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How do I interpret Image Diagnostics part 2? - printhead

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Contents How do I interpret Image Diagnostics part 2 116 How do I interpret Image Diagnostics part 3 118 How do I proceed if I still have a problem 119 10 How do I perform paper advance calibration 121 11 The problem is print quality 127 General advice 127 The problem is banding (horizontal lines across the image 128 The problem is lines are missing or thinner than expected 129 The problem is solid bands or lines printed over the image 130 The problem is graininess 131 The problem is the paper is not flat 131 The problem is the print smudges when touched 132 The problem is ink marks on the paper 132 The problem is a defect near the start of a print 133 The problem is lines are stepped 133 The problem is lines are printed double or in wrong colors 134 The problem is lines are discontinuous 135 The problem is lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines 135 The problem is lines are slightly warped 135 The problem is color accuracy 136 The problem is PANTONE color accuracy 136 The problem is color matching between different HP Designjets 137 12 The problem is an image error 141 The problem is the print is completely blank 141 The problem is the output contains only a partial print 141 The problem is the image is clipped 142 The problem is the image is in one portion of the printing area 142 The problem is the image is unexpectedly rotated 143 The problem is the print is a mirror image of the original 143 The problem is the print is distorted or unintelligible 143 The problem is one image overlays another on the same sheet 144 The problem is pen settings seem to have no effect 144 13 The problem is with the ink system 145 The problem is I cannot insert an ink cartridge 145 The problem is I cannot insert a printhead 145 The problem is I cannot insert a printhead cleaner 145 The problem is the front panel keeps telling me to reseat or replace a printhead ...145 The problem is an ink cartridge status message 146 The problem is a printhead status message 146 The problem is a printhead cleaner status message 146 14 The problem is with the paper 147 The problem is the paper cannot be loaded successfully 147 The problem is a paper jam (paper stuck in the printer 149 The problem is prints do not stack properly in the bin 151 The problem is the printer uses a lot of paper to align the printheads 151 15 The problem is something else 153 The problem is the printer's start-up process does not complete 153 The problem is a front panel message 153 The problem is a "printhead monitoring" message 156 3

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How do I interpret Image Diagnostics part 2?
....................................................
116
How do I interpret Image Diagnostics part 3?
....................................................
118
How do I proceed if I still have a problem?
........................................................
119
10
How do I perform paper advance calibration?
...............................................
121
11
The problem is print quality
.............................................................................
127
General advice
..................................................................................................
127
The problem is banding (horizontal lines across the image)
..............................
128
The problem is lines are missing or thinner than expected
................................
129
The problem is solid bands or lines printed over the image
...............................
130
The problem is graininess
..................................................................................
131
The problem is the paper is not flat
...................................................................
131
The problem is the print smudges when touched
..............................................
132
The problem is ink marks on the paper
..............................................................
132
The problem is a defect near the start of a print
................................................
133
The problem is lines are stepped
.......................................................................
133
The problem is lines are printed double or in wrong colors
................................
134
The problem is lines are discontinuous
..............................................................
135
The problem is lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines)
....................................
135
The problem is lines are slightly warped
............................................................
135
The problem is color accuracy
...........................................................................
136
The problem is PANTONE color accuracy
.........................................................
136
The problem is color matching between different HP Designjets
.......................
137
12
The problem is an image error
........................................................................
141
The problem is the print is completely blank
......................................................
141
The problem is the output contains only a partial print
.......................................
141
The problem is the image is clipped
..................................................................
142
The problem is the image is in one portion of the printing area
.........................
142
The problem is the image is unexpectedly rotated
............................................
143
The problem is the print is a mirror image of the original
...................................
143
The problem is the print is distorted or unintelligible
..........................................
143
The problem is one image overlays another on the same sheet
.......................
144
The problem is pen settings seem to have no effect
..........................................
144
13
The problem is with the ink system
................................................................
145
The problem is I cannot insert an ink cartridge
..................................................
145
The problem is I cannot insert a printhead
.........................................................
145
The problem is I cannot insert a printhead cleaner
............................................
145
The problem is the front panel keeps telling me to reseat or replace a
printhead
............................................................................................................
145
The problem is an ink cartridge status message
...............................................
146
The problem is a printhead status message
......................................................
146
The problem is a printhead cleaner status message
.........................................
146
14
The problem is with the paper
.........................................................................
147
The problem is the paper cannot be loaded successfully
..................................
147
The problem is a paper jam (paper stuck in the printer)
....................................
149
The problem is prints do not stack properly in the bin
........................................
151
The problem is the printer uses a lot of paper to align the printheads
...............
151
15
The problem is something else
.......................................................................
153
The problem is the printer's start–up process does not complete
......................
153
The problem is a front panel message
...............................................................
153
The problem is a “printhead monitoring” message
............................................
156
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