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Startup And Check Jet Health, Printer Settings, Rip Settings, Check Quality, Start, Media, Check

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HP Designjet H series Printers Image Quality Flowchart 1. STARTUP AND CHECK JET HEALTH 2. PRINTER SETTINGS 3. RIP SETTINGS START DAILY STARTUP LOAD MEDIA • Clean media, check for damage. • Configure media (User Guide, Chapter 2). • Load media (User Guide, Chapter 2). CHECK JET HEALTH 1. Print Prime Bars 2. Purge and Wipe the heads 3. Print Prime Bars, compare to previous day's print. Is today's Prime Bars print comparable to yesterday's best Prime Bars print? Yes TO PAGE 2 Verify jet replacement with Jet Out Lines. If all jets working or replaced, go to next page; else run AutoJet (see below). (Menu > Tools > Maintenance > Print Jet Out Lines) (User Guide, Chapter 4) No Run AutoJet. (Menu > Calibrate > Auto Calibrations > AutoJet Calibration) (User Guide, Chapter 4) Repeat Print Prime Bars and check quality again.  If OK, go to next page.  If not OK, check calibrations and troubleshooting. Repeat Print Jet Out Lines and check quality again. (Calibrations: User Guide, Chapter 4) (Troubleshooting: page x) © Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. FROM PAGE 1 CHOOSE MODE Choose mode based on viewing distance: • >5 m (16 ft): use Billboard Mode (fastest) • 1-5 m (3-16 ft): use Production Mode •

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HP Designjet H series Printers
Image Quality Flowchart
1. STARTUP AND CHECK JET HEALTH
© Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
START
LOAD
MEDIA
•
Clean media, check for damage.
•
Configure media (User Guide, Chapter 2).
•
Load media (User Guide, Chapter 2).
CHECK
JET HEALTH
Run AutoJet.
(Menu > Calibrate > Auto Calibrations > AutoJet Calibration)
(User Guide, Chapter 4)
Repeat Print Prime Bars and check quality again.
If OK,
go to next page.
If not OK,
check calibrations and troubleshooting. Repeat
Print Jet Out Lines and check quality again.
(Calibrations: User Guide, Chapter 4)
(Troubleshooting: page x)
Is today’s Prime Bars print
comparable to
yesterday’s best
Prime Bars print?
Yes
3. Print Prime Bars, compare to previous day’s print.
Verify jet replacement with Jet Out Lines.
If all jets working or replaced, go to next page; else run
AutoJet (see below).
(Menu > Tools > Maintenance > Print Jet Out Lines)
(User Guide, Chapter 4)
DAILY
STARTUP
TO
PAGE 2
1. Print Prime Bars
2. Purge and Wipe the heads
2. PRINTER SETTINGS
FROM
PAGE 1
CHOOSE
MODE
• >5 m (16 ft): use Billboard Mode (fastest)
• 1-5 m (3-16 ft): use Production Mode
• <1 m (3 ft): use High Quality Mode (with Gloss mode if needed)
Does the image require
heavy ink coverage?
Yes
Use Production BiDi with Plus mode as needed
or
High Quality Mode
No
IMAGE
CONTENT
• Small text or detail? Use FineText mode.
• Need edge quality? Use Sharp Edge mode.
TO
PAGE 3
Choose mode based on viewing distance:
3. RIP SETTINGS
CHOOSE
RESOLUTION
FROM
PAGE 2
• Standard images: use 600 x 600
• Draft/grainy OK, need speed: use 600 x 300
• Need saturated colors or clear/backlit: use 1200x600
CHOOSE
PROFILE
• Select the profile that matches the media you are using.
• Reduce ink usage? Select Ink Saver profile.
• If needed, perform a color calibration (see RIP user guide for
instructions)
4. CHECK QUALITY
Problem
What to do
Wide (gloss) horizontal banding
1. Select Plus mode
2. Select High Quality bidirectional mode
3. Select High Quality unidirectional mode (slowest)
4.
Laminate
Grainy
Print with 6 colors rather than 4 colors.
Print at higher resolution (600x600 or 1200x600).
Colors not saturated enough, or
not enough contrast
Use High Quality mode.
Unexpected color shift
Inks expired? Use fresh ink or try shaking the ink box.
Perform a color calibration (linearization)
Thin horizontal banding
1. Check jet health
2. Check media feed calibration
3. Try printing without Plus mode