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Problem solving
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Copies made from photographs show | Most emulsions used to develop photographs have color. | ||
color or background on output edges | Sometimes this color shows on the border of the photograph. To | ||
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| prevent the color from being copied as part of the image or as |
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| background, use the Edge Erase feature on the Added Features |
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| tab to deliberately erase the unwanted color or background. |
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Copies made using the 100% Reduce/ | Select the Original Input feature and program the exact size of | ||
Enlarge feature do not include the | the dark bordered document that you wish to copy. | ||
entire image along the edge of the |
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Output is too light. | Use the Lighten/Darken feature to select a darker level. Select | ||
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| the Text or Maps option in the Original Type feature. |
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Output is too dark. | Use the Lighten/Darken feature to select a lighter level. Select | ||
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| the Photo option in the Original Type feature. |
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Output has too much contrast. | Select less Chroma (toward Pastel) in the Image Quality tab. | ||
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Output has low contrast. | Select more Chroma (toward Vivid) in the Image Quality tab. | ||
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| Select the Maps option in the Original Type feature. |
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Background on the copies. | • Examine the input document for the source of the problem. | ||
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| • Ensure that the document is held flat on the Document Glass |
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| and that the document cover is closed. |
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| • From the Image Quality tab, adjust the Lighten/Darken |
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| control to Lighten. |
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| • When making Black copies, select Black Only as the Color |
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| Mode. Reduce the Color Balance so the background does |
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| not appear on the copies. |
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| • When copying colors, set the Color Mode to Auto and set the |
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| Image Tone Preset Background Erase option so that the |
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| background does not appear on the copies. |
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| • Determine the type of document you are copying. From the |
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| Original Type feature, indicate whether the original is Photo |
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| & Text, Text, Photo, or Maps for best image quality. |
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| Note: Use the Photo option for documents that contain areas |
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| of different density, from light to dark, when all levels of density |
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| need to be copied. |
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DocuColor 5252 Operator Manual |