Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Field Repair Manual page 206

Stylus Pro 4000 Field Repair Guide
Pixilated:
Platen Gap:
Rippling:
Saturation:
Screening:
Skew:
Smear:
Smudge:
Sublimation Ink:
Sympathetic Nozzle:
Tone:
Under Saturation:
UN-sharp:
Vertical Banding, Irregular:
Glossary
An image quality issue that is caused by a low-resolution image printed at high reso-
lution.
The distance between the print head, and the printable surface.
A term that refers to a condition caused by over saturated paper warping.
The amount of ink applied to the printed surface.
The dot pattern placed on the printed surface to create and image. Also known as
dithering.
Crooked paper in the printer.
An image that has been rubbed by something, causing it to be deformed, or
smeared. The direction or any repetition of the smear should be noted.
Something on the printed surface, that was not intended. Usually transferred to the
page because of contact with a dirty roller or the print head. Any repetition should be
noted and measured.
Ink that is first printed on thermal transfer media, and then transferred using heat to
another surface.
A nozzle that is not intended to fire, firing in conjunction with an intended nozzle.
The specific shade of a color.
Not enough ink has been applied to the printable surface to properly saturate the
media.
"Fuzzy "qualities in an image usually caused by too much dot gain.
Vertical bands perpendicular to the direction of print head movement, that are not lin-
ear. Usually created by paper "rippling", caused by over saturation.
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