210 Chapter 6 Print Quality
Print Quality
resolution of such images automatically. You can find this option in he Advanced tab, under
Document Options > Printer Features.
• Save the file in another format, such as TIFF or EPS, and open it with another application.
• Use a RIP to print the file.
The image is in one portion of the printing area
• Have you selected too small a page size in your application?
• Does your application think that the image is in one portion of the page?
The image is unexpectedly rotated
• At the front panel, select the icon, then Printing preferences > Paper > Rotate. Check that the
setting is what you wanted.
• For non-PostScript files: if Nesting is On, pages may be automatically rotated to save paper.
The print is a mirror image of the original
At the front panel, select the icon, then Printing preferences > Paper > Enable mirror. Check that the
setting is what you wanted.
The print is distorted or unintelligible
• The interface cable connecting your printer to your network (or to your computer) could be faulty. Try
another cable.
• If the front-panel graphic language setting is Automatic (the default), try the other settings: PostScript
for a PostScript file, HP-GL/2 for an HP-GL/2 file etc. Then send the file again.
• Depending on the software, drivers, and RIPs you are using with your printer, there will be different
ways of solving this problem. Refer to the vendor's user documentation for details.
One image overlays another on the same print
The I/O time-out setting may be too long. From the front panel, decrease the setting and print again. Select
the icon, Connectivity menu > Advanced > Select I/O time-out.
Pen settings seem to have no effect
Here are some possible explanations:
• You have changed the settings in the front panel by selecting the icon followed by Printing
preferences > HP-GL/2 > Define palette, but you have forgotten to select that palette in Printing
preferences > HP-GL/2 > Select palette.
• If you want the software-driven pen settings, you must remember to 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
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