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[Image processing] tab Specifies print quality for image materials such as photo. Output image Shows output image according to current settings. Gamma control Adjusts the Gamma values of contrast, density and CMYK. Contrast Adjust the contrast (correlation between brightness and darkness) of images. High contrast increases the difference between bright areas and dark areas, resulting in sharp images. Low contrast decreases the difference between the brightness and darkness, resulting in grayish images on the overall area. Density Adjusts the density of images. Details Adjusts the Gamma values for each color of CMYK. Click [Details] to display a check mark and click the [Change details] button to display the [Gamma control Details change] window. Change details Adjusts the Gamma values for each color of CMYK. Click [Details] to display a check mark and click the [Change details] button to display the [Gamma control Details change] window. You can click or to adjust the value from 0.1 to 3.0. Screening Selects the method of half-tone processing.
[Selectable processing methods]
- | Error diffusion | Expresses tones with dot density. Higher density makes darker images, and lower density makes lighter images.
- | Dot screen | Expresses tones by adjusting the size of dot. A larger size makes darker images, and a smaller size makes lighter images. The number of dot lines can be selected in "Screen frequency"
Line smoothing Set whether or not to enable line smoothing. If this item is checked, line smoothing is enabled and outlines of characters and ruled lines are printed smoothly. Note: If line smoothing is used, print time increases. Screen frequency (dpi) If [Screening] is set to [Dot screen], set the number of dot lines (resolution). 70 lpi and 100 lpi can be selected. 100 lpi marks finer images. Special image setting Adjusts the orientation of original, print position, image quality, etc. Click the [Special image setting] button to display the window.
[Settings]
- | Image rotation | Sets the orientation of printing of original in relation to the paper. If [Auto] is selected, the orientation of printing is automatically selected based on the orientation of the original set in data and the orientation of the paper set in the feed tray to be used.
- | Image position adjustment | Adjusts the print position of original. The position can be adjusted in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction from-20mm to +20mm in 0.5mm increments. For duplex printing, the position can be adjusted on the front side and the back side respectively. "Front" is the upper side of the printed paper and "Back" is the under side of the printed paper in the Paper receiving tray.
- | Image quality | Sets the image quality (resolution). Standard (300dpi x 300dpi) or Fine (300dpi x 600dpi) can be selected. The initial setting is [Standard(300dpi x 300dpi)].
- | Auto color matching | Selects whether or not to use the original color management (ComColor ™ Standard) for color adjustment (conversion). If the checkmark is cleared, [Maximum drops] can be specified manually (1-7) .
Default Returns the settings on the [Image processing] tab to the default settings. Help Displays Help.