Quality Maintenance

You can perform automatic adjustment of color registration. For details, see When the Color Registration Shifts.

You can perform image density adjustment and color calibration automatically for the following resolutions: 600 × 600 dpi (1 bit), 600 × 600 dpi (2 bit), 600 × 600 dpi (4 bit), and 1200 × 1200 dpi (1 bit).

• Adjustment and Calibration

  Performs automatic image density adjustment and calibration for the selected resolution.

• Restore Previous Value

  Restores the previous gamma correction value for the selected resolution.

• Restore Default Value

  Restores the default gamma correction value for the selected resolution.

You can adjust the gradation of bright (highlighted parts) and medium areas (middle parts) for printing. For details, see When the Printed Color Changes.

• Adjust Auto Density

  You can print the gradation of auto density.

• Print Test Pattern 1

  You can print gradation correction sheet 1.

• Print Test Pattern 2

  You can print gradation correction sheet 2.

• Reset Setting

  You can reset the gradation correction value to default.

You can adjust the starting position of the printing page. For details, see When the Printing Position Changes.

• Print Test Sheet

  You can print the registration test sheet.

  Only the installed trays appear on the display panel.

  • Tray 1

  • Tray 2

  • Tray 3

  • Tray 4

  • Bypass Tray

  • Duplex Unit

• Adjustment

  You can select the start position for printing on a page.

  Only the installed trays appear on the display panel.

  • Horizontal: Tray 1

  • Horizontal: Tray 2

  • Horizontal: Tray 3

  • Horizontal: Tray 4

  • Horizontal: Bypass Tray

  • Horizontal: Back Side

  • Vertical: Tray 1

  • Vertical: Tray 2

  • Vertical: Tray 3

  • Vertical: Tray 4

  • Vertical: Bypass Tray

  • Vertical: Back Side

You can perform cleaning of the intermediate transfer unit when white lines appear on printouts.

You can adjust the level of toner color overlap. If characters or lines blur, selecting Text Priority may improve their quality. Under normal conditions, set priority on photo.

Default: [Photo Priority]

• Text Priority

• Photo Priority

You can control the fuser temperature to prevent paper from curling. Enabling this function may increase the print time and speed for first prints.

Default: [Off]

• On

• Off

You can select whether or not to dry the duplex unit before printing to prevent partial dropouts of printed images on the back sides of two-sided printouts. Enabling this function may increase the print time for duplex printing of first prints.

Default: [Off]

• On

• Off

You can select whether or not to prevent partial dropouts of printed images when printing in a high-humidity environment.

Default: [Off]

• On

• Off