Canon BJC-4300 Series User Manual - Page 22

Printing Speed Versus Color, For Quick Color Printing, For High Quality Color, For Monochrome Printing

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Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows can interpret and translate the full spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in the amount of information that the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing black ink only, the driver has only one color to interpret. By decreasing the amount of colors that the printer driver has to interpret, you can significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information. This will speed up the overall printing process. For Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings. These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate 256 colors, which will increase your printing speed. However, your print quality will not be optimized. Media Type-Plain Paper Print Quality-Standard; Fine is off Color Model-Color Print Model-Custom Color Selection-Fast Color For High Quality Color Select the settings shown below to allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to 16.7 million colors. Keep in mind that your print speed will be slower than with other setting combinations. Print Quality- High; Fine mode is on Color Model-Color Print Model-Automatic 4300 Chapter 2 Page 12 For Monochrome Printing Use the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer's performance when you are printing black text and graphics only. In the BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings to tell your printer to print using black ink only. Media Type-Plain Paper Print Quality-Standard Color Model-Monochrome

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Printing Speed Versus Color
The BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows can interpret and translate the full spectrum of
colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in the
amount of information that the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing black ink
only, the driver has only one color to interpret.
By decreasing the amount of colors that the printer driver has to interpret, you can
significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information. This will speed up the
overall printing process.
For Quick Color Printing
In the BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings. These selections
allow the printer driver to interpret and translate 256 colors, which will increase your
printing speed. However, your print quality will not be optimized.
Media Type-Plain Paper
Print Quality-Standard; Fine is off
Color Model-Color
Print Model-Custom
Color Selection-Fast Color
For High Quality Color
Select the settings shown below to allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to
16.7 million colors. Keep in mind that your print speed will be slower than with other setting
combinations.
Print Quality- High; Fine mode is on
Color Model-Color
Print Model-Automatic
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For Monochrome Printing
Use the BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge to optimize the printer's performance when you are
printing black text and graphics only.
In the BJC-4300 Printer Driver for Windows, choose the following settings to tell your
printer to print using black ink only.
Media Type-Plain Paper
Print Quality-Standard
Color Model-Monochrome