Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9400 - Manual (Page 820)

Color Calibration Color Calibration
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Corrects slight differences in how colors appear (color calibration) Corrects slight differences in how colors appear (color calibration)
What is Color Calibration?
Color calibration improves color consistency by compensating for slight differences in how color appears when printing
due to individual variations or aging among the printers.
Executing color calibration will print a test pattern, which will be read automatically by a sensor built in the printer.
By this operation, a calibration adjustment value reflecting the print result of the test pattern is set automatically.
Important
• When executing color calibration, keep the temperature and humidity conditions the same each time for better color consis-
tency.
If you execute color calibration under various conditions of temperature and humidity, correct adjustment may not be possi-
ble.
• Before color calibration, ensure the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight or other strong sources of light.
If the printer is exposed to strong sources of light, correct adjustment may not be possible.
Recommend Timing for Color Calibration
We recommend color calibration in the following situations.
• After initial printer installation
• After Printhead replacement
• If colors seem different from before, despite using the same printing environment, under the same conditions
• To ensure uniform colors when printing on multiple printers (however, be sure to use the same version of firmware
and printer driver, under the same settings)
• When the Execution Guide is displayed (Specifying Execution Guide →P.821 )
Executing Color Calibration
• Prepare the printer
1
You can confirm whether the paper to be loaded can be used in color calibration.
(See "Paper that can be used in Color Calibration.")
→P.822
2
Load the paper.
(See "Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls.")
→P.530
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") →P.533
(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.") →P.555
• Executing Color Calibration
1
On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se-
lect ( Settings/Adj. tab).
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