[Halftones] | This setting specifies how you print halftones. |
| Halftoning is used to print each process color at a different |
| intensity, allowing millions of different color to be reproduced |
| using only the four process colors. |
| Depending on the required intensity of a given color, toner is |
| placed on paper in dots of different sizes. The grid of dots |
| used for each toner color is called a screen. Halftone screens |
| are aligned to unique angles designed to eliminate interference |
| patterns called moiré (a shimmering, wavy effect) that can |
| arise with halftoning. |
| • If [Resolution] is selected, a dither pattern that gives priority |
| to the resolution of the images is used. This helps eliminate the |
| appearance of jagged or uneven lines along the edges of |
| objects and is best for printing standard text and graphics. |
| • If [Gradation] is selected, a dither pattern that gives priority to |
| the appearance of smooth changes in tone is used. This is best |
| for reproducing images with delicate gradations or changes of |
| tone. |
| • If [Error Diffusion] is selected, an error diffusion method that |
| gives priority to printing fine lines or text is used. This is best for |
| printing images with small text or very fine lines. |
[Advanced | This setting smooths jagged outlines of graphics (illustrations |
Smoothing] | created by application software) and characters. |
| [Smooth 2] performs a higher level of smoothing than [Smooth |
| 1]. If [Smooth 1] is selected and the results are still not printed |
| smoothly, select [Smooth 2]. |
| By enabling the 'Graphics' and 'Text' options, you can select |
| whether to apply smoothing to graphics or text data. |
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How to Use the Direct Print Function
Printing Directly from the Remote UI |