HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP5525 Printer series - Manual (Page 171)

Manual color adjustment
Manually set the color options to adjust the neutral-gray color treatment, halftones, and edge
enhancements for text, graphics, and photographs. To open the manual color adjustment options,
follow one of these procedures:
● Windows: From the Color tab, click the HP EasyColor check box to clear it, click the
Manual button, and then click the Settings button.
● Mac: Open the Advanced menu, or select the appropriate tab with the Color/Quality
Options tab. Click the HP EasyColor check box to clear it, and then enable the manual
settings.
Manual color options
Use manual color options to adjust the Neutral Grays, Halftone, and Edge Control options for
text, graphics, and photographs.
Table 9-1 Manual color options
Setting description Setting options
Halftone
Halftone options affect the color output resolution
and clarity.
● 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 the top priority.
● 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 details are the top priority.
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.
Edge Control
The Edge Control setting determines how edges
are rendered. 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.
● Maximum is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adaptive
halftoning is on.
● Normal sets trapping at a medium level. Adaptive halftoning is
on.
● Light sets trapping at a minimal level. Adaptive halftoning is on.
● Off turns off both trapping and adaptive halftoning.
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