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A summary of the color management process
To get the accurate and consistent colors that you want, you should follow these steps for each paper
type that you use.
1. If your paper type is not already known to the printer, add it to the printer's list of known papers.
See
To create your own paper preset on page 36. Typical users may add a few custom paper types
every year.
2. Color-calibrate the paper type, for consistent colors. Calibration should be repeated every now and
then, when recommended by a printer alert (typically, every few weeks for each paper type you
use). In addition, you may wish to calibrate immediately before a particularly important print job for
which color consistency is vital.
3. Color-profile the paper type, for accurate colors. Profiling does not normally need to be repeated:
once you have a profile for a particular paper type, you can continue to use it. However, re-profiling
does no harm, and some users repeat the profiling process every month to ensure that the profile
is up to date.
4. When printing, select the correct color profile for the paper type you are using.
If you use a paper type already defined in the printer, it has a color profile already, but you should at
least calibrate it before using it.
If you define a new paper type, you are automatically led through the steps of calibration and profiling.
The following diagram shows the operations handled by the HP Color Center, in the correct order.
NOTE: You can perform all three operations in sequence as shown, but you can also choose to start
with or stop after any of the three operations. With one exception: color calibration is performed
automatically after adding a new paper type.
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