User guide

Operating the Printer
Paper Quality
- Coated Paper
This type of paper will allow you to obtain good results for color printing, as
the paper will not absorb the ink in the same way as plain paper. You can use
all print qualities with this type of paper, except Draft. Nevertheless,
Economy mode may provide better results on some coated papers than
Standard mode.
Monochrome Printing with the DECcolorwriter 120ic Driver
Monochrome printing with the DECcolorwriter 120ic driver allows you to print
enhanced grayscale graphics and also gives you access to a larger choice of
Print Quality and Paper Quality options.
To print in monochrome using the DECcolorwriter 120ic driver:
• Deselect the color in the Options dialogue box
• Replace the color print head with the monochrome print head.
Monochrome printing can be achieved with the color print head which creates a
composite black by combining the colored inks. This, however, is not
recommended as the black color quality is low and it is a much slower and
costlier method of printing.
To switch to monochrome printing:
• Select the DECcolorwriter 120ic Printer Setup dialogue box (from the
Control Panel or from your application File menu).
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