Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 User Guide - Page 829

iPF6450 (See "Menu Settings.") →P.663 Color Management Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Optional) Using the Color Calibration Management Console Management Functions The Color Calibration Management Console provides the following management functions. • Detailed execution information • Execution instructions from the computer • Multiple printer management For details, refer to the Color Calibration Management Console instructions. (See "Color Calibration Management Console (Windows).") →P.846 (See "Color Calibration Management Console (Mac OS X).") →P.883 Color Management Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Optional) Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) allows you to use much more functionality than the sensor built into the printer and delivers much higher precision color management. Furthermore, you can execute color calibration and check the calibration logs of printers remotely by using the Color Calibration Management Console (CCMC) color management utility. If the printer is connected to a network, execution can be managed remotely from the computer. Since this allows the color management status of printers to be centrally managed, it delivers efficient low-cost color management. This section describes the color management tasks that are possible by using the spectrophotometer unit (optional). Spectrophotometer Unit (Optional) Color Calibration Although there are slight differences in how colors appear due to individual variations or aging among printers, there are only small variations in color tones because the variations in color tones can be corrected by executing color calibration using the printer sensor. Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) allows you to perform higher precision color calibration than the sensor built into the printer. For a detailed explanation, see the following. • Color Calibration Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) →P.833 Color Management Color Calibration Managing Color Precision Using Color Check Color check prints and automatically measures the colors of a test pattern, and calculates the color difference from a Calibration Target (standard color values registered in the printer). We recommend that you execute color calibration if the color difference exceeds the threshold value set by the customer. For a detailed explanation, see the following. • Color Checks Using the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) →P.835 Color calibration on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper • When executing on a printer with a Spectrophotometer Unit mounted Although there are limitations on the paper that you can execute color calibration on using the printer sensor, if you use the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) you can execute color calibration on paper other than genuine Can- on paper and feed certified paper. In order to perform color calibration on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper, a Calibra- tion Target needs to be created and registered in the printer and computer by using this printer with a Spectro- photometer Unit (optional) mounted and the included Media Configuration Tool (MCT). In order to create a Calibration Target for paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed certified paper, you need to register a media information file in advance using Add Custom Paper. 829 For details on the supported paper, see the following. • Paper that can be used in Color Calibration →P.839 User's Guide