Chapter 2 Printing With the MultiPASS C635 2-13Printing❍ Print Colors AsUse this menu to choose whether to output your document in fullcolor, grayscale, or black and white.Full Color: In this mode, documents are printed in full color.Grayscale: When this option is selected, color objects are printed asdifferent levels of gray using the dithering method selected.Black & White: Select this option for black and white output. Thismode is faster when printing text documents.8 Colors: This mode is faster than full color, but output is limited to8 colors: black, white, blue, cyan, green, magenta, red and yellow.This option will appear dimmed if your computer does not supportthis feature.❍ DitheringDithering is the process used to select the pattern of dots that makeup a particular color or shade of gray. Select the method best suitedto your output requirements. This option is available when eitherGrayscale or Full Color is selected in the Print Colors As menu.Pattern: Select this option if you are printinggraphics from drawing packages or business graphicswith uniform color regions such as blocks, graphs, orlines.Pattern dither uses a regular dot pattern to createdifferent shades of color when printing. Pattern ditheris fast and produces output of good quality, especiallyif printing large regions of a single color.Halftone: Select Halftone dithering if you areprinting in grayscale output.Halftone dithering uses a 45° screen patternsimilar to that used by PostScript laser printers.Halftoning is as fast as Pattern dithering, and ittends to work better for grayscale rather than colordocuments. Use halftone dithering if pattern ditheringproduces noticeable geometric patterns or banded output.
