Using The Colour Swatch Feature - Oki C3100 User Manual

USING THE COLOUR SWATCH FEATURE

To use the Colour Swatch feature, you must install the Colour Swatch
Utility. This is supplied on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your
printer.
The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range of
sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the
printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are the
corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be used to pick
specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own
RGB values. Simply click the Colour Swatch button (1) and choose
from the options available.
An example of using the Colour Swatch function:
You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you
would follow are:
1. Print a colour swatch, then select the shade of red that best
suits your needs.
2. Take a note of the RGB value for the particular shade that you
liked.
3. Using your program's colour picker, enter these same RGB
values, and change the logo to that colour.
The RGB colour displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match
what was printed on the colour swatch. If this is the case, it is
probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer
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