Xerox DocuColor 12 User Manual

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Original Type
The Original Type feature (Figure 2) enables you 
to define the kind of original document you wish to 
copy. After you have, the copier/printer 
automatically  makes fine adjustments to optimize 
the copy sharpness based on document type.
There are a number of document type choices 
available, as illustrated in Figure 3:
•Photo & Text
•Te x t
•Photo
•Graphics & Maps
After you have selected an Image Quality option, 
the Image Quality tab...

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Photo & Text is the best document type selection 
for original documents that contain pictures and 
printed text (Figure 4), as you often see in 
magazines or professional journals.
In the Photo & Text mode,
 the copier/printer scans 
the document and copies the text areas with the 
Text option and the photo areas with the Photo 
option. Output copies will be made using the best 
sharpness and density levels for pictures and 
charts...

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1Touch the Original Type icon on the Image 
Quality tab to display the Original Type screen.
2Touch the Photo & Text icon to display the Photo 
& Text detail screen, Figure 5.
3Touch the selection in the Photo Type column 
which best describes the picture or photo in the 
original document:
•Halftone (default)
Use this option for images that are created 
using a fine screen that varies the darkness 
and density of dots that make up the image....

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Text is the best selection for text documents 
composed of fine line characters or other high 
contrast documents with bright, dense colours, as 
in Figure 6. Selecting this option suppresses 
background colour.
Examples of text documents include business 
documents that contain graphics; documents with 
colour or black text; output from a pen plotter; and 
documents composed of fine, sharp lines, such as 
diagrams.
1Touch the Original Type icon...

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7 Photo
The Photo option is the best selection for 
photographs or lithographs. Examples include 
photographs or lithographs (Figure 8) that portray 
people, or paintings that contain a variety of pastel 
colours.
The Photo option provides the most accurate 
colour and density copy for continuous tone 
documents that contain a wide range of densities 
from very dark to very light images.
The Photo option is also the best selection when 
true...

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7 Graphics & Maps
Use the Graphics & Maps option to optimize the 
reproduction of detailed graphics, maps, or map-
like originals. Examples include highly technical 
drawings, histograms, pie charts, or roadmaps 
(Figure 10).
With this option, text on a light-coloured 
background is enhanced more than if the Photo 
option or the Text option were used.
Fine detail and light colours are copied very well in 
this mode. Black and white documents with fine...

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Preset Colour Balance
The Preset Colour Balance feature (Figure 12) 
automatically changes Image Quality settings to 
produce balanced image tones described below.
The Preset Colour Balance feature also lets you 
enable Background Suppression or Auto 
Suppression.Figure 12: Preset Colour Balance feature
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7 Normal
The Normal option, illustrated in Figure 13, makes 
no changes to the image quality and produces 
copies with the same quality and density as those 
of the original. The Preset Colour Balance default 
is Normal.
Figure 13: Example of Normal 
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7 Lively
The Lively option, illustrated in Figure 14, uses the 
highest colour saturation to produce rich, vivid 
output colours. The option increases the Colour 
Saturation to the most vivid setting and adjusts the 
Lighten/Darken setting one step lighter.
Figure 14: Example of Lively 
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7 Bright
The Bright option, illustrated in Figure 15, 
produces a sharp, clear image on the copy. 
The Bright option decreases the low density 
settings for Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, and Black. It 
increases the colour saturation, adjusts the 
Lighten/Darken setting two steps darker, and 
selects the highest Sharpness setting. 
Figure 15: Example of Bright 
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