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# Adjusting Color Balance

You can adjust the color tints during printing.
Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes the total color balance of the document. Use the application software if you want to change the color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only if you want to adjust the color balance slightly.
The following sample shows the case when Color Balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform.

No adjustment | Adjusted in Color Balance

The procedure for adjusting color balance is as follows:

1. Open the printer driver setup window

2. Select the manual color adjustment

   On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....

   The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

3. Adjust color balance

   There are individual sliders for Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow. Each color becomes stronger when the corresponding slider is moved to the right, and becomes weaker when the corresponding slider is moved to the left. For example, if cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger.
   You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50.

   After adjusting each color, click OK.

4. Complete the setup

   Click OK on the Main tab.
   When you execute print, the document is printed with the adjusted color balance.

Important

- When the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab is checked, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable.

## Related Topics

Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method

Specifying Color Correction

Adjusting Brightness

Adjusting Intensity

Adjusting Contrast

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