Service manual

Maintenance
Description
item No.
2DA/2DB
1-4-24
U093 Setting the exposure density gradient
Description
Changes the exposure density gradient in manual density mode, depending on respective image modes (text,
text and photo, photo, text in fax mode, photo in fax mode).
Purpose
To set how the image density is altered by a change of one step in the manual density adjustment. Also used to
make copy image darker or lighter.
Start
1. Press the start key. The screen for selecting an item is displayed.
2. Select the image mode to be adjusted using the up/down cursor keys and press the start key. The screen
for the selected item is displayed.
Display Description
MIXED Density in text and photo mode
TEXT Density in text mode
PHOTO Density in photo mode
FAX TEXT Density in the text in fax mode
FAX PHOTO Density in the photo in fax mode
Setting: Density in text and photo mode
1. Select the item to be adjusted using the up/down cursor keys. The selected item is displayed in reverse.
2. Adjust the setting using the left/right cursor keys.
Display Description Setting range Initial setting
MIXED DARKER Change in density when manual 0 to 3 0
density is set dark
MIXED LIGHTER Change in density when manual 0 to 3 0
density is set light
Increasing the setting makes the change in density larger, and decreasing it makes the change smaller.
Image density
Density adjustment
Dark
Light
Light
Center
Dark
Setting: 0
Setting: 3
Set to DARKER
Set to LIGHTER
Figure 1-4-4 Exposure density gradient
3. Press the start key. The value is set.
4. To return to the screen for selecting an item, press the stop/clear key.
Setting: Density in text mode
1. Select the item to be adjusted using the up/down cursor keys. The selected item is displayed in reverse.
2. Adjust the setting using the left/right cursor keys.
Display Description Setting range Initial setting
TEXT DARKER Change in density when manual 0 to 3 0
density is set dark
TEXT LIGHTER Change in density when manual 0 to 3 0
density is set light
Increasing the setting makes the change in density larger, and decreasing it makes the change smaller.
3. Press the start key. The value is set.
4. To return to the screen for selecting an item, press the stop/clear key.