HP 5500dn HP Designjet 5500 series printers - Quick Reference Pocket Guide - Page 174

pocket.book Page 32 Friday, June 28, 2002 4:31 PM 32 - image quality 2. Study each of the test patterns in the order that they are shown: 1 through 4. Shown here is what the image quality print looks like: using the image quality print analyzing the image quality print plot 1: primary colors The purpose of the particular part of the image Quality Print is to test the overall quality of the document with regard to dense colors. The colored stripes are in the same order as they appear on the printer as if you are facing it: light cyan first and black last. Each pair of colors is printed by only one printhead. So it's easy to find the root cause of the image quality problem. This array of colored stripes is designed to check for certain defects in the printer. It should not be used to check for color consistency or accuracy.