Method for printing a visual printer calibration test pattern
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1. A method of printing a test pattern, comprising:
- printing a test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of cyan using a default printer cyan half-tone;
printing a reference area portion of the test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of yellow using a clustered dot yellow half-tone;
printing test patch portions of the test pattern region with respectively different substantially constant levels of yellow using a default printer yellow half-tone, wherein the default printer yellow half-tone has a frequency that is higher than the frequency of the clustered dot yellow half-tone, and whereby each test patch portion includes yellow printed at a respective substantially constant level.
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Abstract
A method of printing a test pattern including printing cyan or magenta in a test region using a default printer half-tone, printing a yellow in a reference area portion of the test region using a coarse clustered dot half-tone, and printing different levels of yellow in test patch regions of the test region using a default printer half-tone.
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1. A method of printing a test pattern, comprising:
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printing a test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of cyan using a default printer cyan half-tone;
printing a reference area portion of the test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of yellow using a clustered dot yellow half-tone;
printing test patch portions of the test pattern region with respectively different substantially constant levels of yellow using a default printer yellow half-tone, wherein the default printer yellow half-tone has a frequency that is higher than the frequency of the clustered dot yellow half-tone, and whereby each test patch portion includes yellow printed at a respective substantially constant level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of printing a test pattern comprising:
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printing a test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of magenta using a default printer magenta half-tone;
printing a reference area portion of the test pattern region with a predetermined substantially constant level of yellow using a clustered dot yellow half-tone;
printing test patch portions of the test pattern region with respectively different substantially constant levels of yellow using a default printer yellow half-tone, wherein the default printer yellow half-tone has a frequency that is higher than the frequency of the clustered dot yellow half-tone, and whereby each test patch portion includes yellow printed at a respective substantially constant level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of calibrating a printer comprising:
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printing a plurality of green test patterns using cyan and yellow, wherein each test pattern includes a green reference area and a plurality of green test patches of different hues of green, and wherein the green reference area and the green test patches include cyan printed at a substantially constant level using a default printer cyan half-tone, wherein the green reference area further includes yellow printed at a substantially constant level using a clustered dot yellow half-tone, wherein the default printer yellow half-tone has a higher frequency than the clustered dot yellow half-tone, and wherein green test patches include yellow printed at respectively different substantially constant levels of yellow using a default printer yellow half-tone;
receiving inputs from a user as to which test patch most closely matches a respective reference area;
using the inputs to generate a calibration curve for yellow.
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12. A method of calibrating a printer comprising:
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printing a plurality of red test patterns using magenta and yellow, wherein each test pattern includes a red reference area and a plurality of red test patches of different hues of red, and wherein the red reference area and the red test patches include magenta printed at a substantially constant level using a default printer magenta half-tone, wherein the red reference area further includes yellow printed at a substantially constant level using a clustered dot yellow half-tone, wherein the default printer yellow half-tone has a higher frequency than the clustered dot yellow half-tone, and wherein red test patches include yellow printed at respectively different substantially constant levels of yellow using a default printer yellow half-tone, and;
receiving inputs from a user as to which test patch most closely matches a respective reference area;
using the inputs to generate a calibration curve for yellow.
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