Color Charts

Use the Color Charts page to add, edit, or delete color charts. You can also refresh the list of color charts to see the changes if several users are editing this page simultaneously.

To access the Color Charts page, go to the Configuration page and select Manage Color Charts. On the Color Charts page, you can add a color chart, and edit or delete an existing chart. You can also refresh, sort, and filter the list of color charts.

Adding a Color Chart

On the Add Color Chart page, select the printer and paper you are using with that chart, and a few other settings related to the new chart.

Printer
Specifies the printer for which you are going to use the color chart. This field contains the list of printers defined on the Printers page. If the printer whose colors you want to measure is not in the list, go to the Printers page and add your printer first. Then, select it from the list. For details about adding a printer, see Printers.
Paper
Specifies the paper on which you are going to print the color chart. This field contains the list of papers defined on the Paper Catalog page. If the paper you want to use is not in the list, go to the Paper Catalog page and add that paper. Then, select the paper that you want to use for measuring the output colors of your printer. For details about adding a paper, see Paper Catalog.
    Note:
  • You can define just one color chart with the same printer and paper.
ICC Profile Name
Specifies the name of the ICC profile that you can generate with the Quick Color Adjustment function, without adding the ICC file extension. Do not use the following characters in the ICC file name: < > : " / \ | ? * ¥

This is a required field.

The name of the ICC profile must be unique and must be no more than 64 characters in length. Simultaneously, the ICC file name must observe the maximum length supported by your printer. For details, check the user documentation of your printer.

Color Verification
Specifies the color verification standard to use with the color chart. For details, see Color Verification.
Color Space
Specifies the color space to use with the color chart. For details, see Color Space.
ICC Profile Settings
Specifies the settings of the ICC profile.

To configure the settings related to color separation in profile conversion and select the ICC profile size, expand the ICC Profile Settings section. For details, see ICC Profile Settings.

Customize Color Adjustment Limits
Specifies the color deviation values used for the color chart.

To set individual color deviation values for each chart, use the toggle control next to Customize Color Adjustment Limits.

If the toggle control is not active, the application uses the color deviation values for generating the ICC profile, which are set on the Default Settings page. If you want to customize the values for your color chart, activate the toggle control.

If the toggle control is active, you can set individual color deviation values for the color chart you are adding or editing. The application uses these values while creating the ICC profile during the color adjustment process.

To select custom values for color deviation, expand the section you want to modify. Then, update the values displayed in the fields. Use the keyboard to enter values or to increment and decrement the values by pressing the Up and Down arrow keys. As an alternative, you can scroll up and down in the fields to increment or decrement the values.

To increment or decrement a value by a larger unit, hold Ctrl while pressing Up or Down, or while scrolling up or down in that field.

For details about editing the color deviation values, see Color Adjustment Limits.

After adding a color chart, the information related to that chart is displayed in the columns on the Color Charts page. For details, see Color Charts Page.

Editing a Color Chart

Use the Edit Color Chart page to edit details related to an existing color chart. For details about the values you can enter in the fields, see the Adding a Color Chart section.

Deleting a Color Chart

Use the Delete button to delete one or more color charts.

In this section:

  1. Color Charts Page
    This section describes each column displayed on the Color Charts page when at least one color chart is created.
  2. Color Verification
    The Color Verification field is displayed on the Add Color Chart and Edit Color Chart pages. Use this field to select the color verification standard used for providing CMYK source colors and determining the color deviation.
  3. Color Space
    Use this field on the Add Color Chart and Edit Color Chart pages to select the color space for color verification whenever you create or edit a color chart.
  4. ICC Profile Settings
    Use this section to configure the settings related to color separation in profile conversion and the size of the ICC profile.
  5. Color Chart Allocation
    Use this section to identify the PDF file of the color chart you want to print. Each color chart is assigned a unique ID. That ID is displayed at the bottom of the color chart and is also included in the name of the PDF file.
Parent topic: Using the Configuration Page