Kyocera KM-C830 - Manual (Page 39)

Section 4 BASIC OPERATION
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6. Adjusting the copy exposure
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In the initial mode, manual exposure is normally the default exposure
mode and one of the copy exposure indicators will be lit. If you want to
make the exposure darker, press the right exposure adjustment key to
move the lit indicator to the right; If you want to make the exposure
lighter, press the left exposure adjustment key to move the lit indicator
to the left.
NOTE
The copy exposure scale can be set to either 7 or 13 levels of
adjustment. (See “
2 Exposure steps” on page 7-17.)
If you want the copy exposure to be adjusted automatically, press the
Auto Exp. key to light Auto Exp. indicator and, thereby, select the auto
exposure mode. In the auto exposure mode, the contrast of the
original will be detected and the most suitable exposure level selected
automatically. It is also possible for you to make clean copies without
the original background or color.
NOTES
• It is possible for you to make adjustments to the auto exposure
mode if the overall copies come out too dark or too light.
(See “
3 Auto exposure adjustment (color)” and “4 Auto exposure
adjustment (b/w)” on page 7-17.)
• It is possible for you to change the default setting for the copy
exposure to the auto exposure mode. (See “ 1 Exposure mode” on
page 7-17.)
• The auto exposure mode is not available when the photo mode,
printed photo mode or map mode has been selected for the image
quality.
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In the initial mode, auto exposure is normally the default exposure
mode and the Auto Exp. indicator will be lit. In the auto exposure
mode, the contrast of the original will be detected and the most
suitable exposure level selected automatically. It is also possible for
you to make clean copies without the original background or color.
NOTE
It is possible for you to make adjustments to the auto exposure mode
if the overall copies come out too dark or too light.
(See “
3 Auto exposure adjustment (color)” and “4 Auto exposure
adjustment (b/w)” on page 7-17.)
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If you want to adjust the copy exposure manually, press one of the
copy exposure adjustment keys to lit one of the copy exposure
indicators and, thereby, select the manual exposure mode. If you want
to make the exposure darker, press the right exposure adjustment key
to move the lit indicator to the right; If you want to make the exposure
lighter, press the left exposure adjustment key to move the lit indicator
to the left.
NOTES
• The copy exposure scale can be set to either 7 or 13 levels of
adjustment. (See “ 2 Exposure steps” on page 7-17.)
• It is possible for you to change the default setting for the copy
exposure to the manual exposure mode. (See “ 1 Exposure mode”
on page 7-17.)
• The auto exposure mode is not available when the photo mode,
printed photo mode or map mode has been selected for the image
quality.
7. Selecting the image quality
The image quality is selected according to the type of original.
Press the Original Image Type key until the message for that desired
mode appears.
MIX (text&photo mode): Select this mode when the original contains a
mixture of both text and photographs.
TEXT (text mode): Select this mode when the original contains both
mostly text.
PHOTO (photo mode): Select this mode when the original contains
both mostly photographs taken by camera.
PRINT (printed photo mode): Select this mode when you are copying
a magazine, etc., that contains printed photographs.
MAP (map mode): Select this mode when you are copying a map.
ECO (eco mode): Select this mode when you are want to save on
toner usage. (The copy image will be relatively light and the colors will
change somewhat.)
NOTES
• It is possible for you to select the image quality mode that will be the
default setting in the initial mode. (See “ ! Original quality” on
page 7-19.)
• It is also possible for you to adjust the copy exposure in each of the
image quality modes. (See “ 5 Mixed original density”, “6 Text
original density”, “ 7 Print original density”, “8 Photo original
density” and “ 9 Map original density” on pages 7-18 through 7-19.)
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