To create a profile in Fiery Printer Profiler, you must specify print options and other settings for sending the patch pages to the printer.

1. In the Print Settings window, select the measurement instrument in the Instrument list.
2. (Optional) If you want to make specific settings for the measurement instrument, click Settings.
3. (Optional) If you want to make specific settings for the patch layout page when using large patches, click Patch settings.

   The patch layout can be changed for a Fiery XF server version 7.0 or later when using the inline calender attachment. Use of the inline calender can cause outgassing that affects the original color patch pages used for calibration. Color patch pages with increased spacing between the rows are substituted for the original color patch pages.

   You can change the patch layout settings when connected to the following measurements intruments only:

   • EFI ES-2000
   • EFI ES-3000
   • EFI ES-6000 (Ethernet)
   • X-Rite i1Pro 2
   • X-Rite i1Pro3
   • X-Rite i1Pro 3 Plus
   • X-Rite i1iO3
   • X-Rite i1iO3+
   • Barbieri Spectro LFP
   • Barbieri Spectro LFP qb
   • Konica Minolta MYIRO-1
   • Konica Minolta MYIRO-9
4. Choose a patch layout in the Patch Layout list.

   ICC standard targets are the basis for some of the common patch layouts:

   • 46 random - Provides the fastest profiling method using a hand-held instrument. With this layout, additional data is mathematically calculated to ensure the quality of the resulting profile.

   • 234 - Is fast to use and produces reasonably high-quality results. This is an excellent choice for software demonstration.

   • 928 (IT8.7/3) - Produces high-quality results on most printers. If you are unsure of your printer’s color response, use the 928-patch layout to ensure higher quality.

   • 1485 (ECI 2002) or 1485 random (ECI 2002) - It may give a higher quality profile than 928 patches. In general, it is always recommended to choose a random target for a cut sheet toner press profile. The random layout helps to reduce potential bias caused by color variation across the page.

   • 1617 (CGATS IT8.7/4) or 1617 random (CGATS IT8.7/4) - Are similar to the 928-patch layouts but provide more data. The 1617 target may produce a slightly better profile than the 1485 target.

   • 1617 (CGATS IT8.7/5) - The 1617 target is a CMYK printer characterization target combining the unique patch values in the standard IT8.7/4 target with all the patch values in columns 4 and 5 of the P2P51 target.

   • TC1617 - Contains all the CMYK patch values of the IT8.7/4 (with duplicates removed) plus all the CMY and K-only values of columns 4 and 5 of the P2P51, using the same number of patches as the IT8.7/4.
   • 1847 (Fiery Edge Exclusive) - The 1847 target is similar to the 1617 target and is designed to provide high-precision characterization that is optimized for the Fiery Edge profiler.
     Note: When 1847 (Fiery Edge Exclusive) is selected, the Fiery Edge profiles are shown in the Fiery Edge factory default profiles section in the Settings list. When importing a profile, be sure to import a profile created with the Fiery Edge profiler or select one of the profiles listed in the Fiery Edge factory default profiles list.

   • 4028 - Provides maximum color precision, the same level of precision as factory-supplied profiles from EFI. This target actually combines multiple IT8.7/4 patches in an unsorted order. An alternative to using this target is to print an average of two 1617 patch targets, one of which is rotated 180 degrees when printing.

   Note: To use a patch layout that is not available in Printer Profiler, you can print and measure patch pages with Verifier and then import the measurements in Printer Profiler.
5. Select a media size in the Paper size or Chart size list, or click Custom to set a custom size.

   In Fiery XF, the media size is set up for the printer in System Manager.

6. To print multiple sets of patch pages and measure them, specify Number of sets.
7. Click Next and save the ID for the measurement pages.