However, manual adjustments may be useful in the following situations:
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If your color management is not working correctly for some reason
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If you want colors that are subjectively pleasing rather than accurate
The printer driver provides different adjustment facilities depending on whether you are printing in color or in
grayscale. If you are printing in pure black and white, there are no color adjustment options.
Printing in color
You can adjust the colors of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, ensure that the Advanced color adjustments box is
checked, then press the Settings button beside it.
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In the Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Print dialog: select the Color Options panel, select Color from the Mode
list, then press the Adjust button.
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In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog: select the Color Options panel, then Lightness and Hue.
Under either operating system, you will then be able to make adjustments using a lightness slider and three
color sliders.
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The lightness slider simply makes the whole print lighter or darker.
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The color sliders can be used to fade or emphasize each of the primary colors in the print. The primary
colors may be red, green and blue; or cyan, magenta and yellow; depending on the color model used in
the image.
The Reset button restores each slider to its default central position.
Printing in grayscale
You can adjust the gray balance of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, ensure that the Advanced color adjustments box is
checked, then press the Settings button beside it.
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In the Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 Print dialog: select the Color Options panel, select Grayscale from the
Mode list, then press the Adjust button.
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In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog: select the Color Options panel, then Print in Grayscale, then the
Gray balance tab.
Under either operating system, you will then be able to make adjustments using separate controls for
highlights, midtones and shadows.
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