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xiii About the documentation
Welcome to the
Color Guide
. This manual introduces you to the concepts
and issues associated with printing to the Color Network Printer Board-A1
™
,
a special-purpose controller board built into the Canon iR C2100/C2100S
series. It enables you to use your copier/printer as a high-speed, networked
color printer. This manual outlines key workflow scenarios, provides
information on calibration and color profiles, and contains application notes
that explain how to print to the Color Network Printer Board-A1 from
popular Windows and Mac OS applications.
This manual is one book in a set of documentation that also includes
manuals for users and system administrators. All the other manuals should be
available at your site—refer to them for a complete description of your Color
Network Printer Board-A1.
N
OTE
:
The term “iR C2100/2100S” is used in this manual to refer to the
Canon iR C2100/C2100S series in which the Color Network Printer
Board-A1 is embedded. The term “copier/printer” is used to refer to the
Canon iR C2100/C2100S series. The term “ColorWise” is used to refer to
ColorWise 2
®
, the current version of the iR C2100/2100S built-in color
management system.
About the documentation
The
Color Guide
is organized to supply you with key information about
managing the color output of your iR C2100/2100S. Chapter 1 discusses the
iR C2100/2100S print options and how to get the best color results, and
Chapter 2 describes several effective workflows. ColorWise Pro Tools are
discussed in the next two chapters. Chapter 3 covers Calibrator and other
methods used to calibrate the copier/printer, and Chapter 4 takes you
through the features of Profile Manager, used to manage color profiles on the
iR C2100/2100S. Succeeding chapters offer tips for printing from business
and graphics applications. Finally, the appendixes offer information about
color theory and color management.
Words in bold, for example,
output profile
, are terms that appear in the
glossary. The bibliography at the end of this manual provides sources for
further investigation of color printing issues.
Introduction