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Advanced color settings, Color management, ICM Image Color Management

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Chapter 5 Note Use an HP premium photo paper when printing in the maximum dpi mode to enhance color matching and detail in the photo. Advanced color settings Use the Advanced color settings dialog box to adjust how printed colors appear in the photos. Adjusting these settings causes the printed colors to differ from the colors that appear on the computer monitor. To specify advanced color settings, follow these steps: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Color tab, and then click the Advanced Color Settings button. The Advanced Color Settings dialog box is displayed. 3. You can adjust the following settings: - Advanced color settings: Adjust the Saturation, Brightness, and Color Tone to affect how overall colors are printed. - Specific color settings: Adjust the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black sliders to specify the level of each color that is used in printing. Note When you adjust color settings, the changes are reflected in the Preview box. 4. After specifying the color settings, click OK. 5. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. Color management Color management defines the range of colors that can be printed. The printer software translates the colors of the photo from the current color settings to the color management option that is selected. Follow these steps to select a color management option: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Color tab. 3. Click one of the following options in the Color Management drop-down list: - ColorSmart/sRGB: ColorSmart/sRGB is an appropriate option for most print jobs. It is used for most Web-based documents and current imaging devices. - AdobeRGB: When using AdobeRGB to print from a professional software program, turn off the color management in the program and allow the printer software to manage the color space. Use the AdobeRGB setting for photos that were originally created in the AdobeRGB color space. - Managed by Application: Use this option to allow the program from which you are printing to manage the color of the photo. - ICM (Image Color Management): ICM is a Microsoft technology that helps ensure that a color image, graphic or text object is printed as close as possible to its original color and helps keep its colors consistent and accurate. 4. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 44 HP Deskjet 6940 series

Section	Page
Contents	3
Welcome	6
Special features	7
Get started	8
Printer features	8
Buttons and lights	10
Paper trays	13
Photo/envelope feeder	15
Print cartridges	17
Ink-backup mode	18
Automatic paper-type sensor	19
Quiet mode	19
Connect to the printer	20
USB	20
Wired Ethernet networking	21
Ethernet basics	21
What you need for a wired network	22
Ethernet network examples	23
Install the printer on an Ethernet network	24
Connect the printer to an Ethernet network	24
Install the printer software	25
Ethernet lights	26
Report Page button	27
Network light	27
HP Report page	28
Embedded Web server (EWS)	30
Configure Bluetooth settings on a network printer	31
Reset the printer to the factory default settings	32
Networking glossary	33
Bluetooth wireless printing	36
Connect the HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter	36
Configure Bluetooth settings	37
HP iPAQ Bluetooth printing	38
Print photos	40
Print borderless photos	40
Print photos with a border	42
HP Real Life technologies	44
Photo print cartridge	44
Maximum dpi	45
Advanced color settings	46
Color management	46
Gray photo print cartridge	47
Exif Print	47
Store and handle photo paper	48
Save money when printing photos	48
Other photo projects	48
Share photos with friends and family	49
Print photos from a digital camera	50
Use a PictBridge camera	50
PictBridge printing	50
Use a Bluetooth camera phone	51
Print other documents	53
E-mail	53
Letters	54
Documents	55
Envelopes	56
Brochures	57
Greeting cards	59
Postcards	60
Transparencies	61
Labels	62
Index cards and other small media	63
Booklets	64
Posters	65
Iron-on transfers	67
Banners	68
CD/DVD tattoos	69
Printing tips	71
Printing shortcuts	71
Fast/economical printing	71
General everyday printing	72
Presentation printing	72
Print in grayscale	72
Select a print quality	72
Set the page order	73
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper	73
Print preview	73
Set a custom paper size	74
Select a paper type	74
Select a paper source	75
Print task quick sets	75
Automatic two-sided printing	76
Manual two-sided printing	78
Book binding	79
Tablet binding	79
Resize a document	81
Watermarks	81
Printer software	83
Printer Properties dialog box	83
What's This? help	83
Ink Status window	83
Download printer software updates	84
Maintenance	85
Install print cartridges	85
Set the auto-off feature	88
Align the print cartridges	89
Calibrate color	89
Automatically clean print cartridges	89
Print a test page	89
View estimated ink levels	89
Maintain the printer body	90
Remove ink from your skin and clothing	90
Manually clean print cartridges	90
Maintain print cartridges	91
Store print cartridges	91
Printer Toolbox	92
Troubleshooting	94
Ethernet problems	94
Printer does not print	96
Paper jam	97
Paper problems	99
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once	99
Paper mismatch	100
Printer is stalled	100
Print cartridge problems	101
Photos do not print correctly	103
Part of the photo is faded	104
PictBridge problems	105
Bluetooth printing problems	106
Banners do not print correctly	108
Print quality is poor	108
Too much or too little ink appears on the page	109
Document is misprinted	110
Problems with borderless documents	111
Part of the photo is faded	113
Photo has an unwanted border	114
Error messages	115
Out-of-paper message	116
Printer lights are on or flashing	116
Document prints slowly	118
If you continue to have problems	119
HP support process	119
Accessories	120
Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory (duplexer)	120
Install the duplexer	121
Enable the duplexer	121
Automatic two-sided printing	122
Print a booklet automatically	123
Automatic two-sided printing problems	124
Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory specifications	126
250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray	127
Install the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory	127
Load the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory	128
Use the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory	131
250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory specifications	131
Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray	132
Install the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray	133
Enable the duplexer	133
Print postcards	134
Use the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray when printing from a digital camera	135
Print small photos	136
Print envelopes	137
Problems with the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray	138
Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray specifications	141
Supplies	143
Paper	143
USB cables	143
Accessories	143
Specifications	144
Printer specifications	144
Environmental information	145
Environmental statement	145
Reduction and elimination	145
Recycling	145
Recycling information for the European Union	146
Energy consumption	146

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Note

Use an HP premium photo paper when printing in the maximum dpi mode

to enhance color matching and detail in the photo.

Advanced color settings

Use the Advanced color settings dialog box to adjust how printed colors appear in the

photos.

Adjusting these settings causes the printed colors to differ from the colors that appear

on the computer monitor.

To specify advanced color settings, follow these steps:

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

Click the

Color

tab, and then click the

Advanced Color Settings

button.

The Advanced Color Settings dialog box is displayed.

You can adjust the following settings:

–

Advanced color settings

: Adjust the

Saturation

Brightness

, and

Color

Tone

to affect how overall colors are printed.

–

Specific color settings

: Adjust the

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

, and

Black

sliders

to specify the level of each color that is used in printing.

Note

When you adjust color settings, the changes are reflected in the

Preview box.

After specifying the color settings, click

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

Color management

Color management defines the range of colors that can be printed. The printer software

translates the colors of the photo from the current color settings to the color management

option that is selected.

Follow these steps to select a color management option:

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

Click the

Color

tab.

Click one of the following options in the

Color Management

drop-down list:

–

ColorSmart/sRGB

: ColorSmart/sRGB is an appropriate option for most print

jobs. It is used for most Web-based documents and current imaging devices.

–

AdobeRGB

: When using AdobeRGB to print from a professional software

program, turn off the color management in the program and allow the printer

software to manage the color space. Use the AdobeRGB setting for photos that

were originally created in the AdobeRGB color space.

–

Managed by Application

: Use this option to allow the program from which you

are printing to manage the color of the photo.

–

ICM (Image Color Management)

: ICM is a Microsoft technology that helps

ensure that a color image, graphic or text object is printed as close as possible

to its original color and helps keep its colors consistent and accurate.

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

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