HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Proof the output on the monitor Application: Adobe Illustrator CS2 Printer: HP Designjet Z3100 series Software: HP PS Driver Operating System: Mac OS X
You should consider that each person has their own perception and their own subjective opinion about the result; this is because there are various factors that can influence our opinions, such as the type of photo (portrait, landscape…), the source color space, the media used, the environmental conditions, the subjective perception about your own image, etc.... This means the printing suggestion may not completely match with your own personal opinion. 1.
• Select OK.
. 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; if this is selected and 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. • Select OK.
. If you place an image, you can embed the image in the document. If it has an embedded profile, it will be converted from the embedded color profile to the document color profile preserving the color appearance. If it doesn’t have an embedded color profile, Illustrator will assign the document color profile. • File menu > Place…: browse to the image and uncheck the Link checkbox. If you are asked What would you like to do? Select Convert. • Select OK. 6.
• Now, you can retouch your image and the monitor will show you how it’s going to look once you’ve printed it. 8. File menu > Print…: • Printer: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet Z3100ps 44in Photo). • Page Setup…: • o Format for: Select the printer. 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 Select OK. Select driver print settings; Printer...
o • Color Options tab: • Select Print in Color. • Select Color Management > Application Managed Colors. Select Print.
9. Adobe Illustrator print settings: • • • General (left hand menu): o Media > Size: Defined by Driver. o Options: Select the scaling option you need. Color Management (left hand menu): o Print Method > Color Handling: Let Illustrator determine colors. o Print Method > Printer Profile: Select the profile of the printer and media type you will use to print; it should be the same as selected in the Proof Setup dialog box.
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