Factors That Affect Color Printing - Oki MPS6150c User Manual

Factors that Affect Color Printing

There are many factors that affect color printing.
Some of the most important factors are:
• the differences between the range of colors a monitor
can reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer
can reproduce. See page 179.
• monitor settings. See page 180.
• color settings in your software application. See page 180.
• how your software application displays color. See
page 181.
• color settings in your printer driver. See page 181.
• viewing (lighting) conditions. See page 181.
• paper type. See page 182.
Monitor Colors vs. Printer Colors
Differences between the range of colors a monitor or
printer can reproduce
Neither a printer nor a monitor can reproduce the full range of
colors seen by the human eye.
Each device is limited to a certain range of colors.
• A printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on
a monitor.
• A monitor cannot reproduce all of the colors printed by a
printer.
Both devices use very different technologies to represent
color.
• A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors
(or LCDs).
• A printer uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black (CMYK)
toner or ink.
Very vivid colors (such as intense reds and blues) can be
displayed on a monitor. These same colors cannot be easily
produced on any printer using toner or ink.
There are certain colors (for example, some yellows), that can
be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor.
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