HP Designjet 4520 Printer series - Manual (Page 136)

NOTE: There are separate paper advance settings for Optimized for drawings/text and Optimized
for images: each must be calibrated separately.
NOTE: Papers from different manufacturers may require different paper advance settings even if they
are of the same type, therefore the calibration will be useful only for the particular paper you calibrated.
Remember that, when you perform the calibration, you will overwrite any previous paper advance
settings for this paper type.
The calibration process in detail
Step 1. Load the printer with the type of paper that you plan to use for printing subsequently. The paper
must be at least 41 cm wide (16 in) and 75 cm long (30 in).
Step 2. At the front panel, highlight the or icon. If you are using an HP Designjet 4520 series
printer, and you have two rolls loaded, make sure that the roll you intend to calibrate is ready to print (it
should be highlighted on the front panel).
Step 3. Press the Select key, then Paper advance calibration.
Step 4. Select Optim. for drawings/text or Optimize for images, depending on the type of prints you
wish to make subsequently.
NOTE: It is very important to use the same setting that you will later use for printing in the driver, the
Embedded Web Server or the front panel (Optimized for drawings/text or Optimized for images).
Otherwise the calibration has no effect.
Step 5. Select Print Patterns. The printer will print a series of numbered patterns (1 to 7), each looking
like this if you selected Drawings/text:
or like this if you selected Images:
The Optim. for drawings/text print takes about three minutes, the Optimize for images print takes
about five minutes. When the calibration print has finished printing, the printer will cut the paper.
Step 6. Look at each of the printed patterns (1 to 7) and decide which one shows the best quality. Each
pattern has one part on the left that is a continuous color gradient (A), and another part on the right (B).
Either part can be used to help you decide which is the best of the series of patterns; it will depend on
your circumstances. However, if you are using glossy paper or canvas, you are recommended to ignore
part A and make your selection by looking at part B only.
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