Performing Print Quality Adjustment

You can adjust the print quality using the control panel on your product.

Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in Cassette 2.
Press the home button, if necessary.
Select Maintenance. You see a screen like this:
Select Print Quality Adjustment. You see a screen like this:
Select Start. The print quality adjustment pattern prints.
Follow the on-screen instructions to scan the adjustment pattern.
Note: If scanning fails, make sure the paper is properly aligned with the corner mark and not folded, then select Start Scanning.

Note: If scanning fails and the print quality adjustment printout was a blank sheet, select Cancel and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the print quality does not improve after performing the print quality adjustment, perform all available printhead adjustments. See the links below.