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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Spyder 3 spectro problem

2010-01-25 by john eckenrode

thanks davidyup, i was not pressing firmly enough.all good now!je

--- On Sun, 1/24/10, David Miller <dm2363@...> wrote:

From: David Miller <dm2363@...>
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Spyder 3 spectro problem
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 8:51 PM















 
 



  


    
      
      
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> Hi All

> I just got a Spyder3 Studio SR and I seem to have a problem.

> When Profiling the printer the spectro reads all the paper white  

> patches as super dark black.

> IE densities like 2.67.

> I have also noticed this only seems to happen on matte papers.  

> Glossy and plain paper are fine. Weird.

> Anybody have a clue on why this is and how to fix it???

> Thanks

> John E

>



This is very likely to be a problem with calibrating the spectro,

but there should be an easy fix:



Make SURE that you press down firmly on it, in the calibration base,

before you press the button to actually perform the white calibration

on the tile. This ensures firm contact between the nose of the SR

spectro and the calibration tile.



Try this slight adjustment to how you "white calibrate" the SR

spectro on the tile, and see if this clears things up.



David Miller

Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions

Datacolor





    
     

    
    


 



  










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