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Add a new substrate type EN Load media and Align Printheads Table 1 Select the initial print mode. For first trial is recommended to use a 12 passes bidirectional print mode. Print the diagnostic plot available in: http:\\ www.hp.com/go/L25500/manuals or in: http://ip-addr/hp/device/webAccess/images/new.tif, where ip-addr is the IP address of your printer. Check ink quantity in the printed plot using the Table 2 Do you want to color profile, calibrate your Yes substrate or increase performance (speed,...)? No Table 1 Substrate families Create and name a new substrate profile in RIP by: 0. Check substrate profile availability in RIP and/or media vendor web site 1. If not availbale, choose the substrate family to start from "substrate families" table below 2. Create a copy or use the substrate family 3. Select a name for the new substrate in case you create a copy Proceed to section "Printer calibration", subsections color calibration" and "color profiles" in "Maintenance and troubleshooting guide" Process completed Substrate Family Self Adhesive Vinyl Banner Film Fabric Mesh Paper - Aqueous Paper - Solvent HP Photorealistic Description PVC films with adhesive on one side. There can be white finished or transparent. The liner can be paper or plastic based. There are 2 main manufacturing processes: calendering and casting. Usually a polyester mesh (or fabric) covered with PVC coating. There are also recyclable types to cover the same applications (green banners). Banners can be frontlit or backlit. Usually a polyester film (although there are other materials like PVC, PC...) for backlit applications. They are typically translucent although there are transparent versions. Fabric medias are usually composed of polyester fibers. Some of the fabric media types come with a liner to avoid the ink trespassing the media. Fabric materials which are very stiff (such as polyester canvases) are preferably loaded as "banner". Usually a polyester mesh covered with PVC coating with holes. Some of these media types can have a liner and be self adhesive. Paper based (cellulose) media with or without coating or offset paper. The main difference with the billboards is that this papers are not compatible with solvent printers. Weight usually around the 100gsm Paper based (cellulose) medias with coating to allow their use in solvent printers. Also they usually have a limited water resistant performance. Paper based (cellulose) media with coating (gloss and matte finishing). It has a weight higher than the other billboard and offset medias (200gsm or higher). The main difference is its rigidity compared to the other billboard medias. Table 2 Checking the quantity of ink on the substrate Check if the ink quantities in your profile are adequate. Look at the plot color patches and check if one or more of the patches have the right ink quantity using the guidelines below: Too much ink quantity The patch shows one or more of the following problems: The last two or three scales of the plot look the same. Horizontal bands Vertical bands Coalescence grain Correct ink quantity • The patch has no defects and • Increasing amounts of ink result on increasing color density. The last scales of the plot show a smooth increase Too little ink quantity • The whole plot looks washed out: NOTE: Backlit and some fabrics substrates usually require to be used with the "High Ink Limit" option enabled in the RIP. If your profile has too much ink quantity • You might have chosen a substrate profile which uses excessive ink versus the one your substrate allows. Consult the media vendor web site and hp web site for the latest substrate profiles and information Consult your RIP documentation to make sure you're applying the right substrate Icc profile Consult your RIP documentation on how to lower the total ink quantity of the profile