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  • mrwho
    Major Asshole!

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    • Apr 2009
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    #1

    C6501 with jagged edges on prints

    I've got a C6501 machine with internal Fiery controller. When printing some jobs with diagonal or curved lines (including fonts), there are often quite noticeable jags on the lines.

    I've tried with the printer driver's options without any success. I'm now starting to fiddle with the machine's options (operator and technical), but I'm open to suggestions.

    Cheers!
    ' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
    Mascan42

    'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
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    Tags: controller, driver, fiery, forgot, jagged, lines, operator, print, printer, printing, roller, tech
    • Stirton.M
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      • Oct 2009
      • 1804
      #2
      Change the settings for line1, line2, dot1 and dot2 when printing the document. That might correct the issue.
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        • Hemlock
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          • Dec 2009
          • 432
          #3
          I have a user that creates this all the time by pulling images off the 'net and then scaling to fit the document. Shrinking or enlarging can't be done in Word and have it turn out ok; they'll need to run it through Illustrator or Photoshop. Or find a properly sized graphic to start with.
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            • mrwho
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              #4
              Originally posted by Hemlock
              I have a user that creates this all the time by pulling images off the 'net and then scaling to fit the document. Shrinking or enlarging can't be done in Word and have it turn out ok; they'll need to run it through Illustrator or Photoshop. Or find a properly sized graphic to start with.
              Sorry, I forgot to mention this appears to happen only on vector graphics - I've been trying with an example the customer had (of his own making) and I confirmed this.

              I thought I pointed this out in my first post, but I didn't. My bad.
              ' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
              Mascan42

              'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
              Ibid

              I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                • mrwho
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                  #5
                  Originally posted by Stirton.M
                  Change the settings for line1, line2, dot1 and dot2 when printing the document. That might correct the issue.
                  Back to this issue, I've tested with all four screens and, although the jaggies change direction, they don't disappear. I've confirmed that the original I'm working with is vectorial, eliminating the low-resolution problem.

                  I've turned dipsw 11-4 to on without any noticeable effect.

                  More tips are welcome, I'm still going to take a look at my options.

                  Cheers!
                  ' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
                  Mascan42

                  'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
                  Ibid

                  I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                    • mrwho
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                      • Apr 2009
                      • 4299
                      #6
                      Solved. Turned on "Image Smoothing" and "Text/Graphics Smoothing" on the driver. The only downside is that the colours come out stronger than without these two options.

                      Cheers and thanks!
                      ' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
                      Mascan42

                      'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
                      Ibid

                      I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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