5
5-2
Working with Color in Applications
• For color proofing, use an application that writes its own PostScript and define
colors in RGB, CMYK, or choose colors from the PANTONE color library. Placed
images can also be defined in RGB or CMYK. Choose the appropriate settings for
print options affecting color output (see page 1-1).
Color reference pages
Fiery 3850C user software includes several types of color reference pages that let you
see the range of colors that can be printed on your printer. For predictable color, use
the color reference pages when defining the colors in your document.
• RGB Color Reference—a Microsoft Word file and a Microsoft PowerPoint file that
let you view the colors available in the standard palettes of office applications and see
how those colors print on the Fiery 3850C (see page 5-4).
• CMYK Color Reference—an 11-page downloadable PostScript file of CMYK color
• PANTONE Coated Color Reference—a 19-page downloadable PostScript file of
color patches showing CMYK equivalents of PANTONE Coated colors. This file
prints differently depending on the setting of the Spot Color Matching option
(see page 5-6).
In addition, you can print RGB, CMY, and PANTONE color charts from the
Fiery 3850C Control Panel.
