HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer series - Manual (Page 72)

The process takes about 15–20 minutes and consists of the following steps.
1. A profiling test chart is printed, which contains patches of each ink used in your printer. Unlike a
calibration test chart, most of the patches contain combinations of more than one ink.
The printer chooses automatically between two profile charts:
● An A3 or B format for cut sheets
● A roll-paper format that minimizes paper use by printing across the full width of the roll
2. The test chart is allowed to dry for a period of time that depends on the paper type, so that the
colors have time to stabilize.
NOTE If you would like to use a longer drying time, you can ask the HP Color Center to
create the test chart without going on to create a profile (Windows: Print target only; Mac
OS: Print ICC profiling chart). Then, later, when the chart is completely dry, you can restart
the HP Color Center and ask it to create a profile using the test chart you have already
created (Windows: Create ICC profile from a target that has already been printed; Mac
OS: Scan ICC profiling chart and create ICC profile). In this case the spectrophotometer
takes a while to warm up before it is ready to scan.
3. The test chart is scanned and measured using the HP Embedded Spectrophotometer.
4. From the measurements made by the spectrophotometer, the printer calculates the ICC profile for
your printer, inks, and paper type.
5. The new ICC profile is stored in the correct system folder on your computer, where your application
programs can find it.
The profile is also stored in the printer, so that other computers connected to the same printer can
copy it. HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) will notify you if your printer
has profiles that are not yet stored on your computer.
NOTE Some applications may need to be closed and restarted in order to use a profile that has
just been created.
You can profile a photo paper with the gloss enhancer on or off. The two profiles will be different,
so you are recommended to save them under different names.
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