Understanding print quality settings
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Print quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style that the graphics are printed. You can also use the print quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media type. See Optimizing print quality for media types for more information.
You can change the settings in the printer properties to accommodate the types of jobs you are printing. The following are the settings:
●600 dpi: This is the default setting.
●FastRes 1200: This setting provides better print quality, but jobs take longer to print.
●ProRes 1200: This setting is available for the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer. It provides the best print quality.
●EconoMode (Saves Print Cartridges): Text is printed using less toner. This setting is useful when you are printing drafts. You can turn on this option independently of other print quality settings.
1Access the printer properties (or printing preferences in Windows 2000 and XP). See Printer properties (driver) for instructions.
2On the Paper/Quality tab or the Finishing tab (the Paper Type/Quality tab for some Mac drivers), select the print quality setting you want to use.
Not all printer features are available from all drivers or operating systems. See the printer properties (driver) online Help for information about availability of features for that driver.
To change the print quality settings for all future print jobs, access the properties through the Start menu in the Windows system tray. To change the print quality settings only for the current software application’s use, access the properties through the Print Setup menu in the application you are using to print. See Printer properties (driver) for more information.
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