HP Designjet 8000 HP Designjet 8000s Printer Series - Print Quality Troublesho - Page 13

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Chapter 2 Solution: Do one or more of the following: 1. Make sure that the media is loaded correctly without creases or wrinkles. 2. Clean the carriage base and perform a NORMAL printhead recovery. See Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. 3. Adjust the heater temperature. 4. Increase the printhead height. See Chapter 5 in the User's Guide. 5. Clean the Media Edge Guards with a clean cloth. 6. Replace the media. The printout is blurry The printout is blurry - Pattern 1 Troubleshooting Cause: • Ink is slow drying. • Too much ink. Solution: Do one or more of the following: 1. Increase the heater temperatures (F50 ˚C, P45 ˚C, R45 ˚C). 2. Set the print mode to unidirectional and H-QUALITY. 3. Use the H-QUALITY print mode for H-DENSITY printing and F-DRAFT print mode for NORMAL printing. 12 Troubleshooting

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Solution:
Do one or more of the following:
1.
Make sure that the media is loaded correctly without creases or wrinkles.
2.
Clean the carriage base and perform a
NORMAL
printhead recovery. See
Chapter 6 in the
User's Guide
.
3.
Adjust the heater temperature.
4.
Increase the printhead height. See Chapter 5 in the
User's Guide
.
5.
Clean the Media Edge Guards with a clean cloth.
6.
Replace the media.
The printout is blurry
The printout is blurry — Pattern 1
Cause:
•
Ink is slow drying.
•
Too much ink.
Solution:
Do one or more of the following:
1.
Increase the heater temperatures (F50
˚
C, P45
˚
C, R45
˚
C).
2.
Set the print mode to unidirectional and
H-QUALITY
.
3.
Use the
H-QUALITY
print mode for
H-DENSITY
printing and
F-DRAFT
print
mode for
NORMAL
printing.
Chapter 2
12
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting