C8800 User’s Guide200Choosing a Color Matching MethodGeneral InformationNOTE: These suggestions are for guidance only.Your results may vary depending on the application from whichyou are printing.Some applications override, without warning, any colormatching settings in the printer driver.There is no one way to achieve a good match between thedocument displayed on your monitor, and its printedequivalent.There are many factors involved in achieving accurate andreproducible color.However, the following guidelines may help in achieving goodcolor output from your printer.There are several suggested methods. The method you chooseis determined by the type of document you are printing.• most common [RGB]. See page 201.• professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK].See page 201.• photographic images. See page 202.• specific colors (i.e., a company logo). See page 203.• printing vivid colors. See page 204.