[Coloring] tab (dual-color printers only)


Sets ink colors printed, print cylinder (drum) and coloring conditions.

Mono-color Print
Select when printing with one color. The ink color and cylinder (drum) can be specified.

[Items that can be set]
- Color label When clicking the [Refresh] button and information acquired, the ink color set for printer Color 1 is displayed.
- Specify the cylinder The cylinder (drum) where the ink color you specified in Color label is displayed.

Dual-color Print
If Dual-color Print is selected, text/line art parts, photo parts in the document can be printed in dual-color independently.

[Items that can be set]
- Print with the current cylinders If checked, the names of the ink color set for printer Color 1 and Color 2 are displayed.
- Color 1/Color 2 When any print ink color is specified, set the ink color you want for printing manually from the ink colors registered in the controller using the pull-down menu.
- Use “Auto quick Dual color” If checked, the “Text/Line Art” and “Photo Images” color-separation are set to the recommended color-separating parameters.

- Text/Line Art
All->Color 1 Text/Line Art is printed using Color 1.
All->Color 2 Text/Line Art is printed using Color 2.
RGB->Color 1/B&W->Color 2 The color parts of Text/Line Art are printed with Color 1 and black (gray) with Color 2.
Red->Color 1/Others->Color 2 The color parts of Text/Line Art are printed with red, yellow and magenta for Color 1 and blue, green, black, etc. for Color 2.
B&W->Color 1/RGB->Color 2 The color parts of Text/Line Art are printed with Color 2 and black (gray) with Color 1.
Others->Color 1/Red->Color 2 The red, yellow, magenta an other parts of Text/Line Art are printed with Color 2 and blue, green, black, etc. with Color 2.

- Photo Images
All->Color 1 Photo image parts are printed using Color 1.
All->Color 2 Photo image parts are printed using Color 2.
Red->Color 1/Black->Color 2 The coloring process is carried out to reproduce color photos with dual color. Make selections according to the ink color when printing. Perform coloring envisioning the ink colors set for Color 1 and Color 2. There is no need to select coloring with the same colors as are actually set, but when printing is done with those colors, the coloring process will be closer to the colors of the original photo image.
Red->Color 1/Blue->Color 2
Red->Color 1/Green->Color 2
Black->Color 1/Red->Color 2
Blue->Color 1/Red->Color 2
Green->Color 1/Red->Color 2

- Printing Process
Color 1 & 2 Data The original is color-separated, and masters are made with Color 1 and 2.
Color 1 Data Only Master making with Color 1 only, printing with both cylinders (drums).
Color 2 Data Only Master making with Color 2 only, printing with both cylinders (drums).

Refresh
By clicking this button, the displayed color in Color (Cylinder/Drum) is updated.

Default
Resets the settings in [Coloring] to their initial values.

Help
Displays Help.