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The Calibration Manager allows the user to add, modify and delete information about the following items:
Media
Cassettes
Screen Sets
Angle Families - sets of process colour angles that can be used with screen sets
Recorders and Proofers - maintain available cassettes, display the log, calibrate output devices.
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Media
Overview
It is important that the Media and Cassette data held by XMF is correct to ensure correct processing of
both the software and the output or proofing device.
The Media window is used for the following functions:
Create media manually.

Modify media manually.
Delete media.
Download media to a device
Remove media from a device.
Create New Media
To create new media:
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Click the Media button in the toolbar (see below).
The Media window is displayed.
Click the New Media button in the toolbar (outlined above).
The New Media window is displayed.
Modify the fields as required (see below) then click the OK button to confirm the new entry.
Name
A name to identify the media.
Media Type
The specific Media Type.
Either create a new Media Type by typing in the name, or select an existing Media type from
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the drop down menu.
Some media types are supplied with the software.
The choice of media type affects the remaining fields.
Type
The general media type; film, plate or paper. The choice affects the options available for the
Media Class.
Format
The format in which the media is supplied, e.g. roll or sheet. The option ‘Roll as sheet’ is used
for some proofing devices, such as the PictroProof, that cut the paper to defined sheet sizes.
The format determines which media dimensions can be selected below.
Media Class
The options available in the drop down menu depend on the selected Type.
Film gives a choice of High Contrast Film or Low Contrast Film, which helps the output
device to determine the degree of exposure required.
Positive Plate has Plate as the only option.
Negative Plate also has Plate as the only option.
Paper gives a choice of Photosensitive Paper or Proofer Paper.
Interleaf Removal
This option is enabled for plates. Tick the box if there is interleaf paper between the plates.
Width
For a roll of film or paper - the width of the roll.
For a sheet of film or paper - the horizontal dimension, as the sheet is fed into the device.
For a plate - the short dimension of the plate.
XMF uses this information when determining where the output device starts exposing film or
plate or, with a proofing device, where the device starts printing on the paper.
Certain output devices, such as the Luxel Violet series, use the information for media
handling.
Height
For a sheet of film or paper - the vertical dimension as the sheet is fed into the device.
For a plate - the long dimension of the plate.
XMF uses this information when determining where the output device starts exposing film or
plate or, with a proofing device, where the device starts printing on the paper.
Certain output devices, such as the Luxel Violet series, use the information for media
handling.
Thickness
The physical thickness of the media. Some output devices need this information as the
thickness of the media affects the focus setting.
Length
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For a roll of film or paper - the physical length of the roll.
For a sheet of film or paper - the number of sheets in one cassette.
For a plate - the number of plates in one cassette.
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Modify Media
To modify existing media:
Click the Media toolbar button (see below).
Diagram: Media toolbar showing Media Button Highlighted
Highlight the media entry in the list and click the Modify Media button (see below).
Diagram: Modify Media Button
The Modify Media window is displayed (see below). Modify the fields as required - see
previous section for details - then click the OK button to confirm the changes.
Diagram: Modify Media Dialog
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End of topic
Delete Media
Click the Media button in the toolbar.
Highlight the media entry in the list. Click the Delete Media button in the toolbar.
The Confirm Delete Media window is displayed. Click Yes to delete the media entry from the
list.
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Download Media to a Device
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Highlight the media entry in the list.
Click the Download Media button in the toolbar.
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Remove Media from a Device
Highlight the media entry in the list.
Click the Remove Media button in the toolbar.
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Cassettes
Overview
It is important that the Media and Cassette data held by XMF is correct, to ensure correct processing by
both the software and the output or proofing device.
The Cassette window is used for the following functions:
Create cassettes manually.

Modify cassettes manually.
Delete cassettes.
Create Cassettes Manually
Click the Cassettes button in the toolbar.
The Cassettes window is displayed.
If you want to base the new cassette on an existing one, highlight the existing cassette.
Click the New Cassette button.
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The New Cassette window is displayed:
Modify the following fields as required:
Name
A name to identify the cassette.
Recorder Type
The type of the output or proofing device.
Media Name
The Media loaded in the cassette.
Length
The length is, by default, set to the length specified for the media. Change it, if necessary, to
the actual length of the roll of film or paper in the cassette.
Number of Plates
The number of plates defaults to the number specified for the media - applies only to positive
plate or negative plate Media types.
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Modify Cassettes Manually
Click the Cassettes button.
Highlight the cassette entry in the list.
Click the Modify Cassette button in the toolbar.
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The Modify Cassette window is displayed.
Modify the fields as required (see previous section) then click the OK button to confirm the
changes.
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Delete Cassettes Manually
Click the Cassettes button in the toolbar.
Highlight the cassette entry in the list.
Click the Delete Cassette button.
The Confirm Delete Cassette window is displayed. Click the Yes button to confirm.
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Angles
Overview
This window displays angle families. An angle family is a set of angles for process colours. Angle families
are used when generating FFQS screen sets.
Display Angle Families
Click the Angle Families button.
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The Angle Families window is now displayed:
All existing angle families are displayed in this window.
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Screen Sets
Overview
This window is used to generate custom screen sets. Screen sets are supplied with the software, but you
may need to generate screen sets as well.
Generate Screen Sets
Click the Screen Sets button.
The Generate FFQS Screen Set window is displayed:
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Amend the following fields as required:
Recorder Type
The proofing or output device.
Resolution
The resolution used to generate the Screen Sets.
Nominal Ruling
The nominal ruling used to generate the Screen Sets. The exact Screen Set ruling for the
CMYK separations may vary slightly from the nominal ruling in order to avoid moiré fringes.
Angle Family
The angle family used to generate the Screen Sets.
Dot Shape
The dot shape used to generate the Screen Sets.
Then click the Generate button. The following dialog is displayed:
If no screen sets can be generated, then a warning dialog is displayed.
Otherwise, the Search Results window appears:
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The following fields are displayed in this window:
Quality
The quality. The higher the number, in theory, the better the quality of the printed results. The
Screen Sets are listed in descending order of quality.
Media Class
The class of media to be used when installing the Screen Set.
Highlight one or more screen sets, and click the Install button.
The following window is displayed as the screen sets are generated:
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Recorders and Proofers Window

Overview
The Recorders and Proofers window has two panels: Cassette Attributes, and Log. Note that the
Calibration window can be displayed from Cassette Attributes (see Calibration section below).
Display the Recorders and Proofers Window
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Click the Recorders and Proofers toolbar button.
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Cassette Attributes
Cassette Attributes:
Load Media Button
To Load Media, select the required Cassette and click the Load Media button.
Load Media Window
Cassette
The Cassette name.
Media Name
The Media Name.
Media Quantity
The length of media remaining in the cassette.
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Current
Select this value for partly used media where the remaining length is known.
Full
Select this value if all of the media in the cassette is unused.
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Calibrate Button
Click this button to display the Calibration Window. See the Calibration section below.
Columns in Cassette Attributes:
Cassette Name
The icon displayed next to the cassette name is one of these:
(Yellow) Cassette loaded but not selected by the device. Applies only to devices in which
multiple cassettes can be loaded. For devices such as the Luxel Violet Series, loading and
selecting the cassette by the machine updates the XMF database and displays the yellow light
automatically.
(Grey). Cassette not loaded. For devices such as the Luxel Violet Series, unloading the
cassette in the machine updates the XMF database and displays the grey light automatically.
With other devices, select a different cassette in XMF using the Load Media button. This
updates the XMF database and displays the grey light.
(Green). Cassette loaded and selected by the device. For devices such as the Luxel Violet
Series, loading the cassette in the machine updates the XMF database and displays the
green icon automatically. With other devices, use the Load Media button.
Slot
This field is only displayed if the selected device is a multi-cassette device. The slot is the
position in the machine of the cassette. If the cassette is not loaded, then this field is blank.
Media
The name of the media used.
Media Type
The name of the media type.
Thickness
The thickness of the media.
Width
The width of the media.
Media Left
This is the length of media left, as calculated by the system.
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Log
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Click the Log tab to display a status log for a specific Recorder or Proofer.
Toolbar Buttons
Go to next page
View the next 100 lines of messages. This button is disabled at the bottom of the log,
or if there are fewer than 100 lines in total.
Go to previous page
View the previous 100 lines of messages. This button is disabled at the top of the log,
or if there are fewer than 100 lines in total.
Go to top
View the top 100 lines of messages. This button is disabled at the top or the log, or if
there are fewer than 100 lines in total.
Go to bottom
Display the bottom 100 lines of messages. This button is disabled at the bottom of the
log, or if there are fewer than 100 lines in total.
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Columns
Type of message
The first symbol on the line indicates the type of message:
Information message.
Non-fatal error.
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Warning message.
Fatal error, or end of messages.
Date/Time
The date and time at which the log entry was created.
ID
A reference number for error reporting purposes.
Module (optional)
This column is displayed only if the option 'Show Diagnostic Information in all logs' is
ticked in Edit / Preferences.
Information on the software module in use at the time the message was generated.
File (optional)
This column is displayed only if the option 'Show Diagnostic Information in all logs' is
ticked in Edit / Preferences.
Describes the source of the message, as diagnostic information for an FFEI engineer.
Message
This indicates what the software was doing, or attempting to do, or in the case of an
error why it failed.
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Fields
<NN> messages
The total number of messages in the log.
End of messages
This indicates the end of the log.
End of topic
Calibration
Overview
The Calibration window is used to calibrate output devices. There are three different types of calibration that
can be performed:
Linearisation
This applies a compensation curve to correct for any inherent imaging dot gain for the engine and media
combination.
Characterisation
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This is a compensation curve to correct for press dot gain (usually done at the scanner stage for images and in
DTP applications for tints and electronic artwork). Sheetfed offset work normally requires a different set of
characterisation curves to a newspaper. This is not necessary if Colour Management is being used.
Display the Calibration Window
Click the Recorders and Proofers toolbar button.
The Recorders and Proofers window is displayed. Select the Name of your device.
Click the Calibrate button - see example below.
Linearisation
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Select a Screen Set
Select the Resolution from the drop down menu.
Click the Browse button and highlight a screen set then click the Select button (see
below).
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Screen Set Icon
This indicates the status of the selected screen set as one of these:
Fully tested screen set supplied by FFEI.
Screen set supplied by FFEI, but NOT fully tested (use at your own
discretion).
Screen set generated by a user. Use at your own discretion.
Select Button
To select a screen set, highlight it and click this button.
End of section
Create a New Linearisation Group
Click the New button.
Enter the Name.
Select one of the following:
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Positive - for Positive Media.

Negative - for Negative Media.
Positive and Negative - for Positive and Negative Media.
Click OK.
Enter measured or calculated values in these fields to correct the curve towards
the target required.
Click the Apply button to save the percentage values against the Linearisation
curve.
Click the Reset button to reset the entered values so that they match the
corresponding tint block values displayed to the left of each field, without any
correction for the raw calibration curve default values.
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Rename, Delete and Copy to Media Buttons
Rename Button
To rename a linearisation group, select the group from the drop down menu and
click the Rename button.
Delete Button
To delete a linearisation group, select the group from the drop down menu and click
the Delete button.
Amend (no button)
To change the values for a linearisation group, select the group from the drop down
menu and change the values.
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Copy to Media Button
To link the linearisation group to all the screen sets associated with a particular
media type:
Select the linearisation group from the drop down menu.

Click the Copy to Media button.
Note: the Media types shown depend on which devices have been installed.
Tick one or more Media Types.

Click OK.
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Select Negative Output
Negative Field
Tick this field if using negative media.
End of topic
Expose a Test Image
Expose Button
Expose a test page using the selected screen set. If a Linearisation Group has
been linked to the screen set, then the Linearisation values are applied.
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Maintain Screen Sets for a Linearisation Group
Select
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To display a screen set in the top left corner of the window, highlight it and click the
Select button. When a new linearisation test page is exposed, it uses this screen
set.
Verify
To create a linearisation test page job, highlight a screen set and click the Verify
button. The test page uses the dot percentage values entered and the selected
screen set.
Remove
To break the link between a screen set and a linearisation group, highlight the
screen set and click the Remove button.
End of topic
Characterisation
Select a Screen Set
Select the Resolution from the drop down menu.
Click the Browse button, highlight a screen set and click the Select button (see
below).
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Screen Set Icon
This indicates the status of the selected screen set as one of these:
Fully tested screen set supplied by FFEI.
Screen set supplied by FFEI, but NOT fully tested (use at your own
discretion).
Screen set generated by a user. Use at your own discretion.
Create a New Characterisation Curve
Click the ‘New’ button.
Enter a name to identify the curve.
Select one of the following:
Multiple Inks - a separate curve is produced for each ink.
Single Ink- a single curve is used for all inks.
Click the OK button.
See below: Multi-Ink Curve or Single-Ink Curve, as appropriate.
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Rename a Characterisation Curve
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Select the curve from the drop down menu.
Click Rename.
Re-type the name.
Click OK.
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Modify a Characterisation Curve
See: Multi-Ink Curve or Single-Ink Curve, as appropriate.
End of topic
Delete a Characterisation Curve
Click OK to delete the curve.
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End of topic
Multi-Ink Curve
Process Inks
Actual and Target Curves
The Actual curve is the actual measured values from the

Characterisation test page.
The Target curve is the desired dot gain curve for the press.
Edit Button
To amend values for Actual or Target curves, click this button.
More Button
Click this button to display a window allowing curve data to be

specified in more detail.
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Edit Curve Data Window (More Detail)
Less Button
Click this button to display the original smaller ‘Edit

Curve Data’ window
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Percentage Values
Enter the measured (or calculated) values in the fields provided.
Load Curve Button
Use this button to load stored curves.
Load a Standard Multi-Ink Characterisation

Curve
Click the ‘Load’ button.
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Select ‘Load standard characterisation curve’.
Click OK.
Select a Curve Name from the drop down menu.
Click OK.
Load a Multi-Ink Curve from File
It is possible to import a Multi-Ink Characterisation

Curve from outside XMF.
This can only be achieved if the following applies to the

file to be imported:
The data is present in Comma Separated Values (CSV)

format.
The first line must consist of the names of the inks.
The subsequent lines must contain the curve data in the

same sequence as it occurs in the larger ‘Edit Curve
Data’ window.
Select ‘Load from file’.
Click OK.
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A standard Windows browse box is displayed.
Select the curve data and click ‘Open’ to import it to

XMF.
End of topic
Save Curve Button
Use this button to save the curve.
End of topic
Graph
X and Y Axis
The Y Axis represents the measured values The X Axis represents the
tint block values.
Adjustment Mode Button
Click this button to combine the Actual and Target curves into a single
characterisation curve for the press.
Process Inks Fields
This represents the selected Process inks and whether they have been
included in the characterisation.
Apply
Click this button to apply changes to the multi-Ink characterisation curve.
Verify
Click this button to expose a characterisation test page using the curve
data specified.
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Special Inks
This represents the selected special inks and whether they have been
The Actual curve is the actual measured values from the

Characterisation test page.
The Target curve is the desired dot gain curve for the press.
Edit Button
To amend values for Actual or Target curves, click this button.
More Button
Click this button to display a window allowing curve data to be

specified in more detail.
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Less Button
Click this button to display the original smaller ‘Edit

Curve Data’ window
End of topic
Percentage Values
Enter the measured (or calculated) values in the fields provided.
Load Curve Button
Use this button to load stored curves.
Load a Standard Multi-Ink Characterisation

Curve
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Select ‘Load standard characterisation curve’.
Click OK.
Select a Curve Name from the drop down menu.
Click OK.
Load a Multi-Ink Curve from File
It is possible to import a Multi-Ink Characterisation

Curve from outside XMF.
This can only be achieved if the following applies to the

file to be imported:
The data is present in CSV format.
The first line must consist of the names of the inks.
The subsequent lines must contain the curve data in the

same sequence as it occurs in the larger ‘Edit Curve
Data’ window.
Select ‘Load from file’.
Click OK.
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A standard Windows browse box is displayed.
Select the curve data and click ‘Open’ to import it to

XMF.
End of topic
Save Curve Button
Use this button to save the curve.
End of topic
Graph
X and Y Axis
The Y Axis represents the measured values The X Axis represents the
tint block values.
Adjustment Mode Button
Click this button to combine the Actual and Target curves into a single
characterisation curve for the press.
Special Inks Fields
This represents the selected special inks and whether they have been
Apply
Click this button to apply changes to the multi-Ink characterisation curve.
Verify
Click this button to expose a characterisation test page using the curve
data specified.
End of topic
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Single-Ink Curve
This section deals with the setting and editing of single in curves.
The Actual curve shows the actual measured values from the Characterisation test
page.
The Target curve shows the desired dot gain curve for the press.
Edit Button
To display the curve data in non-graphical form, click this button.
More Button
Click this button to display the curve data in more detail.
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Less Button
Click this button to display the smaller window for Edit Curve
Data.
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Graph
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X and Y Axis
The X axis (horizontal) represents the tint block values.
The Y axis (vertical) represents the measured or calculated values.
Drag Points
Create a drag point by clicking on the line.
Up to three drag points can be created. Click and drag to:
1. Move the position of the curve, or

2. Move the position of the drag point up and down the curve.
Apply
Click this button to apply changes to the single-Ink characterisation curve.
Verify
Click this button to expose a characterisation test page using the curve data
specified.
End of topic
End of topic
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Other Utility Functions:

> Utilities Home

> Licence Tool

> Media Profile Converter

> Media Profiler

> Database Utility

> Device Utility

> Diagnostic Terminal

> DOS Console

> Font Installer Utility

> Save Log

The Media window is used for the following functions:

Create media manually.

To create new media:

Click the Media button in the toolbar (see below).

The Media window is displayed.

Click the New Media button in the toolbar (outlined above).

The New Media window is displayed.

A name to identify the media.

The specific Media Type.

the drop down menu.

Some media types are supplied with the software.

The choice of media type affects the remaining fields.

For a roll of film or paper - the width of the roll.

For a plate - the short dimension of the plate.

For a plate - the long dimension of the plate.

For a roll of film or paper - the physical length of the roll.

For a sheet of film or paper - the number of sheets in one cassette.

For a plate - the number of plates in one cassette.

To modify existing media:

Click the Media toolbar button (see below).

Diagram: Media toolbar showing Media Button Highlighted

The Media window is displayed.

Diagram: Modify Media Button

Diagram: Modify Media Dialog

Click the Media button in the toolbar.

Download Media to a Device

Click the Media button in the toolbar.

The Media window is displayed.

Highlight the media entry in the list.

Click the Download Media button in the toolbar.

Remove Media from a Device

Click the Media button in the toolbar.

The Media window is displayed.

Highlight the media entry in the list.

Click the Remove Media button in the toolbar.

The Cassette window is used for the following functions:

Create cassettes manually.

Click the Cassettes button in the toolbar.

The Cassettes window is displayed.

Click the New Cassette button.

The New Cassette window is displayed:

Modify the following fields as required:

A name to identify the cassette.

The type of the output or proofing device.

The Media loaded in the cassette.

Modify Cassettes Manually

Click the Cassettes button.

The Cassettes window is displayed.

Highlight the cassette entry in the list.

Click the Modify Cassette button in the toolbar.

The Modify Cassette window is displayed.