System information

Managing color
Color print options
Color print options control the color management applied to a print job.
The color print options in the Color Management window of Command WorkStation show the default color print
settings for the Fiery Server. A default color print setting is applied if the color print setting has not otherwise been
specified for the job. A user can override the default settings for a job by changing them in the printer driver or in Job
Properties.
The color print options in the Color Management window of Command WorkStation are displayed in a flow
diagram representing the color processing that takes place on the Fiery Server. Some advanced processing is not
shown. Advanced color print options are set in the Advanced Edit window.
Default color print settings are referenced in other locations that list color print options. For example, the Printer’s
default setting in the printer driver refers to the default setting.
Calibration is determined by the output profile, not by a print option. The calibration setting displayed is the one
associated with the selected output profile.
For more information about printing with color print options, see Color Printing, which is part of the user
documentation set.
View or edit default color settings
You can view or edit default settings for most color print options in the Color Management window. Some of the
more advanced color print options are not shown in this window and must be set in the Advanced Edit window.
1
In Device Center, click the Color Setup tab, click Color Management, and select basic default options.
2
To set more advanced options, click Expert Settings.
3
In the Advanced Edit window, click the tab containing the print option, select a setting, and click OK.
CMYK/Grayscale Source and RGB/Lab Source
The CMYK/Grayscale Source and RGB Source print options allow you to define the color spaces of the CMYK
and RGB data, respectively, in your document so that the appropriate color conversion occurs on the Fiery Server.
Commonly used color spaces are available on the Fiery Server. For others, you can import custom profiles to the
Fiery Server.
CMYK/Grayscale Source
To properly manage color in a printed image that was separated using an ICC profile, the same profile must be
specified for printing the image.
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