Kodak 8660 - COLOR CONNECTOR GUIDE, Interface Manual

Page 1: ...ector software color connector that you can install on your host computer Color Connector When you use Adobe Photoshop the colors you see on your monitor may appear differently from the colors in the output from your printer In addition both may appear differently from your original image White clouds in a scanned photograph may appear yellow on your computer monitor and change to a greenish tint ...

Page 2: ...printer Creating Color Connector Files You create color connector files by extracting source transforms simulation transforms and destination transforms from ICC profiles These transforms are represented as puzzle pieces Drag each selected puzzle piece to an empty socket in the color connector template for your job Each type of transform is represented by a particular shape Match the shape of the ...

Page 3: ...nal thermal printers that use different ribbon and media combinations The dialog boxes for color connector software used with the 8660 printer look similar and have identical functionality System Requirements Listed below are the hardware and software necessary to run color connector Macintosh Systems 60 MHz PowerPC or higher processor with a minimum of 16 MB of memory A 150 MHz PowerPC 604e proce...

Page 4: ... profiles an industry standard format for color management are defined by the International Color Consortium They contain multiple pieces of color information for input output and display devices This information is individually extracted from the profiles and appears as puzzle pieces in the Transforms list box in the color connector window ICC profiles are included on the software CD that came wi...

Page 5: ...s and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide Steps to Create Color Connector Files Run color connector application Select and drag transforms to template Select desired color connector options Save the color connector file Send color connector file to printer as a default Print using color connector file or Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 ...

Page 6: ...es Network Interface Guide Color Connector Window When you access the color connector application the color connector window appears From this window you can create your color connector files For descriptions of the menu items and dialog boxes used in the color connector application refer to Menus and Dialog Boxes Options Transforms List Template Sockets ...

Page 7: ... color connector and the printing software including the export module The software is included on the CD that came with your printer 2 Put any additional ICC Profiles in the folder containing your ICC Profiles that were shipped with the printer The default folder for the ICC Profiles is for Windows systems Windows System Color for Macintosh systems if you are using ColorSyncTM 2 1 System Folder P...

Page 8: ...S INDEX SEARCH HELP Operator s Guide Printing Guide Color Management Calibration Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide The color connector window appears ...

Page 9: ...k on Browse Select in Macintosh in the Printer export modules folder portion of the Preferences dialog box A file selection dialog box appears 6 Locate the Plug ins Printing folder and select the export module for the 8660 printer NOTE For descriptions of the options in the Default settings for new connector files box refer to Menus and Dialog Boxes Follow the procedures on the following screens t...

Page 10: ...e pieces are extracted from the ICC Profiles Drag the pieces to the appropriate Source Transforms sockets in the template on the right side of the color connector window The template has six sockets for source transforms You can apply independent color management to up to six different kinds of sources in one job RGB CMY and grayscale pixel images such as TIFF files or scanned photographs RGB CMY ...

Page 11: ...zle piece appears in its socket indicating that the minimum requirement for source transforms is complete NOTE If you wish to change the transform you placed in the socket select a new transform and drag it to the socket It replaces the previously selected transform To delete a transform from a color connector socket select the transform pull down the Transforms menu and select Delete Transform on...

Page 12: ...e Guide 2 Scroll through the list of transforms and select a destination transform that matches your output device Drag the green puzzle piece for the destination transform to the Destination Transform socket in the color connector template The destination puzzle piece then appears over its place holder indicating that the requirement for a destination transform is complete ...

Page 13: ...e 3 Using a simulation transform from the Transforms list is optional For instructions on using the Simulation option refer to Simulating Another Output Device 4 You may enter a description of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing 5 Pull down the File menu and select Save ...

Page 14: ...monitor match the output from your printer NOTE Monitors vary with model age and manufacturer For optimum results make sure that the ICC Profile for your specific monitor model is in the Transforms list Your monitor should be calibrated Refer to the documentation that came with your monitor for instructions on how to calibrate it 1 In the Connector file options box make your selection for Gamut al...

Page 15: ...Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide 2 From the Transforms list select a pink triangle puzzle piece that matches the name of your monitor 3 Drag and drop the pink triangle puzzle piece to the appropriate Source Transforms socket The piece appears in the RGB or Gray socket You will hear a click ...

Page 16: ...Interface Guide NOTE If you wish to add a simulation transform to the template so that the job matches the output from another printing system refer to Simulating Another Output Device 4 From the Transforms list select a green puzzle piece that matches your output device and media combination 5 Drag and drop the green puzzle piece to the Destination Transform socket ...

Page 17: ...ace Guide NOTE If you selected a destination transform that was extracted from an ICC Profile other than one that came with the 8660 printer the Select Printer dialog box appears Use the Printer model pull down list to select the model of the printer you are using Click on OK A dialog box similar to the one below appears that allows you to select the media for the printer ...

Page 18: ...ly depending on the printer you are using Make your media choices Click on OK 6 You may enter a description of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing 7 Pull down the File menu and select Save 8 To send the connector file to the printer to save as a default refer to Exporting a Color Connecto...

Page 19: ...nagement to up to six different types of source transforms RGB CMY and grayscale pixel images such as TIFF files or scanned photographs RGB CMY and grayscale graphic images such as EPS files or text You cannot apply color management to multiple images from different sources in the same color space For example you cannot apply color management separately to two pixel RGB images 1 In the Connector f...

Page 20: ...ork Interface Guide 2 From the Transforms list select the pink puzzle pieces that match the images or objects to which you wish to apply color management NOTE Make sure that the images or objects you select have not had any previous color management applied to them If your file contains a source that uses PANTONE Color leave the socket empty for that color space ...

Page 21: ...op the pink puzzle pieces to the appropriate sockets in the Source Transforms section of the template NOTE If you wish to add a simulation transform to the template so that the job matches the output from another printing system refer to Simulating Another Output Device 4 From the Transforms list select a green arrowhead shaped puzzle piece that matches your output device and media combination ...

Page 22: ...tor s Guide Printing Guide Color Management Calibration Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide 5 Drag and drop the puzzle piece to the Destination Transform socket in the template ...

Page 23: ...elected a destination transform that was extracted from an ICC Profile other than one that came with the 8660 printer click on Select in the Printer setup portion of the color connector window The Select Printer Model dialog box appears Use the Printer model pull down list to select the printer model A dialog box similar to the one below appears allowing you to select the media for the printer ...

Page 24: ...ing on the export module you are using 6 Select the correct media for the printer Click on OK 7 You may enter a description of the color connector file you created in the Connector file description box Entering a description will help you to identify the file when printing 8 Pull down the File menu and select Save 9 To send your connector file to the printer to save as a default refer to Exporting...

Page 25: ...imulate the look of other printing systems such as SWOP or Euroscale 1 In the Connector file options box select Use simulation 2 Create a color connector file by selecting and dragging the appropriate source and destination transform puzzle pieces to the template To create a color connector file that matches your monitor to the printer s output refer to Matching Your Monitor to Your Printer s Outp...

Page 26: ...Network Interface Guide 3 From the Transforms list select a yellow puzzle piece that matches the name of the output device you wish to simulate 4 Drag and drop the puzzle piece in the Simulation Transform socket of the template NOTE To send your color connector file to the printer as a default refer to Exporting a Color Connector to the Printer as a Default ...

Page 27: ... Guide Using Gamut Alarm Gamut alarm is a feature that allows you to determine if the simulation or destination devices you selected for your connector file are capable of accurately reproducing the colors of the previous device When you select one of the gamut alarm modes any areas of your image that are out of gamut are printed in black All other areas are printed in white ...

Page 28: ...hat you select the Use simulation check box 1 Pull down the Gamut alarm list and select either Simulation to determine if the colors of the source transform are out of the gamut of the simulation device or Destination to determine if the colors of the simulation or source device are out of the gamut of the destination device 2 Create your color connector file Refer to Color Managing Multiple Sourc...

Page 29: ...estination device cannot reproduce that color The color must be represented by another color that is close to the desired color Rendering intents determine how out of gamut colors are substituted Automatic Rendering You can let color connector set Rendering for you by selecting one of the automatic settings from the Rendering drop down list box The automatic settings set rendering intents for the ...

Page 30: ... automatic rendering intents Pull down the Rendering drop down list and select either Auto Photographic for scanned photographs Color connector attempts to maintain the correct hue by adjusting the color saturation for the out of gamut colors or Auto Presentation for computer generated graphics charts graphics Color connector tries to maintain saturation at the expense of the correct hue for the o...

Page 31: ... rendering NOTE If you wish to set custom rendering for more than one puzzle piece in the template you need to repeat this procedure for each piece 1 Pull down the Rendering drop down list box and select Custom 2 Build the connector file you need for your job Refer to Color Managing Multiple Sources 3 Double click on the source or simulation puzzle piece in the color connector socket in the templa...

Page 32: ...ptions Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide The Transform Information dialog box appears A Recommendation box gives you two recommended settings based on a comparison of gamuts If you select a different rendering intent the Effect box changes to describe the expected results ...

Page 33: ...ing the color Use this rendering intent for photographic images Saturation compresses the gamut of the image while maximizing the color saturation Use this rendering intent for presentation graphics Relative Colorimetric compresses the gamut of the image for brightness and clips the gamut for color Use this rendering intent when you wish to match a particular color Absolute Colorimetric Clips the ...

Page 34: ... combination for ribbon and paper For example if a printer has two ribbon types and one paper type the printer might have two memory locations Photographic paper with a CMY ribbon Photographic paper with a black ribbon When you send a job to the printer that uses the media combination for that memory location the default connector file is applied if you do not select another connector file Exporti...

Page 35: ...ile do the following steps to send it to the printer as a default 1 Make sure that you save the file 2 From the File menu select Export As Printer s Default The Select Printer Model dialog box appears 3 Select the printer model from the drop down list 4 Click on OK NOTE If this is the first time you have created a connector file a dialog box appears asking you to locate the media file Click on OK ...

Page 36: ...nter Macintosh systems If the 8660 printer has a network connection click on Network in the Select a Kodak Professional 8660 thermal printer dialog box In the selection box that opens choose the correct 8660 printer Click on OK to return to the Select a Kodak Professional 8660 thermal printer dialog box has a SCSI connection to your computer click on the radio button for the correct 8660 printer ...

Page 37: ...work connection click on Network Click on Browse and locate the correct printer in the Browse for Printer dialog box that opens Click on OK in the Network Printer dialog box to return to the Select a Printer dialog box has a parallel connection click on the radio button for either LPT1 or LPT2 to select the printer NOTE If your host computer has more than one SCSI host adapter installed pull down ...

Page 38: ...r click on Select Printer to locate the correct printer for exporting 5 Click on Set as Printer Default If your printer has a bi directional connection such as SCSI or AppleTalk the memory location for the connector file you exported will be added to the list in the Printer default connector files window If the connector file does not appear click on Update If your printer has a parallel connectio...

Page 39: ...or file you are sending to the printer as a default has the same media combination as another default connector file If you wish to send a connector file to the printer as a default for a media combination that already exists delete all the default connector files before you send the new default to the printer You can then resend the other default connector files to the printer Refer to Deleting C...

Page 40: ...libration Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide Deleting Color Connector Files Clicking on Delete All in the Printer Default Connector Files dialog box deletes all the default color connector files stored in the 8660 printer ...

Page 41: ...file You can export a color connector file as a DeviceLink profile so that it can be used with other color management applications NOTE The color connector file that you export as a DeviceLink profile can contain only one source transform 1 From the File menu select Export As ICC DeviceLink Profile 2 In the dialog box that appears enter a name for the color connector file Select the folder where y...

Page 42: ...us and dialog box options used in the Kodak Professional Colorflow ICC color connector color connector The Windows menus and dialog boxes that are shown are similar to the Macintosh screens and have identical functionality File Menu This section describes the options on the File menu New opens a new connector file Open accesses a file open dialog box so you can select an existing connector file Cl...

Page 43: ...ort As Printer s Default accesses a dialog box that allows you to select a default printer for the connector file Export As ICC DeviceLink Profile saves the transforms in a connector file as a DeviceLink profile so that they can be used with other color management applications Preferences accesses a dialog box that allows you to mute the sound and select the folder for the export module the defaul...

Page 44: ...ion Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide Edit Menu The Edit menu is enabled when the Connector file description dialog box contains editable text Transform Menu The Transform menu is enabled when a color connector window is open ...

Page 45: ... window for the selected transform in the Transforms list Clear Transform Removes the selected transform from a socket in the color connector template Show by Profile File Name Displays the transforms in the Transform list and the color connector template by the ICC Profile that the transform was extracted from Show by Profile Description Displays the transforms in the Transform list and the color...

Page 46: ...g Guide Color Management Calibration Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide Colorflow Color Connector Window Use the Colorflow color connector window to create new and edit existing connector files ...

Page 47: ...and then locating the file from the file selection box that opens Transforms The Transforms list displays the transforms contained in the ICC profiles in the currently selected profiles folder The transforms are listed by type and represented by icons RGB source Triangle CMYK source Square Grayscale source Circle Simulation Puzzle Piece Destination Puzzle Piece Show Transforms of Type This list al...

Page 48: ... Color Management Options Using Color Connector Menus and Dialog Boxes Network Interface Guide Profiles Folder Clicking on Browse Select in Macintosh accesses a file selection box which allows you to select the folder containing the ICC Profiles you wish to display in the Transforms list ...

Page 49: ...lows you to drag a simulation transform puzzle piece to that socket If the Use simulation check box is not checked the simulation portion of the template is hidden Gamut Alarm Gamut alarm causes any prints made with a color connector file to print only the portions of the image that are out of the gamut of the selected source or destination transform The choices are Off Simulation and Destination ...

Page 50: ...nter a description of your connector file to help you identify the file when printing Rendering Rendering is the approach color connector uses to translate the colors of the image to the color gamut of a destination or simulation transform The choices for this option are Auto Photographic Auto Presentation or Custom You can let color connector set Rendering for you by selecting either Auto Photogr...

Page 51: ... socket of a color connector is editable double clicking on it accesses the Transform Information dialog box The dialog box gives you a recommended intent and the effect it will produce on your output The options in the Simulation to destination pull down list are Perceptual Saturation Relative Colorimetric Absolute Colorimetric Clicking on OK sets the rendering intent you selected Clicking on Can...

Page 52: ...ansforms list to the sockets in the template Source Transforms The Source Transforms sockets of the template only accepts transforms from the Transforms list with the corresponding shape A connector file must contain at least one source transform Simulation Transform Using simulation is optional Check the Use Simulation check box in the Connector file options box for the Simulation Transform socke...

Page 53: ...om an ICC Profile provided on the CD for the printer the Printer model and Media fields contain a description of the printer and media for the printer If the destination transform is from a profile that was not included on the CD the Printer model and Media fields are empty and the Select button is enabled Clicking on Select opens the Select Printer Model dialog box Use the pull down list to selec...