Panasonic Digital Color Imaging Systems For Copier Dp C354 Operating Instructions

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Quality Adjusting
Image quality items can be easily set by selecting from 4 image quality types (Lively, Bright, Warmer, 
and Cooler).
Additionally, within Custom Setting selection, the following 7 image quality can be set.
• Background Removal
• BleedThrough Prevention
•Tint
• Contrast• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Color Balance
zThe default setting of BleedThrough Prevention, Tint, Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation can be changed. 
Refer to Copier Settings (For Key Operator) in the Operating Instructions (For Function Parameters) on the 
provided CD-ROM.
zUnder the following situations, the color mode settings return to the standard settings.
-If the Reset key is pressed.
- If Auto Reset Time interval has lapsed (default = 1 min).
- If the power is turned OFF.
-If “Default” in “More Settings” is selected.
1Place original(s).
zRefer to Placing Originals (Copy) in the 
Operating Instructions (For Basic 
Operations) of provided booklet.
2Press the Copy key if the machine is 
set to other function mode.
3Select “Quality Adj.”.
4Select “More Settings”.
5Select an image quality type, and then 
select “OK”.
zIf Tracing Paper is selected in Original Type, 
the BleedThrough Prevention is set to 3 
regardless of the selected image quality 
type.
DefaultCopied with the default image 
quality set by the function 
parameters.
LivelyCopied with lively image quality.
BrightCopied with bright image quality.
WarmerCopied with reddish color 
accentuated.
CoolerCopied with bluish color 
accentuated.
Custom Setting
(See pages 24 to 30) 
						

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zThe default values are set upon shipment. 
Key operations can change these values, 
refer to Copier Settings in the Operating 
Instructions (For Function Parameters) on 
the provided CD-ROM.
6Select “OK”.
7Enter the desired number of copies.
8Press the Start key.
zAfter finishing copying, press the Reset key 
to return to the initial screen of the current 
active mode. 
						

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Background
The original can be copied with the background color removed. This function is useful when copying 
newspapers or an original, which has background color.
zThe settings of the Background Removal changes to “Off” if Photo is selected in the Original Type.
zThe settings of Background Removal and BleedThrough Prevention become invalid if Photo is selected in the 
Original Type.
1Select “Custom Setting”.
zTo display this screen, refer to steps 1 to 4 of 
Quality Adjusting (see page 22).
2Select “Background Removal”.
3Adjust the level of Background 
Removal with “-” and “+”, and then 
select “OK”.
4Select “OK”.
zFor the following procedure, refer to steps 6 
to 8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Background
RemovalThere are 6 levels. The higher 
the value, more Background 
Color can be removed. 
						

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BleedThrough
Thin sheets of original can be copied without bleeding through.
zThe settings of BleedThrough Prevention become invalid if Photo is selected in the Original Type.
z
When setting the Tint adjustment to More Blue or More Red, the copies may come out with bleed through contamination.
1Select “BleedThrough Prevention”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
zIf Tracing Paper is selected in Original 
Type, BleedThrough Prevention of each 
image quality type is set to 3.
2Adjust the level of BleedThrough 
Prevention with “-” and “+”, and then 
select “OK”.
zIf you change the Background Removal to 
the “Off” position, the BleedThrough 
Prevention will not be adjustable.
3Select “OK”.
zFor the following procedure, refer to steps 6 
to 8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Bleed-
Through 
PreventionThere are 6 levels. The higher 
the level, the higher it 
increases the prevention 
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Color Tone
The original can be copied with reddish or bluish color accentuated.
1Select “Tint”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
2Adjust the color tone with “More Red” 
or “More Blue”, and then select “OK”.
zScreen will return to step 1. 
Select “OK”, and then proceed to steps 6 to 
8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Reddish color 
accentuated
Bluish color 
accentuated
More RedEach time it is selected, the 
level of reddish color increases 
by 1 grade. (The bluish color 
level decreases by 1 grade.)
More BlueEach time it is selected, the 
level of bluish color increases 
by 1 grade. (The reddish color 
level decreases by 1 grade.) 
						

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Contrast
The original can be copied with adjusted brightness, and darkness.
1Select “Contrast”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
2Adjust the contrast with “Lower” or 
“Higher”, and then select “OK”.
zScreen will return to step 1. 
Select “OK”, and then proceed to steps 6 to 
8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Higher
Lower
LowerEach time it is selected, the 
contrast level decreases by 1 
grade lower, and the distinction 
between brightness and 
darkness is reduced.
HigherEach time it is selected, the 
contrast level increases by 1 
grade higher, and the 
distinction between brightness 
and darkness is increased. 
						

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Image Sharpness
The original can be copied by softening, or sharpening the outline of the image.
1Select “Sharpness”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
2Adjust the sharpness with “Lower” or 
“Higher”, and then select “OK”.
zScreen will return to step 1. 
Select “OK”, and then proceed to steps 6 to 
8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Lower
Higher
LowerEach time it is selected, the 
sharpness level decreases by 
1 grade lower, and the image 
outline is softened.
HigherEach time it is selected, the 
sharpness level increases by 1 
grade higher, and the image 
outline is sharpened. 
						

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Saturation
The original can be copied with adjusted saturation.
1Select “Saturation”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
2Adjust the saturation with “Lower” or 
“Higher”, and then select “OK”.
zScreen will return to step 1. 
Select “OK”, and then proceed to steps 6 to 
8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Higher Lower
LowerEach time it is selected, the 
saturation level decreases by 1 
grade lower, reducing the color 
brightness.
HigherEach time it is selected, the 
saturation level increases by 1 
grade higher, increasing the 
color brightness. 
						

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Color Balance
The original can be copied with adjusted density level (Darker, Medium, and Lighter) of Yellow, 
Magenta, Cyan, and Black.
zThe density of each color can be fine tuned for each of the three density levels.
This function is useful for the fine adjustment of color photos. Unlike image editing software, this function 
cannot greatly change the color tone since the adjustable range at each density level is very narrow.
1Select “Color Balance”.
zTo display this screen, refer to step 1 of 
Background (see page 24).
2Select “Cyan”, and then adjust Darker 
Areas, Medium Areas, and Lighter 
Areas with “-” or “+”.
zThe density range from the darkest level 
(100%) to the lightest level (0%) is equally 
divided into three range areas.
3Select remaining colors, and adjust its 
Color Balance as shown in step 2.
4Select “OK”.
zScreen will return to step 1. 
Select “OK”, and then proceed to steps 6 to 
8 of Quality Adjusting (see page 23).
Darker 
AreasDarkest area
Medium 
AreasArea between darkest, and lightest 
areas
Lighter 
AreasLightest area