Color Controller E-85A/E-45A

Color Printing
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Contents

Introduction .................................................................................7
Terminology, conventions, and documentation resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key features of ColorWise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Color features in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Color print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Color management on the E-85A/E-45A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auto trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Black overprint (for pure black) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Black point compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Black text and graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CMYK rendering intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Combine separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Composite overprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Device link profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Grayscale rendering intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ImageViewer Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Optimize RGB transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Output profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PDF/X output intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Print RGB/CMYK gray using black only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RGB rendering intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RGB source, CMYK source, and Grayscale source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Spot color matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Substitute colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Use RGB/CMYK/Gray embedded profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Use spot group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Where to specify color print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Print from an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Print with color settings in Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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ICC profiles on the User Software DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Add ICC profiles from the User Software DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install ICC profiles on a Windows computer over the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Install ColorSync profiles on a Mac OS computer over the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Color Bars folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Check calibration status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Check the calibration status for a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Check the status of a specific calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Calibrator in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A with Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Calibration using the in-line sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Calibrate for printing white-on-first-pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calibration from the printer control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A from the printer control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Managing calibration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Output profiles and calibration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Find recommended paper and print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Custom calibration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Custom calibration settings and output profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Understanding calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
How calibration works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
When to calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Spot-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Spot Colors in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
How Spot-On works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Monitor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Specialty colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configure a specialty color in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Print a job with Clear Dry Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Print a job with White toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Print a watermark with Clear or White toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Multi Pass Specialty Color module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Image Enhance Visual Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Access IEVE in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

IEVE and Apply image enhancement print option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Introduction

Introduction
This document explains how to manage color output on the Color Controller E-85A/E-45A and provides
information about color conversion and other color operations.
This document is part of a set that includes documentation for users and system administrators. For more
information about supported operating systems and system requirements, see Configuration and Setup.

Terminology, conventions, and documentation resources

This document uses the following terminology and conventions to refer to the Color Controller E-85A/E-45A,
printer, and supported operating systems.

Term or convention Refers to

Aero E-85A/E-45A (in illustrations and examples)

Command WorkStation Fiery Command WorkStation

Printer Pro C7200/C7200S series

Note: The term "printer" refers to

both the printer and copier versions.

E-85A/E-45A Color Controller E-85A/E-45A

E-85A Color Controller E-85A

E-45A Color Controller E-45A

Mac OS All supported Mac operating systems. For a complete list, see System Requirements
in Configuration and Setup.

Windows All supported Windows operating systems. For a complete list, see System
Requirements in Configuration and Setup.

A warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to persons if not
Warning:
performed correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay attention to these
warnings.

A caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons if not performed
Caution:
correctly. To use the equipment safely, always pay attention to these cautions.

Operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these items carefully to

Important:
operate the equipment correctly, and avoid damage to the equipment or property.
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The following documentation resources are available for the Color Controller E-85A/E-45A.

Resource Description

User documentation Documents in this set: Color Printing, Configuration and Setup, Fiery Graphic Arts Package
Premium Edition, Printing, Utilities

Online help
• Help can be accessed directly from each Fiery application or by going to help.efi.com.

• Each help system is available as a printable PDF, accessed from the PDF icon in the upper right
corner of the Help window.

Additional reference
material
• Fiery Color Reference - help.efi.com/ref/colorref/en-us/

• Variable Data Printing - help.efi.com/ref/vdp/en-us/

• Workflow Examples - help.efi.com/ref/workflows/en-us/

• Configure Help - help.efi.com/configure/3.0/en-us/

• Fiery Ticker Help - help.efi.com/fieryticker/2.0/en-us/

Key features of ColorWise

ColorWise is the color management system (CMS) built into the E-85A/E-45A and designed to provide both casual
and expert users with the best color output for a variety of purposes. The ColorWise default settings provide
high‑quality, out-of-box color from many applications.
ColorWise default settings allow casual users to achieve quality output without knowing about or changing any color
settings on the E-85A/E-45A. ColorWise also provides controls to allow expert users to obtain the best color output.
Depending on your particular needs, you can:

• Set the behavior of CMYK printing to emulate offset press standards.

• Match PANTONE and other spot colors for the best match when printing using four-color press conditions or
presses with extra colorants.
• Select a rendering intent for RGB printing. Rendering intents allow for rich, saturated printing of presentation
graphics, smooth, accurate printing of photographs, and relative or absolute colorimetric rendering for
specialized needs.
• Define the source of incoming RGB color data for better color conversion of RGB data with no source
information.
• Determine whether RGB data is converted into the full gamut of the printer or is first converted into the gamut
of another device, such as a press standard. This feature is useful for making one device behave like another for
RGB data. It also allows you to evaluate the appearance of an RGB file under different printing conditions
without having to convert the RGB file to CMYK first.

ColorWise color management (ColorWise) offers an open color architecture, allowing users to customize the E-85A/
E-45A to meet new printing needs as they arise. ColorWise supports ICC profiles, which are industry-standard color
profiles that describe the color behavior of a device. Note that ICC specification version 4 profiles (profile version
4.2.0.0) are supported as well as version 2. Downloading ICC profiles to the E-85A/E-45A enables the E-85A/E-45A
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to simulate a custom press (or another printer), as well as accurately print colors from a particular monitor or
scanner. In addition, you can create customized ICC profiles for the E-85A/E-45A.

Color features in Command WorkStation

Command WorkStation includes color-management tools and color-related features.

• Color management
Command WorkStation allows you to set the default settings of the ColorWise print options for the E-85A/
E-45A. These default settings are applied to all print jobs sent to the E-85A/E-45A, unless a user overrides them
for an individual job.
• Profiles
Command WorkStation allows you to manage all of the ICC profiles used in E-85A/E-45A workflows. You can
also create custom profiles by editing existing CMYK output profiles and saving them as new profiles.
Grayscale Source Profiles are listed under Resources > Profiles. You can select one of these factory-installed
grayscale profiles to use for source-to-output profile color conversion.
The AutoGray feature allows you to adjust the gray balance of output profiles.
• Calibrator
For consistent color, calibrate the E-85A/E-45A on a regular basis. Command WorkStation includes an easy-to-
use calibrator, which allows you to calibrate using a measurement instrument.
Command WorkStation also allows you to use any Status T densitometer by importing data in a standard file
format. In this case, it is important to note that the quality of the instrument used determines the quality of the
calibration.
• Spot-On (spot colors)
Spot-On is a spot color (named color) manager. You can adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK
equivalents. The matching lists of spot colors and CMYK values are known as spot color groups. Spot-On allows
you to edit spot color definitions on the E-85A/E-45A and create custom spot color definitions and groups.
Spot-On is also required for spot color overprinting, when a job contains overlapping spot-color objects.
• Halftone Simulation
The Halftone Simulation feature allows you to configure a custom halftone screen and apply it to a job. For more
information, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.

Installing and starting Command WorkStation on a Windows or Mac OS computer is described in Utilities. You can
install Command WorkStation from the User Software DVD or from the E-85A/E-45A over the network.
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Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition

Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition contains features that are especially suited to the requirements of
graphic arts applications.
The following features are included in Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition:

Feature Where to set values or access Print option name

2-color print mapping in Spot-On Command WorkStation: Device Center: 2-color print mapping
Resources: Spot Colors

Configurable auto trapping Command WorkStation: Device Center: Auto trapping

Color Setup: Trapping

Control bar Command WorkStation: Device Center: Control Bar

Color Setup: Control Bar

Halftone simulation custom frequency Command WorkStation: Device Center: Halftone simulation
per color Color Setup: Halftone Simulation

Hot Folders file filters Hot Folders none

ImageViewer Command WorkStation: Job Center: none

ImageViewer

Integrated Altona Visual Test none none

Postflight none Postflight

Preflight Command WorkStation: Job Center: none

Actions > Preflight

Ugra/Fogra Media Wedge none Control Bar

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Color print options

Color print options

The E-85A/E-45A provides print options that affect the output of color objects in various color spaces. By specifying
the appropriate settings for each print option, you can obtain the expected results for your jobs.
Color management determines how color data in a job is converted to the color data that is sent to the printer. Some
color print options affect the color management applied to a job. Other color print options are not related to color
management.

Color management on the E-85A/E-45A

The color management system on the E-85A/E-45A determines how the color data in a document is converted from
source to output.
Applications allow you to generate color data in different color spaces. The most common type of color data
produced from office applications is RGB, while prepress applications generally produce CMYK data. Desktop
applications also generate spot colors, such as PANTONE colors. A single page of a document may contain a mix of
RGB, CMYK, grayscale, and spot colors.
Through print options that apply specifically to RGB, CMYK, grayscale, or spot color data, you specify the color
management of a job.

Note: Before you set these color management options, you must set the Color mode option, which specifies the
output color space (CMYK, for example). If you change the Color mode setting, color management options are reset
to the server default settings.

Print options that affect CMYK data Print options that affect RGB Print options that Print options that
data affect grayscale data affect spot-color
data

CMYK source RGB source Grayscale source Spot color

matching

Use CMYK embedded profiles Use RGB embedded profiles Use Gray embedded Use spot group
profiles

CMYK rendering intent RGB rendering intent Grayscale rendering

intent

Black point compensation Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK

source

PDF/X output intent

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Color print options

Print options that affect CMYK data Print options that affect RGB Print options that Print options that
data affect grayscale data affect spot-color
data

Black text and graphics Black text and graphics

Black overprint (for pure black) Black overprint (for pure black)

Print CMYK gray using black only Print RGB gray using black only Print gray using black
only

Output profile Output profile Output profile Output profile

RGB Source applies strictly to RGB color data. The other options that affect RGB color also affect Lab, XYZ, and
other calibrated color spaces, which are more rarely used.

Auto trapping
Trapping is a technique where the size of objects is modified so that colors printed next to each other overlap
slightly, to prevent white spaces between two colors. These white spaces can be caused by factors such as
misregistration, the physical properties of the ink or toner, and the stiffness of the media.

Figure 1: Auto trapping off Figure 2: Auto trapping on

If you turn on the Auto trapping option, trapping is applied to text and graphic objects in a job.
The E-85A/E-45A has default trapping values that are optimized for a Fiery-driven print device using regular paper.
If the default trapping values do not provide the results necessary for the media that you use, you can modify the
values to meet your requirements in Command WorkStation with the configurable auto trapping feature.
Configurable auto trapping is part of Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. For more information about
configurable auto trapping, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.
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Color print options

Black overprint (for pure black)

The Black overprint (for Pure Black) option specifies whether black text, or black text and vector graphics (where
black is defined as RGB=0, 0, 0, or as CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) print over colored backgrounds. If you turn off this
option, black text, or black text and graphics knock out colored backgrounds. Knocking out can create a white edge
around objects, or a white space, caused by the misalignment of color plates.

Note: You can set Black overprint (for Pure Black) only if Black text and graphics is set to Pure Black On.
The Black overprint (for Pure Black) option has the following settings:

• Text - Black text overprints colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and reducing the halo effect from
misregistration of colors.
• Text/Graphics - Black text and graphics overprint colored backgrounds, eliminating white gaps and the halo
effect from misregistration of colors.
• Off - Black text and graphics knock out colored backgrounds.
Note: PostScript applications may perform their own black overprint conversions before printing.
An example of how you might use this setting is a page that contains black text on a light blue background. The
background blue is CMYK=40%, 30%, 0%, 0%. The black text is CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.

• With Black overprint (for Pure Black) set to Text or Text/Graphics, the final text or graphic portions of the page
are overprinted, or combined with the underlying color. Black colors generated by applications (for example,
RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) are printed using black only. This means that black text and line art do
not exhibit halftone artifacts (as long as the printer is calibrated correctly). No transition in cyan and magenta
occurs and the quality of the output is improved, because it does not show artifacts near the edges of text.
• With Black overprint (for Pure Black) set to Off, the border of the text or graphic is on an edge that has cyan and
magenta on one side (outside the object) and black on the other side (inside the object). This transition may
cause visible artifacts due to the practical limitations of the printer.

Note: The reproduction of CMYK components is affected by the CMYK Source setting and calibration when CMYK
is not 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.

Black point compensation

The Black point compensation option lets you control the output quality of shadow areas for CMYK source colors.
Black point compensation works by scaling the source colors so that the darkest point in the source profile maps to
the darkest point in the output profile. Use Black point compensation to enhance details in shadows when the
CMYK source space is larger than the gamut of the printer. In proofing applications, when the CMYK source space
is smaller than the gamut of the printer, do not use this option.

Note: For RGB source colors, black point compensation is always applied to Relative Colorimetric. Black point
compensation does not apply to Absolute Colorimetric. Photographic already scales the saturated colors and shadow
detail to the color capabilities of the output device, so black point compensation is not relevant.
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Black text and graphics

The Black text and graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. When you set this option to Pure Black On,
the black generated by applications (RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) is printed using black only.
With Black text and graphics set to Pure Black On, black text and line art are not misregistered, since only one
colorant is used. This setting also eliminates blasting, which is an undesirable effect that occurs when excess
amounts of ink or toner, combined with certain types of paper stock, cause objects to spread beyond their defined
boundaries.
For some jobs, we recommend setting Black text and graphics to Normal. For example, if a job includes gradient fills
that use black, the Normal setting gives the best result.
If you set Black overprint (for pure black) to Text or Text/Graphics, Black text and graphics must be set to Pure Black
On.

Note: Use Black text and graphics only when printing composites, not separations.
The following table describes the behavior of Black text and graphics with black defined in different color spaces.

Color Black text and graphics = Normal Black text and graphics = Pure Black On
or Rich Black On

RGB=0,0,0 (all other RGB Printed according to the definition for Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100%
values are unaffected by Black RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using
text and graphics) be a rich black (one that uses multiple black and cyan.
colorants) if the output profile specifies a
rich black, or K-only if the output profile
specifies K-only for RGB=0,0,0. The output
is affected by calibration.
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Color Black text and graphics = Normal Black text and graphics = Pure Black On
or Rich Black On

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% (all Printed as K-only or as a rich black using all Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100%
other CMYK values are colorants, depending on the CMYK source K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using
unaffected by Black text and and CMYK rendering intent settings. black and cyan, regardless of the CMYK
graphics) source and CMYK rendering intent settings.
If CMYK rendering intent is set to Pure
Primaries, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as
100% K and the amount of black is limited
by the CMYK source profile and calibration.
If CMYK source is set to Bypass conversion,
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as 100% K
and the amount of black is limited by the
CMYK source profile and calibration.
If CMYK rendering intent is set to Relative
Colorimetric, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is
printed as a rich black using all colorants
according to the output profile. The output
is affected by calibration.

Note: Setting CMYK source to ColorWise

OFF disables the CMYK Source profile and
calibration. In this case, the black is not
limited by calibration.

Spot colors (unaffected by Black Standard spot color processing Standard spot color processing
text and graphics)

Note: PostScript applications may convert elements defined as RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before
sending the job to the E-85A/E-45A. These elements are not affected by the Black text and graphics option.

CMYK rendering intent

The CMYK rendering intent option specifies a rendering intent for color conversion. This conversion can be
optimized for the type of color image being printed.
The E-85A/E-45A also provides support for a fifth rendering intent, Pure Primaries.
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Note: If you experience tone reproduction problems, use the Photographic setting.

Rendering intent Best used for Equivalent ICC rendering intent

Photographic - Typically Photographs, including scans and images Image, Contrast, and Perceptual
results in less-saturated output from stock photography CDs and digital
than presentation rendering camera images.
when printing out-of-gamut
colors. This style preserves
tonal relationships in images,
and scales the grayscale tonal
range in the source to the
available tonal range in the
output device.

Presentation - Creates Artwork and graphs in presentations. This Saturation, Graphics

saturated colors but does not style can be used for mixed pages that
match printed colors precisely contain presentation graphics and
to displayed colors. In-gamut photographs.
colors, such as flesh tones, are
rendered well. This style is
similar to Photographic
rendering intent, and can be
used to increase contrast for
grayscale content.

Relative Colorimetric - Provides Advanced use when color matching is Relative Colorimetric
white point transformation important, but you prefer white colors in the
between the source and document to print as paper white. This style
destination white points. For may also be used with PostScript color
example, the bluish-white color management to affect CMYK data for
(gray) of a monitor is replaced simulation purposes.
by paper white. This style
avoids visible borders between
blank spaces and white objects.
Relative Colorimetric is the
default rendering intent for
grayscale and is best suited for
preserving the appearance of
gray.
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Rendering intent Best used for Equivalent ICC rendering intent

Absolute Colorimetric - Situations when exact colors are needed and Absolute Colorimetric
Provides no white point visible borders are not distracting. This style
transformation between the may also be used with PostScript color
source and destination white management to affect CMYK data for
points. For example, the bluish- simulation purposes.
white color (gray) is not
Setting CMYK rendering intent to Absolute
replaced by paper white. This
Colorimetric simulates the white of the
style can introduce gamut
paper using CMYK values rather than
clipping in high light and
leaving the paper white areas of the page
shadow details.
unprinted. This has the same effect as the
former Paper Simulation feature.

Pure Primaries - Uses pure When source content is made up of one or Pure Primaries
colorants, free from two process colorants, they remain as one or
two process colorants in the final print. This
contaminating colorants that
rendering intent does not achieve
are introduced when color
colorimetric accuracy, and content is not
management tries to match the expected to match that of other print
appearance of a color on image systems.
systems with different color
capabilities.

Combine separations
The Combine separations option specifies how to print separated CMYK data.
You can combine Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black separations.
You can also combine one or more spot colors.

• Off - Prints each separation individually.

• On - Combines separations as a single, composite-color document, and automatically sets the following print
options: Color mode (CMYK) and Black overprint (for pure black) (Off).

The results of combining the multiple plates are predictable and accurate, regardless of the original application used.
This feature also fully supports DCS 2.0 file formats when included in a PostScript print job from a page-layout
application.
The following applications have been tested with Mac OS and Windows for compatibility with the Combine
separations option:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PageMaker
• QuarkXPress
Note: You cannot use Combine separations at the same time that you use the following features: Substitute colors,
Composite overprint, or Black overprint (for pure black).
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Note: You cannot use Combine separations at the same time that you use Postflight.

Composite overprint
The Composite overprint print option allows you to print overprinted objects as specified in the source file.
When overlapping objects are printed, the foreground object can either overprint or knock out the background
object. With overprinting, the color of the background object shows through the foreground object where they
overlap, and the resulting color is a combination of the colors of the two objects. With a knockout, the foreground
object hides the background object where they overlap.

• Off - An overprinted object knocks out a background object.

• On - The area of overlap between two overprinted objects is a blend of the two colors.
Note: The Composite overprint option does not overprint the foreground object if it is an RGB object.
The Composite overprint print option is supported for PostScript and PDF jobs produced by the following
applications:

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• QuarkXPress
• CorelDRAW
The 2-color print mapping option is ignored when Composite overprint is turned on.
You cannot use Composite overprint at the same time that you use Combine separations.

Device link profiles

To be selected for a print job, a device link profile must reside on the E-85A/E-45A and be associated with a specific
source profile and output profile.
When you select the source profile and output profile settings associated with a device link profile, the E-85A/E-45A
bypasses its normal color management and applies the device link conversion to the color data in the job. The source
profile and the output profile are not used.
Profiles that do not reside on the E-85A/E-45A do not appear as settings. A device link profile that is not associated
with a source profile setting and an output profile setting cannot be selected for a job. Therefore, even though the
source profile and output profile that are associated with a device link profile are not used to calculate color
conversions, they must reside on the E-85A/E-45A.
Device link profiles are disabled when certain Color input settings have been specified. See the table below:

RGB-CMYK device link CMYK-CMYK device link

Use RGB embedded profiles Use CMYK embedded profiles

RGB rendering intent CMYK rendering intent

Note: In Fiery system software FS200/200 Pro and earlier, CMYK Processing Method
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RGB-CMYK device link CMYK-CMYK device link

Print RGB gray using black only Print CMYK gray using black only

Black point compensation

Grayscale rendering intent

The Grayscale rendering intent option specifies a rendering intent for color conversion. This conversion can be
optimized for the type of gray objects being printed.
To control the appearance of text, graphics, and images in grayscale, select the appropriate rendering intent. The
E-85A/E-45A allows you to select from the four rendering intents currently found in industry-standard ICC profiles.

Note: If you experience tone reproduction problems, use the Photographic setting.

Rendering intent Best used for Equivalent ICC rendering intent

Photographic - Typically results in Photographs, including scans and images Image, Contrast, and Perceptual
less-saturated output than from stock photography CDs and digital
presentation rendering when camera images. Photographic scales the
printing out-of-gamut colors. This grayscale tonal range in the source to the
style preserves tonal relationships available tonal range in the output device.
in images.

Presentation - Creates saturated Artwork and graphs in presentations. Saturation, Graphics

colors but does not match printed This style can be used for mixed pages
colors precisely to displayed colors. that contain presentation graphics and
In-gamut colors, such as flesh photographs. Presentation increases
tones, are rendered well. This style contrast for grayscale content.
is similar to the Photographic
rendering intent.

Relative Colorimetric - Provides Advanced use when color matching is Relative Colorimetric
white point transformation important, but you prefer white colors in
between the source and destination the document to print as paper white.
white points. For example, the Relative Colorimetric, the default
bluish-white color (gray) of a rendering intent for grayscale, preserves
monitor is replaced by paper white. the appearance of gray when compared
This style avoids visible borders with output from previous Fiery
between blank spaces and white products.
objects.

Absolute Colorimetric - Provides no Situations when exact colors are needed Absolute Colorimetric
white point transformation and visible borders are not distracting.
between the source and destination Absolute Colorimetric can introduce
white points. For example, the gamut clipping in high light and shadow
bluish-white color (gray) is not details.
replaced by paper white.
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ImageViewer Curves
The ImageViewer Curves print option lets you apply color curve edits from ImageViewer that have been saved on the
server as a preset.
ImageViewer in Command WorkStation can be used to edit the CMYK curves of a job on the E-85A/E-45A. These
curve edits can be saved as a preset and applied to other jobs. Use the ImageViewer Curves option to select a preset
for your job.
Factory-supplied curve edits apply some typical color corrections:

• No correction
• Lighter highlights
• Midtone boost
• Shadow detail
• Reduce C (cyan) cast
• Reduce M (magenta) cast
• Reduce Y (yellow) cast
After the job is processed, the edits become part of the job and are no longer visible as edits when you view the job in
ImageViewer.

Optimize RGB transparency

The Optimize RGB transparency option corrects color rendering errors that can occur when documents contain
transparency effects applied to mixed color spaces, including RGB, CMYK, and Lab.
Optimize RGB transparency affects jobs with the following characteristics:

• The job is in PDF format (submitted to the E-85A/E-45A as a PDF file, not submitted by printing from an
application).
• The job contains transparent RGB, Lab, or CMYK objects. They might be objects that you specified as
transparent using an application that supports this capability, or they might be objects with a special effect, such
as a drop shadow, that uses transparency to achieve the effect.
• The transparent objects overlap, creating an area of mixed color.
If you turn on Optimize RGB transparency, the E-85A/E-45A uses the source profiles selected in Job Properties
instead of overriding these profiles with a predefined selection. This ensures use of the user's selections for color
managing transparency, rather than replacing these selections with a set of conventional profiles that may not
achieve the desired appearance. If you turn off Optimize RGB transparency, the area of overlapping colors might
print with incorrect color or undesirable artifacts.
When Adobe PDF Print Engine Preferred is turned on, the E-85A/E-45A does not convert the PDF job to PostScript
when processing the job. In this case, the effect of Optimize RGB transparency is to recognize blending color spaces
in the job, and this applies to jobs containing a single color space or mixed color spaces in transparency effects.
Optimize RGB transparency can result in a longer processing time, especially for variable data printing (VDP) jobs
that contain multiple individual PDF pages. We recommend that you turn on Optimize RGB transparency only when
necessary to achieve correct color output.
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You can specify Optimize RGB transparency for a job in Job Properties in Command WorkStation, Hot Folders, or a
virtual printer.
When you print from the printer driver, the Optimize RGB transparency option does not appear because jobs printed
from the printer driver are always submitted to the E-85A/E-45A as PostScript jobs, which are not affected by
Optimize RGB transparency.

Output profile
The Output profile print option specifies the output profile used to process a job. Color data in a print job is
converted to the color space of the printer, which is described by the output profile.
In addition, the calibration that is associated with the output profile is applied to the job before printing.
The E-85A/E-45A includes one or more default output profiles, each created for a specific media type. You can also
import your own output profiles to the E-85A/E-45A.

Use job defined settings

Rather than select a specific output profile for your job, you can let the E-85A/E-45A determine the output profile
automatically. The color mode and media type used in the print job determine the profile, or if the job uses media
from Paper Catalog, the output profile specified in Paper Catalog is used.

Device link profiles

If a CMYK-to-CMYK or RGB-to-CMYK device link profile is available for the specified output profile and source
profile, Device link profile selected is displayed below the Output profile drop-down list box. When a device link
profile has been selected, the specific device link profile name is displayed below the Source profile drop-down list
box. The other source settings in the area are disabled as they are not applicable in the device link profile workflow.
In this case, the selected output profile is not used for color management, since the device link profile is used.

PDF/X output intent

The PDF/X output intent option, when turned on for a PDF/X job, specifies the use of the PDF/X output intent
embedded in the PDF/X document. Typically, whether you use this option depends on whether you are printing a
proof or the final output (production printing).
PDF/X is a subset of the PDF specification. PDF files can contain a variety of elements (text, graphics, even
animations) and it is not always obvious how these elements should be displayed or printed. PDF/X was designed
with a focus on high-quality printing. It excludes the use of PDF features that are not appropriate for graphic arts
and adds features that prevent ambiguities related to printing. A PDF/X compliant document contains embedded
information about the intended printing conditions for the document.
Prints for proofing are expected to look exactly like the output of the final production device, regardless of the
capabilities of the printer. For instance, when proofing Newsprint, you want the color gamut of the printer to be very
limited compared to its capabilities. In production, you usually want to maximize the use of the printer gamut by
applying specific color features. Even in production, however, you might choose to limit the color gamut in order to
achieve consistency in the color produced by different devices.
The PDF/X output intent option only affects PDF/X files (conforming to the PDF/X3 or PDF/X-1a standard). It has
no effect on non-PDF files or PDF files that are not PDF/X compliant. Profiles specified by PDF/X files must be
embedded in the files, not referenced from an external location.
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Note: With Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, you can use a Hot Folders filter to determine if a PDF file
is PDF/X compliant. For information about this Hot Folders filter, see Hot Folders Help.
When PDF/X output intent is turned on and no other setting conflicts, the E-85A/E-45A processes a PDF/X
compliant file in a way that produces results defined by the intents and source color spaces embedded in the file. The
E-85A/E-45A ignores the CMYK rendering intent and CMYK source options. The rendering intents in the PDF/X file
are used and the printed output is limited to the color gamut specified by the output profile embedded in the file.
When PDF/X output intent is turned off, the PDF/X output intent is ignored.
You can specify the PDF/X output intent print option for a job in Job Properties in Command WorkStation, Hot
Folders, or a virtual printer.
When you print from the printer driver, the PDF/X output intent option does not appear because jobs printed from
the printer driver are always submitted as PostScript jobs.
When you turn on PDF/X output intent, you must select the Use RGB embedded profiles option so that the rendering
intent embedded in the PDF/X file is used. The PDF/X output intent and Use RGB embedded profiles options are
accessible from the Color tab of Job Properties.

Print RGB/CMYK gray using black only

When the Print RGB gray using black only option is turned on, any RGB color that has equal R, G, and B values is
printed as K-only black instead of CMYK black. Similarly, when Print CMYK gray using black only is turned on, any
CMYK color where C, M, and Y are 0 (zero), and K is any value is printed as K-only black instead of CMYK black.
You can turn on Print RGB gray using black only or Print CMYK gray using black only for either Text/Graphics or
Text/Graphics/Images. "Graphics" refers to vector graphics. "Images" refers to bitmap images.

Note: You can also turn on Print gray using black only for the Grayscale source profile, with the same options of
Text/Graphics and Text/Graphics/Images.
The following limitations apply:

• The Print RGB gray using black only and Print CMYK gray using black only options have no effect on a job that is
sent as separations.
• If CMYK rendering intent is set to Pure Primaries, Print CMYK gray using black only does not affect the output.
• If Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source is turned on, Print RGB gray using black only is turned off. Likewise, if Print
RGB gray using black only is turned on, you cannot turn on Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source.
• If Black Text and Graphics is set to Pure Black On or Rich Black On, it takes precedence over Print RGB gray using
black only and Print CMYK gray using black only for 100% black text and graphics.
• If a gray is specified as a spot color, Print RGB gray using black only and Print CMYK gray using black only do not
affect that gray.

RGB rendering intent

The RGB rendering intent option specifies a rendering intent for RGB/Lab-to-CMYK color conversion. This
conversion can be optimized for the type of color image being printed.
To control the appearance of images, such as prints from office applications or RGB photographs from Adobe
Photoshop, select the appropriate rendering intent. The E-85A/E-45A allows you to select from the four rendering
intents currently found in industry-standard ICC profiles.
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Note: If you experience tone reproduction problems, use the Photographic setting.

Rendering intent Best used for Equivalent ICC rendering intent

Photographic - Typically Photographs, including scans and images Image, Contrast, and Perceptual
results in less-saturated output from stock photography CDs and digital
than presentation rendering camera images.
when printing out-of-gamut
colors. This style preserves
tonal relationships in images.

Presentation - Creates Artwork and graphs in presentations. This Saturation, Graphics

saturated colors but does not style can be used for mixed pages that
match printed colors precisely contain presentation graphics and
to displayed colors. In-gamut photographs.
colors, such as flesh tones, are
rendered well. This style is
similar to the Photographic
rendering intent.

Relative Colorimetric - Provides Advanced use when color matching is Relative Colorimetric
white point transformation important, but you prefer white colors in the
between the source and document to print as paper white. This style
destination white points. For may also be used with PostScript color
example, the bluish-white color management to affect CMYK or RGB data
(gray) of a monitor is replaced for simulation purposes.
by paper white. This style
avoids visible borders between
blank spaces and white objects.

Absolute Colorimetric - Situations when exact colors are needed and Absolute Colorimetric
Provides no white point visible borders are not distracting. This style
transformation between the may also be used with PostScript color
source and destination white management to affect CMYK or RGB data
points. For example, the bluish- for simulation purposes.
white color (gray) is not
replaced by paper white.

RGB source, CMYK source, and Grayscale source

The RGB source, CMYK source, and Grayscale source print options allow you to define the color spaces of the RGB,
CMYK, and grayscale data, respectively, in your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the
E-85A/E-45A.
Commonly used color spaces are available on the E-85A/E-45A. For others, you can import CMYK and RGB custom
profiles to the E-85A/E-45A. Custom grayscale profiles cannot be imported.
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RGB source
When you specify a profile for RGB source, the E-85A/E-45A overrides source color space definitions or profiles that
other color management systems may have specified. For example, if your document contains an embedded RGB
profile, the RGB source setting overrides it.
When you specify an RGB source profile, the output from the E-85A/E-45A is consistent across platforms. The RGB
source options are as follows:

• EFIRGB - Specifies an EFI-defined color space recommended for users who have no detailed information about
their RGB data.
• sRGB (PC) - A Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard recommended color space designed for typical home and office
applications.
• Apple Standard - Specifies the color space of an older Mac OS computer monitor.
• Adobe RGB (1998) - An Adobe-defined color space, used in some prepress workflows as the default working
space for Adobe Photoshop.
• eciRGB v2 - The European Color Initiative (ECI) recommended space for use as an RGB working color space and
color data exchange format for ad agencies, publishers, reproduction, and printing houses.
• Fiery RGB v5 - An EFI-defined color space recommended for users of office applications. This color space is
similar to EFIRGB but is larger and can provide a more desirable blue output.

In cases where you do not want RGB source to override another specified source color space, select the Use RGB
embedded profiles option.
If the Use RGB embedded profiles option is enabled, the E-85A/E-45A honors objects in the document with RGB
profiles, and objects without profiles are color managed with the RGB source profile from Job Properties.

CMYK source
The CMYK source option can be set to any CMYK source profile that is present on the E-85A/E-45A.
To properly manage color in a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same profile must be
specified for printing the image.
The CMYK source profile setting you specify depends on the CMYK profile or press standard for which the CMYK
data was separated. This option affects CMYK data only.

• For images that were separated using a custom separation (such as a separation produced with an ICC profile),
select the profile used for RGB to CMYK conversions in the prepress workflow on the E-85A/E-45A with the
CMYK source setting.
• For images that were separated for a press standard, select the press standard as the CMYK source setting.
If the job contains an embedded CMYK profile, select the Use CMYK embedded profiles option. The embedded
profile is applied to CMYK data.
The CMYK source option can be set to any CMYK source profile that is present on the E-85A/E-45A.
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If you do not want CMYK data in a job to be converted to the output color space, you can select one of the following
settings:

• Bypass conversion - This setting sends the original CMYK data in the job to the printer without conversion, but
with calibration applied.
• ColorWise OFF - This setting sends the original CMYK data in the job to the printer without calibration applied
and without converting the CMYK data. The CMYK data is still subject to the total ink or toner limit, however.
The ColorWise OFF setting is available for a specific job but it cannot be the default setting on the E-85A/E-45A.
You select this setting for a specific job.

Note: When you print with the ColorWise OFF setting, make sure that the options you choose in your application
do not cause the application to modify CMYK data. You must specify no color management in the application
when you print with the ColorWise OFF setting.

Grayscale source
The E-85A/E-45A supports separate processing of jobs with Device Gray and ICC Based Grayscale through their
own color conversion. For FS200/FS200 Pro and earlier, the grayscale color spaces were processed through the
CMYK color path.
The Grayscale source profile setting provides factory-installed grayscale profiles to use for source-to-output profile
color conversion. Users cannot import their own grayscale ICC profiles.
If the job contains an embedded profile associated to grayscale objects in the document, select the Use Gray
embedded profiles option.
The Grayscale source option can be set to any of the factory-installed grayscale source profiles that are present on
the E-85A/E-45A.

Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source

The Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source option determines how RGB colors (as well as Lab and XYZ colors) are
converted to CMYK. This option defines the color spaces that are used by the E-85A/E-45A to separate the RGB
data into CMYK values.

• When Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source is turned on, all RGB colors are first converted to the CMYK color
space defined by the CMYK source print option before being converted to the CMYK color space of the printer
(as defined by the Output profile print option). The result is a simulation of the RGB colors that would be output
from a printer with the characteristics defined by the CMYK source profile.
With Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source, for example, if a high-quality ICC profile is available for another
printer, your printer can simulate the behavior of that other printer.
• When Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source is turned off, all RGB colors are converted directly to the CMYK color
space of the printer (as defined by the Output profile print option).
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Spot color matching

The Spot color matching option provides automatic matching of spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents.

• On - The E-85A/E-45A uses a built-in table to generate the closest CMYK matches of spot colors your printer
can produce. (New tables are generated when you add new output profiles.)
With Spot-On, the E-85A/E-45A uses the CMYK matches determined through Spot-On.
• The Use spot group menu allows you to select a spot color group that E-85A/E-45A searches first for spot color
definitions during file processing. When new spot color groups have been created in Device Center > Resources >
Spot Colors, the new groups are listed in the Use spot group menu. If a spot color is not found in the selected list,
the E-85A/E-45A searches all other spot color groups for a matching spot color name. If the name is not found,
the spot color is rendered with the alternate color in the document.
• Off - The E-85A/E-45A processes spot colors as CMYK data and uses the alternate color space provided by the
spot color. By default, most applications use the CMYK equivalents defined by the spot color manufacturer, such
as PANTONE. These are the same CMYK equivalents used by applications that include spot color libraries.

Note: Spot colors that are not included in the built-in table are processed with the alternate color space.
For jobs that include spot colors, turn Spot color matching on unless you are printing press simulations. In that case,
turn Spot color matching off and select the appropriate CMYK source.
For PDF and PostScript jobs that include spot colors that are not in the built‑in table, turning Spot color matching
on causes the alternate color space to be used. The E-85A/E-45A references the built‑in table to generate the closest
CMYK matches of the original spot color.

Note: Use Spot color matching only when printing composites, not when printing separations.

Substitute colors
Substitute colors are colors that, when called for in a document by their RGB or CMYK values, are substituted with a
different color that is defined in the Spot-On color dictionary. This permits exact color control and overrides
individual RGB and CMYK colors.
Spot-On allows you to create a list of substitute colors. To enable substitute colors for a job, turn on the Substitute
colors option.

Note: You cannot use Substitute colors at the same time that you use Postflight.
When you use Substitute colors at the same time that you use Spot color matching, be sure that the CMYK color
that you want to replace with a substitute color is not a CMYK color that is also defined as a spot color. Otherwise,
the spot color may be replaced with the substitute color, which may not be the result that you expect.
For more information about creating and using substitute colors, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Color print options

Use RGB/CMYK/Gray embedded profiles

You can specify whether the E-85A/E-45A uses the source profile (either RGB or CMYK or grayscale) that is
embedded in the print job rather than the source profile specified in the print settings.

RGB
If you turn on Use RGB embedded profiles, the E-85A/E-45A honors the embedded RGB profile information for
objects tagged with an RGB profile and uses the RGB source profile for RGB objects without an RGB profile. If you
turn off this option, the E-85A/E-45A uses the profile specified in the RGB source option.

CMYK
If you turn on Use CMYK embedded profiles, the E-85A/E-45A honors the embedded CMYK profile information for
objects tagged with a CMYK profile and uses the CMYK source profile for CMYK objects without a CMYK profile. If
you turn off this option, the E-85A/E-45A uses the profile specified in the CMYK source option.

Gray
If you turn on Use Gray embedded profiles, the E-85A/E-45A honors the embedded gray profile information for
objects tagged with a gray profile and uses the source gray profile for gray objects without a gray profile.

Use spot group

Use spot group uses the default spot color group for the print job.

Where to specify color print options

You can set color print options for all jobs by setting the default values on the E-85A/E-45A. You can set the color
print options for a specific job to different values if the default values are not what you want for the job.
You specify default values for color print options in Color Setup in Command WorkStation. You can also set default
values from E-85A/E-45A Setup, as described in Configuration and Setup. The defaults apply to all subsequent print
jobs unless you override them.

Note: A job uses the E-85A/E-45A default settings at the time it is sent to the E-85A/E-45A Hold queue, not at the
time the job is processed for printing.
How you set specific color print options for a particular job depends on how you submit the job to the E-85A/E-45A.

• When you print a job from an application through the printer driver, specify color print options using the
settings that appear in the printer driver.
The printer driver sends a PostScript file to the E-85A/E-45A that incorporates the settings for the color print
options you selected.
• When you print a job through Hot Folders or a virtual printer, specify color print options in the Job Properties
settings. These settings override the default settings on the E-85A/E-45A.
• When a job is in the Hold queue of the E-85A/E-45A, specify color print options through the Job Properties
settings in Command WorkStation. These settings override the default settings on the E-85A/E-45A.
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Color print options

The following color print options are located in both (1) the Color tab of the printer driver or Job Properties and (2)
in Color Setup in Device Center:

• 2-color print mapping

• Auto trapping
• Black overprint (for pure black)
• Black point compensation
• Black text and graphics
• CMYK rendering intent
• CMYK source or device link
• Combine separations
• Composite overprint
• Grayscale rendering intent
• Grayscale source
• Optimize RGB transparency (Job Properties only)
• Output profile
• PDF/X output intent
• Print CMYK gray using black only
• Print gray using black only
• Print RGB gray using black only
• RGB rendering intent
• RGB source or device link
• Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK source
• Spot color matching
• Substitute colors
• Use CMYK embedded profiles
• Use Gray embedded profiles
• Use RGB embedded profiles

Print from an application

To print from an application, you use the printer driver for your operating system (Windows or Mac OS).

• For information about how to install the printer driver, set up the E-85A/E-45A for printing, and set print
options with the printer driver, see Printing.
• When you print a job from a Mac OS application using the printer driver, you must also set color-management
print options appropriately.
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Color print options

Print with color settings in Mac OS

Printing a job from a Mac OS application varies from application to application, because many Mac OS applications
have their own print dialog that is different from the Mac OS system print dialog. To set color management print
options when you are using the Mac OS system print dialog and the printer driver for Mac OS, follow the steps
below. For more information about how to set print options with the printer driver for Mac OS, see Printing.

1 Select Print in your application.

2 Expand the dialog box, if necessary, by clicking the arrow next to the Printer name.

3 Click Preview, select Color Matching from the drop-down list, and then click In Printer.

4 Set other print options as needed, and then click Print to send your job.
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Color profiles

Color profiles
The E-85A/E-45A includes by default a number of RGB and CMYK profiles that you can use for printing through
the RGB Source, CMYK/Grayscale Source, and Output Profile settings for a job.
You can manage the profiles on the E-85A/E-45A with Profile Manager in Command WorkStation, which allows you
to import ICC profiles to the E-85A/E-45A, export profiles, delete profiles (except for default profiles), and set the
properties of profiles. You can also create custom CMYK source or output profiles by editing an existing profile and
saving it as a new profile.
You can install (copy) additional ICC profiles from the User Software DVD to your computer. Use the ICC profiles
with applications that support ICC standards, such as Adobe Photoshop.
You can also install ICC profiles from the E-85A/E-45A to your computer over the network.

ICC profiles on the User Software DVD

The User Software DVD contains additional ICC profiles that you can install (copy) to your computer.

Adobe ICC Profiles folder

The Adobe ICC Profiles folder is located inside the Windows Color Files\Legacy\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files/
Legacy/ICC Profiles folder.
The profiles in this folder were created by Adobe Systems, Inc. For more information, see the documents included in
the folder.
CMYK Profiles:

• CoatedFOGRA27.icc
• CoatedFOGRA39.icc
• CoatedGRACoL2006.icc
• JapanColor2001Coated.icc
• JapanColor2001Uncoated.icc
• JapanColor2002Newspaper.icc
• JapanColor2003WebCoated.icc
• JapanWebCoated.icc
• UncoatedFOGRA29.icc
• USWebCoatedSWOP.icc
• USWebUncoated.icc
• WebCoatedFOGRA28.icc
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Color profiles

• WebCoatedSWOP2006Grade3.icc
• WebCoatedSWOP2006Grade5.icc
RGB Profiles:

• AdobeRGB1998.icc
• AppleRGB.icc
• ColorMatchRGB.icc
• PAL_SECAM.icc
• SMPTE-C.icc
• VideoHD.icc
• VideoNTSC.icc
• VideoPAL.icc

ECI folder
The ECI folder is located inside the Windows Color Files\Legacy\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files/Legacy/ICC
Profiles folder.
The profiles were created by the European Color Initiative (ECI). For more information, see the documents included
in the CMYK Profiles and RGB Profiles folders, as well as the ECI web site at www.eci.org.
CMYK Profiles:

• ISOcoated_v2_300_eci.icc
• ISOcoated_v2_eci.icc
• ISOuncoatedyellowish.icc
• PSO_Coated_300_NPscreen_ISO12647_eci.icc
• PSO_Coated_NPscreen_ISO12647_eci.icc
• PSO_LWC_Improved_eci.icc
• PSO_LWC_Standard_eci.icc
• PSO_MFC_Paper_eci.icc
• PSO_SNP_Paper_eci.icc
• PSO_Uncoated_ISO12647_eci.icc
• PSO_Uncoated_NPscreen_ISO12647_eci.icc
• SC_paper_eci.icc

EFI Support folder

The EFI Support folder is located inside the Windows Color Files\Legacy\ICC Profiles folder or Mac Color Files/
Legacy/ICC Profiles folder.
These profiles were created by EFI. For more information, see the General Requirements for Applications in
Commercial Offset Lithography (GRACoL) website at www.gracol.org, the Fogra website at www.fogra.org, and the
Specifications Web Offset Publications (SWOP) website at www.swop.org.
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Color profiles

CMYK Profiles:

• EFIEURO.icc
• EFISWOP.icc
• Enterprise CMYK.icc
• GRACoL2006_Coated1_EFI.icc
• ISOCoated.icc
• ISOCoated_FOGRA39L_EFI.icc
• ISOUncoated_FOGRA29L_EFI.icc
• SWOP2006_Coated3_EFI.icc
• SWOP2006_Coated5_EFI.icc
RGB Profiles:

• EFI Fiery RGB Chroma.icc

• EFI Fiery RGB Chroma+.icc
• EFI Fiery RGB Chroma++.icc
Note: The EFI Fiery RGB Chroma profiles are designed to provide saturated colors, especially in nighttime images,
while maintaining photographic detail. Of the three profiles, EFI Fiery RGB Chroma.icc has the least effect and EFI
Fiery RGB Chroma++.icc has the greatest effect.

• EFIRGB.ICC
• Fiery RGB v2.icc
• Fiery RGB v4.icc
• Fiery RGB v5.icc
• RGB D65 (Splash).icc
Japan Profiles:

• EFIDIC.ICC
• EFIJMPA2.icc
• EFIJMPA3.icc
• JapanColor2011Coated.icc
• JC2001_type1_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type2_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type3_EFI.icc
• JC2001_type4_EFI.icc
• TOYO Offset Coated 2.0.icc
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Color profiles

Add ICC profiles from the User Software DVD

The User Software DVD includes a number of ICC profiles that you can add to the E-85A/E-45A:
For most ICC-aware applications, you must install the files in the Color folder (Windows) or the Library/ColorSync/
Profiles folder (Mac OS). For use with the E-85A/E-45A, you can copy the files to a folder of your choice.

Note: On Mac OS, see the ColorSync documentation for setting ColorSync profiles, such as EFIRGB.

1 Install the profiles on your computer.

2 Use Command WorkStation to import the files to the E-85A/E-45A.

Install ICC profiles on a Windows computer

1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.

2 Open the folder (Windows Color Files) containing the profile.

3 Right-click the profile that you want and click Install Profile.

The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder on your computer.

Install ICC profiles on a Mac OS computer

You must log on with Administrator privileges.

1 Insert the User Software DVD into the DVD drive.

2 Open the folder (Mac Color Files) containing the profile.

3 Copy the profiles into Library/ColorSync/Profiles.

Install ICC profiles on a Windows computer over the network

1 Browse to the E-85A/E-45A over the network, using the IP address or DNS server name.

2 Type the user name and password, if required.

Ask your administrator if this information is required.

3 Double-click the PC_User_SW directory.

4 Open the ICC folder.

5 Right-click the profile that you want and click Install Profile.
The profiles are installed automatically to the Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color folder on your Windows
computer.
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Color profiles

Install ColorSync profiles on a Mac OS computer over the network

You must log on with Administrator privileges.

1 Select Go > Connect to Server.

2 Type smb:// followed by the IP address of the E-85A/E-45A and click Connect.
If you cannot locate your E-85A/E-45A, contact your administrator.

3 Type the user name and password, if required.

Ask your administrator if this information is required.

4 Double-click the Mac_User_SW directory.

5 Open the ColorSync folder.

6 Copy the profiles into Library/ColorSync/Profiles.

Color Bars folder

The Color Bars folder is located inside the Windows Color Files folder or Mac Color Files folder. These files are used
for the Control Bar feature.
The Control Bar feature is available with Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition. For more information, see
Fiery Graphic Arts Package.
You can copy these additional color files from the User Software DVD to your computer.
You can also copy these files from the E-85A/E-45A to your computer over the network.

• FieryColorBar.eps
• Ugra Fogra-MediaWedge V2.2x_EFIv1.eps
• Ugra Fogra-MediaWedge V3.0a_EFIv1.eps
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Calibration

Calibration
Calibrating the E-85A/E-45A ensures consistent and reliable color output. Calibration adjusts the ink or toner
densities of a job to compensate for the difference between the expected (target) densities of the printer and the
actual (measured) densities that the printer outputs.
Periodic calibration is necessary to monitor the actual output of the printer. To calibrate the E-85A/E-45A, you
measure the densities of printed color patches on a page.
Calibration is applied to all jobs, but you can disable it for a specific job. The ColorWise Off setting for the CMYK/
Grayscale Source option disables calibration (and color management) for CMYK data in a job. You might want to
disable calibration for testing purposes, for example.
If you defined a custom halftone screen with the Halftone Simulation feature, you must calibrate the E-85A/E-45A
for that halftone screen before you print a job with it.
Changing calibration has the potential to affect all jobs for all users, so consider limiting the number of people
authorized to perform calibration. Set an Administrator password to control access to calibration (see Configuration
and Setup).

Check calibration status

You can check when the E-85A/E-45A was last calibrated in Command WorkStation.

Check the calibration status for a job

• In Command WorkStation, in Job Center, select the job.

The time of the most recent calibration is displayed in the lower-right corner.

Check the status of a specific calibration

1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, click the General tab, click Tools, and then click Manage (under
Calibrate).
The list of calibration settings on the E-85A/E-45A appears in Calibrator.
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Calibration

2 Find the calibration in the list and check the Last calibrated value.
Default measurements indicates the factory settings, which means that the E-85A/E-45A has not been calibrated.
You can configure Command WorkStation to optionally display a warning or suspend printing if the calibration
of a job is out of date. For more information, see the online help.

Calibrator in Command WorkStation

You can calibrate the E-85A/E-45A with Calibrator in Command WorkStation.

Calibrator provides a choice of measurement methods depending on the methods supported by your E-85A/E-45A:

• ColorCal (in Command WorkStation) - Calibration method that uses the built-in scanner of the printer to
measure toner densities.
For more information about this method, see the online help.

Note: ColorCal is supported if your printer has the optional scanner installed.
• EFI ES-2000 hand-held spectrophotometer
You can choose from a number of patch layouts for the calibration page. In general, choose the most patches that
can be printed on the paper size that you are using. You can choose a 2-up layout if you have a large paper size
such as A3, in which case the patch layout is printed 2-up and the two sets of measurements are averaged.
For more information about this method, see the online help.
• In-line sensor on the printer
Multiple users can connect to one E-85A/E-45A with Command WorkStation, but only one user at a time can use
Calibrator. If you try to calibrate when another user is using Command WorkStation to calibrate, an error message is
displayed.
Before you save calibration measurements, you can check the calibration by printing a test page to see if it prints as
you expect. It may also be helpful to print your own test page with the colors and job settings that are important to
you.
Calibrator allows you to view the calibration measurements as a graph of input versus output curves for C, M, Y, and
K.

• If the maximum measured density of a colorant is less than the target value, print a test page to check the output,
especially areas with a lot of that particular colorant.
• If the maximum measured density is greater than or equal to the target value, this is usually not a problem.
If the curves are not smooth, it may be because the printer does not print uniformly across the page. The calibrated
output may still be acceptable.
One way to check uniformity is to print a test job that covers the page with a single colorant (C, M, Y, or K) at the
percentage that you want to check. Lack of uniformity is usually visible with values between 15% and 30%. This page
must be printed without color management (CMYK Source set to Bypass conversion). If lack of uniformity is visible,
we recommend that you calibrate using one of the sorted patch layouts, which helps to minimize banding in
gradients. However, calibration cannot fix the lack of uniformity of the printer.
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Calibration

Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A with Command WorkStation

1 Start Calibrator by doing one of the following:

• In Command WorkStation, click Server > Calibrate.

• In Command WorkStation, click the Calibrate icon.
• In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, click General, click Tools, and then click Calibrate.
• In Command WorkStation, right-click a held/printed job and select Calibrate job.
In this case, Calibrator automatically selects the calibration setting used by the job.

2 Follow the procedure for your measurement instrument.

For more information, see the online help.

Calibration using the in-line sensor

The in-line sensor can be used to calibrate the E-85A/E-45A. Like other calibration methods, the in-line sensor lets
you print and measure a page of color patches. With the in-line sensor, recalibration is automated. The advantage of
the in-line sensor is that you do not have to measure the calibration patches manually.
The in-line sensor is a color measurement device that is integrated into the Pro C7200/C7200S series. It provides in-
line scanning of a page, after the page is printed and before it is output from the Pro C7200/C7200S series.

Calibrate using the in-line sensor

Calibrator lets you calibrate the E-85A/E-45A using an existing calibration setting or you can create a new
calibration set.
1 To access the calibration feature of the E-85A/E-45A, see Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A with Command
WorkStation on page 37.
The Calibrator window appears.

2 If you are creating a new calibration set, create a name for it and click Next.
The Patch Layout page appears.

3 Select the name of the calibration instrument and then click Print.
Job Properties appears.

4 In Job Properties, adjust media settings, and add halftone information if desired. Click OK.
A message appears saying that the page is printing. If you are creating a new calibration set rather than
recalibrating, a window appears asking you to use the ES-2000 to measure the patches. The E-85A/E-45A then
calibrates the ES-2000 in preparation for measuring. If you are recalibrating, however, you do not need to
measure the patches again because the ES-2000's measurements have been saved for the named calibration set.

5 If you are creating a new calibration set, retrieve the pages from the Pro C7200/C7200S series and measure the
patches on all pages with the ES-2000.

6 Click Next.
The E-85A/E-45A displays the results of your measurements.
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Calibration

7 Click Apply and Close.

Calibrate for printing white-on-first-pass

For the tasks that follow, you must swap the black toner and the white toner in the Pro C7200/C7200S series.

Calibrate for printing white-on-first-pass: update

To update a calibration:

1 Start Calibrator and select Recalibrate.

2 Select the calibration for printing white-on-first-pass (Black/Metallic/Transparency).

3 For Device, select the ES-2000.

Note: When you are calibrating, the in-line spectrophotometer (ILS) is not supported for printing white-on-first-
pass.

4 Configure the print settings for printing the calibration chart.

5 Print the calibration chart.

The CMYK patches are printed on white toner.

6 Measure the color patches.

7 Click Apply and Close.

Calibrate for printing white-on-first pass: creating a new calibration

To create a new calibration:

1 Start Calibrator and select Create calibration.

2 Give the new calibration a name.

3 For Device, select the ES-2000.

Note: When you are calibrating, the in-line spectrophotometer (ILS) is not supported for printing white-on-first-
pass.

4 In the print settings for the calibration chart, select Specialty Color > Apply white toner > Apply to full page.

5 Print the calibration chart.

The CMYK patches are printed on white toner.

6 Measure the color patches.

7 Click Apply and Close.

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Calibration

Calibration from the printer control panel

You can calibrate the E-85A/E-45A from the printer control panel with ColorCal, without using Command
WorkStation.

Note: ColorCal is supported if your printer has the optional scanner installed.
When you calibrate from the printer control panel, the measurements are applied to the calibration setting
associated with the default output profile that is selected in Color Setup.
If an Administrator or Operator password has been set, you will need it to perform calibration from the printer
control panel.
It is also possible to remove calibration measurements (and restore the default measurements) from the E-85A/
E-45A using the printer control panel. In general, it is not necessary, because any new calibration replaces the
existing one if the same calibration setting is selected. Removing calibration affects all calibration settings.

Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A from the printer control panel

To calibrate the E-85A/E-45A, you print a page that contains color patches and use the printer's scanner to measure
the color patches. The measured values are saved and used for the calibration setting associated with the media that
the page was printed on.

1 Press the Home button to display the main screen, and then press the Fiery icon.

2 Log in as an administrator.

3 Press the Tools tab, and then press Calibration.

4 Select the media and tray for printing the ColorCal Calibration page.

5 Press Print to print the page.

6 Follow the instructions on the screen and on the ColorCal Calibration page to place the page on the glass platen
along with the grayscale strip, and press Scan.
A scan is performed to measure the color patches on the page.

7 Optionally, press Print Comparison Page to print a test page.

You can examine the test page to decide if the calibration is successful.

8 If the calibration is successful, press Apply to save the measurements.

Managing calibration settings

Every output profile on the E-85A/E-45A must be associated with a calibration setting. The calibration setting
provides the E-85A/E-45A with density measurements of each of the printed colorants, for specific printing
conditions (for example, media type). This data, along with the expected density response of the printer, allows the
E-85A/E-45A to apply corrections to color values that are sent to the printer, to achieve the calibrated output.
An output profile can be associated with only one calibration setting, but the same calibration setting can be used by
more than one output profile.
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Calibration

A calibration setting must be associated with at least one output profile, otherwise the calibration setting will never
be used for printing.

Output profiles and calibration settings

The E-85A/E-45A has one or more factory-supplied output profiles.
Output profiles and their associated calibration settings may produce acceptable color quality. However, you may
need to create custom calibration settings and output profiles, depending on your situation.

Note: The E-85A/E-45A supports a maximum of 39 calibration settings, including the factory-supplied calibration
settings as well as any custom ones that you create.

Your media Action Notes

1 Recommended media for a factory- Printing with the output profile You can find the recommended media
supplied output profile (the media produces acceptable color. You do not for an output profile in Calibrator.
that the profile is based on) need to create a calibration setting or
custom profile.

2 Media similar to a factory-supplied You might be able to use the output The output profile name usually
profile’s recommended media profile. The print settings required for indicates the general type of media (for
your media (for example, media type example, plain, coated, or heavy). You
and media weight) must match the can find the print settings required for
print settings required by the the recommended media in Calibrator.
recommended media. If the color
quality is acceptable, you do not need
to create a calibration setting or
custom profile.

3 Media that is similar to a factory- You might still be able to use a factory- You can create a custom calibration
supplied profile’s recommended supplied output profile, if you create a setting in Calibrator.
media, but uses different print custom calibration setting and use it to
settings calibrate the E-85A/E-45A with your
media.

4 Media that does not yield You must create a custom calibration Use profile-generating software to
acceptable color with any factory- setting and custom profile. create a custom profile.
supplied profile

Note: Recommended media is chosen for color quality, as well as other factors, such as feeding reliability and quality
of transfer.

Find recommended paper and print settings

You can find the recommended paper and print settings for a particular output profile in Calibrator.

1 In Command WorkStation, in Device Center, click the Color Setup tab and click Color Management.
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Calibration

2 Click Set Defaults, and in the window that appears, click Color. Select the output profile and note the name of the
calibration setting displayed to the right.

3 In Device Center, click the General tab, click Tools, and then click Manage under Calibrate.
The list of calibration settings on the E-85A/E-45A appears in Calibrator.

4 Select the calibration setting from the list.

The recommended paper is shown in the list and the required print settings are displayed in the calibration-
related properties.

5 Click Close to close the window.

Custom calibration settings

If you are printing on a paper that is similar to the recommended paper, but uses different print settings, you might
still be able to use the output profile, but you must create a custom calibration setting. If the color quality is
acceptable, you do not need to create a custom profile.
You can add a new calibration setting that you can then select when performing calibration. You can delete a custom
calibration setting. You cannot delete a factory-supplied calibration setting.
For information about adding a custom calibration setting, see the online help.

Custom calibration settings and output profiles

If you determine that none of the factory-supplied output profiles produces acceptable color with your paper, you
must create a custom calibration setting in Calibrator and a custom profile using profile-generating software.
To create a custom calibration setting, you print a page of color patches on the E-85A/E-45A using your paper and
measure the page with Calibrator.
If Fiery Color Profiler Suite is installed on your computer, you can start it from within Calibrator to create a custom
output profile immediately after creating a custom calibration setting.

Note: Before creating a custom calibration setting and custom output profile, make sure that the printer is calibrated
(if calibration is supported on the printer). For information about performing printer calibration, see the
documentation that accompanies the printer.
When color quality is important, make sure that the E-85A/E-45A is calibrated for the particular halftone screen that
you use. Changing a halftone screen usually modifies the color response of the printer. For more information, see
Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.
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Calibration

Understanding calibration

Calibration generates adjustments to ink or toner densities that account for the difference between the actual
densities (measurements) and the expected response (target).

• Measurements represent the actual color behavior of the printer.

• Calibration settings contain sets of measurements that represent the output for specific printing conditions, such
as media and print options.
• Each calibration setting is associated with a calibration target that describes the expected behavior of the printer.
After you calibrate the E-85A/E-45A for a specific calibration setting, the measurements are stored. These
measurements are used to adjust output densities when you print with the output profile associated with the
calibration setting.
Although the needs of most users are met by the default calibration setting, the E-85A/E-45A allows you to select a
calibration setting to customize calibration for specialized jobs.
Every output profile has an associated calibration setting. If you have not specified one, the calibration setting
associated with the default output profile is used.

How calibration works

Success in obtaining satisfactory print quality from the E-85A/E-45A depends on many factors. Among the most
important are establishing and maintaining optimal ink or toner densities. The density is the measure of the light
absorbed by a surface. By carefully regulating densities, you obtain consistent printed color from print run to print
run.
Calibration allows you to:

• Maximize the color reproduction capabilities of the E-85A/E-45A.

• Ensure consistent color quality from print run to print run.
• Produce consistent output across more than one E-85A/E-45A.
• Achieve better color matches when reproducing spot colors, such as PANTONE colors or other named color
systems.
• Optimize the E-85A/E-45A for using ColorWise rendering intents, CMYK simulations, and ICC profiles.
Even with a calibrated system, ink or toner density is affected by the settings of the printer, humidity, and
temperature. Density also tends to drift over time. Uneven density on paper affects calibration results. Regular
measurement detects day-to-day variations in density, gradation, and color reproduction, and calibration corrects
them.
Calibration works by calculating adjustments that compensate for the difference between actual (measured) and
desired (target) density values. These calibration adjustments are often depicted as mathematical curves for each of
the colorants.

When to calibrate
Calibrate the E-85A/E-45A at least once a day, depending on the volume of print jobs. If it is very important to
maintain consistent color, or your printer is subject to wide fluctuations in temperature or humidity, calibrate every
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few hours. For optimal performance, calibrate whenever there is a noticeable change in print quality or printing
results are not as expected.
If you must split a print job into two or more batches to print at different times, it is important to calibrate before
you print each batch. You should also calibrate the E-85A/E-45A after printer maintenance or printer calibration.
However, because the printer may be less stable immediately after maintenance, wait until you have printed
approximately 50 pages before you calibrate.

Note: Because output from the printer is very sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity, do not install the
printer near a window, in direct sunlight, or near a heater or air conditioner. Paper is also sensitive to climate
changes. Store it in a cool, dry, stable environment, and keep reams sealed until they are used.
To monitor print quality, print a color reference page. A good reference page includes fully saturated color patches
and pale tints of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Images with skin tones offer a good basis for comparison. Save and
periodically compare the pages you print. If a noticeable change in appearance occurs, calibrate the E-85A/E-45A.
When you examine the reference page, all color patches should be visible, even though they may be very faint in the
five to two percent range. Each patch set should show uniform gradation from patch to patch as the color lightens
from 100% to zero.
If the solid density patches (100% cyan, magenta, yellow, or black) look less saturated over time, show the pages to
your service technician to determine whether adjusting the printer can improve output.
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Spot-On

Spot-On
The Spot color matching print option automatically matches spot colors with their best CMYK equivalents so that
spot colors can be simulated using the CMYK colors. However, you may want to adjust the default CMYK
equivalents to achieve a better match for your specific printing conditions. You can modify spot colors with the
Spot-On spot color editor (Spot Colors in Command WorkStation).

Note: Spot colors are also called "named" colors because a color name is used to represent a specific CMYK value.
Spot Colors comes pre-loaded with libraries of named colors such as those from PANTONE, HKS, TOYO, and DIC.
The spot color libraries store the original colors with their device-independent definitions (Lab values). For each
output profile on the E-85A/E-45A, the E-85A/E-45A computes the best available CMYK reproduction of each spot
color. Each time a new profile is generated or updated, the E-85A/E-45A automatically recalculates the best CMYK
equivalents.
Spot-On supports other features related to spot colors:

• In Spot Colors, you can create a list of “substitute” colors. These are colors that, when called for in a document by
their RGB or CMYK values, are substituted with a different color having the CMYK values from the Spot Colors
color definition. This permits exact color control and overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.
For more information, see Substitute colors on page 26.
• When a job that specifies overprinting for spot-color objects is printed with the Composite overprint print
option, Spot-On enables the correct color processing.
For more information, see Composite overprint on page 18.

Spot Colors in Command WorkStation

The Spot Colors feature is a spot color (named color) manager in Command WorkStation that allows you to edit
spot color definitions on the E-85A/E-45A and create custom spot color definitions. Spot Colors is a part of the
Spot-On feature. If Spot-On is available for your E-85A/E-45A and is activated on the E-85A/E-45A, you can adjust
and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents.
The Spot-On feature is in Command WorkStation, in Device Center, in the Spot Colors window under the Resources
tab.
You can create a list of "substitute" colors. These are colors that, when called for in a document by their RGB or
CMYK values, are substituted with a different color having the CMYK values from the Spot Colors color definition.
This permits exact color control and overrides individual RGB and CMYK colors.
If 2-Color print mapping is available for your E-85A/E-45A, and is enabled, Spot Colors also allows you to assign
spot colors and process colors to the generic colors that are used in a job. The 2-Color print mapping feature is
designed for print shop operators to simulate a two-color press. You can print a two-color job to a two-color device
by mapping the colors in a job to the colors that are already created on the device.
For more information about 2-Color print mapping, see Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.
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For more information about Spot Colors and Substitute Colors, see Command WorkStation Help.

How Spot-On works

Spot-On allows you to adjust and manage lists of spot colors and their CMYK equivalents. The matching lists of spot
colors and CMYK values are known as spot color dictionaries. Spot-On allows you to maintain multiple spot color
dictionaries for each output profile on the E-85A/E-45A.
In Spot-On, you specify the job properties that you use to print a job. Based on the settings, Spot-On determines the
output profile and its associated spot color dictionary.
If you select Output profile X and redefine PANTONE 123 from 30%M to 50%M using Spot-On, the output will
reflect 50%M when you print a job with Output profile X. If you print a job with Output profile Y, you will get the
original value.
If you select Output profile X and create a custom color named "My Purple" and define it as 80%C 40%M, the E-85A/
E-45A automatically calculates the Lab values using Output profile X and creates new CMYK values for use with
Output profile Y.
To use the Spot-On features with named colors, you must enable the Spot color matching print option.

Note: Spot colors that are identified by name are printed with their defined CMYK values. Edits to an output profile
made in Command WorkStation do not affect how spot colors are printed.
Any edits made to a job with the color adjustment features in ImageViewer affect all of the colors in the job,
including spot colors.

Monitor settings

This feature requires that a job be displayed with correct colors on your monitor. To display the colors correctly on
your monitor, you must set up the monitor according to the manufacturer’s recommendations, and specify the
correct monitor profile for your monitor.
Specify the following settings for the monitor:

• On the monitor: Brightness, Contrast, and Color Temperature

• In the operating system: Resolution, Refresh rate, and Number of colors
For more information about setting up the monitor and the monitor profile, see the documentation that
accompanies the monitor.
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Specialty colors

Specialty colors
A specialty color is an additional color (besides Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) installed on the printer. Specialty
color features on the E-85A/E-45A give you access to specialty colors.
White toner, Clear toner, or another speciality color can be installed on the printer.

• White - For printing on transparent media, you can print White toner on top of other colors so that it becomes a
white background when the sheet is viewed from the non-printed side. You can also print white objects on
colored paper or over an area of printed color.
• Clear - You can add a translucent layer of Clear toner over an entire page, similar to lamination, or overprint
specific objects with Clear toner for a subtle highlighting effect.
• Special - You can choose a spot color to be used as a specialty color. See Configure a specialty color in Command
WorkStation on page 48.

Note: A specialty color cannot be used as a process color. A specialty color is used only as a spot color or color layer.
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This example shows white or clear toner printing over a CMYK red image.

1 White or clear toner

2 CMYK color
3 Printed output

With specialty colors, the E-85A/E-45A can print specialty color in areas of a page designated as a special spot color.
You can create documents with spot colors in a design application that supports spot colors, such as Adobe InDesign
or Quark XPress. Microsoft Office applications do not support spot colors.
If you cannot create spot colors in your job, you can still apply a specialty color to the job in the following ways:

• The E-85A/E-45A can print a specialty color, including Clear toner, over an entire page.
• When Clear toner is a specialty color, the E-85A/E-45A can overprint objects of a specified type (text, graphics,
or images) with Clear toner.
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Configure a specialty color in Command WorkStation

To be printed with a specialty color, a document must contain a special spot color. The spot color name must exactly
match the name of the spot color configured for the specialty color on the E-85A/E-45A. The name is case-sensitive.

• If the specialty color feature has been activated on the E-85A/E-45A, the E-85A/E-45A has a specialty color
group that contains a default spot color. This spot color represents the specialty color. Any spot color that you
add to the specialty color group can also represent the specialty color.
The Clear toner color group contains the default spot color named Clear. The White color group contains the
default spot color named White.
• If a document already contains a spot color with the specialty color name defined on the E-85A/E-45A, the
document can be printed with the specialty color.
• If a name other than the specialty color name is used in the document, you must create a spot color of the same
name on the E-85A/E-45A, using Specialty Colors in Command WorkStation.

Note: Specialty Colors uses the same spot color editing features as Spot-On. You cannot edit spot colors and
specialty colors at the same time.
If you do not know the spot color name that is used in a job, you can submit the job to the Hold queue of the E-85A/
E-45A and use the Preflight feature of Command WorkStation to analyze the job and display the names of the spot
colors used in the job. Preflight is a feature of Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition.

1 In Command WorkStation, right-click the More icon (three dots) next to the name of the E-85A/E-45A and
select Device Center.

2 In Device Center, click Specialty Colors under Resources.

3 Select the specialty color group and click New.

4 Type the specialty color name exactly as it is used in your document and click OK.

Note: Double-byte characters are not supported.

Print a job with Clear Dry Ink

You can print a job with Clear Dry Ink that you have specified as a spot color in Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, or
other design application. On the E-85A/E-45A, Clear Dry Ink is treated as a specialty color.
A specialty color must be present on the E-85A/E-45A to represent the Clear spot color in your document.
Clear toner must be installed on the printer.
If you print the job from an application using the printer driver, Two-Way Communication must be enabled in the
printer driver, which allows the printer driver to detect that Clear toner is installed on the printer.
A specialty color group called Clear is configured on the E-85A/E-45A. The Clear color group contains a specialty
color called Clear.

1 In your application, create a new spot color to represent the Clear toner color, if one does not already exist.
If you want to be able to print a test print with an alternate color instead of Clear toner, be sure to specify an
alternate color for the spot color.
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2 Using the new spot color, specify the objects in the document to be overprinted with Clear toner.
To overprint an object with Clear toner, create an object of Clear spot color on top of the object and set the Clear
object to overprint. If the Clear object is not set to overprint, it knocks out the background object.

3 In your application, click File > Print, select the E-85A/E-45A as your printer, and then go to the Fiery print
options in the printer properties.
Alternatively, submit the job to the Hold queue of the E-85A/E-45A, and then set print options in Job Properties
in Command WorkStation.

4 On the Color pane, check that Composite overprint is selected.

5 On the Specialty Color pane, select how to apply the Clear specialty color in specific areas or types of objects.

• When Apply Clear toner is not selected, spot colors in the Clear toner specialty color group are ignored and
Clear toner is not applied.
The first time that you print a job, you might want to select this setting to print a test print without Clear
toner. After you check the output and resolve any problems, you can reprint the job with Clear toner. This
practice helps to conserve the Clear toner supply.
• Apply to full page - A layer of Clear toner is applied to the full page regardless of any spot colors defined in the
job.
• 'Clear' spot color(s) and selected object types - Spot colors in the Clear toner specialty color group are printed
with Clear toner and any objects of a selected type are overprinted with Clear toner.
You can select Clear toner overprinting for Text, Graphics, Images, and/or any spot color areas, even if there
are no Clear spot colors in the job.
• All pages - Clear toner is applied to all pages of a job.
• Invert clear toner - Prints Clear toner on areas where it isn't specified and does not print it on areas where it is
specified.

6 Select the pages or sheets to apply the specialty color settings.

Specialty color is not applied to any pages or sheets that are excluded from the selection.

7 Select High quality for the best print quality. This setting affects the printing speed. Do not select High quality if
you want to print at the fastest speed.

8 Set the Toner limit (0-100%) to set the percentage limit for the specialty color. With a lower limit, less toner is
applied. You can conserve toner by specifying a lower limit, if a lower limit still produces acceptable results.

9 Print the job.

Print a job with White toner

You can print a job with a White spot color that you have specified in Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, or other design
applications.
A specialty color must be present on the E-85A/E-45A to represent the White spot color in your document.
White toner must be installed on the printer.
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If you print the job from an application using the printer driver, Two-Way Communication must be enabled in the
printer driver, which allows the printer driver to detect that White toner is installed on the printer.
When the White toner feature is installed on the E-85A/E-45A, a specialty color group called White, which contains
a specialty color called White, is configured on the E-85A/E-45A.

1 In your application, create a new spot color to represent the White specialty color, if one does not already exist.
If you want to be able to print a test print with an alternate color instead of the specialty color, be sure to specify
an alternate color for the spot color.

2 Using the new spot color, specify the objects in the document to be printed with the specialty color.
The job does not need to have any overprinting with spot colors defined and can be created with an application
that does not support an overprinting function.

3 In your application, click File > Print, select the E-85A/E-45A as your printer, and then go to the Fiery print
options in the printer properties.
Alternatively, submit the job to the Hold queue of the E-85A/E-45A, and then set print options in Job Properties
in Command WorkStation.

4 On the Color area, check that Color mode is set to CMYK and that Composite overprint is selected.
These print settings are required for specialty color.

5 On the Specialty Color tab, select how to apply White in specific areas.

• When Apply White toner is not selected, spot colors in the White toner specialty color group are ignored and
White toner is not applied.
White toner can be installed before or after CMYK. If it is installed before CMYK, it prints underneath CMYK.
If it is installed after CMYK, it prints over CMYK.
• Apply to full page - A layer of White toner is applied to the full page regardless of any spot colors defined in the
job.
• 'White' spot color(s) and selected object types - Spot colors in the White specialty color group are printed with
White toner and any objects of a selected type are printed with White toner.
You can select White toner printing for Text, Graphics, Images, and/or any spot color areas, even if there are
no White spot colors in the job.
• All pages - White toner is applied to all pages of a job.
• Invert white toner - Prints white toner on areas where it isn't specified and does not print it on areas where it is
specified.

6 Select the pages or sheets to apply the specialty color settings.

Specialty color is not applied to any pages or sheets that are excluded from the selection.

7 Select High quality for the best print quality. This setting affects the printing speed. Do not select High quality if
you want to print at the fastest speed.

8 Select the Toner limit (0-100%) to set the percentage limit for the specialty color. With a lower limit, less toner is
applied. You can conserve toner by specifying a lower limit, if a lower limit still produces acceptable results.

9 Print the job.

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Print a watermark with Clear or White toner

You can use Clear or White toner to print a watermark on a job.

1 Print your job from its application.

2 In the printer driver, set the print settings for Clear toner, as described in Print a job with Clear Dry Ink on page
48, or set the print settings for White toner, as described in Print a job with White toner on page 49.
In the Specialty Color tab, be sure to choose to have the color applied to colors specified in Specialty Colors and
to selected objects. You do not need to have any Clear or White spot color in the job.

3 In the printer driver printing properties under the Stamping tab, specify the watermark. For Color, select Use
Specialty toner.

4 Print the job.

Multi Pass Specialty Color module

The Multi Pass Specialty Color module offers additional print settings for jobs with White or Clear toner.
1 To start the Multi Pass Specialty Color module from a web browser, type http://[server-IP-address]/Multipass. If a
certificate error is displayed, select Continue browsing this site. You can also start the Multi Pass Specialty Color
module from Fiery Ticker. From the >> menu, select Multi Pass Specialty Color, which opens a web browser.

2 Select a job.

3 Select either Use preset or Use manual setting.

If you select Use manual setting, you can choose whether to print CMYK or the specialty color first.
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The presets are the following:

• Metallic substrate: Specialty color is applied to the whole page except the metallic color object(s) in the job.
Using this preset with white toner and a metallic substrate allows the metallic substrate to show through the
metallic color objects while preserving CMYK color with a white background. In the job, specify a metallic
spot color. Before printing, map the spot color to White toner. See Print a job with White toner on page 49.
Specialty color is printed on the first pass, and CMYK is printed on the second pass.
• Color substrate: Specialty color hides the color substrate and provides a white background for printing
CMYK. In the job, specify a spot color wherever you want the color substrate to be hidden. Before printing,
map the spot color to White toner. See Print a job with White toner on page 49.
Specialty color is printed on the first pass, and CMYK is printed on the second pass.
• Backlit film: Specialty color prints a background over a mirror image of a CMYK job on a transparent
substrate in one pass. The specialty color background does not need to be specified in the job. The output is
backlit from the printed side and viewed from the unprinted side.

4 Select Print First Pass.

All options are grayed out, and the default action is Print Second Pass.

5 Manually reload the substrate to prepare for printing the second pass.

6 Select Print Second Pass.

You can reprint the first pass and specify the number of copies to reprint by selecting the down arrow next to
Print First Pass. After you have reprinted the first pass (and reloaded the substrate), you can also change the
number of copies for the second pass.

7 Select Done.
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Image Enhance Visual Editor

Image Enhance Visual Editor

Image Enhance Visual Editor (IEVE) is an image editing application that provides users with a visual workspace to
adjust individual images in a job. With IEVE, you can see the effects of your adjustments and fine-tune the
appearance of an image.
With IEVE, you can adjust tone, color, and sharpness, and perform red-eye correction. You can apply the same
adjustments to all images on a page or a range of pages. When you save a set of adjustments as a preset, you can
easily apply the same adjustments in the future.
Adjustments made in IEVE affect the job on the server and cannot be applied to the original source document.
IEVE is accessible from Command WorkStation. For more information about IEVE, see Fiery Command
WorkStation Help.

Access IEVE in Command WorkStation

1 In Job Center in Command WorkStation, select the job containing the images that you want to adjust.

Note: IEVE supports PDF, PostScript, and imposed (.dbp) jobs only.

2 To start IEVE, do one of the following:

• Select Actions > Image Enhance Visual Editor.

• Right-click the selected job and select Image Enhance Visual Editor from the menu that appears.

IEVE and Apply image enhancement print option

IEVE adjustments are independent of the configurable Apply image enhancement print option. If the Apply image
enhancement print option is turned on for a job that is also modified with IEVE, the effects of both are applied to the
images in the job. We recommend that you use one or the other, not both, for a job.

• The Apply image enhancement print option is a faster way to apply simple adjustments that do not require
visual confirmation before printing.
• IEVE is faster for making selective adjustments that require fine-tuning and visual inspection.
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Image Enhance Visual Editor