HP Designjet L25500 Printer Series - Add New Substrate and Image Quality Troubleshooting procedures

HP Designjet L25500 printer series Add New Substrate and Image Quality Troubleshooting
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Substrate
family (or
printer
media
preset)
Description
Fabric
Fabric substrates are usually composed of polyester fibers.
Some of the fabric substrate types come with a liner to avoid the ink passing through
the substrate. Fabric materials that are very stiff (such as polyester canvases) should
preferably be loaded as “banner”.
Example: HP Wrinkle-free Flag with liner...
Mesh
Usually a polyester mesh covered with PVC coating with holes. Some of these
substrate types can have a liner and be self-adhesive.
Example: HP Mesh Banner with liner, Ultraflex Stripmesh...
Paper -
Aqueous
Paper-based (cellulose) substrate with or without coating. The main difference from
the billboards is that these papers are not compatible with solvent printers. Weight
usually around 100 g/m².
Paper -
Solvent
Paper-based (cellulose) substrate with coating to allow for use in solvent printers.
Usually a limited water-resistant performance.
Example: HP Blue Back Billboard Paper, Intelicoat GPIOF140, blue back
substrates...
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Photorealistic
Paper-based (cellulose) substrate with coating (gloss and matte finishing). It has a
weight higher than the other billboard and offset substrates (200 g/m² or higher).
The main difference is its rigidity compared to the other billboard substrates.
Example: HP Photo-realistic Poster Paper
Synthetic
Paper
Substrates manufactured using synthetic resin, mainly extruded from polypropylene
(PP). They have characteristics similar to those of plastic film, but their appearance
and properties are similar to regular paper made from wood pulp.
The printer settings in the table under the paragraph “Recommended default substrate settings” can
also help you in substrate family identification.