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Using the x-rite dtp32 densitometer, Setting up the dtp32 – Toshiba GA-1121 User Manual

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Color Measurement Instruments

Using the X-Rite DTP32 densitometer

ColorWise Pro Tools are designed to work with the X-Rite DTP32 reflection
densitometer, which feeds color measurements to the GA-1121 automatically.

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OTE

:

Measurements from other densitometers can be input using a simple ASCII file

format (see

Appendix B

).

Setting up the DTP32

Before you calibrate the GA-1121 using the X-Rite DTP32, you need to connect,
configure, and calibrate the densitometer to prepare for measuring the printed patches
(see

“Calibrating the DTP32”

on page A-10). For additional information about setting

up and using the DTP32, see the separate documentation included with the
densitometer.

T

O

CONNECT

THE

X-R

ITE

DTP32

TO

THE

COMPUTER

1.

Turn off the computer.

2.

Plug the square end of the interface cable (looks like a modular phone plug) into the
I/O port on the side of the X-Rite DTP32.

Square connector