HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Printing in Black & White Application: Adobe Photoshop CS Printer: HP Designjet 30/130 series Software: HP Software RIP OS: Windows
The simplest approach to creating a black and white image is taking a color image and converting it to grayscale in a photo imaging program such as Photoshop. In addition, although converting an image from color to grayscale is easy, the opposite operation is complex, in this case it is better to have it in color. There are different ways to print a black and white image, normally once the colors are converted to grayscale, the black in the highlights and midtones is substituted for color inks.
• Click OK. 4. Open the image, File menu > Open…: • 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.
• Click OK. 5. Convert the image to grayscale, Image menu > Mode > Grayscale. 6. Adobe Photoshop Print with Preview… settings, File menu > Print with Preview…: • Page Setup: o Printer...: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet 130 RIP). o Click OK. o Paper Size: Select the paper size of the media loaded on the printer. o Orientation: Select the orientation of your image on the paper. o Click OK. • Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need. • Check Show More Options.
7. RIP settings, Print… > Properties > Advanced…: • • Document Options > Printer Features: o Select the Media Type that is loaded on the printer (always calibrated) o Print Mode: Best (always calibrated). o Print in grayscale: No. o Perform Color Correction: No. Click OK, until print.
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