Service Calibrations
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HP DesignJet 5000 and 5500 Series Printers Service Manual
Banding Calibration
The banding calibration is intended to eliminate the problem of
banding, by optimizing the media advance settings to suit the
printing material, and the environmental conditions such as
humidity and temperature.
It is available only for paper types with short drying times; all HP
coated papers, plus HP Bright White InkJet paper, HP Productivity
Photo Gloss, and HP Productivity Photo Semi-Gloss.
The Banding Calibration is most likely to be useful in the fastest
print modes (Max Speed and Production).
To perform the Banding Calibration:
1. At the printer’s front panel, choose the printer icon, then Utilities >
Calibrations > Banding > Recalibrate. The printer will print the
calibration print nice times using nine different media advance
settings, in the print mode currently selected in the front panel. This
takes about seven minutes, depending on the print mode and the
printing material.
2. When prompted to select a print in the front panel, choose the print
that shows the best image quality in your opinion; or select Cancel
to cancel the calibration.
The Banding Calibration has now been completed for the selected
printing material. Whenever the same printing material is used in
the future, the media advance settings chosen will be used.
If required, the process can be repeated for another printing
material.
If the Image Quality is worse after the Banding Calibration, the
original settings can be returned: choose Utilities > Banding >
Restore Factory.
