Lexmark 935dn, C935 Color Quality Manual

Color quality guide

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Color quality guide

The Color quality guide explains how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize color
output.

Quality menu

Menu item Description

Print Mode

Color
Black Only

Color Correction

Auto
Off
Manual

Print Resolution

2400 IQ

Toner Darkness

1–5

Specifies whether images are printed in monochrome grayscale or in color

Note: Color is the factory default setting.

Adjusts the color output on the printed page

Notes:

• Auto is the factory default setting. Auto applies different color conversion tables

to each object on the printed page.

• Off turns off color correction.

• Manual allows customization of the color tables using the settings available

from the Manual Color menu.

• Due to the differences in additive and subtractive colors, certain colors that

appear on computer monitors are impossible to duplicate on the printed page.

Specifies the printed output resolution

Note: 2400 IQ is the factory default setting.

Lightens or darkens the printed output

Notes:

• 4 is the factory default setting.

• Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.

• If Print Mode is set to Black Only, a setting of 5 increases toner density and

darkness to all print jobs.

• If Print Mode is set to Color, a setting of 5 is the same as a setting of 4.

Color Saver

On
Off

Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. The amount of toner
used for text is not reduced.

Notes:

• Off is the factory default setting.

• On overrides Toner Darkness settings.

RGB Brightness

-6–6

Adjusts brightness in color outputs

Notes:

• 0 is the factory default setting.

• -6 is the maximum decrease. 6 is the maximum increase.

• This does not affect files where CMYK color specifications are being used.

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RGB Contrast

0–5

RGB Saturation

0–5

Color Balance

Cyan

-5–5

Magenta

-5–5

Yellow

-5–5

Black

-5–5

Color Balance

Reset Defaults

Adjusts contrast in color outputs

Notes:

• 0 is the factory default setting.

• This does not affect files where CMYK color specifications are being used.

Adjusts saturation in color outputs

Notes:

• 0 is the factory default setting.

• This does not affect files where CMYK color specifications are being used.

Adjusts color in printed output by increasing or decreasing the amount of toner
being used for each color

Note: 0 is the factory default setting.

Restores the Color Balance factory default settings

Color Samples

sRGB Display
sRGB Vivid
Display—True Black
Vivid
Off—RGB
US CMYK
Euro CMYK
Vivid CMYK
Off—CMYK

Prints sample pages for each of the RGB and CMYK color conversion tables used
in the printer

Notes:

• Selecting any setting prints the sample.

• Color samples consist of a series of colored boxes along with the RGB or

CMYK combination that creates the color observed. These pages can be used
to help decide which combinations to use to get the desired printed output.

• From a browser window, type the IP address of the printer to access a complete

list of color sample pages from the Embedded Web Server.

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Manual Color

RGB Image

Vivid
sRGB Display
Display—True Black
sRGB Vivid
Off

RGB Text

Vivid
sRGB Display
Display—True Black
sRGB Vivid
Off

RGB Graphics

Vivid
sRGB Display
Display—True Black
sRGB Vivid
Off

Manual Color

CMYK Image

US CMYK
Euro CMYK
Vivid CMYK
Off

CMYK Text

US CMYK
Euro CMYK
Vivid CMYK
Off

CMYK Graphics

US CMYK
Euro CMYK
Vivid CMYK
Off

Customizes the RGB color conversions

Notes:

• sRGB Display is the factory default setting for RGB Image. This applies a color

conversion table to an output that matches the colors displayed on a computer
monitor.

• sRGB Vivid is the factory default setting for RGB Text and RGB Graphics.

sRGB Vivid applies a color table that increases saturation. This is preferred for
business graphics and text.

• Vivid applies a color conversion table that produces brighter, more saturated

colors.

• Display—True Black applies a color conversion table that uses only black toner

for neutral gray colors.

• Off turns off color conversion.

Customizes the CMYK color conversions

Notes:

• US CMYK is the US factory default setting. US CMYK applies a color

conversion table that tries to produce output that matches SWOP color output.

• Euro CMYK is the international factory default setting. Euro CMYK applies a

color conversion table that tries to produce output that matches EuroScale
color output.

• Vivid CMYK increases color saturation for the US CMYK color conversion

table.

• Off turns off color conversion.