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Configure the media families

Media families are groups of media that require similar color management and share the same output profile. For each media in the media catalog a media family is assigned. Next to an output profile there are also calibration curves and CMYK adjustment curves associated to a media family.

Media Families

When you want to

Solution

Go to the media families

  1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Media]  → [Media families].

Add a media family

  1. Click [Add].

  2. Use the table below for information on the options

  3. Click [OK].

Copy a media family

  1. Select the media family.

  2. Click [Copy].

  3. Click [OK].

Edit a media family

  1. Select the media family.

  2. Click [Edit].

  3. Use the table below for information on the options

  4. Click [OK].

Delete a media family

  1. Select the media family.

  2. Click [Delete].

Print a color reference chart

  1. Select the media family.

  2. Click [Print].

  3. Select the media.

  4. Click [OK].

Define the default media family

  1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Color]  → [Color defaults].

  2. Go to [Default media family].

  3. Select the default media family.

  4. Click [OK].

Print a media family calibration report

  1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Support]  → [Troubleshooting].

  2. Click [Print media family calibration report].

  3. Click [OK].

Show a warning symbol when a media family needs calibration

  1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Media]  → [Configuration].

  2. Enable the setting [Warnings when media family needs calibration].

  3. Click [OK].

Configure the media family attributes

Edit media family

Media family attribute

Description

[Name]

Name according to naming conventions.

[Description of media print mode]

Indicates a description of the media family.

[Calibration timer (days)]

Indicates the media family calibration interval which can be set between 0 and 365 days, in steps of 1 day. Enter 0 to disable the media family calibration timer.

[G7®]

Indicates a media family used for G7 calibration.

[Default media for calibration]

Indicates the default media used for printing the calibration charts.

[Discard calibration data of the inline spectrophotometer]

Removes the calibration curves made with the internal sensor.

[Output profile]

Indicates the output profile of the media family.

[Last calibration date]

Indicates when the last calibration occurred.