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The colour of your printouts is | Make sure Toner Save mode is off in the control panel of the machine |
not what you expected | or the printer driver. |
| Perform the calibration. (See Calibration on page 110.) |
| Adjust the colour by using the custom setting in the printer driver and |
| by using the control panel of the machine. Colours the machine can |
| print and colours you see on a monitor are different. The machine |
| may not be able to reproduce the colours on your monitor. |
| If colours appear in the printed grey areas, make sure there is a check |
| in the Improve Grey Colour check box of the printer driver. (See |
| Basic tab for Windows® printer driver, Advanced tab for Macintosh |
| printer driver or Features for Macintosh |
| Software User's Guide.) |
| If shaded areas look dull, remove the check from the Improve Grey |
| Colour check box. |
| If a printed black graphic is too light, choose Enhance Black Printing |
| mode in the printer driver. (See Settings Dialog for Windows® printer |
| driver, Advanced options for Windows® |
| Settings for Macintosh printer driver or Printer Features for Macintosh |
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| Identify the colour causing the problem and put in a new toner |
| cartridge. (See Replacing a Toner cartridge on page 68.) |
| Put in a new drum unit. (See Replacing the drum unit on page 75.) |
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