Konica Minolta AccurioPress C2070 IC-314 User Guide - Page 146

136 Chapter 7-Managing color Spot color variations overview Note: This option is available only with Match Pack. The spot color variations feature enables you to easily edit a spot color by selecting a more appropriate shade. The spot color variations feature provides 37 variations, with slightly different CMYK values. The spot color variations feature enables you to set: ● The variation of cyan, magenta, and yellow dot percent, by selecting variations of 1-7%. The default selection is 2%. ● The change in the hue, by selecting variations in the cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green, and blue axis. ● The brightness, by increasing or reducing the K value by up to 20%. You can assess your changes immediately in the Before and After boxes, or you can print the entire set of variations, and decide which best fits your requirements by examining the printout. Selecting a spot color variation 1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor. 2. In the Color list, type the name of the spot color or browse through the list of spot colors, and then select the spot color that you want to change. 3. Click the Variations button. The Variations dialog box appears. The spot color is in the center of the color patches and is marked 0. 4. Click and slide the Variation steps slider to see the different variation steps between 1 to 7 color units of the original value. Each unit refers to a dot percentage of the original value. 5. (Optional) To see the CMYK values of a color patch, roll your mouse over the color patch. The CMYK values appear in the lower-left corner of the dialog box. 6. To select a variation of the spot color, click the desired color patch. The Before and After boxes show the difference between the original spot color and the selected color patch.