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Embedded ICC:
sRGB IEC61966-2.1

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

Embedded Rendering Intent:

Perceptual

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US Web Coated (SWOP) v2 / Perceptual

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U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 / Perceptual

Black and White / Perceptual

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sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

sRGB IEC61966-2.1 / Perceptual

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US Web Coated (SWOP) v2 /Perceptual

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Adobe RGB (1998) / Perceptual

Untagged CMYK / Perceptual

PANTONE

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K
Only

CMYK

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U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2
/ Perceptual
with Spot Color

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ON OFF

SPOT1 SPOT3 SPOT5

SPOT2 SPOT4 SPOT6

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U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2

/ Perceptual

U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2

/ Perceptual

U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2

/ Perceptual

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100% K

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Feed Accuracy mm
100% K

Using the ONYX Output Quality Test Mailer

Page 1 of this document provides an overview of the embedded ICC, Rendering Intent and basic information about each of the objects in this test file.
Page 2 describes chracteristics for each of the included photographs and tips for using them to assess Print Mode (Print Condition) performance.
Page 3 provides a variety of graphic elements for assesing print mode performance and verifying RIP configuration.
The actual test file has been designed to print full size at 23 x 17.5, or at 50% size reduction (large envelope size) for easy transport (e.g., off-site prooffing and support).
Shadow
Transitions

Surface Tetxure
Variations

Depth of Field, Light

Dark Transitions
Sky Gradient

Hair Detail
Shadow Transition
High
Contrast

Specular
Highlights

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1. Contains information for assessing the reproduction of skin tone, specular highlights and
fine details such as hair and proper soft
shadow transitions. This image is helpful in
identifying loss of detail, poor transitions and
blown-out highlights.

2. Contains bold red, moving from specular

highlight into shadow. Shades of white, green
and brown are represented, as well as a variety of textures. This image is helpful to check
bold red and green tones, good light to
shadow transitions and absence of shadow
posterization. If present, gloss differential will
appear in the spoon and pepper corns.

3. Features a blue sky gradient with sharp

transitions to the orange stone. The stone features a variety of shadow transitions and textures, as well as strong contrast against the
sky background. The vegetation in the foreground also works well for assessing plugged
shadow transitions, gloss differental and
over-inking.
Memory Colors

Texture Variation
with Dark Tonality

Earth-Tone, Texture

Potential Gloss
Differential and
Shadow Posterization

4. This single channel grayscale image contains useful information in the form of texture
and three-quarter tone range, as well as providing a sense of depth. Good for assessing
metamerism, over-inking and loss of detail in
black and white print images (Useful for printers with multi-level K ink).
Soft Shadow
Transitions

Hair Detail

High Contrast

Hard Shadow
Transitions

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5. Stark contrast and sharp shadow transitions
make up the majority of this image. This image
is helpful for assessing sharp, light to dark transitions and high contrast reproductions. Low
quality print conditions may show posterization in contrast and shadow transitions.

Specular
Highlights

6. This image focuses on shadow dynamics in

the narrow three-quarter tone to shadow
range. While it is a narrow range, there are
many variations. Use this image to determine
dark tonal range dynamics and fidelity. Look
for posterization, poor transition, loss of
details and textures.

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7. The purpose of this image is to show bright
memory colors, as well as transitions to
Shadow. Use this image to assess print mode
saturation and soft contrast. The Blueberry
shadows are also useful for revealing the
presence of gloss differential problems.

Specular
Highlights

8. This image includes agressive light to

dark tonal range with bold black, extreme
reflecting highlights, and hard transitions.
Due to the composition of this image, some
posterization along shadow transitons and
highlights is acceptable for all but the highest quality print conditions. This image will
clearly show overinking and gloss
differential problems.

9. These CMYK vector patches show how well the print condition reproduces one and multi-color patches in 10% increments.

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10. Equal RGB and CMY vector grayscale swatches with 10%
gradations. Use these swatches to determine RGB and CMY
black peformance within the print condition
11. aRGB memory color swatches in 25% increments. Use
these patches along with the sRGB photographs to assess the
print conditions ability to reproduce RGB image content.

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12. PANTONE and untagged Process CMYK equivalent

patches. Process patches have no embedded input ICC.
13. Cut Contour ON/OFF. The butterfly image will print correctly if Contour Cutting is enabled within the selected Quick
Set. Otherwise, the Butterfly will print as a solid Magenta fill.

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14. Registration and Stroke. These objects are useful in assessing print registration, and whether, or not the selected print
condition has sufficient resolution for the
desired output fidelity.

CUT
PATHS

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15. Spot Color Table ON/OFF. This small swatch indicates

whether or not the Use Spot Color Table option is enabled
within the selected Quick Set. When printed, OFF indicates
that all named spot colors have been
rendered as process colors. ON indicates that named spot
colors are recognized and rendered as defined.
16. Spot Channel (extra ink channels) ON/OFF. This group of six
patches can show up to six spot ink channels present in the
selected print mode
(Ex Spot1 = White, Spot2 = Varnish, etc.).
When spot channel information is present, the word SPOT#
will appear printed in the ink assigned to that spot channel.
17. HIVE The High Ink Volume Evaluation swatch is
designed to identify over-inking and other undesirable effects
in several multi-color combinations at a glance. The points
represent C, M, Y and MY, CY, CM converging to CMY (Gray) in
the center.

OFF

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ON OFF

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SPOT1
SPOT2
SPOT1
SPOT2

OFF

SPOT3
SPOT4
SPOT3
SPOT4

SPOT5
SPOT6
SPOT5
SPOT6

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18. CMYK gradients. These radial gradient are useful in assessing smoothness of gradient transitions and checking for undesirable stepping.

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19. Print Mode information is simply a place to make basic

notations about the print.
20. Color Wheel. This color wheel serves a similar
purpose to the HIVE Swatch, but instead of converging to
three colors, the center converges to white.
21. Feed Adjust Markings. These metric marks can be used to
verify correct sizing due to inproper feed adjustment of the
printer.

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Media vendor: ........................................................................

Resolution: ...........................................................

Date / Time: ............................................................................

Passes: ...................... Unidi / Bidi: .....................

Printer model: ........................................................................

Pre: ............... Platen: ................ After: ................

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