Lexmark 762 manual What is Manual Color Correction?

My color transparencies seem dark when projected. Is there anything I can do to improve the color?

This problem most commonly occurs when projecting transparencies with reflective overhead projectors. To obtain the highest projected color quality, transmissive overhead projectors are recommended. If a reflective projector must be used, then adjusting Toner Darkness settings to 1, 2, or 3 will lighten the transparency.

What is Manual Color Correction?

The color conversion tables applied to each object on the printed page when using the default Auto Color Correction setting generate preferred color for the majority of documents. Occasionally a user may want to apply a different color table mapping. This customization is accomplished using the Manual Color menu and the Manual Color Correction setting.

Manual Color Correction applies the RGB and CMYK color conversion table mappings as defined in the Manual Color menu. Users may select any of four different color conversion tables available for RGB objects (sRGB Display, sRGB Vivid, Vivid, and Off) and any of four different color conversion tables available for CMYK objects (US CMYK, Euro CMYK, Vivid CMYK, and Off).

Note: The Manual Color Correction setting is not useful if the software application does not specify colors with RGB or CMYK combinations, or in certain situations where the software application or the computer's operating system adjusts the colors specified in the application through color management.

How can I match a particular color (such as a color in a corporate logo)?

Occasionally users have a need for the printed color of a particular object to closely match a specific color of interest. A typical example of this is when a user is trying to match the color of a corporate logo. While instances can occur in which the printer cannot exactly reproduce the desired color, users should be able to identify adequate color matches for the majority of cases. The Color Samples menu items can provide useful information in helping to solve this particular type of color matching problem.

The eight Color Samples options correspond to color conversion tables in the printer. Selecting any of the Color Samples options will generate a multi-page printout consisting of hundreds of colored boxes. Either a CMYK or RGB combination will be located on each box depending upon the table selected. The observed color of each box is obtained by passing the CMYK or RGB combination labeled on the box through the selected color conversion table.

The user can scan the color samples pages and identify the box whose color is the closest to the desired color. The color combination labeled on the box can then be used for modifying the color of the object in a software application. The software application's Help section should provide instructions for modifying an object's color. ManualColor Correction may be necessary to utilize the selected color conversion table for the particular object.

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