HP DesignJet T2600 User Guide - Page 142
Color management from printer drivers, Color management options, Color options, Printing in color
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Color management from printer drivers Color management options The aim of color management is to reproduce colors as accurately as possible on all devices: so that, when you print an image, you see very similar colors as when you view the same image on your monitor. There are two basic approaches to color management for your printer: ● Printer-Managed Colors: In this case your application program sends your image to the printer without any color conversion, and the printer converts the colors to its own color space. The details of this process depend on the graphics language that you are using. HP recommends this setting for the best experience and results. - PostScript: The PostScript and PDF interpreter modules perform the color conversion using the profiles stored in the printer and any additional ICC color profiles sent with the PostScript job. This kind of color management is done when you are using the PostScript or PDF driver. - Non-PostScript (PCL3, CALS/G4): The color management is done using a set of stored color tables. ICC profiles are not used. This method is somewhat less versatile than the alternatives, but is a little simpler and faster, and can produce good results with standard HP paper types. NOTE: In non-PostScript printing, the printer can convert to sRGB if you are using Windows, or to Adobe RGB if you are using Mac OS X. ● Application-Managed Colors: In this case your application program must convert the colors of your image to the color space of your printer and paper type, using the ICC profile embedded in the image and the ICC profile of your printer and paper type. IMPORTANT: Make sure to select matching settings in the driver and in the application. You are recommended to consult the HP Support Center (see HP Support Center on page 234) to see how to use the color management options of your particular application. See also Print a document with the correct colors on page 141. To choose between Application-Managed Colors and Printer-Managed Colors: ● In the Windows driver dialog: Select the Color tab. ● In some applications: You can make this choice in the application. Color options Printing in color The printer prints in color by default. You can select color printing explicitly in the following ways: ● In your application program: Many programs provide this option. ● In the Windows driver dialog: Go to the Color tab and look at the Output Color or Color Options section (whichever is available in your driver). Select Print in color. 134 Chapter 9 Color management ENWW