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Color Swatch Utility, Operations environment, Printing RGB color samples

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Convenient print functions Matching Colors Using Utility Software Network Setup Checking and Changing Printer Settings Using the Control Panel Matching Colors Using Utilities Color Swatch Utility 1 Operations environment The color swatch utility is a utility for using the device to print RGB color samples. By viewing 2 the printed color samples, you can check which RGB values should be specified using the application to print the desired colors. Note --Cannot be used by Macintosh. 3 --The color swatch utility is installed together with the printer drivers. Printing RGB color samples 4 1 Print sample colors. (1) Select [Start]>[All Programs]> [OKI Data]>[Color Swatch 5 Utility]>[Color Swatch Utility] to start the color swatch utility. (2) Click the [Print] button. (3) Select the device. (4) Click [OK] or [Print]. 3 pages of color samples will be printed. (Samples) Color block Color values R: 255 G: 203 B: 220 Memo zz The RGB values displayed below the color block denote the proportions (0 to 255) of the R (red), G (green), and B (blue) colors in the color block. (5) Select the color to be printed from the printed color samples, and note down the printed RGB value. Memo zz If there are no colors in the color samples that you want to print, customize the color samples using the following procedure. (6) Click the [Switch] button to switch to custom color samples. (7) Click the [Advanced] button to display the [Edit Custom Color Swatch] dialog box. (8) Adjust the three bars until the desired colors are displayed in the monitor window, and click [Close]. zz Hue: Changes the hue. 0 denotes red, and to increase the value, rotate once towards the green direction. Increase 0 zz Saturation: Changes the vividness. The greater the saturation the more vivid, and the lower the saturation, the darker (grayer) the result. Saturation 100 Saturation 0 zz Brightness: Changes the darkness. If the brightness is at maximum (100%), the image turns white, and at its darkest (0%), the image turns black. Brightness 0 Brightness 100 (9) Click the [Print] button. (10) Select the device. (11) Click [OK] or [Print]. 1 page will be printed by the device. (12) If the desired color cannot be found in the color samples, repeat Steps (6) to (11). Appendix Index - 172 -

Section	Page
Manual Configuration	2
Reading the Manual	3
Symbols	3
Keys, Buttons, and Symbols	3
Illustrations	4
Screens	4
Inscriptions	5
Convenient print functions	13
Printer driver functions table	14
Functions explanation	14
Windows PS printer driver functions	14
Windows PCL printer driver functions	16
Windows XPS printer driver functions	17
Mac OS X PS printer driver functions	18
Printing on various papers	22
Printing on envelopes	22
Before setting	22
Printing on standard size envelopes	23
Printing on irregular size envelopes	28
Printing on glossy paper	35
Printing on labels and transparencies	41
Printing on user-selected paper sizes (custom pages and lengthy printing)	47
Using custom media	52
Economy printing	54
Printing multiple pages on a single sheet (multi-page printing)	54
2-Sided Printing	56
Test printing with toner economy (toner economy mode)	58
Changing sizes to print	61
Enlarging/reducing pages	61
Enlarging and printing multiple sheets (poster printing)	63
Sorting pages to print pamphlets (booklets)	65
Clean printing	67
Changing print quality (resolution)	67
Printing sharper photos (photo mode)	69
Printign text and lines sharply	69
Compensating fine lines	71
Using printer fonts	73
Using PC fonts	75
Printing print results so that people cannot see them	76
Entering passwords to print (Secure Print)	76
Printing secret text (encrypted secure print)	78
Correcting the Print Position on the Paper Using the Control Panel	81
Correcting the print start position	81
Adjusting the Image Stretch (Print Length) Using the Control Panel	83
Adjusting the stretch of print results	83
Advanced print functions	85
Setting the page order	85
Printing documents in page order	85
Printing documents in reverse page order	85
Printing single sheets manually	87
Automatically selecting trays	90
Printing only covers from a separate tray (cover printing)	92
Stamping and printing (watermarks)	93
Collate (sort printing)	95
Outputting portrait and landscape alternately using batch printing	97
Saving data for repeat printing	99
Printing using registered forms (overlay printing)	101
Automatically switching trays	103
Using the printer buffer	106
Outputting to file without printing	107
Downloading PostScript files	108
Printing PostScript errors	109
Changing emulation modes	109
Changing settings for mono printing	110
Saving the printer driver settings	111
Saving settings	111
Calling and using saved settings	112
Changing the default printer driver settings	113
Deleting or updating printer drivers	114
Deleting the printer drivers	114
Updating the printer drivers	115
Matching Colors	119
Matching colors using the control panel	120
Manually compensating color drift	120
Automatically compensating density and gradation	120
Manually compensating density	121
Watermark adjustment for density compensation	122
Adjusting the color balance (density)	123
Adjusting the color balance	126
Matching Colors Using the Printer Drivers	128
Color matching	128
What is color matching?	128
Color matching (recommended)	128
Easy color matching (Office colors)	130
Color matching (GraphicPro)	133
Color matching (color matching OFF)	135
Changing black finish	137
Printing using monochrome (black and white)	140
Rendering white lines between text and background inconspicuous (black overprint)	142
Calibrating plate misalignment (trapping)	143
Simulating print effects	145
Printing using color analysis (classification printing)	148
Disabling the Postscript Color Matching	149
Matching Colors Using Utilities	150
Color Correct Utility	150
Changing palette colors (Windows)	150
Changing palette colors (Macintosh)	154
Changing gamma values and hues (Windows)	158
Changing gamma values and hues (Macintosh)	161
Saving color adjustment settings (Windows)	163
Saving color matching settings (Macintosh)	164
Importing color matching settings (Windows)	165
Importing color matching settings (Macintosh)	167
Deleting color matching settings (Windows)	168
Deleting color matching settings (Macintosh)	169
PS Gamma Adjuster	170
Registering gamma (Windows)	170
Registering gamma (Macintosh)	171
Color Swatch Utility	172
Operations environment	172
Printing RGB color samples	172
Profile assistant	173
Registering ICC profiles	174
Using Utility Software	175
Utility software that can be used with the printer	176
Utilities table	176
Windows/Macintosh common utilities	176
Windows utilities	176
Macintosh utilities	178
Installing utilities	178
Windows	178
Macintosh	179
Windows utilities	180
Configuration Tool	180
Operations environment	180
Installing	180
Registering devices	182
Device Info tab	183
Network Setting plug-in	183
Storage Manager plug-in	184
PDF Print Direct	187
Operations environment	187
Printing PDF files	187
Print Job Accounting client	188
Operations environment	188
Installing	188
Changing job account modes	188
Change the Printer Display Language	192
Operations environment	192
Switching the control panel language	192
Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR)	194
Operations environment	194
Starting up	194
Downloading files to the printer	194
Checking/deleting/transferring jobs	195
Checking the printer status	195
Adding printers	196
Automatically transferring jobs	196
Printing using multiple printers simultaneously	197
Starting the web browser	198
Adding comments	199
Setting IP addresses automatically	200
Uninstalling	200
Network Extension	201
Operations environment	201
Checking the printer settings	201
Setting options automatically	202
Uninstalling	202
Web Driver Installer	203
Mac OS X utilities	204
Panel language setup	204
Setting the printer	204
Print Job Accounting client	205
Installing	205
Registering user IDs and user names	205
Registering multiple users simultaneously	205
Changing user IDs and user names	206
Deleting user IDs and user names	206
Network Card Setup Utility	207
Setting IP addresses	207
Making web settings	207
Finishing the Network Card Setup Utility	208
Network Setup	209
Network setting items	210
Initializing network settings	223
Using DHCP	224
Setting the DHCP server	224
Setting the printer	225
Using SNMP	227
About IPv6	228
Checking IPv6 addresses	228
Setting the network from the web browser	229
Operations environment	229
Starting up	229
Logging in as an administrator	230
Items table	231
Changing administrator passwords	233
Checking printer status from the PC	234
Changing printer settings from the PC	234
Encrypting communications (SSL/TLS)	235
Printing using IPP	237
Encrypting communications (IPSec)	239
Using the access restriction function (IP filter) with IP addresses	246
Using the access restriction function with MAC addresses	247
Notifying errors using e-mail	249
Notifying errors periodically using e-mail	251
Using SNMPv3	254
Using IEEE802.1X	256
Changing EtherTalk printer names (Macintosh)	260
Changing EtherTalk zones (Macintosh)	260
Printing without printer drivers (Direct printing)	261
Printing PDF files	261
Setting the server to print mail attachments	262
Checking and Changing Printer Settings Using the Control Panel	263
Printing printer information	264
Printable report tables	264
Printing printer settings lists	265
Settings details	265
Printing printer information lists	266
Network information	266
File list	267
Demo pages	267
Error log	268
Total print results	268
Total print results Printing print lists	269
Font list	269
Color profile list	269
User media list	270
Test prints	270
Registering custom sizes (irregular paper)	271
Changing administrator passwords	273
Restricting button operations (panel lockout)	274
Restricting menu displays (menu lockout)	275
Checking print quantities	276
Checking remaining consumables and maintenance unit quantities	277
Table of setting items in the device setup screen	278
Device setup screen	278
[Configuration]	279
[Print Information]	282
[Print Secure Job]	283
[Menus]	284
[Admin Setup]	297
[Print Statistics]	315
[Calibration]	316
[Boot Menu]	320
Appendix	321
Using Print Job Accounting	322
Number of usable user IDs and logs	322
Character code table	323
PostScript mode	323
PCL mode	326

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Matching Colors Using Utilities

Convenient print

functions

Appendix

Index

Checking and

Changing Printer

Settings Using

the Control Panel

Network

Setup

Matching

Colors

Using Utility

Software

Color Swatch Utility

Operations environment

The color swatch utility is a utility for using the

device to print RGB color samples. By viewing

the printed color samples, you can check which

RGB values should be speciﬁed using the

application to print the desired colors.

Note

– Cannot be used by Macintosh.

– The color swatch utility is installed together with the

printer drivers.

Printing RGB color samples

Print sample colors.

(1)

Select [Start]>[All Programs]>

[OKI Data]>[Color Swatch

Utility]>[Color Swatch Utility] to

start the color swatch utility.

(2)

Click the [Print] button.

(3)

Select the device.

(4)

Click [OK] or [Print].

3 pages of color samples will be printed.

(Samples)

Color

block

Color

values

R: 255

G: 203

B: 220

Memo

The RGB values displayed below the color block

denote the proportions (0 to 255) of the R (red),

G (green), and B (blue) colors in the color block.

(5)

Select the color to be printed from

the printed color samples, and note

down the printed RGB value.

Memo

If there are no colors in the color samples that

you want to print, customize the color samples

using the following procedure.

(6)

Click the [Switch] button to switch

to custom color samples.

(7)

Click the [Advanced] button to

display the [Edit Custom Color

Swatch] dialog box.

(8)

Adjust the three bars until the

desired colors are displayed in the

monitor window, and click [Close].

Hue: Changes the hue. 0 denotes red, and to

increase the value, rotate once towards the

green direction.

Increase

Saturation: Changes the vividness. The greater

the saturation the more vivid, and the lower the

saturation, the darker (grayer) the result.

Saturation 100

Saturation 0

Brightness: Changes the darkness. If the

brightness is at maximum (100%), the image

turns white, and at its darkest (0%), the image

turns black.

Brightness 0

Brightness 100

(9)

Click the [Print] button.

(10)

Select the device.

(11)

Click [OK] or [Print].

1 page will be printed by the device.

(12)

If the desired color cannot be found

in the color samples, repeat Steps

(6) to (11).