HP Latex 260 Maintenance and troubleshooting guide - Page 4

Replace the ink maintenance kit ...27 Replace a printhead ...30 Replace the printhead cleaning kit ...35 Service maintenance ...39 5 Substrate settings ...41 Download media presets ...41 Add a new substrate ...41 Faster printing ...51 Color calibration ...51 Color profiles ...52 Color reproduction tricks ...52 6 Troubleshoot print-quality issues ...53 General printing advice ...53 Use the printhead status plot ...53 Graininess ...54 Horizontal banding ...55 Vertical banding ...57 The print is deformed into a curved shape ...57 Misaligned colors ...58 Color intensity varies ...58 Lack of sharpness ...59 Black areas look hazy ...59 Ink smears ...59 Subtle stains or uneven appearance ...59 The ink smudges when touched, or looks oily ...60 The dimensions of the print are wrong ...60 Tiling issues ...60 7 Troubleshoot substrate issues ...63 The substrate cannot be loaded successfully ...63 The substrate is mispositioned ...63 The substrate has jammed ...64 The substrate is deformed or wrinkled ...66 The substrate has shrunk or expanded ...66 The substrate has bow deformation ...67 The automatic cutter does not work ...68 Take-up reel substrate jam ...68 Take-up reel does not wind ...68 8 Troubleshoot ink-system issues ...71 Ink maintenance kit needs to be installed ...71 iv ENWW