ok so ive got two printers.

one is an HP color. forgot the model # but its prints good colored stuff.

the other is a tektronix 850dx, a very good color printer.

so the problem is i am printing this image

now on the HP it prints clear as day. on the tektronix it prints with little dots, seems like the resolution isnt that good.

anyone know how i adjust this? we are printing from microsoft word (doing a brochure).

its not the printer because i printed another picture and it came up very very nice on the tektronics. the setting on it is set to enhanced, i even had it at high resolution/photos setting. still nothing.

is it because the image is too low resolution for the tektronix but ok for the HP?

5/6/2008 2:08:16 PM

what color are the dots and are they spaced out evenly or goes with the gradation of the picture? Noticeable in the white areas or all over?

5/6/2008 2:19:23 PM

mainly noticeable in the white areas. you can see them througout. here they are. i scanned them

first one is the HP printer.

this one is the tektronix.


kinda hard to see with the scans. but you can see how different the two pics on each page is.


its not big deal but i just want to have it right for future stuff. the HP takes like 5 mins. to print the same picture that the tektronix spits out in like 30 sec.

5/6/2008 2:58:03 PM

you cant like print 1200 dots per inch or whatever? or just change it to where it takes like 2 minutes to print on the tektronic?

5/6/2008 3:01:48 PM

see.. the high res/photo mode is 600X1200 dpi at 2.2 ppm (is that page per min?)

but its not working. hmmm

5/6/2008 3:15:22 PM

is your image really that low of a resolution?

5/6/2008 3:25:11 PM

have you tried converting the document to a PDF before printing?

It looks like some sort of halftone issue.

[Edited on May 6, 2008 at 3:35 PM. Reason : more info]

5/6/2008 3:33:31 PM

what driver are you using for the tektronix?

5/6/2008 4:18:32 PM

whichever driver it picks up with XP.

i didnt really think about getting the right one since it my laptop read it.

ill look into that

5/6/2008 5:27:24 PM

it's dithering the image for some reason, check the printer properties

5/6/2008 6:38:00 PM

i just downloaded the driver. but i wont be able to tell until tomorrow when i get to work.

ill be checking into all of that the next chance i get.

thanks again

5/6/2008 8:36:48 PM

right on.

so i downloaded the driver and it let me adjust the properties from my computer along with on the printer.

wow. talk about a difference

thanks everyone

5/7/2008 10:53:56 AM