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HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printers Service Manual
Print Quality 6-1
Print Quality Troubleshooting Checklist 6-2
Print Modes 6-3
How to Use the Diagnostic Print 6-4
What is the Diagnostic Print? 6-4
Considerations for Printing the Diagnostic Print. 6-4
Printing the Diagnostic Print 6-5
Overall Print Quality Test 6-8
What is Banding? 6-8
Solving the Banding Problem 6-8
Color Alignment Print Test 6-11
Solving the Color Alignment Problem 6-11
Bidirectional Alignment 6-12
Solving Bidirectional Alignment Problems 6-12
Vertical Line Straightness 6-13
Solving Vertical Line Straightness 6-13
Nozzle Print Test 6-14
How to fix the Nozzle Defects 6-15
No Printing Defects Found in the Diagnostic Print 6-16
Print Quality Problems 6-16
Solving Color Accuracy problems 6-17
Solving Color Consistency problems 6-17
Color Accuracy Configuration 6-18
Blurred Lines (Ink “Bleeds” from Lines) 6-18
The Prints are Too Short 6-18
Colors are not as Expected 6-19
Bad Color to Color Alignment in the Media-Axis 6-19
Banding at the Top of the Page 6-20
Vertical Banding 6-20
Media 6-21
Printed surface smearing roll 6-21
Warped Lines on Media 6-21
Marks and/or scratches on double-sided media 6-22
There are Smears or Scratching on the Printed Media 6-22
Long Term Color Bleeding (Glossy Papers) 6-22