Choosing A Color Matching Method - Oki C3200n Reference

Choosing a Color Matching Method

There is no one correct way to achieve a good match between
the document displayed on your monitor and its printed
equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving
accurate and reproducible color.
The following guidelines may help in achieving good color
output from your printer. There are several suggested
methods, depending on the type of document you are printing.
These suggestions are for guidance only. Your
results may vary depending on the application
from which you are printing. Some applications
will override any color matching settings in the
printer driver without warning.
RGB or CMYK?
The guidelines for choosing a color matching method make
distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan,
Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Generally, most documents you print will be in RGB format.
This is the most common, and if you do not know your
document's color mode, assume that it is RGB.
Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional
Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications.
Matching Photographic Images
RGB only
Natural (see page 25) is a generally a good choice. Select a
setting appropriate to your monitor.
RGB or CMYK
If you are printing photographic images from a graphics
application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use
Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor.
To do this, you can use the ICC-Profiles provided by Oki, and
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