Table 23. Print quality submenu (continued)

Item

Values

Explanation

 

 

 

FUSER MODES

[Paper Type]=

Use this item to configures the fuser mode associated

PLAIN

NORMAL

with each media type.

PREPRINTED

LOW

Change the fuser mode only if you are experiencing

LETTERHEAD

HIGH1

problems printing on certain types of media. After you

TRANSPARENCY

HIGH2

select a type of paper, you can select a fuser mode

PREPUNCHED

ENVELOPE

that is available for that type. The available selections

LABELS

might include some or all of the following modes:

 

BOND

RESTORE MODES

NORMAL: Used for most types of paper.

 

 

 

RECYCLED

 

HIGH 1: Used for rough paper.

COLOR

 

 

 

CARDSTOCK>164 G/M2

 

LOW: Used for transparencies.

ROUGH

 

HIGH 2: Used for paper that has a special or rough

 

 

 

 

finish.

 

 

The default fuser mode is NORMAL for all print media

 

 

types except transparencies (LOW), and rough paper

 

 

(HIGH 1).

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

Do not change the fuser mode for transparencies.

 

 

Failure to use the LOW setting while printing

 

 

transparencies can result in permanent damage to

 

 

the printer and fuser. Always select Transparencies

 

 

as the Type in the printer driver and set the tray type

 

 

at the printer control panel to TRANSPARENCY.

 

 

When selected, RESTORE MODES resets the fuser mode

 

 

for each media type back to its default setting.

 

 

 

OPTIMIZE

HIGH TRANSFER

Set this value to ON if you are using highly resistive,

HIGH TRANSFER

*OFF

lower-quality papers. (See “Scattered lines” on

LINE DETAIL

ON

page 321 and “Blurred print” on page 321.) HP

 

recommends using only HP paper and print media.

RESTORE OPTIMIZE

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

LINE DETAIL

Set this value to ON to improve the appearance of

 

OFF

lines if scattered lines are appearing. (See “Scattered

 

*

lines” on page 321 and “Blurred print” on page 321.)

 

On

 

RESTORE

Use this item to return the OPTIMIZE submenu

 

settings to factory defaults.

 

OPTIMIZE

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

Use this item to select the resolution. All values print

 

300

at the same speed.

 

600

300: Produces draft print quality and can be used for

 

 

 

*FASTRES 1200

compatibility with the HP LaserJet III family of

 

 

 

PRORES 1200

printers.

 

 

 

 

600: Produces high-quality text print and can be used

 

 

for compatibility with the HP LaserJet 4 family of

 

 

printers.

 

 

FASTRES 1200: Produces near-1200-dpi print quality

 

 

for fast, high-quality printing of business text and

 

 

graphics.

 

 

PRORES 1200: Produces 1200-dpi printing for the best

 

 

quality in line art and graphic images.

 

 

Note

 

 

It is best to change the resolution in the software

 

 

program or printer driver. (Program and printer-driver

 

 

settings override control-panel settings.)

 

 

 

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