If the color values are not known when processing the job (in the PPF file or in the Master Data Store), the job is stopped and marked with the "Define spot color" symbol.
The procedure for defining one or more spot colors in a sheet is described below using an example. In this example, a sheet with the process colors "CMYK" and the undefined spot color "silver" has been stopped.
In the "PPF Input List" section of the "Job Combiner", the stopped sheet is shown by the following icon:
Proceed as follows to define a spot color:
1.Double-click on the sheet.
The following "Assign colors" dialog window appears with the spot colors to be defined.
•In our example the spot color "silver" has to be defined. Only when the spot color is defined is the "OK" button enabled and the sheet processed following confirmation.
2.Double-click on the spot color "silver".
Several options for defining the spot color are available to you here:
·HSB color system
·RGB color system
·L*a*b* color system
·CMYK color system
·Hue field with color saturation
In this example, we will define the special color using the hue field.
1.First of all, click on the desired hue in the hue column.
The selected hue is indicated by a selection mark (white square).
2.Then click in the color saturation field.
A selection mark appears (white square).
3.Click on the selection mark, hold down the mouse button, move the mouse pointer to the desired position and release the mouse button.
4.Click "OK".
The special color "silver" has now been defined. The "Assign colors" dialog window appears again.
Once you have defined all the spot colors, the "OK" button is enabled.
5.Click "OK".
The following prompt appears:
Note: The defined spot color is only transferred to the Master Data Store (MDS) if you confirm the query with "Yes". If you answer the query with "No", the spot color is only transferred for this sheet. In this case you have to define the special color again for each new sheet.
6.Confirm the prompt by clicking "Yes".
The defined special colors are saved in the Master Data Store (MDS) in the "Default" color table.
Processing of the sheet now continues automatically.
Is the defined special color transferred into the Master Data Store?
Only if you confirm the prompt "Transfer color to color master data" with "Yes" when defining the spot colors. The spot colors are then automatically saved in the "Default" color table in the Master Data Store ("Administration > Resources > Color tables"). As a result, these special colors are used automatically for a new sheet. Double-click on the color table to open it. In our example the two spot colors "silver" and "HD_blue" have been defined and transferred.
