color language for monitors, input devices (scanners, digital cameras), and output devices (printers, plotters). It is the default color space used for HP products, Microsoft operating oystems, the World Wide Web, and most office software sold today. sRGB is representative of the typical Windows computer monitor today and the convergence standard for High-Definition Television. Note Factors such as the type of monitor you use and the room’s lighting can affect the appearance of colors on your screen. The latest versions of Adobe PhotoShop, CorelDRAW™, Microsoft Office, and many other applications use sRGB to communicate color.
Most importantly, as the default color space in Microsoft Operating Systems, sRGB has gained broad adoption as a means to exchange color information between applications and devices using a common definition that ensures typical users will experience greatly improved color matching. sRGB combined with HP ColorSmart II improves the user's ability to match colors between the printer, the computer monitor, and other input devices (scanner, digital camera) automatically. Vivid enhances the saturation of the printed colors to produce a vivid color appearance. For more information, see your printer driver online Help.
Matching colors The process of matching printer output color to your monitor is quite complex because printers and computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by light pixels using an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print colors using a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) process. Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor. These factors include:
Print media Printer colorants (inks or toners for example) Printing process (inkjet, press or laser technology for example) Overhead lighting Personal differences in perception of color Software applications Printer drivers PC operating system Monitors Video cards and drivers For most users, the best method for matching colors on your screen to your printer is to print sRGB colors. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 uses HP ColorSmart II, which uses sRGB and automatically optimizes color output. Keep in mind the above factors when colors on your screen do not perfectly match your printed colors. C7085-90921 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 247