RTI Calibration Services

Calibration (past initial 90 days of free calibration) $150.00

RTI includes calibration with every new software purchase. Within the technical support period RTI will calibrate all of your output devices including platesetters, imagesetters, printing presses and digital proofing devices. You can mail the targets to us and we will take readings at our office using our color spectrophotometer or plate densitometer. Then once the calibration is complete we can email you or webex into your computer and install the calibration data. If you are using another type of Harlequin RIP, another workflow or you are past your technical support contract, RTI can assist with the calibration of your output devices for $150. For more information on calibration your output devices please call 941-925-1303 Ext. 103 or email sales@rti-rips.com.

Harlequin RIP Calibration Procedures

Calibrating a Digital Proofer. Verify that the page setup you are going to calibrate has ProofReady set to the correct paper type and that NONE is selected for all of the calibration settings before printing any calibration targets. Next, print an uncalibrated target to the inkjet page setup from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Mail this target to RTI. We will then email you back a calibration file that can be imported into the RIP. We can also WEBEX into your RIP computer and import the file for you. You will need to apply this calibration in the page setup under the calibration section and then print a calibrated target from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Check to see if the output is accurate; you may also want to mail this target to RTI so that we can verify the calibration is correct.

Calibrating an Imagesetter or Platesetter. Verify that the page setup you are going to calibrate has the correct exposure setting and also has NONE selected for all of the calibration settings. Next, print an uncalibrated target (monochrome only) from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Mail this target to RTI. We will then email you back the calibration numbers which can be entered back into the Calibration Manager of the RIP. We can also WEBEX into your RIP computer and enter the values for you. You will need to apply this calibration in the page setup under the calibration section and then print a calibrated target (monochrome only) from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Check to see if the output is accurate; you may also want to mail this target to RTI so that we can verify the calibration is correct.

Calibrating a Printing Press. Before outputting a press calibration the Imagesetter / Platesetter must be calibrated. Verify that the page setup you are going to calibrate has the correct exposure setting and that it is also using the correct Imagesetter / Platesetter Calibration. Next, print an uncalibrated press target from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Mail this target to RTI. We will then email you back the calibration numbers which can be entered back into the Calibration Manager of the RIP. Next, you will need to apply this calibration and print a calibrated press target from the Output - Print Calibration menu. Check to see if the output is accurate; you may also want to mail this target to RTI so that we can verify the calibration is correct.