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Drop-out color, Print density measurement, Drop-out color standards – FUJITSU fi-4990C User Manual

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Drop-out Color

A drop-out color is a color visible by a human eye but not visible to the scanner.

To check the grounding color of document for a drop-out color, use the method and follow the
standards given below.

Print density measurement

The spectrum chart shown in Figure 4.4 is used to measure print density.

The measurement must be made in one of the following ways:
• A light source using fluorescent.
• Macbeth PCS meter PCM II is used, which requires a filter.

Figure 4.4 Spectrum band

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Drop-out color standards

In the spectrum of fluorescent lamp the PCS value must satisfy the following standards:
• Maximum: 0.14 or less
• Average:

0.1 or less

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