Canon printer PIXMA MG2920 white User Manual

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
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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...

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)
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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...

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
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)
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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...

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
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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
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Largest  and Large  cannot be selected when...

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...

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
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When  Print a pattern for color adjustment  is selected on the Color Adjustment  tab, the following
items are...

Overview of the Printer Driver
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How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window
Canon IJ Status Monitor
Checking the Ink Status from Your Computer
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Deleting the Undesired Print Job
Instructions for Use (Printer Driver)
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