Print Quality
5Go to the printer submenu and press Enter.
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UTILITIES
Test Prints
Print Quality
Full menu mode only
6Go to Utilities/Test Prints/Print Quality and press Enter.
7The printer will print a diagnostic test print. This will help you find the source of the banding problem. Please wait as the process of printing the Print Quality Test print takes a few minutes.
8Look in the top section of your Print Quality Test. Check to see if there are any of the following examples of defects in the print.
Missing lines | Misdirected lines |
Very obvious unequal spacing
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Missing lines
9If there are any of the above defects visible in the test print, continue with step 9a. If there are no defects in the top part of the print test, go to directly to step 10.
aGo to the printer submenu and press Enter.
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UTILITIES
Recover
Printheads
Full menu only
bGo to the Utilities/Recover Printheads and press Enter
cSelect the printhead color that displayed the defects in the Print Quality Test. If you are not sure which printhead color is giving you the problem select all of the printheads.
HP DesignJets 1050C and 1055CM Printers Service Manual |