C3200n User’s Guide
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Viewing conditions
A print can look very different under different lighting
conditions. For example, the colors in a print may look
different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window,
compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent
lighting.
Printer driver color settings
The driver settings for Manual color can change the
appearance of a print. There are several options available to
help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen.
Monitor settings
The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can
change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your
monitor’s color temperature influences how “warm” or “cool”
the colors look.
There are several settings found on a typical monitor:
•5000k*
Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics
arts environments.
•6500k
Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.
•9300k
Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television
sets.
*k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature
NOTE
Several of the Color Matching options make reference to your monitor’s Color Temperature. Many modern monitors allow the color temperature to be adjusted using the monitor’s control panel.