# SELECTING COLOUR SETTINGS TO MATCH THE IMAGE TYPE

## Overview

Preset colour settings are available in the machine's printer driver for various uses. These enable printing using the most suitable colour settings for the colour image type.
Advanced colour settings, such as the colour management settings are also available for more complex colour image printing.

###### Types of colour management settings

Windows ICM*1: | Colour management method in a Windows environment
ColourSync: | Colour management method in a Macintosh environment
Source Profile: | Select a source colour profile of colour matching.
Rendering Intent: | The selections below provide the ability to modify colour image processing to suit specific preferences. (Colour matching method: Method of colour converting RGB colour on the display, etc. into CMYK colours in the printer)
Output Profile: | Selects a colour profile for the image to be printed
CMYK Correction*2: | Corrects the image to obtain the optimum printing result when printing a CMYK image.
Neutral Grey: | Select a creating method of neutral grey.
Pure Black Print: | Select whether you want to print black data area with only black toner.
Trapping: | Select to prevent void area which may be generated around edge of colours.
Black Overprint*3: | Prevents whitening of the outline of black text.
Custom CMYK Simulation Profile*3: | Adjusts the colours to simulate printing that would be obtained with the process colours used in printing presses.
Simulation Profile*3: | Select the process colours.

*1 Cannot be selected when using the PS printer driver in Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/8/Server 2012.
*2 Can only be used when using the PCL6 printer driver.
*3 Can only be used when using the PS printer driver (Windows/Macintosh).

## Operation

### Windows

1. #### Click the [Color Profile] tab and select [Image Type]

   Standard: Data that includes text, photos, graphs, etc.
   Graphics: Data with many drawings or illustrations
   Photo: Photo data or data that uses photos
   CAD: Engineering drawing data
   Scan: Data scanned by a scanner
   Colourimetric: Data to be printed in colours as viewed on the screen
   Custom: Data to be printed with special settings

2. #### Specify the settings

   To configure colour management using the Windows OS ICM, set "Image Type" to [Custom] in step 1. Then, set the [Windows ICM] checkbox to .
   To configure "Source Profile" and other detailed colour management tasks, select the desired settings from the menus.
   Windows ICM cannot be selected when the PS printer driver is used in Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/8/Server 2012.

### Macintosh

1. #### Select [Color]

2. #### Specify "Neutral Gray", "Pure Black Print" or "Black Overprint" setting

3. #### Select [Color Profile]

4. #### Select [Image Type]

   In Mac OS 10.4, to use the Mac OS color management function, set the [ColorSync] checkbox to . In this case, you cannot select "Image Type".

5. #### Specify the settings

   To configure color management settings, select the desired settings from the menus. To specify "CMYK Simulation", set the [CMYK Simulation] checkbox to and then select the desired setting.

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