HP Designjet T3500 Production eMFP - Manual (Page 246)

Scan or copy the diagnostic plot
There are two options for evaluating the diagnostic plot: scanning into a JPEG file, or copying onto paper. We
recommend using the scan option, so that the generated file can be analyzed more easily by a remote
support engineer if necessary. If you decide to scan the plot, first adjust your computer’s monitor as
described in
Monitor calibration on page 236 . Once you have scanned the diagnostic plot, please remember
to open the scanned file in any image viewer software and select a zoom of 100% for correct visual
evaluation of patterns.
If you decide to copy, make sure that a paper roll at least 36 in (914 mm) wide is loaded in the printer. Ideally,
the same type of paper used to print the diagnostic plot should be used for copying it.
These are the settings that you should select:
Scan
● Quality: Max
● File type: JPG
● Content type: Image
● Compression: medium
● Paper type: photo or matte, according to the paper used to print the diagnostic plot. Use photo if in
doubt.
Copy
● Quality: Best
● Content type: Image
● Paper type: photo or matte, according to the paper used to print the diagnostic plot. Use photo if in
doubt.
Load the diagnostic plot into the scanner input tray, making sure that the printed side of the plot is facing up.
The black arrows on the diagnostic plot indicate the direction of loading. Make sure that the diagnostic plot is
loaded without skew, and it is centered (that is, it covers the whole scanner area).
Once you have scanned the diagnostic plot (in case you selected the scan option), please remember to open
the scanned file in any image viewer software and select a zoom of 100% for correct visual evaluation of
patterns.
Monitor calibration
The monitor on which the plot is going to be evaluated should ideally be calibrated. As this is not always
feasible, we propose here to follow an easy procedure for adjusting the brightness and contrast of the
monitor in order to see the patterns correctly.
Adjust the brightness and contrast of your monitor until you can see a difference in lightness between these
two squares:
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