Understanding printer menus

143

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 pop‑up 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.

 

 

 

Page 143
Image 143
Lexmark C950 manual Quality menu, Understanding printer menus 143