
HP Designjet T Series — Service Manual 1-9
Print quality troubleshooting
Print quality troubleshooting
Print Quality Troubleshooting Actions
For some Print Quality problems, a Call Agent can try and
troubleshoot the Printer by requesting the Customer to
perform certain actions. Using this process, most problems
can resolved without the need of an on-site visit.
Use the Print Quality Troubleshooting Wizard to help
customers with their print quality or color problems. For
information about how to use the Print Quality
Troubleshooting Wizard, see Print Quality Troubleshooting Wizard
on page 1-35.
When faced with a Print Quality problem, perform the following actions in
order to resolve the problem:
1 Printer Configuration:
Check that the paper type loaded corresponds to the paper type selected
in the front panel and in the software. You can verify the paper type
selected through the Front Panel (Main Menu/Paper menu/View loaded
paper).
Make sure that the correct Print Quality settings are used for different
types of print content. See
Print Quality Troubleshooting Actions on page
1-9 for further information.
Dry time should be set to “Optimal”.
2 Perform Printhead recovery (Main Menu/Image Quality Maintenance/
Cl
ean Printheads).
3 Media:
Select the correct media type through the front panel when loading it.
Make sure that HP or HP-approved media is being used.
4 Perform the Printhead Alignment (Main Menu/Image Quality Maintenance/
Al
ign Printheads), using the same paper type with which you were
experiencing unacceptable image quality, if feasible (some paper types are
not suitable for Printhead Alignment).
5 C
heck if the latest version of the firmware is installe
d. If not, install the latest
firmware revision.
The Service Image Quality Diagnostic Print
What is the Service Image Quality Diagnostic Print?
The Printer contains an internal Image Quality Test which helps you to
diagnos
e the possible source of any image quality defects. The Service IQ
Diagnostic Print is available in the following options:
1 Image Q
ualit
y Service Best Plot. This plot helps you to diagnose in more
detail the possible source of any image quality defects. It is accessible
through the Service Utility Menu.
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