Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s GuideWindows Me/98/95 Operation • 346Color MatchingColor Control MethodPostScript DriverWindows ICM Color MatchingPCL or PostScript• ICM is the color management system built into Windows.• Affects RGB data only.• Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driverWindows ICM uses ICC profiles for your monitor and printer. Theseprofiles describe the colors that your device is capable ofreproducing. ICC profiles can be associated with your printer via theColor Management tab of the printer driver.Depending on how you have installed the printer driver, the colorprofiles may already be associated with the driver.To associate ICC Color Profiles with the printer driver:1. Click Start → Settings → Printers.2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties.3. Click the Color Management tab.4. Under “Color Profiles currently associated with this printer”,you should see the names of profiles that match your printermodel. If you do not see any profiles associated with the driver,click “Add…” and locate the ICC profiles for your printer.Windows ICM uses the information in these profiles to convert colorsin your documents to colors that the printer can reproduce. The wayin which this conversion is performed can be controlled via the ICMIntent control in the printer driver.NOTEThe Color Match “Using ICC Profiles” feature provides analternative to Windows ICM. It is similar to Windows ICM,but offers several additional features.
