Correct calibration of the printer implies the creation of a working profile created for a specific printing device, cartridge, paper. Accordingly, if we decide to replace one of the components with another, then the whole process will have to start from the very beginning.
The good news is that any device designed to print files is subject to calibration. And we are completely uninterested in whether they recognize work profiles, whether they are connected to our computer ... The main thing is that the device should be able to receive digital graphic files.It should be noted that printer calibration is a process very similar to setting up a monitor. Although in terms of practical implementation, they are slightly different. We return, however, to the main point.The first thing to say is this. Setting the black point, as well as white, does not make sense for the print. The fact is that the first is set not only by the properties of the selected paper, but also by the dye. While the first - exclusively reflective paper.In addition, the calibration of the printer is in no way connected with such a thing as color temperature, because it still does not apply to the color of the surface. But to the radiation properties - please.To make proper settings, we need to print a test file. It contains a considerable number of fields painted in all colors of the rainbow. The next step is to measure each of them with a special device called the calibrator. This process facilitates feedback for the tuning program. By comparing the original and received color values, you can create an ICC profile. It will fully match the current ink combination of the printer and paper.Another important point. It is important to understand that our printer calibration (hp, for example) is color management using a profile that is hardware-created.Therefore, all other methods used for the same purpose should be disabled! It is very easy to do. We go into the driver settings of our device and set there something like “No color management” or “No color adjustment” (“Do not use color management” or “Do not use color adjustment”). Please note: for different devices, the name of this item may differ. Therefore, if you are calibrating a Canon printer, it is not a fact that you will find the above options in the settings.At the next stage, events develop as follows. In the case when the printer connected to our PC is calibrated when sending photos or other graphic files for printing, we simply use the created profile. Believe me, it is very simple to do this: we activate the “print” option and carefully read the available options. This option seems to be the easiest when it comes to printing from ACDSee or Photoshop. Although it must be recognized that with any other applications, the sequence of actions is similar. Of course, provided that the required option is generally supported by them.