Panasonic KX-CL500 - Manual (Page 30)

Setup
Adjusting the Color Density
(Color Calibration)
The printer panel provides an interface to adjust the
density of the toner applied to the media.
This feature compensates for the changes that can occur
as environmental conditions change, replacement of
accumulator unit and/or print cartridge.
Perform the following steps to adjust the color density:
1. Print a Color Calibration Test Print Page to confirm the
current density (Color Calibration) and compare it with
the provided Color Calibration Card.
2. If you wish to adjust the density for all colors
simultaneously, proceed to “Adjusting the Density
for All Colors Simultaneously”.
OR
If you wish to adjust the density for each color
independently, proceed to “Adjusting the Density for
Each Color Independently”.
Printing a Color Calibration Test Print
Page
1
Press MENU/EXIT (PAUSE) button on the printer
panel.
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4
Press A (CONTINUE) button until Color Calibration
menu is displayed.
Press ENTER button.
Calibration Offset item menu appears.
Press A (CONTINUE) button until Calib. Test Prn.
menu is displayed.
Press ENTER button.
A Color Calibration Test Print Page will be printed.
• The current density setting for each color is
indicated by the line enclosure on the Color
Calibration Test Print Page as shown in the
following example.
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Color Calibration Test Print Page (Example):
CMY
Composite
Gray*’
Current
color
density
settings
CMY Composite Gray is the color mixed CYAN,
MAGENTA and YELLOW. If the color calibration is
proper, the CMY Composite Gray is near gray.
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Compare the current color density settings on the
Color Calibration Test Print Page with the color
density samples on the Color Calibration Card to see
if they match.
• Place the Color Calibration Test Print Page on at
least 2 sheets of clean white paper in a well-lighted
area.
Color Calibration
J-Clean
white
paper
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Color Calibration
Test Print Page
• If they match and CMY Composite Gray is proper,
then you do not need to adjust the color density and
you may proceed with any operation you wish to
perform.
• If they do not match, go to the next step.
Determine which block on the Color Calibration Test
Print Page most closely matches the density of the
cyan sample on the Color Calibration Card.
• Repeat this step for each color.
Proceed to “Adjusting the Density for All Colors
Simultaneously” or “Adjusting the Density for
Each Color Independently”.