February 2013
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ColorQube® 9303 Family
IQ 1
Image Quality
Test Pages
Test pages aid in the identification of print quality problems. Table 2 lists test pages available
from diagnostics, provides a short description, and indicates where the pattern is accessed.
Test pages are described in detail in the Test Pages section, select the appropriate link from
Table 2.
NOTE: These test pages are designed to enhance subtle defects. Defects revealed by these
prints may not occur in the course of ordinary printing. In servicing the system, you should min
-
imize the defects shown by the prints but not necessarily eliminate them. Refer to IQS 1 Image
Quality Specifications.
Table 2 Embedded Test Pages
Test Pages Test Page Name Description Media size
Simplex or
Duplex
Print From
TP 1 Initial test print pages Multiple patterns on four sheets consisting of black text, cross process lines and
colour bands
A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 2 (TP 2 to TP 10) Cyan solid fill test pages Prints 2 cyan solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins, primary only A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 3 (TP 2 to TP 10) Magenta solid fill test pages Prints 2 magenta solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins, primary only A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 4 (TP 2 to TP 10) Yellow solid fill test pages Prints 2 yellow solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins, primary only A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 5 (TP 2 to TP 10) Black solid fill test pages Prints 2 black solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins, primary only A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612 and dC959
TP 6 (TP 2 to TP 10) Red solid fill test pages Prints 2 red solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 7 (TP 2 to TP 10) Green solid fill test pages Prints 2 green solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 8 (TP 2 to TP 10) Blue solid fill test pages Prints 2 blue solid fills - 100% coverage within printable margins A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 9 (TP 2 to TP 10) White solid fill test pages Prints 2 blank pages A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 10 (TP 2 to TP
10)
CMYKRGB solid fill test
pages
Prints one set of all solid fill pages A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 11 Colour bands and dithers test
pages
Prints a set of 6 pages of colour bands and dithers A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 12 Chase page No ink on page. Does not exercise printheads or use imaging cycles. Used to
clean ink from the drum
A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 13 Text test pages Prints 3 pages of portrait and landscape pages of text A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 14 Drum stripper blade test page A set of prints used for verifying stripper blade actuation A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 15 Media path test pages A map of the rollers and media path ribs. Used to identify the cause of scuffs and
scratches
A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 16 Stitch Identification test pages Clearly identifies the region where printheads stitch the image together A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC612
TP 17 Service usage profile Machine usage and status information. A4 (8.5 x 11) Simplex or duplex dC612
TP 18 TRC generation test pages Dithers test pages for TRC calibration A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC972
(option 4)
TP 19 Y-dot position correction test
page
1 and 5 pixel cross-process lines A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC972
(option 5)
TP 20 Oil bar chase and metering
blade timing test pages
Prints 2 pages to enable a check of the cleaning unit functions A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC959
TP 21 Jet test pages Prints a sequence of 9 jet test pages A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC968 and dC977
TP 22 Cleaning pages Prints 2 head purge pages A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC968
TP 23 Drum run out and Y-stitch test
pages
Prints 2 pages of horizontal lines A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC977
TP 24 Registration calibration page Prints a registration target print A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC625
TP 25 IME test print Prints a simple page of primary colour bars from the IME in isolation A4 (8.5 x 11) Simplex -
TP 26 Printhead uniformity/colour
bands test page
Prints 7 solid fill bars of yellow, magenta, cyan, black, red, green and blue. A4 (8.5 x 11) LEF Simplex dC972 (option 3)