Adjusting Images
Enhanced Printing Options
Adjusting Images
Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver
Color settings specied in the application for your documents are essentially given priority over other settings
for each print job, but further color adjustment is possible in the printer driver .
Color Mode
Choose how the printer driver processes color , as desired.
The available options vary depending on the color mode.
Color Mode
Description Color Adjustment
Color Print in color . Y ou can adjust the color balance and
color-matching method.
Monochrome Print in grayscale. Y ou can adjust the color balance.
Color (CAD) A color mode optimized for line drawings
(2D-CAD). Lines in red, yellow , and other
colors are printed especially clearly .
Color (CAD) enables adjustment of color
settings. ( → P .159)
Y ou can adjust the color balance.
Monochrome (BK
ink)
A color mode for printing line drawings.
Only Black ink is used.
Y ou can adjust the color balance.
Monochrome Bitmap Print in a color mode for CAD, using
Color Ink , with all non-white portions
printed in black.
No color adjustment is supported.
Color Adjustment
Y ou can adjust colors separately for images, graphics, and text documents.
Adjustment Item
Description
Cyan
Magenta
Y ellow
Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan , Magenta , and Y ellow .
Gray T one Adjust gray tones to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black
(tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on.
Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
Brightness Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest
portions intact.
Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other .
For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
Saturation Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid.
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