Lines appear stepped or jagged, Lines print double or in the wrong colors – HP Designjet Z3200 PostScript Photo Printer series User Manual

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3.

If lines are too thin or missing, print the Image Diagnostics Print. See

The Image Diagnostics

Print on page 163

.

4.

Try aligning the printheads. See

Align the printheads on page 172

. After alignment, you may wish

to reprint your job in case the problem has been solved.

5.

Go to the front panel and press the

View loaded paper

key to see the paper advance calibration

status. If the status is RECOMMENDED, you should perform paper advance calibration: see

Recalibrate the paper advance on page 148

.

If the problem persists despite all the above actions, contact your customer service representative for
further support.

Lines appear stepped or jagged

If lines in your image appear stepped or jagged when printed:

1.

The problem may be inherent in the image. Try to improve the image with the application you are
using to edit it.

2.

Check that you are using appropriate print-quality settings. See

Printing on page 45

.

3.

Select the custom print-quality options in the driver dialog (Mac OS Print dialog), and turn on the
Maximum detail option.

4.

If you are using the PCL3 driver for Windows, you can change your image rendering resolution to
300 ppi or 600 ppi depending on your printing needs. You can find the Max. application
resolution
option in the driver dialog's Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer
Features
.

Lines print double or in the wrong colors

This problem can have various visible symptoms:

Colored lines are printed double, in different colors.

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