Canon Pro9500 Mark II Series On-Screen Manual page 477

Essential Basics of Color Management
(3) For printers, the images converted to a common color space are converted to RGB values
via the printer output profile in accordance with the printer driver's characteristics.
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Are the monitor settings and usage environment appropriate?
The monitor settings and usage environment are important factors for correct color
management. Monitor calibration and ambient lighting are two of the key factors that will
affect display of the correct colors. Even if profiles have been set correctly, images may
not be displayed in the correct colors depending on the monitor settings and usage
environment. Check the following:
Check1 Is the monitor driver or a profile for your monitor installed?
Check Monitors in Device Manager. If standard monitor types or similar or another
manufacturer's name appears, download the corresponding monitor driver or profile from
the website for your monitor.
Check2 Are you using a fluorescent lamp designed for color evaluation?
Commercially available fluorescent lamps have different color temperatures and cannot
be used as light sources to confirm correct colors. To confirm the correct colors on a
monitor, it is recommended that you use D50 fluorescent lamps with high color rendering
properties that reproduce colors more faithfully.
Check3 Have you calibrated the monitor?
If colors are important to you, you can calibrate the monitor by using a specialized
application and measuring device to display the colors that you want. However, this can
be very costly.
Print according to the lighting in the viewing environment.
In Windows Vista, you can print using the ambient light correction function if you print from
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