control resolution and contrast
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control resolution and contrast
Use the
Resolution
and the
Lighter/Darker
settings to change the resolution and
contrast of documents that you are sending.
change resolution
Resolution affects the transmission speed and quality of faxed documents. The
HP Fax only sends faxes at the highest resolution supported by the receiving fax.
You can change the resolution between pages only when receiving faxes. Follow
these steps to change the resolution:
1
Press
Resolution
.
Tip —
You can also press
Fax
to access the
Resolution
setting.
2
Press to scroll through the following resolution settings:
–
Fine
: This is the default setting. It provides high-quality text suitable for
faxing most documents.
–
Very Fine
: Use this setting when you are faxing documents with very
fine detail.
Very Fine
only works if the receiving fax machine also has
the
Very Fine
setting. If you choose this option, be aware that the
faxing process takes longer to complete.
–
Photo
: This setting provides the best quality fax when sending
photographs. If you choose
Photo
, be aware that the faxing process
takes longer to complete. When faxing photographs, we recommend
that you choose
Photo
.
–
Standard
: This setting provides the fastest possible transmission with the
lowest quality of fax.
Note: Very Fine
mode is not used when sending documents that are
scanned into memory, such as when you are broadcasting to multiple
recipients or scheduling a fax for later. If you are sending documents using
one of these methods,
Very Fine
will be changed to
Fine
even if
Very Fine
was selected.
3
When the resolution setting you want appears, press
Enter
.
change contrast
Change this setting if you want a black-and-white fax to be darker or lighter than
the original. Follow these steps to change contrast:
1
Press
Fax
until
Lighter/Darker
appears.
The range of
Lighter/Darker
values appears as a circle on a scale on the
front-panel display.
2
Press to lighten the fax or to darken it. The circle moves to the left or
right, depending on the button you press. Press
Enter
to select the setting.
Note:
The
Lighter/Darker
settings reset to the default two minutes after the
fax job is complete. You can change the default setting, see
set new defaults
on page 20.
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