Prerequisites:
Additional license option, "Prinect Quality Monitor Spherical SPM"
The horizontal design makes it easy to measure flat or large patterns with the portable Konica Minolta CM-26d spherical spectrophotometer. Measurements are possible including gloss coating (SCI) and excluding gloss coating (SCE).
Glossy colors (e.g. gold varnish) or foil printing are areas of application.
The measurement geometry that is the best for you to use depends on the target statement of the measurement result.
SCE: Measurement is to meet the visual impression, i.e. the measurement result depends on the surface and gloss to reflect the overall impression.
SCI: Regardless of the surface, color changes are to be assessed; that is why the overall reflection of the material must be captured, regardless of gloss or texture.
During the startup, Color Toolbox checks to see whether there is a license for it (if not, the measuring device will not display in the list of measuring devices). The measuring device must be enabled in the Preferences in "Measurement > Preferred measurement devices" before it is first used.
You can customize the settings for the measurement conditions to your needs via a special configuration file: "…/Color Toolbox/Color Toolbox 2x/settings/preference/CM26dSettings.ini"
This is where you can define various user-specific combinations of illuminant, viewing angle and UV content (0% or 100%). The Color Toolbox does not need to be restarted to make the changes visible in the program after saving the configuration file. It is enough to close the "Color measurement of test chart" dialog and open it again. You can then select all the measurement conditions stored in the configuration file from the list.
You will find more details in the separate PDF documentation, "Prinect Spherical SPM".