Improving copied images

Setting color or black & white copying

Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, set color or black & white copying as follows:

For color copying: Press [Color/B&W] to turn on the Color light.

For black & white copying: Press [Color/B&W] to turn on the B&W light.

Adjusting the image quality (resolution)

Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, adjust the image quality as follows:

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Press [Menu] four times.

4.IMAGE QUALITY

 



B&W TEXT



Use [2] or [3] to select the image quality.

•In black & white mode, select:

–<B&W TEXT> for text-only documents.

–<B&W PHOTO> for photographs.

–<B&W DRAFT> for high-speed copying at a lower resolution.* In color mode, select:

–<COLOR NORMAL> for color text-only documents.

–<COLOR FINE> for color photographs.

–<COLOR FAST> for high-speed color copying at a lower resolution.*

3Press [Set].

NOTE

•When using <COLOR FAST>, if the color output is different from that expected, select <COLOR NORMAL> or <COLOR FINE> and try copying again.

Adjusting the exposure (density)

Exposure (density) is the degree of difference between light and dark. A high exposure setting will make blacks darker and whites brighter, whereas a low exposure setting will make the differences between black and white less marked.

Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, adjust the exposure as follows:

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Press [Menu] three times.

3.DENSITY

-LT DK+

Use [2] or [3] to select the exposure.

Press [Set].

* This setting is only available when <PLAIN> is selected as the print media type ( p. 3-7).

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Copying

Chapter 6