3. Creating a Printer Profile (Add-on)

If color matching is not sufficient even when printing with a simulation profile, create a printer profile (media profile).
Procedure
  1. Prepare the measurement instrument and start the media creation menu.
    1. On the main screen, click VW7-ICON_HamburgerMenu (hamburger menu) of the printer to be reproduced, or, on the home screen, click VW7_Customize to the right of the printer to be reproduced.
    2. Click Media Explorer.
    3. Click VW7-ICON_ICC.
      The Create Printer Profile * screen appears.
    4. Enter Media Name and select Template.
      The mode list appears.
    5. Select the mode.
    6. Click Next >.
      Multiple modes can be selected. Create the profiles one by one from here.
  2. Configure the media settings.
    1. Select the mode in which to create a profile.
    2. Click Next >.
      If a profile has already been created, a confirmation screen appears. To continue, click OK.
    3. Set the Print Quality Settings.
    4. Click Next >.
    5. Under Output Limit Settings, click Print.
      A test chart is printed.
    6. Check the test chart and specify the amount of ink for the patch where no ink bleeding occurs in Single Color Limit.
    7. Click Next >.
  3. Print the chart and measure the color.
    1. Under Print/Measure Chart, click Print.
      Print the density control patch as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    2. Perform Calibrate.
      Calibrate the measurement instrument as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    3. Select the chart to measure, click Measure, and measure the density control patch.
      Perform color measurement as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    4. Click Next >.
      The Fine Tune and Apply screen appears.
    5. Check the density curve for each channel.
      • If the density curve rises to the right, proceed to the next step.
      • If any portion of the density curve is flat or slopes downward to the right, adjust the curve so that it always rises to the right.
    6. Click Next >.
      The Total Ink Settings screen appears.
  4. Configure the Total Ink Settings.
    1. Click Print.
      Print the maximum ink limit adjustment patch as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    2. Check the printed patch for oversaturation, bleeding, and ink drying.
    3. Specify Total Ink in Set Ink Limit.
    4. Click Next >.
      The Print Chart screen appears.
  5. Print the profile creation chart.
    1. Select Swatch Amount.
      • Many:
      • Few:
    2. Click Print.
      Print the profile creation chart as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    3. Click Next >.
      The Measure Chart screen appears.
  6. Measure the profile creation chart.
    1. Click Measure.
      Perform color measurement as directed in the instructions shown on the screen.
    2. After measuring all charts, click Next >.
      The profile creation screen appears.
  7. Configure the advanced settings to create a profile.
    1. Set the following.
      • Color Separation Settings (Black)
        • Black Start: Sets the density level at which use of K ink should start.
        • Maximum Black: Sets the upper limit for K ink.
        • Black Curve: Sets the amount of K ink relative to brightness.
        • Black Width: Specifies the color range in which K ink is used.
      • Color Separation Settings

        Select from Min, Light, Medium, or Heavy for Spot Color Curve.

      • Table Settings
        Specify the number of divisions in the color space.
        • Size A to B: Select from Light, Medium, or Large.
        • Size B to A: Select from Light, Medium, or Large.
    2. Enter the profile name, and then click Create.
      The profile will be created.
    3. Click Next >.
  8. Perform Steps 1 to 7 to create profiles for the required modes.
    During profile creation, Cancel and Exit can be performed from the Select Mode screen. When finished, profiles created up to that point are added to Media Name.