HP 3500cp Service Manual - Page 132

C08. Service Accuracy The purpose of this calibration is to calibrate the nominal advance of the media. This calibration is necessary to control the exact movement of the media in order to avoid print quality problems like banding. Perform the Service Accuracy calibration whenever: D Banding is detected in prints. D Carriage is disassembled or replaced. D XĆaxis Assembly is disassembled or replaced. D Drive Roller is disassembled or replaced. D Misalignment between colors is detected. D Electronics Module is replaced. Remove any media already loaded into the Printer before performing the calibration. Perform the Service Accuracy Calibration as follows: MAKE SURE THAT THE WINDOW IS CLOSED BEFORE YOU PERFORM THIS CALIBRATION. 1 In the Calibrations submenu, scroll to C8 Service Accuracy" and press Enter. Calibrations C8 Service Accuracy 2 The Create pattern / Measure pattern" message is displayed. 3 Press the Up Arrow key to select Create pattern". 4 The Status / Calibrating" message is displayed while the Printer is calibrating. 5 When the Printer has finished calibrating, the Load media for calibration" message is displayed. You must use HP Matte film to perform this calibration even if it is not supported. You can select it as any media in the frontĆpanel. 6 Load the media. If using DĆsize media, load the short edge as the leading edge in DĆsize Printers and the long edge as the leading edge in EĆsize Printers. The calibration is continued on the next page. 5-16 HP DesignJet CP Series Printers Service Calibrations