Print > Printer Settings from the Machine > Settings Menu > Color Mode
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Color Mode

Auto Detect*, Full Color, Black and White


An asterisk (*) indicates the default setting in this section.

This setting enables you to set the color mode you want to specify when printing.

If <Auto Detect> or <Full Color> is selected, the machine automatically detects whether the page is reproduced using black (K) only or all 4 colors: cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (K).

If <Black and White> is selected, data is printed in black (K) only, even if the original is in color.


Remark
  • If different color data is overlaid, the machine may not distinguish color from monochrome, even if <Auto Detect> or <Full Color> is selected. For example, although the printout looks monochrome, if different color data is overlaid, it is printed in full color mode, thereby using the color toner cartridges to print, not the black toner cartridge. Furthermore, if the data is created as color data in the application you are using, it is printed in full color mode, even though the data looks monochrome.
  • If <None> is selected for the RGB Source Profile, and the machine receives a device-dependent color space definition that is color-processed by the host computer, gray data with the equivalent ratio of R to G to B is printed using black (K) only.
  • To display this setting, see Making the Printer Settings from the Machine.
  • The setting made from the printer driver will override this setting made in the <Printer Settings> menu. If the selected printing options are not reflected correctly, check the printer driver settings.

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