Available Operations in the [Quality] Tab

In the [Quality] tab, you can configure settings for the image quality of the original. You can specify colors, image processing, and font processing.

Items that can be specified vary depending on your printer driver.

Setting

Description

[Select Color]

Select colors for printing.

  • [Auto Color]: The color mode is automatically selected according to the original color.

  • [Full Color] (PS only): 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 only).

  • [2 Color (Text Priority)] (PCL only): The gray areas and color areas of an original are printed using combinations of the respectively specified colors. This option provides color reproducibility focused on the visual quality of text.

  • [2 Color (Photo Priority)] (PCL only): The gray areas and color areas of an original are printed using combinations of the respectively specified colors. This option provides color reproducibility focused on the visual quality of photos.

[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)] .

[Image Quality Setting]

Select the optimum quality setting mode to suit the original.

  • [Document/Photo]: Applies the image quality setting suitable for originals containing multiple elements, such as text, graphs, figures, and photos.

  • [Document]: Applies the image quality setting suitable for originals containing texts primarily.

  • [Photo]: Applies the image quality setting focused on the image quality.

  • [CAD]: Applies the image quality setting suitable for originals composed of thin lines. Images are reproduced in high resolutions.

[Line Width Adjustment]

Adjusts the width of a text or line. Ordinarily, adjustment is made in the method specified on the main unit side. To change the setting depending on the contents of the original, select the adjustment method.

[Resolution]

Select the print resolution.

  • [600dpi]: Printed with 600 dpi.

  • [1200dpi (Rasterize on Device)]: Printed with 1200 dpi after drawing processing is carried out by the machine.

* Printing speed may decrease when printing in 1200 dpi 1200 dpi mode, or when printing on paper other than plain paper.

[Pattern] (PCL only)

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]

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 generation of white space 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 generation of white space 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 the level to highlight edges of an image.

[Font Settings]

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.