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1 Select the color that you want to edit.
2 Double-click the color icon.
The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the selected color in the center.
3 Click the center patch.
The Set Center Patch Color dialog box appears.
4 Indicate whether to enter CMYK values as percentages or Device Codes.
The Percentages options allows you to enter color values between 0 and 100%, in increments
of 0.5. Values out of this range are rounded to the nearest whole or half percentage.
of 0.5. Values out of this range are rounded to the nearest whole or half percentage.
The Device Codes option allows you to enter color values between 0 and 255. This option
reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery X3eTY2 can reproduce and provides finer
gradations of color than are possible with Percentages.
reflects the full range of color values that the Fiery X3eTY2 can reproduce and provides finer
gradations of color than are possible with Percentages.
5 Enter the C, M, Y, and K values of your specific color in the appropriate fields.
Use the Tab key to move from field to field. As you enter each new value, the preview patch
updates to reflect the old and new colors.
updates to reflect the old and new colors.
6 Click OK.
The new color is displayed in the center of the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
7 Click OK.
The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.
Use the following procedure to target a color using the Spot-On Color Search dialog box.
Beginning with an approximate color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box, you can adjust
the hue, saturation, and lightness of the color until you achieve an acceptable match.
Beginning with an approximate color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box, you can adjust
the hue, saturation, and lightness of the color until you achieve an acceptable match.
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1 Select the color that you want to edit.
2 Double-click the color icon.
The Spot-On Color Search dialog box appears with the current color in the center.
3 To update the center patch to a neighboring color that more closely matches the target,
click the corresponding neighbor patch.
Neighboring patches represent variations from the center patch and can be selected if they
offer a closer match to the desired color. Clicking one of these patches updates the center
patch to the new color and provides a new selection of neighboring colors. These patches
are either lightness or saturation neighbors, depending on the option you choose in the
following step.
offer a closer match to the desired color. Clicking one of these patches updates the center
patch to the new color and provides a new selection of neighboring colors. These patches
are either lightness or saturation neighbors, depending on the option you choose in the
following step.
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When you select certain colors, an exclamation point icon may appear in the
upper-right corner of the dialog box. This icon indicates that one or more colorants have
reached their maximum values.
reached their maximum values.
4 Use the following techniques to control how neighboring color patches are generated:
Select Lightness or Saturation in the Color Directions Legend.
Lightness generates neighbor patches based on darker to lighter shades of the original color.
This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color remaining in the center of
the middle group.
This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color remaining in the center of
the middle group.
Saturation generates neighbor patches based on less saturated to more saturated variations
of the original color. This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color
remaining in the center of the middle group.
of the original color. This variation is displayed from left to right, with the original color
remaining in the center of the middle group.
Choose a setting from the Color Spacing menu to control the closeness of the
neighbor patches.
neighbor patches.
A higher setting generates neighbor patches that differ more noticeably from the center color.
As you get closer to your target color, reduce the color spacing to a smaller value.
As you get closer to your target color, reduce the color spacing to a smaller value.
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Select Monitor Compensation to simulate how all the on-screen color patches will appear
when printed on paper.
when printed on paper.
This simulation depends on the monitor profile configured for your monitor. To specify the
monitor profile, choose Preferences from the Edit menu in the Spot-On main window.
monitor profile, choose Preferences from the Edit menu in the Spot-On main window.
Make sure that you set your monitor according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and
select the correct monitor profile for your monitor.
select the correct monitor profile for your monitor.
5 Continue adjusting the color patch controls and clicking neighbor patches until the color you
want appears in the center patch.
6 Click Print Pattern.
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It is very difficult to accurately match spot colors on a monitor. You should always test
print to get the proper color match.
7 Choose the appropriate settings from the Output Style, Paper Size, and Paper Tray menus.
For Output Style, choose Color Search Pattern or Color Neighbor Pattern. Color Search
Pattern prints patches with the same pattern as displayed in the Color Search dialog box.
Color Neighbor Pattern prints patches in a three column by eight row format.
Pattern prints patches with the same pattern as displayed in the Color Search dialog box.
Color Neighbor Pattern prints patches in a three column by eight row format.
For Paper Size, choose the size of the paper that you want to use for printing the patches.
For Paper Tray, specify the paper source for the paper that you want to use.
8 Click OK to print the patches.
The Print Pattern test page provides the following information:
• Center patch color CMYK value
• Color spacing
• Lightness or Saturation neighbors selected
• Output profile selected
The goal of Spot-On Color Search is to find the color values that make a printed color patch
match a target, not its screen simulation of it. Printing a Print Pattern of neighbor color
patches allows you to compare the printed patches to the color target. After you compare the
printed patches and find the one that matches most closely, you can select the corresponding
patch on-screen.
match a target, not its screen simulation of it. Printing a Print Pattern of neighbor color
patches allows you to compare the printed patches to the color target. After you compare the
printed patches and find the one that matches most closely, you can select the corresponding
patch on-screen.
9 Select the desired target color in the Spot-On Color Search dialog box and click OK.
The edited color appears in the color list of the Spot-On main window.
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Using a measurement instrument to target colors
If you have the Densitometer ED-100 or Spectrophotometer ES-1000, you can import
measured color values directly into Spot-On. This feature allows you to target matches based
on the actual colors of immediate objects, such as the red of a printed logo or the yellow of a
packaging envelope.
measured color values directly into Spot-On. This feature allows you to target matches based
on the actual colors of immediate objects, such as the red of a printed logo or the yellow of a
packaging envelope.
For best results, download and save any measurement data you have gathered with the
ED-100 in its offline state. Spot-On automatically clears stored data when it establishes a
connection with the instrument. For information about downloading stored data from the
ED-100, see the documentation that accompanies the instrument.
ED-100 in its offline state. Spot-On automatically clears stored data when it establishes a
connection with the instrument. For information about downloading stored data from the
ED-100, see the documentation that accompanies the instrument.
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1 Install and set up the ED-100 or ES-1000 for use with your computer.
For installation and setup instructions, see the documentation that accompanies the
instrument.
instrument.
2 Choose Start from the Instrument menu.
The Choose Port dialog box appears.
3 For Instrument, choose the instrument you will use to take measurements.
For Port, choose the serial port connection of the instrument. Click OK.
For the ED-100, the indicator light on the instrument flashes for a few moments as the
connection to Spot-On is established. When the flashing stops, the instrument is ready to
read measurements.
connection to Spot-On is established. When the flashing stops, the instrument is ready to
read measurements.
4 Place the ED-100 or ES-1000 over the target color, making sure to center the sample aperture
over the color. Press Measure to take the measurement.
The measured CMYK values are imported into Spot-On as follows:
• If an individual color is selected in the color list, it updates to the measured color.
• If a group is selected in the color list, a new color with the measured values is created
within the group.
• If the Spot-On Color Search dialog box is open, the center patch updates with the
measured values, and the neighbor patches update accordingly.
• If the Set Center Patch Color dialog box is open, the measured values are imported into
the CMYK entry fields.
5 When you are finished taking color measurements, choose Stop from the Instrument menu.
Spot-On closes the connection to the instrument.
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