Gradation; Dithering - Ricoh SP 5200S Operating Instructions Manual

On
Performs image smoothing unconditionally.
Auto
Performs image smoothing automatically for images that have a resolution less than 25% of
supported printer resolution.
Less than 90 ppi to Less than 300 ppi
Performs image smoothing only when the image has an image resolution (pixels per inch) less than
the respective value you have selected in the list.
• When [Auto] is selected, data processing may take a long time.
• When Image Smoothing is used for a mask image, this function may have an undesired effect on
the print result.

Gradation

Use this to select a type of gradation based on your purpose.
The following shows where you can select this function.
[Gradation] is displayed under [General 1] in the [Feature Sets:] list on [Printer Features] in the print
dialog box.

Dithering

Use this to set the Image Rendering mode.
The following shows where you can select this function.
Types 1 and 3
[Dithering] is displayed under [General 1] in the [Feature Sets:] list on [Printer Features] in the print
dialog box.
Type 2
[Dithering] is displayed under [General 2] in the [Feature Sets:] list on [Printer Features] in the print
dialog box.
You can select the following items:
Auto
Use this setting to configure the best dithering method automatically depending on the appearance
of the document to be printed.
Printing a Document
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