Zebra Technologies P1013372-001 REV. A user manual Test Card Descriptions

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Test Card Descriptions

Test Card Descriptions

Image	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	Colored ribbon wrinkles in the black area, or clear/
	grid underneath	white transfer film wrinkles in the gray area
Cyan Stripes	Horizontal cyan stripes	Non-uniformity or horizontal banding within cyan box
	alongside vertical lighter	on right of card
	cyan box
2 Pixel Grid	2 pixel wide grid lines on	Mis-registration between color planes
	white
Mid Magenta	Flat uniform mid-density	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density
	magenta	level, uniformity
Dark Cyan	Maximum cyan only	Motion artifacts, transfer artifacts, scratches, dirt
	density 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, and Y	Motion artifacts on specific color planes, mis-
	dots spaced at regular	registration
	intervals
Smear	Gray with full density	Color smear artifacts
	YMCK blocks
	near top
Min Magenta	Flat uniform low-density	Motion artifacts, banding, platen defects, density
	magenta	level, uniformity, bead position
White Max-Gray	Max-density areas on	Ribbon wrinkle
	sides with tilted white
	center
Max-Gray White	Same as above with slant	Ribbon wrinkle
	direction changed
Motion &	Uniform cyan with	Banding, mis-registrations, motion artifacts
Registration	registration marks on
	sides
Gradient Boxes	3 sets of light-to-dark	Used to create color calibration look-up table
	grayscale ramps
Density Setup	Used to measure mid and	Density level of mid-gray and black
	max densities
Grid On Gray 2	Less stressful version of	Colored ribbon wrinkles in the black area, or clear/
	the grid-on-gray target	white transfer film wrinkles in the gray area

128 Zebra ZXP Series 8 Card Printer with Laminator P1013372-001 Rev. A