Changing the Printer Driver Settings

The following table shows the printer driver settings. Note that not every setting is available in all versions of Windows.

Setting

Explanation

 

 

Paper Size

Select the paper size you want to use. If you don’t see

 

your paper size, use the scroll bar to scroll through the

 

list. If your paper size is not included in the list, see

 

“Defining a custom paper size” on page 40.

 

 

Orientation

Select Portrait or Landscape.

 

 

Paper Source

Select the paper source you want to use.

 

 

Resolution/

Select the printing resolution you want. The higher the

Graphics

resolution you select, the more detailed your printout

Resolution

will be. However, increasing the resolution slows

 

printing.

 

 

Dithering

You can leave this option set to Fine, which is the

 

default setting, or select another dithering pattern for

 

the kind of printout you want.

 

 

Intensity

Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker.

 

 

Print Quality

Select a print quality option from the Print quality list.

 

Set Hi-speed to On to use bidirectional printing, which

 

increases the print speed. Setting Hi-speed to Off

 

selects unidirectional printing mode, which is slower

 

but more precise. Printing with the default settings

 

uses the settings stored in the printer.

 

 

Halftone Setup.../

Click this button to set the brightness and contrast,

Halftone Color

input the RGB gamma, or make other settings. The

Adjustment...

Halftone Color Adjustment window appears. For

 

details, click the Help button in this window.

 

 

Halftoning

Select the type of halftoning to use when printing

 

graphics. To let the printer determine the best

 

halftone quality, use Auto Select.

 

 

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