Xerox 1235N Troubleshooting Guide - Page 90

Adjusting Color Density and Balance, Printing a Test

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Maintaining the Printer Adjusting Color Density and Balance Over the life of the printer, colors may change. For example, reds may begin to take on a purple cast, or blues may take on a green cast. This happens during the normal use of a color printer and can be easily remedied by using the color adjustment procedure described in this section. Note This procedure, which should be done monthly, will help correct any color shifts. This front panel procedure involves printing a test page and adjusting the densities and colors based on the appearance of the test page. You may need to repeat this procedure and test your adjustments until you achieve the desired results. Note At any time, you can reset the printer to the factory defaults by selecting Color Defaults from the Color Adjust Menu. Note Refer to the section Using the Front Panel on page 39 for a functional description of the front panel. Printing a Test Page 1 Press Menu Up† or Menu Down until you see: Menus Color Adjust 2 Press Item Up or Item Down. You will see: Processing The printer prints the Color Balance test print. † Note that the buttons have graphics and numbers only (no written labels) on the 220 V models of the printer. Please see Front Panel Layout on page 39 for button numbers and graphics. 74 Phaser 1235 Network Color Printers

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Phaser 1235 Network Color Printers
Maintaining the Printer
Adjusting Color Density and Balance
Over the life of the printer, colors may change. For example, reds may begin to take on a
purple cast, or blues may take on a green cast. This happens during the normal use of a
color printer and can be easily remedied by using the color adjustment procedure
described in this section.
Note
This procedure, which should be done monthly, will help correct any color
shifts.
This front panel procedure involves printing a test page and adjusting the densities and
colors based on the appearance of the test page. You may need to repeat this procedure
and test your adjustments until you achieve the desired results.
Note
At any time, you can reset the printer to the factory defaults by selecting
Color
Defaults
from the Color Adjust Menu.
Note
Refer to the section
Using the Front Panel
on page 39 for a functional description
of the front panel.
Printing a Test Page
1
Press
Menu Up
or
Menu Down
until you see:
2
Press
Item Up
or
Item Down
.
You will see:
The printer prints the Color Balance test print.
Note that the buttons have graphics and numbers only (no written labels) on the 220 V models
of the printer. Please see
Front Panel Layout
on page 39
for button numbers and graphics.
Menus
Color Adjust
Processing