HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series - Manual (Page 58)

● The width of the paper in millimeters (estimated by the printer)
● The length of the paper in millimeters (estimated by the printer)
If no paper is loaded, the message Out of paper appears.
The same information appears on the Embedded Web Server's Supplies page.
Perform paper advance calibration
The printer is calibrated to advance correctly when printing all the papers that appear on the front panel.
When you select the type of loaded paper, the printer adjusts the rate at which it advances the paper
while printing. However, to fine-tune the image quality of your print, you might need to calibrate the rate
at which the paper advances. See Troubleshoot print-quality issues on page 148 to determine whether
paper-advance calibration is the solution for your issue.
Accurate paper advance controls proper placement of dots on the paper. If the paper is not advanced
correctly, light or dark bands appear in the printed image and the grain in the image might increase.
To check the paper advance calibration status of the paper, select the icon, and then select View
loaded paper > View paper details. The status appears:
● DEFAULT: this status appears when an HP paper is loaded. Unless you experience image-quality
problems in your printed image, such as banding or graininess, HP recommends that you do not
calibrate the paper advance.
● RECOMMENDED: this status appears when you create a new paper. The paper advance values
for this paper are inherited from the family type. HP recommends that you perform a paper advance
calibration to optimize the values.
● OK: this status indicates that the loaded paper has been calibrated previously. However, you might
need to repeat the calibration if you experience image-quality problems, such as banding or
graininess in your printed image.
NOTE: Whenever you update the printer firmware, the paper-advance calibration values
are reset to the factory default. See Update the printer firmware on page 141 .
NOTE: Colored papers, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond,
clear film, natural tracing paper, and vellum are not suitable for paper-advance calibration.
Overview of the paper advance procedure
1
.
On the front panel, select the icon, and then select Image quality maintenance > Paper
advance calibration > Calibrate paper advance. The printer automatically calibrates the
paper-advance and prints a paper advance calibration image.
2
. Wait until the front panel shows the status screen, and then reprint your image.
NOTE: The calibration procedure takes approximately six minutes. The front-panel display
shows any errors in the process.
If you are satisfied with your image, continue using this calibration for your paper type. If you see
improvement in your image, continue with step 3. If you are dissatisfied with the calibration, return
to the default calibration. See Return to the default calibration on page 47 .
3
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To fine-tune the calibration, select the icon, and then select Image quality maintenance
> Paper advance calibration > Adjust paper advance.
46 Chapter 4 Handle the paper
Handle the paper