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Choosing printer profiles

You can choose a printer profile to specify the type of printer that will be used to print four-color separations. The Separations Printer options include ICC-compatible CMYK printer profiles.

A generic Hexachrome printer profile is also available for six-color (CMYKOG) output when a more suitable profile for your separations printer is not available. A Hexachrome profile separates documents to six-color output but displays RGB colors according to the monitor profile and CMYK colors according to the default (CMYK) printer profile. Colors print as follows:

Hexachrome process colors print using the defined Hexachrome values. RGB process colors and RGB TIFFs separate into Hexachrome colors.

CMYK process colors and CMYK TIFFs remain unchanged when printing as Hexachrome. CMYK colors do not appear on the orange plate or the green plate.

Spot colors (CMYK or RGB) print on their separate plates. If Print Spot Colors as Process is selected (in the Separations panel of the Print Setup dialog box), the colors separate to CMYK values.

If you are printing proofs of simulated four-color separations on a composite printer, you can also choose a printer profile to specify the type of printer that will be used to print the proofs. The Composite Printer options include ICC-compatible CMYK and RGB printer profiles.

For either the Separations Printer or the Composite Printer profile, the Default (CMYK) option provides acceptable results for most printers. However, for more precise color management, you should choose a device-specific profile.

To choose a Separations Printer profile:

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Choose File > Print. On the Macintosh, choose FreeHand 10 from the pop-up menu.

2

Click Color Management.

3

In the Color Management Preferences dialog box, choose Kodak Digital Science or Apply ColorSync from the Type menu.

4

Click Setup.

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In the Color Management Setup dialog box, choose an option from the Separations Printer pop-up menu:

Choose Default (CMYK) to achieve reasonable results with most printers.

Choose one of the ICC-compatible printer profiles for the most accurate color management.

Choose a Hexachrome profile to separate to six-color output but display RGB colors according to the monitor profile and CMYK colors according to the default (CMYK) printer profile.

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Click OK to close the Color Management Setup dialog box.

To choose a Composite Printer profile for simulated four-color separations:

1

Choose File > Print. On the Macintosh, choose FreeHand 10 from the pop-up menu.

2

Click Color Management.

3

In the Color Management Preferences dialog box, choose Kodak Digital Science or Apply ColorSync from the Type menu.

4

Click Setup.

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In the Color Management Setup dialog box, verify that Composite Simulates Separations is selected.

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Choose an option from the Composite Printer pop-up menu:

Choose Default (CMYK) to achieve reasonable results with most printers.

Choose one of the ICC-compatible printer profiles for the most accurate color management.

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Click OK to close the Color Management Setup dialog box.