6-38Printing Environment Settings6SETUP Menu SettingsCOLOR MODEAUTO*, COLOR, BLACK & WHITESpecifies whether to print in color or in black and white.If AUTO is specified, the printer automatically switches between color printing andblack-and-white printing according to the document type.If COLOR is specified, the printer prints using the four colors of KYMC (Black,Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan).If BLACK & WHITE is specified, the printer prints in black and white even whenprinting a color document.HALFTONES■ B & W HALFTONESTEXT ..............HIGH RESOL.*, RESOLUTION, GRADATION, COLOR TONEGRAPHICS ....GRADATION*, COLOR TONE, HIGH RESOL., RESOLUTIONIMAGE............GRADATION*, COLOR TONE, HIGH RESOL., RESOLUTIONSpecifies the display pattern of subtle gradation (medium gradation) forblack-and-white data for each text part, graphics part such as diagrams andgraphs, and image part such as picture images.RESOLUTION prints precisely so that the lines of text data appear clearly. Thissetting is appropriate for printing data that contains text or thin lines.GRADATION prints with a smooth gradation and fine outline quality combined.This setting is appropriate for printing diagrams or graphs in which gradation isused.COLOR TONE prints with a stable texture and distinct gradation, by enhancingthe contrast of tone. This setting is appropriate for printing image data such asphotographic images.Although HIGH RESOL. prints in higher resolution than RESOLUTION does, thestability of the texture is lower in quality. This setting is appropriate for printing adocument so that the outlines of text, thin lines, or CAD appear clearly.
