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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.