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Print Options
More information about print options
The following sections provide additional information about print options. See the
table above for information on the settings, requirements, and constraints in effect for
these options.
Black Detection
Off
—Select if your job consists of black-only text pages combined with a significant
number of color pages. Doing so will prevent the copier from having to cycle down
each time between printing the black only pages and color pages.
On
—Select when you are printing a predominantly black and white job. The
ColorPASS speeds printing by sensing the data on each page of your job to detect any
color information; if black is the only color detected on a page, the copier will print the
page using only black toner and one print cycle instead of the four cycles necessary for
color printing.
Black Overprint
When printing black text in combination with a color background or graphics, the text
can be printed in one of two ways: either as part of the color background, or on top of
the color background. Black Overprint allows you to choose a specific way to print the
black text for such a job.
Off
—Prints the black text with knockouts. The ColorPASS first prints the color
background with the black text areas ‘knocked out’ (no color is printed in the text
areas); the black text is then printed in the knocked out area, filling in the areas not
printed in color. The result is a flatter appearance for the black text.
On
—Overprint the black text. Used in combination with the Pure Black Text/Graphics
option, the ColorPASS first prints the full color background, then lays the black text
on top of the color background as 100% K toner. The result is a darker and glossier
appearance for the black text. Overprinting also minimizes misregistration and
‘haloing’ problems.
