1 Neopost Addressing Group Adapted for service training, by Keith Wisham, from the original sales presentation created by Mike Maguire.

1 Neopost Addressing Group Adapted for service training, by Keith Wisham, from the original sales presentation created by Mike Maguire

22 Agenda  Goal & Benefits of mColor  What mColor can do  Typical mColor system configuration  Definitions & base knowledge – Color types  Spot, CMYK, RGB – Comparing color  Obtaining mColor Software  Installing demo version, creating workflow & testing  Summary/Review  Training Video Links ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

33 Goal of mColor Software  Chief goal of mColor is to provide predictable & repeatable standardization of color; when printing with the M Series Printer (Mach 5, HJ/AS- 950C) onto different paper stocks. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

44 Benefits of mColor Software  Improved Color Output – Image printed using mColor software can deliver clearer print with more vivid, better defined colors; as compared to using standard M Series driver. – Just using the driver is okay, however: mColor offers the advantage of using one color management software product that incorporates both Harlequin RIP & Pantone matching features  Color matching and RIP: – mColor identifies spot colors in image automatically – From there user can match Pantones, adjust color, process via the Harlequin RIP, then go to print ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

55 What mColor Can Do  Can be used to adapt Pantone © spot color designation to match color specifications of object.  Provides global color adjustments to photos & “blended” graphics; where specific PMS (Pantone Matching System) data is not available ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

66 What mColor Can Do  mColor is an interface for all the features used to control the M Series printer – Driver, Toolbox, image adjustment – Communicates directly with the printer. Eliminates the need to interface with “windows” driver. – M Series printer Toolbox appears as clickable icon on interface ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

88  Free Windows driver & M Series Toolbox included with every M Series printer – No guarantee of color reproduction  No Mac driver included with printer – May be able to use Windows driver on Mac running windows, but not supported.  mColor provides interface for both platforms: Mac & Windows – Color/Workflow can be managed via Mac. – Need Windows box to run mColor Server and to attach printer. Just to Be Clear ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

99 Definitions & Base Knowledge  Before we work with mColor, we need to establish an understanding of the following: 1.RIP (raster image processing or processor) 2.RGB (red, green, blue) & CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) 3.Spot color 4.Color gamut & space 5.ICC profiles 6.Comparing color 7.Workflow ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

10 RIP = Raster Image Processing mColor is a RIP and more Turn images & color into “dots” or pixels This process is called rasterization Printers print in dots, hence DPI MACH 5/950C prints up to 1600 x 1600 DPI ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

11 RGB & CMYK  RGB are primary colors of light: monitor, camera, TV  CMYK colors of print  Adobe Photoshop usually manages RGB & CMYK  Adobe Illustrator usually spot colors  At some point everything is usually converted to CMYK Screen Print ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

12 Spot Color  Important to know difference between spot color and RGB or CMYK  SPOT COLOR: A defined shade of color usually based on the Pantone matching system. Most common in logos – Similar to paint formula – Coca Cola Red has a PMS number – Not “process” or “4 color” – Usually created or maintained Adobe Illustrator  mColor can be used to match spot color with a little experimentation ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

13 Matching Spot Color using mColor  Must have Pantone color included in PDF  “Print-ready PDF: Universally accepted way to present file  If file doesn’t contain Pantone Colors (spot colors), there is no way to match color. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

14 Spot Color Adjustment in mColor  mColor provides tools to edit spot colors without being a Photoshop expert  Fast, visual adjustment, no color expertise needed  Match the color of offset or laser printed documents  Exclusive to mColor: Very cool feature ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

16 MACH 5/950C Color Gamut  Color gamut refers to various levels of colors that can potentially be displayed or produced by a device  2 types of color gamuts: 1.Additive. Starts with darkness. Color generated by mixing together colored light to generate final color. RGB is additive. 2.Subtractive. Starts with “white light”. Dyes/inks are used to absorb some wavelengths of light and not others, to achieve a color. CMYK is subtractive. MACH 5/950C Gamut ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

18 ICC Profiles  International Color Consortium profile is color management standard for specifying attributes of imaging devices such as scanners, digital cameras, monitors & printers so color of image remains true from source to destination.  Different paper prints same image differently.  Many paper choices = specific ICC profile for each type of paper.  Specifically engineered ICC profiles, for “common” paper types, are included in mColor. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

19 Comparing Color  Colors change dramatically depending under what light you are using.  Incandescent adds yellow  Florescent adds green  Best case: Light booth  If not: Sunlight ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

20 Comparing Color  What you see on monitor is almost never reproduced in print  Most monitors not calibrated – Except graphic pros  Laptop screens & projectors not reliable  mColor can be used to reliably match colors. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

21 Workflow  Commercial printing term for all steps required to get a job out the doors once it arrives  Not unlike mailing process  What is an example of a “workflow” in the mailing process?  Okay, now lets show you how to load mColor, set up a workflow, add a job, adjust color and print. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

22 Obtaining mColor (Licensed Version) mColor can be ordered (purchased) using the following part numbers. - There are also many support options that can be purchased. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group Neopost PartHasler PartRENA PartDESCRIPTION MCOLOR-RIP-NMCOLOR-RIP-HMCOLOR-RIP mColor RIP & Workflow Color Management Software MCOLOR-RIP-WP-NMCOLOR-RIP-WP-HMCOLOR-RIP-WP mColor RIP & Workflow Color Management Software bundled with an AS/HJ950C/MACH 5 MCOLOR-AD-RIP-NMCOLOR-AD-RIP-HMCOLOR-AD-RIP Additional RIP Server for mColor Software for Multiple Printers at a single site MCOLOR-AD-CL-NMCOLOR-AD-CL-HMCOLOR-AD-CL Additional Seat License for mColor Software Client MCOLOR-UP-RIP-NMCOLOR-UP-RIP-HMCOLOR-UP-RIP Major Version Upgrades for mColor RIP Software (ex: 9.x to 10.x) MCOLOR-UP-WRK-NMCOLOR-UP-WRK-HMCOLOR-UP-WRK Major Version Upgrades for mColor Workflow Software (ex: 6.x to 7.x) Support Options MCOLOR-DIRSUP-NMCOLOR-DIRSUP-HMCOLOR-DIRSUP Annual End User Direct Support & Mid-version Updates for mColor Software MCOLOR-WEBXIN-NMCOLOR-WEBXIN-HMCOLOR-WEBXIN mColor Software Expert Guided Installation via WebEx MCOLOR-WEBXUP-NMCOLOR-WEBXUP-HMCOLOR-WEBXUP mColor Software Expert Guided Product Update via WebEx MCOLOR-TRAIN-NMCOLOR-TRAIN-HMCOLOR-TRAIN mColor Live Training Class (held in Ann Arbor, MI) Per Person

23 Obtaining mColor (Demo Version) Demo Version: Fully functional Prints watermark (black squares, Harlequin logo) The files to install mColor are part of Service Training items you received. mColor can also be download from (~300 MB): http://www.renausa.com/ftp/mcolor/installer_page.asp ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

24 Installing mColor (Demo Version) The Quick Start Guide (on the following pages) will walk you through the mColor installation process. IMPORTANT! Open the “Quick Start Guide” and READ, before attempting to install. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

25 Quick Start Guide Things you need to know:  If you purchased “Expert Guided Install”; please call Xitron at 734-913-1099 to schedule a WebEx appointment.  Make sure you are running under a windows user that is a member of the local “administrators” group. mColor requires administrative access to load and operate correctly.  The “mColor Client” program can be loaded onto as many systems as you like, but the number of “mColor Client” programs that can be open, at any given time, is limited by the “license” that was purchased. The “standard” license provides the ability for two “client” programs to be open at the same time.  Do NOT connect the “M Series printer” or “dongles” to the computer before installing the “mColor” software. If the printer is already connected, please disconnect the USB cable before loading the “mColor” software.  If the “mColor” software is loaded as a “trail” version the output will be printed with a watermark of boxes.  Please review the section titled “Server Installation” in the “mColor documentation.pdf”, to prepare your particular operating system for the installation of the “mColor” software.  Default Passwords. User Name: Administrator Password: ___________________ (leave blank)  Need Help? If you purchased “End User Direct Support”; please contact Xitron (734-913-1099, xitronhelp@xitron.com). If you did not purchase the “mColor support options”; please contact your Dealer to inquire about support options.xitronhelp@xitron.com ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

26 Quick Start Guide Minimum Recommended System Requirements:  mColor Client: Used to design “workflows”, adjust colors, and to submit jobs or control jobs in the “workflow”.  “Windows PC” running Windows XP Pro, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista Business, Windows 7 Pro; or a “Macintosh” systems running OSX 10.7, OSX 10.8. PC and MAC versions of the “mColor Client” are provided.  2Ghz Dual Core Processor or higher  2 GB RAM or higher  DVD ROM drive  100/1000 Network Interface Card  mColor Server: Used to process the job (via the Harlequin-based, Navigator RIP) and send it to the printer.  “Windows PC” running Windows XP Pro, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista Business, Windows 7 Pro.  3Ghz Dual/Quad Core Processor or higher. Core i5 recommended.  4 GB RAM or higher  160 GB Hard Drive or larger  DVD ROM drive  100/1000 Network Interface Card  3 Available USB 2.0 ports (for dongles and printer interface)  For best performance; it is recommended that the printer be connected to a dedicated “server”. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

27 Quick Start Guide Loading mColor on a Single Computer or “Stand-Alone” System  Place the mColor DVD in your DVD drive. If the “Welcome to mColor” installation screen doesn’t automatically open; browse the DVD, locate and run the file “AutoRun.exe”.  Use the “Full Install” choice to load the “mColor” software onto the computer. The “Full Install” loads the “mColor Client” and “mColor Server” software onto the computer. NOTE: The “Full Install” process can also be started by running the file ”mColorInstaller.exe”. – If you are loading the software as a “trial” version; when prompted, please be sure to select “Demonstration” from the “Setup Type” window. – If you purchased the software; when prompted, please be sure to select “Production” from the “Setup Type” window. The next window will prompt you for the “ColorPro” and “M Series Printer” passwords. These passwords can be found on the “code sheets” that came with the “mColor” software (box that contained DVD and dongles).  Connect the M Series printer to the PC via USB. The system should automatically recognize the printer and install the "USBCOMM Device Driver". Note: The printer must be connected via USB and powered on.  Skip this step if loading as a “trial” (demonstration) version. If a “license” was purchased. Connect both “dongles” to open USB ports on the computer. The system should automatically recognize each dongle and install the appropriate device drivers.  Once the software installation is complete; please reboot the computer.  Open/run the “mColor Server” program. The “Navigator” program will also open at this time. If you are prompted with “firewall security” messages, please select “Allow access”.  Open/run the “mColor Client” program. You will be prompted with a “Log In” screen. Enter the “User Name” Administrator and leave the “Password” box blank. The “Server” box should be automatically populated. If not press “Find Servers”. Then press OK to Log In. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

28 Quick Start Guide Loading mColor on a Network System (multiple computers connected to a server)  Place the mColor DVD into the DVD drive of the computer that has been designated as the “server”. If the “Welcome to mColor” screen doesn’t automatically open; browse the DVD, locate and run the file “AutoRun.exe”.  Use the “Full Install” choice to load the “mColor” software onto the system that will be designated as the “server”. The “Full Install” loads the “mColor Client” and “mColor Server” software onto the computer. NOTE: The “Full Install” process can also be started by running the file ”mColorInstaller.exe”. – Connect the M Series printer to the “server” via USB. The system should If you are loading the software as a “trial” version; when prompted, please be sure to select “Demonstration” from the “Setup Type” window. – If you purchased the software; when prompted, please be sure to select “Production” from the “Setup Type” window. The next window will prompt you for the “ColorPro” and “M Series Printer” passwords. These passwords can be found on the “code sheets” that came with the “mColor” software (box that contained DVD and dongles).  automatically recognize the printer and install the "USBCOMM Device Driver". Note: The printer must be connected via USB and powered on.  Skip this step if loading as a “trial” (demonstration) version. If a “license” was purchased. Connect both “dongles” to open USB ports on the “server”. The system should automatically recognize each dongle and install the appropriate device drivers.  Once the software installation is complete; please reboot the “server”.  Place the mColor DVD into the DVD drive of the computer that has been designated as the “client”. If the “Welcome to mColor” screen doesn’t automatically open; browse the DVD, locate and run the file “AutoRun.exe”.  Use the “Client Only” choice to load the “mColor Client” software onto the system(s) that will be designated as the “client”. NOTE: The “Client Only” install can also be started by running the file ”mColorClientInstaller.exe”. If the “client” is a Macintosh system the “MAC client installer” is located on the DVD in the compressed file labeled “mColor Mac Client.zip”.  Once the software installation is complete; please reboot the “client” computer.  From the “server”, open/run the “mColor Server” program. The “Navigator” program will also open at this time. If you are prompted with “firewall security” messages, please select “Allow access”.  From the “client”, open/run the “mColor Client” program. You will be prompted with a “Log In” screen. Enter the “User Name” Administrator and leave the “Password” box blank. The “Server” box should be automatically populated. If not press “Find Servers”. Then press OK to Log In. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

29 Quick Start Guide Additional Tips:  The “mColor Server” software was designed to communicate with the M Series Printer via USB. This software can NOT communicate with a printer that is connected using any other method.  The mColor software is specifically designed to print directly to the “M Series” printer via USB, without the use of a “windows printer driver”. Therefore printer and port selections, within the mColor software, are automatic.  The software does NOT load a “windows printer driver” into the “Printers & Faxes” (Devices and Printers) folder.  It is NOT necessary to load the “M Series Driver” that came with the printer, unless you plan to print from a software program other than mColor. If the “M Series Driver” is already loaded, there is no need to remove it from the system.  The “mColor Server” program must be open/running, before the “mColor Client” is opened.  If you close the “mColor Server” program, the “Navigator” program will automatically close.  If you attempt to close the “Navigator” program, without closing “mColor Server” program, the “Navigator” program will automatically restart.  Wait at least one minute before attempting to re-open the “mColor Server” program. This is necessary to give the “Navigator” program enough time to shut-down (close).  If the status of your job shows as “scheduled”, and it will not print, please refer to the section titled “RIP Configuration” in “mColor documentation.pdf”. Check to be sure the Output Controller is set to “Delete Always” and “Disable Output” is unchecked.  During the “Full Install”, the “mColor Client” and “mColor Server” are both installed, to provide the ability to open/monitor jobs directly from the server. You should leave the ”mColor Client” closed on the “server”, unless needed, to avoid tying- up one of your “client licenses”.  The “Sample Files” directory, on the DVD, contains a number of PDF files that may be useful during the initial mColor learning/training process. Please refer to “mColor documentation.pdf”, located in the “Documentation” directory on the DVD, for instructions on how to use the “mColor” software. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

30 Starting Up  Always open mColor Server first – Let it load (you can reduce, but don’t close)  Then open mColor Client  May get firewall questions choose “allow” or “ok”  When prompted for login User Name: Administrator Password: (leave blank) ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

32 Sample Files  5 sample files included – Sample files are located on CD and can also be found in programs directory under “mColor”. – Print-ready PDF’s that can be used to show Full Bleed on #10 and 8.5 x 11. – Spot Color Examples: Real Estate Graph.pdf SmartSize Envelope 1-10.pdf SmartSize Sample Listing.pdf ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

33 Designing a New Workflow  Click on Workflows and choose New Workflow - Give it a name In this case the Workflow is named: New Workflow 1 Create workflow  All workflows automatically start with a “Hot Folder” in the workflow. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

34 Workflow  Drag and drop RIP into workflow Tip: Selecting “Pause After” will give you the ability to preview/adjust before the next step.  Drag and drop RIP Output into workflow. It will change into “M Series Printer”. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

35 Features under RIP and RIP Output can be used to control the output. Check / Adjust Spot Colors Paper Profile Black Only Output Color Adjustment (Course Adjustment of entire image) Scaling, Rotation, Mirror, Font Emulation Reverse Order Copy Count Pages to print Print Quality Print Offset Adjustments ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

36 Workflow  If you want to adjust “spot color” be sure to drag and drop “Spot Color” between Hot Folder and RIP. Tip: Select “Pause After” to add the ability to adjust colors before job is processed.  Click on the Enter/Exit Workflow editor “wrench symbol” to exit the edit (design) mode. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

37 Add in Files to Print  Now click on the new “Workflow” from the list, to highlight it.  Add PDF to Workflow, to create a job. Tip: You can drag and drop PDF’s into Workflow folder.  In this case we are dragging “Real Estate Graphic.pdf” into the workflow. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

38 Check/Adjust Spot Color  Click on PDF under “Job Name” to highlight it.  Click on “Spot Color tool”, to show spot colors that are available in this PDF. Tip: If spot color tool is grayed out, there are no spot colors in the PDF (job). ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

39  Click on the “Edit Spot Color Icon” to view/adjust spot colors. In this case, the PDF we are printing contains Pantone 429 U and Pantone 282 U. Check / Adjust Spot Colors ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

40  Select a Pantone color you want to adjust.  Make adjustments.  You can print a Swatch Sheet” to compare to a known/approved sample  Can adjust color or reset to original Check / Adjust Spot Colors ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

41 Swatch Sheet  Allows you to print on same media and select the color that provides closest match.  Click on matching color to select desired color, then click no Apply. Check / Adjust Spot Colors ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

45 Summary: mColor Offers  Improvement in the image quality with optimized ICC Profiles.  Pantone identification automatically  Pantone adjustment  Harlequin RIP  Workflow builder and storage to save configurations  Final slider style global color adjustments  Friendly interface  Great solution, easy to use, dramatically improves color. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

46 Review  Remember: This is not offset printing! Printer’s Loupe not applicable – MACH 5/950C is offset printing & never will be  Must have a good file to start! – Megabytes, not kilobytes – Do not try to use images that have been copied and pasted from web!  Near exact spot color. – Pantone information must be in “print ready” PDF – If color is represented in CMYK you can only do global color adjustments. ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

47 Training Videos  Introducing mColor RIP & Workflow Software – http://youtu.be/KSATDEC1GOkhttp://youtu.be/KSATDEC1GOk  RENA mColor RIP & Workflow Software Color Adjustment – http://youtu.be/BMDuJ70YkIU http://youtu.be/BMDuJ70YkIU  Neopost AS-950C Action Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n5F-PsAolc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n5F-PsAolc ©2013 Neopost Addressing Group

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