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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Printer Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Printer Properties

The Printer Properties dialog contains a notebook of settings that describe
your printer and its capabilities.

Printer Properties are different from Job Properties which are more commonly
modified for print jobs.

Click on one of the following page names to get detailed information about
settings available on that page:

      Γûá Connections
      Γûá Trays
      Γûá Paper Sizes

 The Printer Properties dialog also contains buttons. Click on the name of a
 button to find out what it does.

      Γûá Save
      Γûá Cancel
      Γûá Default Job Properties
      Γûá Help

 Note:   Some notebook pages will not appear on printer models that do not
         support any features from that page.

 All Printer Properties notebook settings are initially set to show the base
 characteristics of the printer as shipped from the manufacturer.

 Users typically only use Printer Properties when they have physically added
 things to their printer (e.g. additional memory, paper trays, paper sizes,
 etc.).

 It is important to keep Printer Property information as accurate as possible
 to ensure the printer driver creates the fastest, highest quality printouts.

 Warning! Users should be aware that changing Printer Properties from one Print
 Queue (or application) changes them for all other Print Queues.

 This is because each physical printer only needs one set of Printer Properties
 to describe it.  Although, you can access the same set of Printer Properties
 for that printer from any Print Queue where you see it.

 Note:   The Omni Printer Driver is a 32-bit IBM  OS/2 Printer Driver requiring
         OS/2 Warp or greater to run.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save

Pressing the save button causes the Printer Properties dialog to close and all
changes made to Printer Properties notebook pages are saved.

The printer driver will now use these newly saved Printer Properties whenever
printing to this particular printer.

"Saving" changes the Printer Properties for all Print Queues on the desktop
that reference that same printer.

Note:   If you do not wish to save or alter the current set of Printer
Properties, but just want to close the Printer Properties dialog, simply press
the Cancel button instead.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cancel

Pressing the cancel button causes the Printer Properties dialog to close. Any
changes made to Printer Properties notebook pages are ignored by the calling
application.

The printer driver for that printer will still use the Printer Properties shown
before any changes were made.

Note:   If you do want to save or alter the current set of Printer Properties,
        simply press the Save button instead.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Default Job Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Default Job Properties

Pressing this button brings up the Job Properties notebook.

This is where you can set a unique set of Job Properties to apply to print jobs
submitted that do not have any.

Note:   These Job Properties are rarely used since most applications supply
        them or the OS/2 spooler supplies them from Job Properties for the
        print queue.

This button may be phased-out in the future since there are so few cases where
these Job Properties are used.

However, if you can not seem to get Job Properties to work when printing from
your application these may be the correct ones to modify.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Help

Pressing the Help button brings up this help window and shows the main help for
the Printer Properties dialog.

Once in the main help dialog, you can access help topics for any specific
printer property shown anywhere in the Printer Properties notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Connections Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Connections Page

This page is used manage Form Connections for your printer.

A Form Connection is a combination of a Tray, a Paper Size, and a Media Type.

Some devices allow you to add and delete Form Connections. When this feature is
available, the "Add" and "Delete" buttons will be enabled.  See below for
instructions.

This page contains the following printer properties:

      Γûá Defined Form Connections
      Γûá Current Attributes
           Γûá Trays
           Γûá Paper Sizes
           Γûá Media Types

 This page contains the following buttons:

      Γûá Add
      Γûá Delete

 Note:   The Add, Delete, and Modify buttons will be available only if the
 printer supports user-defined Form Connections.

 Adding a New Form Connection:

 Simply select a Tray, Paper Size and Media Type from the lists within the
 "Current Attributes" area and press the "Add" button.

 A new connection with the attributes you selected is added to the "Defined
 Form Connections" list and can now be selected from Job Properties.

 Deleting a New Form Connection:

 Simply select a Form Connection from the "Defined Form Connections" list and
 press the "Delete" button.

 That Form Connection will be removed from the list and no longer displayed in
 Job Properties.

 Form Connection Usages:

 The printer driver uses Form Connection information to determine whether or
 not to allow a print job to be printed.  If you print to a paper size that
 does not have a Form Connection you will get a "Forms Mismatch" error.

 Note:   For a more detailed example of a Form Connection's usages see Form
         Connections.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Defined Form Connections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Defined Form Connections

This pulldown list allows you to view and select all Form Connections currently
defined for your printer.

When a Form Connection is selected, its component parts (Tray, Paper Size, and
Media Type) are shown in the "Current Attributes" area.

The type of connection, either "built-in" or "user-defined" will also be
displayed.

Note:   See Form Connections for a detailed description of what a "Form
        Connection" is.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Current Attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Current Attributes

This group contains settings that show the component parts and attributes of
the currently selected "Defined Form Connection".

      Γûá Trays
      Γûá Paper Sizes
      Γûá Media Types

 In addition, the type of connection, either "built-in" or "user-defined" will
 also be displayed in the attribute area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Trays ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Trays

This list contains all the trays that have been defined for your printer.

To view detailed information on these trays, or to add, delete, or modify trays
for your printer see the Trays page in the Printer Properties notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Paper Sizes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paper Sizes

This list contains all the Paper Sizes that have been defined for your printer.

To view detailed information on these paper sizes, or to add, delete, or modify
paper sizes for your printer see the Paper Sizes page in the Printer Properties
notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Media Types ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Media Types

This list contains all the Media types that have been defined for your printer.

Selecting the correct media type is important to ensure the correct amount of
ink is used on your printouts.

Typical media types include:

      Γûá Plain - regular, copier-quality paper
      Γûá Transparency - transparent paper for projectors
      Γûá Special - Specially made, ink-absorbing paper
      Γûá Glossy - rough, photograph-quality paper
      Γûá Coated - smooth, photograph-quality paper
      Γûá Cloth - clothing or towel-like (e.g. T-shirts)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Add

Used to create new user-defined Connections from information currently
displayed in the Current Attributes area of this page.

Once a new Connection is added it is displayed in the "Defined Form
Connections" list for selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete

Used to delete the currently selected user-defined Connections from the
"Defined Form Connections" list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Trays Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Trays Page

This page is where you can view defined Paper Trays for your printer and their
attributes.

Some printers will also let you define new trays that than can be selected when
defining Form Connections to print to.

This page contains the following printer properties:

      Γûá Defined Trays
      Γûá Current Attribites
      Γûá Name
      Γûá Command
      Γûá Feed Type
           Γûá Automatic
           Γûá Manual

 This page contains the following buttons:

      Γûá Add
      Γûá Delete
      Γûá Modify

 Note:   The Add, Delete, and Modify buttons will be available only if the
 printer supports user-defined Trays.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Defined Trays ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Defined Trays

This pulldown list allows you to view and select all paper Trays currently
defined for your printer.

When a Tray is selected from this list, its attributes are diplayed below it in
the Current Attribites area.

The type of tray definition, either "built-in" or "user-defined" will also be
displayed in that attribute area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Current Attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Current Attributes

This group contains settings that show the attributes of the currently selected
tray in the "Defined Trays" list on the same page.

The following attributes are shown.

      Γûá Name
      Γûá Command
      Γûá Feed Type

 The type of tray definition, either "built-in" or "user-defined" will also be
 displayed in that attribute area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Name

Displays the name of tray currently selected in the "Defined Trays" list.

For printers that allow you to add new trays to the "Defined Trays" list, this
is where you would enter the new name of the tray you wish to add.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Command

This field shows hex command that will be sent to the printer to select the
tray highlited in the "Defined Trays" list.

Note:   Any control character can be typed in as part of the command that needs
        to be sent to the printer.  Simply enter all control or character codes
        in their Hex equivalent form.

 For example: The ASCII letter 'A' would be entered as its hex equivalent '41'
and the ASCII number '5' would be entered as its hex equivalent '35'.

This allows you to enter printer commands that contain control characters that
do not always have an ASCII character that can be typed in from a keyboard.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Feed Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Feed Type

This group contains all the methods by which paper can be fed from a paper tray
to the printer.

Only one of the feed types can be checked for any one paper tray.

The following feed types are available.

      Γûá Automatic
      Γûá Manual


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Manual ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Manual

This option is checked when the current tray requires some manual intervention
to feed the paper into the printer.

When printing to a "Manual Feed" tray the user will be prompted with a dialog
before each print job to insert a piece of paper.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Automatic ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Automatic

This option is checked when the selected paper tray needs no manual
intervention to feed paper.

This means that the tray can feed individual sheets from a large stack of
sheets in the tray without any help.

No dialog is displayed before print jobs to ask you to load paper.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Add

Used to create user-defined Tray from information currently displayed in the
Current Attributes area of this page.

Once a new tray is added it is displayed in the "Defined Trays" list for
selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete

Used to delete the currently selected user-defined Tray from the "Defined
Trays" list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. Modify ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Modify

Used to modify the currently selected user-defined Tray from information
currently displayed in the Current Attributes area of this page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Paper Sizes Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paper Sizes Page

This page is where you can view defined Paper Sizes for your printer and their
attributes.

Some printers will also let you define new Paper Sizes that than can be
selected when defining Form Connections to print to.

This page contains the following printer properties:

      Γûá Defined Paper Sizes
      Γûá Current Attribites
      Γûá Name
      Γûá Class
      Γûá Command
      Γûá Width
      Γûá Height
      Γûá Left Margin
      Γûá Right Margin
      Γûá Top Margin
      Γûá Bottom Margin
      Γûá Units-of-Measure
           Γûá Centimeters
           Γûá Inches

 This page contains the following buttons:

      Γûá Add
      Γûá Delete
      Γûá Modify

 Note:   The Add, Delete, and Modify buttons will be available only if the
 printer supports user-defined Paper Sizes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Defined Paper Sizes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Defined Paper Sizes

This list displays all paper sizes currently defined for this printer.

The type of Paper Size, either "built-in" or "user-defined" will also be
displayed in the Current Attributes area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Current Attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Current Attributes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Name

Displays the name of paper size currently selected in the "Defined Paper Sizes"
list.

For printers that allow you to add new paper sizes to the "Defined Paper Sizes"
list, this is where you would enter the new name of the paper size you wish to
add.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Class ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Class

This list shows displays one of the following classes:

       Γûá Sheet Paper
       Γûá Continuous Paper (tractor feed)
       Γûá Envelope
       Γûá Postcard
       Γûá Label
       Γûá Other


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Command

This field shows hex command that will be sent to the printer to select the
paper size highlited in the "Defined Paper Sizes" list.

Note:   Any control character can be typed in as part of the command that needs
        to be sent to the printer.  Simply enter all control or character codes
        in their Hex equivalent form.

 For example:  The ASCII letter 'A' would be entered as its hex equivalent '41'
and the ASCII number '5' would be entered as its hex equivalent '35' in the
entryfield.

This allows you to enter printer commands that contain control characters that
do not always have an ASCII character that can be typed in from a keyboard.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Width ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Width

Shows currently selected paper size's width in the unit-of-measure selected.

Note:   The width should never be set to a value larger than the largest form
        the printer is able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Height ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Height

Shows currently selected paper size's height in the unit-of-measure selected.

Note:   The height should never be set to a value larger than the largest form
        the printer is able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.8. Left Clip ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Left Clip

Shows currently selected paper size's left clip margin in the unit-of-measure
selected.

Note:   This margin should never be set smaller than to what the printer is
        physically able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.9. Right Clip ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Right Clip

Shows currently selected paper size's right clip margin in the unit-of-measure
selected.

Note:   This margin should never be set smaller than to what the printer is
        physically able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.10. Top Clip ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Top Clip

Shows currently selected paper size's top clip margin in the unit-of-measure
selected.

Note:   This margin should never be set smaller than to what the printer is
        physically able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11. Bottom Clip ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Bottom Clip

Shows currently selected paper size's bottom clip margin in the unit-of-measure
selected.

Note:   This margin should never be set smaller than to what the printer is
        physically able to print to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.12. Units-of-Measure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Units-of-Measure

This group provides buttons to change all paper dimensions to use one of the
following units-of-measurement:

      Γûá Centimeters
      Γûá Inches


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.13. Centimeters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Centimeters

The Metric system of measurement will be used to display all paper dimensions
on this page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.14. Inches ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Inches

The English system of measurement will be used to display all paper dimensions
on this page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.15. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Add

Used to create user-defined Paper Sizes from information currently displayed in
the Current Attributes area of this page.

Once a new paper size is added it is displayed in the "Defined Paper Sizes"
list for selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.16. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete

Used to delete the currently selected user-defined Paper Sizes from the
"Defined Paper Sizes" liste.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.17. Modify ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Modify

Used to modify the currently selected user-defined Paper Size from information
currently displayed in the Current Attributes area of this page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Job Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Job Properties

The Job Properties dialog contains a notebook of settings that control how your
printouts are formatted.

Click on one of the following page names to get detailed information about
settings available on that page:

      Γûá Common
      Γûá Monochrome
      Γûá Color
      Γûá HSV

 The Job Properties dialog also contains buttons. Click on the name of a button
 to find out what it does.

      Γûá Save
      Γûá Cancel
      Γûá Help

 Note:   Some notebook pages will not appear on printer models that do not
         support any features from that page.

 e.g. The "Color" page will only appear for color-capable printers.

 Photo-Quality Printing

 All Job Properties notebook settings are initially set for the optimal balance
 between quality and performance for each printer model.

 For printing photo-quality images and graphics you may wish to change the
 following job properties to achieve the best results:

      Γûá Print Quality
      Γûá Print Mode
      Γûá Color Dither


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save

Pressing the save button causes the Job Properties dialog to close and all
changes made to Job Properties notebook pages are saved for the calling
application.

Printouts from that application will now use the newly saved set of Job
Properties.

Note:   If you do not wish to save or alter the current set of Job Properties,
but just want to close the Job Properties dialog, simply press the Cancel
button instead.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cancel

Pressing the cancel button causes the Job Properties dialog to close. Any
changes made to Job Properties notebook pages are ignored by the calling
application.

Printouts from that application will still use the Job Properties shown before
any changes were made.

Note:   If you do want to save or alter the current set of Job Properties,
        simply press the Save button instead.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Help

Pressing the Help button brings up this help window and shows the main help for
the Job Properties dialog.

Once in the main help dialog, you can access help topics for any specific job
property shown anywhere in the Job Properties notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Common Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Common Page

This page is used to set and view the most "common" job property options users
apply to printouts.

This page contains the following job properties:

Click on the name of a job property to see what it does.

      Γûá Form Connection
      Γûá Print Quality
      Γûá Print Mode
      Γûá Orientation
      Γûá Duplex Options
      Γûá Default Font
      Γûá Color Dither
      Γûá Effects
      Γûá Form Feed Control


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Form Connection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Form Connection

This pulldown list allows you to select the correct Form Connection to print
to.

A Form Connection represents the combination of a paper tray, size and media
type as a single selectable item.

This representation closely reflects a real printer's setup (i.e. you place a
paper size of a certain media type in a certain paper tray).

Linking these properties as a single Form Connection allows the application to
know if a desired paper size is installed in a paper tray or not.  If it isn't,
the user can be told to change the paper size to the correct one for that
printout.

Form connections can also let applications make sure the correct media type is
installed in a paper tray before printing.

Note:   New Form Connections can be added to this list from the driver's
        Printer Properties dialog.

Simply follow the instructions on the "Connection" page in the Printer
Properties notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Print Quality ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Print Quality

This pulldown list allows you to select the quality of printouts based upon the
capabilities of your printer.

Some printers choose to list print quality by resolution or dots-per-inch
(DPI). In this case, a higher DPI typically means a higher print quality (also
called higher resolution).

Other printers use regular terms to describe the quality of the image. This
still usually implies the resolution of the printouts are changing to achieve a
selected print quality.

 Examples of common Print Qualities:

       Γûá Draft, Presentation
       Γûá 300 dpi, 600 dpi
       Γûá Low, Average, High

 Note:   The higher the print quality the longer time it will take for
         printouts to finish printing.

 Photo-Quality Printing

 For best output results printing "photo-quality" graphics please select the
 highest available print quality listed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Print Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Print Mode

This pulldown list allows you to select whether your printouts are monochrome
or color (if supported by your printer).

If the printer allows multiple levels of grayscale or more than one color
format those selections will appear in this list as well.

This number is sometimes represented as "bits-per-pel" (bpp):

       Γûá 24-bit = 16.7 million colors/grayscales
       Γûá 8-bit  = 256 colors/grayscales
       Γûá 4-bit  = 16 colors/grayscales

 Photo-Quality Printing

 For best output results printing "photo-quality" graphics please select the
 print mode that uses the most colors/grayscales or highest "bits-per-pel".

 Note:   This driver's monochrome printouts, by default, use 256 grayscales and
         color printouts use 256 colors (if none are listed).

 Selecting color print modes will cause printouts to take longer to finish than
 selecting monochrome print modes for the same document.

 The more colors/grayscales used on a printout (more "bits-per-pel") the longer
 the printout will take to finish.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Orientation

This group contains buttons to select how a form is oriented when printing to
it.

The selection determines which dimension of a paper is to be considered the
width and which the height.

One of the following buttons can be selected:

Portrait orientation typically means that printed output occurs so that the
form width is the smaller of the two possible form dimensions.

Landscape orientation typically means that printed output occurs so that the
form width is the larger of the two possible form dimensions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Duplex Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Duplex Options

This group contains buttons that select how duplexing is performed on those
printers that support this option.

One of the following buttons can be selected:

1-Sided means printing only occurs on one side of each piece of paper.  This is
the only option available for printers that do not support duplexing.

This is the only option available for printers that do not support duplexing.

2-Sided Book means printing occurs on both sides of each piece of paper. In
addition, duplexing occurs so that you continue reading from the front side of
a paper to the back side by flipping it over left-to-right like a "book's"
page.

2-Sided Flip means printing occurs on both sides of each piece of paper. In
addition, duplexing occurs so that you continue reading from the front side of
a paper to the back side by flipping it over top-to-bottom (or "flipping" the
page over).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Default Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Default Font

This pulldown list allows you to select what device font is to be used as the
default font for simple text printouts.

This setting (when available) usually only effects text printouts from
applications that do not explicitely choose a font.

Note:   Many printer models do not have device font support enabled and so this
        list will be disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Effects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Effects

This group contains check boxes of options to apply to printouts.

Any of the following can be checked:

Mirror Image When selected all printouts come out as if viewed in the face of a
mirror.

One practical use for this option is to create iron-on tranfers.

Note:   This option is only available in Portrait orientation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Form Feed Control ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Form Feed Control

This group contains buttons that select how Form Feeds should be handled at the
end of non-OS/2 print jobs.

One of the following buttons can be selected:

Conditional Ensures a Form Feed is present at the end of every print job

None Preserves any Form Feed commands found at the end of each print job

Compulsory Always adds a Form Feed command at the end of eac print job

Note:   When "Conditional" is selected, it is possible that some imbedded Form
        Feeds characters will not be detected and additional Form Feeds can
        still occur.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Monochrome Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Monochrome Page

This page contains job properties that affect the appearance of monochrome
printouts.

This page contains the following job properties:

Click on the name of a job property to see what it does.

      Γûá Monochrome Adjustments
           Γûá Darkness
      Γûá Monochrome Colors
           Γûá Foreground
           Γûá Background

 Note:   This driver supports 256 levels of grayscale when printing monochrome.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Monochrome Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Monochrome Colors

This group contains two lists that allow you to select what color is considered
the "foreground" and "background" colors for a monochrome printout.

Click on the name of a list for more information:

      Γûá Foreground
      Γûá Background

 These lists contains the following colors:

      ΓûáBlack (default foreground)
      ΓûáWhite (default background)
      ΓûáBlue
      ΓûáGreen
      ΓûáCyan
      ΓûáRed
      ΓûáPink
      ΓûáYellow

 Note:   This option is only available on some color-capable printers when in a
         monochrome Print Mode.

 For non-color printers, the foreground color is always "black" and the
 backround color is "white".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Foreground ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Foreground

This list allows you to change the foreground ink color used for monochrome
printouts to one of the colors in the list.

By default, black ink is used for the foreground color on monochrome printouts.

Note:   This option is only available on some color-capable printers when in a
        monochrome print mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Background ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Background

This list allows you to change the background ink color used for monochrome
printouts to one of the colors in the list.

By default, the color white is used for the background color on monochrome
printouts.  Since most printers do not have white ink, the paper's color is
assumed to be white and no ink is used.

Once the background color is changed from white (default) to any other color,
the background color will be generated from mixing the printer's available
inks.

Note:   This option is only available on some color-capable printers when in a
        monochrome print mode.

Only change the background color if really needed since it increases print
times and wastes ink.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Darkness (Monochrome) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Darkness (Monochrome)

This slider adjusts the darkness of monochrome printouts.

The control adjusts from a value of 0 (default darkness); where positive values
make printouts increasingly darker and negative increasingly lighter.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Monochrome Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Monochrome Adjustments

This group contains the job properties that can be used to adjust the
appearance of monochrome output.

The following adjustments are available:

      Γûá Darkness


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Color Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Color Page

This page contains job properties that adjust the appearance of color
printouts.

This page contains the following job properties:

Click on the name of a job property to see what it does.

      Γûá Color Adjustments
      Γûá Tone


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Color Dithering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Color Dithering

This group contains the dithering algorithms and settings that effect certain
dithering algorithms.

Color dithering is the process of mixing a small set of colors to produce
(simulate) many other colors (e.g. Mixing cyan, magenta, and yellow in a
printer to produce up to 16.7 million colors).

The following adjustments are available:

      Γûá Color Dither

 Photo-Quality Printing

 For best output results printing "photo-quality" graphics please select either
 Steinberg Diffusion or Stucki Diffusion dither algorithms from the list.

 See Color Dither for more information about specific algorithms and their
 effects.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Color Dither ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Color Dither

Allows selection of a color dithering algorithm supported by this printer
driver to apply to color printouts.

Information about a specific color dither algorithm's relative strengths,
weaknesses, and performance considerations is provided by clicking below on its
name.

Click on any color dither algorithm name for more information:

      Γûá Magic Square
      Γûá 4x4 Color Dither
      Γûá 8x8 Color Dither
      Γûá Steinberg Diffusion
      Γûá Stucki Diffusion
      Γûá Ordered Squares
      Γûá Fast Diffusion

 Photo-Quality Printing

 For best output results printing "photo-quality" graphics please select either
 Steinberg Diffusion or Stucki Diffusion dither algorithms from the list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Magic Square ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Magic Square

This is the default color dithering algorithm for this printer driver.

The algorithm is based on a tessalation dither that creates a 16x16 square of
randomized values that are used to generate dithered colors.

This algorithm accepts adjustments from the HSV Page.

Output Quality:

For most color printouts which contain 256 colors or less this algorithm
provides very nice output containing barely perceivable patterns.

Performance:

For the output quality this is by far the fastest algorithm you can choose.

Choosing a simpler dithering algorithm will not really produce noticeable
performance increases.

Recommendations:

For better performance: try the 4x4 Color Dither or the 8x8 Color Dither.

For better quality: try the Fast Diffusion algorithm.

For photo-quality: try Steinberg or Stucki Diffusion.

Note:   The Ordered Square algorithm provides similar performance with slightly
        different results.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.4. 4x4 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

4x4 Color Dither

This dither uses an set of four-by-four grids for mixing colors to make other
colors.

Output Quality:

Quality is poor for color printouts with more than 16 colors and the 4-by-4
pattern can be seen easily.

Performance:

Performance is very good.

Recommendations:

This algorithm is good for printouts with 16 colors or less and when smooth
graphics are not required.

For better quality try 8x8 Color Dither or Magic Square algorithms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.5. 8x8 Color Dither ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

8x8 Color Dither

This dither uses an set of eight-by-eight grids for mixing colors to make other
colors.

Output Quality:

Quality is better than the 4x4 Color Dither on color printouts. The 8-by-8
pattern can be seen on printouts, but not as easily as the 4x4 Color Dither's.

Performance:

Performance is very good.

Recommendations:

This algorithm is good for printouts with 16 colors or less and when smooth
graphics are not required.

For better quality try Magic Square or Ordered Square algorithms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.6. Steinberg Diffusion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Steinberg Diffusion

This algorithm is one of the fastest diffusion algorithms around that produces
nice output with printouts containing 16.7 million colors or less.

Output Quality:

Photo-quality output.  However, "snakelike" patterns can be found through
extremely close inspection.  For most printouts, this is not a very important
problem.

Performance:

Performance is much slower then Magic Squares and slightly slower than Fast
Diffusion.

Recommendations:

For better quality try the Stucki Diffusion algorithm. For faster output, try
the Fast Diffusion Algorithm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.7. Stucki Diffusion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Stucki Diffusion

This algorithm is one of the fastest diffusion algorithms around that produces
nice output with printouts containing 16.7 million colors or less.

Output Quality:

Photo-quality output with no discernable patterns.

Performance:

Performance is slower then Fast Diffusion or Steinberg Diffusion.

Recommendations:

For better performance try Fast Diffusion or Steinberg Diffusion.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.8. Ordered Square ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Ordered Square

A tessalation dither similar to Magic Square, but the 16x16 square is filled
with random numbers based on a different method.

This algorithm accepts adjustments from the HSV Page.

Output Quality:

For most color printouts which contain 256 colors or less this algorithm
provides very nice output containing barely perceivable patterns.

These patterns are slightly different then those seen with Magic Square and may
or may not be more visually appealing.

Performance:

For the output quality this is by far the fastest algorithm you can choose.

Choosing a simpler dithering algorithm will not really produce noticeable
performance increases.

Recommendations:

For printing "photo-quality" images (or images with more than 256 colors) you
should use a diffusion dither algorithm for best results. Please see Steinberg
Diffusion or  Stucki Diffusion dither algorithms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.9. Fast Diffusion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Fast Diffusion

This is the fastest diffusion-based dithering algorithm for printouts
containing 16.7 million colors or less.

Output Quality:

Very good, noticeably better than Magic Square.

Performance:

Noticeably slower than Magic Square.

Recommendations:

For better performance try Magic Square or Ordered Square algorithms.

For photo-quality try Steinberg or Stucki Diffusion algorithms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.10. Color Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Color Adjustments

Color adjustments modify the amount of ink the printer driver tells the printer
to apply to the paper.

Increasing the Red, Green, Blue, or Black sliders from zero (the default
adjustment) will increase the amount of that color ink used on color printouts.

Decreasing the Red, Green, Blue or Black sliders from zero (the default
adjustment) will decrease the amount of that color ink used on color printouts.

Note:   The default Red, Green, Blue, and Black Slider value is zero (0). This
        value was found, on average, to result in the best color printouts
        using the currently selected resolution and media type.

 The following Color Adjustments are available:

      Γûá Red Color Adjustment
      Γûá Green Color Adjustment
      Γûá Blue Color Adjustment
      Γûá Black Color Adjustment

 Background:

 Most color printers have been tested at different resolutions on different
 media types.  Based on these results, the printer driver will automatically
 adjust ink values so that ink does not "bleed" (too much ink) and is dark
 enough for crisp color output.

 In case your output still does not come out to your satisfaction these slider
 controls are available.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.11. Red Color Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Red Color Adjustment

This slider increases or decreases the amount of inks that make up the color
"red" used on color printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.12. Green Color Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Green Color Adjustment

This slider increases or decreases the amount of inks that make up the color
"green" used on color printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.13. Blue Color Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Blue Color Adjustment

This slider increases or decreases the amount of inks that make up the color
"blue" used on color printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.14. Black Color Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Black Color Adjustment

This slider increases or decreases the amount of inks that make up the color
"black" used on color printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.15. Tone ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Tone

Increasing the Red, Green or Blue Tone values from zero causes the respective
color's maximum intensity to decrease.

Decreasing the Red, Green or Blue Tone increases the intensity of that color
ink on printouts.

Note:   The default Red, Green and Blue Tone value is 0. This value was found,
        on average, to result in the best color printouts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. HSV Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HSV Page

This page is used to adjust Hue, Saturation and Darkness (Vividness) of color
printouts.  This page only affects certain Color Dither algorithms that use an
HSV color model.

This following color dither algorithms use HSV Adjustments:

      Γûá Magic Square
      Γûá Ordered Square

 Other color dithers currently ignore these settings.

 This page contains the following job properties:

      Γûá HSV Adjustments
           Γûá Hue
           Γûá Saturation
           Γûá Darkness


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. HSV Adjustments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HSV Adjustments

Contains sliders that affect a color printout's Hue, Saturation and Darkness
(Vividness).

This group contains the following adjustments:

      Γûá Hue
      Γûá Saturation
      Γûá Darkness


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Hue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Hue

This slider adjusts the hue of color printouts.

The default value of 0 degrees preserves the meaning of RGB colors for
printouts.  The hue value can be increased or decreased from 0 degrees causing
an RGB color shift for all colors in a printout.

Example  A color which started out red would be shifted so that it may come out
         green.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Saturation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Saturation

This slider controls the amount of color ink used on color printouts.

This control adjusts from 0% (default saturation) where positive adjustments
increase the amount of color and negative adjustments decrease the amount of
color.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Darkness (HSV) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Darkness (HSV)

This slider controls the amount of black ink (or ink mixes that simulate the
color black) used on color printouts.

This control adjusts from 0% (default Darkness) where positive adjustments
increase the amount of black and negative adjustments decrease amount of black.

Note:   Be careful when increasing saturation or increasing darkness as more
        ink will be applied to your paper and may cause paper to become
        over-saturated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following are trademarks of the IBM Corporation:

      IBM
      OS/2
      OS/2 Warp
      PowerPC
      IBM OS/2 Omni Printer Driver


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
trademarks of other companies as follows:

      AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
      Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
      Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
      Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
      Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
      Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
      Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
      HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
      Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
      LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
      Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
      Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
      PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
      Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
      Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.