Image Quality Considerations - Xerox DocuColor 2060 Supplementary Manual

Submitting print jobs using Macintosh drivers

Image quality considerations

Graphic borders
Edge deletion
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Before submitting documents to the DocuPrint NPS/IPS, review
the following quality considerations:
Graphic objects that contain borders with a repeating line pattern
(for example, in FrameMaker, a pen pattern) may print in either of
the following ways:
• Missing lines or additional lines at the top or bottom of the
frame.
• Using several different patterns in the same area.
You can correct missing or additional lines by stretching the
frame slightly at the location of the missing or additional lines
before converting the document into a PostScript file.
The printer driver uses a device-dependent operation to
generate the image of a border using a repeating line pattern
(pen pattern) within the graphic object. The device-dependent
operation can lead to inconsistencies in output from various
printers.
Such image quality problems are especially noticeable when you
are using FrameMaker and combining drawing tools (rectangle,
round rectangle, oval, or text frames) with any of the non-solid
pen patterns from the Tools palette. If these graphic objects are
copied through a screen capture to other applications, image
quality problems may appear in the output from these
applications as well.
If you are using QuarkXPress software with a color driver (such
as the QMS Colorscript or TekPhaser series), there is a zone of
1-1/4 inch at the top and 1/2 inch at the bottom of the page that
does not print as a result of the driver limitation.
Guide to Submitting Jobs from the Client