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Print Quality Troubleshooting Tool for HP Color LaserJet CM3530MFP

How to calibrate the scanner
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Content starts here Note: It may be helpful to print out these instructions before you start to calibrate the scanner.

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Step

Figure 1: Home screen example

1. Go to the home screen on the touchscreen, then locate the scroll bar on right as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 2: Touch Administration example

2. Touch the down arrow on the scroll bar to find ADMINISTRATION. Then touch ADMINISTRATION.

Figure 3: Scroll bars example

3. There are now two scroll bars as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 4: Touch Troubleshooting example

4. Touch the down arrow on the left scroll bar to find TROUBLESHOOTING. Then touch TROUBLESHOOTING.

Figure 5: Touch Calibrate Scanner example

5. Find and touch CALIBRATE SCANNER.

Figure 6: Touch Calibrate example

6. Touch CALIBRATE on the touchscreen to calibrate the device scanner. Messages on the touchscreen will lead you through the calibration process. This process is also described below in the remaining steps of this procedure, including some additional information.

Figure 7: Load Tray 1 with plain paper example

7. Load one sheet of either 8.5 x 11-inch paper (letter) or A4 paper in Tray 1 of your printer and adjust the side guides Pictures of the side guides. Clicking this icon will open a new window. as indicated.

NOTE: Paper is loaded short-edge first.

Figure 8: Touch OK example

8. Once the paper is loaded, touch OK to continue to print the first part of the calibration page Pictures of first half of scanner calibration page. Clicking this icon will open a new window..

Figure 9: Load Tray 1 with the first part of the calibration page example

9. Load Tray 1 with the just printed page face-down as shown in Figure 9, so that the arrow is pointing into the printer.

Figure 10: Touch OK example

10. Once the first part of the calibration page is loaded, touch OK to print the second part.

Figure 11: Final calibration target example

11. The final calibration target must look like Figure 11.

CAUTION: If the scanner calibration page does not look like the figure shown on the left, the calibration process will fail and the quality of scans will be degraded. The black areas must extend completely to the short edges of the page. If they do not, use a black marker to extend the black areas to the edges of the page Pictures of the scanner calibration page using black marker. Clicking this icon will open a new window.. You will be using this page to perform the scanner calibration.

Figure 12: Check the scanner example

12. Check the scanner. Remove any paper on top of the flatbed glass or stuck to the bottom of the scanner lid.

Figure 13: Load the ADF with the calibration page face-up example

13. Load the ADF with the just printed scanner calibration page face-up, and adjust the side guides as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 14: Touch OK example

14. Once the just printed scanner calibration page is loaded, touch OK to continue. The ADF will scan the calibration page.

Figure 15: Load the ADF with the calibration page face-down example

15. After the printed scanner calibration page has passed through the ADF once, reposition it face down in the ADF as shown in Figure 15.

Figure 16: Touch OK example

16. Once the scanner calibration page is loaded, touch OK to continue. The ADF will scan the calibration page again.

Figure 17: Place the calibration page face-down on glass example

17. After the printed scanner calibration page has passed through the ADF for the second time, open the scanner lid. Place the scanner calibration page face-down on the flatbed glass, then close the scanner lid.

Figure 18: Touch OK example

18. After the scanner lid is closed, touch OK to continue. The calibration page will scanned from the flatbad glass. After this is finished, a brief flash screen will be shown on the touchscreen saying Scanner Calibration Successful. The calibration is now complete.


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