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HP DesignJet 5000 and 5500 Series Printers Service Manual
Using the Color Print
Objective and Description
The objective of the Color Print is to determine whether the printer
hardware has any color reproduction problems. Before starting, load a
roll of HP High-Gloss Photo Paper or HP Heavyweight Coated Paper.
To start the Color Print, choose the printer icon on the printer’s
front panel, then Utilities > Test prints > Color print. The printer
will then print a page consisting of three color scales as follows.
1 Yellow shading into blue.
2 Magenta shading into green.
3 Cyan shading into red.
Color lightness and density have been tuned to maximize the
effectiveness of the print.
How to Evaluate the Print
Place the print under a source of white light. For each of the color
scales in the print, select the square (or between two of them if in
any doubt) where the color transition happens. The three following
rules (a, b, c) show visually how to perform this evaluation.
