Using Advanced Color Management; Printing Cmyk Format Files; Using Color Management Profiles - Epson STYLUS Color 875DCS Printer Basics Manual

Using Advanced Color Management

Here are some tips for using the advanced color management features of your printer
software. For more information, visit the EPSON web site at www.epson.com. If
you're using an Adobe product, such as PhotoDeluxe or Photoshop,
Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com for more tips.

Printing CMYK Format Files

To print a file saved in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) format with
accurate colors, you first need to convert the file to RGB format. This is because your
printer software automatically converts RGB files to your printer's 6-color CMYKcm
format (including light cyan and light magenta). If you send a CMYK format file to
print, you'll get unexpected color results. To print with the correct colors, convert any
CMYK-format input files to RGB format before printing. For the best results, create
your original print files in the RGB color space. This larger color space transfers
directly to your printer without any loss of color information inherent in color space
conversions.

Using Color Management Profiles

If you'll be printing in Adobe Photoshop using a color management profile created in
another program, you'll need to turn off your printer software's color management
features to get accurate results. If you use a profile but leave a color management
feature turned on, your colors won't be correct. To turn off color management, follow
these steps:
1. Start your application, open the file you want to print, and load your color
management profile. (See your application documentation for details.)
2. To turn off your printer software color management, access your main printer
software dialog box; see page 7 (for Windows) or page 13 (for Macintosh).
3. Click , then click
Custom
4. Select the
No Color Adjustment
5. Select the rest of your printer software settings and click
. You see the Advanced dialog box.
Advanced
option on the top right of the dialog box.
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also check the
.
OK
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