Ricoh B234 - Image Processing Modes

IMAGE PROCESSING
SM 6-47 B234/B235/B236/D101/D102/D103
Detailed
Descriptions
6.9.4 IMAGE PROCESSING MODES
The user can select one of the following six modes. Each mode has four different
settings (described below). Each mode has a Custom Setting that can be
customized with SP modes to meet special requirements that cannot be covered
by the standard settings.
To see these settings, push [User Tools] > [Copier/Document Server] > [General
Features] > [Text, Text/Photo, Photo, Pale, or Generation] > [Copy Quality].
Mode Setting Function
Soft Rough texture background drops out.
Normal
Used for black-and-white printed material and documents
that contain mainly text. Easily reads lines as well as text.
Sharp
Use for newspapers, time schedules, or any type of
printed material with fine print. Emphasizes black over
white.
Text
Custom Setting Stores SP command settings.
Photo Priority
Normal
Text Priority
Used for documents that contain text and color or black-
and-white photos, such as catalogs, magazines, maps,
etc. Provides more faithful reproduction than the Text
mode.
Text/Photo
Custom Setting Stores SP command settings.
Print Photo
Used for magazines, graphics, for smooth reproduction.
Employs dithering.
Normal
Better than Text/Photo mode for copying smooth
photographs or graphics. Employs error diffusion for
sharper reproduction.
Glossy Photo
Used for best results in copying standalone smooth,
glossy photographs. Employs dithering.
Photo
Custom
Settings
Stores SP command settings. Employs either error
diffusion or dithering, depending on an SP setting.
Soft
Normal
Sharp
Used for low density documents with text handwritten in
black or color pencil (or carbon copies) such as receipts,
invoices, etc.
Pale
Custom Setting Stores SP command settings.
Soft Used to achieve an image smoother than Normal.
Normal
Used to achieved best reproduction of “copies of copies”
by smoothing the image.
Sharp
Used to emphasize lines and text stronger than Normal for
better image quality.
Generation
Copy
Custom Setting Stores SP command settings.
On
Drops out the background color of originals with dark
background (for example, tab sheets). Auto image density
mode is disabled but manual image density adjustment is
possible.
Dark
Background
Off Auto image density mode
To use Dark Background mode, you must change some user tool settings. See
‘Selecting the Original Type Setting’ in ‘Operating Instructions - Copy/Document
Server Reference‘.