Printing Speed Versus Color
The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can interpret and translate the
full spectrum of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. When printing in
color, there is a significant increase in the amount of information that
the driver has to interpret and translate. When printing black ink only,
the driver has only one color to interpret.
By decreasing the amount of colors that the printer driver has to
interpret, you can significantly decrease the time needed to translate
the information. This will speed up the overall printing process.
For Quick Color Printing
In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings.
These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate 256
colors, which will increase your printing speed. However, your print
quality will not be optimized.
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Media Type—Plain Paper
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Print Quality—Standard; Fine is off
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Color Model—Color
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Print Model—Custom
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Color Selection—Fast Color
For High Quality Color Printing
Select the settings shown below to allow the printer driver to interpret
and translate up to 16.7 million colors. Keep in mind that your print
speed will be slower than with other setting combinations.
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Print Quality—High; Fine mode is on
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Color Model—Color
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Print Model—Automatic
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