130 Printing Guide [EFI Designer Edition RIP] - Proof a press with CMYK [Adobe Illustrator CS - Windows]

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Proof a press with CMYK

Application: Adobe Illustrator CS

Printer: HP Designjet 30/90/130 series

Software: EFI Designer Edition for HP

Operating System: Windows

Summary of content (6 pages)

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HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Proof a press with CMYK Application: Adobe Illustrator CS Printer: HP Designjet 30/90/130 series Software: EFI Designer Edition for HP Operating System: Windows
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1. First recommendations: • Some paper types are better than others for proofing, see the Media type functionality & features and choose the most appropriate media. • It is essential to have the media type correctly calibrated with the printer and print mode, consult the Calibrate my printer section. 2. Open the EFI Designer Edition RIP. 3. EFI Designer Edition RIP settings, Preferences: Color: • • o Check the Active Color Management checkbox.
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• Working Space > CMYK: Euroscale Coated v2 (for Europe), U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 (for US) and Japan Standard v2 (for Japan). • Color Management Policies: Preserve the Embedded Profiles. • Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting. • Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening. • Conversion Options > Intent: Perceptual (for RGB images) or Relative Colorimetric (for CMYK images). • Click OK 6.
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• Click OK. 7. Make sure you have configured the Document Setup appropriately for your document, File menu > Document Setup…. 8. Printer settings, File menu > Print… > Setup… button: • Select Printer...: Select the printer (ex. EFI Designer Edition). • Preferences: o Layout tab: • o Orientation: Select the orientation of your document on the paper. Advanced…: • Paper/Output > Paper Size: Select the paper size of the media loaded on the printer.
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9. Adobe Illustrator Print… settings: • • General (left hand menu): o Media > Size: Defined by Driver. o Options: Select the scaling option you need. Output (left hand menu): o • • Mode: Composite. Color Management (left hand menu): o Print Space > Profile: Select the press profile you want to emulate.
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