Canon BJC-4400 Series User Guide - Page 23

Printing Speed Versus Color, For Quick Color Printing

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Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4400 Series 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 with 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-4400 Series 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. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard; Fine is off r Color Model-Color r Print Model-Custom r Color Selection-Fast Color For High Quality Color Printing 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. r Print Quality-High; Fine mode is on r Color Model-Color r Print Model-Automatic 2-12 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2

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Printing Speed Versus Color
The BJC-4400 Series 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
with 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-4400 Series 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 Printing
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
2-12
Using the Printer With Windows
Chapter 2