XSIS DC7K8K ACQS Operator Guide 3123006A S

DocuColor™ 7000/8000 &
7000AP/8000AP Digital Press with

®
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
XSIS Automated Color Quality
Suite (ACQS) Operator Guide
3123006A
October 2008
3123006A
August 2008
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Table of Contents
Introduction
About this guide...............................................................................................................................................................................v
Change highlight............................................................................................................................................................v
Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................v
Conventions.....................................................................................................................................................................vi
Technical support ......................................................................................................................................................................... vii
Installation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... vii
1. Product Overview
Automated Color Quality Suite Overview ......................................................................................................................... 1-1
Automated Color Calibration............................................................................................................................... 1-1
Spot Color Calibration............................................................................................................................................. 1-1
Advanced Profiling.................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Hardware .................................................................................................................................................... 1-3
Software...................................................................................................................................................... 1-4
License ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-4
Stock assignment .................................................................................................................................... 1-5
2. Hardware Overview
Internal Spectrophotometer .................................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2-2
ACQS error messages............................................................................................................................................... 2-2
3. Automated Color Calibration

Automated Color Calibration overview ............................................................................................................................. 3-1
Comparison: traditional calibration and Automated Color Calibration ............................................. 3-1
Performing an Automated Color Calibration .................................................................................................................. 3-3
Configuring the Automatic Calibration option ............................................................................................................3-11
Automatic Color Calibration Mode..................................................................................................................3-14
Control Type and Print Boundary.....................................................................................................................3-14
Elapsed Time .......................................................................................................................................... 3-14
Pages Printed ......................................................................................................................................... 3-15
Stock Name ...............................................................................................................................................................3-15
Accept resultant TRCs automatically..............................................................................................................3-15
Working with the Automatic Calibration option..........................................................................................................3-16
Closing the Calibration window manually ....................................................................................................3-19
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Table of Contents
4. Spot Color Calibration

Spot Color Calibration overview ........................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Licensing the SCC feature ....................................................................................................................................................... 4-2
Enabling the SCC feature ........................................................................................................................................................ 4-3
SCC Workflow............................................................................................................................................................................... 4-6
Submitting print jobs............................................................................................................................................... 4-6
Submitting PDF jobs............................................................................................................................... 4-7
Submitting a PostScript job from pre-press.................................................................................. 4-8
Submitting an SCC "setup job" periodically from the DFE when multiple PDF or
PostScript jobs use the same set of Spot Colors ......................................................................... 4-9
SCC operation...........................................................................................................................................................4-10
PostScript jobs (initial steps)............................................................................................................ 4-10
PDF jobs (initial steps)........................................................................................................................ 4-12
SCC operation (continuing steps for PDF and PostScript jobs) ......................................... 4-12
Resolving SCC faults ..............................................................................................................................................4-14
Resolving an invalid PANTONE® color in the PostScript Job Ticket................................. 4-14
Resetting SCC when a job does not meet the desired quality level................................. 4-17
5. Advanced Profiling
Advanced Profiling overview.................................................................................................................................................. 5-1
Enabling the AVP feature........................................................................................................................................................ 5-2
Licensing the AVP feature ..................................................................................................................................... 5-2
Default selections in Color Management........................................................................................................ 5-3
Using the AVP feature .............................................................................................................................................................. 5-5
Creating a new Advanced Profile...................................................................................................... 5-7
Replacing an Advanced Profile ....................................................................................................... 5-10
Appendices
Contents .....................................................................................................................................................................Appendices 1
A. Contacting Xerox
Xerox Welcome Center .............................................................................................................................................................A-1
B. Manual color calibration

Procedure ....................................................................................................................................................................................... B-1
iv XSIS ACQS Operator Guide

Introduction
The DocuColor 7000/8000 & 7000AP/8000AP Digital Press

XSIS Automated Color Quality Suite (ACQS) Operator Guide
provides information about the Automated Color Quality Suite
option. It also relies on the information provided to the
Operator and System Administrator from the DocuColor
7000/8000 & 7000AP/8000AP Digital Press with Xerox
FreeFlow® Print Server customer documentation. Use this guide
in conjunction with the information from those documents.
About this guide
XSIS developed this guide for System Administrators and

Operators who will use the ACQS feature. You should
understand the major operations of the FreeFlow Printer
Controller. You should also have previously learned about and
performed the "manual" color calibration routines on the
DocuColor 7000/8000 & 7000AP/8000AP Digital Press.
Change highlight
This revision of the document adds information about two
additional options: Spot Color Calibration and Advanced
Profiling. With the addition of these two options, the product
offering is now called the XSIS Automated Color Quality Suite
(ACQS).
Contents
This section lists the chapters of this guide. Refer to the Table
of Contents for locating this information.
Chapter 1, Product Overview, provides general information
about the Automated Color Quality Suite feature.
Chapter 2, Hardware Overview, describes the Internal
Spectrophotometer and how to resolve problems.
Chapter 3, Automated Color Calibration, describes how to
setup and use the Automated Color Calibration option.
Chapter 4, Spot Color Calibration, describes how to check and
fine tune particular colors on the Press.
Chapter 5, Advanced Profiling, describes how to create a
custom profile.
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Introduction
The Appendix contains information about contacting Xerox. It
may also contain miscellaneous information about the
Automated Color Quality Suite feature.
Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions:
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vi XSIS ACQS Operator Guide

Introduction
Technical support
For problems with your DocuColor 7000/8000 &

7000AP/8000AP Digital Press, contact Xerox Service. For
problems with the Automated Color Quality Suite feature,
contact the following
• USA only:
the Xerox Welcome Center at (800) 821-2797
• Outside the USA:
your national customer support center
Installation
Xerox installs the Xerox DocuColor 7000/8000 &

7000AP/8000AP Digital Press hardware and software
components. This includes the Automated Color Quality Suite
feature.
You, as the System Administrator, may need to add Operators
as Trusted Users so they can use the Automated Color Quality
Suite feature. Ensure that you have Administrator privileges on
the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server.
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1. Product Overview
This section provides a "big picture" of the XSIS Automated

Color Quality Suite (ACQS).
Automated Color Quality Suite Overview
The XSIS ACQS feature provides the Operator with a suite of

tools to ensure the Press is ready to print colors. The suite
includes the following options:
• Automated Color Calibration
• Spot Color Calibration
• Advanced Profiling
Automated Color Calibration

This feature provides you with the ability to calibrate the Press
from the FreeFlow Print Server Graphical User Interface
(FreeFlow GUI) without feeding calibration charts (also known
as "calibration targets") manually. You can do this "now" or at
practically any time via a schedule. This option helps you
maintain tighter control over the output of your system.
Spot Color Calibration

This feature provides you with the ability to automatically
check the quality of a particular color. You can use Spot Color
Calibration to test and/or fine-tune the accuracy of particular
PANTONE® colors before the job prints.
Advanced Profiling
This feature provides you with the ability to create a custom
profile. This allows you to further fine-tune your print jobs
beyond what is provided by the standard profiles in FreeFlow
Print Server.
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1. Product Overview
Prerequisites
There are several prerequisites your system must have before
you can use ACQS:
• Hardware
• Software
• License
• Stock assignment
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1. Product Overview
Hardware
Your system must contain the Internal Spectrophotometer. It is

installed by Xerox in Area 8A of the Output Transport Module
(Figure 1).
Internal
Spectrophotometer
Area 8a handle
Figure 1. Internal Spectrophotometer located in the Output Transport Module

The Internal Spectrophotometer is sometimes referred to as the
"Inline Sensor" (ILS).
More information about the Internal Spectrophotometer is in

Chapter 2, Hardware Overview.

1. Product Overview
Software
To use ACQS, your Print Server must have the following

XSIS-modified version of Xerox FreeFlow software installed, at
minimum:
• 71.0X.XX.xsis.00
License
The various ACQS options are available via license from Xerox.
You will be given a license string for each option you purchase.
An example of an activated license in License Manager is
displayed in Figure 2.
Figure 2. License Manager with a valid "Automatic Color Calibration"

license
It is recommended that you restart the FreeFlow Print Server
software after you license any of the ACQS options.

1. Product Overview
Stock assignment
You must assign stocks to at least the "white" color group

before you can use the feature.
The "White" and "Bright White" color groups
Refer to your FreeFlow customer documentation for the
procedures to assign stocks to color groups and trays.
Many customers will calibrate for two stock groups, “white” and
“bright white.” The Xerox-recommended stock for calibration
for "white" stocks is Xerox Digital Color Elite Gloss 80 lb.
(120 gsm), in 8.5 x 11 inches or any larger size available up to
the maximum stock size for the DocuColor 7000/8000 &
7000AP/8000AP Digital Press. A calibration performed on this
stock will be applied to all stocks in the white (stock) group.
The Xerox-recommended stock for calibration for "bright white"
stocks is Xerox Digital Color Xpressions+ Paper, 24 lb.
(90 gsm), 98 bright. Stocks of similar qualities may be
substituted if the recommended papers are not available.
You can select Color/Associations to ensure a stock is
associated with the "Bright White" or "White" color group
(Figure 3)
Figure 3. A stock associated with the "Bright White" color group
It is recommended that you calibrate for each stock that you

use on a regular basis.

1. Product Overview
You may specify any size of stock that is US Letter (8.5 x 11) or
larger for the various ACQS options. If you specify a smaller
size, an error message similar to the following is displayed.
Ensure that you choose an approved stock for the calibration.

The ACQS feature uses the Internal Spectrophotometer in the

Output Transport Module. This chapter presents more
information about this device, information regarding error
messages, and hints and tips regarding problem resolution.
Internal Spectrophotometer
The Internal Spectrophotometer is mounted just above
Area 8a of the Output Transport Module (Figure 1).
Internal
Spectrophotometer
Area 8a handle
Figure 1. Internal Spectrophotometer located in the Output Transport Module

Since the Internal Spectrophotometer is mounted near
Area 8a, use care when clearing paper jams in this area.
The Internal Spectrophotometer is sometimes referred to as the

"Inline Sensor" (ILS).
Troubleshooting
If you encounter a problem with ACQS, you should be able to
quickly resolve it by using the following information. Call Xerox
Service if these instructions do not resolve the problem.
ACQS error messages

An extensive collection of error messages is part of the ACQS
feature software. These messages are pop-up windows that
display when an error occurs while you are attempting an
ACQS operation. They are divided into the following categories:
• Sensor error messages
These are reported by the Internal Spectrophotometer.
• Input/Output error messages
These are reported by the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
because there is a communication problem with the
Internal Spectrophotometer.
• Calibration error messages
These are reported when there are other types of problems
with an ACQS operation.
An error message that is displayed while you are attempting an
ACQS operation looks similar to the pop-up window in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Calibration error message

The ACQS feature is very reliable; there is little need for
Operator intervention. Should you encounter an error message,
such as those listed in Table 1, perform the following actions in
the order listed.
• Perform any actions suggested by the message text.
• Retry the operation by closing and reopening the window
you were using.
• Reset the Internal Spectrophotometer by opening and
closing the front door to the Output Transport Module.
• Reboot the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server.
• Switch off, and then on, the power for the Press.
• Call Xerox Service.
Table 1. ACQS Error Messages
Error Message
Sensor Errors
Failed to arm sensor.
White balance calibration failed.
Reflectance data outside expected range.
Abnormal temperature detected.
Internal error detected.
Buffer overflow detected.
Invalid parameter access detected.
Sensor self test failed.
Input/Output Errors
Failed to initialize sensor.
Sensor has timed out.
Sensor I/O has failed.
Calibration Errors
Write operation failed inside the calibration libraries.
An unexpected exception was caught inside the calibration libraries.
TRC calculation failed.
TRC write operation failed.
Failed to read calibration data.
Failed to process the calibration data.
The measurement instrument reported an unknown error. If this reoccurs,
call for service. Error code XX (where "XX" may be a number or letter
combination).
Error printing calibration target.
A fuser clean-up was detected. Please discard the output and restart the
calibration.
Halftone not selected.
The selected paper size is not supported.


3. Automated Color
Calibration
This chapter presents information about how to use

Automated Color Calibration option of ACQS.
Automated Color Calibration overview
The standard methodology for calibrating the Press uses an

external spectrophotometer. With the Automated Color
Calibration option of ACQS, you will save time and remove the
user variability of the calibration.
Comparison: traditional calibration and Automated Color Calibration
Figure 1 (on the next page) illustrates a flowchart comparing

the traditional external spectrophotometer workflow with the
Automated Color Calibration option workflow.
As you can see, the amount of Operator intervention is
significantly reduced with Automated Color Calibration.

Begin
Select Inline
Select DTP41
Sensor
Select Halftone
Print
DTP41 ACC
Workflow Select Boundary
Workflow
Select Quantity
Print Target Arm Sensor

Printer enters
Calibration Mode,
which interrupts and Sensor
overrides normal job Armed
processing.
Printing Target A prompt appears Printing Target

here to inform the
user that the target Print Target
is about to be
printed. The user
must dismiss the Scan Sheet
prompt to continue. This is repeated for
Scan Status each sheet. Since the
sensor is armed during
printing, all copies of
the target will be read.
But only the last set of
readings will be used for
Scan Done Tone Reproduction
Curve (TRC) calculation.
Print Done Print Done
Calculate
Measure
TRC
Begin
DTP41 Ready
Request Strip This is repeated for

each strip. The
DTP41 target
Scan Strip contains 13 strips,
each with 19
Scan Status patches.
Scan Done
Calculate
TRC
End Show TRC

User interaction
Accept
Background processing
Apply TRC Printer is in Calibration Mode
End Measurement device is active
Figure 1. Manual vs. Automated Color Calibration

Performing an Automated Color Calibration

The following procedure is a "manual" invocation of the
Automated Color Calibration option. Information about
configuring and scheduling an "automatic" invocation
(Automatic Calibration) is in the next section.
Perform the following procedure to perform an Automated

Color Calibration.
1. In the FreeFlow GUI, logon as a System Administrator.

2. Select the Calibration… icon (Figure 2).
Figure 2. FreeFlow Print Server GUI

In the next step, choose the type and size of stock that you
normally use for an Automated Color Calibration.

3. In the Calibration window (Figure 3), select a stock in the

"Stock Name" pull-down menu that is associated with the
"White" or "Bright White" color group. The recommended
"Bright White" choice is Xerox Digital Color Xpressions+
Paper, 24 lb. (90 gsm), 98 bright.
Figure 3. Calibration Window

It is recommended that you calibrate for each stock that you
use on a regular basis.
You may perform an Automated Color Calibration using any

size of stock that is US Letter (8.5 x 11) or larger. If you specify
a smaller size, an error message similar to the following is
displayed.
Ensure that you choose an approved stock for the calibration.

4. In the Calibration window, ensure that "Inline Sensor" is
displayed in the "Device" field (Figure 4). Otherwise, use the
pull-down menu to select it (Figure 5).
Figure 4. Calibration Window

If the "Device" pull-down menu does not appear in the
Calibration window, contact the Xerox Welcome Center.
Figure 5. Selecting "Inline Sensor" in the Calibration window

5. In the "Halftone" field, ensure that your choice of halftone
screen is displayed. If it is not, select it from the adjacent
pull-down menu (Figure 6). The default setting is "200 Dot
(Primary)".
Figure 6. The "Halftone" pull-down menu in the Calibration window

6. In the Calibration window, select [1. Print Target…]

(Figure 7). The Print Boundary window is displayed
(Figure 8).
Figure 7. Selecting [1. Print Target…] in the Calibration window
Figure 8. The Print Boundary window

For each set of calibration charts, 17 pages are printed. The
system will automatically run three sets of calibration charts
when the DocuColor 7000/8000 & 7000AP/8000AP Digital
Press is "cold" (if it has been 30 minutes or more since the
printer was last cycled up). If the system is "warmed up", it will
automatically run one set of charts.
When calibrating with 8.5 x 11 inch stock, either long edge feed
or short edge feed is acceptable. When calibration is performed
on stocks sized 11 x 17 inches and larger, calibration charts will
be printed 2-up (two charts per sheet) which reduces from 17 to
9 the number of sheets required. ACQS will automatically print
the correct number of charts base on stock size.

7. Using the "spinner" buttons (Figure 9), select the number of

sets of pages you want to print. Select [OK] to begin the
calibration.
Figure 9. "Spinner" buttons on the Print Boundary window

8. An Information window is displayed notifying you that the
patterns will be sent to the output tray (Figure 10). Select
[OK].
Figure 10. The Information window

9. A message indicating calibration initiation is displayed in
the status area of the Calibration window (Figure 11).
Figure 11. The status area of the Calibration window

10. The message in the status area changes to show progress
as the system measures the patterns (Figure 12).
Figure 12. The status area of the Calibration window

Unlike the manual calibration procedure with the external
spectrophotometer, you do not need to perform the
"Measure..." step.
11. After the calibration job prints, the system calculates the
data readings and Tone Reproduction Curves (TRCs) are
displayed in the Calibration window (Figure 13).
Figure 13. TRCs displayed in the Calibration window

12. If the TRCs are acceptable, select [3. Accept…] in the

Calibration window (Figure 14). Otherwise, select
[Start Over] to repeat the calibration.
Figure 14. Selecting [3. Accept…] in the Calibration window

13. The Accept Calibration Data window is displayed.
(Figure 15). Select when you want the calibration results to
be applied: at the end of the current job, the end of the
current copy, or "Now".
Figure 15. The Accept Calibration Data window

14. Select [OK] to accept the new settings or select [Cancel] to
close the window without saving the settings.
15. If you selected [OK], an Information window (Figure 16)
confirms that the settings were saved.
Figure 16. Calibration settings saved confirmation window

16. Select [Close] to exit the Calibration window (Figure 17).
Figure 17. Calibration window: calibration complete

17. When the Question window is displayed requesting
confirmation (Figure 18), select [Yes] to exit the calibration
routine or [No] to return to the Calibration window.
Otherwise, select [Start Over] to repeat the calibration.
Figure 18. Exit calibration routine confirmation

Configuring the Automatic Calibration option
The following information is about the "automatic" invocation

of the Automated Color Calibration option. Information about
performing a "manual" invocation (Automated Calibration) is in
the previous section.
You can choose to have the system calibrate the Press

automatically either by elapsed time or by the number of
pages printed. This is helpful when you want to ensure color
consistency either during the operating session or from day-to-
day. You specify when and what to calibrate by selecting
"Calibration/Calibration…" in the Associations window
pop-up menu (Figure 19) or the Calibration… icon menu in the
FreeFlow GUI (Figure 20 on the next page).
Figure 19. Selecting the Calibration… menu item

Figure 20. Selecting the Calibration… icon

You then select [Configure Auto Calibration] in the
Calibration window (Figure 21).
Figure 21. Calibration window

When the Automatic Calibration Configuration window is
displayed (Figure 22), and the Automatic Color Calibration
Mode is enabled, several parameters are available for selection
and modification.
Figure 22. Automatic Calibration Configuration window

You can select one or more of the halftones you wish to
calibrate. There is no default selection here, but a common
setting is "200 Dot". Note that selecting more than one
halftone setting will add extra time to the calibration
operation.

Automatic Color Calibration Mode

First, you enable this option in the bottom portion of the
window (Figure 23). Once you select Enable, the other
selections become accessible.
Figure 23. Enabling the Automatic Color Calibration Mode
Control Type and Print Boundary

Select either Elapsed Time or Pages Printed to specify the
interval between Automatic Calibrations.
Elapsed Time
Using the "spinner" arrows, you can adjust the time between
calibrations to be anywhere from 2 to 24 hours (Figure 24).
This means that, once the specified time period has elapsed,
the system will calibrate the Press at the end of the active job
or before the next print cycle, if no jobs are running.
Figure 24. The "Elapsed time" parameter

A calibration will not occur, even if the specified time period has
elapsed, until a job is queued to be printed.

Pages Printed
Using the "spinner" arrows, you can adjust the number of pages
printed between calibrations to be anywhere from 6,000 to
75,000 (Figure 25). This means that, once the number of
specified pages has been printed, the system will calibrate the
Press at the end of the active job or before the next print cycle
if no jobs are running.
Figure 25. The "Pages printed" parameter
Stock Name
You select the particular stock with which you want the system
to calibrate the Press using the pull-down menu (Figure 26).
See the beginning of this chapter for further information about
stocks. If the specified time or number of printed pages
elapses, and the automatic calibration begins but the specified
stock is not loaded, an error will occur. See the Working with
the Automatic Calibration option section for details about
error messages and resolutions.
Figure 26. Selecting a "Stock Name" parameter
Accept resultant TRCs automatically
When selected (Figure 27), this option minimizes Operator

intervention by accepting the output of the calibration, the
Tone Reproduction Curves (TRCs), without further interaction.
This may be desirable when you specify a short elapsed period
between calibrations.
Figure 27. Enabling the "Accept resultant TRCs automatically"

parameter

Working with the Automatic Calibration option

If you configured an Automatic Calibration, this section
describes how you interact with the routine.
An Automatic Calibration will not occur, even if the specified
time period has elapsed, until a job is queued to be printed
Perform the following procedure when the system performs an

Automatic Calibration.
1. In the FreeFlow GUI, ensure you are logged on as a System

Administrator.
2. When the Automatic Calibration starts, the Calibration
window is displayed (Figure 28).
Figure 28. Start of the Automatic Calibration routine

If the Press is operational, the Automatic Calibration will
start unless the appropriate stock is unavailable. A message
is displayed notifying you that the stock you previously
specified when you configured the Automatic Calibration is
not loaded (Figure 29 on the next page).
Figure 29. Automatic Calibration stock notification

To continue, load the appropriate stock and select [Yes].
The following window is displayed (Figure 30).
Figure 30. Automatic Calibration stock request

Once you select [OK], the system will commence the
Automatic Calibration after approximately one minute.
3. After the calibration job prints, the system calculates the
data readings and Tone Reproduction Curves (TRCs) are
displayed in the Calibration window (Figure 31).
Figure 31. TRCs displayed in the Calibration window

What happens next depends on whether or not you selected
"Accept resultant TRCs automatically". With this option active,
the [3. Accept…] and [Start Over] buttons are not available. If
the option is not active, the buttons are available.

4. If "Accept resultant TRCs automatically" is not active, and
the TRCs are acceptable, select [3. Accept…] in the
Calibration window (Figure 32).
Figure 32. Selecting [3. Accept…] in the Calibration window

Otherwise, select [Start Over] to repeat the calibration.
5. If you accepted the TRCs, the Accept Calibration Data
window is displayed. (Figure 33). Select when you want the
calibration results to be applied: at the end of the current
job, the end of the current copy, or "Now".
Figure 33. The Accept Calibration Data window

6. Select [OK] to accept the new settings. If you selected
other halftones, the routine begins again. Otherwise, the
Calibration window closes automatically and the system
resumes normal operation.

Closing the Calibration window manually

Should an error occur, or you want to terminate the Automatic
Calibration before it finishes, you can select [Close] to exit the
Calibration window.
Perform the following procedure to stop an Automatic
Calibration and/or close the Calibration window in case of an
error.
1. Select [Close] to exit the Calibration window (Figure 34).
Figure 34. The [Close] button in the Calibration window

2. When the Question window is displayed requesting
confirmation (Figure 35), select [Yes] to exit.
Figure 35. Exit calibration routine confirmation

3. Once you select [Yes], a message is displayed asking if you
want the Automatic Configuration to begin again
(Figure 36).
Figure 36. Restart Automatic Calibration prompt

If you select [Yes], the system will reinitiate the Automatic
Calibration routine. If you select [No], the system resets the
clock or page count so that the next Automatic Calibration
will occur as specified.


This chapter presents information about how to enable and

use the Spot Color Calibration feature of ACQS.
Spot Color Calibration overview
The Spot Color Calibration (SCC) feature is an efficient

alternative to manually adjusting CMYK values using the
standard Spot Color Editor. The SCC feature:
• Improves the accuracy and control of particular PANTONE®
colors
• Improves repeatability by reducing day-to-day and
machine-to-machine color variations
• Enables faster time-to-press
• Requires no special color knowledge or skill on the part of
the Operator

Licensing the SCC feature
The SCC feature requires a unique license from Xerox. The

System Administrator enables and activates the license using
the License Manager window (Figure 1)
Figure 1. License Manager with SCC license enabled

software after you license the ACQS features.

Enabling the SCC feature
To enable the SCC feature, you must access Spot Color

Calibration properties of a particular queue. To do so, select the
FreeFlow Print Server GUI Queue Manager shortcut (Figure 2)
to display the Queue Manager window. Select a queue, and
then select the Properties shortcut button (Figure 3).
Figure 2. FreeFlow Print Server GUI Queue Manager shortcut
Figure 3. Queue Manager – selected queue and Properties shortcut

button
Selecting the Properties shortcut button displays the queue's
Properties window.

In the Properties window, select the Image Quality tab, and
then select [Spot Color Calibration] to display calibration
properties (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Properties window Image Quality tab:

SCC-enabled queue
Any jobs that require critical color matching should be sent to
an SCC-enabled queue (see the SCC Workflow section).
Therefore, you must designate one or more queues to be used
for SCC processing. Then, with [Spot Color Calibration]
selected, you can:
• Select "Disabled" or "Enabled" ("Disabled" is the default)
• Choose the level of quality at which you want the SCC
feature to operate ("High" is the default)

If you select "Manual Selection", you can customize the way
the SCC feature operates:
• Using the Maximum Iterations1 pull-down menu, select
the maximum number of times you want the system to run
and try to correct the specified PANTONE® colors.
• Using the dE2000 Goal2 pull-down menu, select the
"dE2000" value (the level of quality you wish to obtain).
Refer to Table 2 for specific values of the predefined accuracy
settings.
Table 2. SCC established accuracy details
Setting Maximum Iterations dE2000 Goal
Medium High 4 3.0
High (default) 4 2.5
Very High 4 1.8
Note that the SCC feature will stop before it has run the
Maximum number of Iterations if it has already reached the
specified dE2000 Goal.
1
An "iteration" is one "pass" or "trial" of an SCC process. The system will generate and print a specific target
pattern, automatically check the quality of the specified PANTONE® colors, and adjust their CMYK values if
needed. However, each iteration may take several minutes. Thus, the more iterations you specify, the more time
and the greater number of sheets are required until the Maximum number of Iterations have been completed,
unless the dE2000 goal is met.
2
The "dE2000 Goal" represents an acceptable color difference as measured by delta E 2000 (dE2000), also
noted as ∆E2000 or ∆E00, derived from the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) L*a*b* color space.
dE2000 has become the standard ∆E formula for Xerox color. Although the recipients of your output will vary, the
following "rules of thumb" represent generalizations about those who will receive the documents you print:
• Color-critical recipients may expect to see a difference of less than 2.0
• Less color-critical recipients may be satisfied with a difference of 3.0 – 4.0 but may expect to see a difference
of less than 3.0 for some applications
SCC Workflow
The SCC feature requires some prerequisite actions before it is

invoked. The following workflow descriptions provide the major
steps needed to successfully invoke the SCC feature.
Submitting print jobs

Depending on your requirements and/or the types of jobs you
are printing, perform one of the following procedures to submit
a job using the SCC feature.
At this time, only PANTONE® Coated color names (listed in the
Spot Color Editor) are processed by SCC. A maximum of 32 spot
colors can be processed for a print job. If a job calls out more
than that amount, only the first 32 specified colors will be color-
corrected by SCC.
When a job with PANTONE® colors is submitted to an
SCC-enabled queue and begins processing, the job cannot be
interrupted using either "Print Now" or "Proof." However, the
operator can select "Cancel" at any point (whether color
correction has yet to begin, SCC is iterating on targets, or the
customer’s production job has started to RIP or print). If
necessary, the operator can cancel the SCC job and then select
"Print Now" or "Proof".

Submitting PDF jobs
PDF files that call out Pantone® Coated colors will be

automatically "pre-flighted" and will activate SCC if submitted
to an SCC-enabled queue. The PDF job can be submitted via a
FreeFlow Print Server "Hot Folder" or any other method allowed
by the FreeFlow Print Server. However, you must have a valid
"Preflight" license (Figure 5) for PDF files to work seamlessly
with the SCC feature.
Figure 5. License Manager with Preflight license enabled

The SCC feature's use of the Preflight software is independent
of, and different than, any Operator-enabled Preflight settings.

Submitting a PostScript job from pre-press
Unlike PDF jobs, the print submitter must specifically designate

which Pantone colors should be color-corrected with a
PostScript job.
PANTONE® Coated colors can be specified in a number of ways
with SCC. Entries are not case sensitive. Thus, you can enter
either of the following:
- PANTONE 110 C
- pantone 110 c
You can also specify just by number, with or without the trailing
"c":
- 110 c
- 110
In addition, you can specify color names as long as they are
expressed exactly:
- PURE CYAN
- rubine red
You can use the following procedure to invoke SCC from pre-
press.
1. The pre-press department (or designer) identifies spot

colors during pre-flight and enters PANTONE® color names
in the appropriate Xerox PostScript print driver field.
The PostScript driver that incorporates the appropriate PPD is
available on the Xerox website at:
http://www.support.xerox.com
Here is one suggested method:

In Adobe InDesign or Illustrator: select Pre-flight, display
Colors, generate Report, and Save it to a convenient
location (for example, your desktop). Then open the report,
copy the PANTONE® color list, and paste it into the "Job
Start Message" text entry field (under the job ticket "Job
Notes" section).
Other page layout software packages and pre-flight tools offer
similar reporting capabilities.

2. Alternatively, the person preparing the SCC print job can
type directly into the "Job Start Message" field. When
entering PANTONE® colors from the keyboard, each entry
(including a single entry) must be followed by either a
comma or <Enter> but not both.3
3. The job is then printed via the driver, either using "print to
file" or submitting it directly to any SCC-enabled queue on
the FreeFlow Print Server.
4. The Operator ensures that the coated stock designated for
the print job is loaded in a paper tray.
The SCC feature does not provide the ability to color-correct
PANTONE® colors using uncoated stocks at the time of this
writing.
5. If necessary, the Operator releases the job per normal

procedures.
Submitting an SCC "setup job" periodically from the DFE when multiple PDF or
PostScript jobs use the same set of Spot Colors
Use the following procedure to invoke SCC from the FreeFlow

Print Server prior to printing a specific customer's or
department's job that requires one or more colors from among
a predictable set of spot colors.
1. The pre-press department or designer selects a convenient
"dummy" PostScript job and then, using the Xerox driver,
enters the set of PANTONE® colors that will be used by the
client's actual print jobs. The job should then be submitted
to a "Save" queue on the FreeFlow Print Server. The
"dummy" or "setup job" may contain any content and does
not need to call out spot colors.
Alternatively, the pre-press department or designer can
select (or create) a "dummy" PDF file that contains the
desired set of named PANTONE® colors and submit it. The
"dummy" or "setup job" PDF may contain any other (or no)
additional content.
2. The Operator runs the previously prepared "setup job"
before submitting the actual print job. If jobs are received
from several customers or departments needing different
PANTONE® colors, a "setup job" can be created for each
individual client and then run before submitting the jobs for
that client.
3
If manually inputting the PANTONE® colors on a workstation from Apple, you must use a comma as a separator.

The spot color "setup job" can be an archived PDF file. If the
"setup job" was originally a PostScript file, it can be submitted
as a saved FRF file. If the "setup job" is run frequently, it can be
released from the FreeFlow Print Server GUI Job Manager
"Completed" list
It may be desirable to run the spot color "setup job" at the
beginning of each shift or before releasing jobs from a
customer-specific queue, where many of the jobs use some or
all of the PANTONE® colors in the "setup job".
VIPP jobs containing PANTONE® colors must use an SCC "setup

job" for Spot Color Calibration.
3. The Operator ensures that the coated stock designated for

the print job is loaded in a paper tray.
The SCC feature does not provide the ability to color-correct
PANTONE® colors using uncoated stocks at the time of this
writing.
4. The Operator then releases the actual job or jobs per

normal procedures.
SCC operation
The work of the SCC feature happens "behind the scenes". Here
is a short description of the major operations.
PostScript jobs (initial steps)
1. The SCC-enabled queue on the FreeFlow Print Server

receives the job and looks for the PANTONE® colors
specified in the Xerox job ticket.
• If a list of PANTONE® colors is found in the "Start
Message" (also known as the "Start command")
(Figure 6), the system proceeds to the next step.
Figure 6. "Start Message" displayed in the Settings tab within the Job
Properties window
• If no list of PANTONE® colors is found, the system

bypasses SCC processing then rips and prints the job like
any other job.

®
2. The list of PANTONE colors is then checked against the
Coated color table.
• If the list of PANTONE® color values is valid, the system
proceeds to the next step.
• If one or more of the PANTONE® colors is invalid (for
example, a color is not found in the PANTONE® Coated
table in FreeFlow Print Server), an informational
message is displayed. Clicking on the message will
display a Printer Fault Clearance window (Figure 7),
listing the job number and incorrect values. The system
then faults the job.
Figure 7. Printer Fault Clearance window after error discovered

in job "Start" command
Information about resolving this type of problem is in the
Resolving SCC faults section.

PDF jobs (initial steps)
1. The Preflight software in the FreeFlow Print Server receives

the job and automatically detects the PANTONE® colors
that are valid for SCC processing.
2. The list of valid PANTONE® colors is passed to SCC.
SCC operation (continuing steps for PDF and PostScript jobs)
3. The system generates a customized "spot calibration" or

"target" document (Figure 8) with the specified PANTONE®
colors, up to a maximum of 32.
Figure 8. Example of an SCC "target" document

4. The system activates the Internal Spectrophotometer,
prints the customized "target" document, and measures the
quality of the specified colors. While this is happening, the
message "Spot Color Calibration in progress" is displayed on
the GUI (Figure 9).
Figure 9. "Spot Color Calibration in progress" message
• If all the PANTONE® colors are within the quality

parameter (dE2000) specified in the SCC-enabled
queue, the system proceeds to the next step.

• If one or more of the colors are not within the quality

parameter specified in the queue after the Maximum
Iterations have been reached, the job is faulted, and an
error message is displayed in the status field of the
FreeFlow Print Server (Figure 10). You can double-click
on the message and a Printer Fault Clearance window
(Figure 11), listing the failed color or colors along with a
suggested solution, will be displayed.
Figure 10. Error message "Maximum Iterations Reached" on

the FreeFlow Print Server
Figure 11. Printer Fault Clearance window with colors that

failed during the calibration
Information about resolving this type of problem is in the next
section.
5. The customized "target" document is sent to the Top Tray

on a Stacker.
6. The job rips, prints, and is delivered to the specified output
destination.

Resolving SCC faults

Two types of fault conditions may occur while using the SCC
feature:
• Invalid PANTONE® colors were specified by the job
submitter (PostScript jobs only)
• The Press cannot meet the desired color quality parameter
after the maximum amount of SCC iterations specified in
the queue
Resolving an invalid PANTONE® color in the PostScript Job Ticket
Perform the following procedure to resolve an invalid

PANTONE® color in the Job Ticket for a PostScript job.
1. Note the description of the problem displayed in the

Printer Fault Clearance window (Figure 12), while
particularly noting the faulted job number and the invalid
color or colors.
Figure 12. Printer Fault Clearance window after error discovered in

job "Start" command
Select [Clear Message] to exit the window and clear the fault
message. Or, select [Close] to exit the window without clearing
the fault message.

2. In the Paused job listing in the FreeFlow Print Server GUI
Job Manager (Figure 13), double-click the faulted job
number you just noted.
Figure 13. Paused job listing with sample faulted job

PANTONE® Coated colors can be specified in a number of ways
with SCC. Entries are not case sensitive. Thus, you can enter
either of the following:
- PANTONE 110 C
- pantone 110 c
You can also specify just by number, with or without the trailing
"c":
- 110 c
- 110
In addition, you can specify color names as long as they are
expressed exactly:
- PURE CYAN
- rubine red

3. The Job Properties window for the faulted job is displayed
(Figure 14). Select [Job Notes…]. In the Job Notes editor
window, correct any inaccurate color information listed in
the "Start Message" field, using the scroll buttons to access
all the color descriptors. If the PANTONE® color is
Uncoated, or is Coated but not licensed in the FreeFlow
Print Server Coated table, delete that color name.
Figure 14. Job Properties window with the Job Notes editor window
4. Select [OK] to save your changes and exit the Job Notes
editor window. Then, select [OK] in the Job Properties
window.
5. Release the job so that the system can perform the SCC
calibration and print it.

Resetting SCC when a job does not meet the desired quality level
Perform the following procedure to reset SCC and resubmit a

job when the Press does not meet the desired color quality
parameter (dE2000).
1. Note the contents of the error message displayed in the

status field of the FreeFlow Print Server GUI (Figure 15).
Figure 15. Error message on the FreeFlow Print Server

2. Double-click on the error message. A Printer Fault
Clearance window (Figure 16) is displayed. Note the
description of the problem while particularly noting the job
number, the color or colors that are out of range, the last dE
value measured, and the recommended corrective action.
Note that spot colors which met the color quality goal are
not listed.
Figure 16. Printer Fault Clearance window with colors that failed during
calibration

Select [Clear Message] to exit the window and clear the fault
message. Or, select [Close] to exit the window without clearing
the fault message.
3. In the Paused job listing in the FreeFlow Print Server GUI

Job Manager (Figure 17), double-click the faulted job
number you just noted.
Figure 17. Inactive Jobs listing with faulted job

4. The Job Properties window for the faulted job is displayed.
Select the Image Quality tab and [Spot Color Calibration]
(Figure 18).
Figure 18. Job Properties window with the Spot Color Calibration options

5. Select one of the following:
• "Print job now with last dE values" (Figure 19) to print
the job with a combination of the spot colors that are
within specification (unlisted) and those with the
out-of-range values listed in the Printer Fault Clearance
window, if they are "close enough" to meet your
requirements, or
Figure 19. Job Properties window with the Spot Color

Calibration options: "Print Job now…"
• "Run SCC again with settings below" (Figure 20) to:

- Retry the same dE value and same number of
iterations, or
- Retry the same dE value but with a user-specified
number of additional iterations, or
- Designate a "looser" tolerance by increasing the dE
value.
Figure 20. Job Properties window with the Spot Color

Calibration options: "Run SCC again…"
6. Select [OK] to save and apply your changes.
7. Release the job so that the system can perform the SCC
calibration and print it.
8. If the job faults again, retry the previous steps.

9. If the job continues to fault, you may wish to run an
Automated Color Calibration and/or check that the system
is in an overall "good" color state.

This chapter presents information about how to enable and

use the Advanced Profiling feature of ACQS.
Advanced Profiling overview
The Advanced Profiling (AVP) feature enables you to optimize

image quality beyond what is possible with the standard
profiles provided by FreeFlow Print Server. The AVP feature:
• Provides outstanding color accuracy,
• Enables better matching to industry color standards such as
GRACoL, ISO or Japan Color, and
• Results in improved and more stable neutrals, enhanced
shadow detail, and more realistic and pleasing photos.

Enabling the AVP feature
To enable the AVP feature, your system must have:

• A valid "Advanced Profiling" license string
• Appropriate queue default settings
Licensing the AVP feature

The AVP feature requires a unique license from Xerox. The
System Administrator enables and activates the license using
the License Manager window (Figure 1)
Figure 1. License Manager with "Advanced Profiling" license enabled

software after you license the ACQS features.

Default selections in Color Management

As with the standard profile feature, you control the usage of
the AVP feature by specifying the appropriate profile in the
Color Management window from the Queue Manager
(Figure 2). You should also ensure that the recommended
settings for Rendering Intent are selected for optimum results
with Advanced Profiling.
Figure 2. The Color Management window from Queue Manager

The "PANTONE® Color Processing" option must be enabled to
complement the Advanced Profile with SCC color correction.
Also, if you select [Defaults], all the settings will revert back to
their original settings.

The settings in Tables 3 and 4 are provided as reference

information related to the optimal performance of Advanced
Profiling. The recommendations apply whether the Advanced
Settings window is selected at the queue level or the job level.
Table 3. Advanced Settings: CMYK workflow
Input Color Setup Element Type ACQS Recommendation Comments
CMYK Color Space Image Override: ON The GRACoL standard is
GRACoL v2 recommended for all
CMYK Color Space Text / Graphics Override: ON printers using the FreeFlow
GRACoL v2 Print Server rather than the
SWOP coated source space.
Output Color Setup Element Type ACQS Recommendation Comments
Rendering for Specific Data Images Override: ON It is very important that
Relative Colorimetric the DFE provides color
Rendering for Specific Data Text Override: ON matching between object
Relative Colorimetric types by default so that
Rendering for Specific Data Graphics Override: ON graphics sweeps that blend
Relative Colorimetric into images are optimized.
Table 4. Advanced Settings: RGB workflow

Input Color Setup Element Type ACQS Recommendation Comments
RGB Emulation Override: OFF
OFF
RGB Color Space Image Override: OFF Many photographers, both
sRGB professional and amateur,
RGB Color Space Text / Graphics Override: OFF are now using custom color
sRGB management setups for
their photos. By specifying
that the queue override is
"OFF", you can honor these
embedded profiles, which
gives the opportunity to
more closely align the
quality of the printed
output with what the
customer expects.
Output Color Setup Element Type ACQS Recommendation Comments
Rendering for Specific Data Images Override: ON It is very important that
Perceptual the DFE provides color
Rendering for Specific Data Text Override: ON matching between object
Perceptual types by default so that
Rendering for Specific Data Graphics Override: ON graphics sweeps that blend
Perceptual into images are optimized.

Using the AVP feature
You can create a new Advanced Profile by selecting

Color/Associations from the FreeFlow Print Server GUI. Then,
right-click on the stock in the Associations window that you
wish to use for printing the profiling target. From the pop-up
menus, select Color Profile/New Advanced Profile Family…
(Figure 3). The New Advanced Profile Family window is
displayed (Figure 4, on the next page).
Ordinarily, the stock you choose should be the same stock you
use for Automated Color Calibration, whether it is the Xerox
recommended stock or a compatible substitute. The stock must
be at least US Letter size (8.5 x 11-inches) but can be any cut
size supported by the Press.
Figure 3. Selecting Color Profile/New Advanced Profile Family

Figure 4. The New Advanced Profile Family window

Creating a new Advanced Profile
Perform the following procedure to create a new Advanced

Profile.
1. Ensure the New Advanced Profile Family window is

displayed (Figure 5). Note that the "Color Group",
"Stock Name", "Type", "Color Space", and
"Variable Gloss Management" fields are already
populated.
Figure 5. The New Advanced Profile Family window

2. From the "Halftone" pull-down menu, select the halftone
for which you want to create the Advanced Profile
(Figure 6).
Figure 6. Selecting a halftone for the new Advanced Profile

You need to create a new Advanced Profile for each desired
halftone in each color group. In other words, you must have
one Advanced Profile for each halftone with which you will print
on stocks. This enables you to take full advantage of the
feature.
3. In the "Profile Name" text field, input the name you want
to use for the Advanced Profile. You may also enter some
descriptive text in the "Description" text field.
"ACQ" will automatically be prepended to the name you input,
when the profile name is displayed in any menu or list (after it
is saved).
In the "Profile Name" and/or "Description" text fields, you

might wish to include the date you are creating this profile as a
quick reference.
4. From the "Variable Gloss Management" pull-down menu,

select the type of image gloss handling for the Advanced
Profile (Figure 7). Note that your selection will become the
default in other New Advanced Profile Family windows
until you change it. You may wish to experiment with each
setting prior to running your final print jobs.
Figure 7. Selecting a gloss handling option for the new Advanced Profile
If selected, "Low gloss", "Lower gloss", or "Lowest gloss" will
automatically be appended to the name you input, when the
profile name is displayed in any menu or list (after it is saved).
5. Select when you want the "profile target" to print by

selecting one of the radio buttons.
6. When you are ready, select [Create Profile] to begin the
process. A series of status messages are displayed in the
message area.
If it has been longer than eight hours since the last calibration
for the selected halftone and Color Group, the system performs
an Automatic Color Calibration before beginning the Advanced
Profile creation process.

In the unlikely event the system does not detect a valid
Automated Color Maintenance license, the following message
will display.
If you select [Yes], the New Advanced Profile Family window

will close since you have indicated that you intend to calibrate
with the External Spectrophotometer (DTP41), using the
standard manual procedure. After completing calibration, you
can again open the New Advanced Profile Family window. If
you select [No], the New Advanced Profile Family window
stays open so that you can select [Create Profile].
7. The print target, consisting of 64 8.5 x 11-inch sheets, or 32
sheets for stocks 11 x 17-inch or larger, is printed and
routed to the Top Tray of the Stacker(s) in the system.
Before the target prints, the system may print 48 pages of color
content to ensure that the Press is warmed up. This helps
ensure the most accurate possible profile. These "warm-up
sheets" are also routed to the Top Tray(s).
8. Once the target has been printed, it will take about 10
minutes for the system to create the Advanced Profile. You
may process other print jobs during this time.
If you select [Close], there may be a delay of several minutes
before the Advance Profile window actually closes and the
profiling operation stops. During this time, the [Close] button is
grayed out.
9. When the system finishes creating the Advanced Profile, a
dialog box is displayed prompting, “Save Profile?” If you
select [Yes], the profile is saved. If you select [No], the
system discards the profile and closes the New Advanced
Profile Family window.

10. When the profile is saved, you will be able to see your new
Advanced Profile assigned to the entire stock group in the
Associations window. (Figure 8).
Figure 8. The Advanced Profile listed with the stock

If an error occurs either during the Automatic Color Calibration
or during the creation of the Advanced Profile, see the "Problem
solving" section in Chapter 2, Hardware Overview. If the
problem persists, contact Xerox Service, specifically mentioning
that you are using the Advanced Profiling feature.
Replacing an Advanced Profile
Just as with standard profiles, you can replace an Advanced

Profile with a new one. This enables you to preserve the name
of the existing profile so you do not have to re-enter it. This
also eliminates the need to delete the old one before creating
the new one. However, unlike the standard feature, you can
replace an Advanced Profile for the same halftone only.
Individual halftone profiles deliver the best image quality. You
can also replace a standard profile in a Profile Family, with an
Advanced Profile for that same halftone.
Perform the following procedure to replace an Advanced
Profile.
1. Select Color/Associations from the FreeFlow Print Server

GUI.

2. Right-click on a stock and halftone in the Associations
window with the Advanced Profile you want to replace.
From the pop-up menus, select Color Profile/Replace
Advanced Halftone Profile… (Figure 9).
Figure 9. Selecting Color Profile/Replace Advanced Halftone Profile

3. The Replace Advanced Halftone Profile window is
displayed (Figure 10). Note that the "Profile Name" field is
locked.
Figure 10. The Replace Advanced Profile Family window

4. Input a new description if you wish and select
[Replace Profile]. The system will start the process to
create a profile to replace the one you have selected.
If you use the Replace Advanced Halftone Profile window to
substitute an Advanced Profile for a standard profile in a Profile
Family, the Replace Advanced Halftone Profile window will
show the name of the original (standard) profile for the
selected halftone. You may wish to input a word or phrase in
the "Description" field as a reminder that the halftone is
actually an Advanced Profile; for example, "ACQ now".
In the unlikely event the system does not detect a valid
Automated Color Maintenance license, the following message
will display.
If you select [Yes], the Replace Advanced Halftone Profile

window will close since you have indicated that you intend to
calibrate with the External Spectrophotometer (DTP41), using
the standard manual procedure. After completing calibration,
you can again open the Replace Advanced Halftone Profile
window. If you select [No], the Replace Advanced Profile
Family window stays open so that you can select [Replace
Profile].
5. When the system finishes creating the Advanced Profile,
confirm that you want to replace the old Advanced Profile.
Then, close the Replace Advanced Halftone Profile
window.

Appendices
Contents
This section contains the following Appendices:

• A. Contacting Xerox
• B. Manual color calibration
XSIS ACQS Operator Guide Appendices-1

Appendices
Appendices-2 XSIS ACQS Operator Guide

A. Contacting Xerox
Xerox Welcome Center
If you encounter problems with the Automated Color

Calibration that you cannot resolve, contact the following:
• USA only:
the Xerox Welcome Center at (800) 821-2797
• Outside the USA:
your national customer support center
XSIS ACQS Operator Guide A-1

A. Contacting Xerox
A-2 XSIS ACQS Operator Guide

B. Manual color calibration
This section provides the procedure to use when the ACQS

feature is not functioning or to isolate whether the ACQS
feature is causing the Press not to calibrate properly.
Procedure
This procedure is derived from the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server,

Version 6, Online Help. Use the information from the FreeFlow
Online Help for the most updated procedure.
Perform the following steps to calibrate the Press.
1. Select Color/Associations from the menu bar.

2. Select a Color Group that currently has associated stocks
loaded in the machine.
3. Select the [Calibrate...] button at the bottom of the screen.
4. Within the text fields, ensure the Color Group and Stock
Name are correct.
5. Select the halftone for which you are calibrating.
If you intend to use several halftone profiles, you will need to

complete this process for each of the desired halftones.
6. Select [1. Print Target...].

7. Select a quantity to print using the spin box.
The default quantity is 5 copies.
8. Select [OK].
9. When the Information screen appears, select [OK]. The
target will print.
10. Select [2. Properties...].
11. Type a new profile name in the text field.
12. If desired, type a description.
XSIS ACQS Operator Guide B-1

B. Manual Color Calibration
13. Under "Options," select whether the profile will:
• Apply To All Halftones
• Apply Only To Selected Halftone
14. Select [OK].
15. Select [3. Measure...].
16. Select [Begin] and follow the on-screen prompts as the
X-Rite Spectrophotometer scans a series of strips on the
test target. A set of Tone Reproduction Curves (TRCs) is
generated.
17. When all strips have been scanned, select [OK] when the
"Calibration Complete" message pops up.
18. The results of the scan will be displayed on the System
Calibration window for each color channel TRC for the
current state of the system. Each color channel can be
viewed alone by selecting the associated check box. Each
TRC is associated with the stock and up to five different
TRCs can be stored for calibration.
Selecting [Close] will terminate the calibration process.

Selecting [Revert] will allow you to select a previously created
calibration TRC. Selecting [Accept...] will change the system
operation to the newly created TRC. Selecting [Start Over] will
start the calibration process from the beginning.
19. After accepting the calibration data, select [OK] in the

Accept Calibration Data screen to close the dialog.
20. Select [OK] to close the information dialog.
21. Select [Close] to exit the calibration dialog.
22. Select [Yes] to answer the question dialog. Within the Color
Profiles tab, your calibration date and time will appear for
all stocks associated with the profile. The stock actually
calibrated will be in bold type.
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DocuColor™ 7000/8000 &

7000AP/8000AP Digital Press with

3. Automated Color Calibration

XSIS ACQS Operator Guide iii

4. Spot Color Calibration

B. Manual color calibration

iv XSIS ACQS Operator Guide

The DocuColor 7000/8000 & 7000AP/8000AP Digital Press

About this guide

XSIS developed this guide for System Administrators and

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For problems with your DocuColor 7000/8000 &

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This section provides a "big picture" of the XSIS Automated

Automated Color Quality Suite Overview

The XSIS ACQS feature provides the Operator with a suite of

Automated Color Calibration

Spot Color Calibration

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Your system must contain the Internal Spectrophotometer. It is

Figure 1. Internal Spectrophotometer located in the Output Transport Module

More information about the Internal Spectrophotometer is in

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To use ACQS, your Print Server must have the following

Figure 2. License Manager with a valid "Automatic Color Calibration"

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You must assign stocks to at least the "white" color group

Figure 3. A stock associated with the "Bright White" color group

It is recommended that you calibrate for each stock that you

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Ensure that you choose an approved stock for the calibration.

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The ACQS feature uses the Internal Spectrophotometer in the

Figure 1. Internal Spectrophotometer located in the Output Transport Module

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The Internal Spectrophotometer is sometimes referred to as the

ACQS error messages

Figure 2. Calibration error message

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This chapter presents information about how to use

Automated Color Calibration overview

The standard methodology for calibrating the Press uses an

Comparison: traditional calibration and Automated Color Calibration

Figure 1 (on the next page) illustrates a flowchart comparing

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Print Target Arm Sensor

Printing Target A prompt appears Printing Target