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Improve faint or dark copies

Copies come out too light or too dark. The contrast setting on the panel controls this — adjust it once and the printer remembers it.

01 · Identify — does this match what you see?

  • Copies look washed out
  • Copies are solid black or too dark
  • Prints are fine but copies aren't

02 · Resolve — follow in order

  1. 1

    Place an original on the glass and go to Copy on the panel.

  2. 2

    Choose “Quality” or “Contrast” in the copy settings.

  3. 3

    Increase contrast for faint copies; decrease for overly dark ones.

  4. 4

    If your model has a density setting, set it to Medium as a baseline.

  5. 5

    Press Start to copy and confirm the result; tweak and copy again until right.

Pro tip

Faint copies on a laser are often a low-toner symptom, not a copy setting. Check a print first — if prints are also faint, fix the toner, not the contrast.

03 · Applies to

MFC-L2710DWMFC-J1010DWDCP-L2540DW

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