Improving copied images
Setting colour or black & white copying
Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, set colour or black & white copying as follows:
For colour copying: Press [Colour/B&W] to turn on the Colour light.
For black & white copying: Press [Colour/B&W] to turn on the B&W light.
Adjusting the image quality (resolution)
Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, adjust the image quality as follows:
1
Press [Menu] four times.
4 . I M A G E Q U A L I T Y
2
2 ] or [3 3 3
2
Use [2 2
• In black & white mode, select:
– <B&W TEXT> for text-only documents.
– <B&W PHOTO> for photographs.
– <B&W DRAFT> for high-speed copying at a lower resolution.*
In colour mode, select:
– <COLOUR NORMAL> for colour text-only documents.
– <COLOUR FINE> for colour photographs.
– <COLOUR FAST> for high-speed colour copying at a lower resolution.*
3
Press [OK].
NOTE
• When using <COLOUR FAST>, if the colour output is different from that expected, select <COLOUR
NORMAL> or <COLOUR FINE> and try copying again.
Adjusting the exposure (density)
Exposure (density) is the degree of difference between light and dark. A high exposure setting
will make blacks darker and whites brighter, whereas a low exposure setting will make the
differences between black and white less marked.
Refer to Making copies on p. 6-1 and in step 4, adjust the exposure as follows:
1
Press [Menu] three times.
3 . D E N S I T Y
- L T
2
Use [2 2
2 ] or [3 3 3
2
3
Press [OK].
* This setting is only available when <PLAIN> is selected as the print media type (
6-2
Copying
B & W T E X T
3 ] to select the image quality.
D K +
3 ] to select the exposure.
p. 3-7).
Chapter 6