OKI C5900N User Manual

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OFFICE COLOUR
This section describes the features in the printer driver for “Office 
Colour” printer colour management.
There are two different sets of options in Office Colour: 
Although the Office Colour options contain controls for CMYK 
data, it is strongly recommended that you use the Graphic Pro 
options instead. If you are printing CMYK data, the Graphic Pro 
options provide more power and flexibility.
RGB OPTIONSCMYK OPTIONS
(POSTSCRIPT ONLY)
Monitor (6500K) – Auto SWOP...

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OFFICE COLOUR - RGB OPTIONS
Office Colour provides a collection of several different colour 
matching presets for RGB data.
These presets each change the colour of your print in a slightly 
different way.
These RGB colour matching options are available in all printer 
drivers.
PRESETEXPLANATION
Monitor (6500K) – 
AutoThe best colour match preset will be selected based on 
the type of document.
6500K - Perceptual will be selected if printing 
photographs. 6500K - Vivid will 
be...

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WINDOWS
This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and 
PostScript drivers.
1.On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Office Colour] 
(1) and click the [Options] button.
2. Select a preset from [Colour matching options] (2).
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MACOS 9
1.Choose [File]  → [Print].
2. From the [Printer] menu  (1), select your printer model.
3. Select [Colour Options]  (2).
4. From the [Colour Mode] menu  (3), select [Office Colour].
5. Select [Colour - Office Colour]  (4).
6. Select the Office Colour Preset  (5) you wish to use.
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MACOS X
1.In your application program, choose [File]  → [Print].
2. From the [Printer] menu  (1), select your printer model.
3. Select [Printer Features]  (2).
4. From the [Feature Sets] menu  (3), select [Colour 
Options].
5. From the [Colour Mode] menu  (4), select [Office Colour].
NOTE:
When printing from some appl ications on Mac OS X, these 
RGB colour match options may no t affect the colour of your 
print. If you discover that th e colour of your print has not 
changed after...

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6.From the [Feature Sets] menu  (5), select [Colour – Office 
Colour].
7. Select the [Office Colour] Preset  (6) you wish to use.
CUSTOMISING RGB OFFICE COLOUR
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 THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY (WINDOWS)
If the Office Colour presets are not sufficient for your needs, the 
Colour Correct utility provides a means of further adjustment. 
The Colour Correct utility provides two methods for adjusting the 
Office Colour settings:
1. You can adjust the overall appearance of the print by...

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When a job is sent to the printer, the ICC profiles are applied to 
the print job on the printer.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH GRAPHIC PRO COLOUR MATCHING?
The Graphic Pro colour matching system is both powerful and 
flexible. Here are some examples of how the Graphic Pro colour 
matching system can be used:
MATCHING PRINTER COLOUR TO AN RGB INPUT DEVICE
By using the ICC profiles of a scanner, digital camera or monitor, 
the printers colour can be  matched to the input device.
PRINTER...

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TYPES OF ICC PROFILE SUPPORTED
There are four classes of ICC profile supported by the Graphic Pro 
colour matching system:  
PROFILE TYPEDESCRIPTION
RGB Source
(RGB Input) These profiles describe the device that was used to capture 
RGB data (e.g. scanner or digital camera).
The RGB Input Profile may also be your monitor profile if 
you are trying to match to your screen.
CMYK 
Simulation
(CMYK input)These profiles describe the CMYK device whose colours you 
are trying to simulate....

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GRAPHIC PRO WORKFLOW – OVERVIEW
There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro colour matching 
system:
1.Gather or create ICC profiles (see below)
2. Download ICC profiles to the printer hard disk (page 59)
3. Select the ICC profiles in the  printer driver when printing 
(page 61)
STEP 1 - GATHER OR CREATE THE ICC PROFILES
Where can I get the profiles I need? 
STEP 2 - DOWN LOADING ICC PROFILES TO THE PRINTER HARD DISK
You can download profiles to the printer hard disk using the...

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If you know the Printer’s IP address, you can enter it 
manually.
3. The main screen of Profile Assistant displays the profiles 
resident on the selected printer’s hard disk. To download a 
new profile to the printer:
(a)Click [Add].
(b) Select an ICC profile from your computers hard 
disk.
(c) Once you have selected a profile, you can add it to 
the printer as one of the 4 profile types - RGB 
Source, CMYK Simulation, Printer or Linked.
(d) The options available will depend on which...