[Imaging]

Set how the machine processes the print data when JPEG or TIFF format image files are printed.
* Values in red text indicate the default setting for each item.
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set the orientation of the paper when printing.
The machine prints using the orientation selected here, regardless of the orientation of the paper loaded in the paper source.
When you select [Auto], images are printed in landscape orientation if the width is greater than the height, or in portrait orientation if the height is greater than the width.
[Auto], [Vertical], [Horizontal]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set whether to enlarge the image to match the printable area.
When the image is larger than the printable area, the image is reduced to fit in the printable area regardless of this setting.
The aspect ratio of the image is maintained when the image is enlarged or reduced.
[Off], [Auto]
NOTE
When you select [Auto], even if the print position in a tag of a TIFF file is specified, it will not be applied.
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set the image print position.
When you select [Auto], the image is printed according to the print position specified in the tag of the TIFF data. If the print position is not specified or you print a JPEG image, the image is printed in the center.
[Auto], [Center], [Top Left]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set whether to display errors on the control panel when they are detected.
[On], [Off]
NOTE
Some errors may be displayed even when you select [Off].
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set whether to enlarge the print area to the edge of the paper without providing margins around the paper.
* When you select [On], part of the edge of the printed image may not be printed, or the paper may be partly smudged, depending on the print data.
[On], [Off]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Configure the settings to adjust the color according to the print data.
To print with the color tones adjusted to suit general documents such as photos and text documents, select [General].
To print with the color tones adjusted to suit bitmap images so that the printed colors match the colors shown on screen, select [Perceptual].
To minimize color difference when RGB data is converted to CMYK data, select [Colorimetric].
To print with color tones adjusted to produce deeper and more vivid colors than with [General], select [Vivid Photo].
To use a profile downloaded to the machine, select [Download Profile]. Up to nine profiles can be stored.
[General], [Perceptual], [Colorimetric], [Vivid Photo], [Download Profile]
NOTE
This setting is also applied to the [Matching Method] setting in the following items:
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Configure the settings to perform corrections for color photos.
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set the printing method used to reproduce halftones (the intermediate range between the lighter and darker areas of an image), according to the content of the print data.
To print using a dither pattern with a high number of lines for emphasis on resolution, select [Resolution]. This setting reduces the appearance of jagged edges, making it suitable for printing general text and graphics.
To smoothly print gradations and contours, select [Gradation]. This setting is suitable for printing data such as figures that use gradations.
To print fine lines and small text at a high resolution, select [Error Diffusion]. This setting is suitable for printing data such as CAD data.
* When you select [Error Diffusion], the fixing of the toner and stability of the texture may be reduced.
[Resolution], [Gradation], [Error Diffusion]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set whether to print black or gray areas, where R=G=B in the RGB data, using only the black (K) toner.
When you select [Off], black and gray are printed using the four CMYK toner colors.
[On], [Off]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Imaging]
Set the conversion method for when you print color data in black and white.
To perform black and white printing with smooth gradations that take color differences into consideration, select [sRGB].
To perform black and white printing that looks similar to NTSC television images, select [NTSC].
To perform black and white printing in which all colors have equal R, G, and B values according to the brightness, select [Uniform RGB].
* You can configure this setting when [Color Mode] is set to [Black & White]. [Color Mode]
[sRGB], [NTSC], [Uniform RGB]
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