Settings/Registration] 
[Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality][Print Quality]
Adjust the print quality, such as the density and resolution, according to the data to be printed and the purpose of printing.
* Values in red text indicate the default setting for each item.
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Adjust the toner density when printing.
* When [Toner Save] is set to [On], you cannot adjust the toner density. [Toner Save]
[Cyan]/[Magenta]/[Yellow]/[Black] -8 to 0 to +8 |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Adjust the toner density for printing, by setting the levels of the three density areas.
* When [Toner Save] is set to [On], you cannot make fine adjustments to the toner density. [Toner Save]
[Cyan]/[Magenta]/[Yellow]/[Black] [High]/[Medium]/[Low] -8 to 0 to +8 |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set whether to save toner while printing.
Select [On] when you want to check the layout and finishing before printing, such as when you print a large job.
Select [On] when you want to check the layout and finishing before printing, such as when you print a large job.
[On], [Off] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set the resolution to be used for print data processing.
To print at a higher resolution, select [1200 dpi].
However, select [600 dpi] when you print on Long Sheet paper. If you select [1200 dpi], printing cannot be performed because the machine does not have enough memory for processing.
To print at a higher resolution, select [1200 dpi].
However, select [600 dpi] when you print on Long Sheet paper. If you select [1200 dpi], printing cannot be performed because the machine does not have enough memory for processing.
* This setting is applied when you print in PCL6 or PS mode or use Direct Print.
[1200 dpi], [600 dpi] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set whether to optimize the balance between image quality and the compression ratio, depending on the type of image data.
Select [On] to enable the mode suitable for data that contains both text and photos.
Select [On] to enable the mode suitable for data that contains both text and photos.
[On], [Off] |
NOTE
If the data does not fit in the memory, it is compressed again at a higher compression rate regardless of this setting. As a result, the image quality may be degraded. You can also set the machine to cancel printing without compressing the data again if this occurs. [Compressed Image Output]
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Adjust the clarity of the contours of text and images.
-3 to 0 to +3 |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Adjust the clarity of the contours of low-resolution images.
-1 to +2 to +3 |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Configure this setting to prevent image quality degradation caused by color misregistration.
* This setting is enabled when [Width Adjustment] is set to [Off]. [Width Adjustment]
[Trapping] [On], [Off] [Trapping Width] [Upper]/[Lower]/[Left]/[Right] 0 to 1 to 3 (pixels) [Trapping Density] [Cyan]/[Magenta]/[Yellow] 0 to 100 (%) |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Adjust the toner volume for data such as text and lines so as not to exceed the limit value of the machine.
Normally, select [Normal]. This maintains the resolution of text and lines while adjusting the toner volume for other types of data to ensure the proper color tones.
To adjust the toner volume so that the proper color tones are ensured for all types of data, select [Grad. Priority]. Text and lines may become blurry when you use this setting.
To adjust the toner volume so that the proper resolution is ensured for all types of data, select [Text Priority]. The color tones may not match when you use this setting.
* You cannot change the machine's limit value for the toner volume.
[Normal], [Grad. Priority], [Text Priority] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set the processing method used to reproduce lines.
To render lines at the same resolution as the text, select [Res. Priority].
To render lines so that the proper colors and gradations are maintained, select [Grad. Priority].
[Res. Priority], [Grad. Priority] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set whether to adjust the width to print text and fine lines in bold.
To adjust the width, set [Width Adjustment] to [On], set the items such as the adjustment directions and levels. When you configure these settings, the printing speed may decrease or the image quality may be affected.
To adjust the width, set [Width Adjustment] to [On], set the items such as the adjustment directions and levels. When you configure these settings, the printing speed may decrease or the image quality may be affected.
You can set the width level separately for [Horizontal] and [Vertical]. Select [Level 2] to produce wider text and lines than [Level 1].
You can select the color to adjust in [Target Color].
* Depending on the application, this setting may not be applied.
[Width Adjustment] [On], [Off] [Horizontal] [Off], [Level 1], [Level 2] [Vertical] [Off], [Level 1], [Level 2] [Target Color] [All], [Black Only] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Configure the settings for the smoothing process, to print the contours of graphics (illustrations created in applications) and text with a smoother finish.
Set [Advanced Smoothing] to [Level 1] to enable the smoothing process, or set it to [Level 2] to print even more smoothly.
You can also set whether to apply the smoothing process to graphics and text separately.
Set [Advanced Smoothing] to [Level 1] to enable the smoothing process, or set it to [Level 2] to print even more smoothly.
You can also set whether to apply the smoothing process to graphics and text separately.
* This setting is disabled when [Halftones] is set to [Error Diffusion].
* When you print using a printer driver, this setting is applied if [Advanced Smoothing] is set to [Printer Default] in the printer driver.
[Advanced Smoothing] [Off], [Level 1], [Level 2] [Apply to Graphics] [On], [Off] [Apply to Text] [On], [Off] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Configure the settings for the smoothing process, to produce smoother printed gradations in images such as graphics (illustrations created in applications) and bitmap images.
Set [Gradation Smoothing] to [Level 1] to enable the smoothing process, or set it to [Level 2] to print more smoothly.
You can also set whether to apply the smoothing process to graphics and images separately.
Set [Gradation Smoothing] to [Level 1] to enable the smoothing process, or set it to [Level 2] to print more smoothly.
You can also set whether to apply the smoothing process to graphics and images separately.
* When you print using a printer driver, the [Gradation Smoothing] setting in the printer driver is applied to the smoothing process for graphics data only. The settings you configure here are applied to the smoothing process for image data.
[Gradation Smoothing] [Off], [Level 1], [Level 2] [Apply to Graphics] [On], [Off] [Apply to Images] [On], [Off] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set whether to adjust the density of text to make it more legible when the document that contains colored text is printed in black and white.
Although this setting is effective for light-colored text, it has no effect on the following types of data:
Text data rendered as a graphic or image
PDF data
If [Off] is selected when you perform black and white printing for the document that contains light-colored text, the text will be printed more faintly and will be more difficult to see than when [On] is selected.
If the text appears enhanced even when [Off] is selected, configure the settings so that the smoothing process is not performed. [Advanced Smoothing]
[On], [Off] |
[ Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]
Settings/Registration] [Function Settings] [Printer] [Printer Settings] [Custom Settings] [Print Quality]Set whether to increase the density of black areas when printing.
* Even when this setting is set to [On], this setting is not applied to coated paper.
[High Black Density] [On], [Off] |