Image Quality (Iq) - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer System Manual

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Image Quality (IQ)

Generally the image quality of a base printing system is
above average and the Image Quality (IQ) enhancements
filters provided within DocuSP is unnecessary. If you wish to
improve output IQ, the DocuSP provides separate controls
for enabling Anti Aliasing, Trapping, and Intelligent Black
Overprint.
Disabling all three of these IQ filters improves performance. If
you are printing only a small number of copies, the expected
increase in RIP time is visible as a significant fraction of the
total job processing time.
When printing documents with a large a number of copies,
then the majority of the processing time is devoted to the
actual printing and the RIP performance decrease is less
visible (a smaller fraction of the total job time). You should
examine the DocuSP printed output with the IQ enhancing
filters enabled and disabled and decide whether the IQ
improvement is worth the performance drop for this particular
job.
On DC 2045/2060/6060/5252 and 8000 there are certain
scenarios in which the printer will cycle down and do an
Image Quality (IQ) adjustment. The percent area coverage of
the page (that is, amount of image/text written on the page)
also effects the number of IQ adjustments that the printer
makes. A standard letter size page (8.5x11 inches) is about
21.6x27.9 cm or about 603.5 square cm.
If the text and images written to a page cover more than
about 250 square cm (about 40% of the page), then the print
engine automatically generates IQ adjustments.
If you find that a particular document seems to take a long
time to print because of IQ adjustments, improve
performance by simplifying the page. For example, the text
and images on the page might be downsized to cover less
than 40% of the viewable area of the paper and the
performance may improve because the printer does fewer IQ
adjustments.
The DC 2045/2060/6060 print engine also performs IQ
adjustments if a difficult job is being processed and RIP falls
behind the print output. If this occurs, the print engine will
cycle down for a few seconds while the RIP catches up and
then it performs an IQ adjustment which takes anywhere from
5-95 seconds. During the IQ adjustment, the printer does not
print anything. However, the RIP continues and be slightly
ahead. As soon as the printer finishes the IQ adjustment it
prints all of the RIPped pages and catch up with the printer.
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