Enhanced Printing Options > Adjusting Images (iPF6350-2-3)

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Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver

Color settings specified in the application for your documents are essentially given priority over other settings for each print job, but further color adjustment is possible in the printer driver.

•Color Mode

Choose how the printer driver processes color, as desired.

The available options vary depending on the color mode.

Color Mode	Description	Color Adjustment
Color	Print in color.	You can select the color balance and color matching functions.
Monochrome (Photo)	Grayscale printing optimized for monochrome photos.	You can adjust the color balance in ways tailored to monochrome photos.
Monochrome	Print in grayscale.	You can adjust the color balance.
No color correction (*1)	Prints without performing color-matching in the printer driver.	You can adjust the color balance.

*1: If No color correction is selected, the Matching sheet / Matching pane is not displayed.

•Color Adjustment

You can adjust colors separately for images, graphics, and text documents.

Adjustment Item	Description
Cyan	Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
Magenta
Yellow
Gray Tone	Adjust the grayscale, in a range from cool, blue tones to warm, red tones.
Brightness	Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.
Contrast	Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other. For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
Saturation	Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid.

	Note
	• Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjustment target from Image, Graphics, and Text.

•Matching

You can choose the color-matching mode and method.

By adjusting the color-matching mode and method, you can make printed colors match the colors of on-screen images more closely.

	Important
	• If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching cannot be changed.

Matching Mode	Description	Remarks
Driver Matching Mode	Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile.	You should normally select this mode. You should also select this mode if you want to use ambient light adjustment.
ICC Matching Mode	Enables color matching using ICC profiles. Select this if you want to print by specifying the input profile, printer profile, and matching method in detail.	This allows you to use ICC profiles for digital cameras and scanners, ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool, etc.
Driver ICM Mode	Enables color matching by the printer driver using the ICM function of printer driver. Select this if you want to print by only specifying the matching method.	Available when using Windows.
Host ICM Mode	Enables color matching by the host computer using the ICM function of Windows. Select this if you want to print from an application that supports the ICM function.	Available when using Windows.
ColorSync	Enables color matching by using the ColorSync function of Mac OS. Select this if you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing.	Available when using Mac OS.

Matching Method	Description	Remarks
Auto	Color-matching optimized for images, graphics, or text.	The available options and their display order vary depending on your selected color-matching mode, as well as the operating system.
Perceptual	Color-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth gradation is a feature. This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjustment using application software.
Perceptual (People, Dark Areas)	Color-matching optimized for printing subdued photos such as indoor shots of people or dark scenes. Along with preventing the gradation loss of dark areas, you can realize photos of people in warm tones.
Colorimetric	Color-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space. This is the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and print. However, gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer. Generally, this is also called relative colorimetric.
Colorimetric (No Wht-pnt Corr)	The processing method of color-matching is identical to Colorimetric. Use this when you want to further reproduce the target paper material color of the image data. Generally, this also is called absolute colorimetric.
Saturation	Color-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.
Monitor Matching	Suitable for optimized printing to match the appearance on the monitor. Color-matching optimized for accurately reproducing colors on the calibrated sRGB or AdobeRGB monitor.

•Gray Tone Adjustment

The following settings can be adjusted if Monochrome (Photo) is selected in Color Mode.

Gray Adjustment Items	Description
Color Balance	Adjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black (tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on. Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
Brightness	Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.
Contrast	Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
Highlight	Adjust levels of image highlight areas.
Shadow	Adjust levels of image shadow areas.

	Note
	• Be sure to calibrate your monitor colors correctly if you adjust the colors for printing. If monitor colors are not calibrated correctly, you may not obtain the desired printing results. For instructions on monitor calibration, refer to the documentation for your monitor and operating system.

For instructions on color adjustment, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system.

•Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) (2.3.2)

•Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) (2.3.3)

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Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows)

You can specify your own print settings instead of using the Print Target presets. This topic describes how to fine-tune the color tone of photos before printing.

Choose Print in the application menu.

Select the printer in the dialog box, and then display the printer driver dialog box.(See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications (3.1.6)")

Make sure the Main sheet is displayed.

In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded.

Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode.

Click Color in the GColor Mode list.

Click HColor Settings to display the Color Settings dialog box.

On the Color Adjustment sheet, adjust the color tones, brightness, and so on as desired.

Adjustment Item	Description
DCyan	Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
EMagenta
FYellow
GGray Tone	Adjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black (tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on. Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
HBrightness	Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.
IContrast	Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other. For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
JSaturation	Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid.

	Note
	• Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjustment target from Image, Graphics, and Text.

Close the Color Settings dialog box.

Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet.

Confirm the settings of APage Size, LPaper Source, and so on.

Confirm the print settings and print as desired.

	Note
	• For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings (3.1.3)"

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Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X)

You can specify your own print settings instead of using the Print Target presets. This topic describes how to fine-tune the color tone of photos before printing.

This sets the BFormat for and CPaper Size.

Note

• The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using.

If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu, the settings are configured by opening the Page Attributes dialog box from Page Setup.

If it is not displayed, the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you select Print from the application software menu.

Select the printer in the APrinter list.

Choose the original size in the FPaper Size list.

If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box, click FOK to close the dialog box, and then select Print from the application software menu.

Access the Main pane.

In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded.

Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode.

Click Color in the HColor Mode list.

Click ISet to display the Color Settings dialog box.

On the Color Adjustment pane, adjust the color tones, brightness, and so on as desired.

Adjustment Item	Description
DCyan	Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
EMagenta
FYellow
GGray Tone	Adjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black (tinged with blue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on. Select the color tone in the color region or from the list.
HBrightness	Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.
IContrast	Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other. For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.
JSaturation	Adjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid.

	Note
	• Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjustment target from Images, Graphics, and Text.

Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box.

Access the Page Setup pane.

Confirm the settings of APaper Source and CPage Size.

Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing.

	Note
	• For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings (4.1.3)"

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Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing

You can specify detailed print settings as desired for the quality level, colors, and other criteria.

•Advanced Settings

For printing results that appear just as expected for your original, you can specify which graphic elements and colors to prioritize for printing.

	Note
	• Easy Settings are also available, providing convenient presets. To use the presets, simply choose the printing application. For details on Easy Settings, refer to the following topics. • Printing Photos and Images (2.2.1) • Printing Office Documents (2.2.7)

•Print Priority

Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing.

Print Priority (*1)	Description
Image	A setting for posters or other documents made up mainly of photos or images, or for emphasizing photos or images in printed documents.
Line Drawing/Text	Choose this setting for CAD drawings made up mainly of intricate lines, or wall newspapers and other notices with a large amount of text. Suitable for emphasizing detailed text in printed documents. However, the quality may not be sufficient when printing photos or images that require a lot of color coverage. In this case, choose Image instead.
Office Document	Choose this setting for better legibility of documents combining text and graphics, such as documents and presentation material created with typical office applications.

*1: Options suitable for the selected type of paper are listed under Print Priority.

•Print Quality

Choose the print quality.

The printing mode is determined by a combination of the print quality and resolution.

Print Quality (*1)	Description	Print Priority
Highest	A setting for printing at the highest resolution when quality is most important. Printing takes longer and consumes more ink than in other modes, but this mode offers superior printing quality.	Image
High	Choose this setting to print at high resolution when quality is most important. Printing takes longer and consumes more ink than in Standard or Draft modes, but this mode offers exceptional printing quality.	Image Line Drawing/Text
Standard	Choose this setting to print at standard resolution when quality and speed are both important. Printing takes less time than in Highest or High mode.	Image Line Drawing/Text Office Document
Draft	Choose this setting to print faster. Printing in draft mode can help you work more efficiently when checking layouts.	Image Line Drawing/Text

*1: Options suitable for the selected Print Priority are listed under Print Quality.

•Color Settings

Setting Item	Options	Description
Color Mode (*1)	Color Monochrome (Photo) Monochrome No color correction	Choose whether to print in color or monochrome. (Refer to "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver (2.3.1)")
Color Adjustment (Images)	Cyan Magenta Yellow Gray Tone Brightness Contrast Saturation	You can adjust the levels of cyan, magenta, and yellow as well as the brightness, contrast, saturation, and gray tone separately for images, graphics, and text documents. If you choose Monochrome in Color Mode only Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted.
Color Adjustment (Graphics)
Color Adjustment (Text)
Gray Adjustment	Color Balance Brightness Contrast Highlight Shadow	Choose the gray tone color balance ( Cool Black or Warm Black ) and adjust levels of brightness, contrast, highlight, and shadow as desired. These levels can be adjusted when Monochrome (Photo) is selected in Color Mode.
Color-Matching Modes	Driver Matching Mode ICC Matching Mode	Choose the color-matching mode. Other color-matching modes may be provided by the computer operating system, such as ICM and ColorSync.
Color-Matching Method (*2)	Auto Perceptual Perceptual (People, Dark Areas) Saturation Monitor Matching Colorimetric other	Choose the color-matching method. The available options vary depending on your selection in Color-Matching Mode.
Color Space (*3)	sRGB Adobe RGB	Choose a standard color space ( sRGB ) or an expanded color space ( Adobe RGB ).

*1: Options suitable for the selected Print Priority and Media Type are listed under Color Mode.

*2: The order of options displayed varies depending on the operating system.

*3: Adobe RGB is not available if an incompatible combination of the paper type and print quality is selected.

•Enhancing printing quality

Setting Item	Description
High-Precision Photographs	Print with improved gradation and uniformity, particularly for high-precision photographs. However, this takes more time than regular printing.
Thicken Fine Lines	Prints making fine lines appear thicker.
Unidirectional Printing	Prints by suppressing color variations and misaligned ruled lines. However, this takes more time than regular printing.
High-Precision Text and Fine Lines	Increases the accuracy of ink placement, and prints text and fine lines in particular more clearly. However, this takes more time than regular printing.

	Note
	• If you desire even higher quality, set the Print Quality to High or Highest in the printer driver and select the Unidirectional Printing and High-Precision Text and Fine Lines check boxes before printing.