Color/Halftone Setting - Epson Stylus 1500 Setup Information Manual

Color/Halftone Setting

The following settings control the ink the printer uses and the
halftone method.
Inks
Specifies color (CMYK or CMY) or monochrome printing.
Select Color (CMYK) or Color (CMY) only if you have
installed the optional Color Upgrade Kit and your document
includes color. CMYK and CMY refers to the printer's colored
inks: cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black (K). These
colors are combined to create any of 16 million colors. When
you select Monochrome, the printer prints only black ink. If
you are printing a color image and Monochrome is selected,
the printer converts color data to grayscale values. When you
want to print in color, select Color (CMYK). If you notice that
the black portions of your printed image look inconsistent on
the page, select Color (CMY) as the color setting.
Note:
If you select color printing and print a black and white image, the
printer uses a composite black created from the color inks. For true
black, select Monochrome.
If you select Color (CMY), only Plain paper is available as the
media type.
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