Zebra Technologies 8 user manual Test Card Descriptions, MID Gray

7:Troubleshooting Test Card Descriptions

Test Card Descriptions

Image	Title	Description	Print artifacts to look for with this image
	MID GRAY	Flat uniform gray	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, transfer
			artifacts, dirt, overall density level
	GRID ON GRAY	Solid black on top, gray grid	Colored ribbon wrinkles in the black area, or clear/white
		underneath	transfer film wrinkles in the gray area
	CYAN STRIPES	Horizontal stripes next to	Non-uniformity or horizontal banding within cyan box on
		lighter vertical stripe	right of card
	2 PIXEL GRID	2 pixel wide grid lines on	Mis-registration between color planes
		white
	DARK CYAN	Maximum cyan only density	Motion artifacts, transfer artifacts, scratches, dirt
		image
	MAX GRAY	Maximum CMY (black)	Wrinkles, snapping noise during printing, ribbon /
		density image	transfer-film tears or breaks, flash, card positioning
	OFFSET DOTS	Individual C, M, & Y dots	Motion artifacts on specific color planes,
		spaced at regular intervals	mis-registration
	SMEAR	Gray with full density YMCK	Color smear artifacts
		blocks near top
	MIN MAGENTA	Flat uniform low-density	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density level,
		magenta	uniformity, bead position
	MID MAGENTA	Flat uniform mid-density	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density level,
		magenta	uniformity
	MID CYAN	Flat uniform mid-density cyan	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density level,
			uniformity
	MID YELLOW	Flat uniform mid-density	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density level,
		yellow	uniformity
	MOTION &	Uniform cyan with registration	Banding, mis-registrations, motion artifacts
	REGISTRATION	marks on sides
	GRADIENT BOXES	3 sets of light-to-dark	Used to create color calibration look-up table
		grayscale ramps
	MONOCHROME	Barcode and text	Edge contrast, pattern damage, non-uniformity
	ONLY
	DENSITY SETUP	Used to measure mid and	Density level of mid-gray and black
		max densities
	GRID ON GRAY 2	Less stressful version of the	Colored ribbon wrinkles in the black area, or clear/white
		grid-on-gray target	transfer film wrinkles in the gray area

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