Using Color Corrections
To adjust the color in your job through a supported driver:
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Windows 2000 or later | 1. | Select the Color Options tab. |
PostScript Driver | 2. | Select the desired color correction. |
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| 3. | If desired, click the More Color Adjustments button to open the More |
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| Color Adjustments dialog box. |
| 4. | Make the desired adjustments to the sliders for your job. |
| 5. | If desired, select Apply to CMYK. |
| 6. | Click the OK button to save your changes in the More Color |
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Mac OS X, version 10.2 | 1. In the Print dialog box, select Image Quality from the | |
and higher | 2. | Select the desired color correction. |
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| 3. | If desired, select Print Settings on Page. |
| 4. | Click the More Options button to open the Color Adjustments dialog |
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| 5. | Make the desired adjustments to the sliders for your job. |
| 6. | If desired, select Apply to CMYK. |
| 7. | Click the OK button to save your changes in the Color Adjustments |
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Adjusting the Automatic Color Correction
The Automatic color correction selection is designed to apply the best color correction to each element (text, graphics, and images). If needed, you can select the color table being used for these elements in your jobs.
You can make adjustments to RGB colors, CMYK colors, and spot colors as shown in the following table:
Custom Automatic Color | Description |
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Office Color | Controls the RGB color adjustments. |
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Press Match | Controls the CMYK color adjustments. |
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Spot Color | Controls spot color matching. |
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Note: The Spot Color tab has an option to allow the printer to manage spot colors.
To use the default color table associated with a particular element on the tab, you can select Automatic or click the Reset button.
If required in specific circumstances, you can make additional color adjustments to the lightness, saturation, contrast, cyan/red color variation, magenta/green color variation, and yellow/blue color variation used for a particular element.
