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Adjust color settings

You can adjust the color settings for optimum color output. Below are definitions of the settings with a few hints on when to use them.

From the Print dialog (when printing)

1. From your software application, choose File  Print.
2. From the pop-up menu in the left, choose Color Options.
3. The following document color settings are available:

• Natural Color. Produces natural colors; ideal for realistic images.
• Vivid Color. Produces saturated colors; ideal for printing graphics.
• Black Only. Uses only the black cartridge to print, so that all output is pure black. This option also helps increase printing speed.

From the Lexmark 2200 Series Center (when scanning or copying)

1. Open the Lexmark 2200 Series Center.
2. Click the Scan tab if you want to scan and image or click the Copy tab if you want to copy an image.
3. Click Preview... .
4. On the Scan dialog, you can adjust the color settings as follows:

• From the Settings tab, select a preset scan setting corresponding to your document. If a preset setting is not satisfactory, customize the scan settings by adjusting the color depth and resolution, and applying descreen.
• From the Adjustments tab, adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma, and blur or sharpen your image.
• Invert colors.

5. On the Copy dialog, you can adjust the color settings as follows:

• From the Settings tab, select Color for all color documents and images, Grayscale for black and white images, or Black for text-only documents.
• From the Descreen pop-up menu, choose your preferred descreen option.
• From the Adjustments tab, adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma, and blur or sharpen your image.
• Invert colors.

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