C5500n User’s Guide
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Color Matching
Factors that Affect Color Printing
Monitor Settings
The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can
change how your document looks on-screen.
Your monitor color temperature also influences how "warm" or
"cool" the colors look.
There are several settings found on a typical monitor:
5000k * or D50
Warmest; yellowish lighting.
Typically used in graphics arts environments.
6500k * or D65
Cooler
Approximates daylight conditions.
9300k *
Cool
The default setting for many monitors and television
sets.
*k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature
Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3
You can calibrate your monitor’s color regimen in System
Preferences → Displays → Color.
NOTE
Several of the Color Matching options make reference to
your monitor’s Color Temperature.
Many monitors allow you to adjust the color temperature
through their control panels.