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Focoltone ICCS Quick Start Guide

1. Orientation Landscape Scan software if not Fiery Scan or TWAIN_32 key in exact scanner name as described in A 2 earlier Scanned Image Rotation set as described in A 3 earlier Color Adjustment Normal recommended Via ICC Profile recommended and or Output Curve Color Output Verification select one or both options See A 2 for other scanner name See A 3 for Scanned Image Rotation setting At ICCS Options click Printer to configure ICCS Setting Name User or company name Printer select printer to calibrate Date of First Use enter date Serial number enter Focoltone Calibration Chart serial number Setting enter setting name max 27 characters Generated ICC profile will appear as lt settingname gt icc Recommended Create a different setting name every time you start a new calibration process You can differentiate the setting name by printer paper dpi date and time for easy reference Input ICC profile select as described earlier in A 6 For Macintosh OS 9 X see A 7 for printer name E g Printer _Gloss300_3101 04_01 See A 6 for location of input ICC profile OCOLTONE ICCS OPERATION Actions Remarks Click Print Test Sheet Set paper size as A4 and Landscape orientation for printing Compare Test Sheet with Focoltone Calibration Chart Place both sheets together on the scanner and click Scan Composite Sheet to launch scanner program Ensure the composite sheet is scanned
2. please disable all the Color Management Policies See A 6 for input ICC profile For Macintosh OS 9 x ONLY e Please set the preferred memory size to 50000K for Photoshop Select the Photoshop application hold down APPLE and key to launch Photoshop Info dialog box select Memory from the Show pull down menu set the Preferred Size to minimum 50000K Please select the PostScript printer from Chooser and write down the EXACT printer name PostScript Printer Name B INSTALLATION No Actions Remarks Insert Focoltone ICCS CD Select Mac or Win folder as per your operating system Click I1CCSinstall for Mac or Setup exe for Win l 2 3 4 Enter Installation Code Mac key into Password field Win key into Serial field See A 4 for Installation Code Choose Plug in location Mac Select Adobe Photoshop program folder For example Harddisk Applications Adobe Photoshop Select Adobe Photoshop Plug ins folder For example C Program Files Adobe Photoshop Plug Ins Win C FOCOLTONE ICCS SETTINGS Actions Remarks In Adobe Photoshop select File gt Automate gt Focoltone ICCS Enter Registration Key only for the first time See A 5 for Registration Key Click Options for proper set up every time you start a calibration process In Windows Options is under the Setting menu Mode Automatic recommended Paper type A4
3. entirely with 300dpi in A4 size Adhere Test Sheet to Chart using the Blu Tack provided Return to ICCS control panel and click Analyze Color Characteristics ICCS automatically analyzes colors between Test Sheet and Calibration Chart proceeds to Adjust Color with Artificial Intelligence techniques and shows up the NCC Chart and or Comparison Chart under Verify Color Output Close the charts and click Print Test Sheet again Compare second Test Sheet with Calibration Chart to verify improved colors after adjustment Repeat D 2 to D 4 if not satisfied with the result Click Apply to generate the ICC profile and or Output Curve if satisfied with improved results Best Practice One to three calibration cycles should normally get you the most optimum results from your printer See the cycle number on the top right corner of ICCS control panel You can now use the generated ICC profile lt settingname gt icc or Output Curve lt settingname gt atf found in the DATA folder of the ICCS program directory for color printing Three ways to apply ICC profile e Via the RIP or PostScript driver e Via the operating system s color management module e g ColorSync for Macintosh or Image Color Management for Windows Via the graphics application e g Adobe Photoshop Illustrator PageMaker InDesign QuarkXpress or Macromedia Freehand e See C 4 for lt settingname gt e See user manual for more informat
4. Focoltone Intelligent Color Calibration System 2 1 Quick Start Guide A CHECKLIST FOR INSTALLATION Please have the following items ready BEFORE performing the installation Actions Remarks Perform test print from designated printer using a PostScript driver Please install a PS driver for the designated printer if there is none Perform a test scan from Adobe Photoshop gt File gt Import at 300dpi A4 size and write down EXACT scanner name from File gt Import in Adobe Photoshop e g Scanjet Scanner Name Note rotation angle required for scanned image to appear upright and landscape on screen 0 O 90 CCW O 90 CW O 180 Installation Code found with installation CD Installation Code Registration Key obtainable by registering your software copy at www focoltone com register html Registration Key Printer s default ICC profile or system s ICC profile from printer driver installation CD or system s color management folder e g WINNT system32 spool drivers color in Windows or System Library ColorSync Profiles in Macintosh Set Adobe Photoshop s working profile to the same as input ICC profile In Photoshop select Edit gt Color Settings Photoshop gt Color Settings for Mac OS X Under Working Spaces Click on CYMK drop down list to select the input ICC profile If the ICC profile is not in the list select Load CMYK to find it After that
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