Lexmark Color Laser Color quality guide
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Color quality guide Page 1 of 7 Color quality guide The Color quality guide explains how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize color output. Quality menu Menu item Print Mode Color Black Only Color Correction Auto Off Manual Print Resolution 2400 IQ Toner Darkness - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 2
the factory default setting. Restores the Color Balance factory default settings Prints sample pages for each of the RGB and CMYK color conversion tables used in the printer Notes: • Selecting any setting prints the sample. • Color samples consist of a series of colored boxes along with the RGB or - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 3
Color quality guide Page 3 of 7 Menu item Manual Color RGB Image Vivid sRGB Display Display-True Black sRGB Vivid Off RGB Text Vivid sRGB Display Display-True Black sRGB Vivid Off RGB Graphics Vivid sRGB Display Display-True Black sRGB Vivid Off Manual Color CMYK Image US CMYK Euro CMYK Vivid CMYK - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 4
in various amounts to produce a large range of colors observed in nature. For example, cyan and yellow can be combined to create green. Printing presses, inkjet printers, and color laser printers create colors in this manner. CMYK color is a method of describing colors by indicating the amount of - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 5
. What is manual color correction? When manual color correction is enabled, the printer employs user-selected color conversion tables to process objects. However, Color Correction must be set to Manual, or no user-defined color conversion will be implemented. Manual color correction settings are - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 6
color-matching problem depends on the Color Correction setting being used (Auto, Off, or Manual), the type of object being printed (text, graphics, or images), and how the color of the object is specified in the software program (RGB or CMYK combinations). When the printer Color Correction - Lexmark Color Laser | Color quality guide - Page 7
Color quality guide Page 7 of 7 8 Enter an Increment value from 1-255. Note: The closer the value is to 1, the narrower the color sample range will appear. 9 Click Print to print the detailed Color Samples set.
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Color quality guide
The Color quality guide explains how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize color
output.
Quality menu
Menu item
Description
Print Mode
Color
Black Only
Specifies whether images are printed in monochrome grayscale or in color
Note:
Color is the factory default setting.
Color Correction
Auto
Off
Manual
Adjusts the color output on the printed page
Notes:
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Auto is the factory default setting. Auto applies different color conversion tables
to each object on the printed page.
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Off turns off color correction.
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Manual allows customization of the color tables using the settings available
from the Manual Color menu.
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Due to the differences in additive and subtractive colors, certain colors that
appear on computer monitors are impossible to duplicate on the printed page.
Print Resolution
2400 IQ
Specifies the printed output resolution
Note:
2400 IQ is the factory default setting.
Toner Darkness
1–5
Lightens or darkens the printed output
Notes:
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4 is the factory default setting.
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Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.
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If Print Mode is set to Black Only, a setting of 5 increases toner density and
darkness to all print jobs.
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If Print Mode is set to Color, a setting of 5 is the same as a setting of 4.
Color Saver
On
Off
Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. The amount of toner
used for text is not reduced.
Notes:
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Off is the factory default setting.
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On overrides Toner Darkness settings.
RGB Brightness
-6–6
Adjusts brightness in color outputs
Notes:
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0 is the factory default setting.
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-6 is the maximum decrease. 6 is the maximum increase.
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This does not affect files where CMYK color specifications are being used.
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