In [Sheet Marks] pane, you can set the sheet edge mark and colour patch.
You can also use a global sheet mark to place a common mark on all sheets with a single operation or place a printer-specific mark.
To reflect the changed settings in the preview, click [].
To display the sheet marks in the preview, click [] on the toolbar (viewer tools) and set the dynamic marks to display.
When global sheet marks are used, you can place a common mark on all sheets with a single operation by specifying a stripping sheet template in which the mark has been placed in advance. If the mark placement specified in the press device profile is used, switching the press device profile when changing the printer will also automatically switch the placed mark.
ID | Setting | Description |
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1 |
Use Global Sheet Marks |
Checking the checkbox enables [Sheet Template] and [Search Templates] and displays [ When the checkbox is cleared, the content of the placed global sheet mark is deleted. |
2 |
Sheet Template |
Click [ A global sheet mark is placed on all sheets in the stripping imposition based on the selected stripping sheet template or press device profile. Note
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3 |
Search Templates |
Click to display [Global Sheet Mark Template] dialog. You can search for and select stripping sheet templates to use as global sheet marks. |
When the context menu is opened by right-clicking [] in the toolbar (Viewer tools), [
] is displayed in the custom mark, sheet edge mark or press control strip placed as a global sheet mark.
The sheet edge mark which indicates the edge of a signature can be configured.
If the set sheet edge mark is a global sheet mark, [] is displayed next to the setting item name.
ID | Setting | Description |
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1 |
Enable Sheet Edge Marks |
Check the checkbox to place a sheet edge mark. The settings for a sheet edge mark can be configured. |
2 |
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Set a type for the sheet edge mark. Select a sheet edge mark to use by double-clicking an icon. |
3 |
Recalculate Offsets |
When some operations such as changing the position of a signature are performed after a sheet edge mark is applied, the sheet edge mark is re-located in accordance with the new setting. |
4 |
Top (c) Left (a) Right (b) Bottom(d) |
Set a position for the sheet edge mark. Enter each position value in accordance with "a", "b", "c", and "d" in the placement image displayed on the top of the setting items. |
5 |
Length (e) Width (f) |
Set a length and width for the sheet edge mark. Enter the length and width values in accordance with "e" and "f" in the placement image displayed on the top of the setting items. |
6 |
Line Width |
Set a line width for the sheet edge mark. |
7 |
Colour |
Set a colour to use for the sheet edge mark. Use Registration Black: Sets the colour of the sheet edge mark to registration black. The sheet edge mark is output to all colour separations. Use CMYK: Select to display the CMYK colour settings to use for sheet edge marks. When a colour chip is double-clicked, [Edit Colour] dialog is displayed. Set the sheet edge mark colour by clicking a preset colour located underneath or directly entering the CMYK values. Use Darkest Ink: Displays the density text box. Enter the density of the most dense ink to use for sheet edge marks as a percentage in the density text box. |
You can set a press control strip mark, which is a colour patch, to use for the colour management of a press.
Typically, the mark is output on the edge of a sheet.
If the set press control strip is a global sheet mark, [] is displayed next to the setting item name.
ID | Setting | Description |
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1 |
Enable Press Control Strip |
Check the checkbox to place a colour patch. The settings for the colour patch can be configured. Copy to All Sheets: Copies the settings of the colour patch to all sheets. |
2 |
Use Different Settings for Back Surface |
You can set a colour patch individually to the front and back of a sheet. When the checkbox is checked, displays [Front Surface] tab and [Back Surface] tab. |
3 |
Front Surface Back Surface |
Set the colour patch for the front or back. Displayed when [Use Different Settings for Back Surface] checkbox is checked. Click a tab to select the surface to set. |
4 |
KCMY Patches |
Check the checkbox to place the CMYK colour patch. |
5 |
KCMY Tints |
Check the checkbox to place the CMYK screening. Click [ |
6 |
Spot Colour Patches |
Check the checkbox to place the spot colour patch. Enter the number of spot colours to print as the colour patch in the entry field on the right. Note
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7 |
RGB Patches |
Check the checkbox to place the RGB colour patch. |
8 |
Grey Patch |
Check the checkbox to place the grey patch. Enter the grey density in the entry field on the right. |
9 |
Custom Patch |
Places a colour patch by setting any CMYK values. When the checkbox is checked, the CMYK colour settings used for a custom colour patch are displayed. When a colour chip is double-clicked, [Edit Colour] dialog is displayed. Set the custom colour patch by clicking a preset colour located underneath or directly entering the CMYK values. Note
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10 |
Patch Label |
Places the colour patch label (text for indicating each colour). Click [ |
11 |
Font |
Set the font used for the colour patch label. Set when a setting other than [None] is selected in [Patch Label]. Click [ |
12 |
Repeat Distance | |
13 |
Paper Margin |
Set a margin from the paper edge. |
14 |
Patch Size |
Set a colour patch size. Enter a horizontal value in [X] and vertical value in [Y]. |
15 |
Alignment |
Click [ Select from [Left], [Centre] and [Right]. |
16 |
Direction |
Click [ Select from [Left to Right] and [Right to Left]. |
17 |
Apply colour management |
Check the checkbox to perform the 2nd stage or 3rd stage of colour conversion for the press control strips according to the workflow item setting. Note
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18 |
Apply characterisation curve |
Check the checkbox to apply a characterisation curve to the press control strips. Note
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19 |
Repeat Alignment |
Places the colour patch based on the set reference point. Setting is enabled when the colour patch to be set is selected in the Preview pane. |
20 |
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Click to display [Set Origin] dialog. Set the reference point for the paper or plate, and arrange the colour patch in an exact position. |
21 |
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Click to display [Set Mark Reference] dialog. Set the reference point for the colour patch, and arrange the colour patch in an exact position. |
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The setting switches on each click.
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23 |
X Y |
Set the distance from the reference point for the paper or plate to the reference point for the colour patch. |
Colour patches are aligned as shown below. Use the following as a reference for setting each item.
When the number of the colour patches which exceed the repeat distance is set, the overlapped colour patches caused by repeating are overwritten and not printed.
The colour patches are repeatedly placed edge to edge on a sheet, excluding the width set in [Paper Margin].