C7100/C7300/C7500 Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2.2 Operation • 85Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2.2OperationThe preceding section on Printer Drivers explained how to set up thedefault operation of the various features using the Desktop PrinterSetup.This section explains how to change the printer’s operation forspecific print jobs directly from within an application.Most applications allow the printer properties to be accessed fromwithin the document print dialogue.This section will only detail options as they apply to the LaserWriter8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other driveroperations, for example the AdobePS driver.COLOR PRINT MATCHINGThe install utility provides a color matching profile for your printer, aswell as Color Option utility in the print driver. In general, using theAuto settings will provide reasonable default settings that producegood results for most documents.Many applications have their own color settings and these mayoverride the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to thedocumentation for your software application for details on how thatparticular program’s color management functions.Factors that affect the appearance of printsIf you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver,please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and thereare many factors to take into consideration. Some of the mostimportant factors are listed below.Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printercan reproduce• Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the fullrange of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restrictedto a certain range of colors. Additionally, a printer cannotreproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor and vice versa.
