Minolta MAGICOLOR 2, Manual

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Other Methods
of Color
Control
4-7 Color Printing
n
The colors are printed on Hammermill Laser Print white paper.
The formulas listed in the Pantone charts are only for the magicolor 2
CX printer. Also, the PANTONE
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Colors generated by this printer are
four-color process simulations and may not exactly match Pantone-
identified solid color standards. Use current PANTONE Color Refer-
ence Manuals (available from Pantone, Inc.) for accurate color.
The advantages of using PANTONE Color matching are that it is easy
to use, it is widely supported, and that it is good for spot color. How-
ever, it is not as accurate as other methods of color matching, it can’t
be used for photographs, and it is only supported by applications.
About Printer Halftones and CRDs
The printer’s default CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary) can be
changed through the QMS-developed Macintosh and Windows
drivers or, if your application requires you to use a non-QMS driver,
you can change the CRD at the printer’s control panel
(Administration/Emulations/PostScript/Color Rendering menu). See
chapter 4, “Printer Configuration,” of the
Reference manual for
information on using the control panel.
Halftones
The enhanced halftone uses amplitude-modulation (AM) screening.
Some applications may be set up to ignore the printer’s color settings.
See chapter 3, “Connecting to a PC,” and chapter 5, “Connecting to a
Macintosh,” in the Getting Started manual.
Color Rendering Dictionaries (CRDs)
Since the printer has a different range of colors than other color
devices (such as your monitor), a color rendering dictionary is neces-
sary to tell the printer how to print colors that are out of its range. The
printer has three default CRD settings:
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Pantone, Inc.’s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color reproduction
materials.