Correcting the Gradation

Gradation refers to the dark to light continuum of shades of a color. The more shades in the gradations of colors that are printed, the more natural printouts seem. If color reproducibility becomes poor and the density and brightness of printouts differs markedly from the originals, perform the appropriate auto adjustment. If the amount remaining in a toner cartridge is low, it is recommended that you replace toner cartridges (Checking the Amount Remaining in the Toner Cartridges). There are three types of adjustments: Full Adjust, Quick Adjust, and Adjust Copy Image.

This adjustment optimizes reproducibility for color printing. When the machine performs full adjustment, it obtains information to optimize color reproducibility. The machine maintains this information until the next time you perform full adjustment. For making full adjustment, an adjustment image will be printed twice and scanned twice. Note that you cannot perform this adjustment while performing some functions, including, scanning, and printing.

This adjustment maintains the optimized status that was acquired by <Full Adjust>. Note that you cannot perform this adjustment while performing some functions, including, scanning, and printing. If the result of this adjustment is not satisfactory, perform <Full Adjust>. This adjustment may be automatically performed after you replace a toner cartridge.

This adjustment improves the result of copies and printing from a USB memory device. For correcting copy images, an adjustment image will be printed and scanned. Note that you cannot perform this adjustment while performing some functions, including, scanning, and printing.