HP DesignJet 9000s User Manual

modifying the settings (see How do I... Create a new media type), and then calibrate the printer. SeeCalibrate the printer. Banding may be present in the form of white lines (as in the image above), or in
the form of darker lines.
If you still see banding in all colors after performing the calibrations, then try adjusting the heater
temperature and/or print mode settings. See How do I.... 
Adjust heater and print mode settings.
Manage media types
You can create new media types, or you can modify or...

7.Select a media number using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
NOTEIf the number on the right is followed by an asterisk (*), the number displayed
already contains media type information.
8.Press the OK key to confirm.
9.Press the OK key to create the new media type.
Create a new media type
HintWe recommend that you do not modify the preset media types that came with your
printer. You can copy a preset media type with characteristics that are similar to the new
media that you want to use, and use the copy to create a...

5.Select a media type number using the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press the OK key.
NOTEIf a number is not available, then a new media type with that number has already
been created.
Select another number.
6.Press the ▼ key and the OK key to define the name of the new media type.
7.Define the name of the new media type using the ◄ and ► keys to select the character to be set,
and the ▲ and ▼ keys to change the character.
8.Press the OK key to confirm the media type name.
9.Press the OK key to confirm the new...

5.Scroll to the media type option you want to modify by using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
6.Press the OK key to modify the value.
7.Press the OK key to confirm. The message below will only be displayed for newly created media
types.
8.Press the OK key to create media type 02 and the * (asterisk) indicates that the media type has
already been created. The display returns to (1) display.
Press the CANCEL key to cancel the process. The front panel displays the top menu.
Delete a media type
Media types from 02 to 20...

Calibrate the printer
You can adjust the mechanical and electrical settings of your printer based on a series of printed
patterns. These patterns allow you to calibrate your printer settings for the media you are using. Based
on the results of these patterns, you can optimize the performance of your printer.
Calibrate media advance
Your printer was calibrated at the factory to ensure that it advances the media accurately when using
supported media types in normal environmental conditions. However, you...

3.Select M_ADV using the ► key.
Select MEDIA ADV PRINT and press OK.
Select the print mode you usually use for the media you are calibrating.
Selectable print modes are NORMAL, H-QUALITY, H-QUALITY2, H-DENSITY, H-DENSITY2, and
DRAFT.
Select the NORMAL media feed adjustment pattern if adjusting the high speed mode.
4.Press the ▲ or ▼ keys to select the ROUGH print mode, and press the OK key.
5.Press the OK key to print the pattern.
In this example, the color is black.
Nine patterns are printed in 0.25%...

NOTESelect a mean value if the media advance value is different in every color. If you
have an image that uses one particular color, then set the value based on that color.
Set a mean value if the media advance value differs between the left and right sides of
the media.
Different values between the left and right sides of the media may be caused by skew.
6.From the printed result, select the best media advance calibration value.
7.Press the ▼ key, and then the OK key to display the current media advance...

Set a numeric value with the ▲ and ▼ keys.
15.Press the OK key to confirm.
Perform printhead position adjustment
Use the printhead print position test patterns to calibrate the printhead position:
●Left and right printhead position.
●Printhead position — adjusts the head position for the scan axis using the black printhead as a
reference.
●Left and right bidrectional printing position.
To print the printhead position patterns:
1.In the TEST PRINTS menu scroll to the option desired (PH ROW, PH TO PH,...

To set the bidirectional printing left and right adjustment for all print modes except Fine Draft:
1.Select ADJUST and press the OK key.
2.Select YY BIDIR DEF(X)  where X is L or R for left or right, and press the OK key.
3.Select the printhead color to be adjusted, and press the OK key.
4.In the printhead adjustment pattern, identify the value where two lines of the same color are aligned.
5.Insert the value and press OK key.
Select the number you want to change by using the ◄ and ► keys and change the...

●H-QUALITY2 — high quality print mode
●H-DENSITY2 — high density print mode
●DRAFT — draft print mode
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