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Chapter 5 - Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 Operation • 83
Chapter 5 - Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2
Operation
This section explains how to change the printer’s operation for
specific print jobs when required and is accessed directly from within
an application.
Most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed from
within the document print dialogue.
This section will detail options only as they apply to the LaserWriter
8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other driver
operations, for example the AdobePS driver.
COLOR PRINT MATCHING
The install utility provides a color matching profile for your printer, as
well as
Color Option utility in the print driver. In general, using the
Auto settings will provide reasonable default settings that produce
good results for most documents.
Many applications have their own color settings and these may
override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the
documentation for your software application for details on how that
particular program’s color management functions.
Factors that affect the appearance of prints
If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver,
please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there
are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most
important factors are listed below.
Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer
can reproduce
• Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full
range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted
to a certain range of colors. Additionally, a printer cannot
reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor and vice versa.
• Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. A
monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or LCDs), a