[F-15] Printing a Color Document in Black and White

Color documents can be printed in black and white using only black toner.
Mixed color and black-and-white documents can also be printed at a higher speed.

Printing a Color Document in Black and White

Open the [Print] dialog box.
  1. In an application, click [File].
  2. Click [Print].

Open the printing preferences dialog box.
  1. Select [Canon LBP5050].
  2. Click [Properties] or [Preferences].

Set the color mode.
  1. Click the [Quality] tab.
  2. Select [Black and White] for [Color Mode].
NOTE
Color Mode

This printer prints with four toner colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK)). The printer uses a pseudo gradation process to create beautiful color prints with 16.7 million colors.
NOTE
Using the preview pane to change the color mode
You can also change the color mode by clicking [] in the preview pane.
"Using the Preview Pane to Configure the Printing Preferences"

Set the paper source.
  1. Click the [Paper Source] tab.
  2. Select the paper source you want to use for [Paper Source].
  3. Select the paper type for [Paper Type].
  4. Click [OK].

Click [OK] on the [Print] dialog box.
Printing starts.

NOTE
Using gray compensation to save color toner

Normally, gray data in a color document is printed with the four toner colors, but you can configure gray data to be printed using only black toner. This is called gray compensation.
Use the following procedure to configure the setting.
  1. Click the [Quality] tab.
  2. Click [Settings].
  3. Select the target for gray compensation from the [Use Pure Black] pull-down menu.
  4. Click [OK].

Printing Mixed Color and Black-and-White Documents at High Speed

When printing a mixed color and black-and-white document, you can use [Assisting Print Settings] to increase the print speed.
Open the Printer Status Window.
  1. Click the icon of the printer () in the taskbar.
  2. Select [Canon LBP5050].

Open the [Assisting Print Settings] dialog box.
  1. Click [Options].
  2. Click [Device Settings].
  3. Click [Assisting Print Settings].

Perform the following procedure.
  1. Select the [Print Mixed Color/B&W Documents at High Speed] check box.
  2. Click [OK].
NOTE
When the [Print Mixed Color/B&W Documents at High Speed] check box is cleared

When this check box is cleared, the amount of toner consumed may be reduced.
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