Gradation; Image Smoothing - Ricoh Aficio SP 5200DN Operation And Use Manual

7. Mac OS X Configuration
Edge Smoothing
Select whether or not to smooth the edges of texts and images when printing. If this setting is enabled,
gradation in images might be degraded.
Toner Saving 1
Reduces toner consumption when printing. If this setting is enabled, print quality might be degraded.
Toner Saving 2
Further reduces toner consumption when printing. If this setting is enabled, print quality might be
degraded.

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.
• For details about the gradation types, see the printer driver Help.
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Image Smoothing

Use this to select the image smoothing type.
The following shows where you can select this function.
[Image Smoothing] is displayed under [General 1] in the [Feature Sets:] list on [Printer Features] in the print
dialog box.
You can select from the following items:
Off
Disables image smoothing.
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.
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