SL-D500 Series
User's Guide
Printing Using
Various Print
Functions
Color Management
Color Management Settings
When printing on the printer, you can select from the
following color correction methods.
Choose the best method according to the application
you are using, the operating system environment, and
the aim of the printout.
Setting colors manually
Manually adjust the color space and color tone settings
used for printing. Use this option when the
application in use does not have a color correction
function.
"Setting Colors Manually" on page 35
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Color management from the
application (no color management)
This method is for printing from applications that
support color management. All color management
processes are carried out by the application's color
management system. This method is used when you
want to obtain the same color management results
using a common application among different
operating system environments.
"Color Management from the Application (No
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Color Management)" on page 38
Printing Using Various Print Functions
Color management from the printer
driver
The printer driver uses the operating system's color
management system and carries out all color
management processes. This is used when you want to
produce similar print results from different
applications under the same operating systems.
However, to do this, you also need an application that
supports color management.
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(ICM) (Windows)" on page 39
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(ColorSync) (Mac)" on page 40
Setting Colors Manually
You can select one of the following color correction
modes. In addition, you can fine tune the brightness,
contrast, saturation, and color balance, while looking
at a preview image.
❏ sRGB: Optimizes the sRGB space and corrects the
❏ Adobe RGB: Optimizes the Adobe RGB space and
Settings on Windows
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"Color Management from the Printer Driver
"Color Management from the Printer Driver
color. This should normally be selected.
corrects the color. Select when printing image
data using the Adobe RGB color space
information.
When using applications featuring a color
management function, specify how to adjust
colors from these applications.
When using applications without a color
management function, start from step 2.
When using the following applications, select
the Printer Manages Colors color management
option.
❏ Adobe Photoshop CS6 or later
❏ Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 or later
❏ Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 or later
In other applications, set No Color
Management.