Morning Session Day 1--------9:00am Session Start Introductions o Instructor introduction o Attendee introductions Why are you here? What do you hope to learn? Do you have any special needs? Housekeeping o Using the syllabus as a guide o Rules for interruptions (cell phones and pagers off please) o Note taking Goals o Raising the level of understanding about ATS publication Course elements o We will learn the following: Defining the equipment Instrument calibration and maintenance Basic operation Understanding the quick buttons Building and scanning jobs Introducing colors into the color library Defining, building, and maintaining colorbars Screen and data interpretation Creation and maintenance of the press library Creation of shop targets and tolerances Troubleshooting recognition Understand system settings and passwords Advanced sample manipulation Creation and maintenance of jobs How and when to backup the database Page 1 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Course elements (continued) o We will learn the following: Importing / exporting Administrator mode vs. operator mode More advanced sample manipulation Understanding job reports Final exam Course evaluation Dismiss Defining the Scanning Equipment Equipment o Hardware Power supply Interface cable between track and pump Interface cable between track and computer Hand held instrument Track Cal plaques Interface ports Key stops Head Instrument configuration o Tools option / instrument tab On / off COM ports Page 2 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Instrument Calibration, Maintenance and General Operation Instrument calibration o Head Removing and re-installing Cleaning Troubleshooting o Track o Handheld Cleaning instrument Cleaning the calibration plaque o How often Operating the system o Ribbon loading and aliment o Taking a measurement Scanner Handheld o Cleaning the system Advanced troubleshooting o Instrument diagnostics (stand-alone utility program) Identifies the scanner and head Load new firmware Page 3 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Understanding the Quick Buttons Practice using provided job ticket - Exercise 1 A quick button review o Job new / job open / job setup o All actual / all difference o Show key trend values o Add multiple o Create graph set o Graph sets created o Next / previous graph set o Toggle vacuum o Sheet / key o Options o Web 1 top / bottom o Web 2 top / bottom o Web 1 surfaces o Web 2 surfaces o All surfaces o Select window o Help Morning Break Building Jobs and Scanning Set up job using provide job ticket - Exercise 2 New job o Project name o Job name Page 4 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Press screen o Selecting the correct press o Managing keys o Dropping colors to the press Adding colors Removing colors Adjusting ink sequence o Number of ribbons o Sheet alignment - centered or left edge Sweep position o Left sweep o Left center sweep o Right center sweep o Right center sweep o Y sweep distance Colorbar screen o Terms: Leading and Tail o Adding color bars o Deleting color bars o Color bar height o Flopped on sheet o Sequence of colorbar in view window Target screen o Changing targets for current job only o Changing tolerance for current job only o Identification o Target groups Finish / finish and recognize Retargeting o Setting an OK sheet o Selecting target groups o Changing job targets on the fly Page 5 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Introducing Custom Colors into the Color Library Understanding the different libraries o User color library Any colors created by you User has read / write access o Standard color library Just the basic colors with basic target densities User has only read access o Pantone libraries, coated and uncoated Complete sets of pantone colors User has only read access Creating a color o Measuring a color into the software o Adding that color to the user color library Be very specific when naming o Understanding the custom color screen o Exercise A Measure the ruler sleeve. Name the color Ruler blue Measure your arm. Name the shade Skin tone brown Measure your shirt. Name the color My Shirt o How to use select closest color Creation and Maintenance of Colorbars Creation of colorbar o Repeat. What is a repeat? o Number of patches in a repeat o Nominal patch size Trick. measure 10 patches and then divide by 10 o Understanding patch types o Changing patches from one type to another o Exercise 3, 4 Create the 4 color colorbar; build sheet and scan it Create the 6 color colorbar; build sheet and scan it Page 6 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Colorbar maintenance o Learning good habits! Never edit the original; edit a duplicate o Delete all the colorbars that don t pertain to your company o Exporting colorbars to a floppy disk as a back-up More Scanning Exercises Practice, practice, practice using provided job ticket - Exercise 5 Lunch More Scanning Exercises Practice using provided job ticket - Exercise 6 Screen and Data Interpretation Add multiple graph o How can this help? All difference vs. all actual o What does all difference show? o What does all actual show? Status o What is PAM Print Attribute Management o Understanding the benefits of PAM Re-tolerance o Enabling all tolerances o Changing tolerance on-the-fly Deleting a sheet Page 7 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Afternoon Break Scanning on Bottom Surface Set up job to read top and bottom surface - Exercise 7 o Setting up job to scan bottom surface Scanning on Web 2 Set up job to web 1 and web 2 - Exercise 8 o Setting up job to scan both web1 and web 2 Day one concludes Page 8 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Morning Session Day 2--------9:00am More Scanning Exercises Practice using provided job ticket - Exercise 9 Creation and Maintenance of Press Library Know your press o Number of keys o Key size Must be accurate o Where is key one on the press sheet? Maintenance of press library o Set the press you created as the default o Delete all presses not associated with your company o Developing good habits! Don t edit the original, edit a duplicate o Exporting the press file for back-up Creation of Shop Targets and Tolerances Shop targets o Ink, gray balance, overprint, spot measurement o How to create the color o Establish the shop target for Density Dot gain Hue / grayness Lab Print contrast o Establish the shop tolerances Why wide, medium, and narrow? Delta E Page 9 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Morning Break Troubleshooting Recognition of Sweeps Specify sweep position o Set up and scan in a single ribbon job using provided job ticket- Exercise 10 Understanding System Settings and Passwords General o Job type double / single o Default unit of measure o Job template directory location o Max graphs per page o Absolute vs. minus paper Wizards o Default status o Default illuminant observer o Default color bar height Instrument o Connecting to the track o Connecting to the handheld Post scan o Creates a scan density file (SDF) for extracting of data o Used for closed loop Web o Naming surfaces / default color bar location Ribbons o Default ribbon distance o Maximum distance from bottom edge of sheet Restrictions Page 10 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
o Administrator mode Viewer o Operator mode Recognition o System setting for the recognition wizard Network o Master o Satellite o Choosing directory Lunch Advanced Sample Manipulation Notes o How to create notes o Why notes are used Tags o Why do you use tags o How to use tags o How to customize tags Colorbar review o A more advanced method of troubleshooting the measurement Creation and Maintenance of Jobs Job maintenance o Copy, rename, move, delete Project maintenance o Create, delete, rename How and when to back-up the database o The long numbers; what do they mean Page 11 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
o How do I know what job number equals in project and job names Job cataloger o Transferring jobs out of the database within Windows Explorer o Backing up the jobs within Windows Explorer o How does ATS file the jobs Jobname.pd, Jobname.px Project.pd, Project.px o Re-linking ATS software to the database Refresh Import / export o Export Taking a job and saving it to a disk Why is this different than backing up the database o Import Taking a job from a disk and importing back into the software What is Administrator Mode vs. Operator Mode? Exercise B o Administrator mode Create Template Creating a template project and job Exercise C o Operator mode Create Job Creating a project and job What are the benefits of operator mode Practice, practice, practice, using provided job ticket - Exercise 11 Afternoon Break More Advanced Sample Manipulation Key trends Page 12 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
o A moment in the life of a press run o All keys, one sheet Sheet trends o The history of the job o All sheets, one key Key L*a*b* o A way to view the data in a L*a*b* format o All keys, one sheet Sheet L*a*b* o A way to view the data in a L*a*b* format o All sheets, one key Press status o A simple way to view the entire press for overall performance Understand Job Reports Job summery report o Contains all production sheets o Does not contain any make-ready sheets or turned off keys Single sample single attribute report o Contains information about one sheet and all keys Trend analysis report o Contains information about one key on all sheets within a job Page 13 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003
Custom o Area to add custom reports either done by X-Rite or the customer All reports and done with Crystal Reports Statistical analysis o Separate software then ATS Final Exam, Q&A Wrap-up Final Exam----Exercise 12 o Administrator mode Build a press, colorbar, create shop targets Set up a Template o Operator mode Set up project and job using the Template to build and scan in the job Course evaluation Getting HELP from X-Rite o o o o o Use the web: http://www.xrite.com/contact/contactus.asp Send E-Mail to: GISupport@xrite.com Try our Bulletin Board: http://www.xrite.com/helpdesk/bulletinboard.asp Contact Customer Service by phone: 888-826-3059 (US & Canada only) Send a Fax to: 616-534-0723 Page 14 of 14 Create Date:11/28/2001 11:07 AM Date Printed: 02/19/2003