2. Copier-specific Adjustments
2.12 To Sharply Contrast the Hues of Highlighters on the Copy
Before the adjustment
The hues of highlighters are not accurately reproduced. The areas marked with 2 different colored highlighters are reproduced in the same hue. They are indistinguishable.
Explanation
After the adjustment
The areas marked with 2 different colored highlighters are accurately reproduced and distinguishable on the copy.
When an original containing text or areas marked with highlighters is copied, their hues may sometimes not be accurately reproduced on the copy. The inks of highlighters are special. Therefore, their hues cannot be accurately reproduced. To reproduce the hues of similar highlighters, such as yellow and green, while producing sharp contrasts on the copy, perform the color adjustment (color balance adjustment or RGB adjustment) and color density adjustment. Also, the
Procedures
*You can start with any of the procedures. But it is recommended to perform the procedures in order, as listed below. You can use one procedure in conjunction with another. But if this changes the image quality more than required or loses effectiveness of the adjustment, restore the settings made in the previously used procedure to the original. Then perform the next procedure.
*Procedure (1) is used by the service technician, and by the user.
*Procedures (2) and (3) are used by the service technician only.
(1) Perform the color balance adjustment or RGB adjustment to adjust the hue in general.
*For further information regarding the adjustment procedures, refer to procedure (3) in 2.2 To Closely Match with the Color Balance of the Original.
After adjusting the hue, copy and check the copy image quality.
If further image quality adjustments are still necessary, the service technician must use the next procedure.
