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xerox phaser 4500 printer - printing in economy mode?

My OS is win 10 pro 64 bit and I have downloaded the latest drivers for win 10 or this printer.  After initial hiccups of getting it to print, I finally managed got it to print.  But now it prints, as though in economy mode, faint laser copies.  How do I dive into the setings to see if this set to economy mode or something else got triggered.  Thank u.
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In response to John, I think this 4500 is a laser, because the toner is a big toner cartridge and has laser powder.  As this has been with me for such a long time, I remember seeing some where that there is an economy mode for this printer, where it can be set.  But alas I have forgotton where it is .  The print quality is set to 600 dpi and has also 1200 dpi.  I have tried both dpi's and no improvement.
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in response to Matthew Minor, I have visited to the page as u advised.  But no where in any of the tabs, like Security, Device Settings, Configuration, Options, General, Sharing, Ports, Advanced, Color Management, do I see any setting for economy mode.   Unless I have installed the wrong driver for the printer.  The Property Identification says it is a Phaser 4500B, and the label above LCD panel on the printer says ; phaser 4500.  So I am lost. Thank u.
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in response to Matthew, could u please advise how I get to CentreWare.  Thank u.
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My apologies Matthew, how do I find my printer's IP address, since it is not connected to the network, only by a USB cable to the desktop.  Thank u.
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In response, to Matthew, it is old toner.  I really did shake it up, but it still prints the same.  Let this present toner run out, and when I replace it let me see if the printing changes.  Thank u very much.
Toner is black and does not normally fade. See what happens, but it looks like it may be a printer issue.
thank u everyone for your suggestions and advise. Thank u
@jegajothy - You are always welcome and I was happy to help.