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Create a baseline from a printed RGB Mediawedge

To produce consistent, high-quality prints, you need to monitor the stability of your printer.The print control module allows you to create your own references.


Launch of the Print Control module

Click on the " Print Control " icon located at the top left
Then click on the " Create a reference " button

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In this example, we will use a “Mediawedge RGB” range as a reference.
Select RGB mode

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Select the "Mediawedge RGB" range

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Click the " Measure own Lab values " button.

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A preview of the range is displayed and it is possible to customize the pattern format using the editing tools on the right.

To find out more, see the chapter: Customizing charts

 If your test chart is not already printed, you can export it in Tiff or pdf format to print it.

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 Or use the ranges from Coraye's test image:

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Click on the "Start reading " button to continue.

Make sure your spectrophotometer is connected, then click the " Start Reading " button.
Select the reading mode according to your spectrophotometer, then click " I'm ready ".

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Position the spectrophotometer in its calibration position.

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Then click on the " Start calibration " button.

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When the calibration is complete, start measuring the staff.

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Measure the line indicated by the blue marker.

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Once the test chart has been measured, click on the " End reading " button.

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In the information window, only the name of the setting is mandatory.
The other information is optional.

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After clicking on the " Save and Exit " button, the " Print Control .pctrl " file is displayed in the left column.

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You can now start the range measurement or export the file to save it by right-clicking on the Print Control file.

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The control of an RGB Mediawedge range is very similar to that of a CMYK Mediawedge. You can use the tutorial "Controlling a standardized Mediawedge range" starting with the chapter " Importing a Print Control File (.pctrl) "

To find out more, see the chapter: Controlling a RGB Mediawedge range