The output density and print position for each color may vary depending on the machine's environment, such as temperature and humidity.
Calibration helps you improve the color density.

• If you print by using the Direct Print feature, the Windows printer driver, or the BR-Script printer driver for Windows and Macintosh, click here to see the details of how to perform the calibration from the control panel.
   
• If you print by using the Macintosh CUPS printer driver, click here to see the details of how to perform the calibration from the status monitor.

Calibration from the control panel:

Follow the steps listed below to carry out calibration from the control panel.

1. Press the Up or Down arrow key (+ or -) to choose Color Correction. Press OK.
2. Press the Up or Down arrow key (+ or -) to choose Calibration. Press OK.
3. Press the Up or Down arrow key to choose Calibrate. Press OK.
4. Press the Up arrow key (+) to choose Yes.

Calibration from the status monitor:

Follow the steps listed below to carry out calibration from the status monitor.

1. For Mac OS X v10.7.5 and 10.8.x users:

   1. Run System Preferences, choose Print & Scan, and then choose the machine.
   2. Click Option & Supplies.... Click the Utility tab, and then click Open Printer Utility. The Status Monitor will start up.

    

   For Mac OS X v10.9.x users:

   1. Run System Preferences, choose Printers & Scanners, and then choose the machine.
   2. Click Options & Supplies.... Click the Utility tab, and then click Open Printer Utility. The Status Monitor will start up.

    

2. Now the status monitor is turned on.
    
3. Go to the menu bar, click Control => Color Calibration.
   
    
4. Color Calibration dialog appears. Read the message and click OK. The machine starts color calibration and then the printer driver attempt to get the calibration data from the machine.