This article gives you some tips to avoid printing problems with your HP printers.
How to avoid bow deformation?
HP Latex printer models may sometimes have issues with horizontal deformation of the print, also known as "bow deformation".
If you have this sort of problem you can use the "Straightness Optimization" option to compensate for this. This option can be found in the "Media" tab of the wrench icon of the print Module or in Easymedia in the settings of the profile:
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You will find an explanation of this option and how it works in this HP video.
To summarize the process:
- Download the file
- Replace "ip_printer" in the address with the printer's IP address.
- Print it with CalderaRIP.
- Follow the indications of the print.
- Set the Straightness Optimization value in the RIP.
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If needed, you can find more information about this option on this HP page.
How to avoid overspray?
When using the HP Latex 3X0 and 5X0 printers it's possible to have an issue of fuzzy prints, as if the ink dots were not spread precisely where they should be but sprayed around and overlapping in some areas while they should not. Example:
This issue is not Caldera-related but printer-related. We suggest you try to set in the printer menu the options "Vertical correction" and "Color variation and text-lines sharpness correction" to "Off":