Misaligned Colors

Symptoms

The colors on the plot are misaligned. (See also ' User's Guide, chapter 4.) Refer to the print=quality plot ' page 8=56:

4.- Pen-to-Pen Alignment Secondary: The first of these patterns tests alignment between the cyan and magenta cartridges; it should be blue with no cyan or magenta shadows. The second tests alignment between the cyan and yellow cartridges; it should be green with no cyan or yellow shadows. The third tests alignment between the magenta and yellow cartridges; it should be red, with no magenta or yellow shadows.

5.- Pen-to-Pen Alignment Primary: These patterns also test alignment between the different cartridges. The inner color in each disk should not overlap the outer color.

Product Fault

The cartridges are misaligned with respect to each other.

Solution

Perform a print cartridge alignment.

Bleeding￿ Blooming and Wicking





Symptoms

Blurred lines. (See also ' User's Guide, chapter 4.)

DBleeding: Different color inks, printed side by side, run into each other.

DBlooming: Ink absorbs into the paper, spreading beyond the desired ink dot.

DWicking: Ink spreads along a fiber or fibers in the paper, creating a •spider web" effect.

Product Fault

Plotting in fast mode.

Media Fault

DThe ink is incompatible with the media type.

DEnvironmental conditions may affect the media. (Temperature or humidity levels are too high.)

Solutions

One or more of the following actions may be appropriate to solve the problem:

DChange the plot=quality mode: Plotting in Best mode slows plotting but improves quality.

DUse better quality media.

DIf you are plotting on vellum or translucent media, try using Hewlett=Packard media.

DRecommended environmental conditions for optimum plot quality are in the range of

15 - 35 degrees Celsius (59 - 95 degrees Fahrenheit) with 20 - 80 % relative humidity.

DPen problem: TTOE (Thermal Turn=On Energy) has not been performed because of incorrect cartridge change. With the power ON, open the top cover and reseat the cartridge.

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