Color Matching Options: Windows 2000, Xp And Nt 4.0 - Oki C5300n User Manual

Color Matching Options: Windows 2000, XP and NT
4.0
The Color tab on the Postscript emulation driver in these Windows
operating systems offers several different methods of controlling the
color output of the printer.
Some of the color matching options only work on certain types of
data. The table below summarizes the various options available, and
what types of data they affect.
Color Matching Option
Oki Color Matching
Postscript Color Matching
CMYK Ink Simulation
Windows ICM Matching
Using ICC Profiles
a. Not Windows NT 4.
Oki Color Matching
This is Oki's proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB
data only.
• Perceptual settings are best for printing photographic images.
• Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colors.
• sRGB is the best choice for matching specific colors (such as
printing logos).
Monitor (6500k) Perceptual
Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color
temperature of 6500K.
Monitor (6500k) Vivid
Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color
temperature of 6500K. Good for office graphics and text.
Monitor (9300k)
Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color
temperature of 6500K.
RGB data
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
a
Yes
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CMYK data
No
Yes
Yes
No
No