Re: Banding at HP T11xx
If you have air bubbles in the ink tubes, you'll probably have to replace them. I don't know if you can prime those with a syringe or you have to buy the set-up heads, but one of those should come with new tubes. Try the rebuilt ones from LPS. But you'll also have to buy a new grey printhead, because as far as I know, there's no way to get air out of the printhead itself.
But before any of that, you'll want to check the stuff Kiran went over.
Actually, looking back at the thread, it was Kiran's first suggestion. There's even a link pointing to the syringe. That's for air in the lines. Get the air out of the lines, and then if it's still happening, replace the heads. This thread is way too long for this problem.
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
Hi,
How do i prime heads? do i still need a priming heads for it? or i can use the working printheads in there?Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
I had not seen the example you showed in the first post... sorry.
I would say ink starvation or air in the printhead. I've had heads with air in them that would print fine and then slowly die out. It looks like banding, but it's more that the nozzels are missing rather than the lines overlapping.
If the ink tubes are primed, I would replace the printheads. Looks like grey.
In fact, grey would make sense because not all prints have that color in them. So it would show up more in some than others.Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
Sorry for the confusion, as i have mentioned earlier, i no longer used my test file as reference for troubleshooting. As per Kiran's analysis of ink starvation, i looked for another file that is almost the same color quantity as my test file.
Test File = PDF format, full image, can be seen on my initial post.
Second File = JPG format, full image, recent post
I may have troubleshoot the printer wrongly as i printed the internal demo page which is a map and is more on cyan and yellow. And the other file i have printed before was of different color concentration.
When i printed now another file with almost same color comparison, i also got the banding.
right now im concentrating repair on our machine as both are showing same symptoms, i think if i fix this one, i could also apply the same thing and fix the client's machine.
please bear with me. totally confused.Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
I agree with fixthecopier. And as you have changed the firmware and drivers and nothing happened, I'd be suspicious of the file format. I'm a little more suspicious that the print defect happens on two machines when printing the exact same file. Especially as both machines apparently print everything else without that print defect.
The fact that you could print the images with no problem on the 4000 makes me even a little more suspicious. While not always the case, machines with larger model numbers can sometimes be more advanced and can handle more file types than machines with smaller model numbers.
If possible, could you let us know what kind of file is causing this print defect?
If you have already shared that, I missed it like a dummy and I apologize.
And now, for something completely different - have you tried unplugging the machine's power cord for a while? Sometimes fluctuations in the power supplied from the wall outlet can cause machines to behave really weirdly. This is kind of a long shot, but you might wish to consider trying that if there have been energetic storms or construction in the area.Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
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(They are lifters, not filters.) They are located in the ISS underneath the ink cartridges. They push upwards into that rubber bulb in the bottom of the ink cartridge and pump the ink from the cartridge into the tube assembly. If you remove all the ink cartridges and turn the printer on, during the initialization it will move these up and down once.
Have you physically checked each ink cartridge to make sure none are empty? Are you using genuine HP inks, and not refilled/refillable cartridges? This is extremely important.
Run the IDS diagnostic, it will also test the bongos, checking that they move up and down when expected, then you hold down each one and have it test the movement. Just follow the service manual.
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
If you can print other prints on these machines that are fine, you do not have a machine problem. The issue is with the file, the firmware or the drivers. Unless someone can explain how a machine can mess up for one file, logic says it is the file.Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
i have attached a sample file in the beginning of the postLeave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
Hi,
1. It is not on the driver.
2. Previous firmware and current firmware - still same results.
I checked the machine base on the doubt that this may be due to ink starvation. I looked for a file that is the same or almost same amount of color as my test file is. There it is, banding happens a quarter part after starting the print. Rotate the file 90deg, same thing happen. Banding starts to happen not on the beginning but somewhere near the center.
I tried to print in A2 (before always in A1), same thing happens. I printed using black and white, banding happened in the center, then went OK again on the later part.
Printed landscape and portrait, same banding happens but different patterns. The weird part for me is, when i print the same file or orientation twice, the pattern of the banding is almost exactly the same.
KIRAN, where is this bongo pumps/filter you're talking about, how to check them?
And i am looking on a starvation on the gray ink?Leave a comment:
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Re: Banding at HP T11xx
This is gist of the reply from HP:
It looks like ink starvation. Try roating the print 90 or 180 degrees, see if it does the same thing. If the media is set to Plain or Bright White, change it to Coated. If it's a PS model, try printing through the web interface.
If you can get me the actual file, my contact at HP offered to try printing it to see if they get the same results.
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