Custom Screen: Selecting the Screen Type
Select a screen type to be used for Screen 1, Screen 2, and Stochastic, respectively.
Stochastic, however, is always available.
The screen types have the following features. Use this information as a guide to select an appropriate one.
Screen 1, Screen 2
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Line 200 | Uses fine lines to reproduce an image. Suitable for office documents including graphs. |
Line 180 | Uses lines to reproduce an image. Suitable for office documents. |
Line 150 | Uses lines to reproduce an image. Suitable for black-and-white printing. |
Dot 270 | Uses ultrafine dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for office documents including graphs and small texts. |
Dot 210 | Uses ultrafine dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for office documents including graphs and small texts. |
Dot 190 | Uses fine lines to reproduce an image. Suitable for printing catalogs. |
Dot 175 | Uses dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for printing color photos. |
Dot 150 | Uses coarse dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for black-and-white printing. |
Dot 130 | Uses coarse dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for printing posters. |
Stochastic
Type | Description |
|---|---|
FM 1 | Uses aperiodic dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for printing maps, photos of clothes or textiles finely designed. |
FM 2 | Uses aperiodic dots to reproduce an image. Enhanced black text reproducibility compared to FM 1. Suitable for copying office documents including black texts. |
FM 3 | Uses aperiodic dots to reproduce an image. Suitable for printing photos of clothes or fine-design textiles in larger sizes. |
For details about the adjustment after changing the screen types, refer to the following pages.
For Image Controller IC-602: "Adjustment Flow When Changing the Screen" of Image Quality Adjustment Flow of Image Controller IC-602.
For Image Controller IC-310 or Image Controller IC-308: "Adjustment Flow When Changing the Screen" of Image Quality Adjustment Flow of Image Controller IC-308/Image Controller IC-310.
Follow the procedure on Administrator Setting to display the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen.
Press [System Setting] on the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen, and then press [Expert Adjustment], [Quality Adjustment], and [Custom Screen] in sequence.
The [Custom Screen Pattern] screen is displayed.
Select the screen type according to what to print.
Press [OK] to complete the setting.
To cancel the change, press [Cancel]. In either case, the screen returns to the [Quality Adjustment Menu] screen.
If you have changed the screen type, press [Exit [UTILITY]] on the [Quality Adjustment Menu] screen to return to the [MACHINE] screen.
The Gamma Adjustment will start automatically.
When the Gamma Adjustment is completed, reenter the Administrator Setting mode and proceed to the Printer Gamma Offset Adjustment for the changed screen type.