HP 9500hdn HP Color LaserJet 9500n/9500hdn - User Reference Guide - Page 162

Four-color printing (CMYK) Cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) are the inks that a printing press uses. The process is often called four-color printing. CMYK data files are typically used by and originate from graphic arts (printing and publishing) environments. CMYK Inkset Emulation (PostScript only) The printer's color rendering of CMYK can be made to emulate several standard offset press ink sets. q Default. This selection is good for general-purpose rendering of CMYK data. It is designed to render photographs well, while at the same time providing rich, saturated colors for text and graphics. q SWOP. This is a common ink standard in the U.S. and other countries/regions. q Euroscale. This is a common ink standard in Europe and other countries/regions. q DIC (Dainippon Ink and Chemical). This is a common ink standard in Japan and other countries/regions. q Device. Emulation is turned off in this selection. In order to render photographs properly with this selection, images require color management in the application or operating system. To change the CMYK Inkset Emulation in Windows (all PS versions) 1 Open the printer driver (see "Changing the settings for a print job" on page 120). 2 On the Color tab, select the emulation from the CMYK Inkset Emulation drop-down list. 3 Click OK. 160 Using color ENWW