COLOUR PRINTING > 57
Paper type
The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed colour.
For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on
specially formulated glossy paper.
TIPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR
Your printer driver contains several different ways to help match the
colour on your screen to the colour produced by your printer. You will
get best results by choosing a colour matching method appropriate to
the type of document you are printing.
Please note that these tips are for guidance only. Your results may
vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some
applications will override any colour matching settings in the printer
driver without warning.
RGB OR CMYK?
The guidelines for choosing a colour matching method make a
distinction between RGB (Red, Green, Blue) and CMYK (Cyan,
Magenta, Yellow, Black).
RGB is the most common type of colour data and is common in
Microsoft Office documents, photographs from scanners/digital
cameras, web pages and most other general documents. If you do not
know your document's colour mode, assume it is RGB.
CMYK documents are typically only supported in professional desktop
publishing and graphics applications.
PCL DRIVER AND PCLXL DRIVER
The PCL and PCLXL drivers are designed to handle RGB data only. If
you need to print CMYK documents, use the PostScript driver.
Printing photographic images
Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. If the colours look too
dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings.