ICM Method. HP LaserJet 3700 3700

The HP LaserJet 3700 series is a line of color laser printers that are designed for businesses that need to produce high-quality documents, photos, and marketing materials. These printers offer a wide range of features, including high print speeds, advanced paper handling, and networking capabilities. They are also compatible with a variety of operating systems, making them easy to integrate into existing IT environments.

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ICM Method

The ICM Method setting specifies how to print your color graphics. The following options are available.

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Disabled is the default setting.

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ICM Handled by Host Systemcauses the calculations for color matching to be performed on the host computer before it sends the document to the printer.

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ICM Handled by Printer calculates the color matching on your printer. In this case, a set of rules for mapping the colors is created and downloaded to the printer (which must be PostScript level 2 emulation or higher). The printer uses these rules to adjust colors in the document.

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ICM Handled by Printer using printer calibration (available on the PS driver only) calculates the color matching on your printer. In this case, the set of rules for mapping the colors is already downloaded to the printer (which must be PostScript level 2 emulation or higher), so it is not created or downloaded again.

ICM Intent

This control specifies how color images are created to produce the best looking image on the printed page.

The following options are available.

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Graphics is the best setting to use if you are printing a chart or using fully saturated, bright colors.

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Pictures is the default setting. Use this setting to maximize the contrast for photographs or pictures where the colors blend together.

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Proof is the setting to use if your document uses a color that you need to match exactly, and you are sending the document to a printer that has that specific color of ink.

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Match allows you to preview the color settings from another printer.

TrueType Font (PS only)

This control specifies the TrueType font options for the PS unidriver. The following options are available.

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Substitute with Device Font, which is the default setting, causes the printer to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This permits faster printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font.

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Download as Softfont downloads TrueType fonts for printing instead of using printer fonts.

Document Options

The Document Options settings contain the following controls.

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Advanced Printing Features

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Color Printing Mode (PCL 6

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Print Optimizations (PCL 6

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PostScript Options (PS only)

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Printer Features

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Layout Options

Advanced Printing Features

When the Advanced Printing Features setting is Enabled, metafile spooling is turned on and Finishing-tab options such as Page Order, Booklet Layout, and Pages per Sheet are available, depending on your printer. For normal printing, leave the Advanced Printing Features setting at the default (Enabled). If compatibility problems occur, you can disable the feature. When disabled, metafile spooling is turned off and the printing options might be unavailable.

HP PCL 6 and PS unidriver features Software Technical Reference ENWW

Key features

High print speed
Advanced paper handling
Networking capabilities
Compatible with a variety of operating systems
High-quality color prints
Durable and reliable

Frequently asked questions

The HP Toolbox is a software utility that provides access to printer features, such as printer status, troubleshooting tools, print quality tools, and maintenance functions.

You can update the printer's firmware remotely through a local Windows port, a Windows network, UNIX systems, or using FTP. You can also use the HP Web JetAdmin to download the new firmware to the printer.

You can print a .PDF document from the command line using a local Windows port, a Windows network, UNIX systems, or using FTP. You can also use the HP LaserJet Utility for Mac OS 9.x to print .PDF documents from the command line.

The HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printers are supported by both PCL 6 and PS drivers for Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The Unidriver also supports the printer.