Print quality and color settings
Printing Photos in Monochrome
The following settings are available for monochrome printing.
Easy
Settings
Print
T arget
Photo
(Monochrome)
A mode optimized for printing monochrome images with
maximum expressiveness through simple operations.
Choosing Photo (Monochrome) in Easy Settings applies
image processing to keep color ink use to an absolute
minimum, suppressing color shift and achieving consistent
gray balance.
Photo (Monochrome) is not available for all types of
paper .
Printing that matches the pure neutral black of
conventional photos (silver-halide prints) is possible.
Printing Photos in Monochrome (Windows) (→P .236)
Printing Photos in Monochrome (Mac OS X) (→P .238)
Printing Photos in Monochrome (Mac OS 9) (→P .241)
Monochrome
(Photo)
A mode for printing monochrome images with maximum
expressiveness by specifying detailed settings. In these
settings, you can specify to apply image processing to keep
color ink use to an absolute minimum, suppress color shift,
and achieve consistent gray balance. Y ou can also ne-tune
the color balance by selecting “W arm Black,” “Cool Black” ,
and so on.
Even more detailed adjustment is possible on the Color
Adjustment sheet.
Monochrome (Photo) is not available for all types of
paper .
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Windows) (→P .207)
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Mac OS X) (→P .209)
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Mac OS 9) (→P .212)
Main
Advanced
Settings
Color
Mode
Monochrome Deactivates color printing so that images are printed in
monochrome, with continuous-tone color data printed using
gray midtones. Use this mode to print of ce documents or
graphics in monochrome, or if the paper is not compatible
with the Monochrome (Photo) setting.
Even more detailed adjustment is possible on the Color
Adjustment sheet.
If the paper is not compatible with the Monochrome
(Photo) setting, choose Monochrome .
Because color ink is used to produce gray continuous-tone
images, the gray may appear to have a tinge of color .
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Windows) (→P .207)
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Mac OS X) (→P .209)
Fine-T uning Monochrome Settings When Printing Photos
(Mac OS 9) (→P .212)
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