


Cyan is cleared but the Magenta now has a gap. Notice the pattern and the type of distortion that dried ink is flected and crooked steps. This winter the 20-25% humidity is causing some issues. Throughout 2016, I never had to a bad nozzle check off the P600 even with 4-6 weeks of no use. #1, it the first nozzle check after two weeks. If you don't know how to print your pattern, I suggest you visit the paper manufacturer's website, for information on setting up your printing.Here's a real world example of nozzle check after 2 weeks of use in 20-25% relative humidity in a P600. Remember that the profile is only valid for this paper, printed with the settings you have chosen. These depend on the type of paper you are using. The first step in printer setup is to choose the correct paper type and printer resolution in the printer driver. It will be necessary to configure the printer again because ACPU does not “remember” the printer settings from print to print. Just click " Print " and your target should print.Īfter you print the first sheet of the target, follow the same procedure to print the second sheet. Once the printer is configured, you will return to the “ Print ” window as above. When you get to the printer setup window, follow the instructions below to turn off color management. The selected file will appear in the ACPU window as below.Ĭlick " Print, " select your printer from the drop-down list, then click " Properties " to access the printer setup dialog box. This will open a file selection dialog where you can select one of the target files. To run ACPU, simply double-click on the desktop icon. You may find it convenient to drag the target *. Versions are available for both PC and Mac platforms.Īfter the files are extracted, it is more convenient to drag the “Adobe Color Printer Utility.exe” file to the desktop. The download is a small ZIP file (56 KB) containing the program and instructions. This small application can be downloaded from the Adobe website We now recommend using ACPU for printing target files.
