Canon BJC 70 Product Setup, User Guides & Manuals - Page 73

Pattern 1 and Pattern 2 These settings uniformly align individual dots of different colored inks to create the appearance of the intermediate colors. This method offers fast printing speed and is best suited for printing documents that contain large areas of solid color, such as bar charts and graphs. SOLID INTERMEDIATE COLOR (SUCH AS TURQUOISE) IMAGE DOTS PRINTED WITH PATTERN HALFTONE Pattern 1 uses a four-dot pattern and Pattern 2 uses an eight-dot pattern, which creates more white space. Diffusion This setting randomly places individual dots of different colored inks to create the appearance of intermediate colors. By randomly placing dots, the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradations. This method is best suited for printing documents that contain finely detailed graphics or photographic images. Using diffusion slows the application release time because a larger, more complex page is generated by the software. This type of page requires more time to calculate as well as send to the printer. However, what you lose in print speed may be gained in quality. SOLID INTERMEDIATE COLOR (SUCH AS TURQUOISE) IMAGE DOTS PRINTED WITH DIFFUSION HALFTONE Using the Printer With Software Chapter 4 Using the Printer With Your Software 63