Nix Spectro L

$699 USD - $3,679 USD

Type: Spectrophotometers

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Nix Spectro L - 5MM
The Nix Spectro L is a color management device that has several features that make it a versatile tool for color management. It is compatible with several color systems such as Pantone, RAL, and NCS. It can measure color in various modes such as Instant CMYK, Print Density, RGB, and HEX. The device has a durable aluminum enclosure and sealed glass optics, making it robust and long-lasting. It has a 9 channel sensor that is upscaled to 31 channels, providing a 10nm output. The device also has M0, M1, and M2 measurement modes that can be used with optical brighteners.

The Nix Spectro L connects seamlessly with the Basic Nix Print Pro app, allowing you to measure CMYK, density, and CIELAB (Lab) values, as well as perform Delta E color comparisons for reliable print verification. It also integrates with Nix Print Pro Premium and existing color management software to support advanced quality control workflows. Optional subscriptions to the Pantone® PMS, ONYX, and GPI (formerly GCMI) color libraries provide access to industry-standard color references for accurate brand color matching and consistent color communication throughout production.

The best solution for color quality management. The Spectro L empowers businesses to quickly achieve precise color standards, saving time and producing exceptional value. A must-have tool for professionals in print, packaging, and graphic arts.

No matter the condition, Nix was built for it. Get creative with how and where you perform your scans and have the confidence to know that your Nix device will withstand any condition you use it in.

You’ll love using the Spectro L – It’s portable, durable, and requires zero training. Just place the Spectro L on the surface you wish to measure, press the ‘Scan with Nix’ button on your mobile device and start exploring color. The Spectro L saves you time and money by providing instant, accurate color data that sets your business apart.

Nix Spectro L Software:
Pantone PMS Library Access: It grants users access to comprehensive Pantone color libraries (e.g., PANTONE® Solid Coated, PANTONE® Solid Uncoated). This allows the Nix Spectro 2 to measure a color and then find the closest match within the official Pantone system.

ONYX Color Library Access: The ONYX Color Library provides professionally curated color references for digital printing workflows. It enables users to measure and compare colors against ONYX standards, helping achieve consistent and repeatable print output across different devices and substrates.

GPI (formerly GCMI) Library Access: The GPI Flexo Edition XI Color Guide (formerly known as GCMI) is a standardized color library developed for the flexographic printing industry. In Nix Print Pro, it serves as a trusted reference for measuring and verifying flexographic colors, helping printers maintain consistent brand colors and meet industry color standards. Access is available as a premium library subscription.

Nix Print Pro Basic: Nix Print Pro Basic is a free color measurement and quality control software included with all Nix Spectro devices. It enables users to measure CMYK, Density, and CIELAB values, perform Delta E color comparisons, verify spot colors, and build CMYK values for accurate print production and color verification. It is available on all platforms including Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS.

Nix Print Pro Premium: An advanced press-side quality control software designed for professional print environments. It helps printing teams monitor, manage, and optimize color accuracy throughout the production process by providing real-time measurement data, corrective feedback, and detailed reporting tools. The Premium version offers full pressroom functionality, including color bar creation, substrate management, density correction feedback, dot gain analysis, job reporting, trending, and color library management. It works with Nix spectrophotometer devices to ensure printed output stays within color tolerances, helping reduce waste, improve consistency, and streamline print workflows.

Nix Spectro 2 vs L
The Nix Spectro 2 and L spectrophotometers differ to suit companies at varying stages of growth. The Spectro 2 excels for large industrial firms seeking uncompromised performance, while the L device is ideal for small to medium-sized businesses. Both devicesshare many of the same features but specific differences are shown below.

The Spectro 2

1 recorded scan per second

True 31 channel spectral data

Available in multiple apertures(5mm and 2mm)

Optional 'Premium Service Plan'

The Spectro L

1 reported scan per 2.5 seconds

9 channel sensor, upscaled to 31 channel, 10nm output

Available in 5mm aperture

'Premium Service Plan' not available

Products of Nix Sensor Ltd are internationally recognized, Red Dot Design Award (2017) and German Design Awards for Excellent Product Design (2018) winners. The company is backed by team of innovators and trusted by companies around the world.
Free Shipping
Free shipping applies to orders over $900 and under 40lbs dimensional weight of the shipping box. Paint and replacement lamps are excluded. Free shipping is available to the contiguous 48 US states and for online purchases only.
Fulfillment
We make every effort to get your product delivered as expediently as possible. Orders placed after 12:00 PM MST may not ship that day. RPimaging, INC may not have all items in stock. Our online store does not provide real-time stock availability. Please call to confirm stock before placing an order. Orders placed by international checkout button are fulfilled by FedEX Cross Border.
Domestic Shipping
RPimaging, INC does not guarantee any delivery time. Shipping terms (i.e. 2nd Day, 3rd Day delivery) refer to the time quoted by the shipper for delivery. These shipping terms do not refer to time from order submission to delivery. Shipper tracking numbers are provided, when available, the day after the product has shipped. Economy and Free shipping options are limited to the 48 contiguous US states. Freight shipment and packages over 40lbs are excluded from Economy and Free shipping offers. Customer purchase orders with payment terms are excluded from free shipping offers. We reserve the right to rescind Economy and/or Free shipping offers for any reason. Orders are shipped Free On Board (FOB) Origin unless otherwise noted.
International Shipping
- Orders placed using the international checkout button are fulfilled by FedEX Cross Border.
- All international packages are subject to relevant duties and taxes.
- A refusal of the shipment will result in return shipping charges which will be deducted from any refund.
- Typical delivery time is 2 - 5 days in transit depending on destination country.
- Next Day delivery service is not available.
- Date specific shipping is not available for international orders.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us.
RETURN POLICY:
If you are not happy, we are not happy.

We strive to ensure you are satisfied with your purchase but understand that sometimes it's not a good fit. Below are our policies:
- No return will be accepted without a RMA (Return Material Authorization) number. Any return without a RMA number will be refused.
- You are responsible for return shipping costs.
- No refund or exchanges are allowed after 30 days from the invoice date.
- Returns are subject up to a 20% restocking fee. Most of the time restocking fees are nominal.
- All returned items must be 100% complete, in original resalable packaging, in resalable condition, with all packaging, manuals, registration cards, accessories, UPC codes intact, and software.
- Software products that use a serial number and not a dongle key can only be replaced with the same title and version if found to be defective.
- No returns on replacement light bulbs.
- No returns on special order items not listed on our online catalog.
- No returns or exchanges for any non-domestic shipments.
- Shipping charges and order processing fees are not refundable. We recommend you select a shipping carrier that provides a shipment tracking option and insurance. Refusal of a shipment will result in return shipping charges which will be deducted from any refund.
- RPimaging, INC reserves the right to refuse any return.
- RPimaging, INC shall not be liable for any consequential or incidental damages arising from purchases from our online store.
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Features	Nix Toolkit	Nix Print Pro Basic	Nix Print Pro Premium
Price	FREE	FREE	$99 USD/Month
Available for	iOS & Android	iOS, Android, MacOS, Windows	MacOS, Windows
Key features	Color lookup, color comparison, and QC	Print and packaging color management on the go	Full featured print and packaging color management
Primary user types	• Professional painters • Manufacturing • Scientists • QC • Sales teams	• Brand owners • Marketing teams • Print QC • Customer service • Prepress • Sales teams	• Professional pressroom color operators • Color library administrators
Compatible Nix devices	Nix Mini 3, Nix Spectro L, Nix Spectro 2	Nix Spectro L, Nix Spectro 2	Nix Spectro L, Nix Spectro 2
Other compatible devices	x	x	✓ (X-Rite eXact 1 & 2, MYRIO 1, i1Pro3, i1Pro3 plus)
Features
Quick color measurement Get accurate digital color values in seconds (sRGB, HEX, CIELAB, CMYK, and more)	✓ No CMYK	✓	✓
Match to paint brands Quickly match to over 200,000 brand name paint colors	✓	x	x
Match to premium libraries Paid and free libraries are available as add-ons	$ PANTONE, NCS, RAL Free - Onyx	$ PANTONE Free – Onyx, 3M Vinyl	$ PANTONE Free – Onyx, 3M Vinyl
Create and manage custom libraries Create new custom libraries, edit your existing ones, and export your libraries into CSV files.	✓	x	✓
Quality Control Compare samples against a target. Identify if colors match with easy Pass/Fail using Delta E.	✓	✓	✓
Quality Control history Search existing results by date, color name, metadata, and comments	✓	x	✓
Match to color library Find the closest match from your selected library to your measurement	✓	✓	✓
Delta E and LAB Find the difference between your measured sample and your target color	✓	✓	✓
Ink Density Quality check ink color density	x	✓	✓
Press Room Create color bar for job, Obtain density with density correction feedback, dot gain information, & trending. Job recall. Reporting.	x	x	✓
Compliance features Pass/fail and caution computed from customizable tolerances for (∆E, ∆L, ∆a, ∆c*, ∆Hº, and ∆ Density)	x	✓	✓
Spot color management Create and manage unlimited spot color reference libraries from real time measurement, or hand-keyed Lab values	x	x	✓
Process color management Add spot and process colors to color bars	x	x	✓
ICC profile support Installed with 7 CRPCs: supports import of custom, user-defined CMYK ICC profiles	x	✓	✓
Report generation & Report recall Reports include color bar/multi colors, black, neutral and spot, LAB/CMYK reference to sample, Spectral & Dot graphs, and metadata	x	✓	✓
Connection to Color Database Server Connect to your reference server for centralizing color standards providing real-time access of updates and changes to all connected workstations	x	✓	✓
Manage Color Database Server Host your own color database server, either on your private network or on the internet	x	x	✓
Color bars / jobs Supports custom color bars including unlimited patches of (practical limitations to be considered) user defined solid and tint process color primaries, secondaries, neutral, spot color, and reference substrate	x	x	✓
Dot area / gain TV/SCTV, TVI/SCTVI and Murray Davies dot area / gain	x	x	✓
Import libraries	x	CxF3, Nix Print Pro, MIF, Adobe ASE	CxF3, Nix Print Pro, MIF, Adobe ASE
Export libraries	x	x coming soon	✓ Nix Print Pro, CxF, ASE
ISO functions	x	x	SCCA
Cache libraries Check Delta E even when there is no internet	x	✓	✓
Share color libraries	$	✓ Free to receive Nix Print Pro Color Libraries	✓ Sharing included as part of Server Functionality

Form Factor
Weight	110g (3.9oz) (Accessories not included in weight)
Dimensions	45mm X 60mm X 60mm (1.77ʺ X 2.36ʺ X 2.36ʺ)
Materials	Durable, matte grey powder coated aluminum enclosure
Haptics	Vibration feedback, RGB feedback
Features	Scratch-resistant glass lens Dust and water-resistant Hard point for braided aircraft cable attachment
Performance
Measurement Cycle Time	1 reported scan/ 2.5 second
Optical resolution	9 channel measurement (8 spectral channels plus clear channel)
Spectral visible range	400 - 700 nm, 10 nm resolution reporting (interpolated)
Repeatability	0.1 ΔE00 on white (D65, 10°, to mean of 10 measurements every 3 s on white, at a temperature of 23 °C)
Inter-instrument agreement	0.5 ΔE₀₀ average, 0.9 ΔE₀₀ max. (deviation from Nix Sensor Ltd. standard unit at a temperature of 23 °C on 12 CMYK tint patches (D65, 10°))
Temperature range	10°C – 35°C
Humidity	0% to 80% (non-condensing)
Optics
Measurement Geometry	45º:0º ring illumination optics
Measurement port	16 mm (0.63ʺ) diameter
Measurement aperture	5 mm (0.20ʺ) diameter (adapters available)
Illumination spot size	6 mm (0.24ʺ) diameter
Light source	High CRI, broad spectrum LED light source (White, Violet and UV)
Adapters	Liquids, powders, gels, and soft surface adapters available
Software Development kit
Features device connectivity routines, commands to request measurements, and utilities to perform color conversions.
For an up-to-date list of features and supported platforms, visit: nixsensor.com/nix-software-development-kit/
Reflectance measurement
Measurement Conditions	M0 – UV included – ISO 13655:2017 M1 – D50 – ISO 13655:2017 M2 – UV excluded – ISO 13655:2017
Calibration
Each unit individually factory calibrated Integrated/automatic temperature compensation.
Integrated/automatic temperature compensation.
White diagnostics tile included for troubleshooting.
Colorimetry data
Illuminant	A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F7, F11 Observer: 2°, 10°
Evaluated according to ASTM E308-18 CIEXYZ, CIELAB, LCH(ab), RGB, CMYK, and more.
Battery life + charging
USB C charging of internal Lithium Polymer Battery.
90 day standby time per charge (device advertising on BLE).
1,000+ scans per charge.
Connectivity
Bluetooth Low Energy.
Legacy USB CDC Serial (Windows, Mac, Linux).
Warranty + expected product lifespan
12 months from date of sale, warranty for manufacturer’s defects (Does not cover user damage).

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