HP 1050c Service Manual - Page 157

Print Quality Overall Print Quality Test in BEST mode Blue, Green, Red, Black, Yellow, Magenta, Cyan Test This test pattern checks performance for banding in Best mode only for the media you are using. 3 C6074279 What is Banding? Banding is when you see repetitive horizontal bands within your printed image (these may appear as light or dark bands). The test pattern is printed with four primary colors; black, cyan, magenta and yellow. The three secondary colors printed are red, blue and green and they are formed by mixing the primary colors as shown in the table below: Secondary Color Red (R) Blue (B) Green (G) Primary Color Components Magenta (M) and Yellow (Y) Magenta (M) and Cyan (C) Cyan (C) and Yellow (Y) HP DesignJets 1050C and 1055CM Printers Service Manual 6-9