The
Color Calibration process in the Scanner
Maintenance program uses an IT8 data
(<batchname>.it8) file to specify
color patch values on the IT8 Calibration
sheet.
Mass
production of IT8 Calibration sheets
unavoidably
results in slight differences between
production batches. This means that
the Color Patch Reference values in
one batch of IT8 Calibration sheets
do not necessarily match those in another
production batch. Color matching and
calibration can be improved by using
your IT8 Calibration sheet with an
IT8 data file that corresponds to the
sheet’s production batch.
An IT8
Calibration sheet is marked with its
production
batch number. An example of such a
batch number is C90317xx. This web
section will be updated with IT8 files
corresponding to each production batch
as they are released. The name of an
IT8 data file corresponds to the batch
number. In order to use the IT8 data
file that corresponds to your IT8 Calibration
sheet follow the steps described below.
NOTE: The
IT8 data file that originally came
with
the Scanner
Maintenance program can also be downloaded
from the list if you ever need to return
to your starting point.
IT8-File
List
Open the IT-8 File list to slect the IT8-file that corresponds
to your calibration sheet.
To Download
the IT8-file:
Click on the
IT8-File List sign on the left.
The IT8-File
list appears in a seperate window.
Scroll thorugh
the list to find the file named with
the same batch number as found on
your IT8 Calibration sheet.
Right-click on
the file link and select "Save
Target As"
(Netscape - "Save Link As", Opera - "Save
Link Document As").
Select a folder
on your machine.
Important:
In the "Save as Type" dialog,
change the file type from "Text
files" to "All Files" to
ensure that the IT8 file type ( ".it8" extension
) does not get changed.
Select
save and wait for confirmation.
Copy the data
file to the Scanner Maintenance folder
(normally found in the software group
folder under Program Files).
