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2-4 Simple and Advanced Workflows
Select your colors wisely
For the colors you see on your monitor to match those on your printed
output, they must go through color management, including precise
calibration of your monitor and copier/printer. If you are not equipped or
inclined to maintain accurate monitor color management, you may opt for
an easier approach. First, determine which is more important for you—
printed colors or monitor displayed colors.
If displayed colors are more important, trust your eyes and your monitor.
Visually select colors on your monitor, but be aware that colors will be
optimized only for your monitor. When the document is opened on other
monitors, the colors may look different. And even though printed colors may
not match those displayed on your monitor, they will still print on the
iR C2100/2100S with good results.
If printed colors are your priority, choose colors from printed samples. By
using these sample colors, your printed output will remain consistent
regardless of how the colors appear on different monitors. Print the palette of
available colors from business applications and then select colors from the
printed samples. The iR C2100/2100S comes with color reference files on
the user software CD (see page 5-2). You can also print the color charts from
the Control Panel and select colors by numbers or by name from the printed
samples. Advanced applications let you define colors in the easier-to-control
PANTONE and CMYK color spaces. See Chapter 5 for more advice on color
selection.
No matter which workflow most closely matches your own, you should
calibrate your copier/printer regularly (see Chapter 3).
Select a short workflow
Every time colors are converted, performance and color accuracy are affected.
Therefore, a workflow with fewer steps minimizes the risk of error.
Workflow 1 using ColorWise calibration—minimal workflow
A minimal color workflow requires that you calibrate the copier/printer.
Select from printed colors as described in the previous page, and set the
CMYK Simulation option to None, since simulation is not needed when
colors are already defined using CMYK values optimized for your calibrated
copier/printer.