HP Designjet 510 Printer series - Manual (Page 70)

Configuration correction
Before attempting the print quality diagnostic procedures contained in this section, you should first check that the
printer is correctly configured to print what you want. Many problems concerned with print quality can be solved by
correcting the way the printer is configured.
1. To achieve the best performance from your printer, only use genuine HP accessories and supplies, whose
reliability and performance have been thoroughly tested to give trouble-free performance and best-quality
prints. For details of HP paper, see
Paper types .
2. Make sure that the Type of paper selected in the front panel is the same type of paper loaded into the printer.
To check this go to the Roll or Sheet menu in the front panel and press Enter.
3. To ensure the maximum print quality use HP certified paper only. For details of HP paper see Physical
characteristics of paper types . You can also look at the Web page http://www.hp.com/go/graphic-arts/ for the
most up-to-date information.
4. Make sure that the Print quality (Fast, Normal, Best) used for your printer is correct. This is set in the Print
Setup dialog box of the printer driver or in the front panel from the Set-up menu. The printer driver setting
overrides the front panel setting.
5. Select Best print mode for maximum print quality.
6. For Non-HP drivers, set front panel paper settings to match the paper type loaded in the printer. The
documentation that came with your software should provide information about paper type/print quality
settings.
7. If your print quality problem is color accuracy related, go to Color accuracy for further configuration help.