Imageclass MF743Cdw prints too light. How to get it darker?

[Linda_Hagan]

My new (bought in October) Imagelcass has yet to print black in full black. It's very light, almost greyscale.  Color prints fine but the black is more of a grey.  I can adjust print settings when making copies, but can't find a way to make it "print" darker.  I use a PC, not a Mac.  Suggestions?

[TEKnightRider]

Glad that worked for you! I'm new on this forum, so does that mean I get a Kudos Button? 

Plus, you have my favorite ladies name...Linda (my very patient wife is named Linda, too)  Seems everyone one I know that is named Linda are super nice people...Anyway, my Linda does a great job of putting up with me and my "techland" / late night propellerhead work. 

[Firefly1]

Thanks so much, I'm hoping this will work for me, but when I try to use the clean feature, it says it can't perform the operation 😕 Any advice? 

[KNoakes]

OMG! It worked. 

I honestly didn't think it was going to! You ROCK!!!!

[TEKnightRider]

So pleased others are finding this helpful!

Yet I have a continuing and lingering thought, which I connot help but think...

And that is...How can or why doesn't Canon correct this easily fixed problem right out of the box when it is new? i.e. I hope that this printer does NOT get a "bad reputation" simply because somehow these printers are not setup to print deep black out of the box.

I would hate to see Canon lose face over this...or have this otherwise great printer lose sales, get bad reviews, or get low sales. I selfishly want this Canon Printer to sell like gainbusters; so that Canon sells lots; so future toner cartrigeds are in high demand; and so they also keep this great laser engine around for like a decade or longer (wishful thinking perhaps). But this is a great printer and engine otherwise...it reminds me of other great Canon Laser Engines from the past...like the old Canon EX Laser Engine that was in the Apple LaserWriter II 16/600 and many HP LaserJet 4 printers for years and years.

Anyway, I hope Canon is reading...they are great company and simpley make the best, period...just seems a lil' strange that this printer needs this lil' messaging to make it work correctly.

PS thanks for Kudos mark, too. 🙂

[unclefish51]

Thanks, this Did WORK!  I wish they had the 743 do this Automatically on initial set up, as it seems many have had the same issue.

[TEKnightRider]

Glad it worked unclefish51 ...and I totally and 110% agree...it certain seems that Canon should make this the "Standard Initial Setup Process". I really hope Canon does NOT get a bad reputation for this otherwise great printer. As selfishly, I'd want Canon to sell lots so that they stick with one Toner Cartrige for more than just a year or two. 😉 

[snovosel]

Nope, this did not work for me as I had hoped.  Following your suggestion does result in a minor improvement to the readability of the text on downloaded pdfs (from any given manufacturer's product) but my machine is not recreating or functioning as it should.

Any other suggestions by chance?

At the end of the day, our desire, and reason for purchasing a laser printer to begin with, is to easily and without this kind of bother, print a pdf brochure so that what gets printed so closely approximates the original as to not cause any question.

[debzex]

This was very helpful!!! Thank you!!

[thomasjohnlynch]

This printer is a disaster.  The most overly complicated printer I have ever bought EVER (my first was an Okidata dot matrix in the 1980s and also a Diablo daisywheel)  HIT print and it.........<wait for it> PRINTS?   

This thing wiht all its processing and software can't even WYSIWYG what is on the Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop, or even web screen............the colors and intensity and etc are all standard and communicated?  So why does it know if it is printing what it is sent?  I have done the calibrations and etc.    USELESS

ALSO its a DHCP network disaster as well., Every time my network is reset from a power outage or just yesterday PSEG Long Island swapped my meter and we had a hurricane and stroms over the last month or so......  etc.  The printer is assigned a new IP port and the **bleep** driver on ALL my windows (all Windows 10, Lenovo laptop, and two desktops)  machines drivers are too stupid to "find" it and adjust.  The printer TELLS you the IP address changes I then have to uninstall and then rediscover and  re-install the drivers.  REALLY LOW TECH and basic?

This image quality issue spans all of our devices and I am amazed how the drivers and setting do not allow you to set this all up like every other printer I have used since the 1980s??? 

The friggin front panel and menu hiearchy are SO over engineered and complicated  one of the worse UI I have ever used.......and why do I have to??? 

Thank you TEKnightRider for doing what Canon shoudl have at least presneted about 20 messages ago and I spent HOURS trying to find this solution. 

<rant and 'flame' off>

[david07666]

Outstanding!  You solved my problem with this brand new printer.  I confess that I am disapointed that a new printer, out of the box, required this step.