---
title: How to Perform a Full Color Calibration
description: This article discusses how to perform an essential color calibration on your Kyocera device to fix minor image quality issues.
url: "https://bdsdoc.com/kb-articles/color-calibration/"
updated: "2022-10-05"
category: Maintenance
tags:
  - Color Calibration
---

# How to Perform a Full Color Calibration

Here is a brief video from Sam where he discusses the basics of How to Perform a Full Color Calibration performed, what they can fix, and how to perform them.

[YouTube video player](https://www.youtube.com/embed/ClVrpVtKiBA)

## 1. Press the ‘System Menu’ button

![Select the Function - System Menu](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Main-menu-Edited.png)

## 2. Press the ‘Down’ arrow to go to page 2

![Press the down arrow - System Menu](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/System-menu-Pg1-Edited.png)

## 3. Press the ‘Adjustment/Maintenance’ button

![Adjustment/Maintenance Button](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/System-Menu-Pg2-Edited.png)

## 4. Press ‘Drum Refresh’. Press ‘Start’

(Wait for this to complete before moving onto the next step)

![Press "Drum Refresh"](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-1-edited.png)
 ![Drum Refresh - Next](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Drum-Refresh-edited.png)

## 5. Press the ‘Down’ arrow to go to page 2

![Maintenance Down Button](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-1-down-arrow-edited.png)

## 6. Press ‘Developer Refresh’. Press ‘Start’

(Wait for this to complete before moving onto the next step)

![Maintenance Down Button](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-1-down-arrow-edited.png) ![Drum Refresh - Next](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Drum-Refresh-edited.png)

## 7. Press ‘Calibration’. Press ‘Start’

(Wait for this to complete before moving onto the next step)
 ![Press Calibration](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-2-Calibration-edited.webp)
 ![Start Calibration](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Calibration-edited.png)

## 8. Press ‘Laser Scanner Cleaning’. Press ‘Start’

(Wait for this to complete before moving onto the next step)

![Laser Scanner Cleaning](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-2-Laser-Scanner-Cleaning-edited.png)

![Laser Scanner Cleaning Start](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Laser-Scanner-Cleaning-edited.png)

## 9. Press ‘Tone Curve Adjustment’. Press ‘Start’

(Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed)

![Tone Curve Adjustment](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Maintenance-Menu-2-Tone-Curve-Adjustment-edited.png)

![Tone Curve Adjustment](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tone-Curve-Advjustment-1-edited.png)

![Tone Curve Adjustment Press Start](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tone-Curve-Adjustment-3.png)

## 10. Press ‘Color Registration’. Press ‘Auto’. Press ‘Start’

(Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed)

![Press ‘Color Registration’](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Color-Registration-1-edited.png)

![Kyocera color calibration’ start](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Color-Registration-2-edited.png)

![kyocera printer color calibration](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Color-Registration-3.png)

## 11. You’ve successfully calibrated your machine!