beautypg.com

Methods of printing pantone colors, Printer-specific pantone colors, Methods of printing pantone colors 4-11 – Tektronix PHASER 380 User Manual

Page 129: Printer-specific pantone colors 4-11

background image

Printing: Beyond the Basics

4

User Manual

4-11

Methods of printing PANTONE Colors

There are two ways of working with PANTONE Colors:

ÒPrinter-speciÞc PANTONE ColorsÓ on page 4-11 are process

color simulations of PANTONE Spot Colors.

ÒPANTONE Colors from swatch booksÓ on page 4-12 let you

specify PANTONE Colors for printing on a press.

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors

Your printer can produce process color simulations of PANTONE Spot

Colors. Use the following instructions when printing proofs for these types

of print jobs:

Printing proofs with one or more spot colors and black (no process

colors) for Þnal output on a printing press.

Printing proofs with spot colors and process colors for Þnal output

on a 5+ color printing press.

Printing proofs with spot colors for Þnal output on your

Phaser 380 printer.

1.

Refer to the on-line manuals on the printerÕs CD-ROM to print a

copy of the printer-speciÞc PANTONE Color chart.

2.

Use the individual color reference numbers on the chart to select

spot colors within an application.

3.

When you print your Þle, use the None color correction.

4.

If you are printing proofs with spot colors and process colors for

Þnal output on a 5+ color printing press: For any color that will

be printed as a process color (not a spot color), replace the

printerÕs PANTONE process colors with standard PANTONE

Colors within the application before separating the Þle for

plates.