Job Management
- What is Job Management?
- Job Management Screen: JOB LIST
- Job Management Screen: RECALL
- Job Management Screen: STORE
  - [STORE] Screen
  - Using the [STORE] Screen
- Job Management Application: Job Centro
  - Functions of the Job Centro
Hold Job
HDD Saved Job
Secure Job
- Overview of Secure Job
- Operation from Machine
- Operation from Job Centro
- Operation From Printer Driver
  - Storing Secure Job
Checking Active Job
- Operation from Machine
- Operation from Job Centro
  - Operate the Active Job
Checking Job History
- Overview of Checking Job History
- Checking from the Machine
- Checking from Job Centro
  - [Job History]

Adjust the Tone Curve

You can adjust each color's overall brightness and contrast by changing the tone curve of each CMYK or the tone curve of CMYK package to the image data in the hold job. You can also adjust the tone curve of each tag (image or text/graphics).

Tips

Execute Each Tag Adj. needs to be set to the tone curve setting for each tag in order to adjust the tone curve.

Reference

For details about the tone curve setting for each tag, refer to [Tone Curve Each Tag Setting].
If you connect the mouse to this machine, the tone curve can be adjusted by dragging the mouse. For details, refer to Mouse Operations.

Press the JOB LIST tab to display the JOB LIST screen.
Press Hold Job.
The Hold Job screen is displayed.
Select the image file to adjust the tone curve on the Hold Job screen or Secure Job screen.
Press Job Ticket.
Press Tone Curve Adj. in Quality Adjustment.
A Tone Curve Adjustment dialog is displayed.
Select the tag of the object to be adjusted.
- supplementary explanationPress either Image, Text/Graphics or All from Object on the top right of the screen.
- supplementary explanationWhen Do Not Execute Adjustment is selected for tone curve for each tag setting, this setting is not displayed.
Select the color of the object to be adjusted.
- supplementary explanationPress the radio button of the color to be adjusted (C/M/Y/K). The Display check box is selected and the tone curve of the color is displayed.
- supplementary explanationPress the radio button for CMYK Package to adjust CMYK as a package. The confirmation dialog box is displayed, asking you to confirm that if you want to reset each color's tone curve. To adjust all, press Yes or press No to cancel.
- supplementary explanationThe tone curve of the color selected by the Display checkbox is displayed. More than one color's tone curve can be displayed a time.
Adjust the tone curve.
- supplementary explanationThe adjustment point (a black circle) is created by pressing the desired point on the tone curve.
- supplementary explanationThe position of the adjustment point (a black circle) can be adjusted by changing the value of tone curve input (%) and output (%) with pressing downup or right.
- supplementary explanationUp to 17 adjustment points can be created (including input 0 % and 100%). The adjustment point selected on the tone curve is for the adjustment and displayed as a black circle. Other adjustment points are displayed as a white circle.
- supplementary explanationTo undo the adjusted tone curve, press Reset.
- supplementary explanationWhen the mouse is connected to this machine, the tone curve can be adjusted by dragging the adjustment point (a black circle). For details, refer to Mouse Operations.
Confirm the image of before and after adjustment on the preview display.
- supplementary explanationThe thumbnail of the whole page is displayed on the lower right of the preview area.
- supplementary explanationThe selected area on the thumbnail is surrounded with a green frame, and it is enlarged in Before and After on the top of the preview area.
- supplementary explanationPressing the preview image in Before or After displays the CMYK value of before and after adjustment of the selected pixel on the lower left of the preview area.
- supplementary explanationFor the combined image page data, such as 2 in 1, each combined image is displayed under the Image In Sheet on the lower left of the screen. The image selected here is displayed.
- supplementary explanationWhen the mouse is connected to the machine, click on the preview image in Before or After and then the CMYK value of the corresponding point is displayed as a black circle on the tone curve. It is useful when you want to change the specific density on the preview image.
Select where you want to apply the adjusted tone curve.
- supplementary explanationSelect either Current Page, Specify Page or All Pages button from Valid Object.
- supplementary explanationWhen you press Specify Page, the Specify Page dialog is displayed. Enter the page number with either the keypad on the screen or the keypad on the control panel. When specifying the pages, delimit the page with ,. When specifying the range, use -. Press OK to return to the Tone Curve Adjustment dialog.
Press OK.