Verifying Colors

You can evaluate the result of the color adjustment, and check the status of the specified printer.

    Note:
  • You can confirm the name of the PDF file for the color chart that is assigned to each combination of a printer and paper on which to perform color adjustment in Initial Settings ⇒ Details.For more information, see RICOH Auto Color Adjuster: Installation Guide.

To verify colors:

  1. Use the Fiery Command WorkStation or the TotalFlow Print Server to print the chart for verification.
      Important:
    • Do not select duplex print.
    • To obtain a stable color output, print 10 copies of the chart. Use the copy of the chart that is printed last.
    1. Select the printer on which you want to verify colors.
    2. Print the document using the required print settings. For information about print settings, see Printing the Chart for Color Verification with Fiery or Printing the Chart for Color Verification with TotalFlow Print Server.
    3. When using Fiery, register the print job in the job archive to omit importing the chart.
    4. When using the TotalFlow Print Server, keep the job as a saved job to omit importing the chart.
    5. Do not save the RIP-processed data after the process is complete.
  2. Take the last copy of the printed chart.Using the last copy of the printed chart
  3. Place the color chart for verification on the machine, with the print side facing up.Placing the color chart on the machine tray
    For more information, see Placing an Original or Color Chart on the Paper Tray.
  4. To start the desktop application, double-click the RICOH icon ([RICOH] icon).
  5. In the RICOH Auto Color Adjuster dialog, select Quick Color Adjustment.
  6. In the Quick Color Adjustment dialog, select Scan.
    The Scan Chart dialog is displayed.
  7. In the The Scan Chart dialog is displayed. dialog, select Start Scan.
    The machine scans the chart for color verification and then evaluates the scan result.
  8. Check the result in the Color Verification Results section.
  9. If NG is displayed under Result, repeat the verification process.
    1. Select the Details button to see the Post-judgement details.
    2. Make sure that the print settings are correct and the paper matches the selected standard.
    3. Execute Quick Color Adjustment again.
  10. When the process is complete, select Exit.
    The color verification of the color adjustment result is complete.

In this section:

  1. Printing the Chart for Color Verification with Fiery
    This section describes the settings used for printing the chart for color verification using a Fiery DFE.
  2. Printing the Chart for Color Verification with TotalFlow Print Server
    This section describes the settings used for printing the chart for color verification using a TotalFlow Print Server DFE.
Parent topic: Using the Quick Color Adjustment Function