named colors 27
output profile 28
rearranging color group 31
renaming color 32
Saturation 36
Spot Color Matching 27
uploading color group 33
using measurement instruments 37

targets, for calibration 56
terminology 7, 40
Test Page 57
transfer functions 56
Two-Way Communication 62, 63, 67

U
undercolor removal (UCR) 67
uninstalling, Mac OS software 18

W
Windows Color Files folder 13
Windows, print options 69
Word, RGB color reference file 20

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