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Printing color sampler charts from a PC
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Installing the files

The color sampler chart files for the PC are located on the Phaser 350 printer's CD-ROM and diskettes.


Note: You can select color corrections from the printer's front panel. However, if you need to select color corrections with downloadable utility files, also install the Printer Utilities item in the Custom Install window. (You may need to use utility files if the printer is some distance away from you, or if you are not using one of the provided drivers.)
  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or the Phaser 350 Color Printer Installer for Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. Do one of the following depending on your computer system:

    Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0:

    1. Click the Start icon in the taskbar on your screen. In the menu that appears, click Run.

    2. In the Run window, type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, followed by the file name SETUP, and click OK. For example:
      D:SETUP

    Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51:

    1. In the Program Manager, select Run from the File menu.

    2. At the Command Line, type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, followed by the file name SETUP, and click OK. For example:
      D:SETUP

  3. Click Next in the two introduction screens in the Installer.

  4. In the Select Installation Type dialog box, select Custom Install and click Next.

  5. In the Driver Installation dialog box, select a printer driver option if applicable, and click Next.

  6. In the Custom Install: Select Utilities dialog box, select the Samplers option and the Printer Utilities option, and click Next and follow the prompts. Files are copied to your hard disk.

  7. In the Finish Installation dialog box click Next.


    Note: Follow the instructions in the printer's user manual if you need to install
    and setup a printer driver.
  8. Locate the files:

Important preparations

To match colors on the charts with 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.

To print from a provided (PPD-supported) driver:

  1. Print a color chart with either the TekColor Vivid Color front panel selection, or the Vivid Color (VIVDCOLR.PS) utility file downloaded to the printer.

  2. Print from an application with the driver's TekColor Vivid Color option selected.

To print from a non PPD-supported driver:

  1. Print a color chart with either the Vivid Color front panel selection, or the Vivid Color (VIVDCOLR.PS) utility file downloaded to the printer.

  2. Print from an application with either the Vivid Color front panel selection, or the Vivid Color (VIVDCOLR.PS) utility file downloaded to the printer.

The following table lists the driver color correction settings with their corresponding utility files and front panel settings.

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 set either with a utility file downloaded to the printer, or selected from the printer's front panel
Driver Color Correction selection PC utility file name Printer's front panel selection
(TekColor Corrections menu)
None

NOCORECT.PS

None

Vivid Color

VIVDCOLR.PS

Vivid Color

Simulate Display

DISPLAY.PS

Display

Commercial Press
Euroscale Press
SWOP Press

COMRCIAL.PS
EUROSCAL.PS
SWOPRESS.PS

Commercial
Euroscale
SWOP

Monochrome

MONOCHRM.PS

Monochrome

Use Printer Setting

(any color correction utility file)*

(any front panel color setting)*

* Make sure to use the same color correction to print the chart and later to print the colors from
an application.

Printing the color sampler charts

  1. See Installing the files to locate the color sampler charts.

  2. Decide which color correction you need to use; see Important preparations for details.

    If you are selecting a color correction from the printer's front panel, use the TekColor Corrections menu.

    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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