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>>Since color squares A1 and A2 on page 1 are pure black and white, I used the Tools->Measure function to see what was being read by the Spectro.  For black I got L= 88.82, a=-21.10, b=61.59 which is the yellowish green I see in the soft proof.  For white I got L=89.95, a=-0.98, b=-1.47.  This is a matte paper with no whitners.

That's right for white, but crazy for black. If your spectro is getting that type of black reading then nothing else matters. You can try an older software version as a sanity check that it's not a SW- based issue, but odds are it's hardware. Unless you have a cabling issue, odds are it's the spectro. 

Most DC1005 units are no longer under warranty, so there is not likely to be a solution short of getting support to give you a reduced price on an upgrade to the newer stripreader. Tell them I suggested it. ;-)

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
CDTobie@...

On Sep 2, 2010, at 9:32 PM, "Rollin H" <rhill3@...> wrote:

> Since color squares A1 and A2 on page 1 are pure black and white, I used the Tools->Measure function to see what was being read by the Spectro.  For black I got L= 88.82, a=-21.10, b=61.59 which is the yellowish green I see in the soft proof.  For white I got L=89.95, a=-0.98, b=-1.47.  This is a matte paper with no whitners.