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Define print and scan quality adjustments

Be aware that the print and scan quality adjustments affect all print jobs.

When you want to

Solution

Go to the print and scan quality adjustments

  1. Open the Settings Editor and go to: [Preferences]  → [System adjustments].

Print quality adjustments

Settings for print quality adjustments

When you want to

Solution

Adjust when and how long the fixing belt needs to be refreshed

  1. Go to [Fixing belt auto refresh level].

  2. Adjust the default level.

  3. Click [OK].

Remove a color cast that occurs on a white background

  1. Go to the settings:

    [Color cast correction: Cyan]

    [Color cast correction: Magenta]

    [Color cast correction: Yellow]

    [Color cast correction: Black]

  2. Adjust the default correction level.

  3. Click [OK].

  4. Perform a printer and media family calibration.

Remove white gaps between areas

  1. Go to [White gap correction].

  2. Adjust the default level.

  3. Click [OK].

  4. Perform an automatic gradation adjustment.

Increase print quality for jobs on heavy paper but with loss of print speed

  1. Enable the setting [Low temperature environment mode].

  2. Click [OK].

Remove uneven gloss

  1. Go to [Uneven gloss correction].

  2. Decrease the level to reduce the uneven gloss.

  3. Click [OK].

Remove partial distortions or thin white lines due in an environment with high temperature or high humidity

  1. Go to [Adjust drum temperature].

  2. Increase the drum temperature.

  3. Click [OK].

Smoothen jagged outlines

  1. Go to [Special smoothing].

  2. Enable the setting.

  3. Click [OK].

Increase productivity for jobs with mixed-size media but with loss of print quality

  1. Go to [Priority mode for fixing temperature].

  2. Select the required setting.

    Table 1. Table: Additional information about type and weight of media

    Media

    Type/weight

    Thin media

    Uncoated 60 - 180 g/m2,

    Coated 80 - 180 g/m2

    Standard media

    Uncoated 60 - 300 g/m2,

    Coated 106 - 256 g/m2

    Heavy A media

    Uncoated 129 - 400 g/m2,

    Coated 129 - 256 g/m2

    Heavy B media

    Uncoated 129 - 400 g/m2,

    Coated 129 - 400 g/m2

  3. Click [OK].

Scan quality adjustments

Settings for scan quality adjustments

When you want to

Solution

Scan documents with extreme thin lines

  1. Go to [Streak prevention].

  2. Disable the setting.

  3. Click [OK].

More information

Learn about calibration