Certain print settings in a job generally result in better color matching. If the test results in Color Verification Assistant do not indicate the degree of color matching you want, you might consider changing one of the following print settings. Remember that color matching is only one measure of quality, however, and you might choose to accept less accuracy in order to achieve other goals.

• Rendering Intent (or Rendering Style) - Generally, the Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent results in the best color matching for RGB or Lab colors. However, in this rendering intent, a white background color is printed with toner or ink just as other colors are, instead of allowing the color of the paper to be the background. This simulated white color might appear incorrect to the eye. If this effect is undesirable, use the Relative Colorimetric rendering intent instead.

• Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source (or RGB Separation) - Generally, matching of RGB colors is better if this option is disabled (or set to Output) because there is no additional conversion for CMYK simulation.

• Paper Simulation - Generally, matching of CMYK colors is better if this option is on. However, with Paper Simulation, a white background color is printed with toner or ink just as other colors are, instead of allowing the color of the paper to be the background. This simulated white color might appear incorrect to the eye. If this effect is undesirable, turn Paper Simulation off.

  Note: Not all types of Fiery Server support the Paper Simulation option. Even in these cases, the best color matching is obtained if you print to a paper with the same white point as the simulated CMYK color space.

• RGB Device Link or CMYK Device Link - If the print settings specify a device link profile, most print settings, including the source profile and output profile, are encapsulated in the device link profile and cannot be changed. Specify optimal settings for Rendering Intent, Separate RGB/Lab to CMYK Source, and Paper Simulation when you create the device link profile.