ICC Profiles

By using ICC profiles, you are able to achieve precise and consistent output. In order to reproduce the original colors accurately on Awagami Inkjet Paper (A.I.J.P.), please carefully read the instructions below.

Product name	Printer brand	Printer model/Paper type/Black ink mode	Download
Bizan	CANON	9500II
		iPF6100
Kozo	CANON	9500II
		iPF5100
		iPF6100
		iPF6300
Unryu	CANON	iPF5100
		iPF6100
		iPF6300
Inbe White	EPSON	3850/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		9800/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		9900/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		11880/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
Kozo White	EPSON	3850/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		9800/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		9900/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
		11880/Velvet Fine Art/Matte Black
	HP	z3200/HP Hahnemuhle Smoth Fine Art /Matte Black
Premio
Bizan White	HP	z3200/HP Hahnemuhle Smoth Fine Art /Matte Black
		B9180/Aquarell rigid/-
Kozo White	HP	B9180/Aquarell/- Info for printing with Photoshop Benutzerdefiniert
Kozo Natural
Inbr White
Unryu
Mitsumata
Bamboo
Kozo Double Layered
Bizan Medium
Premio Unryu
Premio Kozo
Premio Inbe
Inbe White Thick (Applicable to other A.I.J.P.)	EPSON	PX-9500(Japan Model)/Photo Matte/Matte Black
		PX-5500(Japan Model)/Photo Matte/Matte Black
		PX-5600(Japan Model)/Photo Matte/Matte Black
		PX-7000(Japan Model)/Photo Matte/Matte Black
		PX-5002(Japan Model)/Photo Matte/Matte Black

Download and install the ICC profile

Before downloading the ICC profile, please check with the list in ‘Products’ page and make sure the combination of printer model and the name of papers you use. To download, click the profile icon and save it to the Desktop.

Macintosh

To download, click the profile icon and save it to the Desktop.

Windows

Right-click the icon and choose: “Save As”

After saving the profile data to the Desktop, move it to the “System Profiles” folder. The following are the default folders of different operating systems:

Mac OS X :Library/colorsync/profiles
Mac OS 9 : System Folder/colorsync/profiles
Windows 98 and Me : WINDOWS/System/Color
Windows XP : WINDOWS/System32/spool/drivers/color
Windows Vista Right-click .icc folder and install

Please refer to the instruction manuals of your printer and graphics software (ie. Photoshop) for further information regarding the installation of ICC profiles. After installing the profile, restart the graphics software.

Print settings

Although the print settings differ depending on the type of computer (PC/Mac) you use and/or the version of Operating System, the process of setting up is basically the same. Please make sure you choose the profile which matches the printer, paper and type of inks you use.

Print with Preview / General Settings

1. Document settings
2. Choose color handling by Photoshop
3. Choose the printer profile matched to the paper and ink you use.
4. Choose the rendering intent which fits to your preference of expression.
5. Check the Black Point Compensation check box.

Printer driver / media settings

Choose the same printing quality as the setting of the profile.

*When you intend to print out any particular data more than once, it is recommended that you save the settings in order to continuously achieve stable output results. For more detailed color management, please refer to the instruction manuals of the printer or the graphics software you use.