Windows
Color Settings Sheet: Color (W indows)
In general, make any needed adjustments to the color of documents in the application used to create them.
However , if the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can also adjust the color in the printer driver .

Color Adjustment : color

If the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment sheet.
Note
•T o display the Color Adjustment sheet, on the Main Sheet (Windows) (→P .450) , click Color Settings
by Color Mode in Advanced Settings .
Setting Item Description
APreview
The image at left is updated to reect any changes you make to setting
items on the sheet, enabling you to check the results of adjustment.
BOriginal The image at right shows the original state before adjustment. Y ou can
compare it to the Preview image.
CCyan
DMagenta
EY ellow
Correct color tones by adjusting the levels of each color .
FBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. Y ou can adjust the
brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original
image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic
as it appears on the computer screen).
GContrast
Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each
other , as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper , and
reducing the Contrast softens images.
HSaturation Adjust the color intensity as desired. Increasing the Saturation setting
makes colors more vivid, and reducing the Saturation makes colors more
subdued.
IGray T one Adjustment Adjust the color tone of grays as desired. Choose Cool Black (tinged with
blue), W arm Black (tinged with red), and so on.
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