HP LaserJet Pro 500 Color MFP M570 - Manual (Page 96)

3. By default, the print driver displays the Copies & Pages menu. Open the menus drop-down list, and then
click the Color Options menu.
4. Click the HP EasyColor check box to clear it.
5. Open the Advanced settings.
6. Adjust the individual settings for text, graphics, and photographs.
7. Click the Print button.
Manual color options
Use manual color options to adjust the Neutral Grays, Halftone, and Edge Control options for text, graphics,
and photographs.
Setting description Setting options
Edge Control
The Edge Control setting determines the rendering of
edges. Edge control has two components: adaptive
halftoning and trapping. Adaptive halftoning increases
edge sharpness. Trapping reduces the effect of color-
plane misregistration by overlapping the edges of
adjacent objects slightly.
● Off turns off both trapping and adaptive halftoning.
● Light sets trapping at a minimal level. Adaptive halftoning is on.
● Normal sets trapping at a medium level. Adaptive halftoning is on.
● Maximum is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adaptive
halftoning is on.
Halftone
Halftone options affect color output clarity and
resolution.
● Smooth provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas and
enhances photographs by smoothing color gradations. Select this
option when uniform and smooth area fills are important.
● Detail is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions
among lines or colors, or images that contain a pattern or a high level
of detail. Select this option when sharp edges and small details are
important.
Neutral Grays
The Neutral Grays setting determines the method for
creating gray colors used in text, graphics, and
photographs.
● Black Only generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using only
black toner. This guarantees neutral colors without a color cast. This
setting is best for documents and grayscale viewgraphs.
● 4-Color generates neutral colors (grays and black) by combining all
four toner colors. This method produces smoother gradients and
transitions to other colors, and it produces the darkest black.
Match colors
The process of matching product output color to a computer screen is quite complex because printers and
computer monitors use different methods of producing color. Monitors display colors by light pixels using an
RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers print colors using a CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black)
process.
Several factors can influence the ability to match printed colors to those on a monitor. These factors include:
● Paper
● Printer colorants (inks or toners for example)
● Printing process (inkjet, press, or laser technology for example)
● Overhead lighting
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