The term “progressives” refers to printing any combination of the C, M, Y, and K separations in a multi-color document. Printng or prooofing the separations can be used to diagnose problems in a job.

You cannot set up or print progressives in either Device Center or in Job Properties. However, you can perform a similar operation by using ImageViewer to view and print separations. By flattening the curve for a specific colorant, you can save it as a preset.

The sequence for printing progressives does not have to represent the actual sequence applied by the printer. A different sequence may be useful for analyzing the image composition.

With progressives, you can see the influence of trapping, check the halftone interaction between two colorants, verify registration of two plates relative to each other, and see the color separation parameters (making it easy, for example, to visualize the GCR level when only the black plate, or all but the black plate are printed).

Progressives show the color separations used by the job when printed to the printer. They are not intended to be used to proof for another printer.