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STEP 3 - SELECT ICC PROFILES IN THE PRINTER DRIVER
What you select in the printer driver depends on the colour 
matching task that you wish to perform.
Examples of selecting ICC profiles for different colour matching 
tasks are shown in the next sections of this guide.
MATCHING THE COLOUR OF A MONITOR, SCANNER OR CAMERA
The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to match 
the printer colour to an RGB input device such as a monitor, 
scanner or digital camera.
To match an RGB input device, first download the RGB source 
profile and printer profile (optional) to the printer hard disk using 
Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” on page 59.
Once the profile(s) have been down loaded, make the 
appropriate selections in the printer driver. These are described 
in the next section (Windows page 62, Mac OS 9 page 63, 
Mac OS X page 65).
1. RGB data 2. Printed document
3. RGB source profile4 . S c a n n e r,  m o n i t o r,  c a m e r a ,  e t c .
5. Printer output profile 6. Leave on Auto or select your custom profile.
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WINDOWS
This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and 
PostScript drivers.
To match the colour of an input RGB device such as a monitor, 
scanner or digital camera, make the following selections in the 
printer driver:
1.On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro]  (1) 
and click [Options].
2. Select [ICC Profile Colour Matching]  (2).
3. Select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device you 
are trying to match such as your monitor, scanner or 
digital camera  (3).
Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB 
Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the 
profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” 
on page 59.
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4.Select a Printer Output Profile  (4).
If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are 
embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created 
a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, 
select it here.
MACOS 9
1. In your application program, 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 [Graphic Pro].
5. Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 1]  (4).
NOTE:
If you have selected your own printer output profile (4), you 
will also be able to adju st the rendering intent. See 
“Rendering intents” on page 82.
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6.From the [Colour Matching Task] menu  (5), select [ICC 
Profile Colour Matching].
7. From the RGB Profile source, select the ICC profile that 
corresponds to the device you are trying to match such as 
your monitor, scanner or digital camera  (6).
Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB 
Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the 
profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” 
on page 59.
8. Select [Colour – Graphic Pro 2]  (7).
9. From the [Printer Output Profile] menu  (8), select your 
printer profile.
If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are 
embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created 
a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, 
select it here and choose a rendering intent 
(see“Rendering intents” on page 82).
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MACOS X
1.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 [Graphic Pro].
6. From the [Feature Sets] menu  (5), select [Colour - 
Graphic Pro 1].
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7.From the [Colour Matching Task] menu  (6), select [ICC 
Profile Colour Matching].
8. From the [Feature Sets] menu  (7), select [Colour - 
Graphic Pro 2].
9. From the [RGB Profile source]  (8), select the ICC profile 
that corresponds to the device you are trying to match 
such as your monitor, scanner or digital camera.
Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB 
Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the 
profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile Assistant” 
on page 59.
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10.From the [Feature Sets] menu, select [Colour - Graphic 
Pro 3]  (9).
11. From the [Printer Output Profile] menu, select your printer 
profile  (10).
12. If Auto is selected, the factory default profiles that are 
embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created 
a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, 
select it here and choose a rendering intent 
(see“Rendering intents” on page 82).
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SIMULATING ANOTHER PRINTER - RGB SOURCE DATA
The Graphic Pro colour matching system can be used to simulate 
the colour output of another printer.  
To simulate the output of another printer, you need to download 
at least 2 profiles to your printer using Profile Assistant:>RGB Source Profile
> Simulation Target Profile
> Printer Output Profile (optional)
Once the profile(s) have been down loaded, make the 
appropriate selections in the printer driver. These are described 
in the next section (Windows page 69, Mac OS 9 page 71, 
Mac OS X page 65).
1. RGB data 2. Printed document
3. RGB source profile4 . S c a n n e r,  m o n i t o r,  c a m e r a ,  e t c .
5. Printer output profile 6. Leave on Auto or select your custom profile.
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NOTE:
Be aware that if the device you are trying to simulate has 
different colour capabilities  from your own printer, exact 
colour simulation will not be possible. For example, it may be 
difficult to reproduce the exact colours of an ink jet printer on 
a toner-based printer.
Additionally, differences in the range of printable colours 
between different devices can  make simulation using RGB 
source data inaccurate. To  achieve best results when 
simulating the colour output of other printers, you are 
strongly advised to use CMYK da ta as a source. See “CMYK ink 
simulations - CMYK source data” on page 76.
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WINDOWS
If you are using a source RGB document, simulate the output of 
another printer by making the following selections in the printer 
driver:
1.On the printer driver [Colour] tab, select [Graphic Pro]  (1) 
and click [Options].
2. Select [Printer Simulation]  (2).
3. Select the ICC profile that corresponds to the device used 
to capture or display your source document - this could be 
a monitor, scanner or digital camera  (3).
4. Remember that the names “RGB Source 1”, “RGB 
Source 2” and so on relate to the number assigned to the 
profile using Profile Assistant. See “Using Profile 
Assistant” on page 59.
5. Select a Simulation Target Profile  (4).
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6.This profile corresponds to the printer you want to 
simulate.
7. If you wish to produce black and grey colours that are 
printed using only black toner, enable the [Preserve Black] 
option. Although this produces a better quality print, the 
black and grey colours will not be simulated accurately.
8. Select your printer output profile  (5).
9. If [Auto] is selected, the factory default profiles that are 
embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created 
a printer profile yourself using profile creation software, 
select it here and choose a rendering intent. See 
“Rendering intents” on page 82.
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