Correcting Uneven Density - Canon imagerunner advance C5550i User Manual

Correcting Uneven Density

If the density is uneven when printing, perform <Correct Shading>. There are two methods for correcting the density;
Correction with a Densitometer(P. 877) with a commercial densitometer and
● Adjustments may not be performed effectively if there is not sufficient toner.
Checking the Toner Level(P. 861)
Correction with a Densitometer
Measure a test page you have output with a commercial densitometer and enter the measured density values to
correct the density of halftone areas.
1
Press <Adjustment/Maintenance>
Shading> <Densitometer Correction>.
2
Press <Start Printing>.
● A test page is printed.
3
Measure the test page with a densitometer.
● Measure marks 1 to 7 printed on the test page, and make a note of the density values that are detected.
4
Press <Fine Adjust> for each color.
5
Enter the density values.
● Enter the density values you measured and made a note of in step 3 in 1 to 7 for each color.
6
Press <OK>.
7
Press <Output Test Page>
● A test page after correction is output.
Maintenance
<Adjust Image Quality>
<Start Printing>.
877
Visual Correction(P. 878) .
<Correct
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