Windows Icm Color Matching - Oki 3037 User Manual

WINDOWS ICM COLOR MATCHING

ICM is the color management system built into Windows.
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Affects RGB data only.
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Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver
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Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer; these
profiles describe the colors that your device is capable of
reproducing. ICC profiles can be associated with your printer via the
Color Management
Depending on how you have installed the printer driver, the color
profiles may already be associated with the driver.
To associate ICC Color Profiles with the printer driver:
1. Click Start
2. Highlight the printer name and click File, then Properties.
3. Click the
4. Under "Color Profiles currently associated with this
you should see the names of profiles that match your printer
model. If you do not see any profiles associated with the driver,
click "Add..." and locate the ICC profiles for your printer.
Windows ICM uses the information in these profiles to convert colors
in your documents to colors that the printer can reproduce. The way
in which this conversion is performed can be controlled via the ICM
Intent control in the printer driver
Oki also provides an alternative to Windows ICM with the
Color Match "Using ICC Profiles" feature. This is similar to
Windows ICM, but offers several additional features.
tab of the printer driver.
Settings
Color Management
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