Improving Copy Quality - Lexmark X860DE 3 User Manual

Edge Erase
This option eliminates smudges or information around the edges of your document. You can choose to eliminate an
equal area around all four sides of the paper, or pick a particular edge. Edge Erase erases whatever is within the
selected area, leaving nothing printed on that portion of the paper.
Header/Footer
This option turns on the Date/Time, Page number, Bates number, or Custom text and prints them in the specified
header or footer location.
Overlay
This option creates a watermark (or message) that overlays the content of your copy. You can choose between Urgent,
Confidential, Copy, and Draft, or you can enter a custom message in the "Enter custom text" field. The word you pick
will appear, faintly, in large print across each page.
Note: A custom overlay can also be created by your system support person. When a custom overlay is created, a
button with an icon of that overlay will be available.
Advanced Duplex
This option controls whether the documents are one-sided or two-sided, what orientation your original documents
have, and how your documents are bound.
Save as Shortcut
This option allows the current settings to be saved as a shortcut.

Improving copy quality

Question
When should I use Text mode?
When should I use Text/Photo mode?
When should I use Printed Image mode? Use Printed Image mode when copying halftone photographs, graphics such
When should I use Photograph mode?
Tip
Use text mode when text preservation is the main goal of the copy, and
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preserving images copied from the original document is not a concern.
Text mode is recommended for receipts, carbon copy forms, and
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documents that contain only text or fine line art.
Use Text/Photo mode when copying an original document that contains a
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mixture of text and graphics.
Text/Photo mode is recommended for magazine articles, business
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graphics, and brochures.
as documents printed on a laser printer, or pages from a magazine or
newspaper
Use Photograph mode when the original document is a high-quality
photograph or inkjet print.
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