Canon 2159B002 user manual Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver, Color Mode, Color Adjustment

Print quality and color settings

Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver

Color settings specied in the application for your documents are essentially given priority over other settings for each print job, but further color adjustment is possible in the printer driver.

Color Mode

Choose how the printer driver processes color, as desired.

The available options vary depending on the color mode.

Color Mode	Description	Color Adjustment
Color	Print in color.	You can adjust the color balance and
		color-matching method.
Monochrome	Print in grayscale.	You can adjust the color balance.
Color (CAD)	A color mode optimized for line drawings	You can adjust the color balance.
	(2D-CAD). Lines in red, yellow, and other
	colors are printed especially clearly.
Color (CAD) Light	Another color mode optimized for line	You can adjust the color balance.
	drawings (2D-CAD). Black lines are
	printed especially clearly when ink of
	many colors is used, as for colored
	backgrounds.
Monochrome (BK	A color mode for printing line drawings.	You can adjust the color balance.
ink)	Only Black ink is used.
Monochrome Bitmap	Print in a color mode for CAD, using	No color adjustment is supported.
	Color Ink, with all non-white portions
	printed in black.

Color Adjustment

You can adjust colors separately for images, graphics, and text documents.

Adjustment Item	Description
Cyan	Correct color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
Magenta
Yellow
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.
Saturation	Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid.
Gray Tone Adjustment	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.

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