Kyocera KM-1820

Advanced
User Guide 7-12
Adjust Calibration
Use this option to set and make adjustments to the Pattern shading and Text
contrast for each individual security watermark. You can print sample calibrations to
help you determine the appearance of the security watermark.
The quality and effectiveness of the printed and photocopied security watermark is
dependent on the particular printing system and the settings used. Before printing a
security watermark it is necessary to adjust the calibration, and then print calibration
pages.
Calibration should be adjusted (and calibration pages printed) under these
circumstances:
• Before using the Security Watermark feature the first time for each standard or
custom security watermark.
• When the toner is replaced.
• After periods of heavy printing activity.
• When the physical printing device is replaced.
• After changing the background pattern.
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Click Adjust Calibration to open the Calibration Adjustments dialog box. 1
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Pattern shading: Select Light, Normal, or Dark from the list for the shading density
to apply to the pattern background. The default is Normal. 2
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Text contrast: Select a contrast level from the list to specify text darkness in relation
to the background pattern. Contrast 1 is the lightest against the background, and
Contrast 9 is the darkest. The default value for Text contrast varies with the printing
system model. 3
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Print sample: Click to print a sample page of the selected text contrast and
background shading density. For comparison, the page also includes other text
contrast options. Your settings are identified in the Current selection box bordered
in black. 4
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For best results, print three separate sample pages using each of the Pattern
shading selections, Light, Normal and Dark. This provides the best range of
choices for Pattern shading and Text contrast settings. 5
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To ensure the security watermark prints and photocopies correctly, select the
combination of Pattern shading and Text contrast settings where the text is the
most nearly invisible. 6
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To save your calibration adjustments, click OK. To quit the dialog box without saving
new adjustments, click Cancel. 7