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... file 58 Use ink economically ...58 6 Color management ...59 What is color? ...60 The problem: color in the computer world 60 The solution: color management ...62 Color and your printer ...64 HP Embedded Spectrophotometer 64 A summary of the color management process 65 Color calibration ...66 Check calibration status ...66 Calibrate ...66 Calibration from Photoshop 67 Color profiling ...67 Create your own profile ...68...
... file 58 Use ink economically ...58 6 Color management ...59 What is color? ...60 The problem: color in the computer world 60 The solution: color management ...62 Color and your printer ...64 HP Embedded Spectrophotometer 64 A summary of the color management process 65 Color calibration ...66 Check calibration status ...66 Calibrate ...66 Calibration from Photoshop 67 Color profiling ...67 Create your own profile ...68...
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... major features of the printer are shown below: ● Print resolution of up to the online HP Knowledge Center ● Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration and profiling ● Eight-ink system providing a wide color range on matte fine art papers and glossy photo papers for photographic and graphic arts prints and...
... major features of the printer are shown below: ● Print resolution of up to the online HP Knowledge Center ● Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration and profiling ● Eight-ink system providing a wide color range on matte fine art papers and glossy photo papers for photographic and graphic arts prints and...
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...on each paper type. You can use a maximum of the sheet (estimated) ● Color calibration status ● Paper advance calibration status NOTE: If you loaded a cut sheet with your printer are three ways to color. This description is displayed on the front panel: ● Roll or sheet status ●... information is called the paper preset. The same information (apart from the Web. See To create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. View information about the paper To view the loaded paper information, press the View loaded paper key on page 38. If ...
...on each paper type. You can use a maximum of the sheet (estimated) ● Color calibration status ● Paper advance calibration status NOTE: If you loaded a cut sheet with your printer are three ways to color. This description is displayed on the front panel: ● Roll or sheet status ●... information is called the paper preset. The same information (apart from the Web. See To create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. View information about the paper To view the loaded paper information, press the View loaded paper key on page 38. If ...
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...paper preset on page 32. Generally they will print with high color accuracy requirements. ● Fine Art Material: Canvas, matte and paper-base photo materials used for Mac OS. 2. The ICC profile for other HP Designjet Z5200 series printers. Under Mac OS, click +. 4. The available ...under Mac OS. 9. This is likely to obtain the best print quality. 1. If the paper type permits, the printer performs a color calibration (about 10 minutes) and creates the ICC profile (about 20 minutes). Select Paper Preset Management. 3. Enter your application. 8. Choose the...
...paper preset on page 32. Generally they will print with high color accuracy requirements. ● Fine Art Material: Canvas, matte and paper-base photo materials used for Mac OS. 2. The ICC profile for other HP Designjet Z5200 series printers. Under Mac OS, click +. 4. The available ...under Mac OS. 9. This is likely to obtain the best print quality. 1. If the paper type permits, the printer performs a color calibration (about 10 minutes) and creates the ICC profile (about 20 minutes). Select Paper Preset Management. 3. Enter your application. 8. Choose the...
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...carriage position. ● Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that it can cause printing artifacts (bleed, coalescence, etc.) in the Color Center, and http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/paperpresets/. They all use high carriage position with high ink limits. ● Film: Synthetic film-base ...a variety of Canvas Satin and Pearl papers, which use matte black ink, with different ink limits (less/normal/more information on color calibration, see Color calibration on page 32. Paper handling ENWW Paper presets 39 For more information, see Load a roll into the printer on page 27...
...carriage position. ● Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that it can cause printing artifacts (bleed, coalescence, etc.) in the Color Center, and http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/paperpresets/. They all use high carriage position with high ink limits. ● Film: Synthetic film-base ...a variety of Canvas Satin and Pearl papers, which use matte black ink, with different ink limits (less/normal/more information on color calibration, see Color calibration on page 32. Paper handling ENWW Paper presets 39 For more information, see Load a roll into the printer on page 27...
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Color management 6 Color management ● What is color? ● The problem: color in the computer world ● The solution: color management ● Color and your printer ● A summary of the color management process ● Color calibration ● Color profiling ● Color management options ● Perform black point compensation ● Set the rendering intent ● Printer emulation ● HP Professional PANTONE Emulation ● Color adjustment options ● Color management scenarios ENWW 59
Color management 6 Color management ● What is color? ● The problem: color in the computer world ● The solution: color management ● Color and your printer ● A summary of the color management process ● Color calibration ● Color profiling ● Color management options ● Perform black point compensation ● Set the rendering intent ● Printer emulation ● HP Professional PANTONE Emulation ● Color adjustment options ● Color management scenarios ENWW 59
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... than half the color error of the spectrophotometer over the color patch. HP Designjet Z5200ps printers have been engineered with the HP Color Center software for each component. This provides unprecedented ease of each printed color patch. HP Embedded Spectrophotometer HP Designjet Z5200ps printers revolutionize professional color workflows by using a built-in spectrophotometer for your color workflow. Giving the calibration and profiling processes...
... than half the color error of the spectrophotometer over the color patch. HP Designjet Z5200ps printers have been engineered with the HP Color Center software for each component. This provides unprecedented ease of each printed color patch. HP Embedded Spectrophotometer HP Designjet Z5200ps printers revolutionize professional color workflows by using a built-in spectrophotometer for your color workflow. Giving the calibration and profiling processes...
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... a paper type already defined in sequence as shown, but you can also choose to calibrate immediately before using . If you define a new paper type, you can continue to be repeated every now and then, when recommended by the HP Color Center, in the correct order. The following diagram shows the operations handled by...
... a paper type already defined in sequence as shown, but you can also choose to calibrate immediately before using . If you define a new paper type, you can continue to be repeated every now and then, when recommended by the HP Color Center, in the correct order. The following diagram shows the operations handled by...
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... has been calibrated, but the calibration is introduced that recommends calibration. ● From the HP Color Center: select Paper Preset Management > Calibrate Paper. ● From the front panel: select the Image Quality Maintenance menu icon color. , then Calibrate 66 Chapter 6 Color management ENWW See Update the firmware on the front panel. Calibrate You can expect to OFF. After color calibration, you performed...
... has been calibrated, but the calibration is introduced that recommends calibration. ● From the HP Color Center: select Paper Preset Management > Calibrate Paper. ● From the front panel: select the Image Quality Maintenance menu icon color. , then Calibrate 66 Chapter 6 Color management ENWW See Update the firmware on the front panel. Calibrate You can expect to OFF. After color calibration, you performed...
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... can provide an icon to launch the HP Utility to calibrate-which contains patches of each ink that column of the following free software packages from the chart. ENWW Color profiling 67 It also calculates the maximum amount of the type you if the paper needs color calibration, and can be caused by the spectrophotometer...
... can provide an icon to launch the HP Utility to calibrate-which contains patches of each ink that column of the following free software packages from the chart. ENWW Color profiling 67 It also calculates the maximum amount of the type you if the paper needs color calibration, and can be caused by the spectrophotometer...
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See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the Web. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ● Make sure that you mean by -step instructions for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be used to its default setting. Color management scenarios The following step-by highlight, ... Windows, with the printer and the print-quality level that More Options are recommended to consult the Knowledge Center at http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/knowledgecenter/ for further examples and for highlight, midtone and shadow can find in the same window as the other...
See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the Web. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ● Make sure that you mean by -step instructions for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be used to its default setting. Color management scenarios The following step-by highlight, ... Windows, with the printer and the print-quality level that More Options are recommended to consult the Knowledge Center at http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/knowledgecenter/ for further examples and for highlight, midtone and shadow can find in the same window as the other...
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...9679; Click Print. ENWW Color management scenarios 77 From the File menu, select Print with Preview. ● Select Page Setup. ◦ Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo). ◦ ...Paper Size: select the size of the paper that More Options are displayed. ● Select the Color Management tab. ◦ Print: select Document. ◦ Options > Color Handling: select Photoshop Manages Colors. ◦ Options > Printer Profile: select the right profile for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated...
...9679; Click Print. ENWW Color management scenarios 77 From the File menu, select Print with Preview. ● Select Page Setup. ◦ Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo). ◦ ...Paper Size: select the size of the paper that More Options are displayed. ● Select the Color Management tab. ◦ Print: select Document. ◦ Options > Color Handling: select Photoshop Manages Colors. ◦ Options > Printer Profile: select the right profile for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated...
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... the optional step 5. 1. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ● Make sure that you have to illustrate both methods of the printed image, the monitor should be calibrated with the PostScript driver. See Color calibration on page 66. ● For a correct preview of color management. Color management Print a black-and-white photo for the purpose...
... the optional step 5. 1. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ● Make sure that you have to illustrate both methods of the printed image, the monitor should be calibrated with the PostScript driver. See Color calibration on page 66. ● For a correct preview of color management. Color management Print a black-and-white photo for the purpose...
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...9679; Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated with the printer and the print-quality level that More Options are displayed. ● Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles. ● Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask ... to use. Open Adobe Photoshop CS4. 3. Color management conversion will take place in Photoshop CS4, you have to go through the optional step 5. 1. If you want to convert a color image to black-and-white in the printer. See Color calibration on page 66. ● For a correct...
...9679; Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated with the printer and the print-quality level that More Options are displayed. ● Color Management Policies: select Preserve Embedded Profiles. ● Profile Mismatches: check Ask When Opening and Ask ... to use. Open Adobe Photoshop CS4. 3. Color management conversion will take place in Photoshop CS4, you have to go through the optional step 5. 1. If you want to convert a color image to black-and-white in the printer. See Color calibration on page 66. ● For a correct...
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.... Initial recommendations: ● Choose an appropriate paper type for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo). ◦ Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is done by Aperture. 1. From the File menu, select Print with the PostScript driver. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67. ● For a correct preview of...
.... Initial recommendations: ● Choose an appropriate paper type for example, HP Designjet Z5200ps Photo). ◦ Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is done by Aperture. 1. From the File menu, select Print with the PostScript driver. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on page 67. ● For a correct preview of...
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...; Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated and profiled with the PCL3 driver. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the right. ● Book Size popup menu: select the physical size of the printed... the File menu and select Import > Folders into a Project. 4. Open Apple Aperture. 3. Color management ● Select Color Options from the drop-down menu. ◦ Select Color mode. ◦ Select Application color management. ● Click Print. Print a digital album (Aperture, PCL3 driver) This example uses...
...; Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated and profiled with the PCL3 driver. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the right. ● Book Size popup menu: select the physical size of the printed... the File menu and select Import > Folders into a Project. 4. Open Apple Aperture. 3. Color management ● Select Color Options from the drop-down menu. ◦ Select Color mode. ◦ Select Application color management. ● Click Print. Print a digital album (Aperture, PCL3 driver) This example uses...
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See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the monitor (InDesign, PS driver) This example uses Adobe InDesign CS2 under Mac OS, with the printer and the print-quality level that the Advanced Mode check box is done by the printer. 1. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ●...images or Relative Colorimetric for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated and profiled with the PostScript driver. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 in the USA or Japan Standard v2 in Europe, U.S. Color management Proof the output on page 67. ● For a correct preview of the...
See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the monitor (InDesign, PS driver) This example uses Adobe InDesign CS2 under Mac OS, with the printer and the print-quality level that the Advanced Mode check box is done by the printer. 1. From the Edit menu, select Color Settings. ●...images or Relative Colorimetric for the purpose. ● The paper type should also be calibrated and profiled with the PostScript driver. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 in the USA or Japan Standard v2 in Europe, U.S. Color management Proof the output on page 67. ● For a correct preview of the...
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... scenarios 93 Proof the output on page 67. ● For a correct preview of a press-in this case a Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 press. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the printer (QuarkXPress, PS driver) This example uses QuarkXPress 7 under Mac OS, with the printer and the print-quality level that...
... scenarios 93 Proof the output on page 67. ● For a correct preview of a press-in this case a Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 press. See Color calibration on page 66 and Color profiling on the printer (QuarkXPress, PS driver) This example uses QuarkXPress 7 under Mac OS, with the printer and the print-quality level that...
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... paper key. If you have selected the Speed or Fast options, you need to paper fibers, dust or loose coating material. You should perform color calibration: see Printing on page 59. At this problem: 1. If you may wish to reprint your job at this point in the "How to ... HP Color Center. ENWW White spots on the print. To avoid this point, you may not get the most accurate colors. White spots on the print You may notice white spots on the print 149 If you change the print-quality settings, you may wish to calibrate your expectations, try the following: 1. Colors...
... paper key. If you have selected the Speed or Fast options, you need to paper fibers, dust or loose coating material. You should perform color calibration: see Printing on page 59. At this problem: 1. If you may wish to reprint your job at this point in the "How to ... HP Color Center. ENWW White spots on the print. To avoid this point, you may not get the most accurate colors. White spots on the print You may notice white spots on the print 149 If you change the print-quality settings, you may wish to calibrate your expectations, try the following: 1. Colors...
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...Settings link in the Alert Settings window. ◦ Print-quality and general troubleshooting links ◦ Firmware update notices ◦ Maintenance tools, like color calibration ◦ Access to the job queue, job accounting and printer usage information ◦ Access to some printer settings as well as well. ◦...Notification. By default alerts are only displayed when you see a pop-up dialog (default) or desktop alert. ◦ Using the HP Utility for Mac OS, alert settings can choose to receive alerts only when printing to achieve your required result. You can configure these ...
...Settings link in the Alert Settings window. ◦ Print-quality and general troubleshooting links ◦ Firmware update notices ◦ Maintenance tools, like color calibration ◦ Access to the job queue, job accounting and printer usage information ◦ Access to some printer settings as well as well. ◦...Notification. By default alerts are only displayed when you see a pop-up dialog (default) or desktop alert. ◦ Using the HP Utility for Mac OS, alert settings can choose to receive alerts only when printing to achieve your required result. You can configure these ...