Minolta magicolor 2210 - Manual (Page 62)

58 D ESKTOP C OLOR L ASER FOR B USINESS : MAGICOLOR 2110 P RINT S YSTEM
•ICC-compliant profiles for color matching: Q COLOR
automatic color correction uses a color matching
method that functions similarly to ColorSync—a color
management software developed by Apple. It accepts
source (monitor) and destination (printer or press)
device profiles in the ICC format, then uses these pro-
files to perform color space transformations.
The magicolor 2210 ships with built-in profiles for
matching common monitor types, such as sRGB, Sony,
and Apple. Three printing press profiles—SWOP,
Euroscale, and Commercial—are also included for
simulating press output.
For custom color matching, Q
COLOR
supports down-
loaded ICC-compliant profiles. These profiles are nor-
mally provided by the peripheral vendor. They can also
be created or modified using a utility software such as
ColorBlind Color Matchbox. The profiles can be down-
loaded to the printer through the PostScript driver for
Windows 95/98/Me, PostScript driver for Windows NT
4.0/2000, or via QPL—a Windows application for
downloading profiles.
•Screen color matching: The average printer user
expects that the color they see on their screen will be
the same color they’ll get on a printed document. This
“expectation” is called WYSIWYG—What You See Is
What You Get. Due to the different methods used by
monitors and printers to interpret color, however,
screen to printer color matching isn’t always the case.
To provide users with WYSIWYG color, the magicolor
2210 includes built-in Q
COLOR , ICC-compliant color
matching. For most users, the default sRGB color
matching (the Internet standard) will provide satis-
factory screen to printer color matching. For experts, a
new moniter and/or printer profile may be added for
more precise color matching.