HP DesignJet Z3100ps GP 44 User Manual

Use a third-party profile
If you have obtained an ICC profile through other means than using the printer’s built-in profiling software,
for instance from an Internet download or a third-party profiling software package, you can install it for
use with your printer and paper.
NOTE:The printer requires RGB output profiles, unless you are using a RIP.
The printer needs to know which paper type the profile corresponds to, so you must first select a paper
type from the list of papers it knows about. When...

methods, but is a little simpler and faster, and can produce good results with standard HP paper
types. This kind of color management is done when you are using a non-PostScript driver and
you specify printer color management, or when you send a PCL, RTL, or HP-GL/2 file directly
to the printer through the Embedded Web Server.
NOTE:There are only two color spaces that the printer can convert to its own color
space using the stored color tables: Adobe RGB and sRGB if you are using Windows,
Adobe RGB and...

Rendering intent is one of the settings used when doing a color transformation. As you probably know,
some of the colors you want to print may not be reproducible by the printer. The rendering intent allows
you to select one of four different ways of handling these so-called out-of-gamut colors.
●Saturation (graphics): best used for presentation graphics, charts, or images made up of bright,
saturated colors.
●Perceptual (images): best used for photographs or images in which colors blend together. It...

All CMYK emulation options apply to PDF, PostScript, TIFF, and JPEG files only.
●None (Native): no emulation. The printer will use its default internal conversion from CMYK to
RGB, without following any color standard. This does not imply that results will be bad
●U.S. Sheetfed Coated 2 uses specifications designed to produce quality separations using U.S.
inks under the following printing conditions: 350% total area of ink coverage, negative plate, bright
white offset stock.
●U.S. Sheetfed Uncoated 2...

Your printer is provided with the following color profiles:
●None (Native): no emulation, for use when the color conversion is done by the application or
operating system, and therefore the data arrive at the printer already color-managed.
●sRGB IEC61966-2.1 emulates the characteristics of the average PC monitor. This standard space
is endorsed by many hardware and software manufacturers, and is becoming the default color space
for many scanners, printers, and software applications.
●ColorMatch RGB...

Color adjustment options
The aim of color management is to print accurate colors. If you perform color management correctly, then
you should be able to print accurate colors with no need of any manual color adjustments.
However, manual adjustments may be useful in the following situations:
●If your color management is not working correctly for some reason
●If you want colors that are subjectively pleasing rather than accurate
The printer driver provides different adjustment facilities depending on...

Under either operating system, you will then be able to make adjustments using a lightness slider and
three color sliders.
●The lightness slider simply makes the whole print lighter or darker.
●The color sliders can be used to fade or emphasize each of the primary colors in the print. The primary
colors may be red, green, and blue; or cyan, magenta, and yellow; depending on the color model
used in the image.
The Reset button restores each slider to its default central position.
Printing in grayscale
You...

●The lightness slider simply makes the whole print lighter or darker. This slider is available under
Windows in the same window as the other grayscale controls; it is available under Mac OS by
selecting Lightness and Hue.
●The zone definition sliders can be used to define what you mean by highlight, midtone, and shadow.
●The other controls for highlight, midtone, and shadow can be used to adjust the gray balance of
highlights, midtones, and shadows respectively.
The Reset button restores each control to...

●Conversion Options > Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click OK.
4.From the File menu, select Open to open the image.
●If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working space,
select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space; in this
case, if the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with
Edit > Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you
are satisfied.
●Click OK.
5.From the File...

●Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
●Click OK.
●Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Select the Color Management tab.
●Print: select Document.
●Options > Color Handling: select Let Photoshop Determine Colors.
●Options > Printer Profile: select the right profile for your printer and paper type.
●Options > Rendering Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click Print.
6.Choose driver settings.
●Printer: select the printer (for...