Tektronix 360 user manual TekColor correction descriptions, Automatic General all-purpose printing

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TekColor correction descriptions

The following options are available.

Note TekColor color corrections do not affect colors specified in the PostScript Level 2 international color standard CIE XYZ, developed by the Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage (International Commission on Illumination).

Automatic: General all-purpose printing

The Automatic (default) option is the best choice for most ofÞce printing. This mode optimizes the color quality on each page. The printer automatically applies the appropriate color correction for each element (text, graphics, photographs) for the best reproduction.

Vivid Color: Printing the brightest colors and a truer blue

The Vivid Color option makes printed blue appear less purple by reducing the amount of magenta used to print blue colors. Other colors are also adjusted to compensate for the adjusted blue. This selection also increases contrast, making the output appear brighter. Use this selection for presentation graphics, such as overhead transparencies, and for bright-looking colors that donÕt need to match the screenÕs colors or printing press colors.

Also use this option if you have speciÞed a color in the CMYK system, and the color has a black component, and the color appears lighter than you expected when printed. Vivid Color adjusts CMYK colors using a method that adds black to other components. This option prints more saturated (darker) colors and may be useful for printing overhead transparencies.

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