Table 1 Manual color options

Setting description

Setting options

 

 

 

Edge Control

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Off turns off both trapping and adaptive halftoning.

The Edge Control setting determines the

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Light sets trapping at a minimal level. Adaptive

rendering of edges. Edge control has two

 

halftoning is on.

components: adaptive halftoning and

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Normal sets trapping at a medium level. Adaptive

trapping. Adaptive halftoning increases

edge sharpness. Trapping reduces the

 

halftoning is on.

effect of color-plane misregistration by

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Maximum is the most aggressive trapping setting.

overlapping the edges of adjacent objects

 

Adaptive halftoning is on.

slightly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halftone

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Smooth provides better results for large, solid-filled

Halftone options affect color output clarity

 

print areas and enhances photographs by

 

smoothing color gradations. Select this option when

and resolution.

 

uniform and smooth area fills are important.

 

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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

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Black Only generates neutral colors (grays and

The Neutral Grays setting determines the

 

black) by using only black toner. This guarantees

 

neutral colors without a color cast. This setting is

method for creating gray colors used in

 

best for documents and grayscale viewgraphs.

text, graphics, and photographs.

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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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