Calibrating The Colour Deadband - Oce CS 5050 User Manual

Calibrating the colour deadband

When printing in bi-directional mode, the velocity of the carriage can cause
certain dots to miss the target area on the media. To alleviate this problem, use
the
colour deadband compensation
colour deadband test pattern lets you check the velocity deadband values and
adjust them for best printing results.
To print the colour deadband test pattern
Press
1 Setup/Utility
Select
2 Calibration/Colour Db test
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[22] Colour deadband test pattern
For each colour, examine the vertical lines and select the set of straightest lines.
3
Note the compensation number at the bottom of the set of lines you have
selected.
Compare with the existing compensation values printed in the lower right
4
corner of the test pattern. If any of these differ from the values you selected,
enter the new compensation values by pressing the button corresponding to the
colour deadband you want to change.
Use the
5
value.
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feature to fine-tune dot placement. The
. The following pattern prints out:
68 60 52 44
( FAST K=44, C=52, M=52, Y=52, SLOW=1)
buttons to scroll to the desired compensation
36 28 20 12