Tektronix 380 manual Using Image Smoothing

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Using Image Smoothing

Image Smoothing blends the adjacent colors in an image so that color transitions are less noticeable. Image smoothing is typically used when the image being printed is at a lower resolution than the printerÕs output resolution. For example, printing an image downloaded from the World Wide Web at 72 dpi using the printerÕs Standard print-quality mode

(300 dpi). Images printed using Image Smoothing will appear with less sharp detail but with smoother color transitions. Image Smoothing is not recommended for printing 300-dpi or 600-dpi images.

The Image Smoothing feature that appears in the printer driver is enabled and disabled in the front panelÕs Printer Defaults menu. There are two ways of selecting Image Smoothing:

■In a supported printer driver, check the Image Smoothing box on.

■Download a PostScript utility Þle to the printer to turn on Image Smoothing. Use the following utility Þles for your computer type:

Macintosh file name	PC file name
Image Smoothing On	SMOOTHON.PS
Image Smoothing Off	SMOTHOFF.PS

Refer to the on-line manual on the printerÕs CD-ROM for instructions on downloading utility Þles.

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