GCC Printers 16 Manual Do Utilizador

 

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GCC Elite Color 16 Series User s Guide

 

This appendix provides information on how to account for differences in the way color output 
appears when printed by a color laser printer as opposed to how the same output appears when 
displayed on a monitor, projector, etc. 

 

WYSISYG (what you see is what you get) isn t always the case when dealing with color print-
ing.  Matching the color displayed on your monitor exactly to the color that prints on your out-
put can be a difficult task.  Why?  Because there are technological differences between the way 
devices recognize and render color.  An example of where this might present a problem is dur-
ing the creation of a slide presentation that will be projected from a laptop to an audience who 
has printed copies of the presentation.

Color displayed by monitors or projectors are created by adding together red, green and blue 
light.  When the colors are blended, they become brighter.

Color printed on a page is created by combining cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner.  To get 
a lighter color, use less combinations of the toners.

The simple fact is that not all colors can be represented by both media.   

 

We suggest the following options for achieving as close of a match as possible:

 

Some ranges of color tend to be easier to represent while others can be almost impossible to 
match (FYI — darker shades of blue tend to cause much difficulty). Follow these simple steps to 
achieve the best possible color match:

 

Print out the standard color selector from the Elite 16 Series installation software and documen-
tation CD (located in the  Manuals  folder, file named "Standard Color Selector.ppt").  Print 
this file to your Elite Color 16 Series printer using the same paper you will use for the printed 
presentations (paper quality and whiteness can make a big difference.)

 

Take the printed color selector and compare it to the one displayed on your screen.  Try to find 
a color block on the display that is closest to what you d like to see on the screen.  Then look at 
the corresponding (same row and column) color block on the printed output. If you feel the 
match is not good enough, select another color block and run through the process again until 
you find a screen/printout match you are happy with.

 

Sometimes it is just too hard to pick a single color from the standard color selector that looks 
good enough on both the display and printed page.  Another option you have is to create two 
versions of your work.