❑Error Diffusion is best for photographic images. It creates colors by randomly distributing dots, making edges and colors softer. Printing these images takes longer, but it produces the best print quality for photographs.
❑ColorSync automatically adjusts the color range to better match printing results with the colors displayed on your monitor. Select ColorSync when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. You must have ColorSync 2.0 installed on your computer and it must be enabled. Additionally, the application you are using must support ColorSync 2.0.
The ColorSync 2.0 feature is available only with the settings shown below.
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Coated Paper - 360 dpi | Best - 360 dpi |
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Coated Paper - 720 dpi | Super - 720 dpi |
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HQ Glossy Paper | Super - 720 dpi |
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If your software lets you create your own color profile, you can use it instead of the one of the three driver profiles. The driver profiles are in the System Preferences ColorSync Profiles folder. They are named as follows: StylusCOLOR500 720C_ED_720 (for 720 dpi coated paper with Error Diffusion); StylusCOLOR500 360C_ED_360 (for 360 dpi coated paper with Error Diffusion); and StylusCOLOR500 HQG_ED_720 (for
To use one of your own profiles instead, you need to save it with one of the driver profile names above. However, since you do not want to permanently replace the driver profile, first rename it with another name or move it to another folder so you can restore it later. Then save your profile with the appropriate driver profile filename.
Installing and Using the Macintosh Printer Software