HP Color LaserJet 2600n User Manual

Color
This chapter describes how the printer provides great color printing. This chapter also
describes ways to produce the best possible  color prints. The following topics are covered:
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Using color
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Managing color options
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Matching colors
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Using color
This printer offers great color as soon as you set it up. It provides a combination of automatic
color features to generate excellent color results  for the general user, plus sophisticated
tools for the experienced color user.
The printer provides carefully designed and tested  color tables to provide smooth, accurate
color rendition of all printable colors.
HP provides free online tools to help businesses  of all sizes with their color printing. HPs
Office Color Printing Center (...

Standard red-green-blue (sRGB)
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) is a worldwide color standard that was \
originally developed
by HP and Microsoft as a common color language for monitors, input devices (scanners and
digital cameras), and output devices (printers and plotters).  It is the default color space that
is used for HP products, Microsoft operating systems,  the World Wide Web, and most office
software that is sold today. The sRGB  standard is representative of the typical Windows
computer monitor...

Managing color options
Setting color options to Automatic typically produces the best possible print quality for color
documents. However, in some situations, you might  want to print a color document in
grayscale (black and shades of gray) or to  change one of the printers color options.
● Using Windows, print in grayscale or change the  color options by using the settings on
the  Color  tab in the printer driver.
● Using a Macintosh computer, print in grayscale or change the color optio\
ns by using...

Edge Control
The Edge Control  setting determines how edges are  rendered. Edge Control consists of
two components: Adaptive Halftoning and Trapping.  Adaptive Halftoning increases the edge
sharpness. Trapping reduces the effect of color-plane misregistration by slightly overlapping
the edges of adjacent objects. The  following levels of edge control are available:
● Off sets Trapping and Adaptive Halftoning to Off.
● Normal  provides the default trapping settings.  Adaptive Halftoning is set to On.
●...

Matching colors
The process of matching printer output color to your computer screen is quite complex
because printers and computer monitors use  different methods of producing color. Monitors
display colors by light pixels using an RGB  (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print
colors using a CMYK (black, yellow, cyan, and magenta) process.
The following factors can influence your ability  to match printed colors to those on your
screen:
● Print media
● Printer colorants (inks or toners, for...

How do I?
Use this section to perform basic tasks with the HP Color LaserJet 2600n printer.
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Print: How do I?
Use this section to answer printing questions.
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Print on special media, such as glossy or photo paper
You can print on special media such as transparencies, labels, heavy paper, glossy paper,
photo paper, and card stock, by using  the optimizing feature in the printer driver.
1. Load the media input tray. Make sure that the  top of the media is forward and the side to
be printed on (the rough side  of transparencies) is facing up.
2. Adjust the media guides to  fit the width of the media.
3. Open a document in a program, such as Microsoft Word.
4....

Print on both sides of the paper
To manually print on both sides of the paper, you must send the paper through the device
twice.
CAUTION
Do not print on both sides of labels or transparencies.
1. Insert enough paper into Tray 2 or  optional Tray 3 to accommodate the print job.
2. Use one of the following procedures to  configure the printer to Print on both sides
(manually).
● Windows: In the printer driver, select the  Finishing tab, select the  Print on both
sides (manually)  option, and then send the...