Canon Maxify Mb2020 User Guide
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Adjusting IntensityYou can dilute (brighten) or intensify (darken) the colors of the overall image data during printing. The following sample shows the case when the intensity is increased so that all colors become more intense when the image data is printed.No adjustmentHigher intensity The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows: You can also set intensity on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings , and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features . 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3. Adjust intensity Moving the Intensity slider to the right intensifies (darkens) the colors, and moving the slider to the left dilutes (brightens) the colors. You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver. After adjusting each color, click OK. 451
4. Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. When you execute print, the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity. Related Topics Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) 452
Adjusting ContrastYou can adjust the image contrast during printing. To make the differences between the light and dark portions of images greater and more distinct, increase the contrast. On the other hand, to make the differences between the light and dark portions of images smaller and less distinct, reduce the contrast.No adjustmentAdjust the contrast The procedure for adjusting contrast is as follows: You can also set contrast on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings , and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features . 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3. Adjust the contrast Moving the Contrast slider to the right increases the contrast, and moving the slider to the left decreases the contrast. You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver. 453
After adjusting each color, click OK.4. Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. When you execute print, the image is printed with the adjusted contrast. Related Topics Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) 454
Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)You can look at the print results of pattern print and adjust the intensity/contrast. When you change the color balance or intensity/contrast of a document, the pattern print function prints the adjustment results in a list, together with the adjustment values. Described below is the procedure for adjusting the intensity/contrast while looking at the pattern.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3. Selecting pattern print On the Color Adjustment tab, select the Print a pattern for color adjustment check box, and click Pattern Print preferences... . 455
4. Setting pattern print When the Pattern Print dialog box opens, set the following items, and then click OK. Parameters to Adjust Select Intensity/Contrast . Printer Paper Size Select the paper size to be used for pattern printing. Note • Depending on the paper size selected on the Page Setup tab, there may be sizes that cannot be selected. Amount of Pattern Instances Select Largest , Large , or Small to set the number of patterns to be printed. Note • Largest and Large cannot be selected when certain paper sizes or output paper sizes are selected. Color Variation Between Instances Set the amount of color change between neighboring patterns. Note • Large is about double the size of Medium, and Small is about half the size of Medium. 5. Checking the print results of pattern print 456
On the Color Adjustment tab, select OK to close the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box. On the Main tab, select OK, and then execute printing. The printer then prints a pattern in which the intensity/contrast that you set is the center value.6. Adjusting the intensity/contrast Look at the print results and select the image that you like best. Then enter the intensity/contrast numbers indicated at the bottom of that image into the Intensity and Contrast fields on the Color Adjustment tab. Clear the Print a pattern for color adjustment check box, and click OK. 457
Note• You can also set intensity/contrast on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings , and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features . 7. Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. Then when you execute printing, the document is printed with the intensity/contrast that was adjusted by the pattern print function. Important • When Print a pattern for color adjustment is selected on the Color Adjustment tab, the following items are grayed out and cannot be set: • Preview before printing on the Main tab • Stapling Side and Specify Margin... on the Page Setup tab (When Duplex Printing is set, only Stapling Side can be set.) • You can print a pattern only if Normal-size is selected for Page Layout on the Page Setup tab. • Depending on your application software, this function may not be available. Related Topics Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver) Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 458
Overview of the Printer Driver Canon IJ Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window Canon IJ Status Monitor Checking the Ink Status from Your Computer Canon IJ Preview Deleting the Undesired Print Job Instructions for Use (Printer Driver) 459
Canon IJ Printer DriverThe Canon IJ printer driver (called printer driver below) is a software that is installed on your computer forprinting data with this printer. The printer driver converts the print data created by your application software into data that your printer can understand, and sends the converted data to the printer. Because different models support different print data formats, you need a printer driver for the specific model you are using. Printer Driver Types On Windows Vista SP1 or later, you can install the XPS printer driver in addition to the regular printer driver. The XPS printer driver is suited to print from an application software that supports XPS printing. Important • To use the XPS printer driver, the standard printer driver must already be installed on your computer. Installing the Printer Driver • To install the regular printer driver, load the Setup CD-ROM that comes with the printer, and then install the driver from Start Setup Again. • To install the XPS printer driver, load the Setup CD-ROM that comes with the printer, and then select XPS Driver from Add Software . Specifying the Printer Driver To specify the printer driver, open the Print dialog box of the application software you are using, and select "XXX Printer" (where "XXX" is your model name) to specify the regular printer driver or select "XXX Printer XPS" (where "XXX" is your model name) to specify the XPS printer driver. Displaying the Manual from the Printer Driver To display a description of a tab in the printer driver setup window, click the Help button found on the tab. Related Topic How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window 460