Lexmark X850e Connection Guide

 

Color quality guide
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This Color Quality guide helps users understand how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust 
and customize color output.

Use this menu selection to change settings that affect print quality and save toner.

To determine whether 
images are printed in a 
monochrome grayscale or in 
color.

Color*

Black Only

To adjust the printed color to 
better match the colors of 
other output devices or 
standard color systems.

Due to the differences 
between additive and 
subtractive colors, certain 
colors that appear on the 
monitor are impossible to 
duplicate on the printer.

Auto*

Applies different color conversion 
tables to each object on the 
printed page, depending on the 
type of object and how the color for 
each object is specified.

Off

No color correction is 
implemented.

Manual

Allows customization of the color 
conversion tables applied to each 
object on the printed page, 
depending on the type of object 
and how the color for each object 
is specified. Customization is 
performed using the selections 
available under the Manual Color 
menu item.

To select the quality of 
printed output.

1200 dpi

4800 CQ*

To lighten or darken printed 
output and conserve toner.

1 to 5

4* is the default setting.

Select a lower number to lighten 
the printed output or save toner.

To conserve toner in graphics 
and images yet maintain high 
quality text. The amount of 
toner used to print graphics 
and images is reduced; 
however, text is printed with 
default toner usage. If 
selected, this setting 
overrides Toner Darkness 
settings. Color Saver is not 
supported in PPDS, and 
partially supported by the 
PCL emulation driver.

On

Off*