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Adjusting Brightness

You can change the brightness of the overall image data during printing.
This function does not change pure white or pure black but it changes the brightness of the intermediate colors.
The following sample shows the print result when the brightness setting is changed.

figure:Light is selected figure:Normal is selected figure:Dark is selected

Light is selected

Normal is selected

Dark is selected

The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows:

You can also set brightness on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features.

  1. Open the printer driver setup window

  2. Select the manual color adjustment

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

    figure:Select Manual for Color/Intensity on the Main tab

    The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

  3. Specify the brightness

    Select Light, Normal, or Dark for Brightness, and click OK. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.

    figure:Brightness in the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box
  4. Complete the setup

    Click OK on the Main tab.
    When you execute print, the data is printed at the specified brightness.

Related Topics

Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method

Specifying Color Correction

Adjusting Color Balance

Adjusting Intensity

Adjusting Contrast

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