Is the Output profile in Job Properties set to the automatic output profile selection?

For automatic profile selection, the Output profile print option in the Color tab of the Job Properties window must be set to Use job defined settings. The option is displayed as Use job defined settings because more settings than the media alone are considered. For example, if Color mode is set for CMYK+, the Color mode might be used in addition to the media itself to determine the profile.

If a specific output profile is selected, it will be used. Make a specific selection when you are not satisfied with the automatic selection or when you want to experiment with other profiles.

Is Paper Catalog or Media Catalog used?

When a Paper Catalog or Media Catalog media is specified in Job Properties, check the Paper Catalog or Media Catalog output profile association. To see the front and back color profiles association, right-click the chosen media in Paper Catalog or Media Catalog and select Edit. If a specific output profile is associated with the media/substrate, that profile will be used.

If the output profile association is set to Server’s default, the third test will be used.

Which output profile is set most closely to the settings for your job?

Check the association between the available output profiles and the job settings. Go to Device Center > Resources > Profiles and expand the Output Profiles section.

Print options are dependent on the connected server. For example, the Media type print option is often available but not always.

Options in the Description column in Profile Manager (Device Center > Resources > Profiles) typically do not match one-for-one the large number of equivalent job settings.

For instance, Job Properties may offer multiple coated options, while there might be only one output profile setting associated with coated media type. In this case, the output profile associated with coated will be used for all coated media.

To change which output profile will be used by default with a media type, double-click the output profile of your choice, then check the media type this profile is compatible with. A single output profile can be specified for many, or all of the available media settings.