Color Application Notes

Downloading and working with custom ICC Profiles for the magicolor 3100

Requirements

magicolor 3100 printer

Internal Hard Disk

FTP Client or KONICA MINOLTA Download Manager

ICC Profile

Restrictions

This procedure is limited to magicolor printers with internal hard disks.

Note: KONICA MINOLTA does not provide software or instructions to create new ICC profiles, but does provide the instructions to replace or add to the resident ICC profiles.

Overview

Three destination profiles are implemented in the magicolor 3100 printer, representing the three resolutions (Standard, Quality, and Fine) available for color management on the printer.  The magicolor printers have the ability to substitute ICC output profiles downloaded to its internal hard disk for any of the ICC destination profiles resident in the printer's ROM.  Additionally, custom profiles can be downloaded for RGB Source, Simulation, and Destination profiles, in addition to what is implemented in the printer.

Instructions

To substitute new profiles for the internal destination profiles:

1.  Create an ICC output profile that describes the new color space of your magicolor 3100.  When creating profile, set the maximum ink limit to 270% in the separations set-up of your profiling software (270% is the maximum ink limit that the fuser of the magicolor 3100 can handle; exceeding this amount can damage the fuser and produce undesirable image quality artifacts).

2. Rename the created profile following a standard 8.3 filename/extension, using the guide below for the corresponding resolution and halftone:

A1PCMYK.ICC   Standard Resolution destination profile (AGFA (ABS) Halftone) A3PCMYK.ICC   Quality Resolution destination profile (AGFA (ABS) Halftone) A5PCMYK.ICC   Fine Resolution destination profile (AGFA (ABS) Halftone)

Note:

-  If you are using the Windows driver to print to the magicolor 3100 and want to have the ability to switch back and forth between the destination profile that came shipped with your printer and the custom profile you created yourself, use a different naming convention than that listed above.  Downloading a profile with the above naming convention will over-ride the factory profile as long as a profile with the same name is resident on the hard disk.

-  If you are using the Macintosh driver to print to the magicolor 3100 and want to have the ability to switch back and forth between the destination profile that came shipped with your printer and the custom profile you created yourself, name your profile custdes1.icc, custdes2.icc, or custdes3.icc.  Downloading a profile with the above naming convention will over-ride the factory profile as long as a profile with the same name is resident on the hard disk.

3. Once you have created and properly named your profile, download the file to your magicolor 3100 hard disk using one of the following procedures.

Note:

- You can also use one of the following procedures to download custom RGB Source and Destination profiles.  If you are using the Windows driver to print to the magicolor 3100, you can use any name for these profiles.  If you are using the Macintosh driver to print to the magicolor 3100, you should name the profiles custrgb1.icc, custrgb2.icc, or custrgb3.icc for the RGB Source profiles and/or custsim1.icc, custsim2.icc, or custsim3.icc for the Simulation profiles.

FTP Client

You must first have a specified IP address on your printer and on your host system in order to proceed with this method.

a.  Launch your FTP Client and set the client for binary transfer.

b.  Select the /USR directory (cd usr) and download your profile.  Refer to documentation for your FTP client on the download commands/procedures.  Note: you will not be able to use the DIR or LS commands from your FTP client when connecting to the printer.

c.  After the file has been downloaded, turn off the printer and then restart it to register the new profile.

KONICA MINOLTA Download Manager Software

a.  Launch the KONICA MINOLTA Download Manager application.

b.  Select "Color Profile" as the type of file to be downloaded.

c.  Specify your magicolor 3100 printer.

d.  Under "Download Options", locate the profile to be downloaded by clicking the "Browse" button and selecting the correct file.

e.  Choose "Download" to send the new profile to the printer.

f.  After the file has been downloaded, turn off the printer and then restart it to register the new profile.

To work with downloaded profiles:

1.  Verify that the download was successful by using telnet or the printer keypad to print a CMM Profile Page.  The CMM Profile Page provides a list of current profiles in ROM and on the hard disk.  (Administration ® Special Pages ® CMM Profile Page ® Yes).

2.  If the profile downloaded was a destination profile named properly as described in step 2 above to substitute the destination profiles on the printer’s ROM, the printer will now use the downloaded profile instead of the profile resident in ROM.  For custom profiles with different naming conventions, follow the steps below:

Macintosh Users:

Use the Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3 setting for RGB Source to use the custrgb1.icc, custrgb2.icc, or custrgb3.icc profile downloaded; for Simulation to use the custsim1.icc, custsim2.icc, or custsim3.icc profile downloaded; for Destination to use the custdes1.icc, custdes2.icc, or custdes3.icc profile downloaded.

Note: if a new destination profile with the naming convention described in step 2 has not been downloaded to the printer, the “Automatic” setting for ICC Destination will use the destination profile on the printer’s ROM.

Windows Users:

Use the "Manage Profiles" button located in the Configure ICC Color Matching window in the driver (Printer Properties ® Features tab ® Color Options ® Configure ICC Color) to manage the profiles:

a.  Select "Manage Profiles" for the appropriate profile (source, simulation, or destination).

b.  Type a description as you want it to appear in the pull-down menu.

c.  Type the filename of the downloaded profile (obtain this information from the CMM Profile Page and enter the filename only, omitting the path and location of the file).

d.  Select "Add", then "Done".

e.  Set the RGB Source, Simulation, and Destination profiles you want to use.  The profile downloaded to the printer should now appear in the pull-down menu as the description entered in the "Manage Profiles" window.

Note: if a new destination profile with the naming convention described in step 2 has not been downloaded to the printer, the "Automatic" setting for ICC Destination will use the destination profile on the printer's ROM.

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Created: 04/11/02