HP Designjet 4000 Printer series User Manual

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Select File > Print to print the image, converting it to an output space that
depends on the printer, the paper type, and the print quality.
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Select the Output tab (on the left), and then select Composite CMYK, in
order to see the CMYK profiles.

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Select the Color Management tab to see the following options.

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Source Space: select 'Proof' to emulate the proof color space.

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Profile: choose the profile based on the printer model and paper type you
intend to use.

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Intent: select Relative or Absolute Colorimetric. The only difference is that
Absolute Colorimetric emulates the background color of the paper to be used
by the press, while Relative Colorimetric maps the paper color of the press to
the paper color of the printer.

Driver settings
The PostScript driver is recommended for page-layout applications because it can
color–manage CMYK data, RGB data, or both simultaneously.
In the Paper/Quality tab (Windows) or Image Quality panel (Mac OS), set Print
Quality to Best.
In the Color tab (Windows) or Color Options panel (Mac OS), select 'Application
Managed Colors' and check the Automatic PANTONE Calibration box. When the
application performs color conversion to the printer's color space, the printer should

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