HP Designjet 1050c Service Manual

Service Calibrations
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HP DesignJets 1050C and 1055CM Printers Service Manual
1. Accuracy Calibration
The purpose of this Service Calibration is to calibrate the nominal
advance of the media. This calibration is necessary to control the
exact movement of the media in order to avoid print quality
problems like banding.
Perform the Service Accuracy Calibration whenever:
n Banding is detected in prints.
n Drive Roller is disassembled or replaced.
n Paper-axis Assembly is disassembled or replaced.
Perform the Accuracy Calibration as follows:
NOTE Make sure you load HP High Gloss Photo Paper in to the Printer
before performing this calibration. Do NOT use any other type
of media apart from HP High Gloss Photo Paper.
1 In the Service Calibrations submenu, scroll to "1. Accuracy cal" and
press Enter.
2 When the following message appears on the front panel, select
"Create Pattern" and press Enter.
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Service Calibrations
3. Service station...
2. Line sensor cal...
4. Roller mark position...
5. Pen to Paper Spacing...
1. Accuracy cal...
Make Selection
Recalibrate
Measure Pattern
Create Pattern
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HP Designjet 1050c Specifications

General

Print Technology	Thermal Inkjet
Maximum Print Resolution	1200 x 600 dpi
Number of Ink Cartridges	4 (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
Media Types Supported	Coated, glossy, plain, film, vellum, translucent bond
Maximum Media Size	36 in (914 mm) roll
Ink Types	Dye-based
Connectivity	Parallel
Memory	64 MB
Hard Drive	Not available
Media Sizes Supported	A4, A3, A2, A1, A0, B4, B3, B2, B1, B0
Roll Width	24 in, 36 in
Operating Systems Supported	Windows 2000, XP
Power Requirements	100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz