Printing from Windows – PCL > 15
P
RINTING
BLACK
B
LACK
GENERATION
You can specify whether black graphics in colour documents are printed using:
>
Composite Black
>
Pure Black
Pure Black is the default setting.
Composite black
The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black. This
will sometimes give a glossier finish due to the increased amount of toner. It can also
appear as a slightly brownish black.
Pure black
Only black toner is used to print pure black.
H
OW
TO
CHOOSE
COMPOSITE
BLACK
OR
PURE
BLACK
PCL
1.
On the Colour tab select Manual Settings and click Options....
2.
Select or deselect Pure Black Graphics. If Pure Black Graphics is not selected,
prints will use composite black.
