Xerox COLOR 490 - Manual (Page 7)

Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Color Management Overview
Color Management Guide 1-3
CMS Option Tool Setup
This section describes the setup of the CMS Option Tool. The CMS Option Tool should be
installed on a remote PC where the GUI is also present.
Prerequisites to setting up CMS Option Tool
The following are required before setting up the CMS Option Tool:
• You must be logged in as an Administrator or a user with Administrator privileges.
• Ensure the remote PC being used is connected to the network.
• Resolution of the screen must be set to 1280 x 1024 or greater.
• The remote PC must have at least 300 MB or more of free disk space.
• The GUI software must be able to connect to the Controller.
Color Options
Color options can be selected for an individual job. To view color options for a job, perform the
following:
1. Open Job Management.
2. Select the desired job.
3. Select [Properties].
4. Select the [Color] tab.
Any selections made on this color tab are characteristics of the printed output for the desired
job. If an option is greyed out, it is not selectable.
Color Resource Set
A color resource set is created at the PC-GUI and is used to transmit color characteristics to the
printer for the given job. Options are available in the pull-down menu. Select the System Default
if there is no desired set.
Convert CMYK/RGB Black to K
This option is available for PS/PDF. You can choose whether or not to map the black in an input
color space directly to the black in an output color space.To convert CMYK/RGB Black to K, select
the Color tab of the Properties window. Select the pull-down menu on the Convert CMYK/RGB
Black to K option. The black of the input color space is mapped directly to the black of the
output color space. It is only effective for K 100% or RGB data.