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Phaser 740


Con troll ing colo r density

The printer's front panel lets you adjust the density of toner applied to media, compensating for the changes in color intensity that occur as components age. Follow these steps to adjust the color density.

Print the Color Reference Page

  1. On the front panel, press Menu. Scroll through the selections until the display reads:
    2. Calibrate Colors
    <--- ---> Menu
  2. Press Menu. Scroll to Adjust each color. Press Menu again; the display reads:
    3. Reference Page
    <--- ---> Print
  3. Press Print.

    The Color Reference Page shows the current density setting for each color, indicated by the dashed line and the numeric value (-10 to +10) next to each color. The page also shows the ranges that you can select in the front panel. In this example, the density setting for each color is the default, 0.

  4. Compare the printer's current density on the Color Reference Page with the Color Density Samples (found in the printer's User Guide ).
    1. Place the Color Reference Page on at least two sheets of clean white paper in a well-lighted area.
    2. Align the Color Density Samples over the Color Reference Page.

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    3. Decide which blocks on the Color Reference Page most closely matches the density of each color sample. Make a note of the value (-10 to +10) for each color; you will need this to adjust the colors in the next procedure.

Adjust the colors

  1. Use the Calibrate Colors menu in the printer's front panel to adjust the density according to the values you recording in the previous procedure. Scroll to Adjust Each Color and press Menu.
    2. Adjust cyan:+1 *
    <---- ----> OK
    • The current setting for each color is indicated by an asterisk.
    • To change the setting, press <--- to decrease or ---> to increase the color adjustment. Refer to the table on the next page for information on these settings.
  2. After changing the density setting for any or all colors, reprint the Color Reference Page:
    • The dashed line reflects the new settings.
    • In this example, the density for each color is set to a different value.

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This table shows the selections available in the Calibrate Colors  menu.

 

Calibrate Colors menu selections
Menu item*
What it does
How it works

Adjust light/dark
<---- ----> Menu

Lightens or darkens all toner colors.
  • Press Menu.

Lighter/Darker:+0 *
<---- ----> OK

Lightens or darkens all toner colors.

The current Light/Dark setting reflects the average value of the four separate density settings. Each increase adjusts all four density values up or down the same amount. The available adjustment range is limited so that no single color exceeds the 10 value limit.
  • To lighten colors, press <-- (the number decreases in 1-point steps); then press OK.
  • To darken colors, press --> (the number increases in 1-point steps); then press OK.

Adjust each color
<---- ----> Menu

Controls the color density for each color independently.
  • Press Menu.

Color Reference Page
<---- ----> Print

Prints a sample of the current density settings and a range of settings for each color.
  • Press Print.

Adjust <color>:
<---- ----> Menu

Enters the menu to calibrate a single color.
  • Press Menu.

Adjust <color>:+0 *
<---- ----> OK

Calibrates the indicated color.
  • To lighten this color toner, press <-- (the number decreases in 1-point steps); then press OK.
  • To darken this color toner, press --> (the number increases in 1-point steps); then press OK.

Reset adjustments
<---- ----> Menu

Resets the color calibration to the default settings.
  • Press Menu; then press Confirm.


* An asterisk (*) indicates the current setting.

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