HP C7791C - DesignJet 130 Color Inkjet Printer Configuration guide

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Proof a press with Pantone Colors
Application: QuarkXPress 6.5
Printer: HP Designjet 30/130 series
Software: HP Software RIP
Operating System: Windows

1. First recommendations:
•See the Media type functionality & features and choose the most appropriate media.
•It is essential that you have the media type correctly calibrated with the printer and print
mode, consult the Calibrate my printer document.
•If you need to add color profiles in the application, copy them in the next folder:
Windows 98 and Windows ME: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR.
Windows XP: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\COLOR.
Windows 2000 and Windows NT: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\COLOR.
2. Open QuarkXPress.
3. When using a calibrated printer (with the Automatic Pantone Calibration feature) the Pantone
colors will act as a spot color and will not be affected by the application color settings or by the
RIP color settings. In this case, configure the application and the RIP color settings for the other
objects or images that you have in the document, the following instructions are for the Pantone
colors emulation only. Set the QuarkXPress color Preferences, Edit menu > Preferences…
> Quark CMS (left hand menu):
•Configure this for the other objects or images you have in the document.
•Click OK.
4. Open an existing project, File menu > Open... or create a new one, File menu > New....
5. So that you get a good display of your images select them, and then, Item menu > Preview
Resolution: Full Resolution.
6. Select your Pantone Color and draw/paint your image, you can select it in the Colors window,
Edit menu > Colors... > New...:
•Model: Pantone® solid coated.
•Select the Pantone color from the list.
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•Check the Spot Color checkbox.
•Click Ok and Save.
7. File menu > Print...:
RIP).
er Description: HP Designjet 130 RIP.
loaded on the printer.
age is smaller than the
o:Select the orientation of your document on the paper.
QuarkXPress print settings,
•Printer: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet 130
•Layout tab: Uncheck Separations.
•Setup tab:
oPrint
oPaper size: Select the paper size of the media
oReduce or Enlarge: Select the scaling factor you need.
oPage Position: Select the page position you need if the im
paper size.
Orientation
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•Output tab > Print Colors: Composite CMYK.
•Preview tab: Check the preview of your image on the paper.
•Profiles tab > Composite: configure them for the other objects or images that you have in
the document.
8. Printer settings, Properties... button:
•Advanced… button:
oPaper/Output > Paper Size: Select the paper size you have already selected on
the QuarkXPress print dialog box.
oDocument Options > Printer Features:
•Select the Media Type that is loaded on the printer (always calibrated).
•Print Mode: Best (always calibrated).
•Automatic Pantone Calibration: Yes (see Graphic Arts section for more
information about this technology).
•Configure the other color settings for the other objects or images you have in the
document. They will not affect the spot colors.
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•Click OK and Print.
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For more information on HP Designjet products
www.hp.com/go/designjet
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Rev. 1.0, 09/2005