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Using the Control Panel

Adjusting Brightness and Color

Adjusting brightness
Adjusting color

Adjusting brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the image by pressing the Lighter and Darker buttons on the Ready to Copy screen.

Lighter

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Darker

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Adjusting color

You can adjust the copied image's color by pressing the Adjust button on the Ready to Copy screen.

The following screen appears. You can adjust the contrast, color balance, saturation, and hue.

Note:

To return to the Ready to Copy screen with the current settings applied, press the Exit button.

If no button is pressed for more than 1 minute in a color adjustment screen, any changes made are canceled and the Ready to Copy screen appears with the original settings preserved.

Contrast

Follow these steps to adjust the contrast.

Press the Contrast button on the Select Adjust Menu screen. The following screen appears.

Press the + button to increase the contrast, and press the - button to decrease the contrast. Press the Reset button to return the setting to the center position.

Lower Contrast

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Higher Contrast

Note:

If you want to cancel your contrast settings, press the Cancel button. The Color Adjust Menu appears with the original settings preserved.

Press the OK button to apply your settings and return to the Select Adjust Menu.

RGB Adjust

You can adjust the color balance by changing the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color values. Follow these steps.

Note:

RGB adjustment is available only when the Color mode is selected.

Press the RGB Adjust button on the Select Adjust Menu screen. The following screen appears.

Press the +/- buttons to adjust the color, as shown below. To return the RGB settings to their center positions, press the Reset button.

Red (R) balance

Press the + button to make red stronger, and press the - button to make red weaker.

Less Red
(More Cyan)

Standard

More Red
(Less Cyan)

Green (G) balance

Press the + button to make green stronger, and press the - button to make green weaker.

Less Green
(More Magenta)

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More Green
(Less Magenta)

Blue (B) balance

Press the + button to make blue stronger, and press the - button to make blue weaker.

Less Blue
(More Yellow)

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More Blue
(Less Yellow)

Note:

If you want to cancel the RGB adjustment, press the Cancel button. The Color Adjust Menu appears with the original settings preserved.

Press the OK button to apply your settings and return to the Select Adjust Menu screen.

Saturation

Use the Saturation setting to adjust the overall color density of the image. Higher saturation makes color appear richer, while lower saturation makes color appear paler.

Note:

Saturation adjustment is available only when the Color mode is selected.

Press the Saturation button on the Select Adjust Menu screen. The following screen appears.

Press the + button to increase saturation, and press the - button to decrease saturation. Press the Reset button to return the setting to the center position.

Lower Saturation

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Higher Saturation

Note:

If you want to cancel your saturation setting, press the Cancel button. The Color Adjust Menu appears with the original settings preserved.

Press the OK button to apply your settings and return to the Select Adjust Menu screen.

Hue

Use this setting to adjust the hue of the copied image.

Note:

Hue adjustment is available only when the Color mode is selected.

Press the Hue button on the Select Adjust Menu screen. The following screen appears.

Press the Red button to make the whole image appear more red, and press the Green button to make the whole image appear more green. Press the Reset button to return the setting to the center position.

More Red

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More Green

Note:

If you want to cancel the hue adjustment, press the Cancel button. The Color Adjust Menu appears with the original settings preserved.

Press the OK button to apply your settings and return to the Select Adjust Menu screen.

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