ranty statement makes clear the extent of manufacturer liability for printheads as well
as defining the “mapped-out in production mode” qualification.
• High Quality Mode: The increased number of passes allows additional jet replace-
ment in this mode. Print quality, as measured by the presence or absence of band-
ing, can be very similar between High Quality mode and Production mode when all
jets on all heads are working. If there are missing jets, High Quality mode offers ad-
ditional jet replacement capability over that available in Production Mode. On difficult
images, High Quality mode can achieve more acceptable output than Production
mode.
In addition to offering extended jet replacement, High Quality mode may produce
superior prints for additional reasons. First, the length of each media advance in High
Quality mode is the smallest. A smaller advance means that any error that does exist
in the media advance system (whether mechanical/physical or related to calibration)
will have the smallest impact on the actual output. Particularly heavy media (4'x8'
sheets of plywood, MDO, aluminum composites, etc.) may require printing in High
Quality Mode to achieve satisfactory output for some customers.
Print mode options:
• Fine Text
• Sharp Edge
• Unidirectional
Speeds
Speeds are the same for the 5440 and 5460, and the same for the 5445 and 5465. The
2 heads-per-color printers are twice as fast as the 1 head-per-color models. The chart
the follows shows the speeds in detail.
5400 Technical Training Manual
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