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Matching PANTONE
®
* colors
The PANTONE
®
* Matching System colors are specified as CMYK
colors as supported in many graphics software applications. This
color-matching system is useful for matching printer output to a
specific color (for example, a logo). See the documentation for your
software application for instructions on using PANTONE
®
*colors.
For more information on using PANTONE
®
* colors, see the Readme
file for the PANTONE
®
* color-matching system included on the
printing system CD-ROM.
Note Color settings, halftone settings, and print media affect the appearance
of PANTONE
®
* colors. To optimize PANTONE
®
*-certified colors, use
the default PostScript 3 emulation driver settings and HP LaserJet
paper.
Automatic PANTONE
®
*
calibration
Automatic PANTONE
®
* calibration generates high-quality
PA N TONE
®
* colors from the PANTONE
®
* color name automatically,
providing the best possible color calibration in the HP Color LaserJet
4550 printers. An example of a PANTONE
®
* name is: PANTONE
®
*
286CVC. When printing PANTONE
®
colors, Automatic PANTONE
®
*
calibration is the default setting for HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers.
This feature automatically converts PANTONE
®
* colors to optimal
color values for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 using the PANTONE
®
*
color name in the data stream sent to the printer.
Most application programs that support the use of PANTONE
®
* colors
for graphic objects will include the PANTONE
®
*nameinthe
PostScript output, along with the color values assigned to the object.
The HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer will recognize the PANTONE
®
*
name and substitute the optimum color values for the printer based
on color tables developed to provide the best possible match for each
specific PANTONE
®
* color within the printer’s color gamut.
No special actions are necessary in the application program or the
driver to enable this feature. You have the option of turning off
Automatic PANTONE
®
* calibration if you want to use application-
generated color values rather than HP-generated color values.