User manual OLIVETTI D-COLOR P26W

[. . . ] Digital Color Printer Olivetti d-Color P20W/P26W User Guide PUBLICATION ISSUED BY: Olivetti S. p. A. Gruppo Telecom Italia Via Jervis, 77 - 10015 Ivrea (ITALY) www. olivetti. com Copyright © 2006, Olivetti All rights reserved September 2006 The mark affixed to the product certifies that the product satisfies the basic quality requirements. The manufacturer reserves the right to carry out modifications to the product described in this manual at any time and without any notice. ENERGY STAR is a U. S. registered mark. The ENERGY STAR program is an energy reduction plan introduced by theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency in response to environmental issues and for the purpose of advancing the development and utilization of more energy efficient office equipment. Your attention is drawn to the following actions which could compromise the conformity attested to above, as well as the characteristics of the product: · incorrect electrical power supply; · incorrect installation, incorrect or improper use or use not in compliance with the warnings provided in the User's Manual supplied with the product; · replacement of original components or accessories with others of a type not approved by the manufacturer, or performed by unauthorised personnel. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. PREFACE Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. [. . . ] Similarly, there are certain colours, (some yellows for example), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a monitor. This disparity between monitors and printers is often the main reason that printed colours do not match the colours displayed on screen. Colour printing> 43 Viewing conditions A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colours in a print may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver colour settings The driver settings for manual colour can change the appearance of a print. There are several options available to help match the printed colours with those displayed on screen. Monitor settings The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor's colour temperature influences how "warm" or "cool" the colours look. There are several settings found on a typical monitor: > 5000k > 6500k > 9300k Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphic art environments. Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. (k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature. ) How your software application displays colour Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop may display colour differently from "Office" applications such as Microsoft Word. Please see your application's on-line help or user manual for more information. Paper type The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed colour. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Colour printing> 44 TIPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR The following guidelines may help you to achieve good colour output from your printer. PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings. PRINTING FROM OFFICE APPLICATIONS Use the Monitor (9300k) setting. This may help if you are having problems with specific colours from applications such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint. ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OR INTENSITY OF A PRINT If the print is too light/dark, you can use the Brightness control to adjust it. If the colours are too intense/not intense enough, use the Saturation control. Colour printing> 45 ACCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera. To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel: 1. Open the Printers window (called "Printers and Faxes" in Windows XP). Right-click the printer name and choose Properties. Click the Printing Preferences button (1). 1 2. 3. To open colour matching options from within a Windows application: 1. Click the Properties button next to the printer name. SETTING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS 1. [. . . ] Press the cover release and open the printer's top cover fully. 2. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. Do not touch. Clearing paper jams> 85 3. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 1 2 3 4 1. Black cartridge It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. Clearing paper jams> 86 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface. CAUTION! The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. [. . . ]