11 troubleshoot print-quality issues – HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series User Manual

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Troubleshoot print-quality issues

General advice

The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard

Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing

Lines appear stepped or jagged

Parts of lines or text are missing

Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors

Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines)

Lines are slightly warped

Dark or light horizontal lines across the image (banding)

The image is grainy

The image has a metallic hue (bronzing)

The printed output is not flat

The print smudges when touched

Ink marks appear on the paper

Defects near the top of a print

Colors are inaccurate

The output is completely blank

The output contains only a partial print

The image is clipped

The image is in one portion of the printing area

The image is unexpectedly rotated

The print is a mirror image of the original

The print is distorted or unintelligible

One image overlays another on the same print

Pen settings seem to have no effect

The image has a wood-grain appearance (aeroworms)

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