Settings
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Using MFP menus
Quality Menu
Use these menu items to change settings that affect print quality and save toner. Printing from an application may override
user default settings.
Utilities Menu
Use the Utilities Menu to print a variety of listings relating to available MFP resources, settings, and print jobs. Other menu
items let you set up MFP hardware and troubleshoot problems.
Menu item
Purpose
Values and descriptions
Print Resolution
Specifies printed output resolution.
300 dpi
600 dpi*
1200 dpi
1200 Image Q
2400 Image Q
Toner Darkness
Lightens or darkens printed output
and conserves toner.
A scale appears on the control
panel LCD shown as follows. A
vertical bar ( | ) indicates the factory
default value. An arrow symbol ( V )
indicates a user default value and
the V moves left or right on the scale
while touching the
left arrow
or
right
arrow
buttons. When the default of
8 is selected, the V covers the
vertical bar as shown:
1–10 (8*)
• Select a lower value for finer line
width, lighter grayscale images, and
to lighten printed output.
• Select a higher value for bolder line
widths or darker grayscale images.
• Select 10 for very bold text.
• Select a value less than 7 to
conserve toner.
Brightness
Adjusts the gray value of printed
images.
-6 to +6 (0*)
-6 is the maximum decrease.
+6 is the maximum increase.
Contrast
Adjusts the contrast of printed
images.
0–5 (0*)
0 is the maximum decrease.
5 is the maximum increase.
Menu item
Purpose
Values and descriptions
Factory Defaults
Returns the MFP settings to the
factory default values.
This menu item is also available in the
Setup Menu.
Restore Now
• All menu items are returned
to the factory default values
except:
– Display Language
– All settings in the Fax,
E-mail, and FTP Settings
menu items, the Parallel
<x> menu items, the Serial
<x> menu items, the
Standard Network and
Network <x> menu items,
and the Standard USB and
USB <x> menu items
• All downloaded resources
(fonts, macros, and symbol
sets) in MFP memory (RAM)
are deleted. (Resources
residing in flash memory are
unaffected.)
Do Not Restore*
User-defined settings remain.
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