PANTONE® Color files

Phaser 780

PANTONE® Color files

For the latest information on color libraries, visit the Xerox Office web site at www.office.xerox.com/ or contact your local Xerox Office reseller.

PANTONE Color files for your printer include color library files for specific applications and PANTONE Color sampler charts. The printer's CD-ROM provides two sets of PANTONE Color files. Both sets are installed when you select Custom Install (see Installing PANTONE® Color files ). One set of files is optimized for the Standard print-quality mode, and the other is optimized for the Enhanced print-quality mode on your printer.

NOTE

For printing in Photo print-quality mode, the Enhanced reference files are recommended.

Enhanced and Photo print-quality modes are available with the Graphics or Plus Feature set.

Methods of printing PANTONE Colors

If you are printing:

See the following instructions:

Proofs with no spot colors for a 4-color press

PANTONE Colors from color selection books.

Proofs with one or more spot colors and black (no process colors)

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors.

Proofs using spot and process colors for output on a 5+ color press

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors.

PANTONE Colors from color selection books.

Proofs; final work to be printed on a Phaser printer

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors.

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors

Your printer can produce process color simulations of PANTONE Spot Colors.

Use the following instructions when printing proofs for these types of print jobs:

One or more spot colors and black (no process colors) for final output on a printing press.

Spot colors and process colors for final output on a 5+ color printing press.

Spot colors for final output on your Phaser printer.

Print a copy of the PANTONE Color chart that corresponds to the print-quality mode (Standard or Enhanced) you are using; see Printing the PANTONE® Color charts.

Within an application, apply spot colors in your document; use the individual color reference numbers on the sampler chart.

Print your document; select these printer settings in a driver, or from the front panel, or with a downloadable utility file (driver settings override all other selections):

Color correction:

None

Print quality:

Standard (use Standard file set)

Enhanced (use Enhanced file set)

Photo (use Enhanced file set)

Media:

Paper

For final output on a 5+ color printing press

For colors to be printed as a process color (no spot colors), follow these steps:

Open the application.

Before separating the file for printing press plates, replace the printer's PANTONE process Colors with standard PANTONE Colors.

PANTONE Colors from color selection books

In some applications, you can select colors from PANTONE Color selection books. These colors can be proofed on your Phaser printer before final output on a printing press.

Use the following instructions when printing proofs for print jobs with these specifications:

Final output on a 4-color printing press (no spot colors).

Spot colors and process colors for final output on a 5+ color printing press.

From an application, select PANTONE Colors; use individual color values from a PANTONE Colors selection book.

Print your document; select the Commercial Press color correction. (Proof colors may not be completely accurate, but PANTONE Colors will be printed correctly on a printing press.)

When you are satisfied with the proof, the file can be separated for printing press plates without adjustment to the file.

Installing PANTONE® Color files

NOTE

Two sets of files are installed, one for printing in Standard print-quality mode and one for printing in Enhanced print-quality mode.

Macintosh

From the printer's CD-ROM, use the Installer application.

From the Custom Install window, install the following:

PANTONE® Color File s

Printer Utilities

PC

From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install.

From the Custom Install window, install the following:

PANTONE® Color File s

Printer Utilities

Printing the PANTONE® Color charts

Macintosh

Printing individual pages from Acrobat Reader

Install Acrobat Reader if you want to print individual pages from the PANTONE® Color chart. Insert the printer's CD-ROM in your computer's drive, and install Acrobat Reader onto your computer's hard disk; follow on-screen instructions.

After Acrobat Reader is installed, open the PhaserTools folder on your computer's hard disk. Open the Pantone Files folder. If using Standard print-quality mode, double-click the PANTONE® Phaser 780 Std.pdf file. If using Enhanced or Photo print-quality mode, double-click the PANTONE® Phaser 780 Enh.pdf file.

View and print pages from the color sampler chart file. For best results, print on paper.

From a supported driver (such as LaserWriter 8): Print your document with the following selections.

From a nonsupported driver: Print your document with the following front panel selections or downloadable utility files.

Color correction:

None

Print quality:

Standard (use Standard file set)

Enhanced (use Enhanced file set)

Photo (use Enhanced file set)

Media:

Paper

NOTE

Print only with the selections listed above; other selections cause PANTONE Colors to print differently than expected.

Printing the entire chart

Use the Apple Printer Utility. If using Standard print-quality mode, download to the printer the PANTONE® Phaser 780 Std.ps file. If using the Enhanced or Photo print-quality mode, download the PANTONE® Phaser 780 Enh.ps file. These PostScript files contain necessary color correction and print-quality information.

For best results, print the chart on paper.

From a supported driver (such as LaserWriter 8): Print your document with the following selections.

From a nonsupported driver: Print your document with the following front panel selections or downloadable utility files.

Color correction:

None

Print quality:

Standard (use Standard file set)

Enhanced (use Enhanced file set)

Photo (use Enhanced file set)

Media:

Paper

PC

Printing individual pages from Acrobat Reader

You may want to install Acrobat Reader if you want to print individual pages from the PANTONE® Color chart. Insert the printer's CD-ROM in your computer's drive, go to the Manuals directory, and follow the instructions in the ReadMe file.

After Acrobat Reader is installed, open the PANTONE directory on your computer's hard disk. If using Standard print-quality mode, double-click the Pan780s.pdf file. If using Enhanced or Photo print-quality mode, double-click the Pan780e.pdf file.

View and print pages from the color sampler chart file.

From a supported driver (such as the Xerox Office driver for Windows 3.1 or the AdobePS 4 driver for Windows 95): Print your document with the following selections.

From a nonsupported driver: Print your document with the following front panel selections or downloadable utility files.

Color correction:

None

Print quality:

Standard (use Standard file set: Pan780s.xxx )

Enhanced (use Enhanced file set: Pan780e.xxx )

Photo (use Enhanced file set: Pan780e.xxx )

Media:

Paper

NOTE

Print only with the selections listed above; any other selections cause PANTONE Colors to print differently than expected.

Within an application, using the colors on the chart, select PANTONE Colors in your document.

Printing the entire chart

If using Standard print-quality mode, download to the printer the Pan780s.ps file. If using the Enhanced or Photo print-quality mode, download the Pan780e.ps file. These PostScript files contain necessary color correction and print-quality information. Use one of the following methods:

PC users: Use the DOS COPY command.

Workstation users: Send the file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.

For best results, print the chart on paper.

From a supported driver (such as the Xerox Office driver for Windows 3.1 or the AdobePS 4 driver for Windows 95): Print your document with the following selections.

From a nonsupported driver: Print your document with the following front panel selections or downloadable utility files.

Color correction:

None

Print quality:

Standard (use Standard file set: Pan780s.xxx )

Enhanced (use Enhanced file set: Pan780e.xxx )

Photo (use Enhanced file set: Pan780e.xxx )

Media:

Paper

Within an application, using the colors on the chart, create PANTONE Colors in your document.

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