Available Operations in the [Quality] Tab

[Select Color]

Select colors for printing.

• [Auto Color] (PCL/PS): Colors are automatically selected according to the original color.

• [Full Color] (PS/XPS): The original is printed in full color regardless of whether the original is in color or in black and white.

• [Gray Scale]: The original is printed in black and white regardless of whether the original is in color or in black and white. To prevent colored text, lines, or figures from being printed faint, select the [Print with Black] check box (PCL/XPS).

• [2 Color] (PCL only): The original is printed in the two specified colors. The gray areas and color areas of a color original are printed using combinations of the colors specified in [2 Color].

[Quality Adjustment]

The image quality is fine tuned according to the original.

• [Simple]: The image quality of the entire original is adjusted. Specify the type of the color profile used for printing.

• [Detail]: The image quality of the original is adjusted in detail for each element such as text, photos, figures, tables, and graphs. For each element, specify the type of the color profile used for printing and other profiles to be applied.

• When you are using the PS driver, you can manage the ICC profiles with [Quality Adjustment]. For details, refer to [Using ICC Profiles (PS Only) ] .

[Color Setting]

Select the optimum color setting mode for the original.

• [Document]: The color setting suitable for originals containing multiple elements, such as text, graphs, figures, and photos, is applied.

• [Photo]: The color setting that prioritizes the image quality is applied.

• [DTP]: The color setting suitable for originals containing both text and figures is applied. What you see on the display is exactly reproduced.

• [Web]: The color setting suitable for printing Web pages is applied. Low-resolution images are reproduced with enhanced smoothness.

• [CAD]: The color setting suitable for originals composed of thin lines is applied. Images are reproduced in high resolutions.

[Pattern] (PCL/XPS)

Select the pattern density.

[Image Compression] (PCL only)

Select the compression mode for the image data contained in the original.

• [Best Quality]: The process prioritizes quality. Quality is improved, but printing takes a long time.

• [High Compression]: The process prioritizes speed. The printing time is shortened, but the printing quality is deteriorated.

• [High/Smaller Image Size]: The image data is compressed and reduced, and the process prioritizes speed. For some image data, its print time can be reduced than the [High Compression] mode.

[Auto Trapping] (PCL/PS)

Select this check box to prevent misalignment or generation of white space. Select this option to superimpose neighboring colors to print so as to prevent white space being generated around a picture.

[Black Over Print] (PS only)

Select this check box to prevent generation of white space around black characters or figures. Select this check box to superimpose black color on a neighboring color to print so as to prevent white space being generated around black characters or figures.

• [Text]: Only black characters are overprinted.

• [Text/Figure]: Figures and black characters are overprinted.

[Glossy Mode]

Select this check box to print images with a glossy finish. The printing speed is reduced.

[Toner Save]

Select this check box to save the amount of toner consumed. The printing density is reduced.

[Edge Enhancement]

Select this check box to sharply print small or faint text. Sharpen the edges of images such as text in the table and graphics to improve legibility.

[Font Settings] (PCL/PS)

Specify how to process texts.

Select a type of fonts to be downloaded from the PC to this machine. Also specify whether to replace the TrueType fonts by printer fonts when printing.

If characters are garbled in an environment using the PCL driver, we recommend that you select [Bitmap] in [Download Font Format] and clear the [Use Printer Fonts] check box.