HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer series User Manual

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Gamma: Because computer displays are illuminated, images displayed on computers tend to
look more luminous than when printed. Increasing the Gamma from the default of 1.0 can
compensate for this. Usually, a setting 1.1 to 1.2 is adequate.

8.

Click the Printer Settings button.

Printer: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z3100ps GP 24in Photo).

Select Paper Type/Quality from the drop-down menu, then select the Paper tab.

Paper Type: select the paper type that is currently loaded into the printer.

Quality Options: select Standard and drag the slider to Quality.

Select the Color tab.

Select Print in Color.

Under Color Management, select Application Managed Colors.

Click Print.

Proof the output on the monitor (InDesign, PS driver)

This example uses Adobe InDesign CS2 under Mac OS X, with the PostScript driver. Color management
is done by the printer.

1.

Initial recommendations:

Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.

The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level that
you intend to use. See

Color calibration on page 68

and

Color profiling on page 69

.

For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.

2.

Open Adobe InDesign CS2.

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Color management scenarios

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Color management

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