
This can be used to adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma. You're free to use any other drivers, though we're only able to help with the drivers we provide.įor the MF Drivers, you can adjust color/grayscale quality on the Quality tab. Most current operating systems will allow you to Save as PDF setting Black and White or Grayscale for Save as PDF will allow you to see the black and white before printing.Ĭanon provides drivers for this printer at the MF745Cdw Drivers & Downloads page. When printing web-based content, try to use a "Printer friendly" version, and, if possible, change it to black and white before printing. When printing to the MF743Cdw, some of those finer details are lost due to the lower resolution of the printer, and some of what appears to be black will be printed lighter, in black and white or grayscale printing, due to actually being a dark shade of another color. Web-based content often is not actually black and white, but rather various shades of colors to produce a more pleasing and properly contrasted image. This did the trick for me, hope others find it helpful, enjoy!

Select ’Start’ (in the lower righthand corner of the Printer’s Display, and follow the on screen instructions). Scan the printed Image 1 for adjustment.Go to the Home Screen > Menu > Adjustment/Maintenance > Adjust Image Quality > Auto Adjust Gradation > Full Adjust > Select ‘OK’ (it will list 4 Steps)…


To fix this…I followed this procedure and now the MF740 Series / MF743Ddw is printing like expected…like a champion with full vibrant Color and great rich deep Blacks when printing either B&W or Color. It was very noticeable compared to several Canon Color ImageClass MF730 Series / MF733Cdw printers I had previously installed and configured. Even on Black/Text only prints, it looked almost “Lite-Brown” or like some sort of Lighter Grayscale instead of a “Deep True Black”. I noticed the brand new Canon MF743Cdw was printing what I would call “washed out” Color. How to fix the “lighter looking” / slightly “washed out” printing of a Canon MF740 Series laser printer (Canon Color ImageClass MF743Cdw).
