Canon Pixma Mx522 User Guide

							Adjusting Brightness
You can change the brightness of the overall image data during printing.
This function does not change pure white or pure black but it changes the brightness of the intermediate colors.
The following sample shows the print result when the brightness setting is changed.
Light  is selectedNormal  is selectedDark 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 , and click Set....
The Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Specify the brightness
Select  Light, Normal , or Dark  for Brightness , and click OK. The current settings are displayed in the
settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
 
						

							4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed at the specified brightness.
Related Topics
  Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 Specifying Color Correction
 Adjusting Color Balance
 Adjusting Intensity
 Adjusting Contrast
 
						

							Adjusting Intensity
You 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.
 
						

							Important
 Adjust the slider gradually.
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
  Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 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)
 
						

							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 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.
After adjusting each color, click  OK.
 
						

							Important
 Adjust the slider gradually.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the image is printed with the adjusted contrast.
Related Topics
  Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 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)
 
						

							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 theadjustment 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... .
 
						

							4.
Setting pattern printWhen 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
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 machine then prints a pattern in which the
intensity/contrast that you set is the center value.
 
						

							6.
Adjusting the intensity/contrastLook at the print results and select the image that you like best. Then enter the intensity/contrastnumbers 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.
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 the  Page Layout setting on the  Page Setup tab is Normal-size  or
Borderless .
 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