Thanks Kers for the explanation.
So I ran the print diagnostic and got the following image. I think based on your comments, it looks good! see below
Assuming all is good, then I have a question on your recommended steps.
What does advance calibration do/help?
What does color calibration do/help?
Is making the ICC profile step the same as creating a New Preset? (I had read somewhere this is the combination of profile and paper information)
Thx
Well Pieter gave you some answers already. Calibration brings the printer output base for the used paper + media preset to manufacturer's specification. (which does not have to be a linear output but could be linear output BTW) That is a good base to build a custom profile on as you can calibrate the same paper + media preset again from time to time to bring the same conditions back and keep the already created profile relevant. The same for existing HP and OEM paper profiles you may have installed, the calibration will assure that the base is the same as when the profiles were created.
The Media Preset is describing for that type of paper; the inks used, the amount of ink used per channel, the drying time, whether the cutter should act or not (canvas never) and probably some things are in the black box we have no knowledge of, like in what order the different color inks are applied in the mix, not to mention the way the droplets are placed. HP Printer Utility allows copying a Media Preset to create a custom one for a new paper and some alterations on for example the ink amount laid down then (more likely just a gamma function). This is even more basic than the calibration is, the calibration prints with this mixing recipe and measures the effect on the calibration print and sets the printers parameters accordingly to bring back the manufacturer's specs. There is an HP document describing which inks are used etc per media preset, at least it exists for the Z3100.
So there is a Media Preset, on top the Calibration and on top of that the ICC Printer Profile. The last in fact only describes the color gamut shape and size made by the media preset + calibration + paper combination, so in color management the conversion of an image with assigned color space to that printer/print gamut can be done according the rendering choices (Perceptual, Relatve Colormetric etc). So the ICC Printer Profile is not the same as the Media Preset.
For the Z3200 the downloads with the extension OMS contain both media preset and OEM printer profile. They are installed on the printer harddisk itself so computer systems on the network have all access to them after Printer Utility synchronizes installed media presets. Calibration data will probably be kept in or near that OMS file too after the calibration process.
Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst
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