Color iQC Help - X-Rite

Setting up the Measurement Process
Color iControl offers many special settings governing the behavior of the
system when taking measurements. These settings are located in the General
tab of the Settings dialog and in the tab marked Options. They allow you to set
the system to automatically store measurements to the database, enter
comments for each reading, auto-accept standards, as well as turn on the name
formatting function, among others.
Name Formatting
Name formatting is another element of the system's operation which must
be decided upon prior to taking any measurements. Name formatting allows
users to specify each sample's name as a series of entries rather than as one
name. For example, you may include in each standard's name information
conveying the style, color, and substrate for that item. Each of these names will
have to be entered separately at the time of the sample's measurement.
However, they can also provide much more flexibility when searching the
database by allowing you to search only for those sample with a specific style,
color, etc. See Naming Conventions for more information.
User Groups
Deciding whether or not you will use the User Groups function is also
important prior to beginning your measurements. User Groups allow users to
enter up to three fields of information about each measurement. These fields are
stored with the sample and may be used to restrict searches of the database.
For more information, User Groups. You will not need to set anything in the
software for this option; the button is always available when reading
data. However, you will need to decide upon a consistent usage strategy for this
option should you decide to implement it.
Sample Mounting Procedure
Another element that will need to be set up by the user is the Sample
Mounting Procedure. The way in which a sample is mounted can affect the
measurement greatly. When comparing standards and trials, they should always
be measured using the same Sample Mounting Procedure. To enable the
Sample Mounting Procedure for a particular standard, open that standard's
Properties… dialog and click on the Data Condition tab. The Sample Mounting
Procedure drop-down list-box is located at the lower right portion of the dialog.
Select from among the options. Once the procedure is defined for the standard,
Color iControl will always prompt you with which procedure is being used and
request that you select the procedure to be used for any trial measurements. See
Sample Mounting Procedure in Additional Elements of the Measure Dialog for
more information.
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