Set the Ink Intensity (Mac OS X)
If the color of print results is different from the picture(s) on the display, it can be adjusted by changing the value of the color balance and intensity.
- Images are automatically corrected through Driver Matching in color printing; thus, if they are not satisfying, try adjusting Color Balance and Intensity manually with Driver Matching first in the Manual Color Adjustment window.
- If you check Grayscale Printing, the items you can set are different from the ones in color printing.
Note: The Intensity setting controls the amount of ink placed on the paper. The higher the intensity the darker (more ink) the printed image will be. If the Intensity setting is set too high, the printed page may become too wet and curl or streak. Follow the instructions below to adjust the ink intensity settings manually.
Ink Intensity Settings: Color Correction, Color Balance, Intensity, Contrast and Brightness settings can all be changed manually.
- Confirm that the cable is connected and the printer is powered on.
- Select 'Print' from the File menu to open the Print dialog.
- In the Printer pop-up menu, select the printer you are using.
- In the third pop-up menu, select 'Color Options'.
-
Adjust the color.
Change the settings of Color Correction, Color Balance, Intensity, Contrast, and Brightness to adjust the color as you like. In the Preview image, you can check the color.
- Color Correction:
In the Color Correction pop-up menu, select Driver Matching, Color Sync or None.
- Color Balance:
There are individual sliders for Cyan, Magenta, 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.
When a color becomes weaker, its complementary color becomes stronger.
For example, if cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger.
- Intensity:
Moving the slider to right intensifies (darkens) the colors.
Moving the slider to the left dilutes (brightens) the colors.
- Contrast:
Moving the slider to the right increases the contrast, and moving it to the left decreases the contrast.
- Brightness:
Select one of the following Brightness values: Light, Normal, or Dark.
Note: If Grayscale Printing is checked in Quality & Media, the window for grayscale printing will be displayed.
- When all the adjustments are completed, click 'Print' to perform printing.
Ink Intensity Settings: Color Correction, Color Balance, Intensity, Contrast, and Brightness settings can all be changed manually.
Click to return to the top of the page.
Color Correction:
Color Balance: The level for each color can be adjusted.
- Move the slider bar right to darken the image, and move the slider bar left to lighten the image.
Note: The coloring of entire data to be printed can be changed by adjusting color balance as the balance of amount of each ink is changed. To change the coloring drastically, adjust it from application software. Use the printer driver only for fine adjustments.
Click to return to step 5 of the instructions above.
Click to return to the top of the page.
Intensity: The intensity for printing can be adjusted.
Contrast: The contrast of the image to be printed can be adjusted.
Dragging the slide bar to the right makes the difference of the contrast larger, and to the left, smaller.
Brightness: Select the option favorable for the print results. (See the instructions above to change the settings.)
