TroubleshootingDiagnosticsTroubleshooting
Contrast and/or Sharpness Not Okay
When a print looks weaker or softer than what's on the monitor — or just isn't sharp enough — print the service test image first: it tells you in one shot whether the printer is at fault or the fix belongs upstream at the modality.
Applies to
Drystar 5300 (Type 5365/100), Edition 1 Revision 7
Personnel
1 technician · Basic — print and evaluate a service test image, then route to the correct downstream fix (§11.1.3 density reproduction, or printer-side image-quality tuning); no disassembly or measurement on this page itself
Steps
0 steps
Source
DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service / Troubleshooting, Chapter 3.3 / 17, §11.1.6, p.179 (Agfa Company Confidential, Type 5365/100, 2006-01-26)
Full step-by-step for Contrast and/or Sharpness Not Okay
All 0 steps are documented in the FSELIB DryStar 5300 service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Diagnostics guides
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View all DryStar 5300 guidesSource: DD+DIS346.05E — Drystar 5300 Repair and Service / Troubleshooting, Chapter 3.3 / 17, §11.1.6, p.179 (Agfa Company Confidential, Type 5365/100, 2006-01-26). Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.