Panasonic KX-P8420 Manual

A print made from a set of film separations, or from 
an electronic file, to simulate the results of printing. 
A film proof is the last opportunity to catch 
problems before the final printing.

A color rendering style that does not try to precisely 
match printed colors to displayed colors. It is 
appropriate for bright saturated colors used in 
illustrations and graphs.

The four ink colors used to simulate full-spectrum 
color images: process yellow, magenta, cyan, and 
black.

Graphics and display technology built into 
Macintosh computers. QuickDraw applications rely 
on QuickDraw rather than the PostScript language 
to send words and pictures to printers.

Electronic representation of a page or image using 
a grid of points (called pixels) that are numerically 
defined. Raster images can be black and white, 
grayscale, indexed color, or photographic quality 
color.

The process of separating a color image into the 
primary color components for printing—cyan, 
magenta, yellow, and black. Also used to refer to 
the four sheets of film that result from the process 
of separating a color image. 

A profile used by KX-P8420 to determine the 
context for the color values specified in a digital 
image.

A color that is printed on its own separation plate 
when separations are specified. A spot color is 
printed using a special ink for that color, in contrast 
to process colors that are printed using 
combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. 

A spectral response for graphic arts reflection 
densitometers defined by ANSI (the American 
National Standards Institute.)

A system in which color is produced by combining 
colorants such as paint, inks, or dyes on media 
such as paper or transparent film or acetate. The 
subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and 
yellow. All printing devices use the subtractive 
color model, as do photographs and transparency 
film. Many printers use cyan, magenta, yellow, 

and 

black colorants.

Cyan, magenta, and yellow colorants used in 
subtractive color systems. Combining the 
subtractive primaries produces darker colors.

The abbreviation for Specifications for Web Offset 
Publications. A standard of specifications for 
separations, proofs, and color printing usually 
designed for magazine production.

Graphic illustration created on computers where 
picture elements are defined mathematically as 
lines or curves between points. Includes artwork 
created in illustration and page layout applications.