EXact X-Rite User's Guide

Instrument User Guide

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 8 Reviewing/Editing Job Parameters 64 Sample Storage 65 Other Job Options 66 Running a Job 67 Add Tool 70 Creating a Too

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 98 Technical Specifications SPECTRAL ENGINE Spectral analyzer: DRS spectral engine Spectral range: 400 nm - 700 nm with

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 99 INTERFACE, DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT Data Interface: USB 2.0 Bluetooth (optional) - Class II Power supply: X-Rite P/N: SE

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 100 Patch and Aperture Size Recommendations For scanning, the aperture size requirements are different than for spot reading

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X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 9 Cleaning the Optics 87 Cleaning Calibration Plaque 88 Cleaning Scan Chassis Timing Wheel 88 Replacing the Battery Pack

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 10 INTRODUCTION AND SETUP The X-Rite eXact™ addresses the specific need of color measurement in the pressroom and ink labs. K

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 11 User Manual Information This manual is intended to provide setup, overview, operation and general maintenance of the instr

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 12 Target Base Lock Operation The instrument is shipped with the target base in the locked position. A toggle button on the s

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 13 Power Button The power button is used to initiate the instrument from a power off state. Simply press the button to turn o

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 14 eXact Software Applications The eXact DVD contains three software applications. X-Rite eXact™ Manager Allows you to run a

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 15 Charging the Battery Pack The battery pack for your new instrument comes in a low to medium charge state and should be cha

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 16 Connecting the Power Supply The power supply can be connected directly to the instrument or to the docking station. The do

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 17 Connecting the USB Cable IMPORTANT: For Windows, you must install the software driver before connecting the instrument to

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 18 USER INTERFACE The section will cover the basic use of the touch screen, as well as icon definitions, setup wizard procedu

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 19 Scrolling through Options A scrolling bar appears on screens when all options cannot be accessed at the main view. A scrol

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 20 Naming Screen Naming screens appear where a tool or user name can be changed. Tap the backspace arrow button (<-) to de

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 21 Status Bar Symbols USB: Appears when the instrument is connected to a computer via USB. Bluetooth: Appears when Bluetoot

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 22 Screen Direction: Set the hand preference (screen direction). Region: Select the region and preset the instrument with t

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 23 Tolerance: Access the tolerance settings for the current standard. Values can be edited from this screen. Library Sort

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 24 (UVC) UV Cutoff Filter, UV excluded. M3 (Pol) Reflectance measured with cross-polarized A Illuminant excluding UV compone

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 25 Status Bar (4) The status bar displays the current function selected, connection method (USB or Bluetooth), battery gauge,

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 26 3. Tap the region icon that the instrument is used in. Tap OK to set and continue. NOTE: After this setting, certain col

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 27 Basic Measurement Procedure 1. Clear the sample surface of any dirt, dust, or moisture. 2. Select the tool and function.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 1 Consult this documentation in all cases where the Attention symbol appears. This symbol is used to inform you of any pot

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 28 Performing a Calibration When a calibration is required and the instrument is in the open position (not locked) the follow

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 29 MEASUREMENT TOOL SETUP Each measurement tool has a setup screen where various functions and settings are selected. You sh

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 30 When more than 10 functions are required for the tool, you must add a new tool for the additional functions. Refer to Add

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 31 Measurement Condition Used to select the measurement condition for colorimetric (e.g. CIE L*a*b*) and densitometric (e.g.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 32 Pass/Fail Indication Used to activate the pass/fail indication for comparison measurements. Options are: On and Off. If ac

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 33 MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS Density This function is the measure of the ink thickness. For the process colors Cyan, Yellow, Mag

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 34 Job Tools: All readings will be tracked and remembered for each Patch, even if it’s not the current active function on scr

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 35 Tone Value (Dot Area) Function This function (also called Dot Area) provides a way to determine the absolute ink coverag

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 36 Tone Value Increase (Dot Gain) Function This function (also called Dot Gain) is the difference between the actual Tone Val

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 37 ()100101101T21B×−−=+−−DDDOP Ritz formula 100101101T2)(R1×−−=−−−DDDOP Where: • DOP = Density of overprint minus paper • D

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 2 If your device is equipped with a Bluetooth wireless transmitter, it contains the following module. Roving Networks RN42

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 38 Print Characteristics Measurement Plots a series of tone value measurements on a graph for each patch of a step wedge. The

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 39 Hue Error and Grayness Function Hue Error indicates the variation of a printed color from a theoretical pure color. Grayne

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 40 CIE XYZ These tristimulus values of a color are the amounts of three primary colors in a three-component additive model ne

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 41 Paper Indices Function This function can report data for Yellowness, Whiteness, and CIE Tint. Depending on the function se

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 42 3. View data. Printing Plate Function This function is used to determine the dot area coverage of a tint or halftone p

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 43 Reflectance Graph Function Setting Tap the Reflectance Graph button and set the Y-Axis Range for reflectance measurements.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 44 BestMatch Function Setting Tap the BestMatch button and set the type of substrate that is used for BestMatch measurements.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 45 ∆E Trend Function This function plots the Delta E (uses the active delta E method setting) value of the current and past s

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 46 Metamerism Function Setting Tap the Metamerism button and set the illuminant/observer combinations for metamerism function

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 47 Relative Color Strength Function The relative color strength "DS" is a measure which compares the concentratio

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 3 Proprietary Notice The information contained in this manual is derived from patent and proprietary data of X-Rite, Incorpor

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 48 Paper QC Function (Job tools only) This function is designed to check the appearance of the substrate when running a job.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 49 Inks QC (Job tools only, Overprint and Solid functions) This is a job function where the left half of the display is the d

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 50 TVI Table Function Setting (Job only) Tap the TVI Table button and set the mode the results are displayed. Options are: Ha

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 51 MEASUREMENT TOOL OPTION ICONS Each measurement tool has various option icons available in the navigation bar and measureme

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 52 Measure Standard icon (Compare tool only) This icon is used to access a screen where a standard is measured. You can al

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 53 Patch Type icons (Job tools only) Depending on what patch type is selected in a job tool, a paper, solid, o

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 54 Job tools In Job mode, this icon is used to manually select a new patch from the list (pops up when you tap on the patch

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 55 From this screen you select a standard from the library for viewing. Standards can be selected by tapping the search icon

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 56 BASIC TOOL General Information The Basic tool allows you to perform various density and color measurements without standa

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 57 COMPARE TOOL The Compare tool is a quick method for comparing standard and sample measurements without storing the data. A

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 4 THESE WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN SOLELY TO BUYER AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 58 9. Continue with additional measurements or select a measurement screen icon to change color option or standard. Pass/Fa

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 59 Averaging Measurement The instrument can calculate the average of measurements for non-homogeneous samples. Averaging can

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 60 SEARCH TOOL The Search function is used to search for the closest color standard within a color library. The resulting col

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 61 Changing the Standard If the standard automatically selected from the library is not the one required, you can tap the Cha

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 62 AUTO PATCH TOOL General Information The Auto Patch tool allows you to perform various density and color measurements witho

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 63 JOB TOOL General Information The main purpose for the Job tool is to automatically detect patch types and colors. Each mea

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 64 Patch Recognition A paper measurement followed by solid patch measurements must be performed first for proper patch recogn

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 65 2. Tap the Active Functions button to review/edit functions that are available during a measurement. 3. Swipe the scree

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 66 Other Job Options Patch Icons Selecting this icon accesses the screen where a different patch type can be select

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 67 deactivated when a patch is selected. Once auto patch is off, it will remain off until the checkbox is selected again. Ch

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 5 Table of Contents Introduction and Setup 10 User Manual Information 11 Packaging 11 Target Base Lock Operation 12 Measu

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 68 4. Tap the OK button to close the selection screen and advance to the measurement screen. 5. Measure the substrate.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 69 “Production Mode” for the current sheet of the job will be restored automatically if the job is exited and continued at an

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 70 ADD TOOL The Add tool is used to add a new measurement tool to the current menu. The new tool can then be configured as re

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 71 USERS TOOL With the Users tool you have the ability to configure your eXact for different users. You can create new users,

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 72 Each user has an account screen where you can set or modify various parameters. Refer below for information on the account

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 73 Delete The Delete icon is used to delete the selected user from the Users menu screen. NOTE: If the last user account pr

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 74 MY SETTINGS TOOL This tool is used to customize several default settings for the selected user. These settings are used as

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 75 Color Defaults This option is used to set the color defaults for the selected user and are used for any new tools created.

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 76 Instrument This option is used to set the instrument settings for the selected user. Beeper Volume: set the instrument b

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 77 DIAGNOSTICS TOOL This tool is used to view errors or view/edit the regional settings of the instrument. Tap the Diagnostic

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 6 Measurement Functions 33 Density 33 Density Measurement 33 Density Trend 33 All Densities 34 All Densities Tool Functi

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 78 - Time - Time Format - Date - Date Format Instrument Summary View instrument type, serial number, firmware version and m

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 79 SCAN OPTION Overview The scan option allows you to scan a color bar with your eXact instrument when the scan chassis is at

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 80 Setup Follow the instructions below if you have not already attached the scan chassis to the instrument. IMPORTANT: The s

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 81 • Use color bars with patch sizes according to the recommendations in the user guide Appendices section. • Make sure the

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 82 7. When the last patch is passed release the instrument. 8. Continue with additional scans as indicated for the task l

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 83 Error Message Example If an error measure occurs during a scan, follow the instructions that appear. In this example, you

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 84 tasks that contain many color bars. If the color bar contains more than 6 patches, then only the three patches on each end

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 85 3. Position the instrument aperture over the last patch of the color bar and adjust the alignment bar until it touches t

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 86 APPENDICES Information Recertification X-Rite recommends an annual recertification of the eXact spectrophotometer. Contact

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 87 Cleaning the Instrument Your instrument requires very little maintenance to achieve years of reliable operation. However,

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 7 Metamerism Function Setting 46 Metamerism Measurement 46 Absolute Color Strength Function 46 Color Strength Function Set

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 88 Cleaning Calibration Plaque The calibration plaque should be cleaned periodically. Do not use solvents or cleaners of any

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 89 Replacing the Battery Pack CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Replace only with X-R

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 90 Replacing the Scan Chassis Timing Wheel 1. Turn over the scan chassis. Using your finger, push the timing wheel (1) towa

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 91 Bluetooth Installation The following pages contain instructions for installing the Bluetooth device on Windows XP, Windows

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 92 5. Your computer may find multiple devices, click the “eXact_xxxxxx” (xxxxxx = serial number) device to select it. Click

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 93 Windows 7 & 8 1. Connect the Bluetooth adapter to an available USB port. A popup message appears in the lower right h

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 94 5. This step is for Windows 7 only: Choose “Enter the device pairing code” option and click Next to continue. 6. Enter

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 95 Mac OS X Setup 1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and select the Open Bluetooth Preferences option. 2. Your co

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 96 Troubleshooting Prior to contacting the support department for instrument problems, try the applicable solution(s) describ

X-Rite eXact™ Instrument 97 could throw off the proper detection of other patches. Every effort is made to properly detect patches and predict other p