Understanding printer menus

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Quality menu

 

Menu item

Description

 

 

 

 

Print Mode

Specifies whether images are printed in color or in black and white

 

Color

Notes:

 

Black Only

 

Color is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

The printer driver is capable of overriding this setting.

 

 

 

 

Color Correction

Adjusts the color output on the printed page

 

Auto

Notes:

 

Off

 

Auto is the factory default setting. Auto applies different color conversion tables

 

Manual

 

to each object on the printed page.

 

 

 

 

Manual allows customization of color tables using the settings available from the

 

 

Manual Color menu.

 

 

Due to the differences in additive and subtractive colors, certain colors that

 

 

appear on computer screens are impossible to duplicate on a printed page.

 

 

 

 

Print Resolution

Specifies the printed output resolution

 

2400 Image Q

Notes:

 

1200 dpi

 

2400 Image Q is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

1200 dpi provides the highest resolution output, and increases gloss.

 

 

 

 

Toner Darkness

Lightens or darkens the printed output

 

1–5

Notes:

 

 

 

 

4 is the factory default setting.

 

 

Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.

 

 

If Print Mode is set to Black Only, then a setting of 5 increases toner density and

 

 

darkness for all print jobs.

 

 

If Print Mode is set to Color, then a setting of 5 is the same as a setting of 4.

 

 

 

 

Enhance Fine Lines

Enables a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps, electrical

 

Off

circuit diagrams, and flow charts

 

On

Notes:

 

 

Off is the factory default setting.

 

 

You can set this option from the software program. For Windows users, click

 

 

File > Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup. For

 

 

Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the print

 

 

dialog and popup menus.

 

 

To set this option using the Embedded Web Server, type the network printer IP

 

 

address or host name in a browser window.

 

 

 

 

Color Saver

Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. The amount of toner used

 

Off

for text is not reduced.

 

On

Notes:

 

 

Off is the factory default setting.

 

 

On overrides Toner Darkness settings.

 

 

 

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