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pocket.book Page 34 Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:09 PM 34 - Image Quality Banding Banding is when you see repetitive horizontal bands within the printed image. They can appear as light or dark bands. Banding is caused by problems with:  The printhead(s)  Media advance Problems with the Printhead(s) Banding caused by problems with the printhead(s) will be highlighted in the image quality print because the banding is not in all of the colors, the colored strip that has banding was caused by the same colored printhead. The colored stripes are in the same order as they appear on the printer as if you are facing it i.e. Light Cyan first and Black last. Using the Image Quality Print For example, the image quality print shown below was printed with a printer that has a cyan printhead problem. Corrective Action 1. Perform the Printhead Recovery Procedure, on page 42 if you have not already done so 2. If there is no improvement in print quality, replace the problem printhead. file:///D|/hydra/ug_loc/f

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34 - Image Quality
Using the Image Quality Print
Banding
Banding is when you see repetitive horizontal bands within the
printed image. They can appear as light or dark bands.
Banding is caused by problems with:
The printhead(s)
Media advance
Problems with the Printhead(s)
Banding caused by problems with the printhead(s) will be
highlighted in the image quality print because the banding is
not in all of the colors, the colored strip that has banding was
caused by the same colored printhead. The colored stripes are
in the same order as they appear on the printer as if you are
facing it i.e. Light Cyan first and Black last.
For example, the image quality print shown below was printed
with a printer that has a cyan printhead problem.
Corrective Action
1.
Perform the
Printhead Recovery Procedure, on page 42
if you have not already done so
2.
If there is no improvement in print quality, replace the
problem printhead.
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