HP 5100LE manual Print-quality menu Values Explanation

Print-quality menu

Some items in this menu can be opened from a software application, or from the printer driver (if the appropriate driver is installed). Printer-driver and software application settings override control panel settings.

Table 18. Print-quality menu

Item	Values	Explanation
RESOLUTION=	300	Select the resolution from the following values:
FASTRES 1200	600	300: Produces draft print quality at the printer’s maximum
	FASTRES 1200	speed (22 ppm). 300 dpi (dots per inch) is recommended for
	PRORES 1200	some bitmapped fonts and graphics, and for compatibility
		with the HP LaserJet III family of printers.
		600: Produces high print quality at the printer’s maximum
		speed (22 ppm).
		FASTRES 1200: Produces optimum print quality
		(comparable to 1200 dpi) at the printer’s maximum speed
		(22 ppm).
		PRORES 1200: Produces optimum print quality (true 1200
		dpi) at half the printer’s maximum speed (11 ppm).
		When the resolution is changed, any resources that have
		been downloaded (such as fonts or macros) have to be
		downloaded again, unless they are stored on an optional
		hard disk or flash DIMM.
		Note: It is best to change the resolution from the printer driver
		or software application. (Driver and software settings
		override control panel settings.)
RET=MEDIUM	OFF	Use the printer’s Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)
	LIGHT	setting to produce print with smooth angles, curves, and
	MEDIUM	edges.
	DARK	REt does not affect print quality when the print resolution is
		set to ProRes 1200. All other print resolutions, including
		FastRes 1200, benefit from REt.

ECONOMODE=OFF OFF ON

Turn EconoMode on (to save toner) or off (for high quality). EconoMode creates draft-quality printing by reducing the amount of toner on the printed page by up to 50 percent. Caution: HP does not recommend full-time use of EconoMode. (If EconoMode is used full-time, it is possible that the toner supply will outlast the mechanical parts in the toner cartridge.)

Note: It is best to turn EconoMode on or off from the printer driver or software application. (Driver and software settings override control panel settings.)

TONER DENSITY=3	1	Lighten or darken the print on the page by changing the
	2	toner density setting. The settings range from 1 (light) to 5
	3	(dark), but the default setting of 3 usually produces the best
	4	results.
	5
CREATE CLEANING	No value to select.	Press [Select] to print a cleaning page (for cleaning excess
PAGE		toner from the paper path).
		In order for the cleaning page to work properly, print the
		page on copier-grade paper (not bond or rough paper).
		Follow the instructions on the cleaning page.
PROCESS CLEANING	No value to select.	This item appears only after a cleaning page has been
PAGE		generated (as described above).
		Press [Select] to process the cleaning page.

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