Frequently Used Functions; Selecting The Colour Mode - Sharp MX-5500N Printer Manual

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FREQUENTLY USED FUNCTIONS

This chapter explains frequently used functions.
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SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE

• TWO-SIDED PRINTING
• FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER
The explanations assume that the paper size and other basic settings have already been selected. For the basic
procedure for printing and the steps for opening the printer driver properties window, see the following section:
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Windows: BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE
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Macintosh: BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE
In Windows, view printer driver Help for details on printer driver settings for each printing function.
SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE
This section explains how to select the colour mode in the printer driver properties window. The following three
selections are available for the colour mode:
Automatic: The machine automatically determines whether each page is colour or black and white and prints the
page accordingly. Pages with colours other than black and white are printed using Y (Yellow), M
(Magenta), C (Cyan) and Bk (Black) toner. Pages that are only black and white are printed using Bk
(Black) toner only. This is convenient when printing a document that has both colour and black and
white pages, however, the printing speed is slower.
Color: All pages are printed in colour. Both colour data and black and white data are printed using Y (Yellow),
M (Magenta), C (Cyan) and Bk (Black) toner.
Black and White: All pages are printed in black and white. Colour data such as images or materials for a presentation
are printed using black toner only. This mode helps conserve colour toner when you do not need to
print in colour, such as when proofreading or checking the layout of a document.
When "Color Mode" is set to [Automatic]
Even if the print result is black and white, the following types of print jobs will be counted as 4-colour (Y (Yellow), M
(Magenta), C (Cyan), and Bk (Black)) print jobs. To be always counted as a black and white job, select [Black and White].
• When the data is created as colour data.
• When the application treats the data as colour data even though the data is black and white.
• When an image is hidden under a black and white image.
Windows
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• PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE
• STAPLING OUTPUT/PUNCHING HOLES IN
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(1) Click the [Color] tab.
(2) Select the "Color Mode" that you wish to
use.
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