Kyocera TASKalfa 3501i 3501i/4501i/5501i Printer Driver User Guide - Page 76

Selecting EcoPrint, Grayscale Adjustment, Adjusting Grayscale

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Imaging EcoPrint is also available in the Quick Print and Basic tabs. If EcoPrint is turned on in the Quick Print or Basic tab, the display shows the previouslyselected level in the Imaging tab. If no level is selected, the Imaging tab selection is Medium. Selecting EcoPrint You can change toner saturation in a print job. 1 In the Imaging tab, click the EcoPrint icons to change between on and off. 2 In the list, select the amount of toner you want to save. 3 Click OK to return to the Print dialog box. 4 Click OK to start printing. Grayscale Adjustment Grayscale adjustment settings 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 Grayscale You can change the brightness and contrast of graphics. 1 In Imaging > Adjustment list, select Custom. A preview image in the Adjustment Settings dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes. 2 Drag the Brightness slider right to lighten, or left to darken the graphic images of the print job. You can also change brightness by entering a numeric value in the text box. 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 Drag the Contrast slider right or left 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. You can also change contrast by entering a numeric value in the text box.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 Click OK to save the new black and white settings. 8-7 User Guide

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Imaging
EcoPrint
is also available in the
Quick Print
and
Basic
tabs. If
EcoPrint
is
turned on in the
Quick Print
or
Basic
tab, the display shows the previously-
selected level in the
Imaging
tab. If no level is selected, the
Imaging
tab
selection is
Medium
.
Selecting EcoPrint
You can change toner saturation in a print job.
1
In the
Imaging
tab, click the
EcoPrint
icons to change between on and off.
2
In the list, select the amount of toner you want to save.
3
Click
OK
to return to the
Print
dialog box.
4
Click
OK
to start printing.
Grayscale Adjustment
Grayscale adjustment settings 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 Grayscale
You can change the brightness and contrast of graphics.
1
In
Imaging
>
Adjustment
list, select
Custom
.
A preview image in the
Adjustment Settings
dialog box illustrates any
brightness and contrast changes.
2
Drag the
Brightness
slider right to lighten, or left to darken the graphic images
of the print job.
You can also change brightness by entering a numeric value in the text box.
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
Drag the
Contrast
slider right or left 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.
You can also change contrast by entering a numeric value in the text box.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
Click
OK
to save the new black and white settings.
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User Guide