Oki C5300n OKI C5300 User's Guide: Mac (Am English) - Page 63

Macintosh OS 10.2 Operation This section explains how to change the printer's operation for specific print jobs when required and is accessed directly from within an application. Most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed from within the document print dialogue. This section will first detail options as they apply to the OKI printer driver, followed by a general discussion of certain common printer driver options. Refer to manufacturer's guidelines regarding other driver operations. COLOR PRINT MATCHING The install utility provides a color matching profile for your printer. In general, using the OKI Color Matching settings will provide reasonable default settings that produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own color settings and these may override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the documentation for your software application for details on how that particular program's color management functions. Factors that affect the appearance of prints If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factors are listed below. Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce • Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. Additionally, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor and vice versa. • Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or LCDs), a printer uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black (CMYK) toner or ink. C5300 Macintosh OS 10.2 Operation • 63