Ricoh A172 - Fiery XJ System Printer Gamma Adjustment Procedure

BULLETIN NO. SDC206 / SDC206E-002
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SUBJECT: AUTO COLOR CALIBRATION (ACC) PROCEDURE
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Fiery XJ System Printer Gamma Adjustment Procedure
1. Attach the Fiery to the copier.
2. Run Fiery setup and select R2 under the Printer Setup / Printer Model selection.
3. Write down the factory default gamma settings. These values are not on the factory data sheet
provided with the copier.
NOTE: If the Fiery has been previous/y installed, remove the calibration from the Fiery.
Removing
any previously stored calibration prepares the system to accept a new calibration.
If installin
for the first time, no calibration will be in the Fiery.
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Print out the Fiery XJ Test Page by pressing the Menu Button on the XJ, then press the Print
Pages Button, then press the Test Page Button.
If acceptable, do not perform an ACC procedure.
If unacceptable, set the printer sample aside and perform the ACC procedure as follows.
Select User Tool No. 2 - Sensitivity Adjustment (Auto Color Calibration ACC: Printer Mode).
Print out the ACC Test Pattern from the copier.
Place the ACC 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 Technical
Manual, page 5-32, to adjust the gamma settings manually. Refer to page 6-l 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”.