Tech Service Bulletin No. AFICIO 5106/5206 - 001
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9. Place Test Pattern on glass and press "Scan Start" (be sure to align the arrows on the glass
correctly).
10. Printer gamma settings will be automatically adjusted.
11. Print out the Fiery XJ Test Page and compare the outputs.
12. If you have the X-RITE DTP 32 densitometer, continue with step 14. If not, refer to the Service
Manual, page 5-32, to adjust the gamma settings manually. Refer to page 6-1 of the Fiery User
Manual for calibration procedure.
13. Print the Fiery Test Page and compare.
14. Start the Macintosh or PC and launch the Fiery Print Calibrator, version 3.0.
15. Select Fiery XJ R2 from the list of servers and click "Connect".
16. Click "Target". A list of device targets will appear. From this list, select R2 and click "OK".
17. From the "Server" menu at the top of the screen, select "Print Patch Page". The copier will now print
a series of CMYK patches.
18. From the "Measurements" menu, select "Densitometer".
19. At this time, "None" will be selected. Click on "None" and select "Modem" or "Parallel Port",
(depending on which port the densitometer is connected to).
20. Click "Start" and follow the directions in the "Status" box on the computer screen and the LCD
read-out on the densitometer.
21. After reading all CMYK strips, the status box reads "Measurements Read Successfully".
22. Click : "Accept".
23. Click "Test". Make sure "Calibrator Test Page" is selected, then click on "Print".
24. The system will now generate a comparison page with calibrated & non-calibrated images, side by
side.
25. From the "Server" menu select "Remove Calibration". The removes any previously stored calibration
and prepares the system to accept new calibration.
26. Click "Apply Calibration" if the comparison page calibrated image is acceptable. Otherwise, manually
adjust printer gamma settings or refer to Standard Fiery Print Calibration Targets below.
27. You may check calibration status by selecting "Calibration Status" from the Server menu. Refer to
the Fiery XJ user guide for more information regarding editing calibration curves.
28. When you are done, select "Quit" from the File menu.
Standard Fiery Print Calibration Targets:
A list of preliminary target numbers are listed on page 4. This list will be updated and re-issued as better
results are obtained.
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