HP 8700 manual Printer driver color mode settings Setting When to use it, Colorsmart/sRGB

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Chapter 4

Printer driver color mode settings
Setting	When to use it

Colorsmart/sRGB

Most imaging devices, such as monitors, cameras, and scanners, normally use sRGB. The printer is also set to Colorsmart/sRGB by default. When set to this mode, the printer converts colors from sRGB to the printer's ink colors.

Tip You should not have the printer set to this mode if you are also using ICC profiles and your application to manage color. This can result in decreased color fidelity since the colors are converted twice—first by the application and then by the printer.

Adobe RGB or Adobe RGB (1998)

You can set some imaging devices to Adobe RGB, an enhanced version of the sRGB color space, developed for high- fidelity digital photography. When set to this mode, the printer converts colors from Adobe RGB to the printer's ink colors.

Tip You should not have the printer set to this mode if you are also using ICC profiles and your application to manage color. This can result in decreased color fidelity since the colors are converted twice—first by the application and then by the printer.

Managed by Application (Windows) Application Managed Colors (Mac OS)

When set to this mode, the printer does not do any color management.

Application-based color management lets image editing software handle color conversions from image color space to the printer ink colors. The conversion takes place in the image-editing software.

Using application-based color management involves changing settings

●When your digital camera, scanner, or image editing software is set to sRGB

●For the easiest, most basic form of color management

●When you are not using ICC profiles

●When your digital camera, scanner, or image editing software is set to Adobe RGB

●For high-quality digital photography

●When you are not using ICC profiles

●When you want to use ICC profiles

●When you want to use the color management features of imaging editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop

●For the greatest level of control over color quality

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Contents HP Photosmart 8700 series Users Guide Safety information Copyrights and trademarksTrademarks Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0402Page Page Contents Specifications Turn the color management features of the printer on or off WelcomeFinding more information Printer partsFront of printer Back of printer Paper traysControl panel Printer screenIndicator lights Printer menuTo navigate the printer menu Print menu structureNetwork settings Select paper settingsChange the print quality Getting ready to print Loading paperChoosing the right paper To print Use this paperUsing specialty papers Loading your paper Supported paper sizesHow to load Paper typeTray to load Inserting print cartridges Use the correct print cartridgesInsert the cartridges When you are not using a print cartridge Align the cartridgesChapter To set print quality settings If you are using a Windows computerBasic printing from a ComputerChapter Using color management Using printer-based color managementPrinter driver color mode settings Setting When to use it Colorsmart/sRGBAdobe RGB or Adobe RGB Setting When to use it To print using printer-based color managementIf you are using a Macintosh Using application-based color management To print using application-based color managementChoose Application Managed Colors in the Color pop-up menu Chapter Exploring creative projects Large-format templatesTemplate Description Size A3+HP Image Zone To place photos in a templatePrinting borderless photos from a computer Printing a borderless photo from WindowsPrinting a borderless photo from a Macintosh Chapter Connecting to other devices Printing photos without aConnection type and what you need Memory cards This lets youPrinting photos from a memory card Inserting memory cardsConnection type and what you need Supported file formats Inserting a memory card Memory card slotsMemory card How to insert the memory card Deciding which photos to print Selecting a photo layoutRemoving a memory card To print a photo indexLayout Paper size photo size Layout Paper size photo size Selecting photos to print If you want to… Follow these stepsSelect a photo Deselect a photoProblem How to correct it Improving photo qualityDoing common printing tasks from a memory card If you want to…Print all photos on the memory card Print a continuous range of photosPrint camera-selected photos from a memory card Using a PictBridge camera Using a Bluetooth cameraPrinting photos from a digital camera Stop printingPrinting from other Bluetooth devices Care and maintenance Cleaning and maintaining the printerCleaning the outside of the printer Automatically cleaning the print cartridgesManually cleaning the print cartridge contacts To clean the print cartridge contactsPrinting a test Updating the software Aligning the print cartridgesPrinting a sample Choose Hewlett-Packard Photosmart HP Photosmart Updater Storing the printerMaintaining the supplies Downloading the software WindowsStoring photo paper Handling photo paperStoring the print cartridges Chapter Troubleshooting Printer software installation problemsSystem Requirements dialog box appears during installation Computer could not read the HP Photosmart CDPrinter hardware problems Computer stops responding during software installationStatus light is flashing amber or red Solution Printer is plugged in but will not turn on SolutionPrinter does not find the photos I stored on my memory card Printing problems Printing is very slowPrinted pages are dropping off of the Out tray Document printed at an angle or is off-center Solution Colors are not printing satisfactorily SolutionPrintout is rippled or curled Blank page came out of the printer Solution Printer ejects the paper when preparing to printBanner paper jams between the Main and Out trays Print quality is poorPhotos are not printing correctly Solution Photo is clipped when I print itError messages Paper errorsPrint cartridge errors Error message Paper size mismatchError message Cartridge failed Error message One or more cartridges have failed Error message One or more cartridges are not compatibleError message One or more cartridges are low on ink Memory card errors Error message Cartridge service station is stuckError message Top cover is open Error message Can not print photos Error message Card is locked. Can not access cardError message Card was removed. Job was cancelled. Press Error message Camera selections Dpof file has errorError message Some camera-selected photos are not on card Error message No new photos on cardComputer printing errors Network errorsError message Network not connected HP Customer Care HP Customer Care by phoneChapter 1902 910 Return to HP repair service North America only Additional warranty optionsPlacing a call Networking Networking basics Windows and MacintoshRecommended network configurations Internet connectionInstalling the printer software on a Windows computer Ethernet connection on the back of the printerTo install the printer software Installing the printer software on a Macintosh Using the embedded web server Specifications System requirementsStorage temperature range -30-65 C 22-149 F Category Print cartridges HP printer limited warranty statement HP product Duration of limited warrantyAppendix c Index USB Regulatory notices Hewlett-Packard Company