Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 - Manual (Page 820)

Color Calibration Color Calibration
Managing Colors .................................................................................................................................................................... 820
Managing Colors Using Printer Sensors ..................................................................................................................... 825
Color Calibration Using the Printer Sensor .......................................................................................................... 826
Color Management Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Optional) ................................................................. 829
Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) ........................................................................................................ 831
Color Calibration Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) ................................................................... 833
Color Checks Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) .......................................................................... 835
Switching the White/Black Backing Plate (Optional) Color ........................................................................... 837
Paper that can be used in Color Calibration ............................................................................................................. 839
Paper that can be used for acquiring color measurement data ...................................................................... 844
Managing Colors Managing Colors
Printer color management corrects for variations in color tones due to differences between printers and aging, and ob-
tains continuously stable corrected color tones.
• Color management that can be performed by the printer
• The color tones of this printer can be corrected by executing color calibration. The printer also has a function for
notifying when executing color calibration is recommended, allowing you to efficiently reduce color variations by
executing color calibration by using this function.
• Using the Color Calibration Management Console (CCMC) color management utility included with this printer
makes it possible to execute color calibration from computers in remote locations and to perform centralized man-
agement of the color calibration logs of multiple printers.
• Color management that can be performed using the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional)
• Using the optional Spectrophotometer Unit allows you to perform higher precision color calibration compared to
the sensor built into the printer. It also has a built-in function for self-diagnosing variations in color tones from
measured values (color check).
• Color calibration can be executed by creating a Calibration Target (*1) for paper other than genuine Canon paper
and feed certified paper by using the Media Configuration Tool (MCT) utility for adding media information that is
included with the printer together with the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional).
• Calibration Target s for paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper (*1) can also be regis-
tered in printers that do not have a Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) mounted (*2) as a custom media information
file. Since this makes it possible to execute color calibration on the paper you are using even on printers that do
not have a Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) mounted (*2), it delivers efficient, low-cost color management.
*1: Standard values of the colors corrected by color calibration
*2: Only supported by printers (12-color models) that support calibration link
For a detailed explanation, see the following.
Correcting Colors (Color Calibration)
→P.821
Stabilizing Colors (Color Calibration Execution Guide Settings) →P.823
Managing Colors iPF6450
User's Guide
Color Management
Color Calibration
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