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Adjust Colors

You can adjust the color tints when printing.
Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes the total color balance of the document. Use the application software when you want to change the color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly.
The following sample shows the case when color balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform.

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Adjust color balance

  1. Open the printer driver setup window

  2. Select the manual color adjustment

    On the Media/Quality tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....

    The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

  3. Adjust color balance

    There are individual sliders for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow. Each color becomes stronger when the corresponding slider is moved to the right, and becomes weaker when the corresponding slider is moved to the left. For example, when cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger.
    You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.

    After adjusting each color, click OK.

  4. Complete the setup

    Click OK on the Media/Quality tab.
    When you perform print, the document is printed with the adjusted color balance.