HP Designjet Z5200ps User Manual

							preserving shadows when the black point of the source space is darker than that of the destination
space. This option is allowed only when the relative colorimetric rendering intent is selected (see 
Set
the rendering intent on page 71).
Black point compensation can be specified in the following ways:
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select Color > Black point
compensation.
●
Using the front panel: select the Setup menu icon 
, then Printing preferences > Color >
Black point compensation.
Set the rendering intent
NOTE:This option is available only when printing a PostScript, PDF, TIFF or JPEG job.
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
tries to preserve the overall color appearance.
●Relative colorimetric (proofing): best used when you want to match a particular color. This
method is mainly used for proofing. It guarantees that, if a color can be printed accurately, it will
be printed accurately. The other methods will probably provide a more pleasing range of colors
but do not guarantee that any particular color will be printed accurately. It maps the white of the
input space to the white of the paper on which you are printing.
●Absolute colorimetric (proofing): the same as relative colorimetric, but without mapping the
white. This rendering is also used mainly for proofing, where the goal is to simulate the output of
one printer (including its white point).
The rendering intent can be specified in the following ways:
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select Color > Rendering intent.
●
Using the front panel: select the Setup menu icon 
, then Printing preferences > Color >
Select rendering intent.
Printer emulation
If you want to print a particular job and to see approximately the same colors that you would get from
printing the same job on a different HP Designjet printer, you can use the emulation mode provided
by your printer.
NOTE:This option is available only when printing a PostScript or PDF job. It will work correctly only
when printing on plain, coated or heavyweight coated paper.
●In the Windows PostScript driver dialog: select the Color tab, then Printer Managed Colors,
then select Printer Emulation from the Source Profile list. You can then select from the
Emulated Printer list.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog (PostScript driver): select the Color Options panel, then select
from the Printer Emulation list.
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							HP Professional PANTONE Emulation
When you use a named PANTONE color in an image, your application will normally send to the
printer a CMYK or RGB approximation to that color. But the application does not take the printer or
the paper type into account, it merely produces a generic approximation of the PANTONE color,
which will look different on different printers and on different papers.
HP Professional PANTONE Emulation can do a much better job by taking into account the
characteristics of the printer and the paper type. The results look as similar to the original PANTONE
colors as is possible on a given printer using a given paper type. This technology is designed to
produce emulations similar to those set up manually by prepress professionals.
To use HP Professional PANTONE Emulation, all you have to do is to turn it on. In fact, it is normally
on by default.
●In the Windows PostScript driver dialog: go to the Color tab and select HP Professional
PANTONE Emulation.
●In the Mac OS PostScript driver Print dialog: go to the Color Options panel and select HP
Professional PANTONE Emulation.
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select Color > HP Professional
PANTONE Emulation.
NOTE:HP Professional PANTONE Emulation is available only when printing a PostScript or PDF
job.
You can also use the Embedded Web Server to print a swatch book showing emulations of
PANTONE colors as made by your printer, together with a measure of the color difference (∆E)
between each emulation and the original PANTONE spot color. So HP Professional PANTONE
Emulation not only provides the closest match that can be achieved on your printer; it also gives clear
information on how close the emulation is to the original spot color.
To print a swatch book, select the Embedded Web Servers Main tab, then HP Professional
PANTONE Emulation. Select the strips from different PANTONE Formula Guide tabs that you would
like to print, then press the Next button. Check the strips that you have selected. Then press the
Print button to print the swatch book.
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							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 whether you are printing in
color or in grayscale.
Printing in color
You can adjust the colors of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, ensure that the Advanced color
adjustments box is checked, then press the Settings button beside it.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog (PCL3 driver): select the Color Options panel, select Color from
the Mode list, then press the Adjust button.
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							●In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog (PostScript driver): select the Color Options panel, then
Lightness and Hue.
●In the Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Print dialog (PostScript driver): select the Color Options
panel, select Color from the Mode list, then press the Adjust button.
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 All button restores each slider to its default central position.
Printing in grayscale
You can adjust the gray balance of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, ensure that the Advanced color
adjustments box is checked, then press the Settings button beside it.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog (PCL3 driver): select the Color Options panel, select Grayscale
from the Mode list, then press the Adjust button.
●In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog (PostScript driver): select the Color Options panel, then
Print in Grayscale, then the Gray balance tab.
●In the Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Print dialog (PostScript driver): select the Color Options
panel, select Grayscale from the Mode list, then press the Adjust button.
Under either operating system, you will then be able to make adjustments using separate controls for
highlights, midtones and shadows.
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							●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 All button restores each control to its default setting.
Color management scenarios
The following step-by-step instructions for specific printing jobs using specific software are similar to
those you can find in HPs Knowledge Center on the Web. You are recommended to consult the
Knowledge Center at 
http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/knowledgecenter/ for further examples and for
the most up-to-date information.
Print a color photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PS driver)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS4 under Windows, with the PostScript driver. Color
management is done by Photoshop.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level
that you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Adobe Photoshop CS4.
3.From the Edit menu, select Color Settings.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Working Spaces > RGB: select Adobe RGB (1998) or sRGB.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting.
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							●Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening.
●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.
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							5.From the File menu, select Print with Preview.
●Select Page Setup.
◦Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
◦Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is currently loaded into the printer.
◦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 Photoshop Manages Colors.
◦Options > Printer Profile: select the right profile for your printer and paper type.
◦Options > Rendering Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click Print.
Print a color photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PCL3 driver)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS2 under Mac OS, with the PCL3 driver. Color management
is done by Photoshop.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level
that you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Adobe Photoshop CS2.
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							3.From the Edit menu, select Color Settings.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting.
●Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening.
●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.
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							5.From the File menu, select Print with Preview.
●Select Page Setup.
◦Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
◦Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is currently loaded into the printer.
◦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 example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo).
●Select Paper/Quality from the drop-down menu.
◦Paper Type: select the paper type that is currently loaded into the printer (or Any).
◦Quality Options: select Standard and drag the slider to Quality.
●Click Print.
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							Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PS driver)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS4 under Windows, with the PostScript driver. The color
management is done by the printers internal PostScript RIP.
NOTE:Application-managed colors could be used in this example, exactly as in the previous
example. However, printer-managed colors will be used this time, in order to illustrate both methods
of color management.
The recommended approach to creating a black-and-white image is to take a color image and convert
it to grayscale in an image editing program such as Photoshop. In this scenario, however, this
conversion will take place in the printer. If you want to convert a color image to black-and-white in
Photoshop CS4, you have to go through the optional step 
5.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated with the printer and the print-quality level that you
intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 66.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Adobe Photoshop CS4.
3.From the Edit menu, select Color Settings.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Working Spaces > RGB: select Adobe RGB (1998) or sRGB.
●Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
●Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting.
●Missing Profiles: check Ask When Opening.
●Conversion Options > Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click OK.
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