Image Quality - Xerox ColorQube 9301 User Manual

Image Quality

This section describes how to enhance the quality of the output and available options. Options enable
you to set the type of original; adjust the lightness, darkness, contrast, and sharpness of the image;
and customize the settings for color output.
Original Type
Use this option to define the type of the original being copied. Making the correct selection enhances
the quality of the output. The options are:
Content Type
• Photo and Text is recommended for originals containing high-quality photographs and halftones.
Using this setting, the output will contain medium quality pictures though the sharpness of text
and line art is slightly reduced.
• Text produces sharper edges and is recommended for text and line art.
• Photo is used specifically for originals containing photos, magazine pictures, or continuous tones,
without any text or line art. Produces the best quality for photos but reduced quality text and line
art.
• Map is used if the original is a map or contains intricate line art and text.
• Newspaper / Magazine is used if the original is So a magazine or newspaper that contains
photographs or text.
How the Original was Produced
• Printed is for originals that have come from a magazine, book, or newspaper, or that have been
printed on a large printing device.
• Photocopied is for originals that are photocopies.
• Photograph is for high-quality photo originals.
• Inkjet is for originals that have been produced using an inkjet printer.
• Solid Ink is for originals produced by a solid ink printing process, such as the output from this
printer.
Image Options
Use Image Options to change the appearance of the copy output. The options are:
• Lighten / Darken provides manual control to adjust the lightness or darkness of the scanned
images. Move the indicator down to darken the image or up to lighten the image.
• Sharpness provides manual control to adjust the sharpness of the scanned images. Move the
indicator up to sharpen the image. Move the indicator down to soften the scanned image.
• Saturation controls the balance between vivid and pastel shades of the image. Move the
indicator toward Vivid for more saturated colors. Move the indicator toward Pastel for less
saturated colors.
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