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 delete existing media types by using the MEDIA
REG menu.
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 new one before changing the
settings. This means that you will have to make changes to only one or two parameters and
you will not need to set new values for all of the parameters.
For a complete list of the options available in the MEDIA REG menu, see Tell me about... The MEDIAREG menu.
Copy a media type to create a new one
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ▼ key to enter the MEDIA REG menu.
3.Select the COPY MEDIA option with the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press the OK key.
4.Select a media number using the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press the OK key.
Only numbers for media types that already exist are displayed.
5.To create a new media type from the copy, press the ▼ key to enter the MEDIA REG menu.
6.Select the PASTE MEDIA option with the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press the OK key.
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							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 new one before changing the
settings. This means that you will have to make changes to only one or two parameters and
you will not need to set new values for all of the parameters.
To create a new media type:
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ▼ key to enter the MEDIA REG menu.
3.Scroll to the SELECT MEDIA menu with the ▲ and ▼ keys.
4.Press the OK key to select a media type number.
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							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 media type.
Modify media type settings
To modify the settings of a media type:
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ▼ key to enter the MEDIA REG menu.
3.Scroll to the SELECT MEDIA menu with the ▲ and ▼ keys.
4.Press the OK key to select a media number.
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							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 can be selected. Media type 01 is defined as the standard media and cannot
be deleted.
To delete a media type:
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ▼ key to enter the MEDIA REG menu.
3.Select the DELETE MEDIA option.
4.Press the OK key to select the TYPE using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
5.Press the OK key to confirm.
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							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 may find it useful to
recalibrate in certain circumstances:
●Unsupported media: different media manufacturers provide media with a wide range of properties
such as thickness or stiffness, which may benefit from calibration. You can expect the best print
quality when using HPs recommended media.
●Abnormal but stable environmental conditions: if you are printing in unusual conditions of
temperature or humidity and those conditions are expected to remain stable, recalibration may be
worthwhile.
However, media advance calibration assumes that you have an image quality problem and that you
have already followed the appropriate troubleshooting procedure for that problem. If you have no
particular problem, there is no need to perform the calibration.
NOTEThis procedure describes media advance calibration for all media loaded in the
printer. If you need to calibrate media advance for a specific media only, then define advance
using the MEDIA REG option.
1.Load media widths larger than A1 size and longer than 1 m.
NOTEIf you intend to use TENSION winding on the take-up reel, set media advance in
tension winding mode.
Longer print length is required in the tension winding mode.
2.Press the ONLINE key.
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							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% steps in a range of 99.00% to 101.00%.
●A — Dark lines are visible; the value is too low.
●B — No lines are visible; the value is correct.
●C — Light lines are visible; the value is too high.
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							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 calibration value.
8.Enter the media advance calibration value, and press the OK key.
Select the number you want to change by using the ◄ and ► keys and change the numeric value
using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
If you need more precise media advance calibration, then you will need to print the DETAIL pattern
as follows:
9.Press the ▼ key, and then OK.
10.Press the ▲ or ▼ keys to select the DETAIL pattern.
Select the same print mode as for the ROUGH pattern you printed previously.
11.Press the OK key twice to print the DETAIL pattern.
12.From the printed result, select the best media advance calibration value.
Five patterns are printed in 0.06% steps in a range of -0.12% to +0.12%.
13.Press the ▼ key, and then the OK key to display the media advance calibration value.
14.Enter the media advance adjustment value, and press the OK key.
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							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, BIDIR DEF, and
BIDIR F.D.) and press the OK key.
2.Press the OK key to start printing.
To set left and right head position adjustment values:
1.Select ADJUST and press the OK key.
2.Select YY PH ROW VALUE and press the OK key.
3.Select the head color to be adjusted, and press the OK key.
4.In the head adjustment pattern, identify the value for two lines of the selected color that are
perfectly aligned.
5.Insert the value and press OK key.
Select the number you want to change by using the ◄ and ► keys and change the numeric value
using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
To set the printhead to printhead adjustment value:
1.Select ADJUST and press the OK key.
2.Select YY PH TO PH VAL 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 the vertical black line and the color
printhead lines are perfectly aligned.
5.Insert the value and press the OK key.
Select the number you want to change by using the ◄ and ► keys and change the numeric value
using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
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							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 numeric value
using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
To set the YY BIDIR F.D (left and right) adjustment for Fine Draft print mode:
1.Select ADJUST and press the OK key.
2.Select YY BIDIR F.D.(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 numeric value
using the ▲ and ▼ keys.
Back feed adjustment print
This option prints a pattern so that you can adjust how much back feed is applied to a media type that
you are loading.
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ► key, and select BACK ADJ PRINT and the OK key.
Select the print mode you usually use for the media that you are calibrating.
Select the NORMAL media feed adjustment print if adjusting the high speed mode.
Select a parameter based on your print mode.
Parameters:
●NORMAL — standard and high speed print modes
●H-QUALITY — high quality print mode
●H-DENSITY — high density print mode
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							●H-QUALITY2 — high quality print mode
●H-DENSITY2 — high density print mode
●DRAFT — draft print mode
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