Click the Restore Defaults button at any time to return HP ColorSmart to its default setting of Automatic color selection.
CMYK Inks
Operating System | Location in Printer Driver |
|
|
Windows 3.1x | Device Options tab, printer features |
|
|
Windows 9x | Device Options tab, printer features |
|
|
Windows NT 4.0 | Advanced tab, Printer Features |
|
|
Windows 2000 | Advanced tab, Printing Defaults, Advanced, |
| Printer Features |
Options: FAST, EURO, SWOP, TOYO
CMYK Inks is the type of color treatment used during printing.
FAST uses sRGB. There is no special color treatment. This is the fastest way to send data.
EURO (Eurostandard) is a color treatment used to match the equivalent 3M matchprint.
SWOP color treatment is used primarily for Web offset publications. TOYO is a color ink standard used in Japan.
Manual Color Options for Text, Graphics, and Image
Operating System | Location in Printer Driver |
|
|
Windows 3.1x | Not available |
|
|
Windows 9x | Device Options tab |
|
|
Windows NT 4.0 | Advanced tab, Printer Features |
|
|
Windows 2000 | Advanced tab, Printing Defaults, Advanced, |
| Printer Features |
Options: Screen Match (sRGB), Vivid
The Text, Graphics, and Images options allow you to specify settings for the type of job you are printing. The color control setting is vivid and screen match.
Color Control (Vivid and Screen Match)
Color control is a Manual Color Option that controls the type of color produced by the printer.
The Vivid color option produces colors that are very bright and vivid. When you use Vivid color, your color output is brighter than the colors that appear on your screen.
The Screen Match color option provides the best match between screen and printer. It produces colors that are close to the colors you see on your screen. Screen Match can be useful when you are retouching photographs or when you have created colors that you wish to reproduce in your printed output. Note that factors such as the type of