HP B9100 manual Color management, What is color management?

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This section contains the following topics:

What is color management?

Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop®

Use application-based color management

Use printer-based color management

Note In this user guide, printer software that comes on the CD with the printer. The software which controls the printer.

refers to the HP Photosmart software printer driver is the part of the printer

What is color management?

Color management affects the way the colors in your photos are printed. Because the printer, image editing software programs, the operating system, and imaging devices such as cameras, scanners, and monitors, all display colors differently, the color management strategy you choose affects whether colors are printed more or less accurately.

Color management is based on color spaces1. Most imaging devices use the RGB2 color space, while commercial printers use the CMYK3 color space. The differences between the two color spaces can cause printed photos to look markedly different from what you see on the monitor.

Color management is a complex subject and a detailed discussion is beyond the scope of this user guide, which only provides some typical examples. For more information, see the documentation that came with your third-party image editing software program, or visit the HP Web site. Go to www.hp.com/support, select your country/region and your language, and then type HP Photosmart Pro B9100 in the product/name search box. Press ENTER and then select the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer. In the Question or keywords search box type color management and then press ENTER. Click the topic you want to review.

1Three-dimensional mathematical models for organizing color.

2The RGB color space creates colors by mixing red, green, and blue light. Technologies that rely on light (monitors, scanners, or digital cameras) use this color space.

3The CMYK color space used in the printing industry is based on the light-absorbing qualities of ink printed on paper. CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, the colors used in four-color process printing.

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Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Copyrights and trademarks Hewlett-Packard Company noticesTrademarks Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Welcome Find more informationPrinter parts Front of printerBack of printer Paper trays Main tray Printer menu Control panelTo navigate the printer menu Printer menu structureNetwork settings Chapter Basic printing Media traysPapers Digital Fine Art PapersLoad the main tray Media Main tray Specialty media trayRigid Media Any media thicker thanLoad the specialty media tray To load the specialty media tray To load canvas in the specialty media tray Chapter HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Specialty media Choose the right paper or other mediaTo print Use this paper or media Supported sizes MetricImperial JapanTips Print from a software programTo print from a software program Windows Change print settingsTo print from a software program Mac Change the print speed or quality Set the paper typeSet the default print settings Print in grayscaleOptimize print quality for slow computers Make the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series the default printerWindows What is color management? Color managementUse the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Choose a color management strategyChange the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaults Install the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-inUse application-based color management Start the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-inTo print using application-based color management Windows usersPrinter driver color space settings Setting When to use it Use printer-based color managementMac users Adobe RGB or Adobe RGBTo print using printer-based color management Setting When to use itApplication Managed Colors Colorsmart/sRGB default AdobeRGB Colorsmart/sRGB AdobeRGBChapter Leave the printer on Care and maintenanceReplace the ink cartridges Check the ink levels Replace the ink cartridgesTo check the ink levels from the printer To check the ink levels from the computer WindowsTo replace the ink cartridges Replace faulty printheads To replace printheads Chapter Clean the printer Clean the printerTo clean the outside of the printer Clean the printheads automatically Clean the printhead nozzles manuallyDo not clean inside the printer To clean the printheads automaticallyTo clean the printhead nozzles To reset the closed loop calibration Align and calibrate the printerPrint a test To align the printheadsDownload printer software updates Print a sampleTo print a sample To download the printer software WindowsUninstall the printer software Uninstall the printer software WindowsPrinter software installation problems TroubleshootingComputer could not read the HP Photosmart CD Computer stops responding during software installation Printer hardware problemsOn light is flashing blue but the printer is not printing Printer is plugged in but will not turn on Solution Printing problemsPrinting is very slow Printed pages are dropping off of the output tray Printout is rippled or curled SolutionDocument printed at an angle or is off-center Blank page came out of the printer Solution Colors are not printing satisfactorily SolutionPrinter ejects the paper when preparing to print Error messages Print quality is poor SolutionPaper errors Error message Remove mediaError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Solution Error message Out of paper. Load paper then press OKError message Automatic paper sensor failed Printer setup errorsError message Paper size mismatch Ink cartridge and printhead errors Error message Top door is openNetwork errors Error message Replace the following faulty ink cartridgesError message Install the following printheads Error message Replace the following incompatible printheadsHP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter If you have a problem, follow these steps HP supportSupport process HP support by phoneAdditional warranty options After the phone support periodNetworking Networking basics Windows and MacEthernet network without Internet access Recommended network configurationsInternet connection Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modem To connect the printer to the networkIf the Printer Found screen is displayed, do this To install the printer softwareIf the Check Cable Connection screen is displayed, do this Double-click the HP Photosmart Installer icon To change a USB-connected printer to a network connectionTo open the embedded web server home To print a network settingsTo open help for the embedded web server Specifications Printer specifications Category Specifications Power consumptionMedia types Network supportPrintheads Category Specifications Power cord model numberUSB support HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer