GCC Technologies Elite XL-1208 Supplementary Manual

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5Elite XL 1208/1208S SupplementUsing TonerMiser and SmoothingTonerMiser and Smoothing cannot be used together. TonerMiser always takesprecedence over Smoothing (unless you are printing at 1200 dpi).Interface considerations:If TonerMiser is set to Enabled in the printer’s front panel, the Smoothingsubmenu will not appear. However, if you want to apply smoothing to yourcurrent print job, and TonerMiser is set to Enabled in the printer’s front panel,choose Disabled from the TonerMiser pop-up menu in the Print Optionsdialog box, and then choose Enabled from the Smoothing pop-up menu.Note: In LaserWriter 8, when Enabled is chosen in the TonerMiser pop-upmenu, the Enabled option in the Smoothing pop-up menu will be dimmed (andvice-versa). The options will not be dimmed if you are using the Elite XL GXQuickDraw GX driver. However, the availability or unavailability of theseoptions will be the same.CalibrationThe Elite XL 1208 and 1208S printers are designed to provide near-imagesetterprint quality at a resolution of 1200 dpi (dots per inch). However, the followingfactors can affect print quality:• Individual printer engine variations• Toner cartridge variations• Environmental conditions (i.e., humidity and temperature)Therefore, in order to provide optimum output, the printer’s software includes aneasy-to-use calibration function that enables you to adjust your printer tocompensate for the above factors.Each printer has five user-selectable calibration sets built into the calibrationsoftware. Each calibration set contains a group of parameters that reflectdifferent hardware and environmental variations. The ultimate effect of usingany given calibration set is lighter or darker output.The calibration sets are numbered 1 through 5, and are ordered so that Calibra-tion 1 yields the lightest printing, and succeeding ones are each slightly darker inturn, with Calibration 5 being the darkest. The goal is that the Elite XL shouldbe set to calibration that results in the best overall print quality at 1200 dpi.(When printing at lower resolutions, the calibration setting is ignored.)