Konica Minolta micropress release 6 User Manual

Calibration sets are loaded from the Calibration box in the Page Setup of the virtual printer. 

All MicroPress virtual engines have pre-loaded calibration sets.
Loading a Tone Curve: Tone Curves are loaded from the Tone Curves box in the Page 

setup of the virtual printer. Tone Curves are effective only when a calibration set is loaded 

into the Calibration pull-down box in the RIP page setup. RIP ships with pre-defined Tone 

Curves.

"User Adjust" is the process of changing a job's rendering in order to suit a users' prefer-

ence. Both B&W and color jobs may need adjustments in order to satisfy a customer. Tone 

Curves are one of the tools created for this purpose. The best method for determining the 

ideal adjustment is to enable the "ToneCurveThumbnails" feature in the RIP page setup of 

your device. This feature, available to every printer type, creates a job "proof sheet" that 

shows the job rendered using each Tone Curve in the library. For example, to determine the 

best possible rendering of a page with continuous tone images, enable "ToneCurve Thumb-

nail" in the feature box of the Page setup, and send a single page of the job through the RIP. 

The RIP will reduce the page to thumbnail size and process it through the entire library of 

Tone Curves. The thumbnail images are then printed, 9 images per page, with the Tone 

Curve name printed under each rendering. Simply choose the preferred Tone Curve, load it 

in the Tone Curve box, disable the "ToneCurve Thumbnails" feature and RIP the job. This 

powerful tool can be used with color/B&W, contone, or halftone devices.

Note: The RIP is processing the page multiple times, once for each Tone Curve. Depending on the image size, 
processing may take a few minutes. Time saved in finding the best rendering for your job justifies the wait.

Light-10%
Light-15%
Light-25%
Light-35%

From the curve’s 50% point, 
the dot is decreased (-) by 
the % shown. 0% and 100% 
are unchanged.

BiLevel @120 dpi

QuadLevel @ 120 dpi

Linearization for BiLevel 
printers.
Linearization for QuadLevel 
printers.

Dark+10%
Dark+15%
Dark+25%
Dark+35%

From the curve’s 50% point, 
the dot is increased (+) by 
the % shown. 0% and 100% 
are unchanged.

Linear @ 85 dpi
Linear @ 105 dpi
Linear @ 120 dpi
Linear @ 140 dpi

Linearization for 
Monochrome printers (select 
depending on screen dpi 
selection in Style drop box).

HighContrast-8%+8%
HighContrast-15%+15%
LowContrast+8%-8%
LowContrast+15%-15%
HighKey0+8%
HighKey0%+14%
HighKey-4%0%
HighKey-4%+8%
HighKey-4%+14%
LowKey+8%0%

Dot is decreased (-) or 
increased (+) by the 
amounts shown at the 25% 
and 75% curve locations 
respectively.
The 0%, 50% and 100% 
curve locations remain 
unchanged.

Linear @ 175 dpi
Linear @ 175 UV dpi

Linearization for wide format, 
BiLevel printers. Select the 
“UV” version curve when UV 
printing inks are used.

DocuLike

A lighter, open rendering 
(less dot %).

EnableToneCurves

Allows Tone Curve use if 
above calibration sets are not 
used.