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Adjusting Intensity

You can dilute (brighten) or intensify (darken) the colors of the overall image data during printing. When you want to sharpen the print results, you should intensify the colors.

The following sample shows the case when the intensity is increased so that all colors become more

intense when the image data is printed.

No adjustment

Higher Intensity

The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows:

You can also set intensity on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings, and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features.

1.Open the printer driver setup window

2.Select the manual color adjustment

Select Manual for Color/Intensity on the Main tab, and click Set....

The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

3.Adjust intensity

Moving the Intensity slider to the right intensifies (darkens) the colors. Moving the slider to the left

dilutes (brightens) the colors.

You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. After adjusting each color, click OK.

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Canon MP550 manual Adjusting Intensity, Adjust intensity