Owner`s manual

Page 16, Data Sheet 4020, rev: Saturday, October 06, 2007
Halftoning: Error Diffusion (if it is available… in the
picture above, it is not available… this varies with
different models of printers)
High Speed - This is OK on some models of printers, but
it will usually cause a loss of quality in photo-printing
with most models of printers. Try it both ways if you
want to.
In the Color Management area, be sure that Color
Controls is checked, and that No Color Adjustment is
NOT checked.
Below that, for the MODE setting, be sure that
AUTOMATIC is selected.
The slider bars should all be in their default, ―0‖
positions.
Now click on OK
Using these settings, make a test print of the
Calibrate_Image_1.PSD or the test image that you
created. When the print is finished, compare it to the
image on the monitor screen. Try to evaluate two things…
first, overall density of the print, and… second, the overall
neutral gray tone.
When evaluating the overall density, ask yourself, ―Is the
photograph in the print lighter or darker than the image on the
monitor screen?‖ What you are looking for is the same type of
density judgment that you would look for in a wet
darkroom… namely a best possible match for the overall
density… not a specific match for a single element of the
image. Look at the delicate highlights in the image and see if
they are reasonably matched. Then, look at the deepest
shadow detail that is still visible and see if that reasonably
matches.
When evaluating the overall neutral gray tone, try to identify
if the image is truly ―neutral‖ gray or is there an errant color
present? If there is a color cast present, what is it? Is the
image too cyan? Or,, maybe it is too green. Maybe it is too
blue. Can you tell the difference between an image that is too
blue and one that is too cyan? If you cannot, you’re dead in
the water at this point. Try studying the sample images on the
page 18.