PANTONE Colors from color selection books

In some applications, you can select colors from PANTONE Color selection books. These colors can be proofed on your Phaser printer before final output on a printing press. For this method, the printer-specific PANTONE Color files are not required.

1. From an application, select and apply PANTONE Colors; use individual color values from a PANTONE Colors selection book.
2. Print your document; from a supported driver, select the Commercial Press color correction. (Proof colors may not be completely accurate, but PANTONE Colors will be printed correctly on a printing press.)
3. When you are satisfied with the proof, the file can be separated for printing press plates without adjustment to the file.

Printer-specific PANTONE Colors

Your printer can produce process color simulations of PANTONE Spot Colors.

1. Print a copy of the PANTONE Color chart. Refer to Printing the PANTONE Color Chart.
2. Within an application, define the desired color in your document by using the individual CMYK values which appear on the sampler chart.
3. Print your document. For best results, use the same printer settings for color correction and print quality, and the same type of paper that you used to print the PANTONE Color chart.

For final output on a color printing press

For colors to be printed as a process color (no spot colors), follow these steps:

1. Open the application.
2. Before separating the file for printing press plates, replace the printer's PANTONE process Colors with standard PANTONE Colors.