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HP Designjet L25500 printer series Add New Substrate and Image Quality Troubleshooting
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1. SUMMARY
This section summarizes the procedure to bring a new substrate into operation with the printer. Once
the Add New Substrate procedure is completed, the number of passes used for printing can usually be
changed without the need for any extra action. See
How to print faster.
The Add New Substrate procedure consists of the following steps:
Load substrate and align printheads
1. If substrate is smaller than printer width it's better to locate the substrate to the leftmost
position in the spindle so it is centered in the print zone
2. Select the generic substrate family to start in the printer front panel from Table 1
Create and install a new media preset following the RIP instructions:
1. Check media preset availability in the RIP and/or substrate vendor web site
2. If not available, check availability using the “Media Finder” search application located at
www.hp.com/go/L25500/solutions
Was media preset
available?
Start printing using
the available print
modes
1. Choose the generic substrate family following
Table 1
2. In the RIP, create a copy or use an available
media preset from the chosen substrate family
3. Select a name for the new substrate in case you
create a copy
No
Yes
Is the print IQ ok?
Process complete
Yes
Proceed to sections “Optimize
substrate settings” and “Image Quality
Troubleshooting”
No
Start printing
1. Select the initial print mode. For first trial is
recommended to use a 12 passes bidirectional
print mode
2. Print the diagnostic plot available in:
www.hp.com/go/L25500/manuals or in:
http://ip-addr/hp/device/webAccess/images/new.tif
,where ip-addr is the IP address of your printer
Check (and correct if needed) the ink quantity in
the printed plot Following section “Checking the ink
quantity on the substrate” recommendations.
Is print IQ ok?
Yes
No