Coloradjustment
•Optimaladjustmentvaluesfromcolorcalibrationarealsoappliedforpaperotherthanthetypeyouuse
toexecutecolorcalibrationwhenprintingonthatothertypeofpaper.
•IntheprinterdriverorintheMAINMENUoftheControlPanel,youcanspecifywhethertoapplythe
adjustmentvaluefromcolorcalibrationwhenprinting.Theprinterdriversettingsaregivenpriority.
Formenudetails,see“MainMenuSettings”.(→P.48)
Forinformationonprinterdriversettings,refertothefollowingtopics.
•PrinterDriverSettings(Windows)(→P.504)
•PrinterDriverSettings(MacOSX)(→P.554)
•PrinterDriverSettings(MacOS9)(→P.580)
•Beforecolorcalibration,ensuretheprinterisnotexposedtodirectsunlightorotherstrongsourcesof
light.
•IfyoureinstalltheprinterdriverandchangetheregionselectionoftheMediaCongurationTool,
region-specicpaperinformationoriginallyregisteredontheprinterbeforeinstallationwillbedeleted.If
theinformationofpaperyouusedforcolorcalibrationisdeleted,suchcolorcalibrationcannolongerbe
appliedtoanytypeofpaper.Toapplytheresultsofcolorcalibration,performcolorcalibrationagain
usingpapersupportedinthenewlyselectedregionandcompatiblewithcolorcalibration.SeetheMedia
CongurationToolGuide(Windows)orMediaCongurationToolGuide(Macintosh)
•DefaultsettingswillberestoredifyouselectMAINMENU>SystemSetup>ResetPaprSetngs>Yes.
BecauseinformationaddedorupdatedusingtheMediaCongurationToolisalsodeleted,ifpaperof
whichinformationwasaddedusingtheMediaCongurationToolwasusedforcolorcalibrationandis
nowdeleted,suchcolorcalibrationcannolongerbeappliedtoanytypeofpaper.Toapplytheresults
ofcolorcalibration,performcolorcalibrationagainusingapaperincludedoriginallyinthedefault
settingsthatiscompatiblewithcolorcalibration.SeetheMediaCongurationToolGuide(Windows)
orMediaCongurationToolGuide(Macintosh).
Note
•Werecommendusingonlyonetypeofpaperforcolorcalibration.Usingthesametypeofpaperfor
colorcalibrationcanimprovecolorconsistency.
•Forbettercolorconsistency,werecommendperformingcolorcalibrationunderthesameconditionsof
temperatureandhumidityeachtime.
•Forfurtheradjustmentofthecolorofdocumentsasprintedapplyingcolorcalibration,adjustthecolorin
theprinterdriver.(→P.252)
•YoucancheckwhencolorcalibrationwasexecutedandwhatpaperwasusedfromStatusPrint,
imagePROGRAFStatusMonitor(inWindows)orimagePROGRAFPrintmonitor(onaMacintosh
computer)intheMAINMENUontheControlPanel.
Formenudetails,see“MainMenuSettings”.(→P.48)
FordetailsonimagePROGRAFStatusMonitor,refertotheimagePROGRAFStatusMonitorhelp.
FordetailsonimagePROGRAFPrintmonitor,refertotheimagePROGRAFPrintmonitorhelp.
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