Microtek ScanMaker 6100 Pro, User Manual

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scanner—stored in the Scanner Color Profile—to translate the RGB
image from the scanner to the Profile Connection Space. The CMS
then uses the information about your monitor—stored in the
Monitor Color Profile—to translate the image from the Profile
Connection Space to your monitor color space, where you see it
displayed.
In this example, the scanner is the “source” device, and the monitor
is the “destination” device.
When you print the image, the CMS again translates the image data
from the monitor’s RGB color space to the printer’s RGB color
space—using the information about both devices as stored in their
Color Profiles.
So, although all of the devices in this example use different device
dependent color spaces, the CMS is able to translate between them
and produce accurate, predictable color.
What are Device Color Profiles
Color Management Systems use Device Color Profiles to interpret
color data between devices. DCPs are a collection of one or more
ICC Profile data files. ICC Profiles contain color characteristics of a
given device (input, display, or output).