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4Press the arrow buttons until Quality menu appears, and then press .

5Press the arrow buttons until Color Adjust appears, and then press .

Calibrating appears.

CHECK THE DARKNESS, BRIGHTNESS, AND CONTRAST SETTINGS

The Toner Darkness setting is too light, the RGB Brightness setting is too light, or the RGB Contrast setting is too low.

1From the printer control panel, press .

2From the Admin menu, press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press .

3Press the arrow buttons until Print menu appears, and then press .

4Press the arrow buttons until Quality menu appears, and then press .

5 Press the arrow buttons until Toner Darkness, RGB Brightness, or RGB Contrast appears, and then press

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6Change the selected setting to a lower value, and then press .

THE PAPER MAY HAVE ABSORBED MOISTURE DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITY

Load paper from a fresh package.

Store paper in its original wrapper until you use it.

CHECK THE PAPER

Avoid textured paper with rough finishes.

CHECK THE PAPER TYPE SETTING

Make sure the Paper Type setting matches the paper loaded in the tray.

MAKE SURE COLOR SAVER IS SET TO OFF

Color Saver may be set to On.

A TONER CARTRIDGE MAY BE LOW

When 88 <color> Cartridge Low appears, order a new cartridge.

A TONER CARTRIDGE MAY BE DEFECTIVE

Replace the toner cartridge.

THE IMAGING KIT MAY BE WORN OR DEFECTIVE

Replace the imaging kit.

Note: The printer has two types of imaging kits: a black and color imaging kit, and a black imaging kit. The black and color imaging kit contains cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. The black imaging kit contains black only.

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Lexmark 383, 387, 386, 382, 356 Check the DARKNESS, BRIGHTNESS, and Contrast Settings, Make Sure Color Saver is SET to OFF

131, 383, 133, 138, 336 specifications

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