HP Designjet 5100 Printer series - Manual (Page 89)

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Troubleshooting image quality
HP Designjet 5100 printer Customer Reference Guide
current color setup. See Color accuracy configuration, on page 7 .
Color consistency problems
„ Some printing materials may discolor or change with age. Check that
your material is fresh and has been stored correctly.
„ If the environmental conditions you are printing in change rapidly, you
may see changes in the color consistency. By reducing the time the print
stays in extreme environmental conditions after being printed (especially
very high humidity) you can reduce the color consistency problems.
Long-term color bleeding (glossy papers)
If you see the colors are bleeding into the paper i.e. the color is soaking into
the paper making the lines fuzzy and bleary. This is because of the humidity
conditions that you are working under:
„ Change the paper that you are printing with, or
„ Remove the printer from the high humidity conditions.
„ Do not cover or stack the printed images after printing.
Color accuracy configuration
The configurations of the printer, the driver, and the RIPs define how ink is
applied to each type of printing material. Use the information in the
following table to configure your printer and software for best color
accuracy.
Where to find additional information
The means of accurately managing the colors printed by your printer vary
with the software application and driver being used. Refer to the following
documentation:
„ The Software Application Notes for your application, in the package
shipped with your printer.
„ The online documentation for the drivers shipped with your printer.
Location of
Setting
Setting Description Selection
Printer front-panel
menu
Select media type Set to match the printing material
loaded in the printer.
Ink emulation mode:
RGB
Set the type of colors that your software
generates.
Non-HP drivers
(external software or
hardware RIPs)
Paper type or equivalent Set to match the printing material
loaded in the printer. See the
documentation that came with your
software for information.
Color correction or equivalent Perform the color correction calibration if
one is available.