Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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3.Select the print quality Select High, Standard, or Fast that matches your purpose for Print Quality. 4.Select the manual color adjustment Select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set.... Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 5.Select color correction Click Matching tab, and select ICM for Color Correction. 6.Select the input profile Select an Input Profile that matches the color space of the image data. For sRGB data or data without an input ICC profile: Select Standard. For Adobe RGB data: Page 311 of 877 pages Printing with ICC Profiles JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Select Adobe RGB (1998). Important W hen the application software specifies an input profile, the input profile setting of the printer driver becomes invalid. W hen no input ICC profiles are installed on your co mputer, Adobe RGB (1998) is not displayed. You can install ICC profiles from the Setup CD-ROM that accompanies the machine. 7.Set the other items If necessary, click Color Adjustment tab, and adjust the color balance of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and adjust Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast settings , and then click OK. 8.Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. W hen you execute print, the data is printed with th e color space of the selected image data. Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 312 of 877 pages Printing with ICC Profiles JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data > Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance You can adjust the color tints when printing. Since this function adjusts color balance of the ou tput by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes the total color balance of the document. Use the ap plication software if you want to change the color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly. The following sample shows the case when color bala nce is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform. No adjustment Adjust Color Balance The procedure for adjusting color balance is as follows: You can also set color balance on the Quick Setup t ab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings, and then choosing Color/Intensity Ma nual 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, an d click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3.Adjust color balance There are individual sliders for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow. Each color becomes stronger when the corresponding slider is moved to the right, and bec omes weaker when the corresponding slider is Page 313 of 877 pages Adjusting Color Balance JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
moved to the left. For example, when cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger. You can also directly enter a value linked to the s lider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. After adjusting each color, click OK. Important Adjust the slider gradually. 4.Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. W hen you execute print, the document is printed wit h the adjusted color balance. Important W hen the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab i s checked, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable. Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 314 of 877 pages Adjusting Color Balance JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data > Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Brightness You can change the brightness of the overall image data during printing. This function does not change pure white or pure bl ack but it changes the brightness of the intermediate colors. The following sample shows the print result when th e brightness specification is changed. Light is selected Normal is selected Dark is selected The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows: You can also set brightness 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, an d click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3.Specify the brightness Select Light, Normal, or Dark for Brightness, and click OK. Page 315 of 877 pages Adjusting Brightness JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
4.Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. W hen you execute print, the data is printed at the specified brightness. Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 316 of 877 pages Adjusting Brightness JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data > Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Intensity You can dilute (brighten) or intensify (darken) the colors of the overall image data during printing. W hen you want to sharpen the print results, you sho uld intensify the colors. The following sample shows the case when the intens ity is increased so that all colors become more intense when the image data is printed. No adjustment Higher Intensity The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows: You can also set intensity on the Quick Setup tab b y 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 Select Manual for Color/Intensity on the Main tab, an d click Set.... The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 3.Adjust intensity Moving the Intensity slider to the right intensifies (darkens) the colors. Moving the slider to the le ft dilutes (brightens) the colors. You can also directly enter a value linked to the s lider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. After adjusting each color, click OK. Page 317 of 877 pages Adjusting Intensity JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Important Adjust the slider gradually. 4.Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. W hen you execute print, the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity. Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 318 of 877 pages Adjusting Intensity JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data > Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Contrast You 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 t he differences between the light and dark portions of images smaller and less distinct, reduce the contra st. No adjustment Adjust 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, an d 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 it to the left decreases th e contrast. You can also directly enter a value linked to the s lider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. After adjusting each color, click OK. Page 319 of 877 pages Adjusting Contrast JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Important Adjust the slider gradually. 4.Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab. W hen you execute print, the image is printed with the adjusted contrast. Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Page top Page 320 of 877 pages Adjusting Contrast JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals