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Phaser 300X


Color sampler chart overview
You can select colors within an application using color component values. Component values are percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black that are combined to make a particular color.

The color chart you print and use depends on how the application you are using selects color. Refer to the application's documentation for information on color selection, then print one or more of the color charts listed in the table below.

Before you print the CMYK, RGB, and HSB color charts

 To match colors on the charts to colors selected within an application, use the same printer color correction to print the charts that you are going to use when selecting and printing those colors within an application.

For example, to print from a supported driver:

  • Print a color chart with the Vivid Color utility file downloaded to the printer.
  • Print from an application with the driver's Vivid Color option selected. Or, to print from a non-supported driver:

  • Print a color chart with the Vivid Color utility file downloaded to the printer.
  • Print from an application with the Vivid Color utility file downloaded to the printer.

    The following table lists the driver color correction selections with their corresponding downloadable utility files. (Refer to "Selecting color corrections with a printer switch" to use the printer's rear panel switches instead of utility files.)

    Which color correction to use

    If you plan to print colors from an application with this color correction selected in a driver:

    Then print the chart with the corresponding color correction utility file downloaded to the printer

    Driver Color Correction selection

    Macintosh utility file name

    PC utility file name

    (Make sure Switches 8 and 9 on the printer's rear panel are both in the up position before the utility file is downloaded to the printer.)
    Simulate Display Simulate Display DISPLAY.PS
    Vivid Color Vivid Color VIVDCOLR.PS
    Use Printer Setting Any color correction utility file
    (Make sure you use the same color correction to print the chart and later to print the colors from an application.)
    Commercial Press
    Euroscale Press
    SWOP Press
    SNAP Press    		 Commercial Press
    Euroscale Press
    SWOP Press
    SNAP Press    		 COMRCIAL.PS
    EUROSCAL.PS
    SWOPRESS.PS
    SNAPRESS.PS
    Custom profile Send a custom profile from PhaserMatch.*
    None No Color Correction NONE.PS

    * See the PhaserMatch User Manual for instructions.

    Printing the CMYK, RGB, and HSB color charts

    Macintosh users

    Note:If you are using QuickDraw GX, you can print the color charts from the Tektronix Phaser 300X GX printer driver; see "Downloading printer utilities" for instructions.
    1. Install the printer's software as described on "Installing the printer's software". Select Easy Install to automatically install the software, or select a printer driver, such as the Adobe PSPrinter driver, and the Samplers item in the Custom Install window.

      If you need to select color corrections with downloadable utility files, also install the Printer Utilities item in the Custom Install window.

    2. Select the appropriate printer in the Chooser.
    3. Decide which color correction you need to use; see "Which color correction to use" for details.

      If you are selecting a color correction with the printer's switches, refer to "Selecting color corrections with a printer switch" for instructions.

      If you need to download a color correction utility file:

    4. To print a color sampler chart, do the following:
    5. Select colors within an application using the colors on the chart.
    6. Print your document using one of the following methods:

    PC and workstation users

    1. Install the samplers and utility files from either the Phaser 300X printer's CD-ROM or the Printer Software for Windows diskette; see "Copying files from the CD-ROM or diskette" for details.
    2. Decide which color correction you need to use; see the table on "Which color correction to use" for details.

      If you are selecting a color correction with the printer's rear panel switches, refer to "Selecting color corrections with a printer switch" for instructions.

      If you need to download a color correction utility file:

    3. Print a color sampler chart using one of the following methods:
    4. Select colors within an application using the colors on the chart.

    5. Print your document using one of the following methods:
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