Black text and graphics

The Black text and graphics option affects black text and vector graphics. When you set this option to Pure Black On, the black generated by applications (RGB=0, 0, 0 or CMYK=0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) is printed using black only.

With Black text and graphics set to Pure Black On, black text and line art are not misregistered, since only one colorant is used. This setting also eliminates blasting, which is an undesirable effect that occurs when excess amounts of ink or toner, combined with certain types of paper stock, cause objects to spread beyond their defined boundaries.

For some jobs, we recommend setting Black text and graphics to Normal. For example, if a job includes gradient fills that use black, the Normal setting gives the best result.

If you set Black overprint (for pure black) to Text or Text/Graphics, Black text and graphics must be set to Pure Black On.

Note: Use Black text and graphics only when printing composites, not separations.

The following table describes the behavior of Black text and graphics with black defined in different color spaces.

Color	Black text and graphics = Normal	Black text and graphics = Pure Black On or Rich Black On
RGB=0,0,0 (all other RGB values are unaffected by Black text and graphics)	Printed according to the definition for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may be a rich black (one that uses multiple colorants) if the output profile specifies a rich black, or K-only if the output profile specifies K-only for RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by calibration.	Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan.
CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% (all other CMYK values are unaffected by Black text and graphics)	Printed as K-only or as a rich black using all colorants, depending on the CMYK source and CMYK rendering intent settings. If CMYK rendering intent is set to Pure Primaries, or if CMYK source is set to Bypass Conversion, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as 100% K and the amount of black is limited by the CMYK source profile and calibration. If CMYK rendering intent is set to Relative Colorimetric, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as a rich black using all colorants according to the output profile. The output is affected by calibration. Note: Setting CMYK source to ColorWise OFF disables the CMYK Source profile and calibration. In this case, the black is not limited by calibration.	Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan, regardless of the CMYK source and CMYK rendering intent settings.
Spot colors (unaffected by Black text and graphics)	Standard spot color processing	Standard spot color processing

Color

Black text and graphics = Normal

Black text and graphics = Pure Black On or Rich Black On

RGB=0,0,0 (all other RGB values are unaffected by Black text and graphics)

Printed according to the definition for RGB=0,0,0 in the output profile. This may be a rich black (one that uses multiple colorants) if the output profile specifies a rich black, or K-only if the output profile specifies K-only for RGB=0,0,0. The output is affected by calibration.

Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan.

CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% (all other CMYK values are unaffected by Black text and graphics)

Printed as K-only or as a rich black using all colorants, depending on the CMYK source and CMYK rendering intent settings.

If CMYK rendering intent is set to Pure Primaries, or if CMYK source is set to Bypass Conversion, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% prints as 100% K and the amount of black is limited by the CMYK source profile and calibration.

If CMYK rendering intent is set to Relative Colorimetric, CMYK=0%,0%,0%,100% is printed as a rich black using all colorants according to the output profile. The output is affected by calibration.

Note: Setting CMYK source to ColorWise OFF disables the CMYK Source profile and calibration. In this case, the black is not limited by calibration.

Printed as 100% K (Pure Black On) or 100% K plus 50% Cyan (Rich Black On) using black and cyan, regardless of the CMYK source and CMYK rendering intent settings.

Spot colors (unaffected by Black text and graphics)

Standard spot color processing

Note: PostScript applications may convert elements defined as RGB=0, 0, 0 to four-color CMYK black before sending the job to the Fiery server. These elements are not affected by the Black text and graphics option.