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Adjustment Types of Color CalibrationChecking the Applied Calibration Values
To Confirm the Paper Information Registered on the Printer
Adjustment Types of Color Calibration
Color calibration has two adjustment types, Common calibration and Unique calibration, with one of these selected when color calibration is executed.
The selected adjustment type is determined from the media type that color calibration is executed on.
Common calibration is a feature that allows you to use multiple media types easily in a short time because it is not necessary to execute color calibration on each media type.
If color calibration is executed on paper categorized as Common calibration, dedicated calibration adjustment values are set on the media type that Common calibration was executed on.
Furthermore, calibration adjustment values are set on all print qualities for all media types where color calibration has not been executed.
Caution
If color calibration is executed on paper categorized as Unique calibration, calibration adjustment values are set only for the media type that the color calibration was executed on.
Caution
Because of this, the calibration values configured using the Spectrophotometer Unit are not overwritten when Common calibration is executed using the printer sensor.
Checking the Applied Calibration Values
Depending on the paper type, it may be possible to execute color calibration using both the printer sensor and the Spectrophotometer Unit and to have two sets of calibration values.
In this case, the calibration values that were set when color calibration was executed the last time are applied when printing.
The currently applied calibration values can be checked using the Color Calibration Management Console or Control Panel menu.
| How to Check | How to Operate | Displayed Content |
| Check in the Color Calibration Management Console. | Display the Paper Status dialog box and view the Type. (See "Calibration Sheet (Color Calibration Management Console) (iPF6400S/iPF8400S)") |
•Auto Adjust: Calibration values set using the printer sensor •Auto Adjust (High Precision): Calibration values set using the Spectrophotometer Unit |
| Check in the menu of the Control Panel. | From Set./Adj. Menu, select Adjust Printer > Calibration > Calibration Log and then view Adjustment Type. |
•Common Calibration: Calibration values set using the printer sensor (Common calibration) •Unique Calibration: Calibration values set using the printer sensor (Unique calibration) •UniqCal HiPrec/Std: Calibration values set using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Pattern Size is Standard) •UniqCal HiPrec/Lge: Calibration values set using the Spectrophotometer Unit (Pattern Size is Large) |
To Confirm the Paper Information Registered on the Printer
(See "Calibration Sheet (Color Calibration Management Console) (iPF6400S/iPF8400S)")
The following is displayed in the Calibration field.
| Display | Meaning |
| Standard | Supports color calibration using the printer sensor |
| High Precision | Supports color calibration using the Spectrophotometer Unit |
| OK(Common) | Executes Common calibration |
| OK(Unique) | Executes Unique calibration |
| N/A | Color calibration cannot be executed |
| N/A(Colorimetry Only) | Color calibration cannot be executed, but it can be used for acquiring color measurement data |
Caution
Because paper information added or modified by the Media Configuration Tool is deleted, if you have calibrated the printer using paper with information added by the Media Configuration Tool, color calibration executed this way can no longer be applied to any type of paper.
If you wish to apply calibration results, prepare calibration-compatible paper that was in the original settings and perform calibration again.