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You can check the color calibration status of the currently loaded paper at any time by selecting the
icon, then View loaded paper. The status can be one of the following conditions:
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Pending: the paper has not been calibrated
NOTE: Whenever you update the printer's firmware, the color calibration status of all papers is reset
to PENDING. See
Update the printer firmware on page 143.
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Recommend: the printer software recommends that you calibrate the printer because it has recognized
a condition that might require calibration
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Obsolete: the paper has been calibrated, but the calibration is now out of date and should be repeated
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OK: the paper has been calibrated, and the calibration is up to date
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Disabled: this paper cannot be calibrated
NOTE: Colored papers; glossy canvas; and transparent materials such as translucent bond, clear film,
tracing paper; and vellum are not suitable for color calibration.
You can also check the color calibration status by using the HP Designjet Utility.
Calibrate a paper type before creating its color profile. Later recalibration does not require a new color
profile.
You can start color calibration in the following ways:
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From the printer alert that recommends calibration
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From the HP Color Center: select Calibrate Your Printer
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From the front panel: select the
icon, then Calibrate color
After launching calibration, the process is fully automatic and can be performed unattended after you have
loaded appropriate paper. The paper must be at least 24 inches wide.
The process takes about 8 minutes and consists of the following steps.
1. A calibration test chart is printed, which contains patches of each ink that your printer uses.
2. To stabilize the colors, the test chart dries for a period of time that depends on the paper type.
3. The HP Embedded Spectrophotometer scans and measures the test chart.
4. The printer uses the measurements to calculate the necessary correction factors for consistent color
printing on that paper type. It also calculates the maximum amount of each ink that can be applied to
the paper.
Color profiling
Color calibration provides consistent colors, but consistent colors are not necessarily accurate colors.
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