Xerox 6250DP - Phaser Color Laser Printer Reference Manual page 146

Diagnosing Print-Quality Problems (Continued)
Problem
Grays Not Neutral
The grays on the printed page are not neutral;
they contain color tints.
Colors Vary Between Computers
The colors printed from one computer do not
match the colors printed from a different
computer.
Color Settings Not Applied
Changing color settings at the printer's front
panel does not affect the colors in the printed
document.
Colors Do Not Match
The color produced by the printer is different
from the color that it must match.
Printed Colors Do Not Match Monitor Colors
The color produced by the printer looks different
from the color that appears on the monitor.
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PANTONE Colors Do Not Match
Colors printed on the document do not match
the Phaser 6250 PANTONE color chart.
Solution
Calibrate the printer's colors. Calibrating adjusts
■
the lightness level and color balance of the
printer.
At the printer's front panel, select
Troubleshooting, select
Problems, select
Tutorial Page
Follow the instructions on the Tutorial Page to
■
lighten or darken colors.
1. Confirm that the driver settings for Print-Quality
and Color Correction are identical on both
computers.
2. Adjust the settings as needed. Driver settings
override the settings made at the printer's front
panel.
In the printer driver, change the settings for Print-
Quality and Color Correction. Driver settings
override the settings made at the printer's front
panel.
1. Confirm that the settings for Print-Quality and
Color Correction are identical in the printer
driver and at the printer's front panel.
2. At the printer's front panel, select
Pages, select
Sampler Pages
press the OK button to print a color sampler.
3. Use the values on the color sampler to set the
colors in your document.
For detailed instructions about color matching, see
"Using Color" in the "Printing" section on the User
Documentation CD-ROM, or access the infoSMART
Knowledge Base at
infoSMART.
For information about color matching between the
monitor and the printed document, see the
infoSMART Knowledge Base at:
officeprinting/PhaserSMART. View document #
11202.
For information about PANTONE color matching,
see the infoSMART Knowledge Base at
www.xerox.com/officeprinting/infoSMART. View
document # 7456.
Phaser® 6250 Color Laser Printer
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Print-Quality Problems
Print Quality
Calibrate Colors, select
then press the OK button.
Information
Sample Pages, select either
or CMYK Sampler Pages, then
www.xerox.com/officeprinting/
www.xerox.com/
RGB