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10 Color for Windows
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Advanced color use
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Manage color
Manage color by changing the settings on the Color tab in the printer driver.
Automatic
Setting color options to Automatic typically produces the best possible print quality for color documents.
The  Automatic  color adjustment option optimizes the neutral-gray color treatment, halftones, and edge
enhancements for each element in a document. For more information, see your printer driver online
Help.
NOTE: Automatic  is the default setting and is recommended for printing all color documents.
Print in Grayscale
Select the Print in Grayscale  option from the printer driver to print a color document in black and white.
This option is useful for printing color documents that will be photocopied or faxed.
When  Print in Grayscale  is selected, the product uses the monochrome mode, which reduces use of
the color cartridges.
Manual color adjustment
Use the  Manual color adjustment option to adjust the neutral-gray color treatment, halftones, and edge
enhancements for text, graphics, and photographs. To gain access to the manual color options, from
the  Color  tab, select  Manual, and then select  Settings.
Manual color options
Use manual color options to adjust the  Neutral Grays, Halftone , and Edge Control  options for text,
graphics, and photographs.
Table 10-1   Manual color options
Setting descriptionSetting options
Halftone
Halftone options affect the color output resolution
and clarity. ●
Smooth
 provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas
and enhances photographs by smoothing color gradations. Select
this option when uniform and smooth area fills are the top priority.
● Detail
 is useful for text and graphics  that require sharp distinctions
among lines or colors, or images that contain a pattern or a high
level of detail. Select this option when sharp edges and details are
the top priority.
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Setting descriptionSetting options
Neutral Grays
The Neutral Grays  setting determines the method for
creating gray colors used in text, graphics, and
photographs.● Black Only
 generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using
only black toner. This guarantees neutral colors without a color
cast. This setting is best for documents and grayscale viewgraphs.
● 4-Color
 generates neutral colors (grays and black) by combining
all four toner colors. This method produces smoother gradients
and transitions to other colors, and it produces the darkest black.
Edge Control
The  Edge Control  setting determines how edges are
rendered. Edge control has two components:
adaptive halftoning and trapping. Adaptive halftoning
increases edge sharpness. Trapping reduces the
effect of color-plane misregistration by overlapping
the edges of adjacent objects slightly. ●
Maximum
 is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adaptive
halftoning is on.
● Normal
 sets trapping at a medium level. Adaptive halftoning is on.
● Light
 sets trapping at a minimal level, Adaptive halftoning is on.
● Off
 turns off both trapping and adaptive halftoning.
Color themes
Use color themes to adjust the  RGB Color options for the entire page.
Setting descriptionSetting options
RGB Color
●Default (sRGB)
 instructs the product to interpret RGB color as
sRGB. The sRGB standard is the accepted standard of Microsoft
and the World Wide Web Consortium (
http://www.w3.org ).
● Vivid
 instructs the product to increase the color saturation in the
midtones. Less colorful objects are rendered more colorfully. This
setting is recommended for printing business graphics.
● Photo
 interprets RGB color as if it were printed as a photograph
using a digital mini-lab. It renders deeper, more saturated colors
differently than Default (sRGB) mode. Use this setting for printing
photos.
● Photo (AdobeRGB 1998)
 is for digital photos that use the
AdobeRGB color space rather than sRGB. When printing from a
professional software program that uses AdobeRGB, it is
important to turn off the color management in the software program
and allow the product to manage the color space.
● None
 sets the printer to print RGB data in raw device mode. To
render photographs correctly when this option is selected, you
must manage color in the program in which you are working or in
the operating system.
Table 10-1   Manual color options (continued)
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Match colors
For most users, the best method for matching colors is to print sRGB colors.
The process of matching printer output color to your computer screen is complex, because printers and
computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by using light pixels
that use an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers  print colors by using a CMYK (cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black) process.
Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor:
● Print media
● Printer colorants (inks or toners, for example)
● Printing process (inkjet, press, or laser technology, for example)
● Overhead lighting
● Personal differences in perception of color
● Software programs
● Printer drivers
● Computer operating systems
● Monitors
● Video cards and drivers
● Operating environment (humidity, for example)
Keep these factors in mind when colors on your screen do not perfectly match your printed colors.
Match colors using the Microsof t Office Basic Colors palette
You can use HP ToolboxFX to print a palette of the Microsoft Office Basic Colors. Use this palette to
select the colors that you want to use in printed documents. It shows the actual colors that print when
you select these basic colors in a Microsoft Office program.
1.In HP ToolboxFX, select the  Help folder.
2. In the  Color Printing Tools  section, select Print Basic Colors .
3. Adjust color in your document to match the color selection on the printed color palette.
Match colors using the HP Basic Color Match tool
The HP Basic Color Match tool allows you to adjust spot color in your printed output. For example, you
can match the color of your company logo on your printed output. You can save and use the new color
schemes for specific documents or all printed documents, or you can create multiple color schemes that
you can choose from later.
This software tool is available to all users of this product. Before you can use the tool, you must download
it from the Web through HP ToolboxFX or the software CD that came with your product.
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Use the following procedure to download the HP Basic Color Match tool through the software CD.
1.Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD autoruns.
2. Select  Install more software .
3. Select  HP Basic Color Match . The tool downloads and installs itself. A desktop icon is also
created.
Use the following procedure to download the HP Basic Color Match tool through HP ToolboxFX.
1. Open HP ToolboxFX.
2. Select the  Help folder.
3. In the  Color Printing Tools  section, select Basic Color Match . The tool downloads and installs
itself. A desktop icon is also created.
After the HP Basic Color Match tool is downloaded and installed, it can be run from the desktop icon or
from HP ToolboxFX (click the  Help folder, and then  Color Printing Tools , and then Basic Color
Match ). The tool guides you through selecting colors. All color matches selected are saved as a color
theme and can be accessed in the future.
Match colors using View Custom Colors
You can use HP ToolboxFX to print a palette of custom colors. In the  Toolbox Color Printing Tools
section, click  View Custom Colors . Tab to the color page desired and print the current page. In your
document, type the red, green, and blue values in the softwares custom color menu to change them to
match the color on the palette.
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Advanced color use
The product provides automatic color features that generate excellent color results. Carefully designed
and tested color tables provide smooth, accurate color rendition of all printable colors.
The product also provides sophisticated tools for the experienced professional.
HP ColorSphere toner
HP designs the print system (printer, print cartridges, toner, and paper) to work together to optimize print
quality, product reliability, and user productivity. Original HP print cartridges contain HP ColorSphere
toner that is specifically matched to your printer so that it will produce a wide range of brilliant colors.
This helps you create professional looking documents that contain sharp, clear text and graphics and
realistic printed photos.
HP ColorSphere toner produces print-quality consistency and intensity you can depend on across a
wide range of papers That means you can produce documents that help you make the right impression.
Plus, HP professional-quality everyday and specialty papers (including a wide variety of HP media types
and weights) are designed for the way you work.
HP ImageREt 3600
ImageREt 3600 provides 3600 dots-per-inch (dpi) color laser-class quality through a multi-level printing
process. This process precisely controls color by combining up to four colors within a single dot and by
varying the amount of toner in a given area. ImageREt 3600 has been improved for this product. The
improvements offer trapping technologies, greater control over dot placement, and more precise control
of toner quality in a dot. These new technologies, coupled with HPs multi-level printing process, result
in a 600 x 600 dpi printer that provides 3600-dpi color laser-class quality with millions of smooth colors.
Media selection
For the best color and image quality, select the appropriate media type from the software printer menu
or from the printer driver.
Color options
Color options automatically provide optimal color output. These options use object tagging, which
provides optimal color and halftone settings for different objects (text, graphics, and photos) on a page.
The printer driver determines which objects appear on a page and uses halftone and color settings that
provide the best print quality for each object.
In the Windows environment, the Automatic and Manual  color options are on the  Color tab in the printer
driver.
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB)
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) is a worldwide color standard that HP and Microsoft developed 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 used for HP products, Microsoft operating systems,
the World Wide Web, and most office software. The sRGB standard represents the typical Windows
monitor and is the convergence standard for high-definition television.
NOTE: Factors such as the type of monitor you use and the room lighting can affect the appearance
of colors on your screen. For more information, see 
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The latest versions of Adobe PhotoShop®, CorelDRAW®, Microsoft Office, and many other programs
use sRGB to communicate color. Because it is the default color space in Microsoft operating systems,
sRGB has been adopted broadly. When programs and devices use sRGB to exchange color information,
typical users experience greatly improved color matching.
The sRGB standard improves your ability to match colors between the product, the computer monitor,
and other input devices automatically, and eliminates the need to become a color expert.
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11 Scan
●Load originals for scanning
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Use scan
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Scan settings
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Scan a book
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Scan a photo
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Load originals for scanning
Automatic document feeder (ADF)
NOTE:The ADF capacity is up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m2 or 20 lb media.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the product, do not use an original that contains correction tape,
correction fluid, paper clips, or staples. Also, do not load photographs, small originals, or fragile originals
into the ADF. Use the flatbed glass to scan these items.
1. Insert the top-end of the stack of originals into the ADF input tray, with the media stack face-up
and the first page to be copied on top of the stack.
If the media is longer than letter- or A4-sized paper, pull out the ADF input tray extension to support
the media.
2. Slide the stack into the ADF until it does not move any farther.
Document loaded  appears on the control-panel display.
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