CHOOSING A COLOUR MATCHING METHOD

There is no correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible colour.

The following guidelines may help in achieving good colour output from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending on the type of document you are printing.

These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some applications will override any colour matching settings in the printer driver without warning.

ACCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS

The Colour Matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera.

To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel:

1.Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP).

2.Right-click the printer name and choose Properties.

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Click the Printing Preferences

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button (1).

To open colour matching options from within a Windows application:

1.Choose File—Print…from the application’s menu bar.

2.Click the Properties button next to the printer name.

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Oki 5100n manual Choosing a Colour Matching Method, Accessing the Colour Matching Options