Printing Photos and Images

Printing Photos in Monochrome

The following settings are available for monochrome printing.

Main

Easy

Print

Photo

A mode optimized for printing monochrome images

 

Settings

Target

(Monochrome)

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.173)

 

 

 

 

Printing Photos in Monochrome (Mac OS X) (→P.175)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

Color

Monochrome

A mode for printing monochrome images with

 

Settings

Mode

(Photo)

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. You can also ne-tune the color balance

 

 

 

 

by selecting “Warm Black,” “Cool Black”, and so on.

 

 

 

 

Even more detailed adjustment is possible on the

 

 

 

 

Gray Adjustment sheet.

 

 

 

 

Monochrome (Photo) is not available for all types

 

 

 

 

 

of paper.

 

 

 

 

Fine-Tuning Monochrome Settings When Printing

 

 

 

 

Photos (Windows) (→P.178)

 

 

 

 

Fine-Tuning Monochrome Settings When Printing

 

 

 

 

Photos (Mac OS X) (→P.180)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-Tuning Monochrome Settings When Printing

 

 

 

 

Photos (Windows) (→P.178)

 

 

 

 

Fine-Tuning Monochrome Settings When Printing

 

 

 

 

Photos (Mac OS X) (→P.180)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Canon 3175B002 user manual Printing Photos in Monochrome