OKI c 3400n User Manual

C3400n User’s Guide

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A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For 
example, the colors in a print may look different when viewed 
standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under 
standard office fluorescent lighting.

The driver settings for Manual color can change the 

appearance of a print. There are several options available to 

help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen.

The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can 

change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your 

monitor’s color temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” 

the colors look.
There are several settings found on a typical monitor:

5000k  Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphic art 
environments.

6500k  Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.

9300k  Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television 
sets.

(k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature.)

Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe 

Photoshop may display color differently from “Office” 

applications such as Microsoft Word. Please see your 

application’s on-line help or user manual for more information.

The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed 

color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller 

than one on specially formulated high-quality paper.