HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer User Manual

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Setting

When to use it

Tip

Do not use this mode if you

are also using ICC profiles and
your software program to manage
color. This can decrease the color
fidelity since the colors are
converted twice—first by the
software program and then by the
printer.

Application Managed Colors
Application-based color management lets
the image editing software program
convert from the image color space to the
printer ink colors. The conversion takes
place in the image editing software
program. In this mode, the printer does not
do any color management.
Using application-based color
management involves changing settings
both in the printer driver and in your
software programs, and requires ICC
profiles for all your devices. For more
information, see

Use application-based

color management

.

When you want to use the color
management features of an image
editing software program, such as
Adobe Photoshop

For the greatest level of control over
color quality

When you want to use ICC profiles

To print using the color management features built into the HP Photosmart Pro B9100
series printer, you have to change settings in the printer driver and in the image editing
software program. Here is one example of a typical print job using printer-based color
management with Adobe Photoshop (version 7 or CS).

To print using printer-based color management
1.

Open the file you want to print in Adobe Photoshop.

2.

Select File, and then click Print with Preview in Adobe Photoshop. Make sure
Show More Options is selected in the Print with Preview dialog box, and then
select Color Management from the drop-down list.

3.

In the Print Space area of the Print with Preview dialog box, select the same RGB
color space setting you intend to use in the printer driver (Windows). In most cases
this is sRGB or Adobe RGB. On a Mac, choose Printer Color Management instead.

4.

Click Page Setup in the Print with Preview dialog box, set up the page for the
current image, and then click OK.

5.

Click Print.
Windows users
a.

Click Properties in the Print dialog box.

b.

Click the Color tab in the Properties dialog box.

Chapter 3

Printer driver color space settings (continued)

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