Printing System Driver User Guide

6 Imaging

In the Imaging tab, you can manage print quality and grayscale settings.

Print Quality and Custom Quality

Print quality lets you set the resolution for the print job. Resolution is a measurement, in dots per linear inch (dpi), that describes the sharpness and clarity of printed text and images. Custom Quality lets you set a more refined resolution for the print job. Half speed mode lets you reduce print speed to improve printing on small or thick paper.

Selecting Print Quality

In the Imaging tab, select a Print quality from the list. The number of selections in Print quality depends on the number of resolutions supported by the printing system.

High quality, Proof, Draft

Select one of these settings to print from the highest to the lowest print resolution. Proof is unavailable when PCL 5e is selected in the PDL

Settings dialog box.

Custom

Custom lets you choose a setting for Custom Quality and EcoPrint.

Click Custom Quality to open a settings dialog box with selections for a more refined resolution. Depending on your model, Resolution can be set to

Fine 1200, Fast 1200 (unavailable for the PCL 5e Page description language), 600 dpi, or 300 dpi. KIR smoothes the edges of text and vector graphics and can be set to On, or Off.

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