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Worm marks (cockle) on part of plots on paper based media

   

At high temperatures and under dry conditions, worm marks may occur on initial parts of plots when printing solid fill areas in medium tone colors. Try the following:

 

-Advance the media manually by 15 mm.
-Select Heavy Coated for Media setting.
-Select Productivity mode to reduce ink density.

 
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