Print quality and color settings
Gray T one Adjustment
The following settings can be adjusted if “Monochrome (Photo)” is selected in Color Mode.
Gray Adjustment
Items
Description
Color Balance Enables you to adjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos.
Choose cool black (tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with
red), and so on.
Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
Brightness Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest
portions intact.
Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other .
For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
Highlight Adjust levels of image highlight areas.
Shadow Adjust levels of image shadow areas.
Note
•Be sure to calibrate your monitor colors correctly if you adjust the colors for printing. If monitor colors
are not calibrated correctly , you may not obtain the desired printing results. For instructions on monitor
calibration, refer to the documentation for your monitor and operating system.
For instructions on color adjustment, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and
operating system.
•Fine-T uning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) (→P .198)
•Fine-T uning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) (→P .201)
•Fine-T uning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS 9) (→P .204)
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