[Quality] Tab (Settings)

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See [Quality] Tab (What You Can Do)

Descriptions of Settings

[Profile]
Selecting a profile applies the registered settings. This is useful for saving frequently used settings.
Printing With Profiles
[Add]
Enables you to register the current settings as a profile. You can set the name etc. in the [Add Profile] Dialog Box.
Adding Profiles
[Edit]
Enables you to edit, import, and export profiles in the [Edit Profile] Dialog Box.
Editing the Profile List
[Output Method]
Enables you to select the method for outputting print data.
[Print]
Performs normal printing.
[Hold]
Saves print data temporarily in a hold queue in the printer. This function is useful when you want to perform proof printing. You can set a data name in the [Hold Details] Dialog Box by clicking [Details].
Suspending Printing
[Secured Print]
Attaches a PIN (password) to the print data and stores it in the printer. This function is useful when printing confidential documents etc. You can set the user name and PIN or password by clicking [Details].
Secured Printing
[Store]
Stores the print data in a box in the printer. You can set the storage destination by clicking [Details] ([Store Details] Dialog Box).
Saving Print Data
[Promote Print]
Prints the print job before other print jobs after the current print job is finished.
[Edit and Preview]
Combines multiple files into one when printing. You can also view a print preview and change the print settings. Clicking [Details] enables you to set the output method after Edit and Preview. If you select [Lock], [Output Method] is locked in [Edit and Preview] mode. This function is useful for restricting the output methods of clients in a shared printer environment.
Combining Multiple Files
[Lock] can only be set when the printer driver screen is displayed from the Start menu (see Changing the Default Settings).
[Objective]
Enables you to set a print quality mode that matches the purpose of the document by simply selecting a setting.
Setting Objectives
[Advanced Settings]
You can configure more detailed print quality settings in the [Advanced Settings] Dialog Box ([Quality] Tab).
[Color Mode]
Enables you to switch between color printing and grayscale (black and white) printing. Selecting [Auto [Color/B&W]] enables the printer to automatically detect whether each page should be printed in color or grayscale.
Switching Between Color and Grayscale
[Number of Colors Settings]
Enables you to switch between full color printing and two color printing. If you select [Two Colors], set which color to use with black from [Color to Use with Black]. The parts of the print data for which there is no color data are printed in shades of black and white, while the parts for which there is color data are printed in shades of the specified color.
Functions that cannot be used with this function (when two colors are specified): Overlay printing
[Manual Color Settings]/[Manual Grayscale Settings]
Enables you to adjust color, brightness, contrast, and color matching.
Adjusting Colors
[Get Calibration Information]
Obtains calibration information from the printer and enables you to set whether to automatically adjust colors.
[Add-in Information]
Displays information concerning add-in modules (expanded functions) added to the printer driver.
[About]
Displays the version of the printer driver.
[Restore Defaults]
Returns all the settings to their standard (default) values.
[View Settings]
Enables you to check the current settings in a list.
[Display Printer Status Window]
Click [] to display the Printer Status Window. The Printer Status Window enables you to check the printer status, execute the utility functions, and specify the settings for the printer unit, and so on.
For details on the Printer Status Window, refer to the help displayed from the [Help] menu bar.