Kyocera TASKalfa 3212i 3212i/4012i KX Driver Operation Guide - Page 74

Black and White Adjustment, Adjusting Black and White Settings, Text and Graphics Effects

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Imaging 2 In the list, select the amount of toner you want to save. 3 Click OK in all dialog boxes. Black and White Adjustment With this feature, you can change the brightness and contrast of graphics. These settings are useful if graphic images are printing too light, too gray, or too dark. Text remains unaffected. Adjusting Black and White Settings 1 In the Imaging tab, under the Adjustment list, select Custom. A preview image in the Adjustment Settings dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes. 2 Type or select the Brightness value to lighten or darken the graphic images of the print job. The brightest setting is +100; the darkest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level setting. Adjusting brightness allows for the customization of graphic images if images are printing too light or too dark. 3 Type or select the Contrast value to increase or decrease the proportion of light to dark in the graphic images of the print job. A high contrast setting decreases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays lighter and dark grays darker. A low contrast setting increases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays darker and dark grays lighter. The highest contrast setting is +100; the lowest is -100. Zero is the default midlevel setting. Adjusting contrast is useful if graphic images are printing too gray, or too black and white. Text remains unaffected. 4 You can click Reset to restore the default values. 5 Click OK to save the new black and white settings. Text and Graphics Effects Special settings are available for printing. Print text as black This option prints all color text as black. It produces faster printing of color text by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer. In black and white printing, it increases the detail for light-colored text printed. Print graphics as black This option prints all color graphics with black, rather than grayscale. This feature is intended for CAD applications. 8-6 User Guide

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Imaging
User Guide
8-6
2
In the list, select the amount of toner you want to save.
3
Click
OK
in all dialog boxes.
Black and White Adjustment
With this feature, you can change the brightness and contrast of graphics.
These settings are useful if graphic images are printing too light, too gray, or too
dark. Text remains unaffected.
Adjusting Black and White Settings
1
In the
Imaging
tab, under the
Adjustment
list, select
Custom
.
A preview image in the
Adjustment Settings
dialog box illustrates any
brightness and contrast changes.
2
Type or select the
Brightness
value to lighten or darken the graphic images of
the print job.
The brightest setting is +100; the darkest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level
setting. Adjusting brightness allows for the customization of graphic images if
images are printing too light or too dark.
3
Type or select the
Contrast
value to increase or decrease the proportion of light
to dark in the graphic images of the print job.
A high contrast setting decreases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays
lighter and dark grays darker. A low contrast setting increases the grayscale
spectrum, making light grays darker and dark grays lighter.
The highest contrast setting is +100; the lowest is -100. Zero is the default mid-
level setting. Adjusting contrast is useful if graphic images are printing too gray,
or too black and white. Text remains unaffected.
4
You can click
Reset
to restore the default values.
5
Click
OK
to save the new black and white settings.
Text and Graphics Effects
Special settings are available for printing.
Print text as black
This option prints all color text as black. It produces faster printing of color
text by reducing the amount of data sent to the printer. In black and white
printing, it increases the detail for light-colored text printed.
Print graphics as black
This option prints all color graphics with black, rather than grayscale. This
feature is intended for CAD applications.