HP 5500dn HP Designjet 5500 series printers - Quick Reference Pocket Guide - Page 175

pocket.book Page 33 Friday, June 28, 2002 4:31 PM 33 - image quality If your printer is functioning correctly this part of the print will have no problems. There is no banding in any of the colors. However, if you do see problems with this print and the image quality is not acceptable, you will need to perform some corrective actions. banding Banding has occurred when you see repetitive horizontal bands within the printed image. They can appear as light or dark bands. Banding is caused by problems with: I The printhead(s) I 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 printhead of the same color. 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. 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 40 if you have not already done so 2. If there is no improvement in print quality, replace the problem printhead. IMAGE QUALITY