HP DesignJet 4500 User Manual

							2.Open the image. Accept the embedded color profile if there is one:
Otherwise accept the default that Adobe Photoshop proposes:
3.Once you have defined the color space in which you are going to work, you can if you like make
a soft proof, which means emulating on the screen how the image will look when printed. To do
this, you will need an ICC profile for your monitor. Select View > Proof Setup > Custom. Use
the following information to select options in the Proof Setup window.
●Profile: choose the profile based on the printer model and paper type you intend to use.
●Preserve Color Numbers: this checkbox tells the application how to simulate the
documents appearance without converting colors from the Document Space to the Proof
Profile Space. It simulates the color shifts that may occur when the documents color
values are interpreted using the Proof Profile instead of the Document Profile. This option
is not recommended.
●Intent: this menu allows you to choose a rendering intent for the conversion from
document space to simulation space, letting you preview the effects of different renderings.
See 
Set the rendering intent.
●Use Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen the
Relative Colorimetric rendering intent. See 
Perform black point compensation.
●Paper White: this checkbox emulates the whiteness of the paper on the monitor. The
effect is the same as using the Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent.
●Ink Black: this checkbox turns off the black point compensation for the rendering from
simulation to the monitor. So, if the simulation space black is lighter than the monitor black,
you will see the washed-out blacks on the monitor. This option is not recommended.
●Preview: if this checkbox is enabled (recommended), the changes you make in this
window are reflected in the image immediately.
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							4.When you are ready to print the image, open the Print with Preview window from the File menu.
In the Color Management tab you can select:
●Source Space: Document (automatically assigned for you).
●Profile: select the profile you will use. We recommend using Adobe RGB. If neither Adobe
RGB or sRGB is selected, then choose the appropriate ICC profile for the paper loaded,
and remember to select later on in the driver the option Managed by Application.
●Intent: See 
Set the rendering intent.
Driver settings
In the Paper/Quality tab (Windows) or Image Quality panel (Mac OS), set Print Quality to Best.
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							In the Color tab (Windows) or Color Options panel (Mac OS), you have the following Color
Management options. Select the same option that you selected in the Print dialog box above (Print
Space section, Profile option).
●sRGB: this is the default color space. The input RGB data are converted to CMYK using the
printers internal color maps, which depend on the paper type and print quality selected. These
are the most “versatile” color maps, producing saturated colors for CAD and office applications
and also producing good results with photographic images.
●AdobeRGB: similar to sRGB, but using the AdobeRGB to CMYK internal color maps, which are
designed for AdobeRGB input data with a bigger source gamut. Best suited to digital
photography.
●Managed by Application: the driver will not perform any color correction. This path can be
used when building custom RGB printer profiles and applying them within the application (the
application is responsible for applying the right color management by using the custom RGB
printer profiles). In this case, make sure that you have selected the right media profile in the
Print Space, Profile option in the application print command (see above).
Printer settings
Ensure that the Paper Type setting on the front panel corresponds to the paper you intend to use.
Get accurate colors from Adobe Photoshop CS
(PostScript driver)
This topic outlines one way to have good control over the printed colors you will obtain from your
printer; there are many other ways. Before starting, ensure that your paper type has already been
calibrated.
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							Application settings
1.Open Adobe Photoshop and select Color Settings from the Edit menu (Windows) or from the
Photoshop menu (Mac OS).
●Working spaces: the working space is the color space you want to use when manipulating
the image. We recommend using the color space that comes with the image (see Color
Management Policies below), if any; otherwise, our recommended default settings are:
RGB: Adobe RGB 1998, CMYK: SWOP for the USA and Euroscale Coated v2 for the rest
of the world.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Rendering Intent: see 
Set the rendering intent.
●Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen the Relative
Colorimetric rendering intent. See 
Perform black point compensation.
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							2.Open the image. Accept the embedded color profile if there is one:
Otherwise accept the default that Adobe Photoshop proposes:
3.Once you have defined the color space in which you are going to work, you can if you like make
a soft proof, which means emulating on the screen how the image will look when printed. To do
this, you will need an ICC profile for your monitor. Select View > Proof Setup > Custom. Use
the following information to select options in the Proof Setup window.
●Profile: choose the profile based on the printer model and paper type you intend to use.
●Preserve Color Numbers: this checkbox tells the application how to simulate the
documents appearance without converting colors from the Document Space to the Proof
Profile Space. It simulates the color shifts that may occur when the documents color
values are interpreted using the Proof Profile instead of the Document Profile. This option
is not recommended.
●Intent: this menu allows you to choose a rendering intent for the conversion from
document space to simulation space, letting you preview the effects of different renderings.
See 
Set the rendering intent.
●Use Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen the
Relative Colorimetric rendering intent. See 
Perform black point compensation.
●Paper White: this checkbox emulates the whiteness of the paper on the monitor. The
effect is the same as using the Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent.
●Ink Black: this checkbox turns off the black point compensation for the rendering from
simulation to the monitor. So, if the simulation space black is lighter than the monitor black,
you will see the washed-out blacks on the monitor. This option is not recommended.
●Preview: if this checkbox is enabled (recommended), the changes you make in this
window are reflected in the image immediately.
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							4.When you are ready to print the image, open the Print with Preview window from the File menu.
In the Color Management tab you can select:
●Source Space: Document (automatically assigned for you). This is the color space in
which you have been working while editing the image.
●Profile: select PostScript Color Management (if you do not see this option, select Printer
Color Management). With this option, the application tells the driver which source profile
and rendering intent should be used for the conversion to the print space. In this case the
driver will use the Document profile and the rendering intent selected below. The drivers
Input Profile and Rendering Intent settings are overridden.
●Intent: see 
Set the rendering intent.
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							Driver settings
The applications PostScript Color Management option will override the color settings of the driver
(Input Profile and Rendering Intent). In this case, the driver will use the applications Document
profile and selected rendering intent. Then, we have only to select in the driver:
●In the Paper/Quality tab (Windows) or Image Quality panel (Mac OS), set Print Quality to Best.
●In the Color tab (Windows) or Color Options panel (Mac OS), check the Automatic PANTONE
Calibration or HP Professional PANTONE Emulation box.
Printer settings
Ensure that the Paper Type setting on the front panel corresponds to the paper you intend to use.
Get accurate colors from Adobe InDesign CS
This topic outlines one way to have good control over the printed colors you will obtain from your
printer; there are many other ways. We describe the hard-proofing technique that shows you on your
printer how your colors will appear when reproduced in a press. Before starting, ensure that your
paper type has already been calibrated.
NOTEEPS, PDF, and grayscale images dont allow page-layout applications to manage
their colors. In addition, such images are displayed very poorly on a monitor.
Application settings
1.Open Adobe InDesign and select Color Settings from the Edit menu.
●Working spaces: the working space is the color space you want to use when manipulating
the image. We recommend using the color space that comes with the image (see Color
Management Policies below), if any; otherwise, our recommended default settings are:
RGB: Adobe RGB 1998, CMYK: SWOP for the USA and Euroscale Coated v2 for the rest
of the world.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Rendering Intent: see 
Set the rendering intent.
●Black Point Compensation: this option is recommended if you have chosen the Relative
Colorimetric rendering intent. See 
Perform black point compensation.
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							2.Create or open the image with its own or the most appropriate color space. Then retouch the
image as needed.
3.When you have the image ready to send to the output device, that is the moment to simulate on
your printer what will appear on the output device. You must convert the image from the source
or work profile to the output CMYK device, and then again from the output CMYK device to the
printer profile (calibrated).
In InDesign we recommend the Proof Setup command (View > Proof Setup -> Custom). This
command lets you select the proof profile in the source space when printing. You can also see
a simulation on your monitor. We recommend as follows:
Each object in InDesign has its own color management. The InDesign elements (native) use the
working spaces (default profiles) and the rendering intent defined in Color Settings , and the
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							placed objects have their own assigned profile and rendering intent. Then, each element is
converted from its own color space to the simulation color space, using its own rendering intent.
●Profile: select the profile that corresponds to the device you want to emulate (usually a
particular press profile or an standard press profile)
●Paper White: this checkbox emulates the whiteness of the paper on the monitor. The
effect is the same as using the Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent.
●Ink Black: this checkbox turns off the black point compensation for the rendering from
simulation to the monitor. So, if the simulation space black is lighter than the monitor black,
you will see the washed-out blacks on the monitor. This option is not recommended.
4.Select File > Print to print the image, converting it to an output space that depends on the
printer, the paper type, and the print quality.
●Select the Output tab (on the left), and then select Composite CMYK, in order to see the
CMYK profiles.
●Select the Color Management tab to see the following options.
●Source Space: select Proof to emulate the proof color space.
●Profile: choose the profile based on the printer model and paper type you intend to use.
●Intent: select Relative or Absolute Colorimetric. The only difference is that Absolute
Colorimetric emulates the background color of the paper to be used by the press, while
Relative Colorimetric maps the paper color of the press to the paper color of the printer.
Driver settings
The PostScript driver is recommended for page-layout applications because it can color–manage
CMYK data, RGB data, or both simultaneously.
In the Paper/Quality tab (Windows) or Image Quality panel (Mac OS), set Print Quality to Best.
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							In the Color tab (Windows) or Color Options panel (Mac OS), select Application Managed Colors
and check the Automatic PANTONE Calibration box. When the application performs color conversion
to the printers color space, the printer should accept these colors without changing them. Make sure
you have selected the right media profile in “Print Space, Profile” above.
Printer settings
Ensure that the Paper Type setting on the front panel corresponds to the paper you intend to use.
Get accurate colors from QuarkXPress 6
This topic outlines one way to have good control over the printed colors you will obtain from your
printer; there are many other ways. We describe the hard-proofing technique that shows you on your
printer how your colors will appear when reproduced in a press. Before starting, ensure that your
paper type has already been calibrated.
NOTEEPS, PDF, and grayscale images dont allow page-layout applications to manage
their colors. In addition, such images are displayed very poorly on a monitor.
Application settings
1.Open QuarkXPress and select Preferences from the Edit menu (Windows) or the QuarkXPress
menu (Mac OS). Then select Quark CMS from the Preferences dialog box.
2.Ensure that the Color Management Active box is checked.
3.The Destination Profiles area lets you choose profiles that correspond to your devices: Monitor
profile, Composite Output profile, and Separation Output profile. Select in the Separation Output
profile the profile of your output device (press) which you want to emulate on your printer later.
Select in the Composite Output profile your printer profile; remember that it depends on the
printer model, paper type, and print quality option.
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