Changing Black Finish

You can change the black finish when printing in color. The black finish setting can be used when [Office Color] or [Graphic Pro] is selected in the printer driver.

There are two types of black finish: composite black (made from CMYK toner) and true black (made from black toner only).

There are two types of black finishes; one is composed of cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y) and black (K) toners, and the other is composed of a black (K) toner only. A black finish using CMYK toners is suitable for printing photographs. A black finish using a black toner only is suitable for printing black text or graphics.

If you use the [Office Color] function, you can also select the auto. If Automatic is selected, the suitable method is selected automatically to print out the document.

  1. Open the file to print.

  2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  3. Click on [Preferences] or [Properties].

  4. Click [Detail...] in the [Setup] tab, select [Office Color] or [Graphic Pro], and then click [Detail].

  5. Select the method to create black from [Black Finish].

  6. Click [OK] to close the Details window.

  7. Click on [OK].

  1. Open the file to print.

  2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

  3. Click on [Preferences] or [Properties].

  4. Select [Color] tab and select [Office Color] or [Graphic Pro] and then click [Detail].

  5. Select the method to create black from [Black Finish].

  6. Click [OK] to close the Details window.

  7. Click on [OK].

Memo

For the Windows XPS printer driver, follow the steps for the Windows PS printer driver and select [Color Mode] in the [Color] tab, and then select the method to create black from [Black Finish].

  1. Open the file to print.

  2. From the [File] menu, select [Print].

  3. Select [Color] from the panel menu.

  4. Select [Office Color] or [Graphic Pro] and then click [Options].

  5. Select the method to create black from [Black Finish].

  6. Click on [OK].

    Memo

    • If setting details are not displayed in the print dialog box for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10, click [Show Details] at the bottom of the dialog box.

    • If no print options but two menu options are displayed in the print dialog box for Mac OS X 10.6.8, click the disclosure triangle next to the [Printer] drop-down list.

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