Some were slight enough to overlook but others were quite obvious.Ĭonventional consumer colour laser printers transfer powdered toner to receiving paper, using an electrostatic process. Monochrome prints made with the colour setting always had colour casts. One printer (the Canon) lightened the image by approximately 10%, while another (the Samsung) darkened it by roughly the same amount. Monochrome prints made with the B&W setting were free of colour casts but different printers reproduced our original with different densities. Images with subtle tonal nuances are more difficult to print well, partly because laser printers tend to boost contrast but also because it is more difficult to reproduce subtle transitions in pastel hues with a four-colour printer. We obtained the best-looking prints from images with plenty of detail and bright, vibrant colours. However, some image types produce better results than others. You can print both colour and monochrome images, covering subjects as different as landscapes, portraits and interiors. We’ll cover these factors in this feature. The secrets of success lie in understanding the printer’s limitations, setting up the printer correctly and using the right printing paper. To my surprise, it delivered photo prints that were good enough to surprise friends and colleagues with printing expertise. But when I needed a couple of prints in a hurry and my monitors weren’t profiled, a colour laser printer was at hand and switched on, so I decided to use it. After all, they use only four colours and they’re designed for productivity not reproducing tonal nuances. Switch the printer off and back on to return to the normal operating mode.How to get good-looking photo prints from a colour laser printer.Ĭonventional wisdom says laser printers shouldn’t be able to produce decent-looking photo prints.Press Select again, the gradation test page prints. Press the Down arrow until Gradation is visible.When Customer Mode is displayed on the screen press the Down arrow until Test Print is visible on the bottom line of the display.Release the keys when Diagnosing is displayed on the screen.With the keys still held, switch the printer on.On the control panel press and hold the Up and Down arrow keys.The top block of each column is 100% saturation (Figure 2). The color saturation increases from the bottom to the top of the page. Printing the gradation test page will produce a single page with one column each of cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
0 kommentar(er)
