Solution: Color Balance Procedure
Overview
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Note:
For optimal color calibration results, set the desired print quality mode (Standard, Enhanced or Photo) in the PostScript Setup menu under Printer Setup menu prior to Calibrating Colors. Refer to Print Quality Modes for details.
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Color calibration procedures adjust the printer for optimal color output. Color settings may need adjustment upon initial
printer setup or when toners and imaging units are replaced. There are two procedures: Balance Colors and Lighten/Darken
Colors. If a finer adjustment of the primary colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) is needed, start with the Balance Colors
procedure. If the overall image appears either too light or dark, use the Lighten/Darken Colors procedure.
Balance Colors
There are three methods for balancing colors to prevent a primary color (cyan, magenta, or yellow) from overpowering the other colors:
- Basic Color Balance: Provides the most accurate color balance adjustment by using
instrument-based measurements. If using PhaserMatch/PhaserCal software, it is not necessary to perform either the
Basic Color Balance or Advanced Color Balance procedures.
- Advanced Color Balance: Provides a finer color balance adjustment than the Basic Color Balance procedure. Two or
more thoughtful, visual evaluations are made to ensure that equal mixtures of the primary colors produce a neutral gray.
Basic Color Balance
The basic color balance pages (like the pages illustrated below)
contain rows of cyan, magenta, green, and black. Each row contains
sections numbered from -5 to 5. When the page is viewed from arm’s
length, the color in the +0 section should appear to blend most closely
with the row’s background color. If it does not, use the basic color
balance procedure to adjust the color settings.
Procedure:
- At the printer’s front panel, select Basic Color Balance, then press the OK button.
- Follow the steps on the Basic Color Balance-Cyan/Magenta Page until the desired color setting is achieved.
- Follow the steps on the Basic Color Balance-Green/Black Page until the desired color setting is achieved.
Advanced Color Balance
The Light Color Balance Page and Dark Color Balance Page (like the page illustrated below) contain a large cluster of circles, numbered from 0 to 54, that vary in hue.
The center circle (0) should appear most neutral gray. The circle displays a color shift if one
or more of the colors are printing with a different density. For example, if cyan is printing
lighter than normal, the circle will appear too red.
Procedure:
- At the printer’s front panel, select Advanced Color Balance, then press the OK button.
- Follow the steps on the Light Color Balance Page until the desired adjustment is achieved.
- Follow the steps on the Dark Color Balance Page until the desired adjustment is achieved.
