Konica Minolta IC-301, User Manual, Page: 176 / 212

168 Appendix A– Setting Parameters
Color Mode
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Select one of the following options:
•
Grayscale:
To print the job as black and white using Black
(K) toner only. When a color job is printed using the
Grayscale
option, the Cyan (C), Magenta (M), and Yellow (Y)
separations are also printed in Black (K) toner, giving a
dense appearance similar to the CMYK grayscale image.
•
Color:
To print the job in color using CMYK.
Color Adjustments
Brightness
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Select the required brightness level (the range starts from
Lightest
, which applies -15%, to
Darkest
, which a15%).
Brightness is generally used to make last-minute adjustments to
the print job after proofing. By changing the
Brightness
setting, you
can control how light or dark your output will appear.
Contrast
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Select a contrast level for the print job, (the range starts from
Less
which applies -10%, to
More
which a10%).
Adjusting the
Contrast
enables you to control the difference
between the light tones and the dark tones in your image.
Contrast
is generally used to make last-minute adjustments to the
print job after proofing.
Note: Grayscale images created in RGB applications, such as
PowerPoint, should be specified as Monochrome or submitted to the
system with
Grayscale selected in the PPD file. This selection
ensures that grayscale images are counted as black and white
instead of color
in both the IC-301 print controller and in the bizhub
PRO C500 printer billing meters.