Color matching in the printer driver
Color matching is to manage and adjust colors of print data to maintain the consistency between input and output devices.
This section explains color matching in the printer driver.
Settings | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic | Color matching shall be done depending on the specific document. In general, use this setting. |
| Office Color | Select it if you print a business document by using the word processing software, spreadsheet software, and presentation software. The print data of RGB color space is color matched for CMYK color space of this machine. |
| Graphics Pro | Select it if you use the software for DTP. You can specify a simulation when printing by a CMYK output device. |
| No Color Matching | Select it if you match the color from an application. |
For macOS, you can also use the [ColorSync] function for color matching.
- To manage CMYK color data, use the Graphics Pro function.
- The CMYK Link Profile cannot be specified with the Windows PCL printer driver.
For the Windows PCL printer driver
- Open the file to be printed.
- Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
- Click [More settings].
- Select [Color] in [Color/Mono Settings] of the [Setup] tab.
- Click [Color/Mono Options].
- Select the item you want to set, and click [OK].
- Specify other settings as necessary, and click [OK].
- Click [Print] in the [Print] screen.
For the Windows PS printer driver
- Open the file to be printed.
- Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
- Click [More settings].
- Select the [Color] tab.
- Select the item you want to set, and click [OK].
- Specify other settings as necessary, and click [OK].
- Click [Print] in the [Print] screen.
For macOS
- Open the file to be printed.
- Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
- Select [Printer Options] - [Color].
- Select the item you want to set in [Color].
Specify other settings as necessary, and click [Print].
- If there is no detail settings displayed in the [Print] screen, click [Show Details] at the bottom of the screen.