HP Scitex FB550 Tips for improving printing quality - Page 4

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Introduction

The following guide is intended to assist

FB550/FB750 operators

in troubleshooting and mitigating

common types of instances of horizontal banding (HB).

Much of the material is already reviewed in other published documents. Refer to the following

documents for more in depth instructions:

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HP Scitex FB550 and FB750 Printers – Site Preparation Guide

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HP Scitex FB550 and FB750 Printers - User's Guide

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HP Scitex FB550 and FB750 Printers - Rigid Media Guide

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HP Scitex FB5x0/7x0 Printers - Equivalent FB500-700 & FB550-750 Print Modes

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HP Scitex FB550 and FB750 Printers - Cleaning Instructions

Section	Page
Table of contents	3
Introduction	4
I. Main contributors to Horizontal Banding	5
II. Types of Horizontal Banding	5
II.1 Swath Edge Horizontal Banding	5
II.2 Media Feed	5
II.3 Steering	5
II.4 Jet Dropout	5
II.5 Missing Jets	5
III. Application Limitations	6
III.1 Media	6
III.2 Lamp Shutter Settings	6
III.3 RIP Color Profiles	6
III.3.1 Emulation Print Modes (Photo and Photo Plus)	7
III.3.2 Caldera RIP	7
III.3.3 Onyx RIP	8
III.3.4 Custom Profiles	8
III.3.5 Linearization	8
III.4 Print Modes	8
III.5 Ink Sets	8

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