Name:         PANTONE for Color LW 12/600 PS
Version:      n/a
Released:     July 5, 1995
Description:  Pantone calibrated support files for color matching using the Color
              LaserWriter 12/600 PS Printer.  Please see the User Guide below for
              more information.

The software posted here is available in two formats (.sea and .exe):

1.  A Macintosh self-extracting archive of a Disk Copy 1440K DOS disk image.  To use, download, double-click the downloaded file (this decompresses it), and use Disk Copy to create a disk.

2.  A DOS self-extracting archive of DOS files.  To use, download this file, then run to expand the archive to your hard drive.

Disk Copy can be found in the Utilities folder posted here.

From the User Guide included in this archive:

PANTONE Calibrated Support Files for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Printer

Overview

The PANTONE support files enable you to load the PANTONE color table calibrated for your Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer as a usable color palette in the most popular Pantone-licensed desktop publishing programs.

Custom CMYK combinations for almost every color in the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM can be selected. The only exceptions are specialty colors such as metallics, fluorescents and double impressions. For best results, be sure to use papers recommended in the printer manual.

Note: The tables and palette files provided for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer are calibrated only for this printer.  If you plan to create color separations, you must re-color the graphics using the built-in PANTONE color tables supplied by the PANTONE-licensed application.

Installation on a PC

Follow the instructions below to install the files in the COLORCHA directory. For the files in the APPLICAT directory, see the installation instructions for each application provided in this document in the Application Support section.

Installing and Printing the Color Charts on a PC

Installing the Color Charts requires about 1.7 megabytes of hard disk space.

Four versions of the Color Chart are available:
- PostScript file
- Adobe Acrobat file
- Encapsulated PostScript files
- TIFF files

You use the color chart for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS to select the PANTONE colors that you want to use. To use the color chart, you first print it on the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS. Be sure to allow enough time to print the chart; it takes about forty-five minutes to print the complete chart.

Installing and Printing the PostScript Version of the Color Chart Over NetWare

Follow these steps to print the PostScript version of the Color Chart if you are connected to the printer via NetWare. These instructions assume that you have already set up your printer and system on the NetWare network.

1. Copy the file named PSCHART.EXE in the \COLORCHA\POSTSCRI.PT to the desired directory on your hard disk. From the Program Manager Run line or from the DOS prompt enter PSCHART. The PostScript Color Chart is decompressed, and the file APPLECLR.PS is created.
2. Use the Apple Printer Utility that came with your Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS to print the color chart. To run the utility double-click the Apple Printer Utility icon located in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.
3. In the dialog box that appears, press Select from the File menu. Select Network. The utility finds all the Apple Color LaserWriter printers available on the network. Select the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS on which you want to print the color chart and press Open Printer.
4. Choose Send PostScript File from the utility's file menu.
5. In the dialog box that appears, select the color chart file, APPLECLR.PS,
6. Click OK. The utility prompts you for the name of a log file. Accept the default name or enter the desired name.
7. Click OK. The color chart is printed on the selected printer.

Installing and Printing the PostScript Version of the Color Chart on the Parallel Port

Follow these steps to print the PostScript version of the Color Chart on the parallel port:

1. Be sure the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS is connected to your parallel port.
2. Copy the file named PSCHART.EXE in \COLORCHA\POSTSCRI.PT to the desired directory on your hard disk. From the Program Manager Run line or from the DOS prompt enter PSCHART. The PostScript Color Chart is decompressed, and the file APPLECLR.PS is created. 
3. Return to the DOS prompt if it is not present. At the DOS prompt, type "Print APPLECLR.PS". At the DOS prompt for the port, enter LPT1. The chart is printed.

Installing and Printing the Color Chart with Adobe Acrobat

If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can use it to print the color chart for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS. These instructions assume your printer driver and printer are setup. 

1. Copy the file named appleclr.pdf located in \COLORCHA\ACROBAT to your hard disk. 2. Double-click the appleclr.pdf file. Adobe Acrobat Exchange opens the color chart. With this chart, you can print all the PANTONE Colors or a range of pages if you don't need them all. It takes approximately forty-five minutes to print all pages.

Installing and Printing the Encapsulated PostScript Version of the Color Chart

If you have an application that uses encapsulated PostScript, you can use it to print the Color Chart for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS. 

1. Copy the file named EPSCHART.EXE to the desired directory on your hard disk. From the Program Manager Run line or from the DOS prompt enter EPSCHART. The file is decompressed, and a group of files with .EPS as the file extension are created.The name of each file corresponds to the range of PANTONE colors contained in the file.
2. Next, run your application, open the desired .EPS file and print it.

Installing and Printing the TIFF Version of the Color Chart

If you have an application that can read TIFF files, such as Adobe Photoshop, you can use it to print the TIFF version of the Color Chart for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS. 

1. Copy the files within the TIFFS directory to your hard disk. 
2. Next, run your application, open the desired .TIF file, and print it. 

The name of each .TIF file corresponds to the range of PANTONE colors contained in the file. The files are named with the pages where you can find the PANTONE colors in the PANTONE Process Color Imaging Guide.  For example, a file named "1-11.tif" includes PANTONE colors which appear on pages 1 through 11 in the PANTONE Process Color Imaging Guide. This book is a fan guide, displaying side-by-side color squares: one square being the solid PANTONE Color and another representing the way that color prints as a process (CMYK) color. The PANTONE Process Color Imaging Guide does not come with the PANTONE Calibrated support files; it is available separately.

Note:  These TIFF files can be used in any image processing software that supports CMYK TIFF and CMYK image editions.

Caution:  Do not convert these images to RGB. If you do, the colors will not print properly.

Extras

The file labeled APPLECLR.LUT is an Excel spreadsheet containing each PANTONE color's cmyk values. You can optionally use it to aid in creating cmyk separations.

Application Support

This section explains how to load calibrated palettes for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer into Pantone-licensed applications. These instructions assume you are thoroughly familiar with the correct operation and usage of the given software application.

Adobe Illustrator

The PANTONE Calibrated support files include a color file that is similar to the standard PANTONE Colors file included with Illustrator, except that the CMYK values are calibrated for the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer.

With Illustrator 4.0, open the APPLECLR.AI file. Then, select Show Paint Style from the Windows menu.The Paint Style floating window appears. Click the solid color button. The named color list then appears in the scrolling window. Scroll down until you see the PANTONE Colors appear with a "CH" suffix. This suffix distinguishes these colors from the default PANTONE Colors in Illustrator which have a "CV" suffix.  You may now apply these colors to your document. 

In older versions of Adobe Illustrator, you may select the calibrated PANTONE Colors through the Paint Style and Custom Color dialog boxes.

Adobe Photoshop

For Photoshop, PANTONE color support provides file APPLECLR.ACO. To load the file, open it from within Adobe Photoshop. To apply these colors to your palette or image, use the eye dropper tool to grab the CMYK value.

Aldus FreeHand 3.1

For users of FreeHand 3.1, PANTONE color support provides a calibrated PANTONE Color Palette in the form of a color library.  Select Colors from the View Windows menu.

The Colors window appears. Click the arrow on the right-hand side of the Colors window and select "Import." Find and open the file APPLECLR.CLB. Select the PANTONE Colors from the scrolling list. (To select multiple colors, hold down the shift key.) The calibrated PANTONE colors you selected now appear in the Colors window.  You may now apply them to your document.

Macromedia FreeHand 4.0

Move the file named APPLECLR.ACF to the \ALDUS\USENGLSH\COLOR directory. Run FreeHand 4.0. 

Create a new FreeHand 4.0 document. Select Color List from the Window menu. Select Options and then select the Apple Color Laser palette. Choose a desired PANTONE color and click OK.  Choose Color Mixer from the Window menu. Drag the desired color into the Color Mixer box, and the CMYK values for that particular color will appear.

Aldus PageMaker 5.0

PageMaker uses the same color file as FreeHand. Move the APPLECLR.ACF file to the \ALDUS\USENGLSH\COLOR directory. Open PageMaker 5.

Select Define Colors from the Element Menu. In the dialog box that appears click New.  In the Edit Color dialog box, click the Libraries arrow. Click the Apple Color Laser in the hierarchical list. The calibrated PANTONE colors palette appears. Holding down the shift key, click on the PANTONE colors you want to work with in your document. To apply these colors to your working colors palette, click OK button. These colors now appear in your define colors list.

Corel Draw

Corel Draw palettes are provided for CorelDRAW 4.0 (APPLECLR.PAL) and CorelDRAW 5.0 (APPLECLR.CPL).  To apply these colors to your artwork, load the appropriate palette into your Color palette dialog.  The colors are now available to your document.

Micrografx Designer

A Designer palette is provided which you load into your color palettes window.  You can Import the file named APPLECLR.PL4 directly into your Color palette window.

Copyright 1963, 1995 Pantone, Inc. All rights reserved.  PANTONE, PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM, and the PANTONE Calibrated Design are trademarks of Pantone, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
