Adjusting Print Quality - Ricoh GELSPRINTER GX 3000SF User Manual

Adjusting Print Quality

Print quality and color tone can be adjusted to suit the print data.
This section briefly explains some of the settings that you can specify.
For details, see the printer driver Help.
Printing in Black and White
You can print using only black.
Since black and white printing is faster than color printing, it is efficient for printing color docu-
ments that do not need to be printed in color. Also, the black produced by black and white print-
ing is a more distinct black than that produced by color printing. Be sure to select black and white
printing if you specified black and white printing in an application.
Saving Color Ink When Printing
You can save color ink by printing graphics and images with less than the usual amount of ink.
Text is printed as usual so that it can remain clear and easy to read.
Changing Image Printing Method
When printing images, the higher the resolution of images, the longer the time required for print-
ing. You can print with priority on print quality or print speed.
Correcting the Hue of Digital Photos
Correct the hue of digital photos. This is effective especially for overexposed or underexposed
images.
Exposure is affected by the levels of light in which the photo was taken. If there are extreme light
and shade light).
Printing Low Resolution Images Smoothly
You can print outlines of low-resolution images, which often appear on Web pages, smoothly.
Changing the Dither Pattern
A dither pattern is a pattern of dots used to simulate a color or shade of an image. If the pattern is
changed, the characteristics of the image will also change. You can select a pattern suitable for
the image to be printed.
Dithering is a technique where tiny dots are printed in patterns in order to create the illusion of
tones and colors that cannot be physically reproduced.
Using Error Diffusion
Error Diffusion is a type of dithering that produces halftones by printing dots densely for dark
colors and diffusely for light colors. Select the appropriate pattern for the image you want
depending on the operating system or application, error diffusion may not be printed correctly.
Changing the Color Profiling Pattern
You can select a color-profiling pattern to adjust the tone of colors for prints according to the
colors displayed on the computer screen.
Colors on the computer screen are expressed using the three RGB colors, but colors used for
printing are composed of the four CMYK colors. When printing, RGB colors are converted to
CMYK colors.
Printing Grayscale Images Using Black or CMYK
You can print black or gray parts of an image using black or CMYK.
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