The following are the mechanical specifications for the color bar artwork for the X-Rite Eye-One iSis and iSis XL spectrophotometers. For more information about mechanical specifications, see the documentation that is provided with your spectrophotometer.
| 1 | First patch top edge |
| 2 | Leader edge |
| 3 | You can write in the first 1.2 cm (0.47 in.) |
| 4 | Clear space one |
| 5 | Bar height |
| 6 | Clear space two |
| 7 | Rows |
| 8 | Trailer edge |
| 9 | Columns |
| 10 | Positioning mark height |
| 11 | Positioning mark width |
| 12 | Chart width |
| 13 | Patch height |
| 14 | Patch width |
| 15 | Chart height |
| 16 | Positioning mark white space |
| 17 | First patch left edge |
Note: Before you can feed the chart of the color bar into the i1iSis spectrophotometer, you must cut the chart from the proof. Align the chart with the left side of the feed area on the iSis and iSis XL, and then feed the chart into the spectrophotometer.
| Area | Dimension | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chart | Width | 6 cm (2.36 in.) | 23 cm (9.06 in.) XL: 33 cm (13 in.) |
| Height | 17 cm (6.7 in. | 66 cm (26 in.) | |
| Patch surrounding | Leader edge | 3.2 cm (1.26 in.) | 8 cm (3.15 in.) |
| Trailer edge | 2.5 cm (0.98 in.) | ||
| Clear space | 1 2 cm (0.79 in.) | ||
| Clear space 2 | 6 mm (0.24 in.) | ||
| Bar height | 5 mm (0.20 in.) | 8 mm (0.31 in.) | |
| Positioning marks described below | |||
| Patches | Patch array | 1 patch | 3000 patches |
| Patch height | 6 mm (0.24 in.) | 20 mm (0.79 in.) | |
| Patch width | 6 mm ( 0.24 in.) | 20 mm (0.79 in.) | |
The positioning bar requirements are:
- The positioning bar must be vertically centered with the patches.
- Next to the positioning bar must be some clear space without any mark or writing.
- The relative density of the positioning bar must be at least 0.8 D.
- The homogeneity of the positioning bar must be within 0.2 D.
The positioning mark requirements are:
- Place position marks on both sides of each patch row.
- Place the right positioning mark (right edge of the mark) within the following maximum distance from the left edge of the paper:
- Eye-One iSis Standard: 21.8 cm (8.58 in.)
- Eye-One iSis XL: 31.8 cm (12.5 in.)
- Vertically center the positioning marks with the patches.
- Surround the positioning marks with white space.
- The relative density of the positioning marks must be at least 0.8 D.
- The positioning marks and positioning bar must be the same color.
- The positioning marks must be diamond shaped.
| Dimension | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Positioning marker width | 5 mm (0.19 in.) |
| Positioning marker height | 2.5 mm (0.09 in.) |
| White space left of marker | Only 3 mm (0.11 in.) is supported |
| White space right of marker | Only 3 mm (0.11 in.) is supported |