Tektronix 560 user manual Color corrections making the best selection, TekColor corrections

Printing: Beyond the Basics 5

Color corrections — making the best selection

TekColor corrections

The printer’s TekColor color correction options provide simulations of different color devices. Follow these basic guidelines so that the printer accurately reproduces the colors you want on your prints.

■For general-purpose printing, select the Automatic color correction, which adjusts the color quality for the best reproduction and print speed of each page in a document.

■For prints containing only graphics, use the Vivid Color option.

■For engineering and scientific imaging applications, try printing with the Simulate Display or Vivid Color option.

■For graphic arts purposes, there are three printing press standards to choose from: SWOP Press (Specifications for Web Offset Publications), Commercial Press and Euroscale Press.

Color corrections can be selected from printer drivers, set in the printer with downloadable utility files, or set from the printer’s front panel.

TekColor color corrections are performed in the printer. To use ColorSync color matching on a Macintosh, or to use host color correction in Windows 95, refer to the topics on the printer’s CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site.

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).

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