Define print and scan quality adjustments

Note that the print and scan quality adjustments affect all print jobs.

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

   [System adjustments] tab

2. Go to the [Print quality adjustments] section.

   Settings for print quality adjustments

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

Use the [Fixing belt auto refresh level] setting to adjust the frequency and time used for refreshing of the fixing belt.

[Fixing belt auto refresh level] setting

Remove a color cast that occurs on a white background

Use the [Color cast correction: Cyan], [Color cast correction: Magenta], [Color cast correction: Yellow] and [Color cast correction: Black] settings to adjust the default correction level per color.

[Color cast correction: Cyan] setting

Perform a printer and media family calibration after changing these settings.

Remove white gaps between areas

Use the [White gap correction] setting to adjust the default level of the white gap correction.

[White gap correction] setting

Perform an automatic gradation adjustment after changing this setting.

Low temperature environment mode

Enable the [Low temperature environment mode] setting to increase print quality for jobs on heavy paper but with loss of print speed.

[Low temperature environment mode] setting

Remove uneven gloss

Use the [Uneven gloss correction] setting to decrease the level of uneven gloss correction to reduce the uneven gloss.

[Uneven gloss correction] setting

Adjust drum temperature

Use the [Adjust drum temperature] setting to adjust the drum temperature. Increase the drum temperature to remove partial distortions or thin white lines due in an environment with high temperature or high humidity.

[Adjust drum temperature] setting

Enable special smoothing

Use the [Special smoothing] setting to smoothen jagged outlines.

[Special smoothing] setting

Define the priority mode for fixing temperature

Use the [Priority mode for fixing temperature] setting to indicate if you want to focus on productivity or image quality for mixed media jobs. Select the value that best fits your quality requirements and most used media.

Scan documents with extremely thin lines

1. Go to the [Scan quality adjustments] section.

   Settings for scan quality adjustments

2. Disable the [Streak prevention] setting to be able to scan documents with very thin lines.

   [Streak prevention] setting