Sharp MX-4501N Printer User Manual


 
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SELECTING COLOUR SETTINGS TO MATCH THE
IMAGE TYPE (Image Type)
Preset colour settings are available in the machine's printer driver for [Graphics], [Photo], and other image types. These
enable printing using the most suitable colour settings for the colour image type.
If you wish to select advanced settings, click the [Advanced Color] button. The advanced colour settings allow you to
configure settings to match the printing purpose of the colour image, such as colour management settings and the
screening setting that adjusts the expression of colour tones.
The following items can be configured in the advanced colour management settings:
• [Windows ICM] checkbox: Colour management method
• "Source Profile": Select the colour profile used to display the image on the computer screen.
• "Rendering Intent": Standard value used when converting the colour balance of the image displayed on the computer
screen to a colour balance that can be printed by the machine.
• "Screening": Select the most suitable image processing method for the image being printed.
• "Neutral Gray"*: Select the toner colour used to print grey areas.
• "Print Priority"*: Select whether you wish to give priority to image quality or speed when printing.
* This setting is not available in the SPLC-c printer driver.
Selecting the settings:
The settings are on the
[Color] tab.
Select the color image
type.
A document type to
match your purpose can
be selected from the
pull-down menu.
If you wish to select
advanced settings, click
the [Advanced Color]
button.
Select the advanced colour settings.
If you wish to perform colour management using
Windows ICM in your operating system, select the
[Windows ICM] checkbox . To configure
advanced colour management settings such as
"Source Profile", select the desired settings from the
menus.
To configure all
the advanced
colour settings,
select [Custom]
from the pull-down
menu and then
click the
[Advanced Color]
button.
The settings that can be selected vary
depending on the printer driver type. The PS
printer driver also allows you to select the
Black Overprint function, which prevents
whitening of the outline of black text, and the
CMYK Simulation function, which allows you
to perform colour adjustment to obtain a
result similar to that of the process colour
([Default] is set to "SWOP" for Northern
America or "Euroscale" for other countries.)
ink used by a printing press.