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Optimizing RGB Color for Printing

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Advanced When installed, the Color Optimizer button appears in the Advanced tab. The Color Optimizer button does not appear in the user interface when PDF is selected as the PDL or Black & White mode is selected in the Administrator Settings dialog box. Color Optimizer is unavailable for the following settings: Black & White in the Imaging, Basic, or Quick Print tab. Administrator Settings > Lock Security Settings in the Device Settings tab. In a client / server environment. Optimizing RGB Color for Printing You can use Color Optimizer to match a single color accurately in a print job. Options selected in the Color Optimizer dialog box are also saved in Imaging > Adjustment. At any time, you can click the Info icon in the Color Optimizer dialog box for instructions. 1 Open the document containing the desired color. 2 From the application's File menu, click Print, then click Preferences or Properties to open the Properties dialog box. 3 Click the Advanced tab, and click Color Optimizer. 4 In the Color Optimizer dialog box, under Color adjustment, select Custom 1, Custom 2, or Custom 3. 5 Under Printer profile, select from available options. 6 Select a color by one of the following methods: Click and drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to select the desired color. If you know the RGB values of the color, type the values into the RGB boxes, or click the up or down arrow buttons to adjust the values. The color appears in the color preview box. 7 Click the printer icon to print a one-page table displaying variations of the selected color. From the printed Color Optimizer Table, select the desired variation. 8 In the Color Optimizer dialog box, type the number of the selected variation (1-121) in the spin box next to the color preview box, or click the up or down arrow buttons to select the number. 9 If desired, type a description of the custom setting in the Description box, up to 30 characters. The description only appears in the Color Optimizer dialog box. 10 Click OK or Apply to save the settings. 10-9 User Guide

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
1 Installation	7
Preparing to Install the Driver	7
Selecting an Installation Method	7
Installing Utilities	8
Upgrading Driver Components	8
Express Installation	8
Installing in Express Mode	8
Custom Installation	9
Installing in Custom Mode with a USB Connection	10
Installing in Custom Mode with a Network Connection	11
Optional Printer Components	12
Installing Optional Printer Components	12
Adding a Printer Driver Through the Wizard	13
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows XP and Windows 2000	13
Installing a Printer Driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista	13
Printer Driver Settings Access	14
Changing the Default Driver Settings	14
2 Device Settings	15
Accessing the Device Settings Tab	15
Setting Device Options	16
Setting Device Options	16
Setting up Custom Boxes	16
Auto Configure	17
Enabling Auto Configuration	17
Memory	17
Setting the Memory	18
Administrator Settings	18
Job Accounting	18
Job Accounting Options	18
Printing with Job Accounting	19
Show Quick Print Tab	19
Color Page Count	20
Accessing Color Page Count	20
Black & White Mode	20
Lock Security Settings	20
Administrator Password	20
Setting the Administrator Password	20
Clearing the Administrator Password	21
SNMP	21
SNMPv3 Options	21
Selecting SNMP Settings	22
User Settings	22
Identification	22
Setting User Identification	22
Units	23
Selecting a Unit of Measurement	23
Language Preference	23
Setting Language Preference	23
PDL (Page Description Language)	23
PDL Options	24
Selecting PDL Options	24
PDF	25
PDF Options	25
Printing and Saving to PDF	26
XPS Driver	27
Compatibility Settings	27
Media Source Enumeration	27
Setting Media Sources	28
Disable Face-Up Reverse Page Order	28
Ignore Application Collation	28
Selecting Printer Driver Collation	28
Combine Source and Media Type Lists	28
Creating a Combined Source List	29
Removing a Plug-in	29
3 Quick Print	30
Quick Print Options	30
Specifying Print Options	30
Color Mode	31
Collation	31
Duplex Printing	31
Multiple Pages per Sheet	32
Profile Options	32
Selecting Profiles	32
Saving a Profile	32
Editing a Profile	33
Deleting a Profile	33
Importing a Profile	33
Exporting a Profile	34
4 Basic	35
Basic Paper Settings	35
Source and Media Types	36
Print Size and Page Size	36
Creating a Custom Page Size	36
Printing with Custom Size Pages	37
Duplex Printing	37
Printing in Duplex Mode	38
Collation	38
Printing Collated Documents	38
Printing in Color, Black & White, and EcoPrint	39
Kyocera Logo	39
Displaying Version Information	39
Displaying Plug-in Information	39
5 Layout	41
Booklet	41
Printing a Booklet	41
Multiple Pages per Sheet	42
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet	42
Poster	42
Printing a Poster	43
Scaling	43
Setting Scaling on the Page	43
6 Finishing	45
Finishing Edge	45
Finishing Edge Combinations	45
Setting the Finishing Edge	46
Positioning Options for Finishing Edge	46
Custom Finishing Edge Settings	46
Gutter	47
Creating a Gutter	47
Staple	47
Stapling a Print Job	48
Punch	48
Setting Punch Options	48
Punching a Print Job	49
Separation	49
Rotate Copies	49
Rotating Copies	49
Offset Jobs	50
Offsetting Jobs	50
7 Imaging	51
Print Quality and Custom Quality	51
Selecting Print Quality	51
Selecting EcoPrint	51
Trapping	52
Fonts	52
Font Settings	52
Selecting Font Settings	53
Font Substitution	53
Setting Font Substitution	53
Disable Device Fonts	54
Disabling Device Fonts	54
Graphics	54
Pattern Scaling	54
Inversion Settings	55
Optimization Settings	55
CIE Optimization	55
CMYK Processing	55
Color Mode	56
Printer Profile	56
Color Correction	57
Setting a Default Color Profile	57
Adjusting Color	59
Adjusting HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness)	59
Adjusting RGB (Red, Green, Blue)	60
Adjusting Grayscale	60
Text and Graphics Effects	60
8 Publishing	62
Cover Mode	62
Printing Covers	62
Cover Mode Options	63
Choosing Cover Media	65
Page Insert	66
Printing Page Inserts	66
Page Insertion Options	66
Transparency Interleaving	67
Interleaving Transparencies	67
9 Job	69
Job Storage (e-MPS)	69
Job Storage (e-MPS) options	69
Custom Box	70
Storing a Job in a Custom Box	70
Quick Copy	71
Printing a Quick Copy Job	71
Proof and Hold	71
Printing a Proof and Hold Job	72
Private Print	72
Storing a Private Print Job	72
Job Storage	73
Storing a Job Storage Job	73
Job Name	73
Don’t Use Application Name	74
Overwrite Job Name	74
Selecting a Job Name	74
10 Advanced	76
Prologue/Epilogue	76
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File	76
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File	76
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File	77
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	77
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File	77
Specifying the Insertion Point	77
Watermark	78
Adding or Editing a Watermark	78
Selecting Pages for Watermark	79
Security Watermark	80
Adding or Editing a Security Watermark	81
Adjusting Security Watermark Calibration	82
Selecting Pages for Security Watermark	82
Locking the Security Watermark Settings	83
Color Optimizer	83
Optimizing RGB Color for Printing	84
Configuring Status Monitor	85
Setting Status Monitor Preferences	85
EMF Spooling	87
Selecting EMF Spooling	87
Enable Client Profile	87
11 Profiles	88
Saving a Profile	88
Editing a Profile	89
Deleting a Profile	89
Importing a Profile	89
Exporting a Profile	90

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Advanced

When installed, the

Color Optimizer

button appears in the

Advanced

tab. The

Color Optimizer

button does not appear in the user interface when

PDF

selected as the PDL or

Black & White mode

is selected in the

Administrator

Settings

dialog box.

Color Optimizer

is unavailable for the following settings:

Black & White

in the

Imaging

Basic

, or

Quick Print

tab.

Administrator Settings

Lock Security Settings

in the

Device Settings

tab.

In a client / server environment.

Optimizing RGB Color for Printing

You can use

Color Optimizer

to match a single color accurately in a print job.

Options selected in the

Color Optimizer

dialog box are also saved in

Imaging

Adjustment

. At any time, you can click the Info icon in the

Color Optimizer

dialog box for instructions.

Open the document containing the desired color.

From the application's

File

menu, click

, then click

Preferences

Properties

to open the

Properties

dialog box.

Click the

Advanced

tab, and click

Color Optimizer

In the

Color Optimizer

dialog box, under

Color adjustment

, select

Custom 1

Custom 2

, or

Custom 3

Under

Printer profile

, select from available options.

Select a color by one of the following methods:

Click and drag the eyedropper tool anywhere on the screen to select the

desired color.

If you know the RGB values of the color, type the values into the RGB boxes,

or click the up or down arrow buttons to adjust the values.

The color appears in the color preview box.

Click the printer icon to print a one-page table displaying variations of the

selected color. From the printed

Color Optimizer Table

, select the desired

variation.

In the

Color Optimizer

dialog box, type the number of the selected variation

(1–121) in the spin box next to the color preview box, or click the up or down

arrow buttons to select the number.

If desired, type a description of the custom setting in the

Description

box, up to

30 characters. The description only appears in the

Color Optimizer

dialog box.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.

User Guide

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