Color quality guide
The Color quality guide helps users understand how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize
color output.
Quality menu
Use To
Print Mode
Color
Black Only
Specify whether images are printed in black and white or in color.
Notes:
• Color is the factory default setting.
• The printer driver is capable of overriding this setting.
Color Correction
Auto
Off
Manual
Adjust the color output on the printed page.
Notes:
• Auto is the factory default setting. This applies different color conversion tables to each
object on the printed page.
• Off turns off color correction.
• Manual allows customization of the color tables using the settings available from the
Manual Color menu.
• Due to the differences in additive and subtractive colors, certain colors that appear on
computer monitors are impossible to duplicate on the printed page.
Print Resolution
1200 dpi
4800 CQ
Specify the printed output resolution in dots per inch or in color quality (CQ).
Note: 4800 CQ is the factory default setting.
Toner Darkness
1–5
Lighten or darken the printed output.
Notes:
• 4 is the factory default setting.
• Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.
Enhance Fine Lines
On
Off
Enable a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps, electrical circuit
diagrams, and flow charts.
Notes:
• Off is the factory default setting.
• To set this option using the Embedded Web Server, type the network printer IP address
in the Web browser address field.
• You can set this option from the software program.
For Windows users:
Click File > Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
For Macintosh users:
Choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the Print dialog and pop‑up menus.
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