ES 2024/2024e Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 263WINDOWS ICM COLOR MATCHING• 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 and click File, then 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 driverNOTEOki also provides an alternative to Windows ICM with theColor Match “Using ICC Profiles” feature. This is similar toWindows ICM, but offers several additional features.
