Summary of common printing problems, Asummary of common printing problems – HP Latex 360 Printer User Manual
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Summary of common printing problems
This is a table of common problems and the parameters that can be changed in order to solve the problem.
Some possible side-effects are also shown. For a more detailed treatment of any particular problem, please
see the relevant chapter in this guide.
Problem
Parameter
Change
Possible side-effects
Durability problems, ink smudges,
or oily finish
Curing temperature
Increase
Substrate jam, substrate damage,
ink smears
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Substrate jam, substrate damage,
ink smears
Curing temperature
Decrease
Less durability (smudges), oily finish
Vacuum
Increase
Substrate skew, vertical banding if
increased too much
Top and/or bottom margins
Increase
Waste of substrate
Edge holders
Use
The minimum side margins increase
slightly, reducing the maximum
width of the printed image
Vertical banding in saturated area
fills
Ink limits
Decrease
Reduced color gamut
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Cutter (360 only)
Disable
Manual substrate advance may be
needed to avoid crashes with some
substrates
Group jobs together
Yes
Avoids white space between prints
Modify the print queue
Avoid printing difficult jobs (using a lot of ink) at the
beginning of the queue
Horizontal banding in saturated
area fills
Ink limits
Decrease
Reduced color gamut
Inter-path delay offset
Increase
Slower printing
Number of passes
Increase
Slower printing
Modify color separations and dark
color generation
Align printheads
Clean substrate-advance sensor
(360 only)
Clean printheads
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