Match to a production printer

Device Linker can create a device link profile for the proofing printer that attempts to match the color space of the production printer.

The proofing device (the simulating printer) and production device (the printer being simulated) do not have to be Fiery-driven printers, but they must be profiled before you create the device link profile. The resulting device link profile, when installed on the proofing device, enables it to print output that matches the output of the production device.

If the gamut of the production device is larger than the gamut of the proofing device, the simulated colors are clipped. The simulation of one printer on another printer can only be accurate when the proofing device has a gamut larger than that of the production device.

Calibrate both printers and check that the measured data closely matches the target densities.
This means that your printers are performing up to their capabilities.
Use Printer Profiler to create a profile for your proofing device and a profile for your production device.
In Color Profiler Suite, use Device Linker to create a device link profile.
- Click Match to a production printer in the Welcome screen.
- Select the source profile that you will be using for printing proofs, and select the profiles that you created for your proofing device and production device.
- For a Fiery-driven proofing printer, install the new device link profile on the Fiery Server. Otherwise, save the new device link profile locally and install it on the proofing device.
Print test files on the proofing device and production device using the same color settings. For the proofing device, use the new device link profile. For the production device, use the output profile that you created in Printer Profiler.
Confirm that the proof matches the production output.