The print is a mirror image of the original, The print is distorted or unintelligible, One image overlays another on the same print – HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series User Manual

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The print is a mirror image of the original

On the front panel, select the

icon, and then select Printing preferences > Paper options >

Enable mirror image. Verify that the setting is what you wanted.

The print is distorted or unintelligible

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The interface cable that is connecting your printer to your network (or to your computer) might be

faulty. Try another cable.

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On the front panel, select the

icon, and then select Printing preferences > Select graphics

languag. If the language setting is Automatic (the default), try the other settings: PostScript for

a PostScript file, HP-GL/2 for an HP-GL/2 file, on so on. Then send the file again.

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Depending on the software, drivers, and RIPs that you are using with your printer, different ways to

solve this problem exist. Refer to the vendor's user documentation for details.

One image overlays another on the same print

The I/O timeout setting might be too long. On the front panel, decrease the setting and print again.

Select the

icon, and then select Connectivity menu > Advanced > Select I/O timeout.

Pen settings seem to have no effect

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You have changed the settings on the front panel by selecting the

icon followed by Printing

preferences > HP-GL/2 > Define palette, but did not select that palette in Printing

preferences > HP-GL/2 > Select palette.

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To enable the software-driven pen settings, go to the front panel and select the

icon followed

by Printing preferences > HP-GL/2 > Select palette > Software.

The image has a wood-grain appearance

(aeroworms)

Aeroworms are wavy, horizontal bands produced by air-induced dot placement error (DPE). In extreme

cases, aeroworms give the image a wood-grain appearance. The problem occurs most commonly on print

jobs that are set for low-quality and high-speed. It does not occur when the custom print-quality setting is