HP Color LaserJet MFP M283cdw - Best Settings for Label Printing - Mac Monterey Adobe Illustrator

[rjr4321]

Hi - I am trying to print my own product labels using a mac and adobe illustrator - what is the best combination of settings to get the best result?

Files are CMYK Color Mode - High (300ppi) Raster Effects

I am amazed how little info is available on the best print drivers to us the best print driver to use - is there a ppd? - how to manage the color? - what printer profile to use? - what rendering intent etc etc etc

Hello HP - How would you print the finest/truest image, the best your printer can possibly perform, using adobe illustrator? Thanks!!!!!

[Valsimot]

You have a totally wrong printer then. There are no profiles, poor colour management is done by the print driver, the best result you will get is by trial end error.

[rjr4321]

Hi Valsimot! Trial and error is what I am doing - there are so many permutations of the above it makes my head spin.

I'm not sure I have the wrong printer - it actually prints pretty well - I'm trying to optimize.

I'm just looking for some community level set of best practices for printing labels with mac + illustrator + hp, eg... "make sure the Illustrator is managing the color" or "don't outline the fonts if you have the fonts"... that kind of thing.