Xerox DocuTech 6100 Production Publisher Leaflet

Color Management Guide

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Color DocuSP systems achieve high-quality color results due to 
an efficient and flexible stock management model. Stock 
associations, calibration, and characterization are important 
processes used for stock management.

Calibration is a process that is used to return the print engine to 
a known standard to achieve and maintain consistent color 
quality for each stock or color group and halftone.

DocuSP calibration uses the X-Rite DTP41 Spectrophotometer 
to measure and adjust the gray balance of the CMYK color 
output. You should calibrate the X-Rite DTP41 daily. Refer to the 
DocuSP on-line help for complete calibration instructions.

Calibration is generally performed once for each color group/
halftone combination. If you do not use a specific halftone for 
printing, you need not calibrate it. 

Once a stock is calibrated, DocuSP saves that calibration and 
automatically selects the latest calibration for the stock when the 
stock is required by a job. DocuSP can save up to five 
calibrations per stock. These saved calibrations are assigned to 
the color group in which the stock resides, for use with any stock 
within that color group.

Characterization is the process of creating a destination color 
profile for stocks. Stocks have different characteristics such as 
coated and uncoated, color, and weight which impact how color 
appears on the sheet. For most users, characterization is not 
recommended for a new stock; instead, you should place the 
new stock in an existing color group. 

DocuSP comes with 3 pre-installed color groups, containing 
Xerox Qualified Stocks. Xerox Qualified Stocks are automatically 
part of one of the pre-installed color groups and have a 
destination profile pre-assigned to them; therefore, they do not 
require characterization.