This dialog allows you to adjust the print color as you like. If the color of the printed image is not as expected, adjust the properties in the dialog and retry printing.
The adjustments made here do not affect the colors of the original print data unlike application software dedicated to image processing. Use this dialog just to make fine adjustments.
Adjusting Intensity / Color Balance
You can dilute (brighten) or intensify (darken) the colors of the overall image data during printing.
If you want to sharpen the print results, you should intensify the colors.
The following sample shows the case when the intensity is increased so that all colors become more intense when the image data is printed.
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No adjustment
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Higher Intensity
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The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows:
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Select Color Options from the pop-up menu of the Print dialog.
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To open the Print dialog, you typically select 'Print' from the File menu of your application software.
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If you are using Mac OS X v.10.6.x or Mac OS X v.10.5.x.
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Select the model to be used for printing.
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When you click 'Add Printer', a dialog for specifying the printer opens.
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If you are using Mac OS X v.10.4.11.
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Select the name of the model to be used for printing.
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Selecting 'Add Printer' launches the Printer Setup Utility.
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Adjust intensity
Moving the Intensity slider to the right intensifies (darkens) the colors. Moving the slider to the left dilutes (brightens) the colors.
You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
The above illustration shows the PIXMA MP480 Print dialog box.
Important Adjust the slider gradually.
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Click Print to complete the setup.
When you execute print, the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity.
Adjusting Color Balance
You can adjust the color tints when printing.
Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes the total color balance of the document. Use the application software when you want to change the color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly.
The following sample shows the case when color balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform.
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No adjustment
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Adjusted color balance
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The procedure for adjusting Color Balance is as follows:
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Select Color Options from the pop-up menu of the Print Dialog.
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To open the Print dialog, you typically select 'Print' from the File menu of your application software.
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If you are using Mac OS X v.10.6.x or Mac OS X v.10.5.x.
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Select the model to be used for printing.
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When you click 'Add Printer', a dialog for specifying the printer opens.
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If you are using Mac OS X v.10.4.11.
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Select the name of the model to be used for printing.
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Selecting 'Add Printer' launches the Printer Setup Utility.
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Adjusted color balance
There are individual sliders for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow. Each color becomes stronger when the corresponding slider is moved to the right, and becomes weaker when the corresponding slider is moved to the left. For example, when cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger.
You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
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Click Print to complete the setup.
When you execute print, the image data is printed with the adjusted color balance.
Important
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When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked for Quality & Media, the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) appear grayed out and are unavailable.
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If you are using Mac OS X v.10.6.x or Mac OS X v.10.5.x and you select ColorSync for Color Matching, then the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) appear grayed out and is unavailable.
If you are using Mac OS X v.10.4.11 and you select ColorSync or None for Color Correction, then the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) appear grayed out and is unavailable.
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