Print Quality

6Driver print quality configuration:

To clarify if the reason of the problem is related with the print mode defined with the Non-HP Driver try the following:

νPrint the same sample using the Non-HP driver and their normal media.

νPrint one of the internal demos or Diagnostic Print using HP Media and configuring the Printer as indicated previously.

νIf the output obtained using the HP Solution is good and the one obtained through the 3rd party solution is bad, HP support organization should communicate to the customer that the problem is not in the Printer and that they should address it through the 3rd party vendor support structure.

7Service Accuracy Calibration

νPerform the “Service Accuracy calibration” using HP High-Gloss

 

Photo Paper Page 5-14.

 

Do NOT use any other type of media apart from HP High Gloss

WARNING

 

Photo Paper when performing the Service Accuracy

 

Calibration.

 

Print Modes

 

The Printers have a large number of print modes. A print mode specifies how to interpret and put on media a set of bitmap planes, each of which consists of a sequence of rows. Each mode corresponds to a unique combination of the following parameters:

νPrint resolution (300 dpi, 600 dpi, 1200 x 600 with Enhanced Resolution on Glossy Media).

νNumber of passes per advance.

νNumber of advances per swath.

νPrint direction.

νCarriage speed.

νPrint masks.

νServicing states.

User input to print mode selection consists of the following:

νChoice of media type.

νChoice of print mode setting (Max. Speed, Productivity, Max. Quality).

νEnhanced resolution On or Off.

νThe language in which the file is received.

νThe model of Printer used.

νThe type of driver (HP or Non-HP).

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HP 5000 manual Print Modes, Photo Paper when performing the Service Accuracy, Calibration

5000 specifications

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