HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Reference

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HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 218
Refer to the following list to determine which chart file contains the color you want:
Column number from
PANTONE®* printout EPS or TIFF chart filename
Column 1 through column 11.5 1-16.eps or 1-16.tif
Column 12 through column 23 17-32.eps or 17-32.tif
Column 24 through column 30.5 33-48.eps or 33-48.tif
Column 31 through column 40 49-64.eps or 49-64.tif
Column 41 through column 52.3 65-80.eps or 65-80.tif
Column 52.4 through column 62.5 81-96.eps or 81-96.tif
Column 63 through column 71 97-112.eps or 97-112.tif
Column 71.3 through column 84 113-128.eps or 113-128.tif
Column 85 through column 92 129-135.eps or 129-135.tif
5. Open or Import the EPS or TIFF file containing the desired color.
6. After opening the proper chart file, find the exact color you wish to use by referring to the PANTONE®*
number.
These numbers are listed below the color swatch in both the PANTONE®* color palette printout and in the EPS or
TIFF file. For example, to load the shade of yellow 106 mentioned earlier, first open 1-16.eps or 1-16.tif and then
find the color swatch in the EPS file. The number 106 appears directly below the swatch containing this color.
CD-ROM 1 includes text format files called HP4550C.txt and HP4550R.txt in the LUTTXT directory. These files
might be helpful if you are working in a program that does not support loading color palettes and cannot import an
EPS or TIFF file. You can open the file in a word processor, text editor, or a spreadsheet program and print a crib
sheet of the colors and their definitions.
You can use this sheet to set up the colors in your program. This Readme file does not provide detailed
instructions for this procedure because the procedure varies for each program. However, if you are already
familiar with how to manually create RGB or CMYK color values in your application, HP4550.txt might be useful to
you.
2.5 PRINTING THE PANTONE®* CALIBRATED COLOR CHARTS
Once you have printed the complete PANTONE®* color palette, you can use it as a swatch booklet for permanent
reference. The swatch color chart is available in pdf, tif, ps and eps formats. If you wish to print the color palette,
use one of the options described below.
You must choose the correct palette based on the print driver you is using. The CMYK palettes can only be used
with the PS driver. The CMYK palettes and color charts are optimized for the default setting (FAST CMYK Inkset)
of the printer. The RGB palettes work best with the PCL (5 or 6) driver. The RGB palettes are optimized for the
sRGB default (automatic) ColorSmart II setting. They can be used in many applications with the PS driver, but will
produce unpredictable results with some software that does not send RGB data through PS.
Any color management software built into an application or the operating system (such as ICM or ColorSync)
must be turned off when printing PANTONE®* Colors specified as CMYK or sRGB values. These color
conversions will change the colors sent to the printer and reduce the accuracy of the PANTONE®* color
simulation.
Printing the color palette from Adobe Acrobat Reader