Troubleshooting
The Quality menu control panel options can be adjusted to help improve print quality.
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Print Resolution | To select printed output resolution | 600 dpi |
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| 1200 dpi |
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| 2400 Image Quality* | |
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Toner Darkness | Lightens or darkens printed output and | 8* is the default setting. | |
| conserves toner |
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Small Font Enhancer | Enhances the quality of small fonts | Off* |
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| Fonts Only |
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In addition, the Enhance Fine Lines and Gray Correction options can be enabled to improve print quality. These settings are available on the driver and on the printer Embedded Web Server (EWS) interface. For more information about these options, see the driver Help.
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Enhance Fine Lines | A selection to enable a print mode | On | In the driver, enable the check box. |
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| Off* | In the driver, disable the check box. | |
| fine line detail, such as architectural | ||
| drawings, maps, electronic circuit |
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| diagrams, and flow charts |
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Gray Correction | Automatically adjusts the contrast | Auto | In the driver, enable the check box. |
| enhancement applied to images |
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| Off* | In the driver, disable the check box. | |
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† Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings.
Solving print quality problems
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