Maximum Density Adjustment

Performing Maximum Density Adjustment

When you want to make high-accuracy adjustment, perform the maximum density adjustment.

Density adjustment flow and the position of this adjustment

  • In the pre-output density adjustment flow, this adjustment is positioned shown below.

  • Perform the previous adjustment before proceeding with this adjustment.

  • When Intelligent Quality Optimizer IQ-501 is mounted on the machine, this adjustment is positioned in the same way as the above.

Reference

  • To not continuously perform the series of adjustment of the density adjustment flow, perform [Gamma Automatic Adj.], and then resume from the next adjustment.

Density Adjustment Flow

Position of this adjustment

Previous adjustment

This adjustment

Next adjustment

Adjustment flow when changing the screen

- (None)

Regular adjustment flow: Normal

- (None)

Regular adjustment flow: High Precision

Gamma Automatic Adjustment

This adjustment

Color density control

Tips

  • Before performing the maximum density adjustment, make the following adjustments:

  • Gamma Automatic Adjustment
    For details, refer to [Gamma Automatic Adj.].

  1. On the Control panel of the main body, press Utility/Counter.

    The UTILITY screen is displayed.

  2. Press Administrator Setting.

  3. Press System Setting.

  4. Press Expert Adjustment.

  5. Press Process Adjustment.

  6. Press Maximum Density Adjustment.

  7. Adjust the maximum density.

    • supplementary explanationWhen the measured density is lower than the target density (target value): Adjust the density toward the + side (darker).

    • supplementary explanationWhen the measured density is higher than the target density (target value): Adjust the density toward the - side (lighter)

    • supplementary explanationThe amount of the density change differs depending on the type of paper. Repeat the adjustment to achieve your most desired density.

  8. Press Print Mode to print the chart.

    Density Measurement Result is displayed in the lower right of the Maximum Density Adjustment screen.

    • supplementary explanationPress Measurement History to view the measurement history (up to 30 results).
      Press Switch Display on the Maximum Density Measurement History screen to sort the list in order of the measurement date and the paper type.

  9. Repeat steps 7 to 8 until the desired result is obtained.

  10. Press OK to complete the setting.

  11. When UTILITY is exited, the gamma automatic adjustment starts. Wait for the adjustment to finish.