Color Application Notes

Adobe Illustrator 9 and 10 and the magicolor 2350 (High resolution only)

Requirements

magicolor 2350 printer

Adobe Illustrator versions 9 or 10 only

Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader

Restrictions

This issue occurs only when printing to a magicolor 2350 in the "High" resolution setting from Adobe Illustrator 9 or 10 only.

Note: KONICA MINOLTA does not provide technical support for third-party applications. If you have questions concerning the operation or usage of Adobe Illustrator, visit http://www.adobe.com/support for more information.

Overview

At the highest resolution setting, the magicolor 2350 contains halftones for graphics and for images. When printing certain files from Illustrator 9 or 10 to the magicolor 2350 in the highest resolution setting, the file may print incorrectly, showing blocks of density that is different than the remaining areas (see illustration below).

Original Artwork

Printed Artwork

In this example, although the background color is supposed to be a solid area of the same shade, one can see blocks of lighter shade in certain areas of the printed file. The following exaggerates the problem area in printed artwork:

This problem seems to only occur with these two versions of Illustrator and only with certain files. The following instructions describe the MQI workaround for the problem.

Instructions

Windows/Macintosh:

1. Within Illustrator, select File - Save As to save the original artwork as a PDF.

The following settings should be used to create the PDF file:

If the original Illustrator file has an embedded profile, place a check mark in the box next to the “Embed ICC Profile” option.

Accept the defaults in the “Compression” tab.

2. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader.

3. Select File - Print to print the image. Select the magicolor 2350 printer with the resolution set to High in the Features tab of the Printer Properties.

4. Place a check mark next to the “Print as Image” option. If this option is not checked, the problem will occur.

Note to Macintosh users: The “Print As Image” option is located in the Adobe Acrobat 4.0/5.0 tab of the print window, as illustrated below:

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