Troubleshooting

Solving Print-Quality Problems

If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines

1One or more of your cartridges may be out of ink. For an explanation of how to check, see page 3-26.

2 If the ink levels are OK, try to assess which cartridge has the problem. Look at your plot; If the problem occurs only in one of the following colors ± yellow, cyan, magenta, red, green, blue or black ± then you can eliminate one or more of the

750C Plus cartridges. Remember that the plotter's cartridges are yellow, cyan, magenta and black, and that ªpureº red, green and blue are made up as follows:

 

 

red

=

 

yellow

+

 

magenta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

green

=

 

cyan

+

 

yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blue

=

 

magenta

+

 

cyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3If you know which cartridge has the problem, then try reseating it to ensure good electrical connections. While it is out of the carriage, check the print nozzles to make sure the protective tape has been removed. Don't forget that, after you remove or reseat a cartridge, the plotter will run its automatic cartridge alignment procedure ± see page 3-27.

4If you don't know which cartridge has the problem, then print the Service Configuration Plot, by choosing Utilities / Service Config on the front panel. This plot contains a pattern for each of the four cartridge colors (yellow, cyan, magenta and black) which you can examine for gaps or streaks. If you can identify a problem cartridge, try the checks described in 3 above.

5If the problems persist, try running the recalibration routine. See page 7-5.

6If the problems still persist, replace the cartridge(s). See page 3-26.

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