HP Latex 3000 Printer - Manual (Page 76)

The print is organized into horizontal bands which are printed at a range of different ink densities. There are
two different sections. The left part (Section A) is focused on color saturation and curing performance. The
right part (Section B) is focused on the interaction of several ink densities with different levels of optimizer.
1. Start with Section A. Check whether any of the bands is completely cured. Use the black 4-color patch
for this purpose. Do a smudge test if possible. Check whether any curing defects are visible. One
possible curing defect appears as a pattern of small round spots on the print, from the perforated plate
through which the curing air passes.
If you have found an ink density that is perfectly cured, choose this or a lower ink density in the Ink
Density drop-down menu. Never select a ink density with curing defects.
If none of the ink density bands is completely cured, or the ink density you prefer for your application is
not cured, select NONE in the Ink Density menu. The wizard then generates another test print with
different settings.
2. When you have found a satisfactory ink density, you need to select the best amount of optimizer for
this ink density.
Within the ink density band you have selected, look at Section B of the print to determine the best
amount of optimizer. Look at color-to-color bleed and smooth area fills. If you see several levels of
optimizer performing equally well, you are recommended to choose the lowest amount without
defects.
If you cannot find any amount of optimizer giving satisfactory performance with the selected ink
density, look at neighboring ink densities (usually lower, but could be higher in some rare cases).
Consider changing the selected ink density if there is a combination without defects. If you do so,
remember to change the ink density in the drop-down menu.
3. Once you have found a good combination of ink density and optimizer, click Next to add the substrate
and the printing condition you just selected. You can rename both. In some cases, several printing
conditions are offered at once. You can deselect the options you are not interested in.
4. You are recommended to perform color calibration immediately after completing the wizard, to ensure
that the calibration process can cope with the selected ink density.
5. The new preset is now loaded into the Internal Print Server. You can print your own test prints or create
an ICC profile with your RIP software.
TIP: If you need to provide different printing conditions or change those currently available in the new
preset, you can select Edit from the Substrate menu.
Edit a substrate preset
Editing a preset has several purposes.
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