Imaging
User Guide
6-8
Grayscale adjustment settings let you change the
Brightness
and
Contrast
of
graphics for monochrome printers. This feature is also available on color printer
models when the monochrome option is selected. Grayscale adjustment settings are
useful if graphic images are printing too light, too gray, or too dark. Text remains
unaffected.
1
Click
Adjustment
to open the
Adjustment Settings
dialog box.
1
A preview image in the dialog box illustrates any brightness and contrast changes.
2
Drag the
Brightness
slider right to lighten, or left to darken the graphic images of the
print job.
2
You can also change brightness by entering a numeric value in the text box at the
right. The brightest setting is +100; the darkest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level
setting. Adjusting brightness is useful when graphic images are printing too dark or
too light. Text remains unaffected.
3
Drag the
Contrast
slider right or left to increase or decrease proportion of light to
dark in the graphic images of the print job.
3
A high contrast setting decreases the grayscale spectrum, making light grays lighter
and dark grays darker. A low contrast setting increases the grayscale spectrum,
making light grays darker and dark grays lighter.
You can also change contrast by entering a numeric value in the text box at the right.
The highest contrast setting is +100; the lowest is -100. Zero is the default mid-level
setting. Adjusting contrast is useful if graphic images are printing too gray, or too
black and white. Text remains unaffected.
Print graphics as black
Prints all colors as black. This feature works for vector
graphics only, and is most useful for CAD applications.
Readability is improved for CAD blueprints because
different colored objects print more clearly.
Grayscale
Option
Description
