Lexmark E340 User's Guide - Page 67

Quality Menu, PictureGrade, Print Resolution, Toner Darkness

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Understanding the operator panel Quality Menu Use the Quality Menu to change printer settings affecting the quality of printed characters and images. Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings. Menu item PictureGrade Print Resolution Toner Darkness Purpose To improve the quality of grayscale printing. To select printed output resolution. To lighten or darken text images, or conserve toner. Values On Off* 600 dpi 1200 Image Q 2400 Image Q 1200 dpi 1-10 (8*) Uses modified screening parameters to improve print quality of graphics. Uses standard screening parameters. Select a lower value for finer line width and lighter grayscale images. Select a higher value for bolder line widths or darker grayscale images. Select 10 for very bold text. Select a value less than 7 to conserve toner. On the operator panel display, a vertical bar ( | ) indicates the factory default value. An arrow symbol ( V ) indicates a user default value. Using the printer menus 67

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Using the printer menus
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Understanding the operator panel
Quality Menu
Use the Quality Menu to change printer settings affecting the quality of printed characters and images.
Note:
Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.
Menu item
Purpose
Values
PictureGrade
To improve the quality of grayscale
printing.
On
Uses modified screening parameters
to improve print quality of graphics.
Off*
Uses standard screening parameters.
Print Resolution
To select printed output resolution.
600 dpi
1200 Image Q
2400 Image Q
1200 dpi
Toner Darkness
To lighten or darken text images, or
conserve toner.
1–10 (8*)
Select a lower value for finer line width
and lighter grayscale images. Select a
higher value for bolder line widths or
darker grayscale images. Select 10 for
very bold text. Select a value less than
7 to conserve toner.
On the operator panel display, a
vertical bar ( | ) indicates the factory
default value. An arrow symbol ( V )
indicates a user default value.