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Printer Adjust Menu

You can make special settings on the printer's control panel. Normally you do not need to change the settings.

The settings in this menu may affect the remaining service lives of consumable products or maintenance.

Select the menus on the control panel as described below.

Settings > General Settings > System Administration > Printer Adjust Menu

Paper Type Adjust:
Plain paper

Adjusts the print quality for plain paper according to the paper type.

  • 1: Plain paper1

  • 2: Plain paper2 (default)

Special

Adjusts the print quality for special paper according to the paper type.

  • 1: Plain paper1

  • 2: Plain paper2 (default)

  • 5: Plain paper3

  • 6: Thin paper

  • 7: Thick paper1

  • 8: Thick paper2

  • 9: Thick paper3

  • 10: Plain paper3 (Improve thin lines)

  • 11: Thick paper (Improve fixing)

Printer Offset:
Feed Offset

Adjusts the start position for printing in the vertical direction. You need to adjust Feed Reg1 from Each Tray Offset before making this adjustment. The start position shifts down as the value increases. This setting is available for single-sided printing and for the back of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Scan Offset

Adjusts the start position for printing in the horizontal direction. You need to adjust Scan Reg1 from Each Tray Offset before this adjustment. The start position shifts to the right as the value increases. This setting is available for single-sided printing and for the back of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Feed Offset Back

Adjusts the start position for printing in the vertical direction. You need to adjust Feed Reg2 from Each Tray Offset before making this adjustment. The start position shifts down as the value increases. This setting is available for the front of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Scan Offset Back

Adjusts the start position for printing in the horizontal direction. You need to adjust Scan Reg2 from Each Tray Offset before this adjustment. The start position shifts to the right as the value increases. This setting is available for the front of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Each Tray Offset:

Adjusts the start position for printing for each paper source.

Feed Reg1

Adjusts the start position for printing in the vertical direction. The start position shifts down as the value increases. This setting is available for single-sided printing and for the back of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Scan Reg1

Adjusts the start position for printing in the horizontal direction. The start position shifts to the right as the value increases. This setting is available for single-sided printing and for the back of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Feed Reg2

Adjusts the start position for printing in the vertical direction. The start position shifts down as the value increases. This setting is available for the front of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Scan Reg2

Adjusts the start position for printing in the horizontal direction. The start position shifts to the right as the value increases. This setting is available for the front of duplex printing.

-3.5 to 3.5 mm (0.0 mm default)

Highland:

Adjusts the print quality when using the printer at high altitudes. Increasing the value makes the printer more suitable for high altitudes.

0 to 3 (0 default)

Charging Roller Voltage:

Adjusts the print density by correcting for the voltage of the charging roller. The printout becomes lighter as the value increases.

1 (dense) to 5 (light) (3 default)

Drum Refresh:

Refreshes the drum. This may help to reduce smears on the print outs. Note that before refreshing the drum, make sure no paper is loaded in the paper tray.

Drum Refresh with paper:

This may help to reduce smears on the print outs. Select this menu if Drum Refresh does not reduce smears on the print outs sufficiently. Make sure you load A4 or A3 size plain paper in the paper tray.

Automatic Drum Refresh Length:

Specifies the length of time at which the printer refreshes the drum automatically.

(4 min default)

Drum Refresh Counter:

Displays the number of times that Drum Refresh has been done.

Drum Heater:

Controls the drum heater. Selecting On prevents image quality from degrading while the printer is not used for a long time if it is located in a very humid environment. This increases power consumptions, but inhibits the printer's automatic drum refreshes. Drum heater control is enabled as long as power is being supplied.

(Off default for 220 - 240 V models)

(On default for 110 V models)

Forced Stirring Toner:

Mixes toner in the developer to spread it evenly.

Fuser Temperature:

Saves power by not adjusting the temperature of the fuser while in ready mode. Selecting Keep increases the power consumption but shortens the time until printing starts from the ready mode. If Quick Sleep is set to On, the temperature will not be adjusted after printing even if it is set to Keep.

(Don't Keep default)

Fuser Control:

Select Reduce Flicker if the fluorescent light flickers when printing.

(Normal default)

Noise Level:

Adjusts the image gradation. Image gradation gets better as the value increases, but image granularity gets worse.

0 to 7 (3 default)

Print Pattern:

Prints a halftone or full pattern that allows you to check for unevenness in the density or pitch on the printout.

Screen 25

Prints the pattern in a 25% density halftone.

Screen 50

Prints the pattern in a 50% density halftone.

Screen 100

Prints the pattern at 100% density.