Resolution:
Select the output resolution setting.
Default: [600 dpi]
Gradation:
Specify the print image quality.
Default: [Standard]
Print Mode:
Specify whether or not to reduce toner consumption when a print job is performed.
Default: [Off]
Image Smoothing:
Specify whether or not to perform image smoothing, or specify the threshold resolution to apply smoothing.
Default: [Off]
Dithering:
Select a dithering pattern appropriate for the document.
Auto
Automatically configures the best dithering method depending on the document you want to print.
Photographic
Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for photographs.
Text
Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for text.
User Setting
Select this when you print images set in half tone in your application.
Reduce Missing Colors and Blurring
Performs dithering using a pattern appropriate for thin lines and small fonts.
Default: [Auto]
Color Setting:
Select the compensation method to be used when converting RGB data into CMYK.
Off
Color settings are not modified.
Fine
Select this setting to perform color matching and CMYK conversion based on the color profile pattern selected for [Color Profile:]. Colors printed using this setting are equivalent to a monitor gamma setting of 1.8.
Super Fine
Select this setting to perform color matching and CMYK conversion based on the color profile pattern selected for [Color Profile:]. This setting is useful for emphasizing areas of light color.
Colors printed using this setting is equivalent to a monitor gamma setting of 2.2.
Default: [Super Fine]
Color Profile:
Select the color profile to be used when color matching RGB to CMYK.
This function is available only if [Fine] or [Super Fine] is selected in the [Color Setting:] list.
Auto
Automatically configures the best color profile pattern depending on the appearance of the document.
Photographic
Enhances mid-tone colors similar to those seen in photographs.
Presentation
Enhances basic colors used for text and graphics. This setting is best for printing tables, graphs, and presentation materials that contain color.
Solid Color
Reproduces the original colors of graphics and logos accurately.
POP Display
Prints the color red more vividly. It is an optimal setting for the POP display.
User Setting
Select this when you print images with CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary) downloaded from your application.
Soft
Prints the color more softly.
Sharp
Prints the color more sharply.
Vivid
Prints the color more brightly and vividly.
CLP Simulation
Prints the color blue more brightly and vividly.
Default: [Auto]
CMYK Simulation Profile:
This function simulates an offset color printing process. Select the appropriate profile to print the output colors so that you can check the colors of a draft document before proceeding to offset printing.
Default: [Off]
Gray Reproduction:
Select this setting when printing text and line art.
Black/Gray by K (Text/Line Art)
Prints black and gray text and graphics using black toner only.
Black by K
Prints black text and graphics using black toner only.
CMYK
Prints black and gray text and graphics using all toner colors.
Black/Gray by K (Text only)
Prints black and gray text using black toner only.
Black by K (Text only)
Prints black text using black toner only.
Black/Gray by K (Strong UCR)
Prints the entire document in shades of black and gray using only the black toner, regardless of whether the document is in [Color] or [Black and White].
Default: [Black/Gray by K (Text/Line Art)]
Black Over Print:
Specify whether or not to print black color over other colors. When this setting is set to [Off], the areas where black and other colors overlap becomes blank on each color separation other than black.
Default: [Off]
Separate into CMYK:
Select to separate the colors into CMYK and print in a combination of specified separations. This setting cannot be selected when [Black and White] is selected in [Color Mode:].
Default: [Do not Separate]