Copysmart User Manual
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1. Main Controls 4 3 Copy Operation Controls Pressing the BLUE COPY button begins the copy process Once copying is in progress the colour of this button changes to RED and displays the word STOP Pressing the STOP button during the printing process stops the scanner and ends the printing process When it turns BLUE again the system is ready to make another copy Further copies can be started when the button is BLUE although the computer may still be finishing printing earlier copies Pressing the PREVIEW button causes CopySmart to scan the original and display an image of it in the Preview window The Preview editor allows the image to be cropped and altered using live graphic controls see sections later in this manual Pressing COPY after a Preview will COPY the document seen in the Preview NO RESCAN IS MADE Note While loading the image to be previewed the Copy button is turned red and displays STOP To terminate the Preview before it completes press the STOP button Pressing any Info button displays a dialog box containing information relevant to the operation button ABOVE it If Preview before Copy is not required press the Reset button in the Original Dimensions panel to stop CopySmart copying from a previously previewed document CopySmart User Manual 17 Main Controls 4 4 Copying Configuration Controls Set the size orientation and type for the ORIGINAL Set the output size and number of copies for t2. A Generic Monitor ic E My Recent Documents E Desktop Y My Documents 2 Sa wn My Computer a File name Generic Monitor icm DD pa My Network Files of type colour profile icm v Advanced CopySmart Preview Settings Defaults settings Resolution 400 Scanner Speed Fast E Preview Filters Active Filters Monitor Profile Generic Monitor icm Browse CopySmart User Manual Advanced CopySmart 10 Advanced CopySmart Copying Copy tab The opening or default print options of CopySmart are contained in the Copy panel This is where the CopySmart operator will spend most of their time controlling the output size and number of copies reguired While the meaning of most of these options is straightforward Step and Repeat and Active File are explained below 10 1 Step and Repeat Use this option to produce multiple copies of an original across the paper width See the Advanced CopySmart Copying Options tab section for more detail on Step and Repeat 10 2 File option This option is found at the bottom of the Copy panel window Press the Copy tab to move to this panel from any other displaying panel A Active File Check this box to make CopySmart save the data from the copying v Active File copied file in jpg process to the hard disk at the same time The file can be written in a range of popular file form
3. NOTE Generally i buttons provide further configuration of specific areas of CopySmart which are intended to be changed on a less frequent basis Set Language English UK Choose the language you wish to for CopySmart CopyWorks will automatically select a language for display based upon the operating system language installed on the computer it is running on If the language is unavailable the default will be English UK Restart CopySmart after a language change Ths mips Dra ec ikru Bi ii A T i CopySmart has full online help similar to using a conventional Internet browser CopySmart User Manual 13 3 2 Software Registration Software Installation The CopySmart application software is an option for SmartLF Colortrac Ltd operates a policy of continual product improvement Normally as updates and new versions become available these can be ordered and downloaded from Colortrac over the Internet or obtained from your local Colortrac SmartLF distributor If an update copy of ScanWorks is required and needs to be sent by post then Colortrac will usually make a small charge for this service Charges for bug correction releases will be at the discretion of Colortrac or its agent If possible please complete the details on the form regarding the installation method and packaging before clicking and transmitting the form to Colortrac using the SEND button A copy of this manual an
4. The Scanner Information area reminds the user that these changes are active To reset any Preset to CopySmart global defaults uncheck the Scanner Information checkbox and click Save For example the operator may have a delicate but low detail original that needs printing quickly This can be best copied with the following changes made 50 CopySmart User Manual Presets to the Copy Properties dialogue accessible via the Copy i button Normally at low resolution the scanner would scan quickly so the scanner must be slowed down Also for a low detail original a low copy resolution keeps the data small and compact ensuring that the copy will print quickly These changes to Preset 6 Fragile low res copy high speed print can be seen in the updated scanner information checkboxes in the graphic below E Copy Properties Edit Preset Preset Name Settings For preset 6 Fragile low res ia 6 Fragile low res copy high speed print Document Type Photographic 200 e Colour Mode i Full Colour Preset Information Filters Fast I Slow Sharpening Thin Black Line Enhancement CI De Noise Scan Resolution Scanner Speed Use Background Printing Adaptive Thy _ Mirror Data a Contrast Scanner Infomation Cancel Preview scan resolution Preview scan speed Copy scan resolution Copy scan speed Media Handling CopySmart User Manual 51 15 Troubleshooting CopySmart
5. 24 in width 61 cm wider documents scan half this speed The quoted scan accuracy is valid for media up to 0 8mm thick and may vary depending on the operating environment and the type thickness of media SmartLF scanners are tested using a Mylar target at 20 C 3 C 60 10 RH with the media feed set to standard Some advanced features may not be available in Windows 2000 Contact your supplier for advice on the optimum system configuration for your application Colortrac Ltd reserves the right to change oramend specifications without notice Colortrac and Smart LF are trademarks of Colortrac Ltd All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright O 2004 Colortrac Ltd 2 Windows XP is a mandatory requirement to make available operation of the scanner from the control panel For Windows 2000 users there may be limitations on the operational control available through the SmartLF control panel This may change 3 Connecting a USB1 1 device to a USB2 interface already connected to SmartLF will slow scanning performance dramatically This is a limitation of the USB interface design and NOT SmartLF Display settings The graphics resolution should be set to 1024 x 768 or higher and color depth to full color 24 bit color or 32 bit A 17 monitor is the minimum size recommended for comfortable operation of the graphical user interface GUI NOTE Certain functions within CopySmart are not compatible with the SmartLF de
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7. CopySmart displays the message No scanner found CopySmart produces a black Preview when previewing a copy The scanner profile is showing sRGB Color space Profile and my colors seem wrong in the preview and copy screens The scanner profile is showing Generic Scanner icm Is this OK When I switch the scanner on the CopySmart display still says No scanner found 92 The SmartLF scanner is either not connected to the computer or not powered up The Printer profile is most likely not set correctly or pointing to an invalid or corrupted profile The sRGB profile is a generic default profile It can be used with the scanner as a backup profile but will not give the best results The CopySmart system has not been profiled by the operator CopySmart sometimes will not see the scanner immediately when the scanner is powered up Troubleshooting Switch on the scanner and check the USB connection Go to the Printer button and use the browse button to select a different profile User created profiles are stored in the Printers directory of the CopySmart folder which is inside the Colortrac folder of Program Files Use the i button in the Image Source window to select the Generic Scanner Profile in the Scanner directory of the Profiles folder inside CopySmart Create a new scanner profile by clicking the Create New Profile button Create a SmartLF scanner profile using the i button in the Image Source win
8. Patches 200 E Ink Limit 29 5 2 9 Select an appropriate paper type normally the same as the paper chosen in 5 2 5 This effectively controls the Ink Limit or amount of ink the printer uses to print the target Select the number of patches 200 are usually sufficient If the target is over inked saturated with ink cancel the following screen and reduce the ink limit figure by 33 Repeat the procedure Press Next Profile Target Profiling CopySmart ES Target Dimensions Width Length 254 254 5 2 10 After a short delay the Profile Target screen will appear The dimensions shown represent the size of the printer profile target There is no need to change these values Press OK CopySmart User Manual 25 Profiling CopySmart Scanning the printer profile targets g rayscale target a X PrintTarget Scan Target Click Scan Target Insert the printer profile target into the scanner checking that the orientation matches the settings selected in the Scan Target screen Scan Target Insert Target Canon Large Format W8200 Photo Glossy NEW STOCK High 1200x600 dpi Target Dimensions Width Length Scan Offsets a im TIP If the target has been trimmed too close to the colour information Scanner Justification increasing the dimensions that the scanner is expecting in the Scan Target screen can eliminate missed corner braces O side O center Image Rotati
9. Scaling the copy to a given dimension Aspect Ratio maintained Double click or click wipe the dimension displayed in the Width or Length box and enter the new dimension CopySmart will use the ratio between the width and height of the original to calculate the value of the remaining side The enlargement reduction scale will be displayed Scaling the copy to a given dimension Aspect Ratio not maintained With Maintain Aspect Ratio unchecked double click or click wipe the dimension displayed in the Width or Length boxes CopySmart will modify the size of the copy Note that copies made using this mode will stretch the image in either the length or the width direction AT THIS STAGE PRESSING THE COPY BUTTON WILL START COPYSMART COPYING THE ORIGINAL TO THE PRINTER CopySmart User Manual 33 Advanced CopySmart 7 Adding Objects to the Copy Preview Edit Screen 7 1 Insert Text Text Insert E Edit Text Opacity Transparent Background Lock 34 Click the pa button to display the Preview Edit screen Text can be inserted into the copy image using the Text Tool in the Large Preview window The Properties for new text include the following Font Type Text Colour Bold Text Italic Text Underlined Text Left Paragraph Justification Center Paragraph Justification and Right Paragraph Justification Text can be inserted from or saved to a Rich Text Format file Text can be dragged using the mouse Text O
10. is visible from the scanner host computer This normally means that the Windows driver for the printer has been installed on the computer NOTE For the non Windows drivers CopySmart utilizes only the data routing of the real Windows drivers Press Next Select Printer EJ Please Select Printer Canon Large Format We200 v 5 2 3 Select the target printer from the list of available regular Windows printer drivers The name visible at this point is under Administrator control and can vary lt might be OFFICE CANON 7200 for example Press Next Profiling CopySmart Select Printer Type Select Printer Manufacturer Canon v Select Printer Type w8200 x 5 2 4 Select the printer manufacturer This tells CopySmart which brand of printer to configure as part of its internal driver Select the printer type This tells CopySmart which model of printer to expect Press Next CopySmart User Manual 23 Identifying the media to the CopySmart Profiler a Photo Semi Glossy se cm Plain Paper Proofing Paper Special 1 Special 2 Special 3 Special 4 Special 5 102 0 cm 5 2 5 Enter a user name for the paper For example PhotoGlossy NEW STOCK Now identify this media to CopySmart by choosing it from the pick list in this case the closest is Photo Glossy Paper Identify the roll width by selecting it from the pick list Press Next 24 Select Media Enter M
11. process CopySmart User Manual 19 Profiling CopySmart CopySmart Profiler now displays the Scan Target screen shown below Scan Target Insert Target ITS Target Dimensions Width Length 127 00 177 80 Scan Offsets x offset y offset 0 00 0 00 Scanner Justification side O center Image Rotation One O 90 Clockwise 2 90 Anti Clockwise For example R021011 20 Note the direction in which the target is loaded Always insert it in the scanner FACE DOWN WITH THE WHITE END OF THE GRAYSCALE STRIP LEADING The default settings displayed are set for the IT8 7 2 target supplied with the scanner They have adjustment boxes to allow for the use of different targets or a different size of target in the future Normally adjustment should not be needed It is important to keep the target in good condition Replace it inside its protective wallet and store it in a safe place away from direct sunlight and surface contamination after profiling has been completed If you need to order a new target from Colortrac ensure that you obtain a new reference file that matches the IT8 7 2 reference or Charge number circled at the same time This file will need to be used as part of the profiling process described later on in this section The reference file for the shipped CopySmart product is contained in the accompanying CD CopySmart User Manual Profiling CopySmart CopySmart Profiler now scans the IT8 7 2 tar
12. the Colortrac CD Chapter 4 Main Controls The main controls for operating CopySmart Chapter 5 Profiling CopySmart Using the profiler and configuring the attached printer Chapter 6 Getting Started with CopySmart Basic copying and previewing Chapter 7 More Advanced CopySmart Use of text insert paneling print from file making new printer profiles SmartWorks Version 1 0 build C1 Chapter 8 Presets Making temporary changes to CopySmart scanner speed and resolution il Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Find the solutions to common difficulties Help and Assistance New Feature Positioning the cursor over the i buttons and other critical program areas will now bring up a helpful Hot Tips To deactivate this feature uncheck the Hot tips checkbox in program About right CopySmart User Manual 7 Overview 1 2 System requirements for CopySmart and SmartLF The Colortrac SmartLF scanner sends data to the computer via a USB2 data connection The critical computer specifications needed to achieve maximum SmartLF performance are as follows Operating system Windows XP or Windows 2000 Processor At least 2 8GHz HT Hyper Threading processor Memory At least 512MB RAM Data port USB2 data port see note below Notes 1 The scan rate is proportional across the full range of resolutions supported by the scanner Actual scan times will depend on the host system performance Speeds quoted are for documents less than
13. 3 333 Colortrac SmartLF CopySmart User Manual Version 1 0 August 2004 PAS146 CopySmart to Version 1 0 0 Colortrac Ltd web e www smartlfscanner com email e info colortrac com UK Kings Hall St Ives Cambridgeshire UK PE27 4WY Phone 44 0 1480 464618 e Fax 44 0 1480 464620 Overview CopySmart User Manual Copyright Colortrac Ltd All rights reserved Offices at Kings Hall St Ives Business Park St lves Huntingdon Cambridgeshire United Kingdom PE27 4WY T 44 0 1480 464618 F 44 0 1480 464620 www colortrac com 17301 West Colfax Avenue Suite 165 Golden CO 80401 USA T 1 800 533 0165 F 1 303 973 7092 www smarltscanner com Overview Hi Colortrac Our Business is Your Image Room 4 B1B Building 7 Section 3 Century City HaiDian District Beijing 100089 China T 86 0 1051 988928 F 86 0 1051 988927 info colortrac com This documentation may not be reproduced or transmitted in any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose except with the express prior written permission of Colortrac Ltd Colortrac Ltd makes no warranty claims with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Colortrac Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation August 2004 CopySmar
14. Document Type or drawing category above are pre loaded in CopySmart The optimum setting for each Filter used by any Preset is set by CopySmart during the installation Any changes made to the filter sliders will only remain active for that CopySmart session To keep altered filter settings permanently save the Preset to a new name by overwriting the title and pressing the Save button Selected filters will display their control slider in the Filter panel If more than one filter is being used reveal the settings for each filter by selecting it Delete a Preset Filter using the Delete button in the Edit Preset dialogue The Filters used by the installed Presets and user modified Presets Sharpening Thin Black Line Enhancement De Noise Simple Thresholding or Adaptive Thresholding Mirror data Contrast CopySmart User Manual 47 Advanced CopySmart 12 4 Modifying the Filters Select the filter using the Select Filter browse control if there is more than one filter in use Move the slider to change the filter effectiveness NOTE If Preview is set for Active the Preview window will update to show the effect of the change in the filter setting in real time There may be small delay depending on the size of drawing the resolution used and speed of computer processor sharpening NOTE2 Filters are applied in the order that you select them If you first select the sharpening filter and then the descreening filter the sharpening f
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16. ORIGINATOR Wolf Faust DESCRIPTOR L a b Batch average data Tight 050 viewing angle 2 black backing MANUFACTURER wolf Faust http www coloraid de i CREATED December 19 200 PROD_DATE 2001 12 SERIAL 5x7 R011201 MATERIAL Kodak Professional Digital 3 4 KEYWORD MEAN_DE Mean Delta E of samples compared to R i a x LAB_L LAB_A B LAB_H STDEV_X STDEV_Y 2 STDEV_A STDEV_B MEAN_DE 18 89 13 64 0 05 0 04 PRINTER TARGET 123977 123378 123379 123380 123381 123382 123383 123384 ADJUST 123388 123389 123390 123391 123392 123393 123394 COMPARE 123398 123399 123400 123401 123402 123403 123404 SCANNER PROFILE ICM IT8 7 2 TARGET PRINTER Co pyS mart PROFILE ICM 10 CopySmart User Manual Understanding CopySmart 2 3 The CopySmart Colour Copying process Copysmart CONVERT ORIGINAL INTO DIGITAL FORM SCAN APPLY SCANNER ICM PROFILE PROCESS OPTIONAL AND APPLY SELECTED PRINTER PROFILE CopySmart User Manual 11 Software Installation 3 Software installation Insert the Software Installation CD that ships with every scanner into the computer you intend to use with your new Colortrac SmartLF scanner If the Software Installation Disk splash screen does not pop up right away you may need to right mouse click and choose AutoPlay or alternatively use Explorer to double click the Launch exe file in the root of this CD Click install softwa
17. Preview Settings 9 1 Preview Resolution The Preview resolution of CopySmart is set at 200 Defaults settings dpi by default but is selectable in the range 100 to 400 dots per inch in steps of 50 Resolution 9 2 Preview Scanner Speed Scanner Speed The speed of SmartLF can be reduced with this Fast control This can be used when the document to be copied is particularly fragile and a slower speed will allow the operator more time to respond in case of a Preview Filters problem C Active Filters 9 3 Preview Filters checked Monitor Profile An original must be Preview again to show the effect of PESA changing a filter 9 4 Active Filters checked The Preview will update automatically to show the effect of changing a filter CopySmart User Manual 41 9 5 Monitor Profile Click the Preview i button in the main controls to display the Preview Settings dialogue box The color profile applied to the monitor during CopySmart operation can be changed using the Browse button in the lower part of this window The default profile for CopySmart is Generic Monitor icm which will give an acceptable color corrected display on most common computer monitors If however the monitor of the CopySmart host computer has been professionally color profiled the operator may wish to use the calibrated monitor profile in preference to the default installed automatically by CopySmart Open ax Look in C Monitors o ferm
18. at cursor position X have been grouped to print with colour C17 If Show Selected is unchecked the Preview will update to show the effect of this change CopySmart User Manual 7 6 Changing colors with the color picker tool C17 value original C64 value replacement The image in the screenshot right was produced by raising the amount of yellow ink at every previously light blue pixel location Note that every light blue pixel will be affected by this change These user changes will not permanently affect the printer profile and although effective across Previews they are not retained when CopySmart is restarted Advanced CopySmart By moving the Cyan slider upwards the Cyan intensity of combined or single printed colors can be increased By moving the Magenta Yellow and Black sliders CopySmart can show the effect of placing a new color at all former C17 locations The original Cyan value in the printout can be seen in the Dropper Tool information box The new value for these pixels at the printer will be as set by the CMYK sliders C64 in this example Clicking List All Changes permits the user to delete any current changes and reset the printed output to the default coloration The default copy colors are determined by the CopySmart printer profile CopySmart User Manual 39 8 Advanced CopySmart Copying Copy i button Advanced CopySmart The Copying Resolution Scanner Speed and Background Printing optio
19. ats WARNING This a low usage feature of CopySmart and no file overwrite protection or automatic file number increment exists for this function A new filename should be entered Browse button for each new original copied The resolution of the file created by this CopySmart function is the same as the resolution of the scanner as currently set for copying The scanner copying resolution can be altered using the Copy i button in the central Copy Operations controls see next section CopySmart User Manual 43 Advanced CopySmart 11 Advanced CopySmart Copying Color tab Pressing the Color tab will change the current panel to the CopySmart Color panel for access to the slider and graphical controls Using these controls the operator can e Change the Brightness White Point and Black Point of the Previewed image Changing the Preview changes the Copy in a similar way e Change the intensity of the printed colors by working with grouped or individual C M Y and K sliders See the effect before copying in the Copy Preview e Make these changes using graphs four grips or sliders e Save useful settings for later reuse 44 CopySmart User Manual Advanced CopySmart 11 1 Using graphs to alter the copy The x axis of the color graph represents the input color The x axis is orientated such that the saturated colors are nearest the origin and the lightest i e white is furthest from the origin The y axi
20. cking the i button in the Printer 1 window There are no printers currently set up This starts the step by step printer configuration Wizard to manually re enter the profiling process Do you wish ta setup printers now The Printer Setup dialogue shown right contains four areas Run Printer Wizard Add New Media Greyscale Calibration and Colour Profile Printer Name Media Settings Name WFS1 Q_RICOH_KH y Printer Manufacturer Media Type The Printer Setup screen should be completed in a clockwise sense starting with the Run Printer Wizard ee ER a Mt button and working through to Colour Profile E Neda wa nantes fal NOTE Make sure that the computer has a fully Print Quality configured and working Windows printer driver for the large format printer which will be used with Print Resolution CopySmart NOTE2 A scanner profile must be loaded for CopySmart to produce a printer profile This is Colour Profile Greyscale Calibration because the Colortrac scanner using the printer a rows 3 target is used to calibrate the performance of the printing process 22 CopySmart User Manual Identifying the printer details to CopySmart ES The CopyWorks Printer Wizard Please ensure you have a locally installed printer driver for the printer you are setting up 5 2 2 First ensure that the large format printer you intend to use for CopySmart copying is available as a network printer and
21. d a browser based Frequently Asked Questions area FAQs is available on the Colortrac SmartLF website For more help and advice or technical service assistance please contact your local Colortrac SmartLF dealer or distributor www colortrac com www smartifscanner com August 2004 14 a 885 Colortrac ssee Colortrac Our Business is Your image The warranty and support of your Action Imaging Solutions product wall start from the date on this form if your product is not registered your warranty will start from the date your scanner left the factory Your name Company E mail Country Supplier Purchase Date December 25th 2003 Product Colortrac 36808 Serial No hardware only Who mstalled the product Customer E Distributor Was the packaging damaged C Yes No Did the product show any signs of damage Yes ua No Did the product operate correctly on arrival Yes No CopySmart User Manual Main Controls 4 The Main Controls CopySmart has been designed to be uncomplicated in its layout with large easy to use buttons and clear controls The CopySmart user interface has three main areas Working left to right we see e Original settings Copy Dimensions e Copy Operation controls 6 width S wan e Copy settings Len y Offset S j A om The full screen Shown is seen only after Sam CopySmart has been set up with the appropriate scanner and printer calibration files ICM profil
22. dow as above Wait 10 seconds If SmartLF does not appear in the lower left corner quit CopySmart and restart it again CopySmart User Manual Why does the background of my preview appear gray and dirty I am making a copy to file for each printer copy made but I only have one file why is this My copies are not previewing accurately every time when I make use of auto size detection in CopySmart How do I create a new Preset There is a delay between moving the slider and seeing the effect in the Preview Why is this After making a Preview but deciding to make a Copy from a different document still get a print of the Previewed document This might be because the scanner needs recalibrating and is fairly normal with scanners subjected to wide temperature changes The CopySmart Active File utility does not auto increment or prompt the user if it is about to overwrite the file each time a copy is made Autosize is not a perfect system and can be confused by different type of media e g transparent opaque lighting conditions and folds in the document Displaying the effect of filters reguires much processing power CopySmart will always copy from the Preview data unless it is reset Troubleshooting Use the renormalisation program which ships on the CD that came with the SmartLF to re normalise the scanner Remember to browse and name a new file manually each time you wish to file the image copi
23. ed If you are going to use Autosize always use Preview to check the image first never do a blind copy unless you are very confident there will be no problems New Presets are best created by first calling up a pre installed preset and then changing the name BEFORE altering the filters used etc Reduce the resolution of the scanner to see the effect of the filter and then increase it again to make the copy Press the Reset Button in the original dimensions box This button resets all information relating to the original including old Preview data CopySmart User Manual 53 INDEX A ACUC aso 48 Adaptive TireshOla ie tc a 4 PSPC CUR GUO soa E E O GO ia kj DARIJE DEL A AA RAKEG 33 AOS dota 29 B ROO 49 C CMY RE sd 31 COIE daria 30 DU A IS 4 CODY STAR Resol a 50 CODY Scanner DP ria dc be 50 COP oo 11 D A GE gn eee pennant renee ee er DLAN ee eee rere er 47 Document TIPS dais 46 Don ias 12 Di A A A 37 F A a EN E SEE SEE O EN 14 54 Troubleshooting H HASE eai O A SEN ERE PP 12 A Pe O PAN NONE 49 A A A A 7 Hyper A lie EZAN 8 I e S PRO ETO ee renter ener TM EN 9 Image SOUC deo au a a danas 31 Fak 6 0 0h A on ane renee eared te KG Perg Ea RER RG BI 45 Md ed ado 9 YE Sg S SEE EE SP EEP SEE NE alse nla 9 L Landscape AA II ides E 29 Lanteira 13 LOC t Di a nae aa 9 LA DA ENA REN RDA O nana Gedo nn tnseenswniaden ates 34 M NG A retku Toi Kao pe re teen Pedro ik oe nen ne de a etra en none 24 A EN PNP NUR
24. edia Name Photo Glossy NEW STOCK Back Print Film Coated Paper Select Media Type Glossy Film E A oe Glossy Paper Photo Glossy Paper Im Heavy Coated Paper Select Roll Width Photo Glossy Paper Select current print resolution Select Print Quality High xj Select Printing aiii x 5 2 6 Select the quality level from the quality setting list Select the resolution from the list of resolutions Press Next Profiling CopySmart Select Profile O Create new profile O Load proifile from disk 5 2 7 Now decide to create a new printer profile based on this media or Link the current media settings to a profile file previously created This is useful for creating named profiles for different brands of the same type of paper For example Company A Photo Glossy and Company B Photo Glossy Press Next CopySmart User Manual Printing the target for the new printer profile Printer Profile PrintTarget 5 2 8 Click Print Target to produce the printer profile target NOTE If a colour profile is being created Profiler will print a colour target Similarly if a grayscale target is being made Step3 in Printer Setup screen a grayscale target will be printed The printer chosen in 5 2 3 will begin printing the target When printed allow it to dry and crop to 5mm oversize ready to load into the scanner later in the profile process Paper Type Glossy Film w
25. es When CopySmart is started for the first time a Wizard will prompt the user to colour profile the scanner followed by a request to profile the attached wide format printer See Image Presets section 5 for more details ETT At the bottom of all screens we find the program tabs which provide independent selection of additional Original Preview Copy Colour Filters and Options screens Users can operate CopyWorks without needing to move away from the default screen shown which displays the Original and the Copy panels CopySmart User Manual 15 Main Controls 4 1 The CopySmart Copying screen e Pressing the round blue Copy Button turns the button RED and starts the COPYING process using the default or user set document sizes e To STOP or ABORT the copy press the round button again During Copying but only when CopySmart itself is BUSY CopySmart will show the red button e The button may turn BLUE again ready for another copy before the printed copy has completed This is normal Windows print queue is completing the copying task More copies can be made when the button returns to BLUE 4 2 The CopySmart Preview screen If the blue triangular Preview button is pressed CopySmart WILL NOT copy immediately Instead it will display a Preview of how it expects the printer to print in the Preview window Pressing COPY starts the copy without rescanning CAGE REE 16 CopySmart User Manual
26. get and displays the Select Corner Points screen shown below The next part of the process requires the operator to input the precise location of the target by aligning a series of corner braces over the target corners using the mouse CopyWorks Profiler MPA Reference File ac CopyWorks IT8 Reference FilelR011201 TXT Step1 Using the mouse drag the top left red corner brace over the white corner markers at A1 A22 L2 L22 of the scanned target image Normally high magnification and pixel accuracy is not necessary high zooms will mean excessive panning via horizontal and vertical sliders to position the image underneath the red braces Step2 Browse the CD which came with SmartLF to find the TXT reference file bearing the same name as the target in the scanner It can change but it will be something similar to RO21011 TXT Steps Press OK CopySmart Bigace Wait E will now process the IT8 7 2 information to d produce a new scanner sasae Please Wait Working profile The profile will be i installed automatically 7 i CopySmart User Manual 21 Profiling CopySmart 5 2 Generating the colour and grayscale printer profiles With the scanner profiling now completed CopySmart will continue by asking the operator to make a printer profile When the operator answers Yes the following screen will appear Copysmart The process can be CANCELLED if desired and run later by cli
27. he COPY Original Dimensions Copy Dimensions Also check Step and Repeat to economize on paper if copying multiple small originals with wide format paper loaded in the printer 18 CopySmart User Manual Profiling CopySmart 5 Starting CopySmart for the first time 5 1 Profiling the SmartLF scanner If the SmartLF scanner driver has been properly installed see SmartLF Operating amp Installation Manual and CopySmart is being run for the first time the user should see the following screen Copy5ma rt Mo Scanner Profile setup Do vou wish to Create a new profile now Scanner SmartLF Profile scanner File ic NOTE The word SmartLF will show up in the Image Source window whenever the scanner is connected and powered up A Profile name will appear after the profiling process is completed Click OK or press ENTER on the keyboard if you wish to create the profiles now At this point remove the IT8 7 2 target from its protective wallet DO NOT TRY TO SCAN IT INSIDE THE WALLET AS A POOR QUALITY PROFILE WILL BE PRODUCED When prompted to do so place the target into the scanner face down and position it towards the right hand side of the scanner nearest the control panel For the best colour copying performance from CopySmart a new Printer profile should be produced for each new consumable used in the connected printer New printer profiles can be created at any time without the need to repeat the scanner profiling
28. he Lock button Objects must be unlocked before they can be edited Inserted Rectangle Objects are deleted by selecting them with the mouse and then clicking the red X icon U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EBB ER CopySmart User Manual 35 Advanced CopySmart 7 3 Insert Rectangular Outline Object A Rectangular Outline Object can be inserted in any colour and line thickness The Rectangular Outline object can be locked and unlocked using the Lock button Inserted Rectangular Outline objects are deleted by selecting them with the mouse and then clicking the red X icon U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 36 CopySmart User Manual 7 4 The Color Picker Tool Advanced CopySmart The Color Picker Tool allows the CopySmart user to change the color of scanned individual colors or groups of similar scanned colors For example an area of pale blue may consist of separate white and blue areas Using the Color Picker Tool the user can combine similar colors and change the combination to a single color or change the printed color to a completely different color SSISS S MI Pp Carrollton Selxt Serell pinc feb E Oya Preview Tools icon NOTE The CopySmart Preview always shows the color profiled version of the original image CopySmart is actually using the scanner and printer profiles made by the operator when the program was first installed Meth
29. ilter will be applied to the image first followed by the descreening filter TIP Click the i button for a number readout for the filter position BBE we 48 CopySmart User Manual Advanced CopySmart 13 Advanced CopySmart Copying Options tab The CopySmart Option tab displays the Advanced Print options available Extend Borders E 6 Top Right Bottom Print Header Edit Header Automatic Panelling Panel Ovelap O Spacing 25 4 Borders Extend Borders This option allows the copy to be printed with larger borders or extra white space around the image Useful when the copy is to be mounted onto boards Print Crop Marks Places angular corners at the extents of the copy as an aid to cutting or cropping the copy after printing Header Edit Header Allows text to be printed at the top of the copy Fonts and colors of text can be selected in the normal way Print Header Turn the header off or on Paneling Automatic Paneling If a print is too wide for the current roll width selected on the Printer Setup dialog CopySmart will span the copy over two or more prints Prints will be overlapped by the amount specified in the Panel Overlap edit box If this option is not selected a single cropped image will be printed Panel Overlap The amount of duplicated overlap that any two neighboring images will have Step and Repeat Spacing When multiple copies of an original are reques
30. nr ei lic 30 6 3 SEDECTINC THE IMAGE SOURCE pica oases sas sherpa natn ot ao sie ast iat A fa E A E basa a 31 6 4 USING THE PREVIEW BUTTON CHECKING THE COPY IMAGE FOR SIZE AND ORIENTATION 0cccecceeceecceececeecesecscenceseeues 32 6 5 SETTING THE COPY DIMENSION Sidi vin ae A sail se Ne a EA Ae DL EA AA E AA A ES cee 33 7 Adding Objects to the Copy Preview Edit Screen o ccoonccconcccococcococconoccnnoncnnnrnnnarcnnnrcnnnrenanrrnnarenaarenanrnnanns 34 7 1 INSERT TEXT O ES AT A A E E A AAA E A IES 34 72 INSERT RECTANGULAR PIPER OB IEC Tse iaa E E E E Ra ue 35 7 3 INSERT RECTANGULAR OUTEINE OBJECT rj ee AA EA AA AAA ASA AE ASA O ESA 36 4 CopySmart User Manual Overview 7 4 TEE OROR PICKER TOOL aea di dd VE PE ELA 37 Te MODIFYING COLORS WITH THE COLOR PICKER TOOL cccccccsscsccsscucescescscascasceccescescscnscaseaceeceecescescasensceesescescscesenees 38 7 6 CHANGING COLORS WITH THE COLOR PICKER TOOL iia A ada 39 8 Advanced CopySmart Copying Copy Ii button cccocnccocnccnccccncoccncnconcncconanonnnnnonnrennnrennnrrnnnnenanrrnanrrnanrenanennns 40 8 1 COR ING RESOLUTION a os asia ec ac ta ios 40 8 2 COPY SCANNER O REE Da A A A A ASA AS A E RAS 40 8 3 SE B ACK GRO UNDAPRIN TINO sa E o it iii 40 9 Advanced CopySmart Copying Preview i button oooncconncccnnccncnccncnccnnnnonnnnconancnnnnenanncnnnrnnnnrrnancrnanrenanennns 41 9 1 PREVIEVO RE OR UT NON i sa hc ase on aaa 41 9 2 PREVIEW SCANNER S PE BD o A E seas ca
31. ns can be controlled through the I button Reducing the copying resolution when not required will increase the speed of the copying process Decreasing the scanner speed can be useful when copying fragile documents 40 8 1 Copying Resolution The copying resolution of CopySmart is set at 200 dpi by default but is selectable in the range 100 to 400 dots per inch in steps of 50 8 2 Copy Scanner Speed The speed of SmartLF can be reduced with this control This can be used when the document to be copied is particularly fragile and a slower speed will allow the operator more time to respond in case of a problem 8 3 Use Background Printing This can be activated to direct more of the computer resources to scanning and copying This should not be needed under normal circumstances WARNING Use of this feature may lead to large amounts of data being stored on the computer hard disk while system resources are used for the scanner Copy Prope rties Defaults settings we Scan Resolution 200 Scanner Speed Fast E Slow Use Background Printing CopySmart User Manual Advanced CopySmart 9 Advanced CopySmart Copying Preview i button The Preview Resolution Scanner Speed and Filter status options can be controlled through the l button Reducing the preview resolution will increase the preview speed Decreasing the preview scanner speed can be useful when previewing fragile documents prior to copying them
32. od for color editing 1 Click the Tools dropper icon 2 The Tools window displays the Scanner color RGB at any point in the image with the final Printed colors CMYK underneath Place the dropper over the area of image requiring adjustment In this example the darkest part of the blue area will be printed with C17 Other areas close by read as printing white Scanner R 214 Got Basta Printer HE 17 MU TU kD 3 Clicking the left mouse button will display the Modify Color dialogue box below Use this dialogue to Modify Colour EXT Switch between Current and Listed selections with ja U options to Keep changes current session only or Save permanently the changes to file AAN Select similar colors use Selection Range slider Show individual or groups of selected colors check u Show Selected box Output a different color use Output Color sliders CopySmart User Manual 37 7 5 Modifying colors with the color picker tool AE T Ra Gaz B246 Peer E A na es aj Image showing the colors as they will be printed by the printer except for all C17 cyan of value 17 pixels which are displayed greyed The Selection Range slider is set at zero 38 Advanced CopySmart D B214 6242 B246 f Ro Image showing the Selection Range slider increased Tip click the slider and then use the left and right keyboard arrows for finer control of any slider More colors similar to C17
33. on Orere O 90 Clockwise O 90 Anti Clockwise view of grayscale target in profiler 26 color target Scan Target Insert Target Canon Large Format W8200 Photo Glossy NEW STOCK High 1200x600 dpi Target Dimensions width Length 279 40 279 40 Scan Offsets x offset y offset 0 00 0 00 Scanner Justification O side O center Image Rotation none O 90 Clockwise O 90 Anti Clockwise view of color target in profiler CopySmart User Manual Preparing to process the printer profile information 5 2 11 Work round the four guadrants of the grayscale printer profile target placing the red braces to align CopySmart Profiler with the scan of the printed target When all four braces have been placed press OK NOTE No reference files are used during printer profiling Profiling CopySmart 5 2 12 Work round the four guadrants of the colour printer profile target placing the red braces to align CopySmart Profiler with the scan of the printed target When all four braces have been placed press OK NOTE No reference files are used during printer profiling CopySmart User Manual 27 Processing the printer profile target information Please Wait Bi Please Wait Working produced in date order 5 a A Printer setup is completed CopyWorks When the printer profile processing finishes the screen left will appear The Printer Set
34. pacity ability to see through the text is controlled using the Opacity control Moving the slider to the right makes the text solid as it appears to move into the foreground Moving the slider to the left makes the text object fade and start to merge into the scan Background Transparency can be turned off and on The Lock Control fixes the position The Lock Control also uses the printer profile to approximate the text color shown on screen to its true printed color i e unlocked text objects may not print as they appear onscreen Unlocking a Text Object releases it for editing control of its font size and color Inserted Text can be deleted by selecting and then pressing the red X icon CopySmart User Manual 7 2 Insert Rectangular Filled Object IF E TIO LE UNN PAD E ONO de gt os A E LAA oy ae e RF Bs GH TIP a pd A a yk A pax 4 k Ray A Advanced CopySmart A Rectangular Filled Object or mask can be inserted in any colour and its opacity controlled in the same way as for the Text Insert control above Clicking the yellow icon only in the Large Preview screen will display the Insert Rectangle dialogue allowing control of Opacity Lock and object Color Note that the inserted rectangle is placed in the top left hand corner of the Preview screen When zoomed use the vertical slider to find the new object in the top left corner of the copy image The Rectangular Object can be locked and unlocked using t
35. printer with the best color match possible When CopySmart is started for the first time the program will prompt the user to create a scanner profile using the supplied 1T8 7 2 target and the user should proceed by following the on screen prompts If the user chooses not to carry out profiling and cancels a generic scanner profile will be used instead CopySmart Wizard will then continue by asking the user to produce a printer profile using its own printer target printed by the selected printer which itself is set up by the Wizard CopySmart automatically installs the newly created profiles and will continue using these until alternatives are manually selected or the profiling process is repeated The CopySmart configuration tasks handled by the Wizard at startup can be run manually at any time using the i button dialogues Finally CopySmart colour profiling uses a back to back referencing system based on the industry standard IT8 7 2 target The profiler begins by calculating any corrections needed on the scan data The system then calculates how the printer is performing by back correcting a scan of the printer target By combining both profiles CopySmart can correct along the complete path from scanner to printer within the limits of the printer gamut and the scanner s colour characteristics and so reproduce a high quality copy of the original CopySmart User Manual 9 Understanding CopySmart 2 2 The CopySmart Colour Profiling process
36. re and then proceed to select the operating system used on your computer NOTE You will need to use Administrator privileges to first install CopySmart After installation users with limited privileges will still be able to use the software but will not be able to remove or re install the CopySmart product CopySmart uses a software protection USB dongle If CopySmart reports that there is no security key check that the HASP key driver has been installed from the Colortrac CD i ScanWorks 2 3 0 for Series 4 Scanners InstallShield Wizard EJ e Colortrac Hie Colortrac Our Business is Your Image Our Business is Your Image Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ScanWorks 2 3 0 for Series 4 Scanners Software Installation Disk Please Select your Operating System Build 6 6 GB Windows 98 ME C Windows XP Ga Windows NT contact us Ge 3rd party software links A Windows 2000 Q view our website The InstallShield R Wizard will allow you to modify repair or remove ScanWorks 2 3 0 For Series 4 Scanners To continue click Next Ge Apple Macintosh 62003 Colorrtrac Ltd 12 CopySmart User Manual Software Installation 3 1 Setting the Language and accessing program version information for CopySmart smartWorks Version 1 0 build E1 Hot tips Clicking the i button will provide the version number and build detail for CopySmart Check or uncheck the Hot tips box for activation of context sensitive help balloons
37. rt mm inches select the units most practical for the operator i button allows the User to restrict the paper size standards in use within CopySmart User Defined Sizes can also be added or deleted Reset press this to delete the Preview data and have CopySmart Copy directly from the original in the scanner CopySmart User Manual 29 Getting Started with CopySmart 6 2 Using the Image Presets CopySmart allows the copying of any type of document that will physically fit through the scanner CopySmart has been optimized for Maps Drawings and Text originals Document Type Colour or Monochrome select a colour or non colour copy of the original Map Document Type choose from Map Drawing or Text Preset Preset select the option which best fits your requirements Colour Monochrome 1 Standard Copy 2 Sharpened Image 3 Sharpened More 4 Mirror Copy i 5 Dithered Original t Descreening TIP To copy a finely detailed colored map select Document Type MAP and Preset 2 Sharpened Image 30 CopySmart User Manual 6 3 Selecting the Image Source Scanner SmartLF Profile Generic Scanner icm Scanner File age Sal i Filename Mo file selected Scanner File Getting Started with CopySmart NOTE The Image Source for CopySmart will be set to Scanner most of the time In this mode the Profile will be displayed as Generic scanner icm or Smar
38. s indicates the modified or output color Again the saturated colors are nearest the origin and the lightest i e white is furthest from the origin When no modifications are applied the graph is a straight line of gradient 1 i e for all values the output color is egual the input color The graph is controlled by four points indicated by boxes There are two end points a indicating at the saturated colors and d white The points b and c are control points these are used to change the shape of the graph between the control points Natural color with no curve modification Moving the end point a to saturate a colour Moving the end point a to limit a colour Moving the end point a to step change a colour Saturate O Ink limit All CopySmart User Manual 45 Advanced CopySmart 12 Advanced CopySmart Copying Filters tab Pressing the Filters tab in CopySmart will change the current panel to the CopySmart Filters panel allowing the operator to view and operate the filters Notes about Filters Filters work either after each Preview Preview setting or in real time Active setting Sliders are used to alter the effectiveness of each filter as reguired although the defaults should mean this is unnecessary The choice of filter s is controlled by selection of the named Preset e g 2 Sharpened Image selected via the Image Presets window Normally only one filter is loaded for each Preset but more filters can be added b
39. sign and may appear grayed out 8 CopySmart User Manual Understanding CopySmart 2 Understanding CopySmart 2 1 The Colortrac CopySmart colour copying concept CopySmart in normal COPY mode works by converting the scanned original to data that a large format inkjet printer can understand as the scanner scans the original Because no file is made from the data unlike a RIP there are no large graphics file left behind on the computer Also the process is relatively fast because data from the original is processed immediately and does not rely on transfer backwards and forwards from any hard disk storage system CopySmart in PREVIEW mode works by storing the scanned data on disk allowing the user to crop the data insert text and select sharpening filters if necessary Pressing COPY applies any edits and then prints the original to the target printer No rewind of the document is made CopySmart can be used with the ICM colour profiles already supplied by Colortrac or the operator can choose to produce his her own profiles using the built in CopySmart profiling procedure The whole operation takes about 10 minutes A new scanner profile can be made for SmartLF but this should only be necessary infrequently because the light source inside is designed to remain constant over the lifetime of the scanner New printer and consumables profiles should always be made when consumables are changed This will ensure CopySmart keeps on copying from original to
40. sions o x offset inches Length v Offset 152 40 e Portrait Ch Landscape Auto size Load the original into SmartLF CopySmart by default sets the copy size to 152mm x 152mm 6 x 6 Any size set up inside this window represents the size CopySmart will copy from the original even if a much larger document is loaded into the scanner Note All SmartLF documents must be placed on the right hand side of the SmartLF scanner paper guide Auto size automatically calculates the size of the loaded document Note that the detected size updates in the width and Length boxes automatically To turn off this option press Reset Sizes select the exact size to be copied from the original Choose from ANSI Metric and ARCH Note For non standard sizes it can be useful to Preview the document first using a slightly larger size and then crop it down to size using the viewer prior to pressing the Copy button This saves ink paper and time Portrait document width expected distance across the scanner rollers is the Dimension Properties E shorter of the two dimensions SEF Short Edge First scanning eoa y Landscape document width expected distance across the scanner rollers is aa Eb the longer of the two dimensions LEF Long Edge First scanning To save paper VARIA when copying an A1 using SmartLF and a 36 915mm printer place the original AA LEF into the scanner and select Landscape in CopySma
41. t User Manual Ill Overview 1 a A 6 1 1 HOWTO USE THIS MANDA A E A E 7 1 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR COPYSMART AND SMARTLF oooocncnccnoncnconcncnnononononnonononnonononnononcone corno nenennnnoncnnnnonencnnoncnconones 8 2 Understanding COPY Marissa loa 9 2 1 THE COLORTRAC COPYSMART COLOUR COPYING CONCEPT csccsscsscsscsscescseecescesceccescescescascavcecsescaseusesseesessescessesceseass 9 22 THE COPY SMART COLOUR PROFILING PROCES Sin zioei in aa e RE A A a aca 10 2 3 THE COPY SMART COLOUR OPYING PROCES Sissi a o 11 3 Sotware TES Cel AUI OI eeeincteeecisecien caine sions nace ac aaa a a Ea 12 3 1 SETTING THE LANGUAGE AND ACCESSING PROGRAM VERSION INFORMATION FOR COPYSMART ccsccscsscesescecescscesescuses 13 32 SOFTWARE REGISTRATION SA E RI EN O RODNE 14 4 THe MaM CONIO Sea a A e 15 4 1 THE ORY SMART COPYING SCREEN iana ETET O T TON TET SAS IAE AID di DA 16 4 2 ITHE COPYSMARI PREVIEW SE REN Sy SRS e A ce 16 4 3 COPY OPERATION CONTROLES A E a es E A E ELI EVER BAA Ma KNJ 17 4 4 COPYING CONFIGURATION CONTROLS util as 18 5 Starting CopySmart for the first time asirio nnmnnn mnnn nnmnnn 19 5 1 PROFILING THE SMARITI LE SCANNER A A SA AA EA 19 52 GENERATING THE COLOUR AND GRAYSCALE PRINTER PROFILES ccccccceceecescescescucceceuceeceucescescessessessessesseseuceucescessensenss 22 6 Getting Started with COPY S Maira ia 29 6 1 SETTING THE ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS cti SAS ATA AAA AD AA IAS A ATA A A a 29 6 2 USING THE IMAGE PRESEI o
42. tLF icm If CopySmart has not been configured it will be blank A scanner profile can be manually generated or selected from a list of previously produced profiles using the Image Source i button Scanner selected default setting For this setting CopySmart produces copies from originals placed in the SCANNER Use the Preview button to see the original and the Copy button to copy the original File selected option For this setting CopySmart produces large format copies from images held as FILES on CD or hard disk instead of using the scanner These can be viewed checked and cropped using the Preview just like a regular scanner sourced copy As well as most commonly available raster file formats CopySmart now accepts raster files held in CMYK tif format for more color accurate copies from file CopySmart User Manual 31 Getting Started with CopySmart 6 4 Using the Preview button checking the Copy Image for size and orientation CopySmart 32 Pressing the CopySmart Preview button makes SmartLF transfer image data to the CopySmart application Atthe same time CopySmart changes from the Original screen to the Preview screen and begins to build a picture of the original in the viewer Preview Controls Zoom In Makes the preview larger on the screen Zoom Out Makes the preview smaller on the screen Zoom Selected Zooms the current preview to fit the current crop box Zoom All Zooms the en
43. ted and each copy is less than 50 of the paper roll width and Step and Repeat is enabled Copy tab CopySmart will print the copies across the roll The spacing Step between each copy Repeat can be set in this box CopySmart User Manual 49 14 Understanding CopySmart Presets Presets Presets contain information about which filters are being applied to a copy Presets also include scanner setup information Edit Preset Preset Name 7 Technical copy Document Type Photographic Colour Mode Full Colour Preset Information Filters Sharpening Thin Black Line Enhancement De Noise O Mirror Data C Contrast Scanner Infomation Media Handling New Presets can be created by saving an existing default preset to a new name and then modifying the settings to create the new preset New filters can be added to make a preset more powerful Scanner Information in the Edit Preset dialogue The following parameters can be altered for all settings and presets or just for the current Preset Copy Scan Resolution Copy i box button Copy Scanner Speed Background Printing Preview Scan Resolution Preview Scanner Speed Preview Filters Active Filters Preview i box button If the operator wishes to change the above settings FOR THE CURRENT PRESET ONLY select the preset before making any changes to the i box parameters Pressing OK will ensure that the changes work only for the selected preset
44. tire image for viewing Select All Select the entire preview for printing Crop Box Displays the Crop box with crop handles Hand Pan Pan scroll the image in the Preview window Large Preview Move to large Preview screen for more Editing functions Once a preview has been displayed areas of the preview can be selected for copying by setting the crop rectangle Initially the crop rectangle is set to the full size of the preview lts size can be edited using the following methods With the mouse in the Preview window press and hold down the left hand mouse button then drag out over the area you wish to copy and release the mouse button By Selecting the Crop Box button and dragging the boundaries using the grips Hand Pan Preview Edit Screen selector TIP Marquee an area and press Zoom Selected to view Press Select All to show the surrounding detail CopySmart User Manual 6 5 Setting the Copy dimensions Copy Dimensions Getting Started with CopySmart Default copy sizes no scaling By default CopySmart will make a copy equal to the selected or autosized document size in other the words no enlargement or reduction is applied and the copy is said to be copied 1 1 Scaling the copy using set paper sizes Clicking the Sizes adjustment arrow and selecting a different paper size will select the Scale radio button and display the calculated reduction or enlargement to be applied to the copy e
45. up screen right is fully completed when the colour and grayscale profiles are showing against their respective browse buttons Colour and greyscale printer profiles can be made at any time by clicking the Create New Profile button in the Printer Setup screen right Unwanted profiles can be deleted by clicking the Delete Media Settings button in the Printer Setup screen right Completed profiles 28 Profiling CopySmart Now press the OK button to process the Printer Profile This process screen left may take a few minutes to complete NOTE Colour and greyscale printer profiles are placed in the relevant directories automatically and are FOR BEST COLOUR FIDELITY NEW PRINTER PROFILES SHOULD BE MADE FOR EACH PRINTER QUALITY MODE IN USE FOR EVERY NEW MEDIA AND INK TYPE COMBINATION Printer Setup Run Printer Wizard Add New Media Printer Name Media Settings Name Canon Large Format W8200 ME Phot Glossy NEW STOCK y Printer Manufacturer Media Type Canon v Printer Type Media Width w8200 y 1020 Print Quality High x Print Resolution 1200x600 dpi la Delete Media Settings Colour Profile E Program Files Colortrac CopywWorks Printers Greyscale Calibration E Program Files Colortrac Copyworks Printers Create New Profile Create Greyscale Calibration CopySmart User Manual Getting Started with CopySmart 6 Getting Started with CopySmart 6 1 Setting the Original Dimen
46. uter with a large format inkjet printer CopySmart is easy to use and learn whilst offering some advanced features for the more adventurous operator CopySmart represents a revolutionary software approach to large format scanner based copying It does this by avoiding saving any scan data to disk using custom written internal printer drivers wherever possible and finally by combining this with an easy to understand user interface CopySmart is a development of the popular CopyWorks product that has been available in two formats for Colortrac scanners for a number of years CopySmart is available as a software cost option and is equivalent in functionality to the CopyWorks Professional product but designed to work only with the Colortrac SmartLF scanner We hope that you too will find CopySmart a pleasure to use Peter de Winter Brown Sales amp Marketing Director Colortrac Ltd CopySmart SmartwWorks Version 1 0 build Ci Opening Print Engine OK Opening e id aoc x asse Colortrac Your Imad a Our 6 CopySmart User Manual Overview 1 1 How to use this manual The manual is divided into nine Chapters Chapter 1 Overview this section How to use this manual the sections and coverage of the manual and system requirements Chapter 2 Understanding CopySmart How CopySmart produces its colour profiles and then uses them to produce a copy Chapter 3 Software Installation Software installation from
47. y editing one of the default Presets and saving these with a new name e The viewing response of CopySmart with filters set Active will depend upon the speed of the attached computer No re Preview rescanning is necessary using ACTIVE filtering Preview filtering gives the most accurate viewable result for any applied filter ACTIVE filtering OFF TIP For efficient control of CopySmart filtering first enable ACTIVE filtering and find the approximate slider settings required Now switch to Preview filter mode Press Preview to see with the highest accuracy the effects of the new filter setting 12 1 Document Type CopySmart allows the operator to select a setting for Document Type drawing category which best suits the type of original being copied The choices are as listed below Map e Drawing e Text 12 2 Presets Each Document Type has a list of available Presets Presets use filters that can modify the scanner data in selective ways The Map preset for example permits two levels of sharpening 46 CopySmart User Manual Advanced CopySmart 12 3 Filters DOCUMENT TYPE DRAWING PRESET NAME 1 Standard Copy 1 Standard Copy 1 Standard Copy 2 Sharpened Image 12 Line Enhanced and Sharpened 2 Sharpened 3 Sharpened More 3 Dithered Removal and Sharpened 3 Dithered Original 4 Mirror Copy 4 Colour Enhanced 4 Black Line Enhanced Dithered Origina j 5 Black Line Enhanced The most useful range of Presets for the
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