User manual OKI C7300N

[. . . ] Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this Guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer. [. . . ] Highlight the printer name and click File, then Properties. Click Color Swatch to print the color swatch samples. Select the shade of red that best suits your needs and make a note of the RGB value below that particular shade. Using your program's color picker, enter these same RGB values (from step 5), and change the logo to that color. NOTE The RGB color displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the color swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce color. C7100/C7300/C7500 Operation · 234 COLOR MATCHING: POSTSCRIPT DRIVER Color Matching Options The PostScript driver offers several different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Some of the color matching options only work on certain types of data. The table below summarizes the various color-matching options available in the PostScript driver, and what types of data they affect. Color Matching Option Oki Color Matching PostScript Color Matching Windows ICM Matchinga Using ICC Profiles a. Not Windows NT 4. 0 RGB data Yes Yes Yes Yes CMYK data No Yes No No To manually set the color matching options in the PostScript driver: 1. Click Start ® Settings ® Printers. Highlight the printer name and click File ® Properties. C7100/C7300/C7500 Operation · 235 3. Select the method to use from the Color Control drop-down list box under Color Mode: a. Color Control = OKI Color Matching This is OKI's proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. C7100/C7300/C7500 Operation · 236 Select the type to be used from the drop-down list box under Color Setting : · Monitor (6500K) Auto Optimized for printing general documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. · Monitor (6500K) Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. · Monitor (6500K) Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Ideal for office graphics and text. · Monitor (9300K) Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. . · Digital Camera Optimized for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colors. For some photographs, other settings may be better C7100/C7300/C7500 Operation · 237 depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. · sRGB Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. C7100/C7300/C7500 Operation · 238 b. Color Control = PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built-in to the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. Select the rendering type from the Rendering Intent drop-down list box. · Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a conversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space. The rendering intents are essentially a set of rules that determine how this color conversion takes place. The rendering intents that the printer driver provides are listed below: ­ Auto Best choice for printing general documents. ­ Perceptual Best choice for printing photographs. [. . . ] · The administrator can keep a close track of the cost of the printers including tracking maintenance. PrintSuperVision also provides a consumables prediction facility to advise when consumable will need replacing based on current printer usage (Oki color printers). System Requirements Server Software Pentium 75, 64MB or better with CD support running: · Windows 98 with Microsoft Personal Web Server VersionTM, available for free download from MicrosoftTM as Option Pack 4. 0. · Windows NT4 Workstation, SP6. 0a, Microsoft Personal Web Server Version, available for free download from Microsoft as Option Pack 4. 0 · Windows 2000 or NT4 Server SP6. 0a, Microsoft IISTM, available for free download from Microsoft as Option Pack 4. 0 Client Software · Microsoft Internet Explorer 4. 01 or above · Netscape Navigator 4. 0 or above · Recommended minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels Additional Information For more information, click on Help in the PrintSuperVision program. C9300/C9500 Software Utilities · 476 NETWORK PRINTER STATUS UTILITY This utility creates an additional tab (STATUS) in the PostScript and PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor the selected printer's status. To Install 1. Insert the Oki CD1 into the CD-ROM drive. [. . . ]