HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M478-M479 User Guide - Page 157
Troubleshoot color quality, Calibrate the printer to align the colors, Adjust color settings (Windows)
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Troubleshoot color quality Try the suggested steps if you have issues with color alignment or the quality of color images. ● Calibrate the printer to align the colors ● Adjust color settings (Windows) ● Print and interpret the print quality page Calibrate the printer to align the colors Calibration is a printer function that optimizes print quality, and can help resolve print-quality problems such as misaligned color, colored shadows, blurry graphics, or other print-quality issues. 1. From the Home screen on the printer control panel, swipe the tab at the top of the screen downward to open the Dashboard, and then touch the Setup icon . 2. Scroll to and touch the following menus: 1. Printer Maintenance 2. Color Calibration A Calibrating message will display on the printer control panel. The calibration process takes a few minutes to complete. Do not turn off the printer until the calibration process has finished. 3. Wait while the printer calibrates, and then try printing again. Adjust color settings (Windows) When printing from a software program, follow these steps if colors on the printed page do not match colors on the computer screen, or if the colors on the printed page are not satisfactory. 1. From the software program, select the Print option. 2. Select the printer, and then click the Properties or Preferences button. 3. Click the Color tab. 4. Click the Print in Grayscale option to print a color document in black and shades of gray. Use this option to print color documents for photocopying or faxing. Also use this option to print draft copies or to save color toner. 5. Click the OK button to close the Document Properties dialog box. In the Print dialog box, click the OK button to print the job. Print and interpret the print quality page Use the following procedure to print and interpret the print quality page. 1. From the Home screen on the printer control panel, swipe the tab at the top of the screen downward to open the Dashboard, and then touch the Setup icon . 2. Scroll to and open the following menus: ENWW Resolving print quality problems 145