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Problems with Color Accuracy

There are two basic requirements for color accuracy:
1. Ensure that the paper type being used has been color calibrated, which will give color consistency from print to print, and from Printer to Printer.
2. Select suitable options in the application (refer to the User's Guide for more information).
If PostScript is not being used, remember that the printer may be configured to use one of its internal pen palettes instead of the software's palette (which is the default).

Color accuracy using EPS or PDF images in page layout applications

Page layout applications such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress do not support color management of EPS, PDF, or grayscale files.
If these types of files have to be used, try to ensure that the EPS, PDF, or grayscale images are already in the same color space that is intended to be used later on in Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress. For instance, if the final objective is to print the job in a press that follows the SWOP standard, at the time of creating the EPS, PDF or grayscale the image should be converted into SWOP.
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