SELECTING COLOR SETTINGS TO MATCH THE IMAGE TYPE(ADVANCED COLOR SETTINGS)

Overview

Preset color settings are available in the machine's printer driver for various uses. These enable printing using the most suitable color settings for the color image type.
Advanced color settings, such as the color management settings and the screening setting for adjusting the color tone expression, are also available for meeting the needs of color image printing.
The following color management settings are available.
Windows ICM*1: Color management method in a Windows environment
  
ColorSync: Color management method in a Macintosh environment
  
Source Profile: Select a source color profile of color matching.
  
Rendering Intent: The selections below provide the ability to modify color image processing to suit specific preferences. (Color matching method: Method of color converting RGB colors on the display, etc. into CMYK colors in the printer)
  
Output Profile: Selects a color profile for the image to be printed
  
CMYK Correction*2: Corrects the image to obtain the optimum printing result when printing a CMYK image.
  
Screening: Select the screening to modify the image to suit specific preferences, according to the appropriate image processing method.
  
Neutral Gray: Select a creating method of neutral gray.
  
Pure Black Print: Select whether you want to print black data area with only black toner.
  
Trapping: Select to prevent void area which may be generated around edge of colors.
  
Sharpness: This is used to sharpen an image or make it softer.
  
Black Overprint*3: Prevents whitening of the outline of black text.
  
Custom CMYK Simulation Profile*3: Adjusts the colors to simulate printing that would be obtained with the process colors used in printing presses.
  
Simulation Profile*3: Selects the process colors.
    *1 Cannot be selected when using the PS printer driver in Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/8/Server 2012.
    *2 Can only be used when using the PCL6 printer driver.
    *3 Can only be used when using the PS printer driver (Windows/Macintosh).

Operation

Windows
Click the [Color] tab and select [Image Type].
  • Standard: Data that includes text, photos, graphs, etc.
  • Graphics: Data with many drawings or illustrations
  • Photo: Photo data or data that uses photos
  • CAD: Engineering drawing data
  • Scan: Data scanned by a scanner
  • Minimum Color Difference: Data to be printed in colors as viewed on the screen
  • Custom: Data to be printed with special settings
Click the [Advanced Color...] button and specify the settings.
To configure color management using the Windows OS ICM, set "Original Type" to [Custom] in step 1. Then, click the [Windows ICM] checkbox so that the checkmark appears.
To configure "Source Profile" and other detailed color management tasks, select the desired settings from the menus.
Windows ICM cannot be selected when the PS printer driver is used in Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/8/Server 2012.
Macintosh
Select [Color].
Select [Print Mode].
To use the Mac OS color management function, select the [ColorSync] checkbox so that the checkmark appears. In this case, you cannot select "Image Type".
Select [Image Type].
  • Standard: Data that includes text, photos, graphs, etc.
  • Graphics: Data with many drawings or illustrations
  • Photo: Photo data or data that uses photos
  • CAD: Engineering drawing data
  • Scan: Data scanned by a scanner
  • Minimum Color Difference: Data to be printed in colors as viewed on the screen
  • Custom: Data to be printed with special settings
  • When you have selected [Custom], select "Neutral Gray".
Click the [Advanced Color...] button and specify the settings.
To configure color management settings, select the desired settings from the menus. To set "CMYK Simulation", select the [CMYK Simulation] checkbox to set to and then select the desired setting.
  • In Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8, click the [Advanced Color...] tab to configure advanced color settings.
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