
Manual color options
Use manual color options to adjust the Neutral Grays, Halftone, and Edge Control options for text, graphics, and photographs.
Table 4-1 Manual color options
Setting description | Setting options | |
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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 | ● Maximum is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adaptive | |
overlapping the edges of adjacent objects slightly. | ||
halftoning is on. | ||
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Halftone | ● Smooth provides better results for large, | |
Halftone options affect color output clarity and | and enhances photographs by smoothing color gradations. Select | |
this option when uniform and smooth area fills are important. | ||
resolution. |
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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
The Neutral Grays setting determines the method for creating gray colors used in text, graphics, and photographs.
●Black Only generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using only black toner. This guarantees neutral colors without a color cast. This setting is best for documents and grayscale viewgraphs.
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