Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Copier Edition) Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Copier Edition) Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Copier Edition) I. Image quality I You can select the image quality that is most appropriate to the type of original. II. Color setting adjustments I You can fine-adjust the color and finish of copies as desired. Gloss mode Select the gloss mode when you want to make high-gloss copies. Originals that contain illustrations and/or photographs will be copied with a glossier finish. Gloss mode selected Text+Photo (text&photo mode) Select this mode when the original contains a mixture of text, illustrations and/or photographs. Each area of the original will be processed appropriately, with text reproduced more clearly, and illustrations and photographs copied as smoother images. Adjusting the color balance When the overall color of the copies is, for example, too red or too yellow, the color balance can be fine-adjusted by increasing or decreasing the intensity of each of the colors: cyan, magenta, yellow or black. 2 Press the "Gloss Mode" ["Gloss print"] key. The "Gloss Mode" ["Gloss Print"] screen will be displayed. Inch specifications Metric specifications For example, when... Text (text mode) Select this mode when the original contains mostly text, such as with documents and the like. The text will be reproduced more clearly. you think the overall color of the copies is too yellow, use the following procedure to adjust the overall color balance. Photo original (photo mode) Select this mode when you are copying photographs, etc. Images on photographic paper will be reproduced as smoother images. 3 Original Copy Press the "On" key or the "Off" key, as appropriate. Inch specifications Metric specifications Print original (printed photo mode) Select this mode when you are copying from catalogs, magazine, etc., that contain printed photographs. The moiré effect (the phenomenon where the dots do not appear to be lined up properly but seem to be grouped together in patterns) will be reduced. 1 1 2 4 Press the "Function" tab and then the "N Down" key. The content of the next portion of the "Function" tab will be displayed. Press the "Color func." ["Colour func."] tab. The "Color func." ["Colour func."] tab will be displayed. Press the "Color balance" ["Colour balance"] key. The "Color balance" ["Colour balance"] screen will be displayed. Inch specifications Metric specifications Map (map mode) Select this mode when you are copying a map. Text and lines on top of background color will be reproduced more clearly. Use the "O" key or the "P" key located to the right of each color scale (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) to adjust the value for that color, as desired. Inch specifications I Other settings are possible as well. Adjusting the sharpness Adjusting the sharpness setting makes the contours of the image softer or sharper, as appropriate. If you increase the sharpness setting, texts and lines will be reproduced more clearly. If you decrease the setting when copying, for example, from magazines and the like that contain printed photographs, contours will be softened and the moiré effect (the phenomenon where the dots do not appear to be lined up properly but seem to be grouped together in patterns) reduced. 1 Press the "Function" tab and then the "Orig. image quality" ["Image quality"] key on the touch panel. The "Orig.image quality" ["Image quality orig."] screen will be displayed. Inch specifications Metric specifications 2 Select the image quality mode most appropriate to the originals being copied. Inch specifications Metric specifications Metric specifications One-touch image quality adjustment One-touch selection of the image quality, for example "Vivid" or "Dull" ["Calm"], is possible according to the type of copy image you want. 3 Press the "On" key. Inch specifications Metric specifications Adjusting the color hue It is possible for you the change the color hue and create copies of interesting colors. For example, turn reds into reddish-yellows or yellows into yellow-greens. 5 * For more detailed information on the image quality modes, refer to "Selecting the image quality" in your Operation Guide. Press the "Close" key. * For more detailed information, refer to the section in your Operation Guide that corresponds to the desired function or mode. * For more detailed information on adjusting color settings, refer to "Section 5 COLOR COPY SETTINGS" starting in your Operation Guide. 1 2003. 9 2CX81321B 2 3 2CX_QG_ENG.pm6 1 03.9.19, 11:13 AM Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Printer Driver Edition) Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Printer Driver Edition) Image Quality Adjustment Quick Guide (Printer Driver Edition) I. Color setting adjustments I You can change the settings in the "Color" tab of the printer driver's "Printing Preference" window, such as "Color Mode", "Color Adjustment" and "Color Correction", as desired. * These settings can also be changed from the "Print" menu of the application in use. * The following explains the procedure when using Windows XP as your operating system. If you are using any other operating system, use this procedure merely as reference. 4 1 Click on the "..." button to the right of the "Color Mode" field. The "Color Mode Settings" dialogue box will appear and you can select the desired options. Select either "HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Lightness)" or "RGB" under "Color Space". Make the desired color adjustment settings for the selected option. Once you are finished with the corresponding settings, click on the "OK" button. If you want to return the settings to their default values, click on the "Reset" button. 5 To display the "Color" tab in the "Printing Preference" window... 1 2 3 2, 3 Select "Printers and Faxes" via the Start menu. Right-click on the icon for this printer in the "Printers and Faxes" window. Select "Printing Preference" from the resulting pulldown menu. The "Printing Preference" window for this printer driver will appear. 4 To make clearer prints, select "Continuous Tone", and "Gloss Mode" if desired, under the "Custom" setting. Continuous Tone ... Printing will be accomplished with the same result as selecting the "Fine" setting for the Tone mode. Gloss Mode ... High-gloss printing will be accomplished. Note: If you select the "Gloss Mode", the prints will be clear and have a glossier finish, but printing may take as much as twice as long. In addition, because a greater amount of memory is required to use the "Continuous Tone" option, it may be necessary to increase your memory capacity in order to perform certain print jobs when using that option. 5 4 RGB level You can adjust each of the 3 primary colors that make up all color on the monitor: RGB (Red, Green, Blue). 5 Hue Adjustment Use the slide bar to make the color adjustment as desired. Select "Master" in the "Hue Adjustment" field to adjust all colors at one time. You can also select to adjust the setting for each color individually. Saturation and Lightness Saturation ... Adjusts the color saturation of the image. Lightness ... Adjusts the brightness of the image. Contrast ... Adjusts the contrast of the image. I Other settings are possible as well. 4 Click on the "Color" tab to display its contents. * Refer to the following explanations for more information on each setting in the "Color" tab. Color Correction You can select the method of color correction. 4 Color Adjustment You can adjust the color of prints as desired. You can also register a set of adjustments as a single custom setting. Color Mode You can select the desired color mode. 1 2 1 2 Click on the "Color" tab to display its contents. Use the pulldown menu for the "Color Mode" field to select the desired mode: Color (CMYK) ... Color data will be printed in color. Monochrome ... Printing will be accomplished in monochrome (B/W). Custom ... Lets you select from 3 different options. Click on the "Color" tab to display its contents. Use the pulldown menu for the "Color Adjustment" field to select the desired mode (Custom 1 through 3). Click on the "..." button to the right of the "Color Adjustment" field. The "Color Adjustment (Custom 1-3)" dialogue box will appear and you can select the desired options. * If you do not want color adjustment to be performed, select "None". The default setting for color adjustment is "None". Automatic ... Color correction is accomplished based on the settings made on the printer's operation panel. The default setting for color correction is "Automatic". ICM (System Corrected) ... Color correction will be accomplished based on one of 3 different userselected color representation methods that will be available. None (Application Corrected) ... Color correction is accomplished based on the settings made in the application software. If you don't have any specific requirements for the color correction method, it is recommended that you select "Automatic". Color Reproduction If you select "Automatic" as the color correction setting, you will be able to choose the desired color reproduction mode from among the 7 different modes available. 3 2 3 1 2 1 If you don't have any specific requirements for the color correction method, it is recommended that you select "Auto 1". * For more detailed information on printer driver settings, refer to your Printing System (S) or Printing System (T) Operation Guide, as appropriate. * For more detailed information on this product, refer to the actual Operation Guide for the product itself. 1 2003. 9 2CX81321B 2 3 2CX_QG_ENG.pm6 2 03.9.19, 11:13 AM ...