OKI C7350DTN User Manual
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C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 311 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. 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 312 Windows Me/98/95 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 336) •Custom page sizes (see page 340) •Selecting print resolution (see page 349) •Duplex printing (see page 351) •Printing Booklets (see page 353) •Watermarks (see page 357) •Collating (see page 359) •Proof and Print (see page 361) •Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 365) •Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 369) •Using overlays (see page 374) •Printing posters (see page 387) 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 313 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 314 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. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 315 Factors that Affect Color Printing 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 316 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 you to adjust the color temperature through their control panels. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
C7350/7550 User’s Guide: Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 317 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 318 Color Matching Choosing a Method General Information 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 319) •professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 319) •photographic images (see page 320) •specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 321) •printing vivid colors (see page 322) 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 319 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, and, 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 Me/98/95 Operation • 320 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 329) 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 335). Print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals