Service Calibrations
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HP DesignJet 5000 and 5500 Series Printers Service Manual
Accuracy Calibration
The printer is calibrated at the factory to ensure that it operates with
the greatest accuracy in normal environmental conditions. If the
printer is operated under significantly different conditions, it should
be recalibrated as explained here. The printer should also be
recalibrated if non-HP printing material is being used or if Image
Quality problems are being experienced for some other reason.
Before recalibrating the printer, the Image Quality print should
always be used to verify the appearance of any Image Quality
problems caused by media advance problems.
NOTE The Accuracy Calibration applies only to the media type
currently selected in the front panel. Other media types will keep
their original media advance settings.
To perform the Accuracy Calibration:
1. At the printer’s front panel, choose the printer icon, then Utilities >
Calibrations > Accuracy > Recalibrate > Create Pattern.
2. Once the Accuracy Calibration print is completed, choose the
printer icon, then Utilities > Calibrations > Accuracy > Recalibrate
> Measure Pattern. Then reload the print back into the printer.
For more information and detail about the Accuracy Calibration,
refer to the Accuracy calibration (for service)Page 5-14.
