AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

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1 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual KONICA MINOLTA, INC. June 22, 2018

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9 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 About AccurioPro Cloud Eye Print Quality Monitoring Printer Validation Printer Profiling Setup and Administration Requirements Windows App or Web Browser Web Browser Access Access via App Browser Plug-ins Hibernation or Sleep Mode Disabled License for Creating Trackings Measurement Device Supported Measurement Devices Logging In Chapter 2: Quick Start 7 Dashboard Jobs Creating Target Configurations Creating Trackings Printer Validation Manual Measurement Automatic Measurement Printer Profiling Print Quality Monitoring Management Functions Chapter 3: Print Quality Monitoring 19 List of Trackings for a Printer List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers Deleting Measurements Managing Lists Sorting Lists Navigating Lists Filtering Lists Analyzing Color Trends ACCURIOPRO CLOUD EYE V1.1 USER MANUAL i

10 Opening Trendlines Trendline Types Understanding Trendlines Using Trendlines Analyzing Single Measurements G7 Graphs de Bar Chart All Color Patches Delta Values for Single Patch Delta Values for all Patches Reports Creating Reports Illustrations Saving Reports Example of a Report First Report Page Second Report Page Third Report Page Chapter 4: Printer Validation 35 Start Validation Function Perform Validation Process Illustrations Chapter 5: Printer Profiling 39 Starting Profiling Function Illustrations Generating Profiles Illustrations Deleting Measurements Suspending Profiling Process Resuming Suspended Profiling Processes Deleting Suspended Jobs Downloading Same Profiles Again Illustrations Chapter 6: Setup and Management Functions 49 Managing Users Opening User List Creating and Editing Users Deleting Users Managing Company Links Opening List of Company Links Creating Company Links Steps for Company A Steps for Company B Deleting Company Links Managing Target Configurations Opening Target Configuration List Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations Illustrations Sharing Target Configurations ii ACCURIOPRO CLOUD EYE V1.1 USER MANUAL

11 Deleting Target Configurations Managing Trackings Opening Tracking List Creating and Editing Trackings Creating Trackings for Intelligent Quality Optimizer Creating Trackings for Manual Measurement Sharing Trackings Deleting Trackings Managing Custom Target Profiles Opening List of Target Profiles Creating Custom Target Profiles Illustrations Importing Target Profiles Illustrations Editing Target Profiles Illustrations Deleting Target Profiles Downloading and Installing App Changing Your Password Chapter 7: Parameter Reference 81 Dashboard Tab Buttons Printer List (Left) Tracking List (Right) Window Header Jobs Tab Buttons Job List Window Header Suspended Jobs Tab Buttons Job List Window Header Measurement History Measurement Report Printer Validation Wizard Buttons (Left) Parameters Info Area (Right) Window Header Profiling Wizard Buttons (Left) Parameters Info Area (Right) Button (Bottom) Window Header Setup and Management Functions Target Configurations Dialog Buttons List Window Header Create Target Configuration Dialog ACCURIOPRO CLOUD EYE V1.1 USER MANUAL iii

12 Target Configuration Basic Settings Measurement Device Link Settings Tolerances Window Header Share Target Configuration Dialog Parameters Window Header Company Links Dialog Buttons List Window Header Accounts Dialog Buttons List Window Header Create User Dialog Parameters Window Header Trackings Dialog Buttons List Window Header Create Tracking Dialog Parameters Window Header Share Trackings Dialog Parameters Window Header Custom Target Profiles Dialog Buttons List Window Header Create Custom Target Profile Wizard Buttons Parameters Window Header Chapter 8: Glossary 151 Administrator ColorCentro Company Link Dot gain Color Expert Intelligent Quality Optimizer Operator Target Configuration Target Profile Tracking Appendix A: Appendix Printing Standards iv ACCURIOPRO CLOUD EYE V1.1 USER MANUAL

13 FOGRA GRACoL Japan Color Color Terms AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings AccurioPro Cloud Eye Setting Color Management Settings Color Validation ACCURIOPRO CLOUD EYE V1.1 USER MANUAL v

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15 1 Introduction About AccurioPro Cloud Eye AccurioPro Cloud Eye is a web-based printer validation and profiling application with powerful reporting and trend analysis tools. The easy-to-use application enables anyone, not just color experts, to keep their printers producing outstanding consistent color output. Print Quality Monitoring The cloud database securely maintains records of all printer validation measurements, including those performed automatically using Intelligent Quality Optimizer, the inline spectrophotometer of Konica Minolta printing systems. Measurement jobs can be easily tracked and analyzed from anywhere in the world. A wide range of report and analysis tools help you monitor color quality and clearly show trends that can affect color. Printer Validation AccurioPro Cloud Eye allows you to easily verify whether your printer is out of tolerance. This is done by measuring a color bar against a common industry standard such as GRACoL or Fogra. An instant pass/fail indication clearly shows whether the color profiles need to be regenerated. You can also check for compliance with IDEAlliance G7 specifications. Printer Profiling AccurioPro Cloud Eye allows you to create device link profiles and ICC output profiles and to easily regenerate these profiles if the printer is out of tolerance. A printer can be matched to any target color space defined by an ICC profile using an iterative process which produces very accurate results with low delta E values. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 1

16 INTRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS Setup and Administration The AccurioPro Cloud Eye application has built-in functions for configuring printer validation and profiling processes and for managing the data of customer companies. These tools are accessible to any user with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. There is a separate administration tool for managing sales companies. This tool is reserved to users with special privileges.» Print Quality Monitoring (page 19)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Setup and Management Functions (page 100) Requirements Windows App or Web Browser The AccurioPro Cloud Eye application runs on Microsoft Windows computers with access to the Internet. The application can be accessed using a web browser or a self-updating Windows application (App). Web Browser Access The full functionality of AccurioPro Cloud Eye is available with Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7 or higher and various add-ons which are installed automatically. Other browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Microsoft Edge can also be used, but for a limited range of functionality. Printer validation and profiling is not possible. Access via App The AccurioPro Cloud Eye Windows App supports the full functionality including printer validation and profiling. The App can be downloaded after logging in with any web browser. Users are likely to find it more convenient to use the AccurioPro Cloud Eye App than working with a web browser. 2 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

17 INTRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS» Downloading and Installing App (page 77) Browser Plug-ins The Microsoft Silverlight and AccurioPro Cloud Eye measurement plug-ins are required for your web browser. Whenever you start the web application, AccurioPro Cloud Eye checks for missing plug-ins and installs them automatically. AccurioPro Cloud Eye also checks for updated versions of the measuring plug-in and installs the update automatically, if available. NOTE: This applies to the printer validation and profiling functions only. All other tasks including print quality monitoring and management functions can be performed in any browser and without any plug-ins. Hibernation or Sleep Mode Disabled Make sure the Hibernation, Stand by or Sleep mode of your computer is switched off. Otherwise your AccurioPro Cloud Eye session would time out after a while and you would be logged out automatically. License for Creating Trackings Purchase licenses for creating a particular number of Trackings. A Tracking defines the printer profiling and validation settings for a particular combination of printer and target printing conditions. Each Tracking allows users to generate any number of device link and ICC output profiles according to the definitions in the Tracking and to validate the printer as often as required.» Tracking (page 152) Measurement Device You need a spectrophotometer if you want to make measurements for validating printers or creating profiles. Supported Measurement Devices The following devices are supported for both printer validation and profiling measurements: AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 3

18 INTRODUCTION LOGGING IN Device X-Rite i1 (Pro) X-Rite i1pro 2 X-Rite i1io 1) X-Rite i1isis 2 (XL) Type Handheld devices for spot and strip measurements Automated scanning table for i1 devices Automatic chart readers X-Rite i1isis Konica Minolta FD-5 Konica Minolta FD-5BT Konica Minolta FD-7 Konica Minolta FD-9 ColorPartner ColorScout A+ 2) 3) Intelligent Quality Optimizer Handheld device for spot measurements Handheld devices for spot and strip measurements Autoscan spectrophotometer Automated scanning table for FD-5 and FD-7 devices Inline spectrophotometer for Konica Minolta printing systems 1) Scanning color strips in ISO M1 or M2 mode requires a firmware upgrade to Version or higher for the i1io table. 2) Only tables equipped with a white reference tile are supported. 3) Strips are measured parallel to the table s bridge, i.e. vertically to the table s long side. Connect the device to your computer and install it according to the manufacturer s instructions supplied with the device. You may have to install a device driver. Drivers are usually available on a CD or the manufacturer s website. Logging In Access the AccurioPro Cloud Eye application by entering your login data. 1. Start a web browser or the AccurioPro Cloud Eye App. Use Internet Explorer or the App if you need the full functionality including printer validation and profiling. The App can be downloaded after logging in with any web browser. 2. If you are using a browser, enter the following into the address line: 4 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

19 INTRODUCTION LOGGING IN cloudeye.konicaminolta.com cloudeye.konicaminolta.com/eu/ (European Union only) cloudeye.konicaminolta.com/cn/ (China only) 3. Select your language. 4. Enter your user name and password. 5. Click the Login button. 6. If this is your first login, you are prompted to change your password. Make sure to enter the same password into both input boxes, then click Change password and Close. The Dashboard tab appears automatically (unless you are a user of a sales company). Figure 1-1: Entering Login Data Figure 1-2: Dashboard Tab» Downloading and Installing App (page 77)» Windows App or Web Browser (page 2) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 5

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21 2 Quick Start How to use AccurioPro Cloud Eye explained in a nutshell. Dashboard This is what you see after logging in = list of Trackings. Tracking = printer with a particular Target Configuration. Target Configuration = settings for printer validation and profiling. Select a printer (left) to see its Target Configurations (right). Status of latest validation measurement for each Target Configuration: Printer OK or out of tolerance» Print Quality Monitoring (page 19)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23) Jobs List of all measurements for all printers and Target Configurations. Validation result for each measurement indicated as or. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 7

22 QUICK START CREATING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS Creating Target Configurations 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Target Configurations item. 3. Click the Create button. 4. Enter a name into the Target Configuration box. 5. Specify all options. Click if you need help. To use a Target Profile created or imported by your company, select it from the Target Profile > Custom drop-down list. Otherwise select a profile from the Target Profile > Preset list. To measure with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system, set the Instrument option to Intelligent Quality Optimizer. 6. Click OK. 7. Confirm that the new Target Configuration is shown in the list. 8 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

23 QUICK START CREATING TRACKINGS» Target Configuration (page 152)» Target Profile (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Managing Target Configurations (page 57)» Managing Custom Target Profiles (page 69) Creating Trackings 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Trackings item. 3. Click the Create button. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 9

24 QUICK START CREATING TRACKINGS 4. Enter a name into the Tracking Name box. 5. Specify all options. Click if you need help. To measure with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system, select one of the Target Configurations listed under Intelligent Quality Optimizer is available and make sure the Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option is enabled. 6. Click OK. If Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is enabled, you are reminded to set up the print controller. 7. Confirm that the new Tracking is shown in the list. 10 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

25 QUICK START PRINTER VALIDATION» Managing Trackings (page 62)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Printer Validation Regularly check whether printer needs to be reprofiled.» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Perform Validation Process (page 36)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Manual Measurement If no inline spectrophotometer is used, i.e. Tracking has Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option disabled: 1. On Dashboard tab, select the Tracking. 2. Click Validation button. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 11

26 QUICK START PRINTER VALIDATION 3. Proceed as explained in Perform Validation Process. 4. If result is, click Profiling button at end of validation process to create new color profiles. Automatic Measurement If printer s inline spectrophotometer is used, i.e. Tracking has Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option enabled: 1. Set up the print controller on the printer s control panel. Refer to the printer s User Manual for more details. 2. Start the validation measurement at the print controller. 3. On Dashboard tab, select the Tracking. 4. If result is, the printer needs to be reprofiled. 12 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

27 QUICK START PRINTER PROFILING Printer Profiling If validation status is or printer is new, create new device link profiles. 1. After starting Profiling wizard, proceed as explained in Generating Profiles. 2. To check the quality of the new profiles, click Validate button at end of profiling process. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 13

28 QUICK START PRINT QUALITY MONITORING» Generating Profiles (page 40) Print Quality Monitoring On Dashboard or Jobs tab, select a Tracking or measurement. Click History button to see color trends and inspect single measurements. Refer to Analyzing Color Trends for more details. Click Report button to create report for selected measurement. For latest measurement: Use Dashboard tab. For older measurements: Use Jobs tab. 14 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

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30 QUICK START MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS» Print Quality Monitoring (page 19)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23) Management Functions Reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. 1. Click and select functions from Settings menu. 2. Refer to Setup and Management Functions for details. Overview: Target Configurations Define printer validation and profiling settings. Can be created, edited, duplicated, shared and deleted. Company Links Required for sharing Target Configurations and Trackings with other companies. Can be created and deleted. User Accounts Can be created, edited and deleted. Custom Target Profiles Required for color-matching a printer to another printer. Can be created, imported, renamed and deleted. Trackings Required for starting printer validation and for viewing the results. Define the Target Configuration for a particular printer. Can be created, edited, shared and deleted. App If you have logged in using a web browser, you can download the self-updating AccurioPro Cloud Eye Windows application.the App provides the full functionality and is very convenient to use.» Setup and Management Functions (page 49)» Setup and Management Functions (page 100) 16 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

31 QUICK START MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS» Windows App or Web Browser (page 2) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 17

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33 3 Print Quality Monitoring All validation measurement jobs can be easily tracked and analyzed from anywhere in the world. A wide range of report and analysis tools help you monitor color quality and clearly show trends that can affect color. List of Trackings for a Printer The Tracking list is what is usually displayed immediately after logging in to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Select a printer to see a list of its Trackings and the result of the latest validation measurement. A Tracking defines the settings to be used for validating and profiling a particular printer. Each Tracking can be used for validating this printer as often as you like and for creating any number of device link or ICC output profiles. 1. Click the Dashboard tab at the top left. 2. Click the company name on the left to expand the list of company branches. Users with Operator privileges can only see Trackings of their own company. Administrators and Color Experts can also see Trackings of other companies, i.e. shared Trackings and Trackings that use a shared Target Configuration created by their own company. 3. Click on the branch name to expand the list of all printers defined for this company branch. 4. Click on the printer name. The list of all Trackings defined for this printer appears on the right. This includes Trackings set up for automatic printer validation using Intelligent Quality Optimizer. The first column summarizes the latest validation result: pass or fail. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 19

34 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING LIST OF MEASUREMENT JOBS FOR ALL PRINTERS Figure 3-1: Example of Tracking List» Tracking (page 152)» Operator (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23)» Managing Trackings (page 62)» Managing Lists (page 21)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Dashboard Tab (page 81)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers You can open a list of all validation measurement jobs that were made using the Trackings you are allowed to see on the Dashboard tab. The list includes all measurements for the various printers, from the oldest to the latest. Click the Jobs tab at the top left. Figure 3-2: Example of Job List 20 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

35 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING MANAGING LISTS» Tracking (page 152)» Managing Lists (page 21)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23) Deleting Measurements Users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges can delete measurement jobs created by their own company. Operators are not allowed to delete any jobs. 1. On the Jobs tab, select the measurement jobs to be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. 2. Click the button at the top. Figure 3-3: Deleting Validation Measurements from Job List Managing Lists The list of Trackings and measurement jobs can be sorted alphabetically, navigated and filtered.» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20) Sorting Lists Lists can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 21

36 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING MANAGING LISTS Click a column header to sort by this column. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. Indication of column defining sorting order: Example Figure 3-4: Sorting Job List by Printer Name Navigating Lists In a large list consisting of several screen pages, you can easily navigate to a particular range of data records. Use the navigation elements underneath the list: A B C Select a page: first, previous next, last Select a page number Change the number of data records listed per page Filtering Lists Lists can be narrowed down to quickly find data records with a particular property. Use the elements above the list, at the top right of the window: 1. Change the list item All Tags to the name of the column to be filtered. 2. Enter the search term (full or partial name). 3. Select a filter operator if required. Default is contains. 22 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

37 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING COLOR TRENDS Otherwise press Return or click anywhere outside the input box. 4. To reset the filter, select All Tags or clear the input box. Example Show only jobs measured against non-gracol targets: Analyzing Color Trends You can view details on the selected job and all other validation measurements made with the same Tracking. The measurement results are displayed on a timeline which clearly shows color trends and quality variations over time.» Tracking (page 152)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Measurement History (page 90) Opening Trendlines 1. Do one of the following: On the Dashboard tab, select the printer, then click on the Target Configuration used for validating it. On the Jobs tab, click on any measurement made for your combination of printer and Target Configuration. 2. Click the History button. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 23

38 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING COLOR TRENDS Figure 3-5: Opening Trendline from Tracking List Figure 3-6: Opening Trendline from Job List» Target Configuration (page 152)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20)» Analyzing Single Measurements (page 27)» Reports (page 31) Trendline Types There are trendlines for delta E, densities, dot gain and print contrast (see figure below). 24 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

39 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING COLOR TRENDS Understanding Trendlines Figure 3-7: Trendlines for Delta E with Summary Information AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 25

40 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING COLOR TRENDS Explanations: A B C D E Selected measurement job Older jobs Summary for selected job Tolerance line for Ø delta E Colors of trendlines are explained here Curve Points: Selected job: pass (within tolerance) Selected job: fail (out of tolerance) Selected job: tolerance not applicable Inactive job: pass or tolerance not applicable Inactive job: fail Using Trendlines How to select measurement jobs on a trendline, view summary information and closely inspect numeric values such as average delta E. 1. If too many jobs are displayed, select a shorter time span from the list, e.g. 1 week. Now only jobs measured within the selected period of time are displayed. 2. If required, use the scrollbar to move the time axis until your job is visible. 3. If the validation was made against G7 specifications, click the G7 NPDC button to see specific trendlines for evaluating G7 compliance (wdl, wdch). Click the Basic button to switch back to the general trendlines. 4. Use the check boxes at the right if you want to hide curves which you are not interested in. This allows you to see the other curves more clearly. 5. Hover over a curve point to see the exact numeric value. The value appears in a small window along with the measurement date and ID. 6. Select a job by clicking on any of its curve points. Now the summary at the top displays details about the selected job. 26 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

41 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING SINGLE MEASUREMENTS Figure 3-8: Selecting Jobs and Viewing Measurement Data Analyzing Single Measurements Each measurement shown on a trendline can be analyzed in full detail. The color deviations and other important data can be presented both numerically and graphically in a variety of ways. 1. Open a trendline for the printer and Target Configuration. 2. Select a measurement job on the trendline. 3. Proceed as explained below.» Opening Trendlines (page 23)» Using Trendlines (page 26)» Measurement History (page 90) G7 Graphs Select the G7 tab to see the tonality, gray balance and neutral print density curves for the G7 calibration method. This tab is only available for measurements made against one of the IDEAlliance G7 calibration standards. This means that a Target Configuration AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 27

42 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING SINGLE MEASUREMENTS was used which is set up with G7 standard tolerances, a suitable validation wedge and a suitable target profile. NOTE: Hover over the charts to see the numeric values plotted on the Y-axis for the tonal value selected on the X-axis. Tonality Deviation in lightness (dl*) for two neutral gray scales: Gray printed with CMY inks Gray printed with black only Gray balance For the gray scale printed with CMY inks: CIE a* value (red-green hue) CIE b* value (blue-yellow hue) dch value: Deviation in chroma and hue NPDC Neutral print density curves for CMY and black: Actual press result Target values (desired NPDC) de Bar Chart Select the Chart tab to see each color strip represented as a bar chart indicating the delta E values and tolerances. 28 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

43 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING SINGLE MEASUREMENTS A B Tolerance limits Hover over color bars to see exact numeric values. Click to display the other strips of the color bar. All Color Patches Select the Patch view tab to view all color patches laid out as a color bar. Delta Values for Single Patch On the Chart or Patch view tab, click on a color bar or color patch. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 29

44 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING ANALYZING SINGLE MEASUREMENTS Now visually and numerically evaluate the difference between the actual and target color: Actual color measured Target color A Patch name, CMYK reference, average de B Visual color difference C Numeric color difference D Difference in lightness (L* chart) E Difference in hue (ab chart) Hover over the color points to see the L and ab values. Delta Values for all Patches Select the List view tab to see a list of all color patches. The following properties are indicated for every patch: CMYK reference values, actual and target Lab values, Lab color deviations and average delta E. Click the column header to sort the list from lowest to highest value (e.g. de). Reclick to reverse sorting order. The icon indicates the column defining the current sorting order. 30 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

45 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING REPORTS Reports AccurioPro Cloud Eye can create a report for any validation measurement. A report includes a summary of important color deviations and a table of all color patches with target values, actual values, delta E and pass/fail indication. Primary colors and overprints, dot gain characteristics and densities are presented both graphically and numerically. Reports can be downloaded in PDF or XLSX format Creating Reports 1. Click the Dashboard or Jobs tab. 2. Click on the measurement to be used for the report. On the Dashboard tab, you can only select the latest measurement made for each combination of printer and Target Configuration. 3. Click the Report button. 4. In large reports, use the buttons to navigate between the pages.» Tracking (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20)» Measurement Report (page 91) Illustrations Figure 3-9: Creating Report from Tracking List AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 31

46 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING REPORTS Figure 3-10: Creating Report from Job List Saving Reports Reports can be downloaded to your local file system in a variety of file formats. 1. Select a file format. 2. Click the Download button. Figure 3-11: Saving a Report in RTF Format (Example) 32 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

47 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING REPORTS Example of a Report First Report Page Second Report Page AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 33

48 PRINT QUALITY MONITORING REPORTS Third Report Page 34 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

49 4 Printer Validation To check whether a printer is out of tolerance, download and print a color bar, then measure it against the specifications defined in the Target Configuration. An instant pass/fail indication clearly shows whether the color profiles need to be regenerated. Each validation measurement is stored in the database and can be used for creating reports and analyzing color trends.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23)» Printer Validation Wizard (page 91) Start Validation Function Use the Tracking list to start the function which checks whether your printer needs to be reprofiled. A Tracking defines the settings to be used for validating and profiling a particular printer. Each Tracking can be used for validating this printer as often as you like and for creating any number of device link or ICC output profiles. 1. Click the Dashboard tab at the top left. 2. From the list of companies and branches on the left, select the printer to be validated. 3. From the list on the right, select the Tracking with the Target Configuration to be used for validation. The Target Configuration defines the target values, tolerances, measurement device and other validation settings. 4. Click the Validation button. A new browser window or tab opens. A warning appears if the Tracking is set up for automatic measurement with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system (Intelligent Quality Optimizer). In this case printer validation can only be started at the print controller (DFE). AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 35

50 PRINTER VALIDATION PERFORM VALIDATION PROCESS Figure 4-1: Starting Printer Validation Function Figure 4-2: Message Indicating Tracking for Automatic Measurement with Inline Spectrophotometer» Target Configuration (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» Dashboard Tab (page 81)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Perform Validation Process Download, print and measure a color bar, then upload the result to the web server. A clear pass/fail indication will show whether or not reprofiling is required. 1. Select a measurement device and measurement conditions if you do not want to use the default settings defined in the Target Configuration. It is usually advisable to perform the printer validation and printer profiling process using the same measurement conditions (M0, M1, or M2). 2. Optional: Click the Download target profile button to download the ICC Target Profile defined in the Target Configuration. The name of this profile is indicated in the Target Configuration Information area. Install this profile on your RIP or DFE before printing the validation wedge. 36 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

51 PRINTER VALIDATION PERFORM VALIDATION PROCESS 3. Click the Download validation wedge button if you want to download the color bar defined in the Target Configuration used for this validation process. The name of this color bar is indicated on the right under Target Configuration Information. 4. Print this file by sending it to the input queue of your RIP or digital front-end. Make sure the input queue is set up to apply the color conversion, i.e. turn color management ON. 5. Click the Measure button. 6. Place the measurement device on its base if requested to do so. 7. Click the Start button. A white calibration is performed automatically, depending on the measurement device. 8. Measure the color strips according to the instructions displayed on the screen. Use white backing. The color bar with the target color values is shown on the screen. The rows with the actual values appear as you measure. Rest the cursor on a color patch to see the target Lab values (top), actual Lab values and solid densities (middle) and the de color deviation (bottom). The color with the largest deviation is underlined in red. 9. Click Continue when all strips are measured. A large pass/fail icon indicates the overall validation result: or. Details on the color deviation values such as Ø de and max. de are listed on the right. 10. Optional: Click the Measure again button if you want to repeat the measuring process. This is required in case of measuring errors, for example. Proceed as explained above. 11. Optional: Enter a text into the Comment box. This information will be shown in the list of validation measurements (Jobs tab) and in the list of Trackings (Dashboard tab). 12. Click the Upload button to send the measurement results to the database of the AccurioPro Cloud Eye web server. A job ID is created automatically. The measurement will be available in the Tracking list and job list. It can be used for creating reports and analyzing color trends. An message with the measurement results is sent to the user who performed the measurement and to all users with Color Expert privileges. 13. Optional: If the printer validation has failed, click the Profiling button to regenerate the device link profiles or ICC output profile.» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 37

52 PRINTER VALIDATION PERFORM VALIDATION PROCESS» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3)» Printer Validation Wizard (page 91) Illustrations Figure 4-3: Preparing the Validation Measurement Figure 4-4: Measuring the Color Bar Figure 4-5: Uploading the Measurement Result 38 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

53 5 Printer Profiling AccurioPro Cloud Eye allows you to create device link profiles and ICC output profiles which match printers to the conditions defined by a Target Configuration. The profiles can be easily regenerated when the printer is out of tolerance (validation result: ). A profiling process can be suspended at any time and later resumed from the point where it was stopped.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Profiling Wizard (page 95) Starting Profiling Function To start creating device link or ICC output profiles, open the Tracking list, select the Target Configuration, click Validation and then Profiling. 1. Click the Dashboard tab on the top left. 2. Select your printer from the list of companies and company branches. 3. From the list of Trackings, select the Target Configuration that defines the profiling settings (target profile, measurement device, etc.). 4. Click the Validation button. A new browser window or tab opens. 5. Optional: Perform a printer validation process if you want to check whether new profiles are really required. This step is usually not required for new printers. 6. Click the Profiling button at the bottom left.» Target Configuration (page 152)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Dashboard Tab (page 81) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 39

54 PRINTER PROFILING GENERATING PROFILES Illustrations Figure 5-1: Starting Printer Profiling Function Generating Profiles Download the profiling test chart, print it via your RIP or DFE and measure the colors. This process can be repeated several times in order to progressively optimize the color match. Then create and download the device link profiles or ICC output profile. 40 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

55 PRINTER PROFILING GENERATING PROFILES 1. Select a measurement device, measurement conditions and profiling test chart if you do not want to use the default settings defined in the Target Configuration. It is usually advisable to perform the printer validation and printer profiling process using the same measurement conditions (M0, M1, or M2). 2. Click the Download profiling chart button. This saves the file selected in the Profiling Chart list to your computer s file system. 3. Print this file by sending it to the input queue of your RIP or digital front-end. Make sure the input queue is set up to bypass any color conversion, i.e. turn color management OFF. 4. Measure the test chart. Use white backing. 1. Affix the test chart to the XY table. 2. Click the Measure button on the left. A dialog appears. 3. Click the Start measurement button and follow the instructions on the screen. 4. Manually measure three corner patches to tell the XY table where the test chart is located. The position of these patches is indicated on the screen. The measuring process starts automatically after the last corner patch has been measured. The measuring progress is indicated by a change in lightness of the color patches displayed on the screen. 5. Measure additional test chart pages in the same way if requested to do so. 6. Having measured all patches, click the Next button to close the dialog. The measurement results are automatically uploaded to the web server. The color deviations (de) are indicated under Accuracy on the right. 5. Optimize the color match: 1. Reclick the Download profiling chart button. The color match will be recalculated and applied to the test chart. Save the test chart to your local file system. 2. Print and measure the test chart again as explained above. A second line under Accuracy appears to indicate the reduced color deviations. 6. Optional: For stable printers with only small color drifts, you can try to further reduce the color deviations. To do so, perform a few additional cycles of downloading, printing and measuring the test chart (repeat step 5). 7. Click the Calculate profiles button. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 41

56 PRINTER PROFILING GENERATING PROFILES 8. Download the profiles by clicking the CMYK Device Link, RGB Device Link and ICC Profile buttons. 9. Install the profiles on your DFE. Change your RIP settings such that these profiles are used for color matching. The Device Link profiles match the printer to the target printing conditions. The ICC Profile characterizes the printer only and needs to be used together with a target ICC profile. 10. Optional: Click the Validate button at the bottom if you want to test the quality of the new profiles. This starts the printer validation function.» Printer Validation (page 35)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3)» Profiling Wizard (page 95) Illustrations 42 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

57 PRINTER PROFILING DELETING MEASUREMENTS Figure 5-2: Downloading Test Chart and Starting Measuring Process Figure 5-3: Calculating and Downloading Profiles Deleting Measurements Deleting a test chart measurement is required if your device produces erroneous measurement results, for example, or if the color devia- AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 43

58 PRINTER PROFILING SUSPENDING PROFILING PROCESS tions have remained the same or even increased. This is likely to occur after several print/measure iterations. Click the button at the top right. The last measurement will be removed from the list. Suspending Profiling Process A profiling process can be interrupted at any time. It can later be resumed from the point where it was stopped. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. 1. Enter some text into the Comment box, for example, the reason for interrupting or details on how to continue. This comment will be shown on the Suspended Jobs tab and when profiling is resumed. 2. Click the Suspend button at the bottom. Figure 5-4: Suspending a Profiling Process 44 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

59 PRINTER PROFILING SUSPENDING PROFILING PROCESS» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Suspended Jobs Tab (page 87) Resuming Suspended Profiling Processes A suspended profiling job can be selected from a list and continued from the point where it was interrupted. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. 1. Click the Suspended Jobs button at the top left. The list of suspended profiling jobs appears. You can sort the list alphabetically by clicking on a column header. 2. Select the profiling job to be resumed. 3. Click the Resume Profiling button to start the printer profiling function. Now continue with the profiling process. NOTE: You can only see your own profiling jobs. Jobs suspended by other users are not listed. The list also contains profiling processes which terminated abnormally, e.g. owing to an application error or power failure. Figure 5-5: List of Suspended Profiling Jobs» Creating Company Links (page 54)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Suspended Jobs Tab (page 87) Deleting Suspended Jobs Users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges can delete suspended profiling jobs of their own company. Operators are not allowed to delete any jobs. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 45

60 PRINTER PROFILING DOWNLOADING SAME PROFILES AGAIN 1. Click the Suspended Jobs tab. 2. Select the jobs to be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. 3. Click the button at the top. Figure 5-6: Deleting a Suspended Profiling Job» Resuming Suspended Profiling Processes (page 45)» Suspended Jobs Tab (page 87) Downloading Same Profiles Again You can download the same device link profiles or ICC output profile again as often as you like without having to regenerate them. Select the same Tracking as before, start the profiling function and click the respective Download buttons. 1. Click the Dashboard button at the top left. 2. Select your printer from the list of companies and company branches. 3. Select the Tracking used previously for generating the profiles. 4. Click the Validation button. A new browser window or tab opens. 5. Click the Profiling button at the bottom left. 6. Download the profiles by clicking the buttons on the bottom left: CMYK Device Link, RGB Device Link ICC Profile 46 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

61 PRINTER PROFILING DOWNLOADING SAME PROFILES AGAIN» Tracking (page 152)» Opening Tracking List (page 63)» Printer Profiling (page 39) Illustrations AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 47

62 PRINTER PROFILING DOWNLOADING SAME PROFILES AGAIN Figure 5-7: Downloading Same Profiles Again 48 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

63 6 Setup and Management Functions AccurioPro Cloud Eye provides various setup and management functions such as creating, editing and deleting Trackings, Target Configurations, Company Links and users. These functions are accessible from the Settings menu. Click the button in the main window to open this menu. NOTE: These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. Operators are only allowed to use the Edit User and Download App functions. Figure 6-1: Opening the Settings Menu» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Setup and Management Functions (page 100) Managing Users Users with Administrator privileges can manage any type of user. Color Expert users can only manage users with Color Expert or Operator privileges. Operators are not allowed to manage any users. NOTE: User management applies to the users of your own company. There is a separate administration tool for managing the user of sales companies. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 49

64 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING USERS Current user User types that can be managed Administrators Color Experts Operators Administrator Color Expert Operator» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Target Configurations Dialog (page 100) Opening User List You can open a list of all AccurioPro Cloud Eye users of your own company. The list provides functions for creating, editing and deleting users as well as details for each user account. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Accounts item. Figure 6-2: Opening the List of Users 50 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

65 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING USERS Creating and Editing Users Open the user list and click Create, or select a user in this list and click Edit, respectively. Then specify or change the settings. 1. Select > Accounts to open the user list. 2. Do one of the following: To create a new user, click the Create button at the top. To edit a user account, select it and click the Edit button. 3. Enter a unique User ID. This is the name used for logging in to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The ID cannot be modified when a user account is edited. 4. Optional: Enter a password into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. When editing an existing user account, leave the input boxes blank if you do not want to change the password. When creating a new user account, leave the input boxes blank to have the application automatically generate a password. It will be sent to the address specified below. 5. Enter the user s address into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. 6. Select a user role: Administrator, Color Expert, or Operator. The Guidance area shows the privileges assigned to each user role. 7. Enter the user s full name. 8. Optional: Select or enter the company branch and division where the user is working. 9. Click OK to close the dialog. If you have created a new user account, the application will send a message to the specified address. The message includes the User ID and password. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 51

66 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING USERS Figure 6-3: Creating or Editing a User» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Logging In (page 4)» Create User Dialog (page 134) Deleting Users The user list also allows you delete selected users. 1. Select > Accounts to open the user list. 2. Select the users to be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. 3. Click the Delete button at the top. 4. Click OK to confirm your deletion request. The selected users are removed from the list. 52 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

67 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING COMPANY LINKS Figure 6-4: Deleting Two Users Managing Company Links AccurioPro Cloud Eye allows you to create links to other companies. Linked companies can share Trackings and Target Configurations with each other. This enables them to color-match and validate printers in the same way and to see each other s validation measurement results. These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Sharing Trackings (page 68)» Company Links Dialog (page 129) Opening List of Company Links You can open a list of all companies linked with your company. The list provides functions for creating and deleting Company Links. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Company Links item. For each linked company, you can see the number of shared Target Configurations and Trackings created by the current company and the linked company. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 53

68 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING COMPANY LINKS Figure 6-5: Opening List of Company Links Creating Company Links Linked companies can share Target Configurations and Trackings with each other. To create a link between two companies, either of these companies sends a link request via and the other company accepts it. In the following procedure, company A sends a request to company B.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Sharing Trackings (page 68)» Company Links Dialog (page 129) Steps for Company A Send a link request to company B. 1. Select > Company Links to open the Company Link list. 2. Click the Request button. A dialog box opens. 3. Enter the address of company B into the two input boxes. 4. Click OK. AccurioPro Cloud Eye automatically generates a link key and sends an message with this key to company B. A copy of this message is also sent to the user of company A who requested the Company Link (i.e. the logged-in user). 54 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

69 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING COMPANY LINKS Figure 6-6: Sending a Company Link Request Steps for Company B Accept company A s link request. 1. Select > Company Links to open the Company Link list. 2. Click the Accept button. A dialog box opens. 3. Open the received from company A. It contains the link key. 4. Enter the company link key and click Next. Another dialog box opens. It shows the name and ID of company A. 5. Click the Accept button. This establishes the company link. An message is sent automatically to company A to inform them that the link has been accepted. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 55

70 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING COMPANY LINKS Figure 6-7: Accepting a Company Link Request Deleting Company Links A Company Link can be deleted by either of the two linked companies. NOTE: Deleting a Company Link is only possible if there aren t any Target Configurations or Trackings which are shared between the linked companies. Each of the two companies needs to reverse the sharing of these Target Configurations or Trackings prior to deleting the company link. 1. Select > Company Links to open the Company Link list. 2. Select the Company Link to be deleted. 3. Click the Delete button. 4. Click OK to confirm your deletion request. The selected Company Link is removed from the list. Figure 6-8: Deleting a Company Link 56 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

71 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Company Links Dialog (page 129) Managing Target Configurations A Target Configuration is used in a Tracking to define the printer validation and profiling settings, such as the target ICC profile and measurement device. These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Target Configurations Dialog (page 100) Opening Target Configuration List The list of Target Configurations provides functions for creating, editing, duplicating, deleting and sharing Target Configurations. Shared Target Configurations created by other companies are also listed. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Target Configurations item. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 57

72 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS Figure 6-9: Opening the List of Target Configurations» Creating Company Links (page 54)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Target Configurations Dialog (page 100) Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations To create, edit, duplicate, or rename Target Configurations, open the Target Configuration list and use the buttons at the top right. NOTE: A Target Configuration can only be edited or duplicated by its owner, i.e. the company which created it. Shared Target Configurations created by other companies cannot be edited or duplicated. NOTE: A Target Configuration cannot be edited if it is used in a Tracking that was activated on a Konica Minolta printing system (status Synchronized or Not synchronized). 1. Select > Target Configurations to open the Target Configuration list. 2. Do one of the following: To create a new Target Configuration, click the Create button. To edit or rename a Target Configuration, select it and click the Edit button. To duplicate a Target Configuration, select it and click the Copy button. This opens the Create Target Configuration dialog. The dialog title varies according to the function being used. 3. Use the Target Configuration box to do one of the following: Enter a name for the new Target Configuration. Modify the name of the Target Configuration you have duplicated. Rename the Target Configuration you are editing. Make sure to use a name that does not exist already. 58 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

73 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS 4. Use the Validation Wedge option to select a color bar for the printer validation process. 5. Specify a Target Profile. This profile defines the target Lab values to be used for both the printer validation and profiling process. You can select a custom profile created or imported by your compaqny or a profile for standard printing conditions. NOTE: The selected Target Profile cannot be changed if the Target Configuration is used in a Tracking. 6. Select the default measuring settings such as measuring device and method or profiling test chart. Users can change these settings when performing a validation or profiling process. To measure with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system, set the Instrument option to Intelligent Quality Optimizer. 7. Set the options for generating device link profiles. Refer to the Parameter Reference section (page 104) for more details. 8. Set the tolerance and delta E options for printer validation. Refer to the Parameter Reference section (page 104) for more details. 9. Click OK to close the dialog.» Target Profile (page 152)» Creating Company Links (page 54)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3)» Create Target Configuration Dialog (page 104) Illustrations AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 59

74 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS Figure 6-10: Creating, Editing or Duplicating Target Configurations Sharing Target Configurations The Target Configuration list enables you to share Target Configurations with other companies. There must be a Company Link between these companies. Sharing enables other companies to create Trackings that use your company s Target Configurations. Other companies are then capable of performing the same printer validation and profiling processes for their own printers. Your company will be able to see the results of all validation measurements other companies make with your Target Configurations. NOTE: A Target Configuration can only be shared by its owner, i.e. the company which created it. Shared Target Configurations created by other companies cannot be shared. 1. Make sure you have created a Company Link to all companies that should be allowed to use the Target Configuration you are about to share. 2. Select > Target Configurations to open the Target Configuration list. 3. Select the Target Configuration to be shared. 4. Click the Share button at the top. A dialog with two lists of linked companies appears. Left: Companies the selected Target Configuration is not yet shared with. Right: Companies the selected Target Configuration is shared with already. 60 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

75 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TARGET CONFIGURATIONS 5. Select companies on the left and click the [ > ] button. This moves the selected companies to the list on the right. Click the [ < ] button if you want to move selected companies back to the list on the left. 6. Click OK to close the dialog. In the list of Target Configurations, the icon appears to indicate that this Target Configuration has been shared. Figure 6-11: Sharing a Target Configuration» Tracking (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Creating Company Links (page 54)» Managing Company Links (page 53)» Share Target Configuration Dialog (page 127) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 61

76 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS Deleting Target Configurations The Target Configuration list allows you to delete selected Target Configurations. NOTE: You cannot delete a Target Configuration that is used in a Tracking. The icon indicates this. Such Trackings must be deleted beforehand. NOTE: A Target Configuration can only be deleted by its owner, i.e. the company which created or duplicated it. Shared Target Configurations created by other companies cannot be deleted. 1. Select > Target Configurations to open the Target Configuration list. 2. Select the Target Configurations to be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. 3. Click the Delete button at the top. 4. Click OK to confirm your deletion request. The selected Target Configurations are removed from the list. Figure 6-12: Deleting Two Target Configurations» Tracking (page 152)» Managing Company Links (page 53)» Target Configurations Dialog (page 100) Managing Trackings A Tracking defines the Target Configuration to be used for validating and profiling a particular printer. These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. 62 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

77 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS» Tracking (page 152)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» Trackings Dialog (page 136) Opening Tracking List You can open a list of all Trackings created by your own company. The list provides functions for creating, editing and deleting Trackings. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Trackings item. Figure 6-13: Opening the List of Trackings» Trackings Dialog (page 136) Creating and Editing Trackings Open the Tracking list and click Create, or select a Tracking in this list and click Edit, respectively. Then specify or change the settings. Multiple Trackings with different Target Configurations are required if a printer needs to be matched to different printing conditions. To match different printers to the same target, create a Tracking with the same Target Configuration for each printer. You can only create Trackings if the number of purchased Trackings is greater than the number of Trackings you have used (i.e. created). Other- AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 63

78 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS wise your company needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. These numbers are indicated in the window header.» Target Configuration (page 152)» Create Tracking Dialog (page 139) Creating Trackings for Intelligent Quality Optimizer If validation measurements should be made with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system, select a Target Configuration which is set up accordingly. NOTE: Validation measurements made with such Trackings can only be started at the print controller (DFE). The results will be displayed on AccurioPro Cloud Eye s Dashboard. 1. Select > Trackings to open the Tracking list. 2. Do one of the following: To create a new Tracking, click the Create button at the top. To edit a Tracking, select it and click the Edit button. 3. Enter or modify the Tracking name. 4. Click on the Target Configuration list to open it. 5. Select a Target Configuration from the Intelligent Quality Optimizer is available list at the top. The Target Configuration defines the printer validation settings such as target ICC profile and measurement device. 6. Make sure to leave the Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option enabled. 7. Select or enter the following: Branch (company branch where printer is located) Printer 8. Click OK to close the dialog. A message appears reminding you that the print controller needs to be set up for automatic measurement with Intelligent Quality Optimizer. 9. Click OK. 64 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

79 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS The new or modified Tracking appears in the Tracking list. When the Tracking is activated on the printer, the following information will be sent to AccurioPro Cloud Eye: Printer model Printer serial number Status Controller Type This information will appear automatically in the Create Tracking dialog. Reopen the dialog to see the changes.» Tracking (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations (page 58)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Illustrations AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 65

80 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS Figure 6-14: Creating a Tracking for Intelligent Quality Optimizer Creating Trackings for Manual Measurement If validation or profiling measurement should be made manually via AccurioPro Cloud Eye, select a Target Configuration which is set up accordingly. 1. Select > Trackings to open the Tracking list. 2. Do one of the following: To create a new Tracking, click the Create button at the top. To edit a Tracking, select it and click the Edit button. 3. Enter or modify the Tracking name. 4. Click on the Target Configuration list to open it. 5. Select a Target Configuration from the Intelligent Quality Optimizer is not available list at the bottom. The Target Configuration defines the printer validation and profiling settings (target profile, test chart, etc.). 6. Select or enter the following: Branch (company branch where printer is located) Printer Printer model Printer serial number 7. Click OK to close the dialog. 66 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

81 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS The new or modified Tracking appears in the Tracking list.» Tracking (page 152)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations (page 58) Illustrations Figure 6-15: Creating a Tracking for Manual Measurement AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 67

82 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING TRACKINGS Sharing Trackings The Tracking list enables you to share Trackings with other companies. There must be a Company Link between these companies. Sharing a Tracking with another company enables this company to see the results of all validation measurements you made with the shared Tracking. Your jobs that use this Tracking will be visible on their Dashboard and Jobs tabs. NOTE: Shared Trackings created by other companies cannot be used for printer validation or profiling. 1. Make sure you have created a Company Link to all companies that should be allowed to use the Tracking you are about to share. 2. Select > Trackings to open the Tracking list. 3. Select the Tracking to be shared. 4. Click the Share button at the top. A dialog with two lists of linked companies appears. Left: Companies the selected Tracking is not yet shared with. Right: Companies the selected Tracking is shared with already. 5. Select companies on the left and click the [ > ] button. This moves the selected companies to the list on the right. Click the [ < ] button if you want to move selected companies back to the list on the left. 6. Click OK to close the dialog. In the list of Tracking, the icon appears to indicate that this Tracking has been shared. 68 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

83 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES Figure 6-16: Sharing a Tracking» Tracking (page 152)» Creating Company Links (page 54)» Managing Company Links (page 53)» Share Trackings Dialog (page 143) Deleting Trackings The Tracking list allows you to delete single Trackings. 1. Select > Trackings to open the Tracking list. 2. Select the Tracking to be deleted. 3. Click the Delete button at the top. 4. Click OK to confirm your deletion request. The selected Tracking is removed from the list. Figure 6-17: Deleting a Tracking Managing Custom Target Profiles Use a custom Target Profile if you want to match the colors of a printer to those of another printer, i.e. not to standard printing conditions such as ISOcoated V2 eci. The Target Profile characterizes the target printer to be matched. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 69

84 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES To match printers against a custom Target Profile and to validate these printers, create a Target Configuration that uses this Target Profile. Then, for each of these printers, create a Tracking that uses the new Target Configuration. These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges.» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Target Profile (page 152)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) Opening List of Target Profiles You can open a list of all custom Target Profiles created or imported by your company. The dialog allows you to create, import, rename and delete such profiles. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Custom Target Profiles item. Figure 6-18: Opening the List of Custom Target Profiles» Target Profile (page 152)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) 70 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

85 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES Creating Custom Target Profiles Open the list of Target Profiles, click Create, specify the options, click OK, download the test chart and measure it. 1. Select > Custom Target Profiles to open the list of custom Target Profiles. 2. Click the Create button to start the profiling wizard. 3. Specify the profiling options: Enter a name for the new profile. Select the measurement device and condition. Select the profiling test chart to be measured. NOTE: The TC1617x chart is only available for the following measurement devices: Eye-One isis (2), Eye-One io, Konica Minolta FD-9 USB. Enter a comment for the new profile (optional). Click if you need help with these options. 4. Click the OK button. 5. Wait until the calculation of the test chart has completed (see Guidance messages). 6. Click the Download Chart button and save the test chart to your computer s file system. 7. Print this file by sending it to the input queue of your RIP or digital front-end. Make sure the input queue is set up to apply the color conversion, i.e. turn color management ON. 8. Measure the test chart. Use self-backing. 1. Affix the test chart to the XY table. 2. Click the Measure button on the left. A dialog appears. 3. Click the Start measurement button and follow the instructions on the screen. 4. Manually measure three corner patches to tell the XY table where the test chart is located. The position of these patches is indicated on the screen. The measuring process starts automatically after the last corner patch has been measured. The measuring progress is indicated by a change in lightness of the color patches displayed on the screen. 5. Measure additional test chart pages in the same way if requested to do so. 6. Having measured all patches, click the Next button to close the dialog. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 71

86 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES 9. Wait until the calculation of the Target Profile has completed (see Guidance messages). 10. Click OK to close the dialog. The new profile appears in the list of custom Target Profiles. To match printers against a custom Target Profile and to validate these printers, create a Target Configuration that uses this Target Profile. Then, for each of these printers, create a Tracking that uses the new Target Configuration.» Target Profile (page 152)» Managing Target Configurations (page 57)» Create Custom Target Profile Wizard (page 147)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3) Illustrations 72 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

87 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 73

88 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES Figure 6-19: Creating Custom Target Profiles Importing Target Profiles To use ICC profiles stored on your computer s file system, open the list of custom Target Profiles and click Import. 1. Select > Custom Target Profiles to open the list of custom Target Profiles. 2. Click the Import button at the top. 3. Select the ICC profile. It will be added to the list. A message appears if a custom Target Profile with the same name exists already. Click OK if you want to overwrite the profile. NOTE: Overwriting is not possible if the custom Target Profile is used in a Target Configuration. To match printers against a custom Target Profile and to validate these printers, create a Target Configuration that uses this Target Profile. Then, for each of these printers, create a Tracking that uses the new Target Configuration.» Target Profile (page 152)» Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations (page 58)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) 74 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

89 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES Illustrations Figure 6-20: Importing a Custom Target Profile Editing Target Profiles To edit the name or comment of a selected profile, open the list of Target Profiles and click Edit. 1. Select > Custom Target Profiles to open the list of custom Target Profiles. 2. Select the profile you want to edit. 3. Click the Edit button at the top. A dialog opens. 4. Rename the profile or edit the comment. 5. Click OK to close the dialog. Your changes appear in the list.» Target Profile (page 152)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 75

90 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS MANAGING CUSTOM TARGET PROFILES Illustrations Figure 6-21: Editing the Comment of a Target Profile Deleting Target Profiles The Target Profiles list also allows you delete selected profiles. 1. Select > Custom Target Profiles to open the list of custom Target Profiles. 2. Select the profiles to be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. 3. Click the Delete button at the top. 4. Click OK to confirm your deletion request. The selected profiles are removed from the list. NOTE: Deleting is not possible if one or more of the selected profiles are used in a Target Configuration. 76 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

91 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING APP Figure 6-22: Deleting Two Custom Target Profiles» Target Profile (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) Downloading and Installing App If you have logged in using a web browser, you can download the self-updating AccurioPro Cloud Eye Windows application.the App provides the full functionality and is very convenient to use. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. 2. Select the Download App item. 3. Save the setup.exe file. 4. Double-click this file to install and launch the App. The App can always be launched from the Windows Start menu by selecting the AccurioPro Cloud Eye shortcut in the Konica Minolta folder. Figure 6-23: Downloading the AccurioPro Cloud Eye App» Windows App or Web Browser (page 2) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 77

92 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD Changing Your Password How to change the password for logging in to the AccurioPro Cloud Eye application. 1. Click to open the Settings menu. For Operators: 2. Select Edit User from this menu. 3. Proceed with step 7. For Administrators and Color Experts: 4. Select Accounts from this menu. 5. Select your user account. 6. Click the Edit button. For all users: 7. Enter a new password into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. If you leave the input boxes empty, the password remains unchanged. It will not be deleted. 8. Click OK to close the dialog. 78 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

93 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD Figure 6-24: Administrator Changing His Own Password» Creating and Editing Users (page 51) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 79

94 SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD 80 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

95 7 Parameter Reference Dashboard Tab This is the default view which appears automatically after logging in to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Select a printer on the left to see a list of its Trackings and the result of the latest validation measurement made with these Trackings. Figure 7-1: Dashboard Tab» Tracking (page 152)» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Buttons Jobs Click this button to open the list of all printer validation measurement jobs that were made using the Trackings you are allowed to see on the Dashboard tab. The list includes all measurements for the various printers, from the oldest to the latest. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 81

96 PARAMETER REFERENCE DASHBOARD TAB Suspended Jobs Click this button to open the list of suspended profiling processes. You can then select a profiling job and continue the profiling process from the point where it was interrupted. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. History Click this button to open a timeline of all printer validation measurements made with the selected Tracking. The latest measurement is selected by default. You can clearly see color trends, analyze quality deviations (delta E, dot gain, etc.) and inspect individual measurement in full detail. This button is only available if you have selected a Tracking on the right. Report Click this button to create a report for the latest printer validation measurement made with the selected Tracking. A report presents important print data both graphically and numerically. It can be downloaded in a variety of formats, including PDF and XLSX. This button is only available if you have selected a Tracking on the right. Validation Use this button for the following purposes: Check whether the selected printer is out of tolerance and needs to be reprofiled. Check the quality of new device link profiles that have just been created. In these two cases, a color bar is printed and measured. The measurements will be compared with the Target Configuration defined in the selected Tracking. You will receive an instant pass/fail indication. Create the first device link profiles for a new printer. In this case do not start the printer validation process, but immediately click the Profiling button in the follow-up dialog. This button is only available if you have selected a Tracking on the right. NOTE: The following types of Tracking cannot be used for printer validation or profiling in AccurioPro Cloud Eye: Shared Trackings created by other companies. Trackings set up for automatic measurement with the inline spectrophotometer of a KONICA MINOLTA, INC. printing system (Intelligent Quality Optimizer). In this case printer validation can only be started at the print controller (DFE). 82 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

97 PARAMETER REFERENCE DASHBOARD TAB Printer List (Left) Use the list on the left to select a printer: 1. Click next to a company name to expand the list of company branches. 2. Click next to a branch name to expand the list of printers. 3. Click a printer name to open the list of Trackings defined for this printer. NOTE: Users with Operator privileges can only see printers of their own company branch. The icon or indicates the overall pass/fail status resulting from the printer validation measurements. A company status is only if the status of all its branches is. A branch status is only if the status of all its printers is. A printer status is only if the status of all its Trackings is. Tracking List (Right) The list on the right shows the Trackings defined for the selected printer. NOTE: Users with Operator privileges can only see Trackings of their own company. Administrators and Color Experts can also see Trackings of other companies, i.e. shared Trackings and Trackings that use a shared Target Configuration created by their own company. The following details are shown for every Tracking: Pass/fail status, i.e. result of latest printer validation measurement Target Configuration defined for this printer Measurement date and ID Comment entered during printer validation process The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 83

98 PARAMETER REFERENCE JOBS TAB Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Jobs Tab This is the list of all printer validation measurement jobs that were made using the Trackings you are allowed to see on the Dashboard tab. The list includes all measurements for the various printers, from the oldest to the latest. You can analyze color trends and create reports. Privileged users can also delete jobs from this list. 84 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

99 PARAMETER REFERENCE JOBS TAB Figure 7-2: Jobs Tab» Tracking (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» List of Measurement Jobs for all Printers (page 20)» Deleting Measurements (page 21)» Printer Validation (page 35) Buttons Dashboard Click this button to open the list of Trackings defined for a particular printer. A Tracking defines the Target Configuration, i.e. the settings to be used for printer validating and profiling. The list shows the pass/fail status ( or ) of the latest validation measurement and the overall pass/fail status for the company, branch and printer. Suspended Jobs Click this button to open the list of suspended profiling processes. You can then select a profiling job and continue the profiling process from the point where it was interrupted. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. History Click this button to open a timeline of all validation measurements made for the combination of printer and Target Configuration used in the selected measurement job. This job is also selected on the timeline by default. You can clearly see color trends, analyze quality deviations (delta E, dot gain, etc.) and inspect individual measurement in full detail. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 85

100 PARAMETER REFERENCE JOBS TAB Report Click this button to create a report for the selected validation measurement. A report presents important print data both graphically and numerically. It can be downloaded in a variety of formats, including PDF and XLSX. Click this button to delete selected measurement jobs. This function is only available for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. Operators are not allowed to delete any jobs. Jobs created by other companies cannot be deleted. Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. Job List This is the list of all printer validation measurements. The following details are shown for every measurement job: Validation result (pass/fail status: or ) Measurement date and job ID Name of Tracking and Target Configuration used for validation Printer with serial number Company and branch where this printer is located Comment entered during printer validation process Number of passed/failed jobs, total number of jobs (footer line) The user role determines the measurements that are visible on this list: Operators can only see measurements made with the Trackings they are allowed to use. These are only measurements made by their own company. Administrators and Color Experts can also see certain measurements made by other companies. There are two scenarios: The user s company shares its own Target Configurations with the other company which makes measurements with a Tracking that uses one of these shared Target Configurations. The other company shares its own Trackings with the user s company and makes measurements with these shared Trackings. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. 86 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

101 PARAMETER REFERENCE SUSPENDED JOBS TAB Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Suspended Jobs Tab This is the list of all profiling jobs that were suspended by the current user. You can select a job and continue the profiling process from the point were it was interrupted. Privileged users can also delete jobs from this list. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 87

102 PARAMETER REFERENCE SUSPENDED JOBS TAB Figure 7-3: List of Suspended Profiling Jobs» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Resuming Suspended Profiling Processes (page 45)» Deleting Suspended Jobs (page 45)» Printer Profiling (page 39) Buttons Dashboard Click this button to open the list of Trackings defined for a particular printer. A Tracking defines the Target Configuration, i.e. the settings to be used for printer validating and profiling. The list shows the pass/fail status ( or ) of the latest validation measurement and the overall pass/fail status for the company, branch and printer. Jobs Click this button to open the list of all printer validation measurement jobs that were made using the Trackings you are allowed to see on the Dashboard tab. The list includes all measurements for the various printers, from the oldest to the latest. Resume Profiling Click this button to resume the profiling job you have selected on the list. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. You can then continue the profiling process at the point where it was interrupted. Click this button to delete selected profiling jobs. This function is only available for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. Operators are not allowed to delete any jobs. 88 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

103 PARAMETER REFERENCE SUSPENDED JOBS TAB Click anywhere on a list row to select a single list item. Enable the check boxes on the left to select multiple items. Job List This is the list of suspended profiling jobs. The following details are shown for every job: Name of Tracking and Target Configuration used for profiling Printer model the profiles are intended for Measurement device Date and time when profiling was interrupted Comment entered before job was suspended Total number of suspended jobs (footer line) NOTE: You can only see your own profiling jobs. Jobs suspended by other users are not listed. The list also contains profiling processes which terminated abnormally, e.g. owing to an application error or power failure. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 89

104 PARAMETER REFERENCE MEASUREMENT HISTORY Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Measurement History This is a timeline with all validation measurements made with the selected Tracking. You can clearly see color trends and quality variations. Each measurement can be analyzed in full detail. The color deviations and other important data can be presented both numerically and graphically in a variety of ways.» Tracking (page 152)» Analyzing Color Trends (page 23)» Analyzing Single Measurements (page 27) 90 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

105 PARAMETER REFERENCE MEASUREMENT REPORT Measurement Report This is a report for the selected validation measurement. It can be downloaded in a variety of file formats. Use the buttons to navigate between the pages. Figure 7-4: Report» Creating Reports (page 31)» Saving Reports (page 32) Printer Validation Wizard This wizard guides you step by step through the printer validation process. Download, print and measure a color bar, then upload the result to the web server. A clear pass/fail indication will show whether or not reprofiling is required. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 91

106 PARAMETER REFERENCE PRINTER VALIDATION WIZARD Figure 7-5: Printer Validation» Perform Validation Process (page 36)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3)» Profiling Wizard (page 95)» Measurement Condition (page 106) Buttons (Left) Download target profile Click this button if you want to download the ICC Target Profile defined in the Target Configuration used for this validation process. The name of this profile is indicated in the Target Configuration Information area. Install this profile on your RIP or DFE before printing the validation wedge. Download validation wedge Click this button if you want to download the color bar defined in the Target Configuration used for this validation process. The name of this color bar is indicated on the right under Target Configuration Information. Print this file by sending it to the input queue of your RIP or digital front-end. NOTE: Make sure the input queue is set up to apply the color conversion, i.e. turn color management ON. 92 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

107 PARAMETER REFERENCE PRINTER VALIDATION WIZARD Measure Click this button to measure the color bar using the selected measurement device and condition. Use white backing. This opens a small dialog which shows the patches of the color strips. Click the Start button and follow the instructions on the screen. Click Continue when all strips are measured. Measure again Click this button if you want to repeat the measuring process, e.g. in case of measuring errors. Upload Click this button to send the measurement results to the database of the AccurioPro Cloud Eye web server. The measurement will then be available on the Jobs tab. It will also be available on the Dashboard tab until the next measurement with the same Tracking is made. A job ID is generated automatically. Profiling Use this button if you want to create device link profiles and an ICC output profile for the current printer according to the specifications of the current Target Configuration. Do this in the following cases: To regenerate the profiles if the validation result is negative. To generate the first profiles for a new printer. In this case it is not necessary to perform a printer validation process beforehand. Directly click the Profiling button. Parameters Printer This is the name of the printer which is being validated. Target Configuration This box displays the name of the parameter set which defines the current printer validation process. Measurement Instrument This is the default measurement device defined in the Target Configuration. You can select a different device if you have not yet made any measurement. Measurement Condition This is the default measurement method defined in the Target Configuration. You can select a different method if you have not yet made any measurement. NOTE: It is usually advisable to perform the printer validation and printer profiling process using the same measurement conditions (M0, M1, or M2). AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 93

108 PARAMETER REFERENCE PRINTER VALIDATION WIZARD For details on these settings, refer to section Measurement Condition. Measurement count for averaging This option is only available when validating against a G7 calibration standard. Use this option if you want to improve measurement accuracy by calculating the average of multiple measurements. This can help, for example, if the validation wedge is printed with streaks or banding. Specify the number of measurements to be made (1 5). The option defaults to the value set in the Target Configuration. Comment Use this box to enter a comment on the validation measurement. This information will be shown in the list of validation measurements (Jobs tab) and in the list of Trackings (Dashboard tab). Info Area (Right) Target Configuration Information This is a summary of the validation settings stored in the current Target Configuration and the overrides you may have made in this dialog. When the measuring process has completed, the color deviations are indicated on the right. See also Tolerance Types (page 123). Validation Result When the measuring process has completed, a large icon indicates the overall validation result: OK: Printer is within tolerances. This means that all of the color deviations listed above are within the tolerance limits. The printer will continue to produce good color results. Failed: Printer is out of tolerance. This means that at least one of the tolerance values listed above has been exceeded. The printer is likely to produce poor color results. You should click the Profiling button and regenerate the device link profiles. Job ID Unique number assigned automatically to each measurement job when the job is uploaded to the web server. This information will be shown in the list of validation measurements (Jobs tab) and in the list of Trackings (Dashboard tab). 94 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

109 PARAMETER REFERENCE PROFILING WIZARD Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Profiling Wizard This wizard guides you step by step through the printer profiling process. Download the profiling test chart, print it via your RIP or DFE and measure the colors. This process can be repeated several times in order to progressively optimize the color match. Then create and download the device link profiles or ICC output profile. Figure 7-6: Profiling Wizard» Target Configuration (page 152)» Generating Profiles (page 40) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 95

110 PARAMETER REFERENCE PROFILING WIZARD» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Suspending Profiling Process (page 44)» Resuming Suspended Profiling Processes (page 45)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3)» Printer Validation Wizard (page 91)» Measurement Condition (page 106) Buttons (Left) Download profiling chart Click this button to download the test chart selected using the Profiling Chart option. Save the test chart to your computer s file system. Print this file by sending it to the input queue of your RIP or digital front-end. Make sure the input queue is set up to bypass any color conversion, i.e. turn color management OFF. Reclick this button after printing and measuring the test chart for the first time. The color match will be optimized and applied to the test chart. Then print and measure the test chart again. You can repeat this process a few times to further reduce the color deviations. However, this usually makes sense for stable printers with small color drifts only. Measure Click this button to measure the test chart you have downloaded. Use white backing. This opens a dialog which shows the test chart patches. Affix the test chart to the XY table, click the Start measurement button and follow the instructions on the screen. Click Next when finished. The program uploads the measurement results to the web server and indicates the color deviations under Accuracy. Calculate profiles Click this button to generate the device link profiles and the ICC output profile. Do this only when the color deviations are low enough, otherwise try to further reduce them by reclicking Download profiling chart. The Calculate profiles button becomes available as soon as the second measurement has been made. CMYK Device Link, RGB Device Link, ICC Profile Click these buttons to download the profiles to your local file system. This button becomes available after clicking Calculate profiles. NOTE: The Device Link profiles match the printer to the target printing conditions. The ICC Profile characterizes the printer only and needs to be used together with a target ICC profile. Install the profiles on your DFE. Change your RIP settings such that these profiles are used for color matching. 96 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

111 PARAMETER REFERENCE PROFILING WIZARD Last created profiles Click these buttons to download the same profiles again. These buttons are only available if a profiling process with the current Tracking has been performed already. Validate Click this button to test the quality of the new profiles after installing them on your DFE. This will start the printer validation process. The icon appears if the printer is within tolerances. Suspend Click this button if you want to interrupt the profiling process. Before doing so, it may be a good idea to enter a comment into the Comment box. The profiling job will be added to the list named Suspended Jobs. You can select the job from this list and continue the profiling process from the point where it was stopped. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. Parameters Target Configuration This box displays the name of the parameter set which defines the current printer profiling process. Measurement Instrument This is the default measurement device defined in the Target Configuration. You can select a different device if you have not yet made any measurement. Measurement Condition This is the default measurement method defined in the Target Configuration. You can select a different method if you have not yet made any measurement. NOTE: It is usually advisable to perform the printer validation and printer profiling process using the same measurement conditions (M0, M1, or M2). For details on these settings, refer to section Measurement Condition. Profiling Chart This is the default test chart defined in the Target Configuration. You can select a different test chart if you have not yet made any measurements. Some test charts are available in different sizes. Only test charts which are suitable for the selected measurement device and condition are listed here. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 97

112 PARAMETER REFERENCE PROFILING WIZARD Measurement count for averaging Use this option if you want to improve measurement accuracy by calculating the average of multiple measurements. Specify the number of measurements to be made (1 5). The option defaults to the value set in the Target Configuration. Using the averaged result of multiple measurements can improve the quality of ICC profiles created for processes with density variations across the printed sheet or press run. Info Area (Right) Target Configuration Information This is a summary of the profiling settings stored in the current Target Configuration and the overrides you may have made in this dialog. Accuracy This table logs the individual steps of the profiling process. Each step consists of recalculating the color match, printing the color-matched test chart and measuring the colors. A new line is added to the table for each step. The table columns have the following meaning: Time Date and time of test chart measurement or color-match calculation. Status Last action taken for the current step: calculated The color match has been optimized and applied to the test chart. This was done automatically when you downloaded it. measured You have measured the test chart. Ø de Average color deviation in delta E. A rough measure of assessing the quality of a color match. Max de (C,M,Y,K) Maximum color deviation in delta E for C, M, Y, and K. The average delta E value should always be interpreted in the context of maximum delta E. If maximum delta E is high, the quality of the color match is likely to be poor despite a low average delta E value. 98 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

113 PARAMETER REFERENCE PROFILING WIZARD Stand. Dev. de Standard deviation indicating how closely the delta E values are clustered around the average value. The lower the value, the better. A high standard deviation means that the delta E values are spread out over a large range of values. The average delta E value should always be interpreted in the context of the standard deviation. If standard deviation is high, the quality of the color match is likely to be poor despite a low average delta E value. Color deviations decrease gradually as you repeatedly optimize the color match. Take a look at the various delta E values to decide whether additional optimization is required. Click Calculate profiles when the color deviations have been reduced successfully. Click if you want to delete the last measurement. This is required if your device produces erroneous measurement results, for example, or if the color deviations have remained the same or even increased. Comment Use this box to enter a comment on the current profiling process. This is optional. If you click the Suspend button, this comment will be shown in the list named Suspended Jobs. When you resume the suspended profiling process, the comment will be shown again here in this box. Button (Bottom) Suspend Click this button if you want to interrupt the profiling process. Before doing so, it may be a good idea to make use of the Comment box. The profiling job will be added to the list named Suspended Jobs. There it can be selected and continued from the point where it was stopped. All your settings and measurements will be reloaded. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 99

114 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Setup and Management Functions AccurioPro Cloud Eye provides various setup and management functions such as creating, editing and deleting Trackings, Target Configurations, Company Links and users. These functions are accessible from the Settings menu. Click the button in the main window to open this menu. NOTE: These operations are reserved for users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges. Operators are only allowed to use the Edit User and Download App functions. Figure 7-7: Opening the Settings Menu» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Setup and Management Functions (page 49) Target Configurations Dialog This is the list of all Target Configurations created by your own company or by any other company to which you have established a Company Link. The dialog allows you to create, edit, rename, duplicate, share and delete Target Configurations. It also indicates important properties for each Target Configuration, such as ownership, sharing status and usage. 100 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

115 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Figure 7-8: Dialog for Managing Target Configurations» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Managing Target Configurations (page 57)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60) Buttons Create Click this button to create a new Target Configuration. This opens the Create Target Configuration dialog. Enter a name for the new Target Configuration and specify the configuration settings. Copy Click this button to duplicate the selected Target Configuration. This opens the Create Target Configuration dialog. Modify the Target Configuration name and, if required, the configuration settings. The Copy button is only available under the following conditions: You have selected only one Target Configuration. Your company is the owner of this Target Configuration. You cannot duplicate a shared Target Configuration created by another company. Edit Click this button to modify or rename the selected Target Configuration. This opens the Create Target Configuration dialog. Then edit the configuration settings. The Edit button is only available under the following conditions: You have selected only one Target Configuration. Your company is the owner of this Target Configuration. You cannot edit a shared Target Configuration created by another company. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 101

116 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS The Target Configuration is not used in a Tracking that was activated on a Konica Minolta printing system (status Synchronized or Not synchronized). Such Trackings are set up for automatic measurement with Intelligent Quality Optimizer. Share Click this button to share the selected Target Configuration with a company to which a Company Link has been established. This allows other companies to use your Target Configuration for their own printer validation and profiling processes. The Share button is only available under the following conditions: You have selected only one Target Configuration. Your company is the owner of this Target Configuration. You cannot share a shared Target Configuration created by another company. Delete Click this button to delete one or more selected Target Configurations. Click the buttons in the leftmost column to select multiple items. This function is only available under the following conditions: Your company is the owner of the Target Configuration. The Target Configuration is not used in any Tracking ( not displayed). List This column allows you to select or deselect multiple items. You can then delete all selected items in one go. Share The icon appears here if this Target Configuration has been shared. Sharing means that the company which owns this Target Configuration allows other companies to create Trackings that use this Target Configuration. In Use The icon appears if there are one or more Trackings that use this Target Configuration. These may be Trackings created by your own company or by other companies. The columns Internally and Others provide more details. Target Configuration Name of the Target Configuration. Owner Company Name of the company which created this Target Configuration. 102 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

117 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Last Modified Company Name of the company which was the last to modify this Target Configuration or, if no modifications were made, which created it. Internally Number of Trackings created by your own company in which this Target Configuration is used. Others Number of Trackings created by another company in which this Target Configuration is used. Company Name Name of the owner company and of all companies that are allowed to use this Target Configuration because it has been shared with them. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 103

118 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Create Target Configuration Dialog Use this dialog to create a new Target Configuration or to modify, rename or duplicate the selected Target Configuration, respectively. The dialog name varies according to the function being used. These settings apply to the printer validation and profiling process. NOTE: These settings are not tied to a particular printer. To apply them to a printer, create a Tracking that uses this Target Configuration. Figure 7-9: Dialog for Creating a Target Configuration» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Creating, Editing and Duplicating Target Configurations (page 58)» Managing Target Configurations (page 57) Target Configuration Use this box to enter a name for the new Target Configuration or to rename an existing Target Configuration, respectively. Make sure to use a unique name that does not exist already. 104 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

119 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Basic Settings Validation Wedge This option defines the color bar to be printed and measured in a printer validation process. The measurement results will be compared against the target Lab values and tolerances specified in this dialog. NOTE: If you select one of the G7 standard tolerances, you can use the TC1617x or P2P51 validation wedge only. For G7 Colorspace tolerances, TC1617x is the only choice available.» Printer Validation (page 35)» Use Standard Tolerances (page 113) Target Profile This ICC profile is relevant for the printer validation and profiling process. It defines the printing conditions to be matched on your printer and also the target Lab values against which validation measurements are compared. Select the Target Profile you want to use. This option provides two lists, each for a different type of profile: Custom Custom Target Profiles created or imported by your company (using > Custom Target Profiles). Preset ICC profiles for standard printing conditions included in AccurioPro Cloud Eye (such as ISOcoated V2 eci). NOTE: The selected Target Profile cannot be changed if the Target Configuration is used in a Tracking.» Target Profile (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Managing Custom Target Profiles (page 69)» Custom Target Profiles Dialog (page 145) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 105

120 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Measurement Instrument Select the measurement device to be used for the printer validation and profiling process. This is a default setting which users can override when performing a measurement.» Supported Measurement Devices (page 3) Measurement Condition Select the light source to be used for illuminating the printed samples during the measurement. The available settings depend on the measurement device. ISO measurement methods: M0 M1 M2 Traditional non-standardized tungsten light with an undefined UV content Normal daylight (D50) with a defined UV content Non-polarized light without any UV content (UV-cut filter) NOTE: Measuring color strips in M1 or M2 mode with i1pro 2 requires the use of a special aluminum ruler. Each row has to be measured twice in opposite directions. The second measurement uses UV light. M0 is the light source used with first-generation i1pro devices. Profiling Chart Select the type and size of test chart to be used for the profiling process, such as ECI2002 CMYK or IT8.7-4 CMYK. Only test charts which are suitable for the selected measurement device and condition are listed here. This is a default setting which users can override when performing a measurement. NOTE: The TC1617x chart is only available for the following measurement devices: Eye-One isis (2), Eye-One io, Konica Minolta FD-9 USB. Measurement count for averaging Use this option if you want to improve measurement accuracy by calculating the average of multiple measurements. Specify the number of measurements to be made (1 5). NOTE: This setting is only available if you have selected the P2P51 or TC1617x test chart and G7 standard tolerances. The selected value will be used as a default setting for printer validation and profiling. The default value can be changed when validating against a G7 calibration standard and when starting a printer profiling process. 106 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

121 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Using the averaged result of multiple measurements can improve the quality of ICC profiles created for processes with density variations across the printed sheet or press run. Averaging measurements can also improve validation results if the wedges are printed with streaks or banding.» Use Standard Tolerances (page 113)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Printer Profiling (page 39) Device Link Settings The options under this heading apply to the creation of device link profiles (profiling process).» Printer Profiling (page 39)» Profiling Wizard (page 95) CMYK Rendering Intent Select the color space conversion method for CMYK data. This is the method to be used for transforming CMYK data from the target color space to the color space of your output device. For toner-based digital printers it is usually advisable to select Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation. When color-matching printers with a small color gamut, however, you should use the Perceptual (image) rendering intent. NOTE: If the Use profile with ColorCentro option is enabled, you can only select Absolute colorimetric and Relative colorimetric. NOTE: This option applies to device link profiles only. It has no effect on ICC output profiles. Absolute colorimetric Usage Rendering intent for achieving the smallest delta E possible and simulating the paper color, used for proofing applications. The absolute colorimetric rendering intent transfers the color data to the target color space on the basis of the smallest color distance (delta E). It tries to reproduce the exact colors, i.e. the same CIE Lab values. The white point is not adapted in the target color space, i.e. the paper color is rendered with the same CIE Lab values (but different CMYK values). If you are trying to simulate a yellowish newsprint paper on a bright white proofing stock, a very light tint of yellow (and probably magenta) will be printed in the white paper background. Use this rendering intent for digital proofing if paper white simulation is important. Do not use it for reproducing scanned or camera images. NOTE: Absolute colorimetric rendering should not be used if the proof printer s color gamut is smaller than the color gamut to be simulated. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 107

122 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Out-of-gamut colors would be clipped, i.e. mapped to the boundary of the color gamut. This would lead to a loss of color differentiation and shadow detail. Color gradients would no longer be rendered smoothly. Perceptual rendering is more appropriate in this case. Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation Usage Relative colorimetric Usage Rendering intent for achieving the smallest delta E possible without simulating the paper color, used for proofing applications. Basically, this rendering intent is identical to Absolute colorimetric. It also transfers the color data to the target color space on the basis of the smallest color distance (delta E). However, the white point is adapted in the target color space, i.e. the paper color is rendered with the same CMYK values (but different CIE Lab values). Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation is similar to Relative colorimetric in that both rendering intents map the white point of the source color space to that of the target color space. However, with relative rendering, all other colors are adjusted accordingly. This does not occur with absolute rendering and therefore delta E values are usually lower. Use this rendering intent for digital proofing to achieve the lowest color deviations possible if simulating the paper color is not required. Do not use it for reproducing scanned or camera images. NOTE: Absolute colorimetric rendering should not be used if the proof printer s color gamut is smaller than the color gamut to be simulated. Out-of-gamut colors would be clipped, i.e. mapped to the boundary of the color gamut. This would lead to a loss of color differentiation and shadow detail. Color gradients would no longer be rendered smoothly. Perceptual rendering is more appropriate in this case. Rendering intent similar to Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation. However, the white point mapping causes all other colors to be adjusted accordingly. Mainly used for proofing applications. Basically, relative colorimetric rendering uses the same gamut mapping method as absolute rendering. It also transfers the color data to the target color space on the basis of the smallest color distance (delta E). The white point of the source color space is mapped to that of the target color space, i.e. paper white is not simulated. In contrast to Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation, this causes all other colors to be adjusted accordingly, which may result in higher delta E values. In addition, a black point compensation is made. If the gamut of the target color space is smaller than the source, identical colors are mapped 1:1. Out-of-gamut colors are mapped to the color that is closest in hue, usually at the edge of the color space (clipping). Relative rendering maintains a near exact relationship between in-gamut colors, even if this clips out-of-gamut colors. Perceptual (image) rendering, by contrast, tries to also preserve some relationship between out-of-gamut colors, even if this results in inaccuracies for in-gamut colors. Use relative rendering for digital proofing if simulating the paper color is not required. Relative rendering may also be suitable for accurately reproducing scanned or camera images that contain only a narrow range of colors. 108 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

123 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Perceptual (image) Usage Media relative Rendering intent commonly used for reproducing photographic images. In proofing applications, only used to prevent out-of gamut colors (at the expense of higher delta E). The perceptual or photographic rendering intent reproduces an image in such a way as to ensure that the human eye will perceive it as a faithful reproduction of the original. It gently squeezes the entire source color gamut so that it just fits inside of the target gamut. This will pull out-of-gamut colors into gamut. Colors at or near the edge of the gamut will also be pulled in to give a distinction between them. Hue is always preserved. Perceptual is the most commonly used rendering intent for reproducing photographic images. It is usually not recommended for proofing applications. Perceptual rendering should only be used in digital proofing if the color gamut to be simulated is larger than the proof printer s color gamut. If Absolute colorimetric was used, out-of-gamut colors would be clipped, resulting in a loss of color differentiation and shadow detail (but delta E would be lower). Special rendering intent for creating media-relative color matches according to ISO It allows you to use printing substrates with a color that differs slightly (but not too much) from what the printing standard defines. Media relative means that two printed images will be viewed individually and compared in the viewer s memory as opposed to side-by-side viewing. The media-relative rendering intent is similar to Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation. The white point of the target ICC profile will be replaced with the color of the printing substrate. This eliminates the paper white simulation. Then an absolute colorimetric match to the modified target ICC profile will be performed. RGB Source Profile Select the ICC profile that defines the color space of your RGB input data. NOTE: This option applies to device link profiles only. It has no effect on ICC output profiles. RGB Rendering Intent Select the color space conversion method for RGB data. This is the method to be used for transforming RGB data from the target color space to the color space of your output device. NOTE: This option applies to device link profiles only. It has no effect on ICC output profiles. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 109

124 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Different settings are available depending on whether the Use profile with ColorCentro option is switched on or off. Table 1: Available RGB Rendering Intent settings Use profile with ColorCentro On Off Absolute colorimetric Relative colorimetric Perceptual (image) Saturation Absolute colorimetric Usage Relative colorimetric Rendering intent for achieving the smallest delta E possible and simulating the paper color, used for proofing applications. The absolute colorimetric rendering intent transfers the color data to the target color space on the basis of the smallest color distance (delta E). It tries to reproduce the exact colors, i.e. the same CIE Lab values. The white point is not adapted in the target color space, i.e. the paper color is rendered with the same CIE Lab values (but different CMYK values). If you are trying to simulate a yellowish newsprint paper on a bright white proofing stock, a very light tint of yellow (and probably magenta) will be printed in the white paper background. Use this rendering intent for digital proofing if paper white simulation is important. Do not use it for reproducing scanned or camera images. NOTE: Absolute colorimetric rendering should not be used if the proof printer s color gamut is smaller than the color gamut to be simulated. Out-of-gamut colors would be clipped, i.e. mapped to the boundary of the color gamut. This would lead to a loss of color differentiation and shadow detail. Color gradients would no longer be rendered smoothly. Perceptual rendering is more appropriate in this case. Rendering intent similar to Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation. However, the white point mapping causes all other colors to be adjusted accordingly. Mainly used for proofing applications. Basically, relative colorimetric rendering uses the same gamut mapping method as absolute rendering. It also transfers the color data to the target color space on the basis of the smallest color distance (delta E). The white point of the source color space is mapped to that of the target color space, i.e. paper white is not simulated. In contrast to Absolute colorimetric without paper white simulation, this causes all other colors to be adjusted accordingly, which may result in higher delta E values. In addition, a black point compensation is made. If the gamut of the target color space is smaller than the source, identical colors are mapped 1:1. Out-of-gamut colors are mapped to the color that is closest in hue, usually at the edge of the color space (clipping). 110 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

125 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Usage Perceptual (image) Usage Saturation Usage Relative rendering maintains a near exact relationship between in-gamut colors, even if this clips out-of-gamut colors. Perceptual (image) rendering, by contrast, tries to also preserve some relationship between out-of-gamut colors, even if this results in inaccuracies for in-gamut colors. Use relative rendering for digital proofing if simulating the paper color is not required. Relative rendering may also be suitable for accurately reproducing scanned or camera images that contain only a narrow range of colors. Rendering intent commonly used for reproducing photographic images. In proofing applications, only used to prevent out-of gamut colors (at the expense of higher delta E). The perceptual or photographic rendering intent reproduces an image in such a way as to ensure that the human eye will perceive it as a faithful reproduction of the original. It gently squeezes the entire source color gamut so that it just fits inside of the target gamut. This will pull out-of-gamut colors into gamut. Colors at or near the edge of the gamut will also be pulled in to give a distinction between them. Hue is always preserved. Perceptual is the most commonly used rendering intent for reproducing photographic images. It is usually not recommended for proofing applications. Perceptual rendering should only be used in digital proofing if the color gamut to be simulated is larger than the proof printer s color gamut. If Absolute colorimetric was used, out-of-gamut colors would be clipped, resulting in a loss of color differentiation and shadow detail (but delta E would be lower). This rendering intent is similar to Perceptual (image), except that more saturation is preserved at the expense of hue accuracy. The Saturation or Graphic rendering intent aims at preserving saturation and vividness rather than exact colors. It scales the source color gamut to the destination gamut but preserves relative saturation instead of hue. Colors become more saturated by being mapped closer to the edge of the destination gamut. Saturation is the recommended setting for business and presentation graphics such as bar graphs or pie charts, where having bright vivid colors is more important than accurate color reproduction. Preserve Mid-Tone Black Enable this option to prevent B/W print jobs from turning into color jobs and to prevent blurred type. If this option is enabled, the colors on the gray axis will not be mixed with CMY, only the lightness may change. For example, C0M0Y0K15 may turn into C0M0Y0K19, but not into C2M8Y0K15. This prevents blurred type and B/W print jobs won t turn into color jobs. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 111

126 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS A side effect of this may be that gray tones cannot be matched correctly. If this occurs you should repeat the color matching process with the Preserve Mid-Tone Black option switched off. NOTE: This option applies to device link profiles only. It has no effect on ICC output profiles. Preserve Solid Black Enable this option to preserve the quality of black type and solid linework. Use this option to exclude C0M0Y0K100 values from the color transformation. As a result, the color matching process will neither add any amounts of cyan, magenta, or yellow nor change the tonal value. This will preserve the quality of black type and solid linework. This option has no effect on solid black containing amounts of other colors, e.g. C30M20Y10K100. Primary colors (C100, M100, Y100) are preserved automatically. NOTE: This option applies to device link profiles only. It has no effect on ICC output profiles. Use profile with ColorCentro Enable this option if the device link and ICC output profiles will be used in ColorCentro. This is a color management software product from KONICA MINOLTA, INC. If this option is enabled, there is only a limited choice of Rendering Intent settings and the Maximum Ink Amount option is unavailable. Maximum Ink Amount When several color channels are printed on top of each other, there is a limit to the amount of ink that can be laid down on the paper. This limit, which is referred to as total ink coverage (TIC), can be defined here. Ink coverage is specified as a percentage. In a 4-color printing process, the TIC would be 400% if 100% of each process color was used. The recommended setting depends on various parameters such as paper stock and printing process. For sheetfed offset on coated paper, for example, a TIC of 320% to 340% is usually recommended. The minimum value is 120. The maximum value is 100 multiplied by the number of color channels. NOTE: This setting is unavailable if the Use profile with ColorCentro option is enabled. Tolerances The options under this heading allow you to select the printing standard to be used for printer validation measurements. It defines various 112 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

127 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS tolerance values and the delta E formula. Users can override these defaults when performing validation measurements.» Printer Validation (page 35) Use Standard Tolerances Select a printing standard from this list to perform the printer validation process according to the specifications of this standard. This sets the Delta E Formula and the various types of tolerances to the appropriate values. Disable the check box if you want to adjust these default values according to your preferences. You can then select another delta E formula and, if the Level option is set to Custom, overtype the tolerance values. Enable this check box to make sure the values defined by the selected printing standard are used. This will reset the Delta E Formula, the Level option and thus the various tolerance input boxes to their original values. These options are then grayed out and cannot be changed. NOTE: If the measurement device is set to Intelligent Quality Optimizer and the validation wedge to Japan Color 2011, you can only select the Japan Color Digital Printing Certification (wedge) and Japan Color Proof Certification standard. NOTE: If the measurement device is set to Intelligent Quality Optimizer and the validation wedge to Japan Color IT8.7/4, you can only select the Japan Color Digital Printing Certification (full chart) and Japan Color Proof Certification standard. 3DAP This Australian standard defines the following tolerance values: Delta E Formula de94 Delta E Average 2 Delta E Maximum 5» Tolerance Types (page 123) FOGRA, SWOP These are the tolerances used by FOGRA (Germany) and SWOP (USA) until early They have been replaced by the ISO tolerances. Delta E Formula de Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average 4 Delta E Maximum 10 Delta E Primaries 5 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 113

128 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS» Tolerance Types (page 123) ISO color bar These tolerances were introduced by FOGRA in early They have been adopted by SWOP and GRACoL. These values are used for verifying proofs according to ISO by measuring a color bar. Delta E Formula de Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average 3 Delta E Maximum 6 Delta E Primaries 5 Delta H Max. Primaries 2.5 Delta H Ø CMY Gray 1.5» Tolerance Types (page 123) ISO :2016 color bar Update of the ISO color bar standard released in 2016 with new tolerance values. Delta E Formula Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average 2.5 Delta E Maximum 5 Delta E Primaries 3 Delta H Max. CMY 2.5 Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray 2 Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray 3.5 de2000» Tolerance Types (page 123) ISO Validation Print color bar Tolerance values for FOGRA Validation Print measurements with the Ugra/Fogra Media Wedge V2 or V3. This is a validation standard for the creative design phase with a less stringent set of tolerance values. Delta E Formula de Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average 3 Delta E Maximum AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

129 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Delta H Max. CMYRGB 4 Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray 2.5» Tolerance Types (page 123) ISO PSD media relative Tolerance values for media-relative validation measurements according to ISO ProcessStandard Digital (PSD). The standard was released in 2011 and updated in Media relative means that two printed images are viewed one after the other and compared in the viewer s memory as opposed to side-by-side viewing. Media-relative color matches do not make a paper white simulation as it is assumed that the viewer fully adapts to the individual substrate. The standard defines three quality levels with tolerance values for different use cases in digital printing. Level A defines strict, B normal and C relaxed tolerances. Table 2: ISO PSD 2016 media relative A B C Delta E Formula de2000 de2000 de2000 Delta E Average Delta E 95% Quantile Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray Table 3: ISO PSD 2011 media relative A B C Delta E Formula de2000 de2000 de2000 Delta E Average Delta E 95% Quantile » Tolerance Types (page 123) ISO PSD side-by-side Tolerance values for side-by-side validation measurements according to ISO ProcessStandard Digital (PSD). The standard was released in 2011 and updated in Side by side means that a viewer compares two printed images placed next to each other as opposed to media-relative viewing where images are compared in the viewer s memory. The standard defines three quality levels with tolerance values for different use cases in digital printing. Level A defines strict, B normal and C relaxed tolerances. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 115

130 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Table 4: ISO PSD 2016 side-by-side A B C Delta E Formula de2000 de2000 de2000 Delta E Paper Delta E Average Delta E 95% Quantile Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray Table 5: ISO PSD 2011 side-by-side A B C Delta E Formula de2000 de2000 de2000 Delta E Paper Delta E Average Delta E Maximum Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray Delta H Max. CMYRGB » Tolerance Types (page 123) GRACoL Digital Press GRACoL is an IDEAlliance committee which develops guidelines for commercial offset printing and proofing. Since 2006 the GRACoL data set has been the de facto standard reference print condition in North America and other regions of the world. The latest update is known as GRACoL Table 6: GRACoL Digital Press tolerances Delta E Formula de2000 Delta E Average 2.5 Delta E Maximum 5 Delta H Max. CMYKRGB 5 Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray 3» Tolerance Types (page 123) 116 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

131 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Fogra Validation Printing Fogra Validation Printing is the first ISO-based certification which ensures accurate and consistent color quality in digital printing. Fogra defines the following tolerances for Validation Print certification: Delta E Formula de Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average (Media Wedge) 3 Delta E Maximum 8 Delta E Average (Testchart) 3 Delta E 95% Quantile 6 Delta E Ø Outer Gamut 4 Delta H Max. CMY Gray 4 Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray 2.5 Delta L Max. CMY (30% 70%) 2» Tolerance Types (page 123) IDEAlliance Digital Press Certification The IDEAlliance Digital Press Certification program is similar to what GRACoL and SWOP is for inkjet proofing, but applies to digital presses. Certification is presently intended for digital print production systems that use xerographic and inkjet technologies. The framework is based on the international standards ISO , and Table 7: IDEAlliance Digital Press Certification tolerances Delta E Formula de2000 Delta E Average (Media Wedge) 2.5 Delta E Maximum 5 Delta E Average (Testchart) 2.5 Delta E 95% Quantile 4 Delta E Ø Outer Gamut 3 Delta E 95% Quantile Outer Gamut 5 Delta H Max. CMYKRGB 5 Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray 3» Tolerance Types (page 123) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 117

132 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Japan Color Digital Printing Certification The Japan Color Digital Printing Certification system is based on ISO and Japan Color, which is the basic print color standard for Japan's sheet-fed offset printing industry. Table 8: Japan Color Digital Printing Certification (wedge) tolerances Delta E Formula: de2000 Delta E Paper: 3 Delta E Average: 2 Delta E Maximum: 6 Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray: 2 Japan Color Digital Printing Certification (full chart) toler- Table 9: ances Delta E Formula de2000 Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average (Media Wedge) 2 Delta E Maximum 6 Delta E Average (Testchart) 2 Delta E 95% Quantile 4 Delta E Ø Outer Gamut 3 Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray 2 Delta L CMK (100%/98%) 0 Delta C Y (98%/100%) 0 Delta L CMK (3%/Substrate) 0 Delta b Y (Substrate/3%) 0» Tolerance Types (page 123) Japan Color Proof Certification Tolerances for Japan Color 2011, the standard of the Japan Printing Machinery Association for verifying proofs by measuring a color bar. Delta E Formula Delta E Paper 3 Delta E Average (Media Wedge) 3 Delta E Maximum 6 Delta E Max. CMY 6 de 118 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

133 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Delta E Average (Testchart) 3 Delta E 95% Quantile 6 Delta E Ø Outer Gamut 4 Delta H Max. CMY 4 Delta H Max. CMY Gray 1.5 Delta L CMK (100%/98%) 0 Delta C Y (98%/100%) 0 Delta L CMK (3%/Substrate) 0 Delta b Y (Substrate/3%) 0» Tolerance Types (page 123) G7 G7 Grayscale G7 is an IDEAlliance specification that defines a universal appearance for grayscale imagery as well as how to calibrate and control any printing or proofing system to achieve that appearance. G7 stands for grayscale plus seven colors (CMYK+RGB). There are three G7 compliance levels: 1. G7 Grayscale 2. G7 Targeted 3. G7 Colorspace Fundamental compliance level. The printing system needs to be gray balanced and closely match the G7 target neutral print density curve (NPDC) for black and CMY scales. Table 10: Tolerances for G7 Grayscale compliance Delta E Formula de2000 wdl Avg. CMY Gray 1.5 wdl Max. CMY Gray 3 wdl Avg. K (Black) 1.5 wdl Max. K (Black) 3 wdch Avg. CMY Gray 1.5 wdch Max. CMY Gray 3 G7 Targeted Secondary compliance level, which includes compliance with the G7 Grayscale level. In addition, the measurements for solid primary and secondary colors (CMYK and RGB) need to match the target values of the G7 reference print condition. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 119

134 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Table 11: Tolerances for G7 Targeted compliance Delta E Formula de2000 Delta E Max. CMY 3.5 Delta E K (Black) 5 Delta E Max. RGB 4.2 wdl Avg. CMY Gray 1.5 wdl Max. CMY Gray 3 wdl Avg. K (Black) 1.5 wdl Max. K (Black) 3 wdch Avg. CMY Gray 1.5 wdch Max. CMY Gray 3 G7 Colorspace Third and most stringent level of G7 compliance. It includes all the requirements of the G7 Targeted level and adds the matching to an entire target color space. The average of all the 1617 patches of an IT8.7/4 test chart needs to be within a narrow range of tolerances. The G7 Colorspace level is further divided into two separate purposes: sheet-fed offset printing and proofing. There are slightly more stringent requirements for proofing. Table 12: Tolerances for G7 Colorspace compliance Press Proof Delta E Formula de2000 de2000 Delta E Paper Delta E Average Delta E 95% Quantile 5 3 Delta E Max. CMY Delta E K (Black) 5 5 Delta E Max. RGB wdl Avg. CMY Gray wdl Max. CMY Gray 3 3 wdl Avg. K (Black) wdl Max. K (Black) 3 3 wdch Avg. CMY Gray wdch Max. CMY Gray AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

135 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS» Tolerance Types (page 123) Substrate This option is only available if you have selected G7 Targeted or G7 Colorspace tolerances. Select Relative if the color of the printing substrate is significantly different from the color defined by the target ICC profile. Absolute Select this setting if you are using the original printing substrate defined by the target ICC profile. The paper white value defined by this profile will be used as target value for the validation process. Relative Select this setting if your printing substrate has a color that differs by more than 2 (but less than 5) de2000 from that defined by the target ICC profile. In this case target substrate value of the ICC profile will be replaced with the measured paper white value. This allows your printed sample to pass compliance with G7 Targeted Relative or G7 Colorspace Relative, respectively. Level Use this list to change the default tolerance values defined by the selected printing standard. This is only possible if the check box next to Use Standard Tolerances is disabled. The list items have the following meaning: Normal Resets all tolerance input boxes to the values defined by the printing standard selected on the Use Standard Tolerances list. Custom Allows you to set your own tolerance values by overtyping the input boxes. Delta E Formula Select the formula to be used for calculating the distance between two colors in a device-independent color space. The selected formula will be used for all printer validation and printer profiling processes performed with this Target Configuration. The Delta E Formula option defaults to the value defined by the selected printing standard. It can only be changed if the check box next to Use Standard Tolerances is disabled. de Numerical value that represents the distance between two colors in the Lab color space. This formula was introduced in 1976 and is therefore also known as Delta E AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 121

136 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS In many cases, a delta E of 1.0 is the smallest color difference the human eye can see. Unfortunately it s not that simple. Some color differences greater than 1 are perfectly acceptable, maybe even unnoticeable. Also, the same delta E color difference between two yellows and two blues may not look like the same difference to the eye. de94 de2000 A variant of the de color distance formula published in It gives more weight to chroma, which comes closer to what the human eye perceives. Revision of the de94 formula, released in Unlike de94, which assumes that L* correctly reflects the perceived differences in lightness, delta E 2000 varies the weighting of L* depending on where in the lightness range the color falls. This formula uses an equation (l:c:h) which allows the setting of lightness, chroma and hue factors. Most common are the following factors: Delta E :1:1 Equal weighting of lightness, chroma and hue. These are the default factors. This formula is usually abbreviated as Delta E Delta E :1:1 Lightness has twice the weighting of chroma and hue. de CMC Color difference formula adopted by the Colour Measurement Committee of the Society of Dyers and Colourists of Great Britain in It describes color differences in the CIE LCH color space. This formula uses an equation (l:c) which allows the setting of lightness and chroma factors. Most common are the following factors: delta E CMC 1:1 Equal weighting of lightness and chroma. This formula can detect perceptible color differences. delta E CMC 2:1 Lightness has twice the weighting of chroma. This formula can detect acceptable color differences. Tolerance Input Boxes These input boxes indicate the tolerance values defined by the selected printing standard and tolerance level. If you want to modify the tolerance values, disable the check box next to Use Standard Tolerances and set the Level option to Custom. You can then overtype the input boxes. A tolerance is the maximum deviation from the target value that is still acceptable. Every printing standard defines tolerances values for a particular set of characteristic color deviations. 122 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

137 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Tolerance Types Delta a Delta b Delta a Paper Deviation in CIE a* (red/green hue value) from the color of the printing substrate. Delta b Paper Deviation in CIE b* (yellow/blue hue value) from the color of the printing substrate. Delta b Y (Substrate/3%) Boundary of tone reproduction for light yellow. Calculated by subtracting the CIE b* value (yellow/blue hue) measured for the printing substrate (C0M0Y0K0) from the CIE b* value measured for a C0M0Y3K0 patch. Validation is successful if the result is greater than 0 (assuming that you leave the tolerance value set to 0). Delta C Delta C Y (98%/100%) Boundary of tone reproduction for dark yellow. Calculated by subtracting the chroma value measured for a C0M0Y98K0 patch from the chroma value measured for a C0M0Y100K0 patch (solid yellow). Validation is successful if the result is greater than 0 (assuming that you leave the tolerance value set to 0). Delta Ch Delta Ch Max. CMY Gray Maximum deviation in chroma and hue for three-color gray tones. Delta Ch Ø CMY Gray Average deviation in chroma and hue for three-color gray tones. The Fogra Validation Print standard uses a special formula that allows gray balance problems to be detected easily: Weighted Delta Ch formulas These formulas reduce the significance of the delta Ch measurement above a cyan percentage value (c%) of 50 on a linear scale, beginning at 100% significance when c% = 0 50 and terminating at 25% significance when c% = 100. The goal of the weighting function is to minimize the significance of hard-to-control gray balance errors in very dark CMY grays that are usually covered by black ink. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 123

138 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Delta E wdch Avg. CMY Gray Average weighted deviation in chroma and hue measured for three-color gray tones. wdch Max. CMY Gray Maximum weighted deviation in chroma and hue measured for three-color gray tones. Delta E Average Average color deviation of all patch measurements. Delta E Average (Media Wedge) For characterization test charts that include a media wedge (color bar), the average color deviation of all media wedge patches. Delta E Maximum Largest color deviation of all patch measurements. Delta E Max. CMY Largest deviation measured for CMY solids (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0). Delta E Max. RGB Largest deviation measured for RGB solids (C100M100Y0K0, C100M100Y0K0, C100M100Y100K0). Delta E K (Black) Largest deviation measured for solid black (C0M0Y0K100). Delta E Paper Deviation of the color of the printing substrate (paper white). Delta E Average (Testchart) For characterization test charts that include a media wedge, the average color deviation of all characterization test chart patches (without media wedge patches). Delta E Primaries Largest deviation measured for a CMYK primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0, C0M0Y0K100) Delta E Primaries and Secondaries Largest deviation measured for a CMYK primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0, C0M0Y0K100) or secondary color (C100M100Y0K0, C100M0Y100K0, C0M100Y100K0). Delta E Ø Outer Gamut Average delta E of all colors located on the surface of the CMYK color space. These are colors with one or more 100% values such as C10M100Y34K20 or C15M100Y100K40. Delta E 95% Quantile 95% of all delta E values, arranged in ascending order, must be less than or equal to the specified tolerance value. 124 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

139 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Delta E 95% Quantile Outer Gamut 95% of all delta E values calculated for the colors on the surface of the CMYK color space, arranged in ascending order, must be less than or equal to the specified tolerance value. Delta H Delta H Max. CMY Largest deviation in hue measured for a CMY primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0). Delta H Max. CMYRGB Largest deviation in hue measured for a CMY primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0) or secondary color (C100M100Y0K0, C100M0Y100K0, C0M100Y100K0). Delta H Max. CMYKRGB Largest deviation in hue measured for a CMYK primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0, C0M0Y0K100) or secondary color (C100M100Y0K0, C100M0Y100K0, C0M100Y100K0). Delta H Max. Primaries Largest deviation in hue measured for a CMY primary color (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0, C0M0Y100K0). Delta H Max. CMY Gray Largest deviation in hue for three-color gray tones. Delta H Ø CMY Gray Average deviation in hue for three-color gray tones. Delta L NOTE: Delta H values can be positive or negative. This depends on the direction of the deviation. The hue angle may deviate towards the red/green or yellow/blue axis in the LCh color space. Delta L CMK (3%/Substrate) Boundary of tone reproduction for light cyan, magenta and black. The lightness value measured for the printing substrate is subtracted from the lightness value measured for a C3M0Y0K0, C0M3Y0K0 and C0M0Y0K3 patch. Validation is successful if all of the three resulting difference values are greater than 0 (assuming that you leave the tolerance value set to 0). Delta L CMK (100%/98%) Boundary of tone reproduction for dark cyan, magenta and black. The lightness values measured for a C98M0Y0K0, C0M98Y0K0 and C0M0Y0K98 patch are subtracted from the lightness values measured for the corresponding solid colors (C100M0Y0K0, C0M100Y0K0 and C0M0Y0K100). Validation is successful if all of the three resulting difference values are greater than 0 (assuming that you leave the tolerance value set to 0). AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 125

140 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Delta L Max. CMY (30% 70%) Maximum deviation in lightness (CIE L* value) measured for midtone CMY primary colors. These are CnM0Y0K0, C0MnY0K0 and C0M0YnK0, where n ranges from 30% to 70%. Delta L Paper Deviation in lightness (CIE L* value) from the color of the printing substrate. Weighted Delta L* formulas These formulas reduce the significance of the delta L* measurement above a grayscale percentage value (gray%) of 50 on a linear scale, beginning at 100% significance when gray% = 0 50 and terminating at 25% significance when gray% = 100. The goal of the weighting function is to minimize the significance of hard-to-control lightness errors in very dark grays which are usually less noticeable to the eye than L* errors in lighter tones. wdl Avg. CMY Gray Average weighted deviation in lightness measured for three-color gray tones. wdl Avg. K (Black) Average weighted deviation in lightness measured for solid black (K100). wdl Max. CMY Gray Maximum weighted deviation in lightness measured for three-color gray tones. wdl Max. K (Black) Maximum weighted deviation in lightness measured for solid black (K100). Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are 126 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

141 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Share Target Configuration Dialog Use this dialog to share the selected Target Configuration with other companies. There must be a Company Link between these companies. Sharing enables other companies to create Trackings that use your company s Target Configurations. Other companies are then capable of performing the same printer validation and profiling processes for their own printers. Your company will be able to see the results of all validation measurements other companies make with your Target Configurations. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 127

142 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Figure 7-10: Dialog for Sharing a Target Configuration» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Company Link (page 151)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Creating Company Links (page 54) Parameters List of all companies This is the list of all companies the current Target Configuration is not yet shared with. Only companies you have established a Company Link with are listed. Added to share This is the list of all companies the current Target Configuration is shared with already. > < Click this button to share the current Target Configuration with the companies selected in the list on the left. This moves the company names to the list on the right. Click this button to no longer share the current Target Configuration with the companies selected in the list on the right. This moves the company names back to the list on the left. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. 128 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

143 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Company Links Dialog Use this dialog to see the companies which are linked with your company and the number of Target Configurations and Trackings shared between them. You can create and delete Company Links. Linked companies can share Trackings and Target Configurations with each other. This enables them to color-match and validate printers in the same way and to see each other s validation measurement results. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 129

144 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Figure 7-11: Dialog for Managing Company Links» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Managing Company Links (page 53)» Sharing Target Configurations (page 60)» Sharing Trackings (page 68) Buttons Request Click this button if you want to establish a Company Link with another company. Then enter the company s address. A message with a link key will be sent to this company. A copy of this message will also be sent to the logged-in user who requested the Company Link. Accept Click this button if you have received an message from a company which wants to establish a Company Link with you. You can then enter the link key and accept the request. Delete Click this button to delete the selected Company Link. Now it is no longer possible to share any Target Configurations with this company and vice versa. NOTE: Deleting a Company Link is only possible if there aren t any Target Configurations or Trackings which are shared between the linked companies. Each of the two companies needs to reverse the sharing of these Target Configurations or Trackings prior to deleting the company link. List Company Name/ID Names and IDs of the companies which have a Company Link with your company. You can share your Target Configurations and Trackings with these companies and these companies can share their Target Configurations and Trackings with your company. 130 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

145 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Target Configurations shared by Own company This column indicates the number of Target Configurations created by your company which are shared with the companies listed on the left. Target Configurations shared by Other company This column indicates the number of Target Configurations created by the companies listed on the left which are shared with your company. Trackings shared by Own company This column indicates the number of Trackings created by your company which are shared with the companies listed on the left. Trackings shared by Other company This column indicates the number of Trackings created by the companies listed on the left which are shared with your company. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 131

146 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Accounts Dialog This is the list of all AccurioPro Cloud Eye users of your own company. You can see the details of each user account. Users can be created, edited and deleted. NOTE: Users with Administrator privileges can manage any type of user. Color Expert users can only manage users with Color Expert or Operator privileges. Operators are not allowed to manage any users. Figure 7-12: Dialog for Managing Users» Managing Users (page 49) Buttons Create Click this button to create a new user account. Edit Click this button to modify the selected user account. Delete Click this button to delete one or more selected user accounts. Click the buttons in the leftmost column to select multiple items. List User ID Name used for logging in to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. 132 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

147 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Name User s full name. Role Named set of user rights: Administrator, Color Expert, or Operator. To see a list of the privileges assigned to each user role, click the Create button, then select the Role list. Branch Name of the company branch where the user is working. Division Name of the company division where the user is working. Usable Trackings If the selected user has Operator privileges, all Trackings the user is allowed to work with are listed here along with the respective printer names. Users with Administrator or Color Expert privileges can always use all Trackings of their company. The list of usable Trackings is therefore displayed for Operators only. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 133

148 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Create User Dialog Use this dialog to create a new user account or to modify the selected user account, respectively. The dialog name varies according to the function being used. Figure 7-13: Dialog for Creating a User» Administrator (page 151)» Color Expert (page 151)» Operator (page 152)» Managing Users (page 49)» Creating and Editing Users (page 51) 134 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

149 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Parameters The asterisk * denotes mandatory fields which cannot be left blank. User ID * Enter the name to be used for logging in to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Make sure to use a unique name that does not exist already. The User ID cannot be modified when a user account is edited. Password If you are creating a new user account, do one of the following: Enter a password into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. Leave the input boxes blank. A password will be generated automatically. If you are editing an existing user account, do one of the following: To change the password, enter a new password into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. To leave the password unchanged, leave both input boxes blank. The password will not be deleted although nothing is displayed in these input boxes. address * Enter the user s address into the two input boxes. Make sure both inputs are identical. Role * Select a user role: Administrator, Color Expert, or Operator. The Guidance area shows the privileges assigned to each user role. Name * Enter the user s full name. Branch Select or enter the company branch where the user is working. Your inputs are added to the list and can later be selected from it. Division Select or enter the division of the company branch where the user is working. Your inputs are added to the list and can later be selected from it. OK This button is only available when all mandatory options have been specified. Click it to close the dialog. The user account will be created or modified, respectively. If you have created a new user account, the application will send a message to the specified address. The message includes the User ID and password. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 135

150 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Trackings Dialog This is the list of all Trackings created by your company. A Tracking defines the settings to be used for validating and profiling a particular printer. The dialog allows you to create, edit and delete Trackings. 136 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

151 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Figure 7-14: Dialog for Managing Trackings» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Managing Trackings (page 62)» List of Trackings for a Printer (page 19)» Printer Validation (page 35)» Printer Profiling (page 39) Buttons Create Click this button to create a new Tracking. NOTE: You can only create Trackings if the number of purchased Trackings is greater than the number of Trackings you have used (i.e. created). Otherwise your company needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. These numbers are indicated in the window header. Edit Click this button to modify or rename the selected Tracking. Share Click this button to share the selected Tracking with a company to which a Company Link has been established. Sharing a Tracking with another company enables this company to see the results of all validation measurements you made with the shared Tracking. Your jobs that use this Tracking will be visible on their Dashboard and Jobs tabs. Delete Click this button to delete the selected Tracking. List Tracking Name of the Tracking. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 137

152 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Target Configuration Name of the parameter set that defines the printer validation and profiling process. Branch Company branch where the printer is located. Printer Name of the printer that will be validated or profiled according to the settings in the Target Configuration. Last Update Date and time of the last changes made to the current Tracking. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. 138 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

153 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Create Tracking Dialog Use this dialog to create a new Tracking or to modify the selected Tracking, respectively. The dialog name varies according to the function being used. Figure 7-15: Dialog for Creating a Tracking» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Intelligent Quality Optimizer (page 151)» Creating and Editing Trackings (page 63)» Generating Profiles (page 40)» Creating and Editing Users (page 51)» AccurioPress C6100/C6085 IC-604 Print Controller Settings (page 154) Parameters Tracking Name Enter a name for the new Tracking or modify the name, respectively. Make sure to use a unique name that does not exist already. Target Configuration Select the parameter set that defines the validation and profiling process for the printer specified in this dialog. You can select from two lists: AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 139

154 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Intelligent Quality Optimizer is available These Target Configurations are set up for automatic measurement with the inline spectrophotometer of a Konica Minolta printing system. Printer validation can only be started at the print controller (DFE). To view the validation results, select the Tracking on AccurioPro Cloud Eye s Dashboard. Intelligent Quality Optimizer is not available These Target Configurations are set up for manual measurement with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Select the Tracking on the Dashboard to start the printer validation process and to view the result. Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer If the Target Configuration was selected from the Intelligent Quality Optimizer is available list: By default, the option is enabled to indicate that measurements will be performed automatically using the printer s inline spectrophotometer. Disable this option if measurements should be performed manually using AccurioPro Cloud Eye. If the Target Configuration was selected from the Intelligent Quality Optimizer is not available list: The option is disabled to indicate that measurements will be performed manually using AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The option cannot be changed. Branch Select or enter the name of the company branch where the printer is located. The list contains all branch names of all AccurioPro Cloud Eye users defined for your company. Your inputs are added to the list and can later be selected from it. Printer Select or enter the printer to be validated or profiled according to the settings of the Target Configuration specified in this dialog. Your inputs are added to the list and can later be selected from it. Printer model If Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is disabled: Select or enter the printer model. Your inputs are added to the list and can later be selected from it. 140 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

155 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS If Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is enabled: The option is inactive, user inputs are not possible. Initially the status (Not received) is indicated. When the Tracking is activated on the printer, the printer model information is sent to Cloud Eye and automatically appears in this box. NOTE: The dialog does not update automatically when a Tracking is activated. Close and reopen it to see the changes. Printer serial number If Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is disabled: Enter the printer s serial number. If Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is enabled: The option is inactive, user inputs are not possible. Initially the status (Not received) is indicated. When the Tracking is activated on the printer, the serial number is sent to Cloud Eye and automatically appears in this box. Status If the Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option is enabled, the Tracking synchronization status is displayed automatically in this box. The status can be one of the following: (None) The selected Target Configuration does not use the printer s inline spectrophotometer. The Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option is not enabled. (Not received) This is the initial state. The Tracking has not yet been activated on any printer. AccurioPro Cloud Eye has never received any data from a printer. Synchronized The Tracking has been activated on the printer indicated in this dialog. Changes to this Tracking have been synchronized between Cloud Eye and the print controller. This means that the printer validation settings are identical on both sides. The synchronization date and time is indicated. Not synchronized The Tracking has been activated on the printer indicated in this dialog. However, changes to the Tracking have not yet been synchronized. This means that the printer validation settings differ between Cloud Eye and the print controller. The date and time of the last synchronization is indicated. Not activated The Tracking has been deactivated. It is no longer linked with any print controller. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 141

156 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Controller Type If the Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option is enabled, the type of print controller is displayed automatically here as soon as the Tracking is activated. Otherwise one of the following status messages appear: (None) The selected Target Configuration does not use the printer s inline spectrophotometer. The Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer option is not enabled. (Not received) The Tracking has not yet been activated on any printer. AccurioPro Cloud Eye has never received any data from a printer. OK Click here to close the dialog and apply your changes. If the Use Intelligent Quality Optimizer is enabled, you will be reminded that the print controller needs to be set up for automatic measurement with the inline spectrophotometer. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. 142 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

157 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Share Trackings Dialog Use this dialog to share the selected Tracking with other companies. There must be a Company Link between these companies. Sharing a Tracking with another company enables this company to see the results of all validation measurements you made with the shared Tracking. Your jobs that use this Tracking will be visible on their Dashboard and Jobs tabs. Figure 7-16: Dialog for Sharing a Tracking» Tracking (page 152)» Company Link (page 151)» Sharing Trackings (page 68)» Creating Company Links (page 54) Parameters List of all companies This is the list of all companies the current Tracking is not yet shared with. Only companies you have established a Company Link with are listed. Added to share This is the list of all companies the current Tracking is shared with already. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 143

158 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS > < Click this button to share the current Tracking with the companies selected in the list on the left. This moves the company names to the list on the right. Click this button to no longer share the current Tracking with the companies selected in the list on the right. This moves the company names back to the list on the left. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. 144 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

159 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Custom Target Profiles Dialog This is the list of all custom Target Profiles created or imported by your company. The dialog allows you to create, import, rename and delete such profiles. The standard ICC profiles installed by the application are not listed here. Use a custom Target Profile if you want to match the colors of a printer to those of another printer, i.e. not to standard printing conditions such as ISOcoated V2 eci. The Target Profile characterizes the target printer to be matched. To match printers against a custom Target Profile and to validate these printers, create a Target Configuration that uses this Target Profile. Then, for each of these printers, create a Tracking that uses the new Target Configuration. Figure 7-17: Dialog for Managing Target Profiles» Target Profile (page 152)» Target Configuration (page 152)» Tracking (page 152)» Managing Custom Target Profiles (page 69) Buttons Create Click this button to create a new custom Target Profile. This opens the Create Custom Target Profile wizard. You will have to download, print and measure a characterization test chart. Import Click this button to import a target ICC profile from your computer s file system. It will be added to the list. If a profile with the same name exists already, you are prompted to confirm that it will be overwritten. Edit Click this button to edit the name or comment of the selected Target Profile. You cannot enter the name of a Target Profile that exists already in the profile list. You will be prompted to use a different name. AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 145

160 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS The Edit button is only available if you have selected exactly one Target Profile. Delete Click this button to delete one or more selected Target Profiles. Click the buttons in the leftmost column to select multiple items. This function is not available if one of the selected Target Profiles is used in a Target Configuration. List This column allows you to select or deselect multiple items. You can then delete all selected items in one go. In Use The icon appears if there are one or more Target Configurations that use this custom Target Profile. Target Profile Name Name of the custom Target Profile. Creation/Import Date/Time Date and time when the Target Profile was created or imported. Comment Optional comment that was entered when the Target Profile was created, imported or edited. The list can be sorted alphabetically by clicking a column header. The icon appears to indicate that this column defines the sorting order. Reclick the header to reverse the sorting order. The icon changes to. Window Header User interface elements at the top of each window. Trackings bought/used Bought: Trackings can only be created if your company has purchased a license for a particular number of Trackings. The number of Trackings the company is allowed to create is limited to this number. Used: The second number indicates the Trackings your company has created already. You cannot create any Trackings if both numbers are equal. In this case your company first needs to purchase a license for additional Trackings. User ID Name of the user that has logged on to AccurioPro Cloud Eye. 146 AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual

161 PARAMETER REFERENCE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Logout Click this button to end the AccurioPro Cloud Eye session. Click this button to open the Settings menu. Click this button if you need help with AccurioPro Cloud Eye. The online help provides step-by-step instructions and explains the elements of the user interface. It can also be downloaded in PDF format. Create Custom Target Profile Wizard This wizard guides you step by step through the process of creating a Target Profile. Download the profiling test chart, print it via your RIP or DFE and measure the colors. The profile will be automatically created and added to the list of custom Target Profiles. Figure 7-18: Wizard for Create a Custom Target Profile» Target Profile (page 152)» Creating Custom Target Profiles (page 71) AccurioPro Cloud Eye V1.1 User Manual 147