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Summary of common printing problems

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A Summary of common printing problems This is a table of common problems and the parameters that can be changed in order to solve the problem. Some possible side-effects are also shown. For a more detailed treatment of any particular problem, please see the relevant chapter in this guide. Problem Durability problems, ink smudges, or oily finish Substrate jam, substrate damage, ink smears Parameter Curing temperature Number of passes Inter-path delay offset Curing temperature Vacuum Top and/or bottom margins Edge holders Vertical banding in saturated area fills Ink limits Inter-path delay offset Number of passes Group jobs together Modify the print queue Horizontal banding in saturated area fills Vertical banding in low-to-medium area fills Ink limits Inter-path delay offset Number of passes Modify color separations and dark color generation Align printheads Clean printheads Align printheads Ink limits Inter-path delay offset Vertical correction Take-up reel (accessory) Change Possible side-effects Increase Substrate jam, substrate damage, ink smears Increase Slower printing Increase Slower printing Decrease Less durability (smudges), oily finish Increase Substrate skew, vertical banding if increased too much Increase Waste of substrate Use The minimum side margins increase slightly, reducing the maximum width of the printed image Decrease Reduced color gamut Increase Slower printing Increase Slower printing Yes Avoids white space between prints Avoid printing difficult jobs (using a lot of ink) at the beginning of the queue Decrease Reduced color gamut Increase Slower printing Increase Slower printing Increase Increase Activate Use Slower printing Grainy aspect 146 Appendix A Summary of common printing problems ENWW

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A
Summary of common printing problems
This is a table of common problems and the parameters that can be changed in order to solve the problem.
Some possible side-effects are also shown. For a more detailed treatment of any particular problem, please
see the relevant chapter in this guide.
Problem
Parameter
Change
Possible side-effects
Durability problems, ink smudges,
or oily finish
Curing temperature
Increase
Substrate jam, substrate damage,
ink smears
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Substrate jam, substrate damage,
ink smears
Curing temperature
Decrease
Less durability (smudges), oily finish
Vacuum
Increase
Substrate skew, vertical banding if
increased too much
Top and/or bottom margins
Increase
Waste of substrate
Edge holders
Use
The minimum side margins increase
slightly, reducing the maximum
width of the printed image
Vertical banding in saturated area
fills
Ink limits
Decrease
Reduced color gamut
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Group jobs together
Yes
Avoids white space between prints
Modify the print queue
Avoid printing difficult jobs (using a lot of ink) at the
beginning of the queue
Horizontal banding in saturated
area fills
Ink limits
Decrease
Reduced color gamut
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Modify color separations and dark
color generation
Align printheads
Clean printheads
Vertical banding in low-to-medium
area fills
Align printheads
Ink limits
Increase
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Vertical correction
Activate
Grainy aspect
Take-up reel (accessory)
Use
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Appendix A
Summary of common printing problems
ENWW