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Color Swatch Utility
Color Swatch Utility
Operating Environment
The Color Swatch Utility prints RGB color
samples for the printer. Printed color samples
can be used to determine the RGB value settings
that need to be specified with an application in
order to obtain desired printed colors.
Note
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The Color Swatch Utility is installed along with the printer
drivers.
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The results of the color test print are printed according to
the paper settings in the printer driver, so use paper that
allows for the largest printout.
Printing RGB Color
Samples
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Prints color samples.
(1)
Perform the following operation to
start up the Color Swatch Utility:
[Start] > [Oki Data] > [Color
Swatch Utility].
(2)
Click [Print].
(3)
Select this printer.
(4)
Click [OK] or [Print].
This prints a three-page color sample.
(Sample)
Color
block
Color
values
R:255
G:203
B:220
Memo
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The RGB values below each color block show
the component quantity (0 to 255) of R (red), G
(green), B (blue) in the block.
(5)
Find the color in the color sample
that you want to print, and make a
note of its RGB values.
Memo
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If you cannot find the color you want in the
color sample, perform the procedure below to
customize the color sample manually.
(6)
Click [Switch] to switch to the
custom color sample.
(7)
Click [Detail] to display [Edit
Custom Color Swatch] dialog box.
(8)
Adjust the positions of the three
bars until the desired color is
shown on the monitor screen, and
then click [Close].
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Hue: Changes the hue. 0 displays red, while a
higher value moves on the color wheel towards
green.
Increase
0
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Saturation: Changes the vividness. A higher
value increases vividness, while a lower value
makes the color more cloudy (gray).
Saturation 100
Saturation 0
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Brightness: Changes the density. Maximum
(100%) brightness is white, while minimum (0%)
brightness is black.
Brightness 0
Brightness 100
(9)
Click [Print].
(10)
Select this printer.
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