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Use the General setting group to control Edge Control settings for all color printing.
Edge Control determines how edges are rendered. Edge Control consists of three components:
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Adaptive Halftoning, which increases edge sharpness
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Trapping, which reduces the effect of color plane misregistration by slightly overlapping the edges
of adjacent objects
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Color Resolution Enhancement Technology (C-REt), which increases the apparent resolution by
placing each dot for the smoothest edges
The Edge Control option offers four settings:
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Off. The Off setting turns Trapping, Adaptive Halftoning, and C-REt to Off.
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Light. The Light setting provides minimal trapping. Adaptive Halftoning is set to On and C-REt is
set to On.
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Normal. The Normal setting provides the default trapping settings. Adaptive Halftoning is set to
On, and C-REt is set to On.
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Maximum. The Maximum setting provides the most trapping. Adaptive Halftoning is set to On,
and C-REt is set to On.
Neutral Grays
The Neutral Grays drop-down menu controls the selection of a device-dependent color table that is
embedded in the product firmware. You can adjust the Neutral Grays setting independently for text,
graphics, or photographs. The following options are available:
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Black Only. This option generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using only black toner. This
option guarantees that neutral colors do not have a color cast. Black Only is the default setting for
the Text and Graphics components.
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4-Color. This option generates neutral colors by combining all four colors of toner, which produces
smoother gradients and transitions to non-neutral colors. It also produces the darkest possible
black. 4-Color is the default setting for Photographs.
Halftone
The Halftone setting controls the selection of a product-dependent halftone algorithm that is embedded
in the product firmware. Halftoning is a method by which the product mixes the four primary colors (cyan,
magenta, yellow, and black) in varying proportions to create millions of colors. The Halftone options
affect the resolution and clarity of the color on the printed page. You can select Halftone settings for
text, graphics, and photographs independently.
The following Halftone options are available:
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Detail. This is the default option; it is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions
among lines or colors, or for images that contain a pattern or a high level of detail. Select this option
for sharp edges and detail.
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Smooth. This option provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas. It also enhances
photographs by smoothing out fine color gradations. Select this option for uniform and smooth area
fills.
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