Test pattern 2: color-to-color alignment, Corrective action, Test pattern 3: bi-directional alignment – HP DesignJet 500 User Manual

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Test Pattern 2: Color-to-color Alignment

If the printer has color-to-color alignment problems
then the Image Quality Print in test pattern 2 (shown
below) has misaligned colors.

Corrective Action

1.

Perform the

Aligning the Printheads

with the

same media you were experiencing unacceptable
image quality.

2.

If there is no improvement in print quality, contact

Hewlett Packard.

Test Pattern 3: Bi-directional Alignment

If a printer has bi-directional alignment problems, lines
are not straight and/or fuzzy. The pattern seen below is
designed to highlight this kind of problem. Check the
lines on this test pattern, if they have any defects like
the ones described above perform the corrective
action.

Corrective Action

1.

Perform the

Aligning the Printheads

with the

same media you were experiencing unacceptable
image quality.

2.

If there is no improvement in print quality, contact

Hewlett-Packard.

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