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C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 221 7.Click OK twice. Close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Network Printer Status Utility •Available on TCP/IP network connection only. The Network Printer Status utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, the printer driver Properties dialog box changes: •a new Status tab is added. •an Option button is added to the Device Option tab. Important! If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straight-through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended. • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 222 This utility allows you to view (but not change) the status of the following on the Status tab: •paper trays installed and the media assigned to them. •total size and percentage used of disk/memory. •percentage of toner remaining. Important! If you select Automatic Status Update in the Status tab, the driver automatically pings the printer for the latest status information every time you open the Properties dialog box. This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 223 Windows 2000 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and how to use the printer’s features. Printer’s features covered in this section include: •N-up printing (see page 247) •Custom page sizes (see page 250) •Selecting print resolution (see page 259) •Duplex printing (see page 260) •Printing Booklets (see page 264) •Watermarks (see page 269) •Collating (see page 272) •Proof and Print (see page 273) •Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 277) •Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 282) •Using overlays (see page 286) •Printing posters (see page 299) NOTE Most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed from within the document print dialog box. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 224 Factors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the color output. For general use the default driver settings produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own color settings, and these may override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the documentation for your software application for details on how that particular program’s color management functions. If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factors are •the differences between the range of colors a monitor can reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer can reproduce •viewing conditions •printer driver color settings •monitor settings •how your software application displays color •paper type Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 225 Factors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Printer Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) •Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa. •Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or LCDs), a printer uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black (CMYK) toner or ink. •A monitor can display very vivid colors such as intense reds and blues. These cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for example), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor. This disparity between monitors and printers is often the main reason that printed colors do not match the colors displayed on screen. Viewing Conditions A document can look very different under various lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer Driver Color Settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections of this User Manual. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 226 Factors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor color temperature influences how warm or cool the colors look. There are several settings found on a typical monitor: • 5000k* Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics arts environments. • 6500k* Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k* Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature NOTE Several of the Color Matching options make reference to your monitor’s Color Temperature. Many monitors allow the color temperature to be adjusted through the monitor’s control panel. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 227 Factors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Application Displays Color Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW® or Adobe® Photoshop® may display color differently from office applications such as Microsoft® Word. Please see your application’s online help or user manual for more information. Paper Type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 228 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following guidelines may help in achieving good color output from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending on the type of document you are printing. •most common [RGB] (see page 229) •professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 229) •photographic images (see page 230) •specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 231) •printing vivid colors (see page 232) NOTE These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some applications override (without warning) any color matching settings in the printer driver. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 229 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print are in RGB format. This is the most common format. If you do not know your document’s color mode, assume that it is RGB. Typically, CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows 2000 Operation • 230 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 239) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Profiles provided (see “Windows ICM Color Matching” on page 246). Print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals