Canon imagePROGRAF iPF605 - Manual (Page 200)

Adjusting Images
Matching
You can choose the color-matching mode and method.
By adjusting the color-matching mode and method, you can make printed colors match the colors of
on-screen images more closely.
Matching Mode Description Notes
Driver Matching
Mode Color adjustment based on the original color prole of
the printer driver This is the default
color-matching method.
Normally, use Driver
Matching Mode.
ICC Matching
Mode Color adjustment based on ICC color proles (an
international standard) using the printer driver You can select the printer
prole in the Printer Prole
Settings list.
Driver ICM Mode Color adjustment based on the standard Windows ICM
function. The printer driver adjusts the colors.
Host ICM Mode Color adjustment based on the standard Windows ICM
function. Windows adjusts the colors.
Available when using
Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Vista, or Windows
Server 2008.
ColorSync Color adjustment based on the standard Mac OS
ColorSync function. Mac OS adjusts the colors. Available when using Mac OS
X 10.2.8-10.4.
Off (No
Correction) No color-matching Choose this option for
color-matching by the software
application or with your own
color prole, when you want to
disable color-matching by the
printer driver.
Matching Method Description Notes
Auto Color-matching optimized for images, graphics, or text
Perceptual Color-matching optimized for photos. Print images
with smooth gradations and colors closer to those as
displayed on the screen.
Colorimetric Color-matching with adjustment to remove color from
white area. Colors in data are reproduced accurately.
Colorimetric (No
Wht-pnt Corr) Color-matching without white adjustment to reect the
prole of original data. Colors in data are reproduced
accurately. Without white adjustment, colors are added
to white areas.
Saturation Color-matching optimized for graphics. This option
emphasizes color saturation.
The available options and
their display order vary
depending on your selection
in Color-Matching Mode, as
well as the operating system.
Note
• Be sure to calibrate your monitor colors correctly if you adjust the colors for printing. If monitor colors
are not calibrated correctly, you may not obtain the desired printing results. For instructions on monitor
calibration, refer to the documentation for your monitor and operating system.
For instructions on color adjustment, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and
operating system.
• Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) (→P.187)
• Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) (→P.190)
186 Enhanced Printing Options