HP DesignJet T1700 Printer Series - User Guide

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Color management from printer drivers
Color management options
The aim of color management is to reproduce colors as accurately as possible on all devices: so that, when you
print an image, you see very similar colors as when you view the same image on your monitor.
TIP: Make sure to select matching settings in the driver and in the application.
There are two basic approaches to color management for your printer:
Printer-Managed Colors: In this case your application program sends your image to the printer without any
color conversion, and the printer converts the colors to its own color space. The details of this process
depend on the graphics language that you are using. HP recommends this setting for the best experience
and results.
PostScript: The PostScript and PDF interpreter modules perform the color conversion using the
proles stored in the printer and any additional ICC color proles sent with the PostScript job. This
kind of color management is done when you are using the PostScript or PDF driver.
Non-PostScript (PCL3, HP-GL/2, CALS/G4): The color management is done using a set of stored color
tables. ICC proles are not used. This method is somewhat less versatile than the alternatives, but is a
little simpler and faster, and can produce good results with standard HP paper types.
NOTE: In non-PostScript printing, the printer can convert to sRGB if you are using Windows, or to
Adobe RGB if you are using Mac OS X.
Application-Managed Colors: In this case your application program must convert the colors of your image to
the color space of your printer and paper type, using the ICC prole embedded in the image and the ICC
prole of your printer and paper type. To use this option, your printer’s ICC proles must be installed in your
computer.
IMPORTANT: Make sure to select matching settings in the driver and in the application.
You are recommended to consult the HP Support Center (see HP Support Center on page 169) to see how to use
the color management options of your particular application. See also Print a document with the correct colors
on page 87.
To choose between Application-Managed Colors and Printer-Managed Colors:
In the Windows driver dialog: Select the Color tab.
In the Mac OS X Print dialog: Select the Color Matching panel. Vendor Matching or In Printer corresponds to
Printer-Managed Colors mode. ColorSync should be used only if you cannot choose Application-Managed
Colors in your application print dialog.
In some applications: You can make this choice in the application.
Color options
Printing in color
The printer prints in color by default.
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