Xerox 560 User Manual
6. In the Add Entry window, from the File Value and Printer
Value lists, select the desired values.
7. Click OK.
The value table is updated, and the calibration graph is
adjusted.
adjusted.
8. To save your changes, click the Save button.
Spot Color Editor overview
A spot color is a specially mixed ink that you can use to reproduce
colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks.
colors that are difficult to reproduce with CMYK inks.
Individual job pages can contain RGB, CMYK, and spot color
elements.
elements.
The CX print server Spot Color Editor enables you to edit the
values of every spot color in the spot color dictionary. The edited
spot color is saved in a custom dictionary. When the CX print
server identifies a spot color in a job, it first looks for the name of
the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated
CMYK values. If the spot color is not found, it looks in the
PANTONE color, HKS, DIC, and TOYO color dictionaries. If the
spot color is not found in either dictionary, the CX print server uses
the CMYK values embedded in the original file.
values of every spot color in the spot color dictionary. The edited
spot color is saved in a custom dictionary. When the CX print
server identifies a spot color in a job, it first looks for the name of
the spot color in the custom dictionary and uses the associated
CMYK values. If the spot color is not found, it looks in the
PANTONE color, HKS, DIC, and TOYO color dictionaries. If the
spot color is not found in either dictionary, the CX print server uses
the CMYK values embedded in the original file.
Adding a spot color
1. From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor.
2. Select the Spot color tab.
3. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click +.
4. Type the new color name as it is in the original file.
2. Select the Spot color tab.
3. In the Spot Color Editor dialog box, click +.
4. Type the new color name as it is in the original file.
Note: The spot color names are case sensitive and should match the
names that appear in the original file.
names that appear in the original file.
5. Change the CMYK values as required.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Close.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Close.
The new color is added to the custom color dictionary.
Next:
If you created a new spot color for an RTP job, re-RIP the job
before printing.
before printing.
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Chapter 7—Managing color