Xerox 721P90350 manual Image quality considerations

Submitting print jobs using Macintosh drivers

Image quality considerations

Before submitting documents to the DocuPrint NPS/IPS, review the following quality considerations:

Graphic borders Graphic objects that contain borders with a repeating line pattern (for example, in FrameMaker, a pen pattern) may print in either of the following ways:

•Missing lines or additional lines at the top or bottom of the frame.

•Using several different patterns in the same area.

You can correct missing or additional lines by stretching the frame slightly at the location of the missing or additional lines before converting the document into a PostScript file.

The printer driver uses a device-dependent operation to generate the image of a border using a repeating line pattern (pen pattern) within the graphic object. The device-dependent operation can lead to inconsistencies in output from various printers.

Such image quality problems are especially noticeable when you are using FrameMaker and combining drawing tools (rectangle, round rectangle, oval, or text frames) with any of the non-solid pen patterns from the Tools palette. If these graphic objects are copied through a screen capture to other applications, image quality problems may appear in the output from these applications as well.

Edge deletion If you are using QuarkXPress software with a color driver (such as the QMS Colorscript or TekPhaser series), there is a zone of 1-1/4 inch at the top and 1/2 inch at the bottom of the page that does not print as a result of the driver limitation.

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