Tektronix Phaser 350 manual Printing Pantone Colors, Blue colors look too purple

Troubleshooting 6

Printing PANTONE Colors

If Phaser 350 printer’s printer-specific PANTONE Colors are not printing as expected, make sure you are printing with Enhanced (600 x 300) mode with color corrections set to None. Refer to “Printing the PANTONE Color Chart” in the on-line manual on the printer’s CD-ROM for more information.

There are many variables in process reproduction of colors generated by the Phaser 350 printer, any one of which may affect the quality of the PANTONE Color simulation, including:

■Type of ink used on printing press

■Type of ink film used on printing press

■Effective final resolution

■Dot structure/halftones

If you have questions about PANTONE Color Matching, you can get information in the following places:

■HAL: Request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, Tektronix’ automated fax systems. Refer to “Using the automated fax systems” on page 6-2 for instructions on using HAL and EuroHAL.

■World Wide Web: If you have access to the Internet, you can view selected topics on the Phaser 350 printer’s web page. Access the printer’s documentation from this web address:

http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/userdoc/introduction.html

Blue colors look too purple

If printed blue colors look too purple, print your document with the

Vivid Color color correction. Refer to “TekColor corrections — making the best selection” on page 4-3 for more information.

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