C5300 Color Printing • 168often very different from paper white, so this may result in colorcasts, especially in the lighter areas of an image.• Relative ColorimetricGood for proofing CMYK color images on a desktop printer.Much like Absolute Colorimetric, except that it scales thesource white to the (usually) paper white. Unlike AbsoluteColorimetric, this attempts to take the paper white into account.CMYK Ink SimulationAffects CMYK data only.This option simulates what the output will look like on a printing pressusing the ink types SWOP, Euroscale or Toyo. If using CMYK InkSimulation, it is recommended that you switch off all other PrinterColor Matching. Select the No Color Matching option under the ColorMatch option in the printer driver.Windows ICM Color MatchingWindows 98, Me, 2000 and XP only. This affects RGB data only.ICM is the color management system built into Windows.Windows 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. Access the printer settings via the Start menu.2. Right-click the printer name and choose Properties.3. Click the Color Management tab.4. Under “Color Profiles currently associated with this printer,” youshould see the names of profiles that match your printer model. Ifyou 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 way
