Konica Minolta 7450 manual Custom Color Controls, Pantone Color Look-Up Tables

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Adjust image density by changing brightness setting.

Intricately define color by page object with the printer’s Custom color match setting.

Custom Color Controls

The magicolor 7450 has several options for adjusting color. In the printer driver, image density can be adjusted by changing the setting value of the driver. This feature can be found under the “Quality” tab. On the control panel under the “Quality” menu, by going into the “Calibration” sub-menu and selecting “CMYK Density,” the density of highlights, middle colors, and shadow colors can be adjusted.

The driver’s “Custom” setting also allows you to manually adjust color based on device profiles, rendering intents, and halftone settings.

￿The device profile, or RGB Source, defines the host input. Select from sRGB (for Windows OS), Apple RGB, Adobe RGB, Color Match RGB, and Blue Adjust RGB.

￿During color transformation from the host to the printer, the rendering intent, or RGB intent, determines the type of color matching that will be used to ensure graphics are bright and images are natural. Select from “Vivid” (ideal for sharp graphics and text), “Photographic” (best for images), Relative or Absolute Color.

￿The halftone setting defines the screening method used. You will find that selecting the “Smooth” setting for images will produce fewer lines per inch (lpi), smoother gradations, and less banding. Selecting the “Detail” setting for text results in a higher lpi, crisp edges, and sharp lines.

The magicolor 7450 also includes built-in profiles for simulating printing press output. Select from SWOP, EuroColor, DIC, Toyo, and Commercial press simulations.

PANTONE Color Look-Up Tables

PANTONE is another form of color matching supported by the magicolor 7450. PANTONE specifies hundreds of spot colors, each specified with a unique number. Each color can be simulated on a printer with the appropriate combination of process (CMYK) colors.

On the magicolor 7450, the desired PANTONE Color number and corresponding CMYK value is accessed from a look-up table for the printer. You can find these tables and related documentation on the KONICA MINOLTA web site.

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