Print Quality
| Media |
| Always make sure that the customer is using the appropriate media |
| for the required image and that it is consistent with the software |
| application being used. To ensure color accuracy and |
| performance of the printer, only media types that have been certified |
| for the printer should be used. Use of |
| not certified for the printer may significantly reduce the color and |
| print quality of the required images. For details of HP media, refer |
| to the User’s Guide or the Media Guide for the HP Designjet |
| Printers. |
| To have accurate colors, the media settings must match the type of media |
NOTE | |
| loaded in the printer. |
| If the customer is using |
| required print may not be accurate. Advise the customer to use HP media |
| if they want to improve the accuracy of the colors. |
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This problem can appear on
1Press the Cancel key on the front panel; if you continue to print, the paper may damage the printheads.
2Cancel the print job from your computer application.
In order to obtain better results perform the following:
nUse HP recommended media. If the image you are printing has intense color, use HP Heavy Coated Paper
nUse extended margins, or try to increase the print margins by relocating the image on the page from the software application.
nIf the customer is using ‘Media Saving Options’ from the advanced section of the HP- GL/2 Driver, try disabling one or both of the options ‘auto rotate’ and ‘inked area’.
If the above fails to solve the problem of smears and scratching, change the media that the customer is using to a
HP DesignJets 1050C and 1055CM Printers Service Manual |