Adjusting Color With Ps Gamma Adjuster Utility - Oki B721 User Manual

Utilities common to Windows/Mac OS X
Adjusting Color with PS
Gamma Adjuster Utility
This section explains the PS Gamma Adjuster
Utility. You can adjust the half-tone density
printed by the printer. Use this function if the
color in a photograph or graphic is too dark.
Note
● The Windows PCL/XPS printer driver cannot be used.
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● Printing speed may be slow if this function is used. If you
want to prioritize the speed, select [Not Specified] from
[Custom Gamma Adjustment].
● Some applications can specify the half-tone settings. If
you use these functions, select [Not Specified] from
[Custom Gamma Adjustment].
● If you are using an application before registering the
half-tone adjustment name, restart the application before
printing.
● The registered half-tone adjustment name is effective for
all printers of the same type if multiple printers are saved
in the [Printers and Faxes] folder.
Reference
● For details on how to install the PS Gamma Adjuster
Utility, refer to "Installing Utilities"
Registering Half-tone
„ For Windows PS Drivers
1
Click [Start] and select [All
Programs]> [Okidata]> [PS Gamma
Adjuster]> [PS Gamma Adjuster].
2
Select the printer from [Select Printer].
3
Click on [New].
4
Adjust the half-tone.
You can select a method to adjust the half-tone
from operating the graph line, entering the
gamma value, or entering the density value into
the text box.
5
Enter setting name in [Gamma Curve
Name] and then click [OK].
6
Click on [Add].
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7
Click on [Apply].
A dialog box appears.
8
Click on [OK].
9
Click on [Exit] to quit the PS Gamma
Adjuster Utility.
„ For Mac OS X PS Printer Driver
1
Launch the PS Gamma Adjuster Utility.
2
Click on [New].
3
Adjust the half-tone.
You can select a method to adjust the half-tone
from operating the graph line, entering the
gamma value, or entering the density value into
the text box.
4
Enter a setting name in [Gamma Curve
Name] and then click [Save].
5
Click on [Select PPD].
6
Select the PPD file to register the half-
tone adjustment and click [Open].
7
Select the half-tone adjustment and click
[Add].
8
Click on [Save].
9
Enter the administrator's name and
password and click [OK].
10
Exit the PS Gamma Adjuster.
11
Select [Print & Fax] from [System
Preferences] to delete and reregister
all printers for which adjustments were
made.
Printing a File with the Adjusted
Gamma Curve
„ For Windows PS Drivers
1
Open the file you want to print.
2
Select [Print] from the [File] menu.