Understanding print-quality settings

Print-quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style in which the graphics are printed. You can also use the print-quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media type. See Optimizing print quality for media types for more information.

You can change the settings in the device properties to accommodate the types of jobs that you are printing. The following settings are available, depending on the printer driver that you are using:

●Best Quality (ProRes 1200): This setting produces 1,200-dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution and provides the best print quality.

●Faster Printing (FastRes 1200): The resolution is rendered differently so that the job can print faster. This is the default setting.

●600 dpi●300 dpi

●Custom: This setting produces the same resolution as the Faster Printing setting, but you can change the scale patterns.

●EconoMode (Save Toner): Text is printed with less toner. This setting is useful when you are printing drafts. You can use this setting independently of other print-quality settings.

Note

Changing the resolution can change the formatting of your text.

Note

To temporarily change print-quality settings

To change the print-quality settings only for the current software program, open the properties through the Print Setup menu in the program that you are using to print. See Changing print settings for more information.

To change print-quality settings for all future jobs

For Macintosh instructions, see Changing print settings for more information.

For Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Me:

1.In the Windows system tray, click Start, select Settings, and then click Printers.

2.Right-click the device icon.

3.Click Properties (in Windows 2000, you can also click Printing Preferences).

4.Change the settings, and click OK.

For Windows XP:

1.In the Windows system tray, click Start, select Settings, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2.Right-click the device icon.

3.Click Properties, or click Printing Preferences.

4.Change the settings, and click OK.

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