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Understanding print quality settings Note Note Print quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style that the graphics are printed. You can also use the print quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media type. See Optimizing print quality for media types for more information. You can change the settings in the printer Properties to accommodate the types of jobs you are printing. The following are the settings: ● 1200 dpi: (HP LaserJet 1320 series printer only) This setting uses ProRes 1200 to provide fine-line detail at 1200 x 1200 dpi. ● 1200 dpi effective output quality: This setting provides 1200 dpi effective output quality using FastRes 1200. ● 600 dpi: This setting provides 600 x 600 dpi output with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) for improved text. ● EconoMode (Saves Toner): Text is printed using less toner. This setting is useful when you are printing drafts. You can turn on this option independently of other print quality settings. See Using EconoMode (saves toner) for more information. 1. Access the printer Properties (or Printing Preferences in Windows 2000 and XP). See Printer Properties (driver) for instructions. 2. On the Paper/Quality tab or the Finishing tab (the Paper Type/Quality tab for some Mac drivers), select the print quality setting you want to use. Not all printer features are available in all drivers or operating systems. See the printer Properties (driver) online Help for information about availability of features for that driver. To change the print quality settings for all future print jobs, access the Properties through the Start menu in the Windows task bar. To change the print quality settings only for the current software application's use, access the Properties through the Print Setup menu in the application you are using to print. See Printer Properties (driver) for more information. 40 Chapter 4 Printing tasks ENWW

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Understanding print quality settings
Print quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style that the
graphics are printed. You can also use the print quality settings to optimize the print quality
for a specific media type. See
Optimizing
print
quality
for
media
types
for more information.
You can change the settings in the printer Properties to accommodate the types of jobs you
are printing. The following are the settings:
●
1200 dpi
: (HP LaserJet 1320 series printer only) This setting uses ProRes 1200 to
provide fine-line detail at 1200 x 1200 dpi.
●
1200 dpi effective output quality
: This setting provides 1200 dpi effective output
quality using FastRes 1200.
●
600 dpi
: This setting provides 600 x 600 dpi output with Resolution Enhancement
technology (REt) for improved text.
●
EconoMode (Saves Toner)
: Text is printed using less toner. This setting is useful when
you are printing drafts. You can turn on this option independently of other print quality
settings. See
Using
EconoMode
(saves
toner)
for more information.
1.
Access the printer Properties (or Printing Preferences in Windows 2000 and XP). See
Printer
Properties
(driver)
for instructions.
2.
On the
Paper/Quality
tab or the
Finishing
tab (the
Paper Type/Quality
tab for some
Mac drivers), select the print quality setting you want to use.
Note
Not all printer features are available in all drivers or operating systems. See the printer
Properties (driver) online Help for information about availability of features for that driver.
Note
To change the print quality settings for all future print jobs, access the Properties through the
Start
menu in the Windows task bar. To change the print quality settings only for the current
software application's use, access the Properties through the
Print Setup
menu in the
application you are using to print. See
Printer
Properties
(driver)
for more information.
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Chapter 4
Printing tasks
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