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Adjusting Color Registration To adjust the color registration when you first install the printer or after moving it to a new location, follow the procedure below. Printing the Color Registration Chart Use the Tool Box to print the color registration chart. 1. Click Start® All Programs® Dell Printers® Additional Color Laser Software® Status Monitor Console. The Printer Selection dialog box opens. 2. Click Dell Color Laser 1320c listed in Printer Name. The Dell Color Laser 1320c Launcher window opens. 3. Click the Tool Box button. The Tool Box opens. You can also launch the Tool Box from the printer icon on the taskbar. 4. Click the Printer Maintenance tab. 5. Select Registration Adjustment from the list at the left side of the page. The Registration Adjustment page is displayed. 6. Click the Start button next to Color Regi Chart. The Color Regi Chart page is printed. Determining Values From the lines to the right of the Y (Yellow), M (Magenta), and C (Cyan) pattern, find the values of the straightest lines. NOTE: You can also use the densest colors of the lattice pattern to find the straightest lines. The colors printed at the highest density are those next to the straightest lines. When 0 is the value nearest the straightest line, you do not need to adjust the color registration. When the value is not 0, follow the procedure outlined in "Entering Values". Entering Values Using the Tool Box, enter the values that you found in the color registration chart to make adjustments. 1. Click Start® All Programs® Dell Printers® Additional Color Laser Software® Status Monitor Console. The Printer Selection dialog box opens. 2. Click Dell Color Laser 1320c listed in Printer Name. The Dell Color Laser 1320c Launcher window opens. 3. Click the Tool Box button. The Tool Box opens. You can also launch the Tool Box from the printer icon on the taskbar. 4. Click the Printer Maintenance tab. 5. Select Registration Adjustment from the list at the left side of the page. The Registration Adjustment page is displayed. 6. Select the value with the straight line, and then click the Apply New Settings button. 7. Click the Start button next to Color Regi Chart. The color registration chart is printed with the new values. 8. Adjust till all straight lines are at the value of 0. Show image of before and after adjustment will help.

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Adjusting Color Registration
To adjust the color registration when you first install the printer or after moving it to a new location, follow the procedure below.
Printing the Color Registration Chart
Use the Tool Box to print the color registration chart.
1.
Click
Start
®
All Programs
®
Dell Printers
®
Additional Color Laser Software
®
Status Monitor Console.
The Printer Selection dialog box opens.
2.
Click
Dell Color Laser 1320c
listed in Printer Name.
The Dell Color Laser 1320c Launcher window opens.
3.
Click the
Tool Box
button.
The Tool Box opens.
You can also launch the Tool Box from the printer icon on the taskbar.
4.
Click the
Printer Maintenance
tab.
5.
Select
Registration Adjustment
from the list at the left side of the page.
The Registration Adjustment page is displayed.
6.
Click the
Start
button next to Color Regi Chart.
The Color Regi Chart page is printed.
Determining Values
From the lines to the right of the
Y
(Yellow),
M
(Magenta), and
C
(Cyan) pattern, find the values of the straightest lines.
Entering Values
Using the Tool Box, enter the values that you found in the color registration chart to make adjustments.
1.
Click
Start
®
All Programs
®
Dell Printers
®
Additional Color Laser Software
®
Status Monitor Console.
The Printer Selection dialog box opens.
2.
Click
Dell Color Laser 1320c
listed in Printer Name.
The Dell Color Laser 1320c Launcher window opens.
3.
Click the
Tool Box
button.
The Tool Box opens.
You can also launch the Tool Box from the printer icon on the taskbar.
4.
Click the
Printer Maintenance
tab.
5.
Select
Registration Adjustment
from the list at the left side of the page.
The Registration Adjustment page is displayed.
6.
Select the value with the straight line, and then click the
Apply New Settings
button.
7.
Click the
Start
button next to Color Regi Chart.
The color registration chart is printed with the new values.
8.
Adjust till all straight lines are at the value of 0. Show image of before and after adjustment will help.
NOTE:
You can also use the densest colors of the lattice pattern to find the straightest lines. The colors printed at the highest density are those next to
the straightest lines. When 0 is the value nearest the straightest line, you do not need to adjust the color registration. When the value is not 0, follow
the procedure outlined in "
Entering Values
".