User's Manual

Printer Driver
Color Settings Pane: Color (Mac OS X)
In general, make any needed adjustments to the color of documents in the application used to create them.
However , if the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can also adjust the color in the printer driver .
Color Adjustment pane: color
If the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment pane.
Note
• T o display the Color Adjustment pane, on the Main pane click Color Settings by Color Mode in
Advanced Settings . ( → P .436)
Setting Item Description
A Sample T ype
Choose a sample image from Standard , Portrait , Landscape , or
Graphics .
B V iew Color Pattern Clicking to select this check box will display the color pattern.
C Apply to Sample
Clicking to select this check box will apply the revised settings to the
sample image.
D Cyan
E Magenta
F Y ellow
Correct color tones by adjusting the levels of each color .
G Gray T one
Adjust the color tone of grays as desired. Choose Cool Black (tinged
with blue) or W arm Black (tinged with red).
H Brightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. Y ou can adjust the
brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original
image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original
graphic as it appears on the computer screen).
I Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each
other , as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper , and
reducing the Contrast softens images.
J Saturation Adjust the color intensity as desired. Increasing the Saturation setting
makes colors more vivid, and reducing the Saturation makes colors
more subdued.
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