Table 9-1Manual color options

Setting description

Setting options

 

 

Edge Control

● Off turns off both trapping and adaptive halftoning.

The Edge Control setting determines the rendering

● Light sets trapping at a minimal level. Adaptive halftoning is on.

of edges. Edge control has two components:

● Normal sets trapping at a medium level. Adaptive halftoning is

adaptive halftoning and trapping. Adaptive

halftoning increases edge sharpness. Trapping

on.

reduces the effect of color-plane misregistration by

● Maximum is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adaptive

overlapping the edges of adjacent objects slightly.

halftoning is on.

 

 

 

Halftone

● Smooth provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas

Halftone options affect color output clarity and

and enhances photographs by smoothing color gradations.

Select this option when uniform and smooth area fills are

resolution.

important.

 

● Detail is useful for text and graphics that require sharp

 

distinctions among lines or colors, or images that contain a

 

pattern or a high level of detail. Select this option when sharp

 

edges and small details are important.

 

 

Neutral Grays

● Black Only generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using

The Neutral Grays setting determines the method

only black toner. This guarantees neutral colors without a color

cast. This setting is best for documents and grayscale

for creating gray colors used in text, graphics, and

viewgraphs.

photographs.

 

 

● 4-Colorgenerates neutral colors (grays and black) by combining

 

all four toner colors. This method produces smoother gradients

 

and transitions to other colors, and it produces the darkest black.

 

 

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