Matching Colors Using The Printer Drivers; Color Matching; What Is Color Matching; Color Matching (Recommended) - Oki C931 User Manual

Matching Colors Using the Printer Drivers

Matching Colors Using the Printer Drivers
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Color matching

What is color matching?

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It is important to manage the work processes
from data creation to output based on methods
with color consistency. For example, scanners,
digital cameras, and monitors, etc., express the
blending ratio to which the light of the three
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colors "red", "blue", and "green" have been
added against the black as values over the RGB
color space (Additive mixture of colors).
Meanwhile, printers express the blending ratio of
the four toner colors "Cyan", "Magenta", "Yellow",
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and "black" over white (white light) with the
three reflected colors "red", "blue", and "green"
excluded as values over the CMYK color space.
(Subtractive mixture of colors.).
The RGB color space and CMYK color space are
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color spaces dependent on the printer used, and
so when converting the color spaces, the colors
will be different from the reproduced colors
unless consideration is given to the individual
printer characteristics.
To maintain color consistency from data creation
to output, it is necessary to consider the color
differences by device when converting colors.
This process is called "color matching". The
program that implements the color matching is
called the "color management system" (CMS).
The printer can use either printer driver color
matching or application color matching.
Note
z Even if using color matching, the printed colors may
appear dark compared to the colors on the monitor. This
is because the range of colors that can be reproduced by
the device is narrower than the range of colors that can
be reproduced by the monitor, so even if color matching
is used, the vivid colors on the monitor cannot be
reproduced.
Color matching
(recommended)
Implementing color matching is recommended
for general documents. In general, use this
setting.
„ Using Windows PS printer drivers
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Open the file to be printed.
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Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
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Click [Advanced] (or [Preferences]).
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Select [Automatic] in [Color Mode] in
the [Color] tab, and then click [OK].
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Printing will be implemented.
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