HP 5000ps HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printer - Pocket Guide - Page 185

pocket.book Page 33 Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:09 PM 33 - Image Quality Analyzing the Image Quality Print Test Pattern 1: Primary Colors The purpose of the particular part of the image Quality Print is to test the overall quality of the document with regards to dense colors. The colored stripes are in the same order as they appear on the printer as if you are facing it i.e. 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. Using the Image Quality Print This array of colored stripes is designed to check for certain defects with the printer. It should not be used to check for color consistency or accuracy. 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. IMAGE QUALITY file:///D|/hydra/ug_loc/f