Adjusting the Color Saturation, Contrast, and Brightness of the Entire Image

Adjust the saturation of each ink, contrast, and brightness of the entire image.
Procedure
  1. Perform the operation shown below according to what is being set.
    • Job: Double-click the job to open the Job Settings window.
    • Queue folder: Click for the queue folder to open the Queue Properties window.
  2. Click .
  3. Under Level Adjustment, use the slider bars to adjust the following levels.
    MEMO Adjusting the slider bars under Level Adjustment has the same effect as increasing or decreasing by 10 percent the OUT value (when IN is 50 percent) when adjusting Tone Curves after clicking Edit Tone Curves.
    C (Cyan) / M (Magenta) / Y (Yellow) / K (Black)*1 Move the bar to the + (right) direction to darken and to the - (left) direction to lighten the color.
    Clear the Set individual level check box to adjust All Colors together.
    Contrast Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the contrast.
    Brightness Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the brightness.
    Reset ALL Click this button to reset all the level adjustment parameters to their default values (0). You can check the adjusted image in the layout area preview.
    *1 The colors displayed will vary depending on the model used.
  4. Click OK.
    • Any changes made in Job Settings will be applied.
    • When changes are made in Queue Properties:
      1. A message that printing settings will be overwritten appears. Click Yes.

      2. To apply the changes to a job already in the queue folder, select the job and click 1_2_2_4_clear_a.