Adjusting Color Balance (Density); Printing Color Data In Grayscale - Oki C844 Advanced Manual

Adjusting Color Balance (Density)

When you adjust the shade to suit your preferences, operate from the operator panel.
To specify, darken or lighten pale part (Highlight), middle tone part (Mid-tone), and dark part
(Dark) of each color.
1
Press the «Fn» key.
• When a printer is in the power saving mode, press the «POWER SAVE» button to restore from the mode.
2
Press the «3», «0» and «2» on the numeric keypad and then press the
«ENTER» button.
3
Make sure that [Execute] is selected and then press the «ENTER» button.
• On the color tuning pattern, 44 squares are printed. The present setting of the light, medium, and dark colors
are indicated with dashed lines. You can check the color to be adjusted.
4
Press the scroll button to select [Calibration] and then press the «ENTER»
button.
5
Press the scroll button to select [Cyan Tuning], [Magenta Tuning], [Yellow
Tuning] or [Black Tuning], and then press the «ENTER» button.
6
Press the scroll button to select [Highlight], [Mid-Tone] or [Dark], and then
press the «ENTER» button.
7
Press the or , select the value you want and then press the «ENTER»
button.
8
Press the «ON LINE» button to exit the menu mode.
9
Start printing.
Repeat the procedure until the color shade meets your preferences.

Printing Color Data in Grayscale

You can print color documents in grayscale.
• For Windows PCL Printer Driver
1
Open the file to print.
2
Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
3
Click [Preferences].
4
On the [Setup] tab, select [Monochrome].
5
Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].
6
Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.
• Selecting [Monochrome] on the printer driver enables you to print a color document in grayscale even when
the cyan, magenta, and yellow toners are empty.
• For Windows PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434)
1
Open the file to print.
2
Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
3
Click [Preferences].
4
Select the [Color] tab and select [Grayscale].
5
Change other settings if necessary, and then click [OK].
6
Click [Print] on the [Print] screen.
• Selecting [Grayscale] on the printer driver enables you to print a color document in grayscale even when the
cyan, magenta, and yellow toners are empty.
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