Fiery ColorGuard March 2024 release
System Requirements
Fiery ColorGuard consists of a Web application at https://iq.fiery.com/colorguard and the Fiery ColorGuard Client application.
The ColorGuard Web application at https://iq.fiery.com/colorguard supports the following browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari 11, or later
The ColorGuard Client application supports the following operating systems:
- macOS 13, 14, 15, and 26.
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only) and Windows 11.
New in this release
This version of Fiery ColorGuard introduces the following new features and enhancements:
Fiery ColorGuard
- Fiery ColorGuard is now compatible with Fiery Impress.
- Guarantee consistent spot color reproduction across all print runs,
ensuring reliability over time with spot color verifications.
- In Fiery Spot Pro, perform Spot color checkup on the selected spot color group and view the results in the Fiery Spot Color Report.
- Initiate spot color verification schedules by clicking Create a schedule in the Fiery Spot Color Report window.
- Create and execute the spot color verification schedules in Fiery ColorGuard and verify the results in Fiery Verify to ensure consistent spot color output at regular time intervals.
- Choose between the default spot color target tolerance set or customize as required.
- Define the schedule for verification across all spot colors within the selected group.
Fiery Verify
- Support for default directory to load a reference file. The default directory will also contain the previously loaded reference files.
- Users can view the location where the measurement samples are saved for use as color reference.
- Addition of CMYK+ color names for reference and sample measurement data in Fiery Verify results window and Fiery Verify report.
Issues fixed
Fiery ColorGuard Client application
Verification occurs twice
The verification schedule scan restarts after a successful verification for some Konica Minolta printers with an IQ-501 device.
Incorrect error message due to invalid Job properties preset settings
When you created a schedule with automatic verification selected in the Fiery ColorGuard Web application and the schedule included specific Job properties preset settings, a message in the Fiery ColorGuard Desktop application stated that the connection to the inline measurement device failed during the automatic verification.
Job did not print to the specified sub tray
When you executed a verification schedule with an ILS workflow for a job with a defined preset, the job did not print to the specified sub tray.
Known issues
Fiery ColorGuard Web application
Duplicate verification presets
When you opened Fiery Verify from Fiery Color Profiler Suite while being logged in to the Fiery ColorGuard Desktop application, the Verification preset list displayed duplicate verification presets.
Verification Average Delta E Trends appears blank
When you select any date range in History and Trends, the Verification Average Delta E Trends data is not displayed.
Delay in displaying device name
When you select Create Schedule, there is a delay in displaying the device name in verification and calibration schedule options.
Verification Results does not display the pie chart
When you change the date range on History and Trends or refresh the page, Verification Results does not display the pie chart.
Fiery ColorGuard Client application
Schedule name is not displaying for errored jobs
When you create a schedule for an ILS workflow in Fiery ColorGuard Web application, the schedule is triggered in Fiery ColorGuard client application at the specified time. If the job moves to error status and you delete the schedule in Fiery ColorGuard Web application and open Fiery ColorGuard client application, the schedule name does not display for errored jobs.
Error message for Mac computer
When you sign in to the Fiery ColorGuard Desktop application on a Mac computer with a double-byte user name, an error message appears.
Fiery Verify
Fiery Verify license error appears
In the Fiery Command WorkStation notifications tab, when you click Verify Now to complete a verification schedule, a Fiery Verify license error appears after the completion of the schedule.
As a workaround, either click Refresh licensed printers or wait for five minutes.
Incorrect display language
When you change the local language of the operating system and open Fiery Verify as a standalone application or from the Fiery Color Profiler Suite, Fiery Verify appears in the default language, which is English.. As a workaround, open the Fiery ColorGuard Desktop application and then open Fiery Verify as a standalone application or from the Fiery Color Profiler Suite.