Print quality and color settings
Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver
Color settings specied in the application for your documents are essentially given priority over other settings
for each print job, but further color adjustment is possible in the printer driver .
Color Mode
Choose how the printer driver processes color , as desired.
The available options vary depending on the color mode.
Color Mode
Description Color Adjustment
Color Print in color . Y ou can adjust the color balance and
color-matching method.
Color (Economy) This mode requires less ink than regular
color printing.
Y ou can adjust the color balance.
Monochrome (Photo) Grayscale printing optimized for
monochrome photos.
Y ou can adjust the color balance in ways
tailored to monochrome photos.
Monochrome Print in grayscale. Y ou can adjust the color balance.
Color Adjustment
Y ou can adjust colors separately for images, graphics, and text documents.
Adjustment Item
Description
Cyan
Magenta
Y ellow
Correct color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan ,
Magenta , and Y ellow .
Brightness Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping
the darkest and lightest portions intact.
Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions
relative to each other .
For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard
gradation, increase the contrast.
Saturation Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from
subdued to vivid.
Gray T one Adjustment (Gray T one) Adjust the grayscale, in a range from cool, blue tones
to warm, red tones.
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