The print smudges when touched.......................................................................................................263
Ink marks on the paper........................................................................................................................263
Smears on the front of coated paper..................................................................................263
Smears or scratches on the front of glossy paper..............................................................264
Ink marks on the back of the paper....................................................................................264
Ink marks when the stacker is in use [4500].......................................................................264
A defect near the start of a print..........................................................................................................264
Lines are stepped................................................................................................................................265
Lines are printed double or in wrong colors........................................................................................265
Lines are discontinuous.......................................................................................................................266
Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines).............................................................................................266
Lines are slightly warped.....................................................................................................................267
Color accuracy.....................................................................................................................................267
Color accuracy using EPS or PDF images in page layout applications.............................267
PANTONE color accuracy...................................................................................................................267
Using Automatic PANTONE Calibration (the best choice).................................................268
Converting PANTONE colors manually..............................................................................268
Tips.....................................................................................................................................268
Color matching between different HP Designjets................................................................................268
Printing via separate PostScript drivers..............................................................................268
Printing via separate HP-GL/2 drivers................................................................................269
Printing the same HP-GL/2 file...........................................................................................270
19 The problem is... (image error topics)
The print is completely blank...............................................................................................................272
The output contains only a partial print...............................................................................................272
The image is clipped............................................................................................................................272
The image is in one portion of the printing area..................................................................................273
The image is unexpectedly rotated.....................................................................................................273
The print is a mirror image of the original............................................................................................273
The print is distorted or unintelligible.......................................................................................
............273
One image overlays another on the same sheet................................................................................273
Pen settings seem to have no effect...................................................................................................274
Some objects are missing from the printed image..............................................................................274
A PDF file is clipped or objects are missing........................................................................................274
No output when printing from Microsoft Visio 2003.............................................................................274
20 The problem is... (ink system topics)
I cannot insert an ink cartridge............................................................................................................276
The printer will not accept a large black ink cartridge.........................................................................276
I cannot remove an ink cartridge.........................................................................................................276
I cannot insert a printhead...................................................................................................................276
I cannot insert a printhead cleaner......................................................................................................276
The front panel keeps telling me to reseat or replace a printhead......................................................276
An ink cartridge status message.........................................................................................................277
A printhead status message................................................................................................................277
A printhead cleaner status message...................................................................................................277
21 The problem is... (stacker topics) [4500]
Paper scrolling.....................................................................................................................................280
The trailing edge of the paper curling up.............................................................................................280
The paper is not completely ejected....................................................................................................280
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