Epson ES-600C, User Manual

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Black and white printers (laser, inkjet, or dot matrix) are good
to excellent for text and line art but are not as good for gray
scale images. These printers can be used for reproducing
photographs in documents like newsletters that do not
require the highest quality. The example below shows the
typical quality of a photograph printed on a laser printer.
Electronic color printers use laser, ink jet, or other
technologies to produce color or gray scale images that
range from coarsely patterned to nearly photographic
(often called continuous tone) quality. It is best to see
samples from a color printer before you decide to use it.
The upper left and lower left squares on the cover of the
Color Image Scanner booklet give you an idea of the different
print qualities you might get from electronic color printers.
These printers are usually used for small quantities of color
images or for preliminary proofs of images that will be
printed on a printing press.
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