C3200n Technical Reference, Mac
Macintosh OS 10.2 • 8
• Some colors appear better on the monitor and some better
in a printed document.
his disparity is often the main
reason that printed colors do not match the colors
displayed on screen.
– A monitor can display very vivid colors such as intense
reds and blues which cannot be easily produced on any
printer using toner or ink.
– Similarly, there are certain colors, (some yellows for
example), that can be printed, but cannot be displayed
accurately on a monitor.
Viewing Conditions
A printed document can look very different under different
lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different
when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to
how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting.
Printer Driver Color Settings
The driver settings for Manual color can change the
appearance of a printed document. There are several options
available to help match the printed colors with those displayed
on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections.
To access the color matching options in the driver supplied
with your printer:
1. Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from
any application (usually File → Print).
2. Select Color from the drop-down list below Presets.
Monitor settings
The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can
change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your
monitor’s color temperature influences how “warm” or “cool”
the colors look.
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