HP 4400C Checking for clipped areas

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Checking for clipped areas

The lightest or darkest areas of an image that will print without any detail in them are known as clipped areas. The lightest areas, or highlights, will print as the color of the paper (without ink or toner) and therefore will have no detail. The darkest areas, or shadows, will print saturated in the blackest color of ink or toner, and therefore will also have no detail.

You can view and change clipped areas if you want those areas to contain detail when they print.

Normal view	View when	View when
	Highlight	Shadow
	Alarm	Alarm
	selected	selected

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To view and change clipped light (highlight) areas

1On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.

2 Click (Highlight Alarm). The light areas in the image that will print as white (no detail) appear black.

3In the Highlights setting, click the Up arrow repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from the image. The result of the change can be seen.

4Click again to turn the Highlight Alarm off.

To view and change clipped dark (Shadow) areas

1On the Advanced menu, click Adjust Exposure.

2 Click (Shadow Alarm). The darker areas in the image that will print as black (without detail) appear white.

3In the Shadow setting, click the Down arrow repeatedly until the clipped pixels disappear from the image. The result of the change can be seen.

4 Click again to turn the Shadow Alarm off.