use the copy features

make copies lighter or darker

Use Lighter/Darker to adjust the lightness and darkness of the copies you make.

1Press Lighter/Darker.

2Press to lighten the copy or to darken it.

The circle moves to the left or right, depending on the button you press.

3Press Start Copy, Black or Start Copy, Color.

change color intensity

You can adjust color intensity to make colors on your copy more vivid or more subtle.

1Press Menu.

2Press 1 and then press 3.

This selects Copy Setup, and then selects Color Intensity.

3Press to make the image more pale or to make the image more vivid.

The range of color intensity values appears as a circle on a scale on the front-panel display.

4Press Start Copy, Black or Start Copy, Color.

enhance text sharpness and photo colors

Use Text enhancements to sharpen edges of black text. Use Photo for photographs or pictures to enhance light colors that may otherwise appear white.

Text enhancement is the default option. You can turn off Text enhancement by selecting Photo or None if the following occur:

Stray dots of color surround some text on your copies.

Large, black typefaces look splotchy (not smooth).

Thin, colored objects or lines contain black sections.

Horizontal grainy or white bands appear in light- to medium-gray areas.

1Press Menu, press 1, then press 1 again.

This selects Copy Setup, and then selects Enhancements.

2Press until the desired enhancement (Text, Photo, Mixed, or None) appears.

3Press Start Copy, Black or Start Copy, Color.

change settings for all copy tasks

Save the copy settings you use most often by setting them as the default. This includes changes to Copy Setup options in the menu system, as well as other front panel Copy area settings.

1Make any desired changes to the Copy Setup options.

2Make any desired changes to the button settings in the Copy Area.

3 Press Menu.

4Press 1, then press 4.

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