Specifying Input Color and Output Color

Input color

This section describes how to set the selected original color (input color) and how to adjust the added input color.

When you don't need to set the selected input color or the added input color, go to Output color.

The current setting can be stored for the selected input color. When you want to create the new setting on base of the selected setting, make the duplication of it and adjust the duplication. For details about how to copy the alternative color setting and how to delete it, refer to Duplicating an Alternative Color.

  1. Check CMYK(0-255).

    • supplementary explanationBy checking this item, you can specify the input color using device values in the range from 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationWhen you remove the check, you can specify the input color using percentage. In the RGB tab, the RGB value is not displayed in percentage.

  2. Specify the RGB/CMYK values for the selected input color, in the input boxes below Adjust - Original.

    According to the settings, the preview area of Adjust - Original and Original on the list are updated.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and checked RGB(0%-100%), set the RGB values in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and removed the check from RGB(0%-100%), set the RGB values in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and checked CMYK(0-255), set the CMYK values in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and removed the check from CMYK(0-255), set the CMYK values in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the CMYK tab and checked CMYK(0-255), set the value for each color in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the CMYK tab and removed the check from CMYK(0-255), set the value for each color in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf the value is displayed in percentage, you can enter a value to the first decimal place.

    • supplementary explanationSimilar operation can be done when you change the RGB/CMYK values on the right of Original of the list.

    • supplementary explanationIf the input color is (R,G,B)=(0,0,0) or K=100%, you must set Pure Black to OFF on the printer driver in order to enable the Alternative Color function.

  3. Confirm the preview of Original, and repeat from Step 1 to Step 2 as required.

    • supplementary explanationWhen you adjust the output color to alternate, go to Output color.

Output color

This section describes how to adjust the output color.

To adjust the output color, there are two methods. One is a method of specifying the value and the other is a method of selecting from the spot color.

  1. Specify the CMYK values which are to be set as the output color, in the input boxes below Adjust - After Adjustment.

    According to the settings, the preview area of Adjust - After Adjustment and After Adjustment on the list are updated.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and checked RGB(0%-100%), set the RGB values in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and removed the check from RGB(0%-100%), set the RGB values in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and checked CMYK(0-255), set the CMYK values in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the RGB tab and removed the check from CMYK(0-255), set the CMYK values in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the CMYK tab and checked CMYK(0-255), set the value for each color in the range of 0 to 255.

    • supplementary explanationIf you selected the CMYK tab and removed the check from CMYK(0-255), set the value for each color in the range of 0 to 100.

    • supplementary explanationIf the value is displayed in percentage, you can enter a value to the first decimal place.

    • supplementary explanationSimilar operation can be done when you change the CMYK values on the right of After Adjustment of the list.

  2. Confirm the preview of After Adjustment, and repeat Step 1 as required.

    • supplementary explanationTo print this color and then adjust it further, go to Print a Chart.