The Express Profiling tab lets you set how the calibration and profiling measurement pages are printed in Fiery Express Profiler. When you configure these settings before profiling, you do not need to select them each time you create a profile.

1. In Fiery Color Profiler Suite, click Edit > Preferences.

   Alternately, you can click the Preferences button in the lower left corner of the Express Profiler window.

2. Go to the Express Profiling tab.
3. Select your preferred spectrophotometer in the Instrument list.

   Make sure the selected spectophometer is plugged into the system running Fiery Color Profiler Suite.

   If you want to make specific settings for the measurement instrument, click Settings.

4. Select a patch layout in the Profiling patch layout list.

   For best quality, a minimum number of 928 profiling patches is recommended.

   For best results, chose a profiling patch set between 928 and 1617 patches.

   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.

5. Select a patch layout in the Calibration patch layout list.

   Generally, more patches are better but it will take longer to measure.

   A greater number of patches yields more measurement data, which may produce better results. However, more patches take longer to measure.

6. Select a paper size in the Chart size list, or click Custom to set a custom page size.
7. To print warm-up pages before printing the calibration page, select and specify Number of warmup pages.

   A warmed-up printer usually prints more consistently. If the printer has been idle, print 5-10 warm-up pages.

8. Select Maximum GCR if you want the new profile to be saved with the Maximum GCR setting.

   Maximum GCR automatically sets the separation (black control) settings to maximize the GCR (gray component replacement) of the profile. It can help to improve the gray balance of prints, achieve better compliance with industry color standards, and maximize the output gamut.

   Note: Maximum GCR is not available when using a Fiery Edge target.