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Phaser 560 Color Laser Printer
Color corrections
The printer provides TekColor Dynamic Correction, which consists of the
following color correction modes:
You can view sample output of four of the color correction modes at the
bottom of the Startup Page. Refer to page 8-8 for instructions on printing the
Startup Page.
Note
If your printer is on a network and you have changed the front panel
settings, make sure that you tell other users on the network. The front
panel printer settings affect
all
prints made with non-Tektronix
drivers.
Color correction mode Description
Front panel selection Driver selection
Automatic Automatic Default setting. Automatically selects the optimum color
correction for speed, vividness, and saturation.
Text and filled areas use
Vivid Color
on opaque media.
RGB bit-mapped images use
Simulate Display
.
CMYK bit-mapped images use
Commercial Press
.
None None No correction made to colors.
Vivid Color Vivid Color Produces the brightest possible colors.
Display Simulate Display Adjusts color to closely approximate the colors on a standard
display screen.
SWOP SWOP Press Specification for Web Offset Publications. Typically used to
match U.S. press standards.
Euroscale Euroscale Press Used to match equivalent 3M Matchprint
®
proofs.
Commercial Commercial Press Used to match commercial 3M Matchprint
®
proofs.
n/a Use Printer Setting Uses the color correction mode specified in the printer’s front
panel setting rather than any printer driver setting.
Monochrome* n/a Leaves gray as is; converts RGB and CMYK to pure gray.
Raw RGB* n/a Leaves RGB as is; converts CMYK and gray to RGB.
Raw CMYK* n/a Leaves CMYK as is; converts RGB and gray to CMYK.
* Available only with a downloadable utility file.